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Tasleem Kousar

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Tasleem Kousar

Summary

6 years of hands-on experience in Software Quality Assurance and the technology industry Strong grasp of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and various QA approaches Expertise in Quality Assurance and software testing activities Skilled in analyzing Software Requirement Specifications, Use Cases, and crafting Test Plans and Test Cases Proficient in developing and executing Test Plans and Test Cases aligned with Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Use Cases, and User Stories Experience in manual testing across client/server, web/mobile applications, and API testing. Familiarity with Test Methodologies like V model, Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM), and Continuous Integration Competent in preparing test plans, scripts, and cases by analyzing Business Requirements and collaborating closely with Development teams and Business Analysts Experienced in various phases of Software Testing and SDLC, including Agile Methodology/SCRUM, Waterfall, and Test-Driven Development (TDD) Skilled in developing Test scenarios, Test cases, Test data, Test procedures, Test reports, documenting Manual Tests Extensive experience in various testing types including Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression, System, Compatibility, Acceptance, and Black Box Testing Proficient in configuring application frameworks by processing Excel spreadsheets using Apache Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a strong team player Quick learner with the ability to understand and apply new ideas, concepts, methods, and technologies easily

Overview

7
years of professional experience
1
Certificate

Work History

United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Washington, D.C

QA Tester
07.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather testing requirements effectively testing processes
  • Implemented Agile methodology throughout the QA process
  • Collaborated with QA Lead to enhance test plans, test procedure templates, and guidelines for the QA team
  • Conducted Functional and Regression Testing
  • Engaged in manual Backend Database testing in SQL Server using SQL
  • Manually conducted integration and regression testing, documented bugs, and collaborated with the development team to resolve issues
  • Participated in writing test cases based on requirements
  • Tracked defects using Jira.

United States Department of State
Washington, D.C

QA Tester
01.2020 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Reviewed test documents with clients, development teams, stakeholders, and business analysts
  • Conducted regression testing following changes in business logic and UI
  • Tracked, reviewed, and analyzed defects using Quality Center (ALM)
  • Prepared daily defect reports during test execution
  • Created test cycle/progress reports, analyzed defect metrics, and implemented improvement actions
  • Recorded bugs and conducted regression tests post bug fixes using JIRA
  • Implemented Acceptance Test Driven Development (TDD) agile methodologies
  • Applied various QA methodologies, policies, strategies, and plans throughout all SDLC stages
  • Created test plans, designs, scripts, and handled test implementation
  • Attended Agile (Scrum) meetings
  • Assisted in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure the application meets user needs
  • Analyzed functional and performance requirements, prepared test cases/scripts, and a test data strategy document.

Emergent BioSolutions
Baltimore, MD

QA Analyst
01.2018 - 12.2019

Job overview

  • Analyzed business requirements and drafted detailed test plans
  • Developed and executed test cases based on business requirements
  • Formulated test cases and scripts for functionality, backend, regression, and system testing
  • Utilized Jira for bug tracking and backend testing using SQL queries
  • Conducted data integrity testing extensively using SQL
  • Performed manual GUI, system, and regression testing
  • Investigated, documented, and reported software bugs to developers
  • Conducted regression tests post bug fixes using Jira
  • Developed tests in Eclipse to manage Selenium server and execute browser tests
  • Conducted integration testing to assess application flow
  • Executed user acceptance testing (UAT) in the final phase of software development
  • Tested applications across different browsers for workstation compatibility
  • Performed browser compatibility and web testing
  • Generated weekly progress reports.

Education

Government Girls College J&K, India

Bachelor of Science in Biology
01.2000

Skills

  • Agile/Scrum
  • Agile SAFe
  • Waterfall
  • SDLC
  • Test Strategy
  • Test Cases
  • Test Plan
  • RTM
  • Test Summary Report
  • Bug Report
  • MS Office
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Word
  • Operating Systems
  • Windows
  • Mac OS
  • Bug Tracking
  • JIRA-Zapier
  • HP ALM
  • MS Azure
  • Integration Testing
  • Functional Testing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Quality assurance processes
  • Security Testing
  • Manual Testing
  • Defect tracking
  • Test Planning
  • Performance Testing
  • Test Management Tools
  • Continuous integration
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Scrum Framework
  • Regression Testing
  • Agile Methodology
  • Continuous deployment
  • Usability Testing
  • System Testing
  • Software testing

Languages

English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Urdu
Professional

Timeline

QA Tester

United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
07.2022 - Current

QA Tester

United States Department of State
01.2020 - 06.2022

QA Analyst

Emergent BioSolutions
01.2018 - 12.2019

Government Girls College J&K, India

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Certification

  • Manual and Automation Training - 04/23-10/23

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with the team of [9] in the Redevelopment of a new product because old one was made with old technology and the product owner wanted us to redevelop with new technology but there was no previous documentation available, It was a bit challenging but with the collaboration and teamwork we were able to deliver a new product with high quality.
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Affiliations

  • ASSOCIATION FOR SOFTWARE TESTING

Software

Manual Testing

Interests

Learning New Technologies

Citizenship

US Citizen

References

References available upon request.

Gardening

I love all kinds of flowers that's why i chose my hobby as gardening.

Tasleem Kousar