SENIOR QA ANALYST Resume Washington D.C. - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Seasoned software professional with extensive experience in all stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
Experience in various technologies including client/server systems, web applications, APIs, web services, multilayer ERP systems, and complex product integration.
In - depth knowledge of software QA strategies using Waterfall and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
A detail oriented analytical leader with strong communication skills and a dynamic team contributor with ability to foster strong professional relationships in deliver quality software for clients.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington D.C.

SENIOR QA ANALYST

Responsibilities:

Analyze and document client requests and feedbacks into business requirements
Collaborate with developers, clients in an agile development environment for all stages of software life cycle from requirement analysis to product deployment
Responsible for managing the overall success of testing. Delegate testing tasks to team members
Develop, maintain and execute test procedure, test plan and test cases for software systems
Document defect/issue found during test using TFS bug tracking
Perform functional, regression, usability and 508 compliance test for quality software
Document test data, test results for system performance review
Implement software quality processes to ensure best practices are followed
Actively participate in daily scrum, weekly design, backlog grooming and sprint planning meetings

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

SENIOR QA ANALYST

Responsibilities:

Lead a test team of seven testers for assigned projects. Allocated testing resource based on the subject matter expertise.
Collaborated with developers including Test Driven Design and Pair Testing that reduced defect at the early stage of software development life cycle.
Developed test cases, scripts, plans, and procedures for functional, system, regression, and performance tests that ensured test coverage.
Lead Quality Assurance effort in various projects, resolved technical and business problems with internal and external clients.
Mentored and trained new and junior level software quality staff.
Developed methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria as well as identified potential automation and risk assessment that improved test efficiency.
Developed and executed performance tests to support hundreds concurrent users for web registration module.
Managed the release system process using Team Foundation Server
Certified varies browsers including IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari
Domain testing expertise in student and human resources areas keeping up to date with federal regulations

QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Analyzed requirements for completeness and derive valid test cases
Wrote test plans and supporting test cases derived from requirements, design and programming specifications that ensured traceability
Coordinated lessons learned sessions for continuous process improvement
Estimated work effort and redefine priorities in order to meet project schedule

Confidential, McLean, VA

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS ANALYST

Responsibilities:

Led QA effort for the Data Warehouse reporting system that helped IT directors, Advertising managers save extensive time running reports on a daily bases.
Led training effort for Data Access (reporting software) project to over 80 newspaper sites
Designed an Enterprise Marketing Database system implemented on AS/400 and PCs
Researched and selected an automated testing tool (WinRunner) for QA team
Conducted quality reviews for each phase of the lifecycle to product best quality product
Developed and executed test plans and test scripts
Maintained a defect/resolution tracking system (TurnOver)
Participated in Customer Service support rotation, troubleshoot related problems and offer solutions