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Saghar Shamsoldini

Sterling,VA

Summary

Experienced and versatile QA Tester/Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience. Skilled in developing, analyzing test plans, test strategies, test cases, and test results, ensuring thorough and effective coverage. Experienced in automation testing using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Jenkins, Maven, and Cucumber, enhancing efficiency. Proficient in bug tracking and reporting using JIRA for efficient issue resolution and seamless team communication. Demonstrated expertise in both manual and automation testing, utilizing a comprehensive understanding of software application development projects, following SDLC methodologies and best practices

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Analyst

Capital One
08.2022 - Current
  • Created Test runs, Test cases, Mockups, Process Flow diagrams from the functional documents
  • Involved in creating Test plans for different components within the project
  • Identified and reported software defects and test findings using JIRA
  • Involved in using SQL and database query tools like Oracle SQL Developer, to perform data validations for Backend testing
  • Involved in automating the test scripts using Selenium with Java in TestNG Format
  • Used BDD framework with Cucumber, Java and created feature files with scenario and scenario outline files
  • Integrate Automation scripts into Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins) for nightly batch run of the Script
  • Maintained and implemented Regression automation scripts for every release

QA Engineer

Best Buy
09.2020 - 07.2022
  • Performed BDD using Cucumber Feature files, Scenarios and Step Definitions and automated web services
  • Developed test cases and procedures based on user requirement specifications and system requirement specifications
  • Utilized JIRA for bug tracking, issue tracking, and project management
  • Developed Page Object Model and TestNG framework using Java in Eclipse
  • Participated in Agile software testing process with regular QA meetings to discuss major features of the application, test cases to write and execute
  • Engaged actively in diverse meetings to foster effective communication and collaboration.
  • Checked the data flow through the front-end and backend and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database


Software Tester

Travelers
07.2018 - 08.2020
  • Involved in analyzing the applications and development of test cases based on the test requirements
  • Reported the defects through JIRA and tracked them on daily basis
  • Automated Smoke and Functional test cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Java
  • Used Maven, Selenium WebDriver, and Java to create automation scripts
  • Updated the framework for integrating the smoke script with Jenkins for CI
  • Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates
  • Conducted rigorous back-end database testing through adept utilization of SQL queries

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Operation Management

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
05.2021

Skills

  • Selenium WebDriver
  • TestNG
  • Postman
  • Java
  • Jira, Zephyr
  • Jenkins, GitHub
  • HTML, CSS, XML
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Defect Management

Timeline

QA Analyst

Capital One
08.2022 - Current

QA Engineer

Best Buy
09.2020 - 07.2022

Software Tester

Travelers
07.2018 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems And Operation Management

George Mason University
Saghar Shamsoldini