Senior QA Engineer & Data Analyst Leader

LARISA RAFAELOVA

New York, NY 917-***-**** ***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Driven IT professional with over 15 years of experience in software testing, specializing in Web and GUI applications as well as data validation. Proficient in both manual and automated testing with strong expertise across all phases and types of software testing. Skilled in SQL for data analysis and validation. Experienced in diverse domains including Trading, Financial Services, Health care, Telecommunications, and ERP systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing & QA Tools: HP UFT/QTP, HP QC/ALM, JIRA, Confluence

Databases & Querying: Oracle PL/SQL, SQL Navigator, SQL Server

Data Analysis & BI: Power BI, Tableau, Excel (Advanced), Python

Automation & Scripting: VBScript, Python, ETL Testing

Development & Applications: PowerBuilder, ERP, Trading Systems

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, SDLC, STLC, Defect Management, Team Leadership

Bootcamp: SAM Computing - completed 4 month immersive data analyst training. Course included statistics using MS Excel, Python scripting, SQL. Power BI, Tableau, Data visualization using Pandas

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Stratos Capital Market 02/2010-07/2025

Senior QA Engineer/DA Analyst

Over 15 years of experience testing and managing QA processes for a multi-asset Trading platform supporting foreign currencies, commodities, and cryptocurrencies.

Performed functional and regression testing across key products including Account Management System, Trading and Demo Registration applications, Back Office, and Reporting modules.

Led the testing and automation using UFT of the Back Office system—a complex in-house GUI application responsible for company data, business logic, permissions, accounting, fund transfers, and trade/balance adjustments.

Managed test planning, execution, and automation for BO and Report modules, improving testing efficiency and coverage.

Utilized Postman for RESATful API tests

Partnered with business and development teams to validate trading logic, commissions, leverage, and margin calculations.

Contributed to the successful migration to a multi-currency system, consolidating all traders onto a unified server and enhancing platform scalability.

Supported integration testing, defect management and system validation across all stages of development.

Managed daily QA processes using JIRA and Confluence, reviewing release notes and CRSOFT packages for features and bug fixes.

Analyzed BRDs and user stories to ensure all test cases were defined; coordinated with PM, Development, and Product teams to resolve ambiguities.

Experienced working in Agile environments, actively participating in sprint planning, story refinement, and daily stand-ups to align testing with evolving business priorities.

Performed bug verification, functional testing, and end-to-end feature validation; documented all failed test steps with linked test cases.

Managed showstopper defects, coordinating with developers for hotfixes until approval.

Ensured all new bugs were linked to CRSOFT entries in JIRA for traceability and reporting.

Developed and validated batch data files (CSV/Excel) for multiple transaction types, ensuring data consistency and accuracy across QA and UAT environments.

Performed data validation by verifying server, database, transaction amount, reference code, available funds, account number, and book profile to ensure data accuracy and system integrity.

Automated API reports in UFT using a data-driven framework with descriptive programming, enabling execution across QA and UAT environments and reduced testing time to 1 day.

Designed and integrated external Excel data sources to parameterize input criteria, loop through test iterations, and generate detailed execution logs and pass/fail results through custom Reporter

Designed and executed end-to-end ETL validation, ensuring accurate data extraction, transformation, and loading across multiple systems and supporting root cause analysis.

Performed data validation between source and target dataset using complex SQL queries.

UNICEF 09/2008-02/2010

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Developed and maintained QTP automated test scripts for functional and integration testing across various SAP modules.

Integrated QTP test scripts with HP Quality Center to enable seamless test execution and result tracking.

Designed and managed test execution flows within Quality Center for optimal testing efficiency.

Authored comprehensive Test Run Instructions (TRIs) in QC for both new and existing QTP scripts.

Created dynamic, parameterized datasets using Excel to enhance the flexibility and reusability of automated scripts.

Analyzed, created, and optimized QTP test scripts in Expert View using VBScript for advanced test scenarios.

Converted QTP test scripts into reusable Business Components for component-based testing strategies.

Produced detailed documentation to describe Business Components, facilitating better test maintenance and collaboration.

Executed multiple test sets using the RunTestSet utility to support batch and regression testing.

Collaborated with the Testing team to architect and implement scalable, modular test automation frameworks.

Designed reusable and maintainable automated testing solutions aligned with business and technical requirements.

MBG corp. 03/2008-09/2008

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Performed exploratory testing for Web based multi-tier MBG Telecom Management Solutions system.

Created comprehensive Test Cases and Test Scenarios based on business and technical requirements.

Provided comprehensive, easy to understand bug reports which greatly sped up the bug fixing process.

Integrated and maintained input data for application testing.

Analyzed business requirements and product design to ensure adherence to quality standards and processes.

Performed all types of testing, mainly focusing on performance and compliance to requirements.

Planed and coordinated Integration, System and Regression testing for software releases.

Developed and maintained test result report and gathered post-release quality statistics.

Worked closely with developers to schedule the load/performance testing.

Used MS SQL to perform Data Manipulation on MBG database.

Meta Health Technology 05/2007-03/2008

Quality Assurance Analyst

Led testing and implementation of the Charms2000 HIM system, successfully deployed in 200+ hospitals across the US and Canada to automate key functions like Chart Tracking, Deficiency Management, and Release of Information.

Created and executed Test Cases based on Business requirements, Test Strategy and Test Plans.

Performed compatibility testing to insure that software runs on all the required platforms.

Supported dual database engines – Oracle and MS SQL.

Responsible for the database backup and recovery.

Worked closely with developers and business analysts to insure quality on each stage of SDLC.

Responsible for updates of the external software interacting with the company products.

STANDARD & POOR’S 10/2000-02/2007

Senior System Analyst

Worked on CORE Rating apps ranging from Design to Development, Testing, Debugging, Coding, and Maintenance.

Utilized PL/SQL tables, Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages, Triggers, Synonyms, and Sequences.

Participated in Database Design, Performance Improvement & Tuning, Audit & Recovery.

Converted Derivatives to Issues by creating and modifying PL/SQL packages to support data movement from source systems to Data Warehouses.

Performed data analysis to ensure the ETL processes meet business expectations.

Extracted data from outside sources and loaded into database using SQL Loader.

1199 NATIONAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 08/1998 -10/2000

Programmer/Analyst

Loaded data from Standard Data to the local Database using Sybase SQL Anywhere and MS Access.

Created Database, Insured Referential Integrity, applied business rules through Triggers using T/SQL Stored Procedures and Functions.

Responsible for process monitoring, gathering clients data and evaluating in-house programs.

Education: Globe Institute of Technology – Computer Science

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