SUMMARY:

• I am a strong and decisive Senior Quality Assurance Test Lead with a distinguishing blend of technical, analytical and interpersonal skills to adapt to dynamic Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• My passion for testing software doesn’t stop at a dead end street, but yet it allows me to continuously explore new challenges, trial out new test tools and attend conferences to help exhibit that the value of testing is not in the plan, but in how it is executed with a blend of ‘Out of the Box Thinking’ and applying awesome thoughtful testing skills.
• I have an exceptional track record of experience in software testing, quality assurance, business analyzing, leadership, test planning and testing activities, test progress and defect management.
• Dawn Pereira Senior Quality Assurance Test Analyst Dawn Pereira DP

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SQA Testing & Methodologies
• Testing Strategies, Plans, Scenarios and Design
• Manual / Automation Testing
• Performance Testing
• UI & Cross Browser Compatibility Testing
• ETL/Data Warehouse and Back - end Testing
• Defect/Bug Tracking
• Web-based Client/Server and Windows Application Testing
• Black Box, System, Integration, Performance, Database, Interface, Functional and UAT Testing expertise
• Agile, Scrum and Waterfall Methodologies
• Python, Java, Basic CSS
• Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL
• Selenium Webdriver / IDE, Telerik
• SoapUI Dynatrace
• Jira, TFS, Bugzilla, Test Manager
• Genesis, Jenkins
• Device Anywhere Automation Tool
• Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7,10 Mac OS, Lotus proven success
• Ability to build, implement and direct quality assurance principles and maintain quality of delivery.
• Excellent leadership, and Team Building.
• Thinking outside the box
• Quick-learner and self-driven individual contributor and team player
• Hire, Train and Mentor QA Testers
• Strong sense of quality ownership, making sure that quality is baked in from the start
• Never assume, ask questions and get the job done right

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Technology Test Analyst

Confidential, St Petersburg, FL

Responsibilities:

• Senior test analyst for the Wealth Management Portfolio Management and the NYSE Trading System platform.
• Establish, coordinate and manage daily testing activities utilizing TFS (Team Foundation System) to streamline project schedules and milestones for a team of 13 Quality Assurance testers on-site and off-shore (India and Russia).
• Develop Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Test Cases and conduct Test Executions based off Business, Functional, and Technical requirement documentation. Reviewed functional requirements to ensure that it meets team standards throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Create, maintain and improve manual and automated test plans, test cases and test suites to support various levels of testing using various types of testing tools and software languages (SoapUI, Selenium WebDriver, SQL Server, Oracle and Dynatrace).
• Execute automated Test Scripts using Selenium Webdriver for testing Financial Advisor platform and order entry Trading System.
• Create handset automation testing framework in Java utilizing Selenium tool to implement scripting & execution Sanity, Regression & Stress test cases for mobile applications using ‘Device Anywhere Automation Tool’ and deploying continuous delivery of code via Genesis application.
• Run Compatibility Testing (cross Windows/ Mac and Android/ iOS platforms, cross browsers, cross mobile devices - phones, tablets, iPads etc.).
• Collaborate in planning, estimation, and prioritization of development sprint activities including capacity planning, feature complexity analysis, and business needs.
• Perform manual and automation testing via Selenium WebDriver for integration, system, functional and performance testing of enterprise external dependencies for the Financial Advisor platform and Trading System application.
• Design SQL queries and extract data needed for testing, and identify and/or create test data for manual and automated testing as necessary to fulfill specific scenarios.
• Track and analyze defect test results in TFS or Test Manager that can be tracked against specific test cases and code paths in order to find failures and inconsistencies of product code prior to release.
• Provide orientation and training to end users for the Wealth Management Application Platform. Responsible for multiple efforts to ensure that all tests are conducted and documented according to the standards agreed upon by the business unit and product owner.
• Lead system integration deployments and partnered with developers, project managers, business analysts and product specialist from the beginning to the end of each code deployment.

Senior Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Confidential, Bradenton, FL

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 12 Quality Assurance Engineers throughout the software testing lifecycle for the Ambrose conversion
• Wrote Test Strategies, Test Plans, and Test Cases and conducted Test Execution on different environments for Talent Acquisition Manager (Recruiting, Candidate Gateway), Workforce Administration, Base Benefits, Benefit Administration, and Payroll for North America, Performance Management, Compensation, Financial, Supply Chain Management and Succession Planning modules.
• Created and utilized SQL queries to access data from different tables to perform back-end testing on the database to retrieve data from PeopleSoft HRMS. Utilized PeopleSoft Query Manager to query different types of records in PeopleSoft.
• Conducted Black box, Interface, Database, Compatibility, Performance, Sanity and Smoke testing with each project.
• Extensively involved in testing of interfaces and conversions from Legacy/Third party systems to PeopleSoft applications.
• Tested outbound interface file of salary, benefit, vacation accrual entries for input into third party finance General Ledger system.
• Extensively worked in Data conversion which involved writing SQL scripts and comparing data utilizing flat file source.
• Executed automated test scripts using Selenium Webdriver for testing N/A Payroll, Benefits Administration, HR and Time and Labor modules.
• Involved in testing real time job transaction updates using integration broker from HR instance to Payroll instance. Pub/Sub messages, queued/error status tracked in Asynchronous Monitor.
• Tracked/reported defects and maintained defect reproducing logs in Jira.

Senior IT Business Analyst and QA Test Lead

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements using interviews, document analyses, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task/workflow analysis. Conducted working group sessions with business owners to identify, translate/drive requirements and business process improvements by creating UML diagrams and user stories.
• Managed, created and executed Manual / Automation testing by developing testing-related documentation, including detailed test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases and preparation of automation design structure for multiple application modules according to functional requirements and business specifications.
• Conducted continuous Regression, Integration, System, Functional, Smoke and UAT Testing.
• Built and conducted automation test Scripts using Selenium Webdriver for each specific Business Requirement.
• Performed Back-End testing using SQL queries extensively within the QTP Script to compare and retrieve data by using Data Base Check points.
• Planned reliability tests and conducting analyses of field failures while developing and administering reliability information systems for failure analysis and performance improvement.
• Performed migration testing from previous releases to the latest release, uncovering database migration issues.
• Functional and Non-functional testing of web based applications, Database and Cloud based web based applications.
• Tested applications compatibility on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac OS), and mobile devices (Android, iOS, and Windows phones).

Senior Quality Assurance Test Analyst

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Responsibilities:

• Generated mainframe and web test plans, test case data, procedures, and testing scripts based on functional specifications to meet business needs.
• Developed test scripts and executed Manual and Automated tests in different platforms using Java and the Selenium WebDriver library reflecting various real-time business scenarios.
• Reviewed modifications and applied updates to the Service Management tool suite procedural documentation, CBT tutorials, and the FAQ tool user guidance section.
• Served as the primary liaison for the NADC Service Transition organization and the North American control office. Coordinated all security related deliverables, semi-annual entitlement reviews, license software reviews, and RCSA deliverables for the internal audit program.
• Performed various kinds of testing such as System, Integration, Functional, Regression, and User Acceptance testing of standalone, web based, and client/server applications.
• Conducted back-end testing utilizing complex SQL queries. Used SQL to test Data Warehousing and Data Cleansing for the arrangement of customer data.
• Executed backend data-driven test efforts with a focus on data transformations between various systems and responsible for testing all new and existing ETL data warehouse components utilizing flat file data transfers and source data.