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RICHA SHARMA

Harrison,NJ

Summary

Driven Quality Assurance professional with 8+ years of experience, offering dynamic understanding of manual and automated testing strategies. Highly communicative and experienced in testing analysis. Eagerly collaborates with development teams to identify and resolve issues.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
03.2022 - 06.2025
  • Worked as Senior Quality Analyst, handled testing of multiple modules
  • Executed comprehensive test plans and test cases for software applications.
  • Identified, documented, and tracked defects using JIRA, Azure and other bug-tracking tools.
  • Collaborated with development teams to ensure timely resolution of issues.
  • Conducted regression testing to verify functionality after defect fixes and enhancements.
  • Developed automated test scripts using Selenium to improve testing efficiency.
  • Participated in Agile ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning and retrospectives.
  • Experience in Migration testing, along with leading a team of 5 resources involved in daily task monitoring/reviews and sending status report to higher management.
  • Participated in regular meetings with cross-functional teams to discuss progress updates, communicate concerns or challenges, and ensure alignment of project goals.

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
06.2016 - 03.2022
  • Developed and executed test plans to ensure software quality and functionality.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects efficiently.
  • Analyzed test results and created detailed reports for stakeholders to inform decision-making.
  • Mentored junior analysts on best practices in testing methodologies and tools.
  • Experience in Web testing, Application testing and database testing.
  • Worked on API testing using Postman tool
  • Experience in HP ALM.
  • Acquired knowledge of Automation testing using Selenium.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science

Sinhgad Institute, Pune University India
Pune, India
06-2015

Skills

  • Quality assurance
  • Manual Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • API Testing using POSTMAN
  • Migration Testing
  • SQL
  • Selenium
  • Regression Testing
  • Mentoring and training
  • HPALM
  • JIRA
  • Azure

L2 Visa

Authorized to work in US

Timeline

Quality Assurance Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services
03.2022 - 06.2025

Senior Test Analyst

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
06.2016 - 03.2022

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Science

Sinhgad Institute, Pune University India