QA tester Resume sterling, va - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

A versatile Quality Assurance / Software Tester with 7 - plus years of professional experience.
Capable of working independently with limited supervision or as part of a high-performance team.
Up-to-date with modern QA tools and technics including limited exposure to Automated Testing.
Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, problem-solving and presentation skills.
Highly adaptable quick learner willing to take responsibility and lead QA efforts.
Possess excellent business acumen, organizational skills and work ethic.
Highly proficient with Agile and Waterfall SDLC methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Waterfall (Traditional), Agile/SCRUM

Databases: MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Tools and Software: MS Visio / MS Project, MS Office, Wave, T.O.A.D

Standards/Models: CMMI, 508 Compliance, ISO 9000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA tester

Confidential, sterling, va

Perform all phases of QC/QA efforts for web-based applications, and enterprise reporting tools.
Produce and maintain QA-related documentation including Master Test Plan, and Test cases.
Participate in weekly Sprint planning. Review and estimate user stories. Identify sprint scope.
Document results, create defects and track issues through resolution in MS Visual Studio.
Communicate testing and data analysis results to Development team. Document scenarios for recreating issues and validating fixes. Follow up and track progress until issues are addressed.
Regularly produce and update User Manual documentation. Prepare training presentations.
Use MS SQL Server to perform back-end testing. Execute, update and use XML and JSON files.

QA SPECIALIST | SOFTWARE TESTER

Confidential, POTOMAC, MD

Reviewed business and functional requirements, as well as system specifications to identify objectives, develop scenarios, generate test data, and ensure efficient execution of QA efforts.
Produced Test Plan, Test Case and Test Summary report documentation. Maintained requirements traceability matrix, compiled test data. Provided level of effort estimates for Testing activities.
Performed well in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment with bi-weekly sprint cycles.
Designed and executed test cases based on user stories, as well as risk-based approach.
Routinely performed System, Functional and Regression testing.
Regularly interacted with Business and Development teams to review and clarify requirements, resolve bug fixes, and provide updates on testing activities.
Wrote manual test scenarios, documented test cases, conducted peer reviews.
Used SQL to perform back-end testing and data validation.
Identified, created, and executed regression test scenarios.
Participated in problem tracking management to bring defects to resolution.
Ensured software solutions, documents, and systems are in compliance with established standards.
Applied testing metrics for measuring progress, quality and productivity.

SOFTWARE TESTER

Confidential

Developed test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
Analyzed requirements by interacting with developers and business analysts.
Performed user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that proper functionality is implemented.
Created and executed detailed test cases for positive and negative testing
Executed test cases, identified bugs or other issues that affected the software product.
Verified bug fixes in new releases.
Collaborated with end-users to clarify requirements.
Developed test data, performed test data analysis, and prepared reports of test results.
Performed business requirements verification.
Conducted problem reviews and maintained non-conformance metrics.
Responsible for cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
Utilized JIRA for bug tracking.