Quality Assurance Analyst / Software Testing
Resume:
SAIMA AARBI
*** **. **** **. ***: ***, Richardson, TX, 75080
Phone: 972-***-**** Email: ****************@*******.***
Experienced software tester with over six years of exposure to quality assurance, analysis and testing for client-server and web-based applications with extensive knowledge in the telecom, POS, insurance and financial industries.
• Diverse experience with various testing methods such as Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Database Testing and End to End Testing.
• Testing both types of application like Web-based application and Client Server application
• Experience with creating Test Plan, developing and executing Test Scenariosand Test Cases, and logging Defects.
• Create Testing Status and DefectMatrix for management
• Proficient with deciphering and analyzing Use Case, BusinessRequirement and Functional documentation.
• Well versed with testing methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM and Waterfall
• Attend meetings with Business and Development teams to get proper understanding of the application
• Experience in backend database testing by pulling SQL queries for SQL (TSQL) and Oracle (PL/SQL) servers.
Testing Tools: Quality Center (Test Director), Quick Test Pro (QTP)
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Languages: C# .Net, Visual Basic, Unix, Java, ASP, HTML, XML, TSQL, PL/SQL
RDMBS: Oracle, SQL Server, MS-Access
Documentation Tools: Microsoft Office (Excel/Word)
Experience
Broad Link – Addison, TX
August 2010 – Present
Quality Assurance Tester
Broad Link provides Texas businesses such as insurance, financial, hospitality and other industries with landline and PBX services as well as Voiceover IP (VoIP) services. As part of the Quality Assurance team, testing occurred for a web application used to process the billing and customer management. Tested a web based application that was used to place orders for an assortment of telecom products.
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed requirements and specifications documents to develop and execute Test Plans and Test Cases
• Participated in meeting with Release Management and coordinators to manage testing activity.
• Perform functional testing, regression testing, UAT Testing and End to End testing
• Manually created, developed and executed Test Cases for both Negative and Positive testing
• Prepared Test Plan for assigned module as a part of the testing team. Test Plan detail included the testing scope, requirement, strategies and all compulsory resources.
• Executed manual testing for all scenarios on products
• Participated in System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Utilized Quality Center for managing the testing process
• Located and documented in detail all defects found for development to review
• Conducted regression and system testing in order to ensure that new code is not causing issues and that defects have been corrected
• Worked extensively with development team and created status reporting
• CreatedT/SQL queries for backend database testing
• Utilized Quick Test Professional (QTP) for basic automation testing which included recording and playing tests as well as parameterizing values
• Performed Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different test data
Environment: Quality Center 9.2, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server 2005, C# .Net, Windows XP, Windows 7
Focus – Houston, TX
February 2009 – August 2010
QA Tester/Analyst
Focus provided solutions such as network, security systems and point of sales (POS) products to various well known restaurant establishments. Focus POS products have the ability to send email reports that include information based on all the transactions and daily report of sales. Tested and analyzed POS software as well as upgrades prior to it going live.
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirement Documentation (BRD) to gain understanding of POS implementation.
• Participated in meetings with BA and Developers to understand the scope of testing
• Created Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases for assigned modules
• Created and Executed Test Cases manually as well as verify the actual results based on expected results.
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End to End Testing
• Documented and reported all found defects in Quality Center
• Provided validation of data through SQL queries
Environment:Quality Center, Quick Test Professional (QTP), C# ASP, Visual Basic 6.0, HTML, Oracle, SQL Server 2005, SQL Navigator, Toad, Java, Windows XP
Sea bright Insurance Company – Phoenix, AZ
September 2007 – February 2009
QA Analyst/Tester
Sea bright Insurance is a private insurance company located in Phoenix, Arizona that specializes in claims, loss control and medical management. The Bright VIEW application allows customers to be able to login to the website to claim losses, verify payouts and manage their insurance information.
Responsibilities:
• Reviewed web based application and identified critical functionalities
• Developed and executed Test Plans and Test Cases from requirement and specifications documents
• Participated in creating Test Plans
• Manually created, developed and executed Test Cases
• Executed manual testing for all cases on website
• Created test plans to detail the testing scope, requirements (high level), strategies and all needed resources
• PerformedFunctional testing, Regression testing, System Integration testing, UAT Testing and End to End testing
• Utilized Quick Test Professional for automated regression testing (record, play and parameterized functionalities with multiple set of data)
• Located and documented in detail all defects found for development to review
• Worked extensively with development team to create status reporting
• Maintained extensive logs of all testing activities through Quality Center
• Used T-SQL for backend database testing
Environment: Quality Center, SQL Server, Microsoft Query Analyzer, Windows XP, ASP.NET
Desert Schools – Phoenix, AZ
November 2006 – September 2007
Manual QA Analyst
Desert Schools is a local credit union based in Phoenix, Arizona that specialized in the banking needs for a personal or business reason. Specialized in working with the online banking system to ensure that new features added would not cause any issues for clients.
Responsibilities:
• Developed and executed Test Plans and Test Cases from requirement and specifications documentations
• Manually created, developed and executed Test Cases for both Negative and Positive testing
• Prepared Test Plan for assigned module as a part of the testing team. Test Plan detail included the testing scope, requirements, strategies and all compulsory resources
• Executed manual testing for all scenarios on application
• Managed System Integration and Black Box testing
• Located and documented in detail all defects found for development to review
• Provided detailed documentation for development team on errors to ensure clear and concise understanding of the issue and to minimize any fatal errors for final release
• Conducted functional, regression and system testing in order to ensure that new code is not causing issues and that defects have been corrected
• Worked extensively with development team to create status reporting
• Maintained extensive logs of all testing activities through Test Director
• Attended meetings and walkthroughs, participated in responsibility for team’s weekly status
• Performed Adhoc Testing and User Acceptance Testing by working intimately with development and Project Manager to ensure the final product is stable to go live
Environment: Test Director, SQL Server, Windows XP, Windows 2003
EDUCATION
H.S.C (Higher Secondary School Certificate), Hyderabad, Pakistan. (1998),
S.S.C (Secondary School Certificate), Karachi, Pakistan. (1996)
Certificate Information and Technology, Brimful Institute Of InformationTechnology, Pakistan. (1996)
References
Available upon request
Contact this candidate