Quality Assurance Software

Brian J. Boone, CSTP

Pottstown, PA ***** 610-***-**** ********@*******.***

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST

Software Quality Analyst and CSTP (Certified Software Test Professional) with broad experience developing large and small sites throughout Waterfall and Agile application lifecycle. Skilled at identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Software Development Test Environments Requirements Analysis Test Plans/ Test Cases Relationship Building

Process Improvements Test Automation Scripts Data Migration Testing Complex Problem Solving Customer Service

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ELLUCIAN INC., Malvern, PA 07/2018 - 07/2024

Senior QA Analyst

Played an instrumental role in maintaining a close partnership with an agile development team to analyze product requirements and testing needs to create and execute a comprehensive test strategy, including functional and technical/system-level testing.

Gained experience with testing in a SaaS environment.

Wrote and executed effective test plans, test cases, and test scripts.

Documented defects and tracked issue resolution, as well as escalated issues and potential issues to the agile development team and management.

Set up and maintained test environments.

Contributed to Agile ceremonies, aided in estimating work effort, and managed work to meet sprint schedules.

Utilized JIRA to create and maintain enhancements, defects, and sprints documents.

Participated with the team in software requirements, design, and code reviews to provide early and continuous quality feedback.

Utilized QA Complete (ALM Complete) to import/create test cases.

Continually improved test processes and practices based on inspection/adaption of previous iterations.

Utilized Postman to verify API processing and updates.

Increased the coverage of the product, as well as proactively sought ways to incorporate new/creative ideas and methodologies into testing efforts by keeping abreast of current methodologies, technologies, and tools.

Gained experience with Salesforce software.

SAVANA INC., Malvern, PA 04/2017 - 04/2018

Quality Assurance Analyst II

Participated in all phases of the software development lifecycle.

Planned, executed, and tracked stages of implementation of software development projects, as necessary.

Provided QA task effort estimates within confidence levels appropriate to the project stage.

Assisted in analyzing requirements to develop a written test plan.

Developed, maintained, and executed test scripts and scenarios on assigned products to assure product quality from a functional and qualitative perspective.

Built, maintained, and supported test environments.

Documented, tracked, and verified defects and enhancements.

Partnered closely with senior staff members to assist architects, programmers, business analysts, and managers in effectively implementing quality software projects.

Collaborated closely with application development teams to troubleshoot issues and determine quality solutions.

Analyzed test results for validity and clarity.

Provided problem solving regarding QA task issues, as well as project and resource challenges.

Provided support and/or training to other team members, as needed.

RADIAL INC. (EBAY ENTERPRISE), King of Prussia, PA 08/2012 - 12/2016

Software Engineer 2 -QA

Developed test plans for E-Commerce web stores in an AGILE environment.

Attended daily stand-up meetings to report testing progress.

Developed manual scenarios for Mobile App verification.

Created, maintained, and executed test scripts, regression scripts, and test plans, using Selenium Automated tool.

Ensured proper test coverage for all system requirements.

Analyzed test results and recommended improvements.

Ensured that assigned project testing was complete and that testing risks were identified prior to implementation.

Managed the defect from identification to closure through the Software Development Life Cycle.

Participated in process improvement efforts and applicable product requirement inspections.

Contributed to the development of the test plans and project testing approach.

Used RALLY to create and update User Stories and JIRA to document and update errors.

Developed and sustained appropriate relationships with peers and other project team members.

Maintained client Help Desk reporting and fulfillment.

Gained experience with PTF (Payment, Tax, Fraud) testing using FraudNet 41st.

Designed, developed and maintained web-based applications written in PHP programming language.

Verified API calls using REST Client.

Assisted with Help Desk ticket verification and validation.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

BNY MELLON CORPORATION, King of Prussia, PA, Senior Test Specialist II

VOYA (ING INVESTMENT PRODUCTS GROUP), West Chester, PA, Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Quality Control Analyst

EDUCATION

Software Testing

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE, Golden Valley, MN

CERTIFICATIONS

Quality Assurance/Software Testing -- Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Application Suite Google Office Suite Oracle and SQL Queries JIRA Issue Tracking Software as well as Confluence

Agile tracking tool Rally HP Quality Center (QA Complete) Test Metrics and Requirements Traceability

Managing & Planning the Software Testing Process Basic Database Queries Help Manuals & User Documentation Development

Software Quality Assurance Standards, Software Test Planning and Design

Experience with developing test plans, and scenarios in multiple Brower's environments.

Writing Testable Requirements, Software Inspections Test Execution & Reviews

Rooted knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle, with rooted understanding of Waterfall and AGILE Testing.

Complete understanding of black box, white box, acceptance, performance, regression, and exploratory testing.

MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATIONS

International Institute for Software Testing

American Society for Quality

Stickyminds.com

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