QA TEST ENGINEER Resume Los Angeles, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Results - driven and motivated QA leader offering extensive experience in software quality assurance, project management, multi-department support, and collaboration in mission-critical environments, with focused expertise in Agile/Scrum principles.
Applies strong attention to detail and efficient multi-tasking abilities to excel in time-sensitive development environments, working effectively with the development team to deliver products of the highest quality.
Skilled in all aspects of test engineering, including test plan development, test execution, QA standards, review, and sign-off. Experienced in smoke testing, regression testing, and UAT testing.
Serves as a leader of dynamic technical teams, communicating in a clear and concise manner and achieving project milestones and deliverables on-time and within budget.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA TEST ENGINEER

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Fulfills a key role contributing to the success of software development in line with Agile/Scrum methodologies at this firm that provides digital marketing strategies for small and mid-sized businesses.
Participates in sprint planning, sprint reviews, requirement reviews, and retrospective meetings to gather information necessary to guide the testing effort.
Authors and executes test plans, test cases and test suites with Gherkin syntax, and uses the Zephyr plug-in for Jira to build and run Smoke and Regression testing. Used Jira for defect reporting and tracking.
Contributes to the testing of feature branches, using Jenkins to merge them into the main pipeline.
Leads database testing through SQL queries with DBeaver, and API and web services testing using multiple API testing tools.
Verified the performance of both native and web applications on iOS and Android devices.
Under the guidance of senior colleagues, builds smoke and regression test suites using Selenium, with a record that includes approximately 50 test scripts; applies skill in Java, Maven, TestNG, and Log4j plug-ins. Additionally, uses Katalon Studio to build automation tests for simple web-based applications.

QA TEST ENGINEER

Confidential, New York, NY

Developed test strategies, plans, and suites based on the review of technical and functional documentation at this leading web design agency.
Scope of work included both Black Box and Grey Box functional testing, as well as smoke and regression testing; supported smaller projects through ad-hoc and exploratory testing.
Used Jira to track, document, and report defects to the development team.
Gained experience in the use of Postman for collaborative development of REST APIs, and mind mapping strategies to visualize testing flows.

E-COMMERCE MANAGER / MANUAL TESTER

Confidential

Led vision, strategy, and execution for all facets of operations for this e-Commerce company, with accountability for the hire, onboarding, training, and continuing supervision of a top team of associates.
Developed strong relationships with a network of vendors and third-party agencies.
Coordinated and led advertising and marketing campaigns that led to increased revenue, as well as expense management to maximize profitability.
Developed and executed test plans and test suites for manual testing to verify the performance of the company’s website and e-Commerce capabilities, communicating all defects to the developers and re-running tests to ensure resolution.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum

Platforms: Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android

Testing Tools: Chrome/Firefox/Safari Developer Tools, Charles Proxy, Postman, Katalon Recorder

Web Architectures: HTTP, XML, CSS

Bug tracking systems: Jira

Test management: Zephyr for Jira

Automation: Selenium IDE, TestNG, Maven, Katalon Studio

Programming Languages: Java

Database: DBeaver, MySQL, Basic proficiency in SQL

Other: Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, Confluence, Visual Studio Code, VPN, CI/CD Jenkins