SOHAIL VIRK
Mechanicsburg,PA
Summary
Methodical QA professional with 10 years of experience in optimal testing strategies. Open and clear communicator with good multitasking skills. Organized nature, and strong attention to detail.
- Strong structured testing knowledge and thorough understanding of quality assurance testing methodologies & concepts & good to find the origin of a found bug not just a bug.
- Led a high-performing testing team of 8 members for large-scale cross-functional projects consisting of various Web and Mobile applications and Web services.
- Versed in guiding cross-functional teams for the execution of projects using Agile, and Scrum Framework.
- Developed Automation Framework using POM pattern under Selenium Web Driver with Java.
- Experience in CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Jenkins, and GIT.
- Extensive experience in STLC, SDLC, and core Testing Techniques using different approaches, requirements / functional analysis, test planning, test estimation, test preparation, test execution, test reporting, and defect management.
- Maintained a strong customer relationship.
- Best Utilization of Bug life cycle, Traceability Matrix, and Bug Triage.
- Owned the on-time delivery, risk identification & mitigation planning for the entire cycle of the program.
- Using test management tools to manage testing activity and to provide testing metrics.
- Mentor team on Automation Script development, Test Execution, Requirement analysis & skill development.
- Strong experience in Web services using SOAPUI, and Postman tools.
- Excellent testing and database skills.
- Follow the best QA competency in the organization.
- Part of the CACF Training and Learning team responsible for training & Up-skilling new joiners in QA competency.
- Part of the Hiring panel for QA resources in CACF.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Automation /Manual Test Engineer
Collabrium Systems
11.2022 - Current
- Implemented automated regression, and sanity tests with Selenium, reducing regression/sanity suite execution by 65%.
- Collaborated with development team to integrate QA processes into SDLC, promoting a culture of quality.
- Recently trained two new QA hires, accelerating their ramp-up time by providing hands-on guidance on company's testing tools and processes.
QA Automation/QA Manual Tester
CACF
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Involved in Agile methodology and reviewed Product Backlogs, User stories, and Acceptance Criteria.
- Interacted with Project Manager, Business Analysts, and Developers to understand application design, requirements, and functional specifications.
- Developed Test plans, Test cases, and Test scripts from data mapping documents.
- Functional Specification documents and mapped test cases with requirements for generating Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
- Wrote more than 35 test plan documents
- Promoted collaboration between QA and development teams by actively participating in daily stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, and retrospectives.
Manual Software Tester
Pure Logics
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Hands-on experience and profound understanding of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC and Software Testing Life Cycle STLC, including the following: Requirements gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.
- Wrote and executed 300 test cases, covering 95% of application features
- Expertise in reviewing and preparing Requirement Documents, Test Scripts, Test Plans, and Test Cases as well as all test deliverables.
- Excellent knowledge of Risk Assessment, GAP Analysis, Vendor Assessment, and Vendor Audit as well as Requirement Traceability Matrix.
Education
Master's - Computer Science
American National University
Virginia, IL2022
Skills
SOFT SKILLS
- Test and Team management
- Stakeholder management
- Test Planning & Estimations
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Details
AUTOMATION TESTING SKILLS
- Automation Framework POM
- Selenium Web Driver
- Java
- TestNG Framework
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Grid
- Maven
- GIT, Docker
- AWS
- SQL, MYSQL
- JSON, XML
- Jenkins
- Basic Linux commands
- API & STRESS TESTING SKILLS
- API Testing – SOAP UI & Postman
- Performance, Stress, Load Testing, JMeter
MANAGEMENT TOOLS
- Jira, ALM, X-ray, Scrum
FUNCTIONAL TESTING
- Smoke, Regression, Sanity
- Integration, Interface
- Grey, White & Black Box
- Cross-browser, GUI, UAT
- End-to-End
- Traceability Matrix (RTM)
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Test Engineer (CSTE) Certified Software
- SOAP UI
Additional Information
- ACHIEVEMENTS, 11 times Employee of the month
- Once Employee of the Year
- Available on request.
Timeline
QA Automation /Manual Test Engineer
Collabrium Systems
11.2022 - Current
QA Automation/QA Manual Tester
CACF
01.2017 - 01.2022
Manual Software Tester
Pure Logics
01.2013 - 01.2017
Master's - Computer Science
American National University
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