Quality Assurance Engineer Resume Santa Barbara, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

A highly motivated and result - driven Quality Assurance professional with over 7 years of experience.
Possesses a complete understanding of advanced testing methodologies in the Software Development Life Cycle for multi-tiered applications.
Working knowledge of all phases of SDLC, with experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Extensive experience in Black Box Testing: Smoke/Sanity, System, End-to-End, Back-End, and Regression
Experience in writing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, RTMs, and TARs
Experience in logging and tracking bugs using HP ALM/QC and JIRA
Experience in utilizing SQL queries and Linux commands for data verification and back-end testing
Industry domain experience in Portfolio Management, Capital Markets, Banking, Broker-Dealer operations, Confidential Life Cycle, Fixed Income (Bonds, Convertibles, T-notes, T-bonds), Derivatives (Options, Futures, Forwards, Swaps), Money Markets, and ETFs
Involved in UAT testing prior to deployment
Excellent at communicating and problem-solving in both individual and team scenarios

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database Management Systems: Oracle SQL Developer, MS SQL Server, MYSQL

Test Management & Bug Tracking Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center, Jira, Xray, Zephyr

Testing Tools: TOAD, WinMerge, Notepad++, PuTTy, Postman, Excel, RollBar, NewRelic, DataDog, AWS CloudWatch

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Santa Barbara, CA

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for testing, maintaining, and owning API endpoints throughout each micro-service
Manage and debug releases for each sprint
Communicate and demonstrate teams’ work to other stakeholders and departments
Participate in design and planning sessions to ensure projects correctly solve customers’ pain points
Lead team meetings and collaborative sessions
Administer code reviews before merging and releasing changes to production

Confidential, Weehawken, NJ

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

Responsible for testing front, middle, and back office operations pertaining to Capital Market trades
Rigorously tested End to End Functionalities of Confidential orders
Performed testing of DBMS using Oracle SQL Developer
Leveraged LINUX commands to monitor application and generate reports
Validated Deliverables in the form of Use Cases and User Stories
Responsible for meticulous creation of Test Artifacts such as Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Scrips, RTMs, Bug Tickets, TARs
Actively Contribute to Sprint Planning Meetings, Daily Scrums, Bug Triages, Retrospective Meetings
Ensured Defects were fixed according to requirements
Drove programmatic improvements to STLC process with exceptional documentation and communication

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

Executed System, Integration, and Regression testing on numerous aspects of application, including Confidential orders, security pricing, and data verification
Executed End to End testing of Confidential orders from initiation stage to record-keeping
Performed API testing using Postman
Utilized MYSQL to generate SQL queries for data analysis and data verification
Responsible for logging and tracking bugs using JIRA
Participated in daily Scrum as well as Sprint Planning and Review meetings
Assisted in creation and validation of User Stories and Use Cases
Collaborated closely with Product Owner and Scrum Master to validate and verify Scrum Artifacts
Created Requirements Traceability Matrices to ensure all requirements were covered in Use Cases

Confidential, New York, NY

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

Verified Business Requirement Documents and Test Plans in order to prepare Test Cases
Validated Data on GUI using queries in MS SQL Server
Utilized LINUX commands to monitor log files and search patterns
Used HP Quality Center to organize and manage all phases of software testing process, including Test Planning, Test Execution, and Defect Management
Reported testing results in status reports, stand-up meetings, and bug reporting utilities
Attended meetings for reviewing the testing process with QA team, Developers, PM, and BA