Quality Analyst Assurance

Tayo Obasanmi

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Result-driven Quality Analyst with expertise in SDLC methodologies, test design, and quality assurance, requirement elicitation and analysis. Skilled in process optimization, data analysis, and implementing testing strategies, including UAT and automation. Adept at ensuring alignment of technical solutions with business goals, by enhancing operational efficiency, to deliver high-quality outcomes. Technical Skills

Programming & Scripting:

Javascript, Java, XML, HTML, Python, R, SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Rstudio, Tableau Testing Tools:

JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS TeamFoundation, MS Test Manager, PostmanAPI, Cucumber, Selenium, JUnit, TestRail, Git Repo, Burp Suite, STIBO, GSuite, Python for Data Science, MS Suite, Sharepoint, SQL Developer.

Methodologies and Frameworks:

Scrum framework, SDLC, Mockups, Wireframing, Test Case Design/Documentation, User Stories, Postman, Cucumber, Selenium, Process Modeling, Scrum framework, Agile / Waterfall Process, Test case management, Stakeholders’ consultation, Windchill, Integration Analysis, data solutions, Penetration testing, UML Diagramming, ServiceNow Administration.

Professional Experience

Quality Analyst

Barnes and Noble, NJ. July 2022 - July, 2023

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams and business units to elicit and document requirements, develop user stories, test scenarios, and visual artifacts (mockups, wireframes), improving project alignment and accelerating delivery.

● Defined and established testing scope by analysing detailed requirements, developing comprehensive Test Strategies, and conducting risk analysis to guide and prioritize testing efforts.

● Designed, and executed test plans and scripts, for manual and automated testing of application UI, backend, and APIs, ensuring functionality, performance, and security compliance.

● Developed and executed API test cases for RESTful services using Postman, reducing integration errors and enhancing product reliability.

● Created and maintained automated test scripts using Selenium and Cucumber, achieving significant reductions in post-release defects and testing life cycle times.

● Conducted detailed risk assessments during project planning to identify potential bottlenecks and prioritize testing efforts, ensuring efficient resource utilization and timely project delivery.

● Evaluated testing capacity by analyzing team workload, resource availability, and project timelines, leading to optimized allocation and improved project outcomes.

● Authored detailed test scripts, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, and documentation to simplify testing processes, enhance non-technical user engagement, and accelerate testing approvals.

● Proactively managed defects with exploratory and regression testing, organizing cross-team "bug-fests" that resolved critical issues and reduced post-release bugs to zero.

● Participated in all SDLC phases, employing advanced QA methodologies to identify and resolve defects early, enhancing product quality and reducing overall project risks.

● Executed SQL queries to validate data integrity and support backend testing, contributing to robust database performance and error-free integrations.

● Provided detailed status updates and testing results to stakeholders, advocating for the resolution of high-priority issues and driving continuous improvement in QA processes.

● Identified risks early in the development lifecycle through detailed defect tracking and proactive testing measures.

● Integrated Git for version control within Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, enabling efficient collaboration, streamlined versioning, and optimized delivery times with secure and effective testing strategies.

Quality Analyst

ALBASys LLC, TX. Sept 2020 - July 2022

● Developed and executed innovative testing strategies and materials (including test data, test cases, issue logs, and scripts) that consistently aligned with business, functional, and performance standards, delivering a significant reduction in post-release defect incidences.

● Collaborated on product conceptualization and requirement elicitation to facilitate white-box and black-box test design, enabling early and pre-release defect identification and resolution, easy bug tracking and fewer incidences, which resulted in sizable reduction in resolution time.

● Led comprehensive assessments of BRD/PRD documents to ensure all requirements were met, thereby enhancing product quality, and authored visual artifacts that improved cross-functional communication, accelerated project timelines through clarity of expectations.

● Collaborated on cross-functional testing efforts, aligning teams on quality testing priorities and timelines, resulting in timely project deliveries with zero bugs. Used SQL queries to validate data between front and back-end systems, ensuring data integrity across project requirements.

● Participated in the effort to infuse testability into projects, conducted thorough reviews of BRD/PRD documents for testability, achieving 100% compliance with project requirements.

● Spearheaded the UAT process, creating repeatable, easy-to-follow manual test steps and test data that expedited UAT cycles, reducing testing timelines remarkably and enabling quicker project/sprint releases.

● Produced comprehensive UAT reports that outlined test procedures, identified discrepancies, and provided actionable insights, resulting in continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle and improved stakeholder decision-making.

● Quickly adapted to new tools and technologies, including integrating cloud-based testing solutions like AWS and Azure, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning.

● Regularly participated in cross-functional team meetings and agile ceremonies, fostering collaboration between QA, development, and business units to align on project goals.

● Volunteered for complex tasks beyond the standard QA role to gain broader insights into system architecture and enhance collaboration across departments.

● Led defect management and resolution efforts, organizing exploratory and regression testing cycles, including cross-team "bug-fests" that minimized post-release issues. Conducted thorough root cause analysis, driving knowledge transfer and process improvements that reduced defect instances. Systems Business and Quality Analyst

LeadSoft Associates, Lagos. Mar 2017 - Aug 2020

● Involved in the entire project lifecycle, from, initiation, development to release, on business system processes improvement efforts (existing product) and new products initiation (NPIs), leading to clear understanding of requirements and effective testing for various projects and ensuring that the solutions delivered to the business are efficient and effective, meeting client’s needs.

● Responsible for collaborating with teams and business units to elicit and document requirements, develop user stories, test scenarios, and visual artifacts (mockups, wireframes) in a manner that improved project alignment and accelerated delivery.

● Responsible for translating the requirements into design specifications that are reflective of functional design, user interface design and business process design for various projects, removing ambiguities, and resulting in shorter time spent in story review and sprint planning.

● Responsible for evaluating and verifying requirements and design specifications for validity in overall product design, with an emphasis towards product testability and verification, thereby ensuring that all MVPs and overall project must-haves are planned, and implemented effectively.

● Responsible for liaising with project teams, on functional specifications and supporting all stages of development, SIT, UAT, release and post release validations, to ensure delivery of business priority items, develop and maintain the business relationship, support business process changes and act as point of contact for application development.

● Worked with the product manager on product roadmap and prioritization of product backlog items towards a high quality end product and timely delivery.

● Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) as a tool for integrating effectiveness and performance metrics into a project development, to ensure every requirement is verifiable in the development process, and project deliverables satisfy all client’s business needs as agreed in the SLA.

● Developed data dictionary, business flow diagrams, wireframes, mockups and various other artifacts as a tools to clearly communicate aspects of the project specifications to all stakeholders, including development team, and ensure all have the same definition of project goals and to ensure project deliverables satisfy SLA terms and meet client’s business needs.

● Responsible for liaising with teams toward achieving continuous process improvement through identification and documentation of process gaps and risks, providing best practices and data-driven solutions for business units.

● Involved in Continuous Integration, Continuous Development and Continous Delivery (CI/CD) through liaison with development team and ensuring best practices in committing codes to repository and having ready-to-deploy code, leading to improved delivery in shorter sprints and hitch-free deployment. Education

- Pennsylvania State University (MS Computer Information Systems)

- Mercer County Comm. College, West Windsor, NJ (AS, Computer Information Systems)

- Federal University of Technology, Akure (BTECH, City Planning) Certifications

- Certified Scrum Master, CSM (International Scrum Institute)

- Certified Servicenow Administrator, CSA (Servicenow)

- AWS Cloud Foundations (AWS)

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