Quality Assurance Software Engineering

KATERYNA ZARTDINOVA

Gaithersburg, MD cell: (***) 401 – 3082 ********@*******.***

SYNOPSIS: Over 9 years of IT experience in Software Engineering and Business Analysis, specializing in WCAG compliance, Section 508 accessibility testing, and digital remediation. Proficient in automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, Maven, JUnit, TestNG, Karate, and Postman. Advanced level in developing GUI-based applications and software configuration to establish connections to the databases and to manipulate data using Java APIs. Hands-on experience in using test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira.

Certifications:

DHS Trusted Tester V.5.1.3.

O/S:

Windows 10/11, UNIX, Linux, macOS.

Programming Languages:

Java, C++, Python, SQL, JavaScript.

Software:

Eclipse, Visual Studio Code, XCode, MySQL Workbench, DBeaver, Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, MS Power Apps, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

Tools:

ANDI 508, JAWS, WAVE, Inspect, Java Ferret, WAT, PAC (PDF Accessibility Checker),

Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, JUnit, Karate, Postman, ReadyAPI, REST, SOAP UI, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, GitLab, Git Bash, OpenShift, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, OpenShift, Kafka, Zookeeper, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, JIRA, IBM Rational, TestRail, MS Visio.

Databases:

Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, HeidiSQL, SQL Developer, MongoDB.

SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

Quality Assurance Engineer

Blue Rose Consulting Group Inc

09/2024– PRESENT

Collaborate in Agile methodologies by engaging in bi-weekly sprint planning and review meetings, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement sessions, and retrospectives to synchronize quality assurance activities.

Utilize Azure DevOps to review user stories, track tasks, plan and execute test cases, manage defects with detailed documentation, testing progress, and update task statuses to align with sprint timelines and objectives.

Execute manual testing on SharePoint-based applications, including functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing, to ensure platform stability, performance, and alignment with business requirements.

Evaluate the functionality and reliability of Power Apps workflows and automation, verifying that triggers, conditions, and actions operate seamlessly across scenarios.

Perform testing of CSV file imports and exports within Microsoft Power Apps, ensuring accurate mapping of fields and proper data handling.

Conduct accessibility testing to ensure applications meet Section 508 compliance standards, focusing on usability for individuals with disabilities.

Utilize tools such as ANDI, JAWS to identify and validate accessibility issues, ensuring adherence to WCAG guidelines.

Perform manual testing of key accessibility features, including keyboard navigation, focus indicators, screen reader compatibility, and error message clarity.

Validate UI components, such as modals, forms, and dynamic content, for proper implementation of ARIA roles, semantic HTML, and assistive technology compatibility.

Assess and document accessibility of visual elements, including color contrast, font scalability, and responsive layouts, ensuring usability across devices and browsers.

Prepare detailed VPAT reports to document accessibility compliance, highlight issues, and provide remediation recommendations.

Section 508 Specialist / Test Engineer Turning Point Global Solutions LLC

01/2024– 08/2024

Participated in Agile ceremonies and actively contribute to Agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

Executed the full software testing life cycle, including system testing, integration testing, regression testing remediation testing (PDF, Word, Excel, PPT), database validation, and Section 508 compliance testing.

Developed and executed both manual & automated test cases and plans, using tools like TestRail and Jira, validating accessibility and remediation of digital content and web applications.

Led the strategic planning and execution of comprehensive test suites during the Oracle to PostgreSQL migration, ensuring data integrity and system compatibility.

Designed and implemented customized test cases and scripts for evaluation of functional equivalence between Oracle and PostgreSQL databases using tools such as DBeaver and SQL.

Developed and maintained detailed test plans and strategies that outline the scope, approach, resources, and timelines for the migration testing using TestRail.

Developed SQL scripts for data validation and performance testing, ensuring they meet specific requirements of the PostgreSQL environment using DBeaver and other SQL development tools.

Evaluated and tested web applications, software, and related artifacts for accessibility using tools like WAVE, JAWS, and ANDI, achieving full compliance with Section 508 standards.

Performed remediation testing for digital content (PDF and Excel) using Adobe Acrobat Pro, PAC, and Microsoft Accessibility Checker to ensure Section 508 and WCAG compliance.

Developed and maintained Section 508 Compliance documentation, including VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) and detailed test plans using tools like Jira and TestRail.

Wrote high-quality, efficient, test automation scripts in Selenium Cucumber framework using Java and other object-oriented languages.

Automation Test Engineer

Hicks Professional Group INC

11/2021– 12/2023

Designed and developed automation framework implementing Page Object Model, Selenium WebDriver, Junit, Java, and Cucumber (BDD).

Wrote and executed test automation scripts using Java.

Used Cucumber with Karate automated testing to test new and existing functionality.

Developed the Positive and Negative Test Cases for various modules based on the business requirements.

Developed test code in Java language using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG framework.

Execution daily smoke tests to ensure the deployment of each environment is stable.

Developed and executed SQL queries to verify the proper insertion, deletion, and updates.

Developed Data Driven Framework using Selenium WebDriver to automate web application testing.

Used Selenium WebDriver for automating Cross Browser Testing on Chrome, Edge.

Developed test scripts for web services using SOAP UI and worked with XPath.

Used Selenium WebDriver to handle various web page controls using XPath and other locators.

Developed automated tests for Restful APIs using tools such as Postman and REST-Assured, focusing on integration and system levels.

Performed Kafka Manual Testing on different modules of the application.

Delivered Back-End Testing for data validation using SQL in Oracle and executed SQL queries on database tables to verify the database.

Used Maven as build management and GitLab as a source code repository.

Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed, and failed test cases.

Attended Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, and Review meetings in a dynamic Agile Scum Environment.

QA - Automation Test Engineer

CIENCY Technologies INC

11/2020 – 11/2021

Used JIRA for issues tracking and documenting errors, defects, bugs, faults, and omissions.

Utilized Agile SDLC, and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) including Test Strategy Preparation, creating Test Cases, Test Plan Development maintaining and executing Test Plans, and bug tracking.

Developed a GUI-based application that connects to the database and manipulates data using Java APIs.

Executed Manual and Automation Test scripts and communicated results to project team members.

Conducted Functional testing and Regression Testing using Selenium with a Data-driven framework in Java.

Involved in the creation of an automation framework using Selenium on Web-based (Browser) applications.

Designed and developed Test Automation framework for smoke and regression test suite in Selenium WebDriver using Java programming language, Maven, and Junit Framework.

Utilized Maven to manage dependencies for Test execution, and plug-ins, and created profiles of grouped Test cases.

Executed Data Driven Testing using Selenium WebDriver, Junit functions, and JDBC Connections, which reads data from scripts using property and XML files.

Performed BDD (Behavior Driven Development) framework to Develop Cucumber Step Definitions, Scenarios, and Features using acceptance criteria.

Created automation BDD (Behavior Driven Development) framework from scratch and ran it on CI Jenkins regularly to implement regression testing.

Executed API testing through a Postman tool to ensure data and control are working properly between middleware and backend systems using complex Application Programming Interface (API).

Performed Section 508 Compliance Testing and Evaluation, following Section 508 and Accessibility Standards, for Web applications including Hypertext mark-up language (HTML), extensible mark-up language (XML), and JavaScript.

Used JIRA for issues tracking and documenting errors, defects, bugs, faults, and omissions.

Business Analyst-QM / QA-Tester

Prosply LLC

01/2020 – 11/2020

Utilized Agile Methodology during the project by designing and maintaining a framework package of automation tools covering web testing.

Collaborated with the technical team to recommend the most value-added design solutions to the Product Owner based on their business insight and assessment of the current system’s functionality.

Analyzed the GUI/UX graphical user interface requirements and created UI screen mock-ups with responsive design considerations for web applications.

Designed technical documentation including UML, Activity Diagrams, Flow charts, Data Mapping, and other requirements artifacts relating to Appian designs and reports.

Worked as QA Tester and took responsibility for the requirements analysis, testing, and designing of the flow and the logic for the project.

Performed Black box, Validation testing to check that all functional requirements were satisfied.

Used Jira to draft, and maintain business requirements and align them with functional, and technical requirements.

Worked with the QA team to create test scenarios, test plans, and test cases, and functional specifications based on User Requirements Documents (URD) in Jira integration with Confluence.

Analyzed test results, determined causes of failures, and wrote detailed executive summary test reports which were presented to upper management.

Business Analyst Consultant

VZunion LLC

01/2017 – 12/2019

Worked as a part of the Scrum team, in an Agile Methodology with sprint cycles, daily stand-ups, and story implementation.

Collaborated with the Business Users, and Business Leads to define business requirements for designing, testing, and building system solutions to meet those requirements.

Evaluated, analyzed, and communicated system requirements on a continuing basis and maintained systems process, including the delivery of monthly status reports to all appropriate parties through Jira.

Reviewed Quality Assurance (QA) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans to ensure they cover all possible scenarios and are aligned with the User Requirements Documents (URD) in Jira.

Designed UML diagrams including pricing data flow diagrams, activity diagrams, and application wireframe prototypes using MS Visio.

Used MS Visio to develop Use Case diagrams to show the interaction between the actors and the use cases as well as to demonstrate the relationship between the use cases.

QA-Administrative Assistant

VZunion LLC

10/2015 – 01/2017

Worked with Project Managers to assist in developing and maintaining business relationships and consistent engagement across the supply chain with multiple prospects and clients using RPA Automation software to provide businesses with an Agile digital workforce.

Designed and developed project documentation templates based on Agile Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) to improve accountability and reduce delivery risk.

Performed business administration of company business object data and extensive data analysis.

Used SharePoint to track and maintain stakeholder-requested enhancements and changes.

Organized and controlled project activities, including daily operational and administrative functions.

Created different graphs and charts such as pie charts and bar charts, using MS Excel and created reporting presentations using MS PowerPoint.

Development and management of plans/ schedules and creation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).

Analyzed task dependencies and durations using scheduling tools, including Gantt chart, and PERT/CPM charts.

Conducted periodic project status briefs regarding scope, schedule, and cost.

EDUCATION:

06/2020 – 08/2021

Associate of Arts in Information Systems.

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.

01/2019 – 10/2020

Bachelor of Business Administration in Project Management.

Strayer University, Washington, DC.

09/2014 – 06/2019

Bachelor of Management in Management and Administration.

Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine.

09/2015 – 12/2018

Associate of Arts in Business.

Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.

PERSONAL:

US Citizen.

Good communication skills with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Team-player who can also work independently.

LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/kateryna-zartdinova-84a0481b8 .

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