Quality Assurance Senior Software

SEEMA PANSARE 571-***-****

Organized and result driven Senior Software Quality Assurance professional with a passion to deliver high quality software products while being resourceful, innovative, and flexible.

Strong understanding and working knowledge of all aspects of the software development in Agile and Waterfall models

Expertise in Black Box testing techniques such as Functional and Non- Functional testing, Regression testing and Boundary Value Analysis (BVA) testing

Hands on experience in handling defects throughout the software life cycle from detection till resolution using HP ALM, JIRA and IBM Rational DOORS

Experience using SQL to perform data validation and analysis with TOAD and Aqua Data

Strong hands on experience in testing web applications on Windows 8 and 10 platforms

Strong working knowledge of database management systems such as Oracle and DB2

Summary of Qualifications

Software Languages:

Java, Cucumber, XML

Databases:

Oracle, DB2, Mongo DB

Tools:

Postman, SOAP UI, JIRA, IBM Rational Doors, UFT, GEMS, HP ALM v12, SoapUI 5.2.1, Eclipse, Selenium, Java Test tools 4.0, Altova XMLSpy

Operating Systems:

Windows XP/8/10, Unix

Methodologies:

Agile, Waterfall

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, University of Maryland University College, May 2013

Training

JIRA Training, Fannie Mae, November 2018

Certifications

Certified SAFe 5.1 Agilist Certification Number: 874*****-****

Certified Scrum Master Badge ID: 1252474

Certified Tester, Foundation Level, ISTQB, July 17, 2017 - no expiration date Certification Number: 17-CTFL-01364-USA

Certified Tester, Foundation Level Agile Tester, ISTQB, July 25, 2017 - no expiration date Certification Number: 17-CTFL-AT-00173-USA

Ruby Cucumber Developer, Euderka, August 15, 2017 - no expiration date, Certification Number: TN9TGS6B

Security Clearance

DHS CBP Full Background BI clearance

Public Trust Tier 4 Clearance

Holds Veteran’s Affair Clearance

Holds FCC Clearance

Experience

Federal Communication Commissions - Technatomy, Fairfax VA Aug 2020 - Present

Senior Test Engineer

Performed user acceptance testing of complex FCC auction systems comprising of external user interface (web based) and administrator interfaces.

Performed acceptance testing of FCC auction systems, including integration and connection points in the associated systems

Proficient in UAT testing for Bidder Interface, Admin interface and security login and access for auction system.

Performed security testing by creating security test files and configuring security test areas for team members for login and access testing.

Automated manual test scripts using JAVA and selenium for FABS

Used JIRA as the test management tool for planning and executing test cases and for defect lifecycle management.

Used Red mine to create and track issues for FABS system.

Used Eclipse to write and execute Java scripts.

Reviewing and analyzing user stories to create test cases and scenarios based on the acceptance criteria defined for new features and products

Evaluating non-functional requirement documents and identify performance test needs; types of tests, scripting scenarios, volume projections, etc.

Analyzing test results and documenting findings and recommendations to project team leads for issues and problem resolution

Verifying bug fixes (regression/validation/verification)

Analyzing test scope and generating clear and concise test plans and reports

Freddie Mac, Mclean, VA December 2018 – September 2019

UAT Test Lead, Loan Product Advisor

Loan Product Advisor is an automated underwriting service that uses statistical Models based on traditional underwriting factors. LPA provides mortgage originators a risk assessment tool that gives them ready access to Freddie Mac credit & Pricing terms.

Engaged in all project level meetings, grooming session, agile and ad-hoc meetings.

Leading testing efforts on 3 separate projects at the same time

Created all documentation required for UAT like Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Case, Close out Memo, Agile testing documents.

Prepared Test Metrics to show the progress of testing and the results of all tests.

Creating and sending out UAT daily execution report.

Ensured appropriate test coverage.

Trained new team members

Developed Test scenarios, Test cases and Test data based on requirements.

Used HP ALM as the test management tool for planning and executing test cases and for defect lifecycle management

Responsible for testing Web Services (SOAP & REST) using SoapUI

Performed data validation of the database components using SQL queries and scripts using RapidSQL

Used Putty/WinSCP trace and monitor application log files

Used Postman for API testing.

Fannie Mae, Reston VA March 2018 – December 2018

Sr. QA/UAT Analyst, Centralized Business Rules Service

Variance Automation Services

VAS is a service developed in conjunction with the Enterprise Contract Management Service (ECMS) that stores and vends variance terms for a given seller based on various loan attributes. This allow various systems (Early Check and LDNG) to call VAS and utilize variance terms in their transaction processing.

Centralized Business Rules Service

CBRS application provides business rules capabilities for key processes within the Single Family acquisitions division via a single centralized rules platform that can be integrated across the various enterprise applications.

Participated in daily standup meetings, user story grooming sessions, backlog refinement meetings and sprint/iteration reviews and demo prep meetings as a member of the Agile/Scrum team

Wrote detailed test cases and test plans to provide optimal test coverage to all the business and functional requirements

Linked test cases with business requirements using DOORS

Used HP ALM as the test management tool for planning and executing test cases and for defect lifecycle management

Executed all the automation test scenarios through UFT by submitting requests and validating results

Responsible for testing Web Services (SOAP) using SoapUI

Responsible for testing various business rules and calculation logic

Responsible for creating test data and ad-hoc requests using XML Spy to test web service endpoints

Performed positive and negative testing against business requirements

Generated Agile test reports and Requirement traceability matrix based on recorded test data and test results

Performed data validation of the database components using SQL queries and scripts using TOAD

Used Putty/WinSCP trace and monitor application log files

Prioritized defects to be fixed by using an understanding of the business requirements and the needs of the stakeholders

Conducted UAT to ensure that the application worked without defects and provided total conformity with the business requirements

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and timelines with minimum supervision

Therabron Inc, Rockville, MD July 2014 – December 2017

Sr. QA Specialist, LIMS

Worked on a software platform that automated generation of analytical reports, batch production records and clinical trial test results by creating an integrated and scalable enterprise data collection system to maximize efficiency and minimize operational risk

Participated in daily standup meetings, user story grooming sessions, backlog refinement meetings and sprint/iteration reviews and demo prep meetings as a member of the Agile/Scrum team

Analyzed the Functional Requirements and Design Specifications documents to ensure that the test plans, test cases and test scripts provided 100% testing coverage

Performed Functional, Regression and Black box testing

Wrote complex SQL queries and scripts for validating database components using SQL using TOAD

Responsible for testing Web Services (REST) using SoapUI

Used HP ALM as the test management tool for planning and executing test cases and for defect lifecycle management

Used Putty/WinSCP to log into Unix servers to debug application and server log files

Prioritized defects to be fixed by using an understanding of the business requirements and the needs of the stakeholders

Conducted user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that developed systems satisfied the needs of business clients as specified in the functional requirements

Performed cross-browser compatibility testing to validate the application performance on internet browsers like IE, Chrome and Firefox using Test IE and Browserling

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and timelines with minimum supervision

Sriven Technologies Inc, Reston, VA June 2012 –May 2014

QA Analyst, T Rowe Price

Involved in creating a B2B web portal to allow clients to access internal company documents by providing them the functionality to search them on various search criteria, add them to the cart, to send the user those documents via email. It also provided the functionality to create a distribution list to be used when sending the email, to view sent messages, search for sent messages etc.

Participated in daily standup meetings, user story grooming sessions, backlog refinement meetings and sprint/iteration reviews and demo prep meetings as a member of the team.

Used HP Quality Center as the test management tool for planning and executing test cases and for defect lifecycle management

Analyzed the Functional Requirements and Design Specifications documents to ensure that the test cases written met all of the technical and business requirements of the applications

Worked closely with software developers, business analysts, system admin, and management throughout the Software Development Life Cycle

Participated in requirements and design specification reviews and technical documentation reviews

Performed Functional, Regression and UAT testing

Performed back end testing by validating the data in the Oracle Database using SQL

Responsible for testing Restful web services project in SoapUI and providing help to other team members

Prioritized defects to be fixed by using an understanding of the business requirements and the needs of the customer

Conducted user acceptance testing to ensure that developed systems satisfied the needs of business clients as specified in the functional requirements

Performed cross-browser compatibility testing to validate the application performance on internet browsers like IE, Chrome and Firefox

Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and timelines with minimum supervision

Maintained detailed documentation of test cases and test results data

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