Qa Engineer Quality Assurance

SUMMARY

Atharva Purandare QA Engineer

*******@***********.*** +1-657-***-**** Raleigh, NC LinkedIn Dedicated and detail-oriented QA Engineer with over 3+ years of experience in testing and quality assurance within the financial and analytics software sectors. Proficient in designing and implementing automated test strategies using tools such as Selenium and QTP, which have significantly reduced testing cycle times and improved software reliability. Experienced in Agile and Scrum methodologies, contributing effectively to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospective meetings to enhance team productivity and software quality. Skilled in conducting comprehensive manual and automated testing, performance evaluations, and backend validations.

EXPERIENCE

QA Engineer, Capital One Feb 2024 – present Remote, USA

Developed and executed automated test scripts using Cypress to validate end-to-end financial report generation workflows, ensuring accurate data representation and seamless integration across multiple reporting modules.

Conducted rigorous cross-browser compatibility testing, identifying and resolving UI inconsistencies in financial dashboards to deliver a consistent and reliable user experience across all major browsers.

Collaborated with stakeholders to define and implement User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, ensuring the system met financial business requirements and adhered to industry standards.

Utilized JMeter to perform load and performance testing, simulating high user traffic and identifying bottlenecks, leading to a 30% improvement in system response times for critical reports.

Automated regression testing with Selenium, reducing manual effort and improving test coverage to ensure stability and functionality during iterative development cycles.

Implemented detailed defect tracking using JIRA, streamlining communication between QA and development teams to resolve issues quickly and enhance the overall quality of financial reporting modules. QA Engineer, Rocket Central May 2023 – Aug 2023 Detroit, USA

Optimized interactive web pages using JavaScript, improving user experience and functionality for a user base of over 10,000, resulting in higher engagement and usability.

Identified and addressed web accessibility challenges by leveraging tools such as axe DevTools, achieving 100% compliance with WCAG and other accessibility standards to ensure inclusivity for all users.

Integrated Jira into the development process for efficient issue documentation and tracking, enhancing team collaboration, communication, and project oversight.

QA Engineer, Accenture Solutions Dec 2020 – May 2022 Pune, India

Designed, developed, and optimized user-facing web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks with React.js, and Angular, ensuring high performance and responsiveness with tools like Webpack and Babel.

Ensured cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and responsiveness by following best practices and standards (WCAG) using tools like Axe, Chrome DevTools, and frameworks like Tailwind CSS.

Maintained and refactored existing codebases in JavaScript and TypeScript to enhance readability, maintainability, and scalability.

Identified, documented, and tracked defects using tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, or Bugzilla, and collaborated closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution of bugs and issues. EDUCATION

California State University Aug 2022 – May 2024

Master of Science; Major in Computer Science Fullerton, USA MIT College of Engineering Aug 2016 – May 2020

Bachelor of Technology; Major in Electronic & Communication Engineering Pune, India TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages & Framework: Java, C#, JavaScript, SQL, React JS, Angular, TypeScript, Redux Database: MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Testing Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, QTP (Quick Test Professional), TestComplete, SoapUI, Appium, Postman, Performance Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, UAT Tools & Technology: JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, TestRail, Quality Center, Zephyr, QTest, JIRA, Bugzilla, Redmine, Mantis, Jenkins, Bamboo, CircleCI, Travis CI, Git, SVN, Mercurial, Docker, Kubernetes

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