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Saif Khan

Burke,VA

Summary

Results-oriented Software QA Analyst with a proven track record of implementing comprehensive testing strategies that drive error reduction and elevate product quality. Proficient in Agile Methodology and JIRA, enabling seamless collaboration across cross-functional teams. Meticulous attention to detail and proactive problem-solving approach ensure software meets rigorous standards and exceeds user expectations.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Software QA Engineer

The Washington Post
08.2022 - 01.2025
  • Developed comprehensive test plans that outlined the testing approach, resources, and schedule, helping to keep the project organized and on track.
  • Designed and executed over 300+ test cases, ensuring complete coverage of new features
    and minimizing post-release bugs.
  • Executed test cases both manually and using automated testing tools, which improved efficiency and accuracy in the testing process.
  • Identified and documented defects while working closely with development teams to resolve issues, contributing to faster bug fixes and smoother releases.
  • Led regression testing efforts across 10+ software releases, maintaining 98% pass rate on
    core functionalities.
  • Engaged with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle to understand requirements and provide valuable feedback, ensuring better end products.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of test plans, test cases, and testing results, which provided clear records for future reference and audits.

Software QA Analyst

Allstate
11.2020 - 08.2022
  • Executed functional and regression tests for monthly releases, helping reduce customer-
    reported issues by 40%.
  • Standardized testing frameworks across 5+ projects, improving test coverage consistency
    by 35%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new features and bug fixes.
  • Promoted a culture of continuous improvement, regularly reviewing and refining QA processes and methodologies.
  • Enhanced product performance by conducting comprehensive regression testing on new updates.
  • Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.

Software QA Analyst

Closerlook
11.2019 - 11.2020
  • Managed QA for 15+ digital campaigns including websites, HTML emails, and media ads.
  • Managed test process for: Proprietary websites, HTML emails, and Online Advertising Media (banner ads)
  • Coordinated across 4+ cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and compliance.
  • Reviewed documentation for testability and to ensure that all inputs necessary to ensure quality are available and understood prior to testing
  • Worked and supported multiple projects for defect support and coordination
  • Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.

Software Test Engineer

FastModel Sports
05.2019 - 09.2019
  • Executed test cycles across 3 major product releases, ensuring compliance with release
    schedules.
  • Reduced release delays by 15% through early identification of critical bugs.
  • Worked closely with Product team, Project Manager and SW Engineers and managers in an Agile Scrum environment to understand the product requirements and use-cases to deliver high quality software on schedule for production releases
  • Created and executed test plans and test cases based upon functional/technical and software design specifications
  • Conducted product release readiness reviews (e.g Scrum Sprint Reviews) to all scrum stakeholders at the end of a QA test cycle for a go/no-go decision to release for General Availability
  • Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.

QA Analyst

AT&T
04.2017 - 04.2019
  • Testing included setting up customer profiles, payment profiles, customer products, and wireless features
  • Created over 500+ test cases across various modules including billing, account
    management, and mobile features.
  • Helped define performance benchmarks and tracked QA metrics across 12+ development
    cycles.
  • Designed and implemented functional test plans and test cases based on system understanding and analysis of functional and system specifications
  • Contributed to the establishment of performance benchmarks, tracking QA metrics over multiple development cycles.
  • Completed in-depth usability testing on Windows, Android and iOS mobile devices.

Quality Assurance Engineer Intern

Capital One Financial
12.2016 - 04.2017
  • Studied technical design documents, system requirements, and business requirements to develop manual test cases
  • Involved in writing test completion reports, weekly reports, daily reports, and releasing specific addendums
  • Worked with Business Analyst and QA Manager in gathering technical and functional specification documents for reviews to understand the functionality
  • Manually performed Functional, GUI, Smoke, Regression, and Integration Tests every release
  • Performed backend testing using SQL and checked data flow and data validation

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL

Skills

  • Manual test case preparation
  • SQL
  • SDLC
  • Communication skills
  • Self-Motivated
  • API testing experience
  • Test documentation creation
  • Test case development
  • Regression testing expertise
  • User acceptance testing
  • Mobile application testing
  • Defect logging

Software

Zephyr Scale

Jira

EndTest

Sauce Labs

Browser Stack

Appium Inspector

Postman

Litmus

Bugzilla

Copnfluence

LANGUAGES

English
Urdu

Timeline

Software QA Engineer

The Washington Post
08.2022 - 01.2025

Software QA Analyst

Allstate
11.2020 - 08.2022

Software QA Analyst

Closerlook
11.2019 - 11.2020

Software Test Engineer

FastModel Sports
05.2019 - 09.2019

QA Analyst

AT&T
04.2017 - 04.2019

Quality Assurance Engineer Intern

Capital One Financial
12.2016 - 04.2017

Some College (No Degree) -

Elgin Community College

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