Uzma Najeeb
Keller
Summary
Experienced Test Lead with a strong background in leading testing efforts for software applications. Coordinated comprehensive test plans and schedules while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely project delivery. Identified and documented software defects, facilitating effective communication with developers to enhance product functionality. Maintained rigorous testing documentation aligned with industry standards, contributing to improved quality assurance processes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Test Lead
Excel Energy
Roseville
11.2024 - 03.2025
- Led testing efforts for software applications at Excel Energy.
- Coordinated test plans and schedules with cross-functional teams.
- Identified and documented software defects during testing phases.
- Collaborated with developers to resolve issues and improve functionality.
- Analyzed test results and provided feedback to project stakeholders.
- Maintained testing documentation in compliance with industry standards.
- Documented all test results, including successes and failures, for future reference.
- Assigned test jobs to team members and evaluated performance.
- Tracked progress against project timelines and communicated any delays or risks appropriately.
- Monitored project progress and quickly addressed problems to complete testing on schedule.
Test Lead
US Bank NA
Irving
08.2020 - 11.2024
- Led testing efforts for software applications at Excel Energy.
- Coordinated test plans and schedules with cross-functional teams.
- Identified and documented software defects during testing phases.
- Executed manual and automated test cases to ensure quality standards.
- Analyzed test results and provided feedback to project stakeholders.
- Facilitated team meetings to discuss testing progress and challenges.
- Managed a team of testers in the execution of manual and automated tests.
- Collaborated with development teams to ensure quality of product releases.
- Conducted system integration testing to identify compatibility issues between components in complex systems.
- Compiled data on quality issues and vulnerabilities and reported findings with suggestions for improvement.
- Analyzed and documented business requirements to create test plans, cases, and scripts.
- Updated requirements traceability matrix to document requirement ID, type, description and test case status.
- Performed regression testing after each iteration of code changes to verify functionality is still intact.
- Drafted defect reports identifying problems and shared testing metrics with team to develop solutions.
- Provided feedback on software design documents to ensure quality standards are met.
- Produced test scripts for new automated software testing rounds.
- Tracked software bugs and detailed information regarding findings and resolution techniques in documentation.
- Worked with off-site teams to complete timely tests and facilitate smooth product releases.
- Maintained detailed recordkeeping and updated project documentation to compile reports.
- Planned, implemented and monitored software testing by coordinating with staff and holding test review meetings.
- Resolved issues to improve productivity and workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Karachi
Karachi 03-2002
Skills
- Test planning
- Defect tracking
- Manual testing
- Automated testing
- Regression testing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Documentation management
- Team leadership
- Project coordination
- Quality assurance
- Risk assessment
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Bug tracking
- Test case design
- Behavior-driven development
- Sanity testing
- Requirements analysis
- Scheduling
- Equivalence partitioning
- Boundary value analysis
- Software development lifecycle
- Agile methodology
- Cross-browser testing
- Test environment setup
- Test design
- Testing management
- Functional testing
- Quality assurance requirements
- Smoke testing
- Team development
- System testing
- Quality management
- Test strategy development
- Mobile testing
- Non-functional testing
- Defect management
- Report documentation
- Test reporting
- Test scripting
- Integration testing
- White box testing
Timeline
Test Lead
Excel Energy
11.2024 - 03.2025
Test Lead
US Bank NA
08.2020 - 11.2024
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Karachi