Quality Assurance Scrum Master

Imran A. Khan

Phone: 571-***-****

E-mail:*********@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/imran-khan-ashburnva20147

Objective

A proactive, innovative, and results-driven Senior Quality Assurance Tester with a strong analytical background and extensive experience across governmental, financial, banking, and e-commerce sectors. Skilled in developing and executing automated test scripts, mobile application testing, and cloud-based testing environments to ensure high-quality software delivery. Adept at identifying issues early in the development lifecycle, driving improvements, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize testing processes and enhance overall product quality.

SUMMARY

Over 12 years of Professional experience in Information Technology with extensive experience performing Manual, Database and automated testing of client- server and web applications.

Detailed knowledge of development, test and release processes including Agile test-driven development.

Knowledge of SDLC Agile/Scrum software methodologies.

Experienced incremental and iterative development using Agile techniques.

Closely working with Scrum Master following Agile practices.

Experienced in Design, develop and implemented product with zero defect.

Expertise in analyzing Business Specifications, Requirements and Design specifications and developing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts and executed them.

Executing the new functionality scripts using JIRA tool.

Extensively experienced in Positive, Negative, Smoke, System, Functional, Integration, Regression, Performance, Load, User Acceptance, 508 Compliance Testing and Automation testing of cross-platform, client/server, and web-based n-tier applications.

Expertise in creating end-to-end business test scenarios and defining entrance and exit criteria for Integration testing.

Experienced in Estimation of Test Effort and coordinate Test Schedule with overall Project Schedule.

Excellent logical and analytical abilities for understanding and developing system workflows, computing and verifying Software Metrics and well suited for communicating with both technical and non-technical professionals.

Experienced in different phases of Software development Life cycle including Strategic Systems Planning, Designing, Programming, Testing, Documentation, and Presentation to clients and preparing customer specifications as part of software technical requirements and Customer support.

Extensively experienced in bug tracking tools like ALM/Quality Center/Test Director.

Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding Testing Status and Defect & Change Tracking using Quality Center/ALM.

Used Jira, Zephyr, Xray, Team Foundation Server (TFS), HP ALM and Azure DevOps, for defect management, test planning, and reporting.

Strong in PL/SQL, developing database queries for Backend Testing, in-depth knowledge of ORACLE and SQL Server, resolved Database Performance issues.

Good Knowledge in validating the application by using web services such as SOAP UI, Postman, and Swagger.

Experienced in using Automation testing Tools Selenium, Quick Test Professional (QTP)/Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Load Runner.

Expertise in developing external custom functions using VBScript and using Descriptive Programming for QTP/UFT.

Experienced in testing jobs in UNIX server and verifying file formats.

Worked as Configuration Controller to support the versioning of the scripts and maintain the folder structure, taking the backups on weekly basis.

Approved test cases and procedures for offshore team of 12.

Experienced in auditing and approving development team documentation with respect to SOX compliance.

Experienced in working with .Net, VBScript, XML, Java/J2EE, Visual Basic and Oracle applications.

Excellent team player to work in conjunction with team of testers, developers and QA members in testing complex scenarios and projects and in the maintenance of Quality Standards in Projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools

HP UFT/QuickTest Pro, HP ALM/Quality Center, Test Director, Zephyr, Xray, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Azure DevOps JIRA, and Confluence, SharePoint

Operating systems

Linux, Solaris, Unix, Docker, Kubernetes, Windows (10/7/XP/2000/NT/98/95), Mac

Programming Language

Java, JavaScript, VB Script, PHP, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripts

Web & App Servers

Web logic Server, IIS and Java Web Server

Database

Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, NoSQL

Web Technologies

HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, JavaScript

Web Services

SoapUI, Postman, Swagger (RESTful and SOAP APIs)

JOB EXPERIENCE

ASRC., Reston, VA

Clint: - USDA

Senior QA Engineer Feb 2020 – Present

Responsibilities:

Design and implement comprehensive test plans, test strategies, frameworks, and methodologies to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications. Utilize best practices in manual and automated testing to deliver optimal results.

Involved in creating Test Scenarios and Test data by looking at the Requirements.

Tested entire functionality of the application on different browsers based upon Business and System Requirements.

Conducted Functional, Integration, Regression and 508 Compliance Testing to verify accessibility standards, and compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to make sure that the application is accessible to people with disabilities.

Followed Agile/Scrum methodology; Involved in testing of sprint builds and daily scrum meetings; Worked closely with the Scrum Master.

Compiled test metrics on a weekly basis and tracked the status of the test cycle.

Used Jira Xray to write and execute detailed test cases as per the Business requirements and Functional specifications.

Tracked defects using Jira Xray through all phases of defect cycle.

Attended the Bug Triage meetings and reported the testing status to the higher officials, Used Jira Xray as Bug tracking tool.

Followed up on the defects until the issue was resolved using Jira Xray.

Performed Backend testing by checking the updated data in the Database using SQL queries.

Modified existing automation scripts to meet new business requirements/Changes.

Perform REST/SOAP API testing using Postman functional testing tool.

Integrated Selenium tests with Jenkins to implement Continuous Integration, allowing for nightly builds and automatic test execution.

Designed and developed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Java, reducing manual testing efforts by 60%.

Performed in functional and integration testing of mobile devices (Android/ IOS).

Participated in daily stand-ups and project meeting to keep track of project priority and status.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows, UNIX, UFT, Jira Xray, SQLServer, Oracle, Visual Basic, J2EE, HTML, IIS, Tomcat.

Mount Airey Group Inc., Annandale, VA

Clint: - Department of HHS

Test Engineer Analyst Oct 2018 – January 2020

Responsibilities:

Analyzed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications to develop Test Strategies, Test Plan and Test cases.

Created functional, integration and regression Test Cases based on Use cases.

Followed Agile/Scrum methodology; Involved in testing of sprint builds and daily scrum meetings; Worked closely with the Scrum Master.

Analyzed test results to ensure that requirements have been met and worked functionality has not broken.

Created both positive and negative test cases and documented them in Zephyr.

Collaborated with Business Analysts to conduct external reviews of the test cases.

Prepared test plans and test cases using Zephyr.

Conduct testing on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) application to ensure functionality and performance.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies, particularly with healthcare IT and ACA functionality.

Analyzed test results based on logs and used Zephyr to log defects.

Involved in creating Test logs and Test Summary reports using Zephyr send them to developers.

Developed SQL queries to get the data from database and validate the data.

Performed Ad-hoc, Smoke/Sanity, Integration, Functional, Regression, System, End to End (E2E), and Performance testing using Unified Functional Testing.

Experience in API testing using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, and Swagger to validate API endpoints.

Experience in testing mobile devices, mobile applications, including native mobile applications.

Carried out Regression testing using UFT; Parameterized test scripts for data driven testing in UFT.

Integrated UFT scripts with Zephyr to store and execute regression automation test cases for every release and tracked the regression defects through Zephyr.

Environment: Windows, UFT, Zephyr, MS Office, Appain, J2EE, VB Script, Oracle, SQL Server.

CollabraLink Technologies Inc. Mclean, VA

Clint: - Department of Labor

Senior QA Analyst August, 2017 – September, 2018

Responsibilities:

Develop detailed test plans, including test cases, test scripts, and test data. Manage the execution of test plans, ensuring comprehensive coverage of functional, performance, security, and regression testing.

Analyzed and understood the software Requirement Specifications and development of Test Scenarios.

Involved in Test Case Preparation and Test Case Execution Manually.

Analyzed application to find out which part can be automated and which can be manually tested.

Implemented HP ALM for Test Planning, Test Case writing, Test Execution and Requirement Mapping with Test Cases.

Performed defect tracking and reporting using ALM.

Performed white box testing on developer’s SQL code and wrote SQL verification scripts to test the result of deployment for correct business logic.

Performed Back-end testing using SQL Quires.

Analyzed the gap between actual and expected results and reported bugs using JIRA tool.

Conducted GUI and Black Box Testing using UFT and interacted with developers to resolve issues.

Used UFT for automating manual test cases for regression testing and for storing, execution of test cases and reporting results.

Worked on migration of automated testing tool used for creating policies to UFT.

Used Checkpoints, Parameterization and Data Driven Test Scripts in UFT.

Designed and developed User defined functions, Generic functions with well-versed VB scripting, Descriptive programming in scripting dynamic objects and Reusable actions in defining scenario flows in UFT.

Created and executed Automated Test Scripts in UFT using Key word driven Framework.

Involved in Web Services Testing using Swagger.

Determined the Entry and Exit Criteria for different phases in testing cycle of the system.

Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on behalf of End Users at client’s environment.

Followed up with the development team as they fix the bug.

Environment: Windows, UFT, ALM, MS Office, Appain, J2EE, VB Script, Oracle, SQL Server.

Aderas Inc, Reston, VA

Clint: - Department of Defense

QA Test Analyst. January, 2017 – July, 2017

Responsibilities:

Involved in creating project plan, test plans, estimations, and development and tracking projects.

Created Test runs, Test cases, Mockups, Process Flow diagrams from the functional documents.

Created RTM Matrix, ensured the Test Planning, Testing Strategy, Test cases, Flows are capturing and covering all the Functional/Non-Functional requirements.

Worked with the development team in creating environment and loading and migrating data.

Performed various kinds of testing, such as Smoke box, Regression, Integrated, System, Backend validation, End to End, UAT.

Used ALM for Test Planning, Test Case writing, Test Execution and Requirement Mapping with Test Cases.

Created Test Cases and scenarios for Defect tracking and reporting using ALM.

Logged new bugs; tracked and updated the status of previously filed bugs. Prioritized and retested the bugs in HP ALM; Participated in the daily bug meeting.

Performed Back-end data base testing using SQL quires.

Created Regression suite for various test scenarios. Tested and executed the suite whenever a code was changed using UFT.

Created several Test scripts using UFT to create Data Driven Tests, Batch tests and performed Exception handling using VB Script.

Coordinated with the UAT, BETA and Project management teams and performed User Acceptance Testing with the Users.

Responsible for delivering iterative test results, progress to Lead, manager and Project manager.

Environment: ALM, UFT, J2EE, Oracle, XML, Unix/Linux, SQL Server, and Windows.

Camber Corporation, Fair oaks, VA

Clint: - Department of Justice

QA Engineer. Feb, 2015 – Dec, 2016

Responsibilities:

Analyzed and understood the software Requirement Specifications and development of Test Scenarios.

Involved in Test Case Preparation and Test Case Execution Manually.

Analyzed application to find out which part can be automated and which can be manually tested.

Implemented HP ALM for Test Planning, Test Case writing, Test Execution and Requirement Mapping with Test Cases.

Performed defect tracking and reporting using ALM.

Performed Back-end testing using SQL Quires.

Developing system requirements by following 508 standards

Developing and performing 508 compliance test plans and test cases using JAWS and Dragon.

Performing 508 compliant verification testing and reviewing technical requirements of software.

Conducted GUI and Black Box Testing using QTP and interacted with developers to resolve issues.

Used HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for automating manual test cases for regression testing and for storing, execution of test cases and reporting results.

Worked on migration of automated testing tool used for creating policies to UFT.

Used Checkpoints, Parameterization and Data Driven Test Scripts in UFT.

Designed and developed User defined functions, Generic functions with well-versed VB scripting, Descriptive programming in scripting dynamic objects and Reusable actions in defining scenario flows in UFT.

Created and executed Automated Test Scripts in UFT using Business Process Testing (BPT) concept, and Key word driven Framework.

Determined the Entry and Exit Criteria for different phases in testing cycle of the system.

Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on behalf of End Users at client’s environment.

Followed up with the development team as they fix the bug.

Environment: Windows, MS Office, UFT, ALM, SQL Server, Java, Visual Basic, J2EE, HTML, IIS.

Edge Professional/Serco Inc., Fair oaks, VA

Clint: - Department of Finance

QA Engineer/Test Analyst Sept, 2012 – Jan, 2015

Responsibilities:

Involved in managing projects in an Agile environment.

Created and managed test cases and detailed test procedures for administered software tests.

Determined acceptance criteria and recorded software test results.

Analyzed test results and recorded and reported defects.

Executed functional, regression, and end-to-end testing as required on GUI and Web-based applications.

Interacted with business users and stake holders for UAT; prepared test cases and test plan for the execution of UAT scenarios and performed User Interface testing for the web application.

Created the test plan and test cases to ensure quality in the software using Quality Center/ALM.

Documented and tracked software defects using Quality Center/ALM.

Quality Center/ALM was used for management the requirements.

Used QC/ALM to report defects and test results.

Performed data validation and database integrity testing; executed SQL and PL/SQL statements, checked database and, with application queried results being equal, used SQL queries to check the data from the database using Toad.

Extensively used SQL Queries to perform Back End Testing.

Involved in analyzing and writing test plan in accordance with business requirements.

Created automated test scripts using QTP/UFT.

Performed Front-End and Functionality testing using QTP/UFT.

Performed 508 compliance testing using JAWS and Dragon.

Executed Section 508 compliance checking of the application.

Documented test results, logged defects and reported the results to the upper management.

Environment: Windows, MS Office, QTP/UFT, Quality Center/HP, SQL Server, Java, Visual Basic, J2EE, HTML, IIS.

Clearance Status

USDA Public Trust -Active

HHS Public Trust -Current

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business

Status

U S Citizen

Certification

508 Compliance

Reference

Will be provided upon request

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