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Kate Kuznetsova

Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Los Angeles,California

Summary

3+ years of professional experience in software testing.

Comprehensive knowledge of all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).

Solid experience with Agile methodology.

Experienced in Functional, Regression, Exploratory, UI, Integration, System, UAT, End to End, and Localization Testing.

Thorough knowledge of software testing and QA principles, methods, and processes.

Manual and Automated testing of applications developed on various environments.

Expertise in Requirement and System study, Functional Design, Quality Processes.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Analyst

Single Stop
08.2023 - Current
  • Identified, logged, and tracked defects in Jira.
  • Contributed to design and implementation of QA processes by using Testrail - test management tool.
  • Monitored bug resolutions and performed Regression testing.
  • Provided prompt and accurate reporting on test status, defects, and other QA-related metrics.
  • Worked closely with cross-functional teams, and promoted seamless integration and clear communication throughout software development lifecycle.
  • Developed and maintained testing documentation, including test plans, test cases, test matrix, and test reports.
  • Participated in sprint planning, and refinement meetings, provided QA insight and estimates.
  • Performed post-release testing and verified product performance.
  • Executed Exploratory testing. Documented new use cases and
  • Run API testing with Postman and Swagger.
  • Used MySQL Workbench for writing queries to database.

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Astoria Lab
04.2020 - 08.2023
  • Participated in agile scrum methodology and attended daily stand-ups, sprint grooming, sprint planning, and sprint review meetings
  • Analyzed business, and functional requirements and streamlined testing activities API testing with Postman
  • Performed cross-browser testing using Browser Stack
  • Actively used developer tools for troubleshooting
  • Data verification and validation using mySQL DB
  • Mobile testing
  • Prepared and delivered reports, recommendations, or alternatives to address existing and potential trouble areas in projects
  • Wrote test documentation such as test plans, test cases, test matrix, Checklists
  • Created status and test result reports
  • Analyzed project documentation and provided stakeholders with quality assurance risk assessment
  • Version control with Git and GitHub repository
  • Extensively worked throughout defect life cycle from opening to closure in Jira
  • Performed Smoke, Regression, Exploratory, Cross-Browser, GUI, Functional, System and UAT testing

Education

Bachelor of Science - Linguistics And Cross-cultural Communication

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
Saint Petersburg, Russia
05.2001 -

Skills

Languages: Python, HTML5/CSS3 Test Automation: Selenium WebDriver, PyCharm Databases: MySQL Code Repository: GitHub API Testing: Postman / Swagger Tracking, Reporting and Planning: Jira Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS, Android, iOS

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Timeline

Quality Assurance Analyst

Single Stop
08.2023 - Current

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Astoria Lab
04.2020 - 08.2023

Bachelor of Science - Linguistics And Cross-cultural Communication

Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University
05.2001 -
Kate KuznetsovaSoftware Quality Assurance Engineer