Quality Assurance Qa Analyst

ABHI ACHARYA

North York, Ontario 647-***-**** *******.*******@*******.***

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: Java, C++, SQL, Python, MIPS, Bash, PowerShell

Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, WinAppDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, Jenkins, Postman

Testing Methods: Manual Testing, Automation Testing, Regression Testing, Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

Cloud & Deployment: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Compute Engine API, Cloud Logging API, FastAPI

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux

Defect Management: Jira, ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

SS&C Technologies Sept 2022 – May 2023

Software QA Analyst

Played a key role in testing and quality assurance for iFast Web, a large-scale enterprise investment platform used by institutional clients, ensuring software clarity, stability, and compliance across complex financial workflows.

Designed and automated end-to-end test cases for high-priority modules using Selenium WebDriver, WinAppDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD), significantly increasing regression coverage while reducing manual testing time.

Led debugging efforts for critical desktop UI issues, resolving screen refresh and loading failures on 10–15 high-traffic screens, directly improving user experience and system reliability.

Conducted backend testing for Unix-based data pipelines, verifying connectivity and network access using tools like Telnet and Ping, and supporting validation of data integrity and compliance through end-to-end test scenarios.

Enhanced CI/CD infrastructure by maintaining and optimizing Jenkins pipelines, achieving a 35% reduction in test execution time and enabling faster, more reliable deployments.

Authored detailed documentation of recurring issues, FAQs, and troubleshooting steps, improving QA onboarding and promoting self-service support for end users.

Partnered with developers and business analysts to align QA strategy with system architecture and evolving user requirements which contributed to smoother releases and broader test coverage.

Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and design discussions, strengthening cross-functional collaboration and ensuring QA alignment with business goals. Toronto Metropolitan University Sept 2023 – Apr 2024 IoT Full-Stack Developer

Designed and implemented a smart home monitoring system to address challenges in irrigation, security, lighting control, and temperature/humidity regulation, delivering a fully operational prototype that enhanced IoT system usability

Developed backend security protocols to encrypt and secure data transmission between IoT devices and the cloud, ensuring dependable user privacy and data integrity.

Engineered a scalable backend infrastructure using GCP and Firebase Real-time Database to manage real-time data streams, guaranteeing reliable system performance and high data availability.

Built and deployed a front-end mobile application using Kotlin, enabling users to monitor and control the home system’s features in real time.

Architected RESTful APIs with FastAPI to facilitate secure, real-time communication between IoT devices and the Firebase Database which makes for reliable data exchange.

Led user acceptance testing (UAT) and executed deployment in a controlled environment, achieving 100% functionality during end-to-end testing and delivering a robust system ready for real-world use. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering – Computer Engineering Sept 2019 – Apr 2024

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON

Honors or Distinctions: Dean’s List

Courses: Object-Oriented Analysis, Software Systems, Operating Systems, Machine Learning and AI

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