Quality Assurance Senior Software

Valerie Vinogradov • Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

********@*****.*** • Fair Lawn, NJ • 646-***-****

SUMMARY

Dedicated, results-oriented, and detail-oriented senior software quality assurance engineer with extensive experience in manual and automated testing of web-based and mobile applications. Skilled in creating tests to identify software issues, documenting test results, analyzing bugs and errors, recommending improvements to enhance user experience, and collaborating closely with developers to meet deadlines and deliver quality products to clients.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

SENIOR SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER/AUTOMATION QUALITY ENGINEER Brace/Stavvy – New York, NY/ Boston, MA, May 2021- January 2025

● Performed analysis of existing application features, determined their readiness for automation testing and created a pool of Jira tickets for a backlog as a preparation for creation of the suite of automated tests

● Developed automation tests using WebDrive IO, Cucumber, and TypeScript to perform functional testing for an embedded self-running system

● Monitored existing automation suite using Allure Reporting, documented and fixed any reported failures

● Created and executed manual test cases and test plans to identify defects, and reported them to developers using Jira

● Created a manual regression testing test plan for releases

● Performed sanity, regression, and cross-browser testing using BrowserStack to verify the application’s platforms were working as expected after merging any changes to a stable build

● Tested databases using DataGrip

● Performed API testing using Postman

● Collaborated with development team to discuss testing and workflow optimization

● Created documentation in Confluence to assist team with optimized testing processes

● Participated in all Agile ceremonies to conduct tickets grooming sessions, demos, team retros, sprint plannings, and stand-ups

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER

Rent The Runway – New York, NY, May 2017-April 2021

● Wrote test plans, test cases, and Confluence documents; created and logged bug tickets in Jira

● Verified bug fixes and features in QA and Stage environments before releases, and in Production after the release has gone live

● Ran automated acceptance tests, inspected and researched failures

● Deployed testing backend and frontend code to QA/ Stage environments daily using Jenkins

● Reviewed and commented on pull requests in GitHub

● Performed regression testing and sanity testing on RTR live production site

● Signed off on acceptance criteria that has been met for the project

● Created and ran API automated tests using Cypress framework

● Tested relational and non-relational databases using My SQL and MongoDB

● Participated in Agile ceremonies as a Sprint Captain, to operate grooming, demos, retro, planning, and stand-ups for the entire team

Valerie Vinogradov • Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer ********@*****.*** • Fair Lawn, NJ • 646-***-**** SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST

Medidata Solutions – New York, NY, May 2015 - April 2017

● Developed, designed, and executed test scripts following company’s standard practices and procedures

● Created bug reports and documented steps required to reproduce in bug tracking system (Jira)

● Assisted with planning and with the analysis of project testing

● Tested relational databases using MySQL

● Reviewed and created Feature Files and Business Requirements provided by Product Management

● Adhered to the concepts of Agile Software Development Lifecycle, participated in all ceremonies SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Zodiac Interactive - Hicksville, NY, March 2014 - August 2014

● Performed user interface testing for set-top cable boxes

● Developed and documented application test plans based on business requirements and tech specs

● Executed functional, stress, regression, integration, and smoke tests

● Designed and created tests that were used for Black Box testing

● Verified and reported bugs and communicated with developers and project managers to assure applications adherence to company standards

SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

IC Mart Canada - Montreal, QC, Canada February 2012 - March 2014

● Developed test cases and procedures for commercial and logistic web-based applications that allow secure transactions between sellers and buyers of electronic components worldwide

● Planned and executed functional testing of the application modules and functionalities based on business functional requirements and technical specs

● Performed regression and integration testing

● Collaborate with developers and project managers to analyze problems and propose solutions

TECHNOLOGIES AND FRAMEWORKS

● Tools and software applications: Jira, GitHub, Visual Studio Code, Jenkins, Postman, Confluence, Splunk, Trelo, Splunk, Sailthru, SonarQube, Zeplin, Slack, Sequel Pro, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Compass, Swagger, SauceLabs, Buddybuild, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Unix, Datadog, Allure Reporting

● Testing expertise: Test Planning, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, End-to-End Testing

● Languages and frameworks: SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, Cucumber, Mocha, Jest, Cypress, Gherkin

● Databases: My SQL, MongoDB

● Software development life cycles: Agile (with Scrum), including sprint backlog grooming, planning, retrospectives

Valerie Vinogradov • Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer ********@*****.*** • Fair Lawn, NJ • 646-***-****

EDUCATION

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel B.Sc. Major: Biochemical Engineering

M.Sc. Major: Biochemical Engineering

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