Senior QA Analyst: Manual & Automation Testing

Gebeyaw (Gabby) Gemberia

Senior QA Analyst Manual & Automation Tester

Silver Spring, MD 443-***-**** *********@*******.**

Professional Summary

Senior QA Analyst / QA Tester with 10+ years of experience in manual and automated testing of enterprise web, mobile, API, database, financial, Lending, Mainframe and government applications. Experienced throughout SDLC, including requirements analysis, test planning, test case design, test data pe-up, functional and regression automation, integration testing, defect management, release validation, production support and use of Generative AI/LLM tools.

Strong hands-on experience with HP ALM/QC, Jira, qTest, SQL, Oracle, Postman, SoapUI, TSYS, TSO, ISPF, ReadyAPI, Playwright, SOATest, DB2, Snowflake, AWS Athena, AWS and Azure DevOps/BPMs. Experienced in Agile and Waterfall environments with strong requirements traceability, backend data validation, API testing, defect investigation, and automated regression testing.

Core Skills

Testing: Manual, Automation, Functional, Integration, E2E, Regression, SIT, UAT, System, Web/Browser, Mobile, API, Database, and ETL testing.

QA: Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Automation Scripts, Regression Suites, Traceability, Defect Management, Release Validation and Production Support.

API/Web Services: REST, Postman, SoapUI, ReadyAPI, IBM RIT, SOATest and Playwright.

Database/Cloud: SQL, Oracle, Snowflake, AWS Athena, AWS and Azure BPMs.

Tools: HP ALM/QC, Jira, qTest, TSYS/Green Screen, TSO, ISPF, postman, SoapUI, JavaScript and playwright.

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, SDLC, Defect Lifecycle, and Release Management.

Domains: Banking, Financial Services, Payments, Lending and Government applications.

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering - Concordia University — Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Professional Experience

JP Morgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, DE Jan 2026 – Jul 2026

UAT Tester

Designed test plans, strategies, scenarios, and test cases from business/system requirements for enterprise banking applications.

Performed manual and automated functional, integration, E2E, SIT, UAT, regression, and database testing.

Developed automated functional and regression scripts and executed 200+ test cases per release.

Performed SQL/Oracle 11g validation across 10+ database tables to verify data integrity and business rules.

Managed and validated 100+ defects using HP ALM/QC, Jira, and qTest; reproduced issues and validated fixes.

Prepared test results, defect metrics, requirements traceability, and release validation reports; supported production issue investigation.

DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), Washington, DC Jan 2024 – Nov 2025

QA System Tester

Performed manual and automated functional, integration, E2E, regression, web and database testing for enterprise government applications.

Developed test plans, scenarios, test cases, and data pre-up for functional scripts from business/system requirements.

Executed 400+ test cases and maintained automated regression suites for recurring releases.

Performed SQL/Oracle data validations across multiple datasets to verify data integrity and processing accuracy.

Investigated, reproduced, documented, and validated 75+ defects using HP ALM/Jira.

Participated in requirements/design reviews, Agile sprint planning, defect triage, release validation, and production support.

Bank of Montreal, Washington, DC Jul 2020 – Oct 2023

Senior QA Analyst – Consultant

Owned manual and automation testing for enterprise banking applications, financial systems, and legacy-to-AWS cloud migration initiatives.

Designed test strategies, test plans, functional test cases, automated scripts, and regression suites throughout the SDLC.

Built automation frameworks and regression suites, reducing manual regression execution time by approximately 40%.

Executed 600+ functional, API, web-service, and backend scenarios using Postman, SoapUI/ReadyAPI, playwright and SOATest.

Performed SQL/Oracle database testing and validated ETL/data warehouse processes during legacy-to-AWS migration to ensure data integrity.

Investigated production defects, validated fixes, prepared test/traceability reports, and participated in requirements, technical, defect, and release reviews.

CIBC Bank, Toronto, ON Mar 2018 – May 2020

Senior QA Analyst – Consultant

Performed manual and automated testing for REST APIs, microservices, payment processing and web applications.

Designed and executed 500+ test cases covering functional, integration, E2E, regression, API, and release testing.

Developed automated functional and regression scripts for repeatable Agile release testing.

Performed SQL/Oracle testing, backend data validation, database interface testing, and application integration testing.

Maintained requirements traceability and participated in requirements, design, technical documentation, and test case reviews.

Investigated and reproduced defects, managed 80+ defects per release cycle, validated fixes, and supported production releases.

TD Canada Trust Bank, Mississauga, ON Nov 2015 – Feb 2018

Senior QA Analyst – Consultant

Performed manual and automation testing for lending, insurance, credit card, and web applications.

Designed test plans, scenarios, test cases, and automated functional scripts from business and technical requirements.

Developed regression suites and executed 450+ test cases per release using HP ALM, Jira, SoapUI, and Postman.

Performed functional, integration, E2E, regression, API, web, mobile, ETL, and database testing using SQL/Oracle.

Participated in requirements reviews, traceability, defect triage, and release validation; investigated and reproduced application defects.

Assessed application changes and updated affected test cases/regression suites to support major releases.

Bank of the West, Grapevine, TX Aug 2014 – Sep 2015

Senior QA Analyst – Consultant

Performed manual and automation testing for mainframe, payment processing, backend, and financial applications.

Designed test plans, scenarios, test cases, and regression strategies supporting financial application releases.

Executed functional, integration, E2E, regression, batch, backend, and database testing.

Developed automated functional/regression scripts and performed SQL, Oracle, and DB2 data validations.

Validated ETL transformation rules and database mappings across large datasets to prevent data loss and data truncation.

Investigated defects, validated corrections, prepared testing/release reports, and supported production releases using HP ALM/QC/JIRA.

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