Quality Assurance Qa Analyst

MUSHARRAF SYED

House # **, Heaven Crescent, Milton On, L9E1C1 416-***-**** ad7skt@r.postjobfree.com : Linkedin

Profile:

I am an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist with expertise in software testing, quality management, and collaborative work with development and business teams. My track record includes improving product quality, reducing defects, and providing proactive solutions by identifying potential issues early on. I stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies to continuously improve my skills.

Skills:

Proficient in automated testing tools (Selenium, QTP, LoadRunner)

Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes

Experienced in Agile and Scrum methodologies

Skilled in SQL and database management

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Professional Experience:

Canada Life Financial Corporation

Nov 2016 – till now

Senior Infrastructure Quality Analyst

Develop, implement, and execute test plans to reduce software defects.

I am developing test scripts, requirements, and test cases based on functional specifications.

Performing various types of testing, including system, integration, regression, functional, and non-functional testing.

Collaborate with teams from different departments to gain a deep understanding of the product requirements and create a set of detailed and comprehensive test cases.

Automated testing tools such as Selenium and JIRA are recommended to make testing processes more efficient.

Managing defect tracking and resolution processes is crucial for timely and effective resolution. Monitor defects and take appropriate action to prevent potential problems from affecting the project's success.

Mobilelive Inc.

May 2015 – Aug 2016

QA Test Lead

I created and updated comprehensive QA documentation, such as test plans, cases, and defect reports.

Designed and created Test cases based on the Project's requirements in JIRA and executed them for the testing phases.

I participated in daily standups and sprint planning during agile development cycles to provide prompt QA feedback.

Arranged a daily meeting to discuss team issues and solutions.

TD Bank, Creek Bank Mississauga Campus

Nov 2014 – April 2015

Performance Test Analyst:

Designed and established retail application performance testing test plans, including communicating with businesses to upgrade end-to-end load test scenarios.

Created test strategies, cases, and plans based on the functional specifications provided.

I collaborated with the business analyst and solution designer to develop the business flow and Paper and LoadRunner scripts.

Collaborated with infrastructure teams, solution designers, and stakeholders to grasp the testing environment and determine user requirements and objectives.

Analyze the test results, interpret the data, and create a comprehensive Performance Test Report to share with the stakeholders.

Mobilelive

July 2014 – Nov 2014

Quality Assurance Analyst:

Developed and executed test strategy, plan, and scenarios.

Reviewed new features/requirements based on new codes in the lab or different environments.

Demonstrated test plans and test cases to stakeholders to ensure coverage of business requirements.

Arranged daily meetings with the PM and BA to discuss project progress, tasks, and issues.

Tested apps in lab, lower environments, and production with business testers. I also set up the lab and coordinated with the support team.

TELUS-Health

June 2014 – July 2014

Quality Assurance Analysis:

I tested functional changes for multiple requests and projects. This included planning, execution, defect tracking, and project sign-off.

Primary responsibilities included creating test plans, collecting and managing data per project needs, executing tests, and generating reports and analysis for performance testing and web services testing using LoadRunner 12 for the listed projects.

I assisted the developer in testing Web Services using SOAP UI. I reported every request and response to verify API functionality.

Worked in data validation via SQL queries through the TOAD tool for various production data and utilized them in testing phases.

Validated the log files to ensure smooth front-end activity for insurers and providers using our application.

Pointclickcare

July 2013 – April 2014

QA-Performance Framework Analyst:

Developed and altered the functional and non-functional test scripting and executing them.

I created and designed my project's test plans, test cases, scripts, and scenarios.

I examined and analyzed various graphs for client-side and server-side metrics with the team, such as Transaction Response Time, Hits per second graph, Pages downloaded per second, Throughput, Memory & CPU utilization, and trace logs. I was also responsible for setting up the KPIs in the tool.

I executed the database query and stored procedure to validate the response time of the query or procedure as per the DBA and Architect's request, and I used SQL Server Management Studio 2008 for that purpose.

Observed and administrated the hardware capacity to ensure the necessary resources were available for all tests (this practice I have done only for performance testing)

Functioned on tickets/incidents raised in production and helped support the team in Testing.

TD Bank

Feb 2013 – July 2013

Quality Assurance Analyst:

Responsibilities:

Executed functional testing in lower-level environments to validate the functionalities of the applications under test; as a part of my responsibilities, I was also responsible for reviewing, analyzing, creating, and executing test scripts/scenarios.

Used VB Scripting to modify/update the old scripts and create a new script.

I was involved in analyzing Network trace files captured from Wireshark with my test to identify network issues.

I have worked with PCoE (Performance Center of Excellence) to verify and compare performance testing results.

Verified Web Services (API) with load Runner to see their operations behavior under Target and stress load.

Bell Canadá

Mar 2008 – Sep. 2012

QA - Performance Lead:

Responsibilities:

Worked on capturing the test requirement concerning the business requirement and maintained Tracible matrix documents.

As a part of my QA responsibilities, I created and developed the test strategy, test plan, and test cases and executed them in test cycles when required.

Implemented/created/executed the performance test (load and stress) with the Neoload tool and extended the performance statistics to the project team before the Testing to help them understand the testing coverage and get their feedback.

Analyzed, interpreted, and summarized meaningful and relevant test results for the project team/stakeholders.

Personal Attributes:

Strong problem-solving skills, self-motivation, and hard work; responsible team player.

Fast learner, result-oriented and focused on increasing efficiency.

Excellent organizational, planning, and communication skills.

Strong work ethic, able to deliver quality results under defined requirements.

Education:

Bachelors in Science (Mathematics), University of Karachi, Pakistan. (1989 - 1992)

Diploma in Computer Science, Karachi, Pakistan-(1993)

Ora-Tech Certified Analyst (study in Oracle 8 RDBMS and Developer). (2000)

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