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0-5 years of experience
Senior QA Engineer for the Accounts Receivable, Financial Management, Income Reporting AS/400 QA teams on multiple projects.
- Successfully led two Web Testing project as Project Leader.
- Created and implemented multiple testing process documents for the Web Testing projects.
- Created detailed functional and system/integration test plans.
- Performed system install testing prior to beta and GA.
- Created testing process procedure changes for the corporate Quality Manual.
- Achieved ISO9000 certification for my product set and to ensure compliance with those standards.
0-5 years of experience
QA Product Team Lead for US Params product. Responsible for leading an offshore team of QA engineers in validating releases of software used by large financial institutions for filing Federal auditing reports. Each quarterly cycle demanded planning, preparation, and hands-on execution of testing for SQL Server and Oracle packages to a high degree of accuracy and reliability under stringent schedule limits. The typical test cycle lasted four weeks from specification to release and was conducted in an iterative sequence requiring close coordination among development, business analyst and QA teams.
- Promoted to team technical lead within six months of hiring on the basis of rapid ramp-up in product expertise and demonstrated initiative.
- Assumed full responsibility for US Params Quality Assurance in June 2009.
- Delivered quarterly releases as lead /tester and reduced customer defects by 80% over four quarters.
- Managed an off-shore QA team effectively to meet testing goals on target despite increasing workload during corporate downsizing.
- Fostered solid working relationships among interdisciplinary groups including development, support and product management.
- Successfully adapted SQA processes to compensate for reduced QA staffing by effective prioritization of tasks and involvement of non-QA resources.
0-5 years of experience
Involved in test activities for different projects (web based, e-commerce, client-server applications)
- Created Test strategies, based on the analysis of documentation to achieve the best result.
- Analyzed requirements and developed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
- Executed test cases for functional, validation, end-to-end, and regression testing for Web application.
- Performed SQL statements for set up data and retrieved data for tests.
- Analyzed applications and errors, escalated issues to developers, and verified fixes.
- Developed test summary reports for upper management.
0-5 years of experience
Directed multiple global QA teams to ensure the highest quality standards and fulfillment of requirements across the corporation. Acted as QA lead and point of contact for major releases and point release. Recruited and trained five team members and assigned to Scrum teams. Conducted performance reviews; determined salary increases, bonuses, and promotions. Collaborated with Development and Product Management teams to define and execute release objectives. Set up projects in HP Quality Center for all phases of a release cycle; Smoke, Acceptance, Functional, Regression, and Production. Protected QA environments during change management initiatives, database changes, promotion and deployment, synchronization and builds.
- Worked closely with Monster Global QA to determine best practices across the organization.
- Led and achieved on time delivery of multiple MGS Career Centers; OhioMeansJobs, VA for Vets, Army Portal, US Tech Vets, New England Tech Vets, and Northern Virginia Technical Council.
- Spearheaded the rewrite of all MGS regression testcases. Team surpassed goal and reduced total regression test case count 12% to 17%.
- Mantained a global QA project tracking document which identified where projects statuses where failing at any time during the release phase.
0-5 years of experience
Performed manual and automated testing for the company’s Execute360 product (workflow management and archiving systems)
- Reported and tracked bugs, replicated reported customer bugs, verified bug fixes and new functionalities, regression tested new releases, supported developers by examining logs and debug files
- Wrote test plans and test cases based on software requirements specifications
- Wrote SQL queries to validate data of scanned business documents, folders and images
- Provided metrics report on server performance under volume
- Installed and configured Execute360 product in test environments which consisted of different Windows Server versions and different versions of database (MS SQL, Oracle)
0-5 years of experience
Promoted to Software Quality Assurance Engineer after the acquisition of SAFCO by [company name]. Led the testing of a Web Application to enable Wireless Service Providers to setup and optimize coverage and performance for cellular networks.
- Improved customers ROI by ensuring software was reliable and accurate by performing Load, System, User Acceptance and Performance Testing.
- Wrote Test Plans and Test Cases (Including Regression, Performance, Benchmark, Stress and Functionality Testing).
- Eliminated human errors and establish consistent test results by utilizing CANOO WEBTEST to create automated test scripts for web applications.
- Evaluated and proposed different Testing Tools, Utilities and Methodologies for testing.
- Provided recommendations to developers on implementing more user-friendly features.
- Generated high quality deliverables by establishing testing methodologies and techniques.
0-5 years of experience
Produced and implemented Quality Systems and procedures throughout the project/software life cycle to align with IEEE, SEI CMM Level 2, and ISO 9001 standards and guidelines
- Managed database tracking of QA and project activities that reported deficiencies/nonconformance
- Examined shipping and receiving operations such as packaging, crating, and sealing to ensure conformance with prescribed procedures
- Conducted Software Unit development and project compliance audits
- Implemented and managed a Quality Assurance Reference Library and maintained design and code inspection defect database on all CSCs
- Conducted all Quality Assurance S/W life cycle tasks including requirements and design reviews, code inspection, unit and system/acceptance tests witnessing
- Participated in all meetings and developed positive relationships with the Software Configuration Control Board
6-10 years of experience
QA engineer for Interactive Experiences and Games (IEG); Lead QA engineer for mobile devices
- Led the quality assurance effort for the deployment of 10 new products including the HTML5 video player, The Voice Play-along, and the NBC app, winner of the 2011 Mobile Excellence Award in “Best Mobile Application for Entertainment”
- Ensured compatibility across multiple browsers and devices for products such as the NBC video player and show-based interactive games
- Coordinated with the QA team and product developers to ensure proper function of online voting prior to air-time, including user interface and metrics tracking
- Advanced organizational QA practices by refining QA Certification Reports, test strategy reviews, test case reviews, and pre-launch release planning sessions
- Performed QA testing procedures including black box testing, white box testing, user acceptance testing, and maintenance regression testing
- Evaluated testing and inspection plans; developed and documented test scripts, test cases, defect tracking and report generation; reviewed run-time documentation for defects and issues
0-5 years of experience
Performed audits which examine processes and activities to ensure compliance with specified requirements and/or standards and ensures records are established of each audit and applicable corrective actions have been tracked to closure.
- Reviewed project artifacts such as planning documents, applicable standards, requirements, test cases and procedures, source code and result documentation.
- Ensured SQA tasks were performed in software lifecycle data item reviews such as completing the applicable SQA document review checklist, logging the document review activity into the SQA Activity Log, and ensuring action items were tracked to closure.
- Witnessed software builds and running of selected tests to ensure the process integrity of the software loading and testing process.
- Closed out review records and approved the formal release of project artifacts.
- Participated as an internal quality auditor on AVISTA’s internal audit team to ensure compliance with ISO9001:2008.
0-5 years of experience
Work with diverse teams of Quality Assurance and Software Engineers to ensure software & systems meet production level requirements
- Developed automated test scripts for ACT (Automated Call Testing) framework in Scala programming language. Utilized ANT through UNIX to invoke test execution
- Led browser plugin project and executed hundreds of test cases across three browsers on two different operating systems. Used Fiddler to monitor all HTTP request, API CALL and GET, JSON and XML met requirements
- Executed dozens of REST API calls with Poster to trigger emails, created users within database and modified credentials throughout API within two hours while UI was in development. Wrote SQL queries to verify modified data displayed in UI matched backend database
- Participated in product requirement meetings for HDAP PBX system and assisted in development of cases for regression testing which led to a more reliable product leading to greater customer satisfaction
- Conducted automated mobile testing on Android & iOS platforms using SeeTest with scripts written in Java/Assisted in evaluation said tool
- Wrote and reviewed Selenium scripts in Java for HDAP UI
- Manually tested HTML 5.0 Desktop application and took over as lead tester
- Is Scrum master of team of 7 people and coordinate daily stand ups and bi weekly meetings
0-5 years of experience
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
- Created and maintained functional, load/stress, performance testing for browser-based (IE, Netscape, Safari) web conferencing tool, i.e. real-time presentations on the Internet including audio conferencing service across multiple operating systems
- Managed QA lab by setting up, building and configuring Windows 2003 & 2000 Servers with all associated applications for testing in cluster environment
- Tested client and server-side API, custom branding and make these solutions ideal for integration with existing audio, video or other communication platforms
- Documented results, report code discrepancies using DevTrack bug tracking software and coordinate re-testing activities
- Performed scheduled software builds using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 tool
- Developed and implemented test plans and all associated test cases for manual as well as automated regression testing
0-5 years of experience
Reviewed contractual documentation to identify applicable product and process requirements.
- Generated assessment plans and time/cost estimates.
- Coordinated with the appropriate personnel to perform audits to assess compliance with requirements.
- Requested and obtained corrective action(s) to assure compliance with requirements.
- Designed and implemented automated tools (C/C++) to perform static analysis of software products to ascertain compliance with requirements.
- Developed applications (database) for processing software quality assurance data and audit results for management purposes.
0-5 years of experience
Developed web automation tools for testing the LiveOffice cloud-based archiving solutions.
- Performed backend database testing for Database Partitioning, Billionth Mail Limit, DB Schema, and Containerization for the LiveOffice E-Discovery Application.
- Created detailed test plans and test cases for internal ASP.NET websites such as the LiveOffice E-Discovery Application.
- Responsible for front-end black box and white box testing for processing services.
- Created and executed load/stress testing on websites using Visual Studio 2010; testing included ramping up logins, searches, and data retrieval.
- Investigated performance bottlenecks and debugging root causes.
0-5 years of experience
Authored and implemented Software Quality Assurance Plan for US Army Helicopter Program
- Developed quality assurance procedures and checklists used in quality evaluations
- Performed evaluations and assessments of technical and program related processes and products
- Managed corrective and preventive actions to closure, (i.e., CAPA database)
- Provided periodic reports to management
- Supported SEI CMMI Level 3 efforts participating in Walkthroughs and Coaching Sessions in preparation for SCAMPI
0-5 years of experience
- Engineering Test Lead: coordination of Overseas & local engineers, tracked defects & analyzed trends, provided statistics to management & training for junior engineers
- Participated in Software Process Improvement and the Capability Maturity Module (CMM Levels 1 – 3)
- Worked extensively with customers/end users to develop joint requirements, coordinated testing including acceptance/user validation, performed certification & provided on-site support & training
- Isolated software failures, reported test anomalies, worked with development to resolve failures & verified defect fixes
- Decreased certification time from 5 weeks to 1
- Carried pager providing 24 hour customer technical support and problem resolution
0-5 years of experience
Promoted to Automation Test Lead within 3 years
- Designed and implemented detailed training plan to increase automated testcase production by 20%
- Trained new team members, organized, prioritized and delegated tasks among team members
- Excellent knowledge and experience with test planning, test execution, test results analysis and reporting
- Generate and execute automated test cases using WinRunner, Test Director, QuickTest Pro, ClearQuest, and Perl
6-10 years of experience
Accountable for ensuring the quality of SAP Mobile Platform runtime server and cross-platform SAP Web and mobile applications under Agile (Scrum) software development environment.
- Developed test plans to describe types of tests and coverage of the required system features by reviewing and analyzing product requirements, user cases and design specifications.
- Performed functional, regression and End-2-End testing for various versions of SAP Mobile Platform with cross-platform SAP Web and Mobile applications.
- Set up and maintained testing environment, created test data and make sure the efficiency and accuracy of the testing.
- Collaborated with globally distributed developer, build and QA teams in an agile software developer environment to achieve targeted test plan.
- Identified, analyzed, and documented product defects in JIRA and in SAP’s CSS Ticket tracking system, reproduced and verified bug fixes.
- Provided training and documentations on how to execute test cases and troubleshooting known issues.
0-5 years of experience
Certification board that manages a database of doctors for medical licensing and accreditation
- Tested web and desktop applications manually and automatically via UI and via database (black box and gray box testing)
- Developed and maintained scripts for automated testing using Selenium, Sahi frameworks and Python language
- Performed regression tests and delivered results in percentage of passed test cases and a graph
- Queried SQL database to ensure that front-end data matched the database
- Wrote test plans, scenarios and test cases, technical specifications and user stories, designed UI mockups
- Organized group load testing before the final release
- Reported defects and managed defect-tracking tool (OnTime), re-tested defect fixes
0-5 years of experience
Executed manual Test Cases for new and existing features to ensure compliance with system requirement specifications
- Performed smoke, functional, regression, stress, bug verification testing
- Set software and hardware test environments, collect logs to identify issues by executing Perl, Shell, Java scripts in Unix/Linux OS
- Created and executed automation test with API StormTest
- Developed and documented application test plans based on software requirements and technical specifications
0-5 years of experience
Tested blood gas analysis software per customer and core requirements within various customer environments
- Developed test cases per customer and core requirements
- Documented and authored software specifications and process flows per marketing and federal requirements
- Identified software defects and followed through with resolution
- Interfaced with management and software engineers to resolve software bugs and issues
0-5 years of experience
- Tested three-tier client/server business application developed for Human Capital Asset management and for supplying Human Capital to corporate client such as Andersen Consulting Co.
- Conducted integration, system, acceptance, regression, functional, performance tests for many functional modules such as Candidate, Department, Manager, Resume Search, etc.
- Participated in data conversion process when migrating from MS SQL Server 6.5 to Oracle 8.0 database using SQL*Plus to validate the data integrity.
- Evaluated system compliance with client requirements and provided technical support for internal customers.
- Reported and validated bugs, communicated with development team.
- Provided mentoring and guidance for new members of QA team.
0-5 years of experience
SkySolver Recovery Suite System – Checked the system if it delivers good quality recovery solutions for crew, passengers and aircraft reroutes.
- Responsible for designing structured test cases, executing manual and automated test scripts to perform functional, integration and system testing.
- Documented, maintained and monitored software problem reports and provided project metrics for software product defects and test progress.
- Recommended strategies and methods to improve test plans and test processes.
- Coordinated with the Development Team in Austin, Texas to provide testing results.
- Performed black box and white box testing.
0-5 years of experience
Communicated and reported to the QA Director reports on testing progress, project/quality status, and risk factors.
- Created comprehensive test plans/test cases to document the proposed QA solution.
- Interacted and communicated with programmers. Provide QA input, with early involvement in design, implementation, and development phases.
- Worked very closely with internal end users (subject matter experts) on all user acceptance-testing efforts of the application.
- Documented and track defect items, detailing new problems, and items requiring re-work.
- Completed planned testing activities: Included the testing of new development, testing defect fixes, system/regression review, and exploratory testing.
0-5 years of experience
SkySolver Recovery Suite System – Checked the system if it delivers good quality recovery solutions for crew, passengers and aircraft reroutes.
- Responsible for designing structured test cases, executing manual and automated test scripts to perform functional, integration and system testing.
- Documented, maintained and monitored software problem reports and provided project metrics for software product defects and test progress.
- Recommended strategies and methods to improve test plans and test processes.
- Coordinated with the Development Team in Austin, Texas to provide testing results.
- Performed black box and white box testing.
0-5 years of experience
Full involvement in all aspects of the development cycle as a test engineer
- Performed quality assurance duties against Quicken for Macintosh for 2 years, including design
- Led the design process for and developed numerous installers and updaters.
- Managed asset matrices involving deliverables from several departments.
- Assisted in document production by helping to create user-oriented technical notes (Read Me’s) and manuals, and by reviewing testing API developer technical notes.
- Advocated for the customer during the design and testing phases by working with technical support to understand user issues, and by participating in usability sessions.
- Created an API test driver and framework for rapid development of API test suites.
- Verified API source code, reporting platform dependencies, compiler warnings, and integration
6-10 years of experience
Conceptualize and introduce peer reviewed test plans to outline the qualification of new features.
- Design and incorporate scripts using bash and python to assist with running test cases and to help verify bugs in the product.
- Served as a member of several feature teams to help design the functionality of new features including integration with cloud services such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Storage.
- Wrote over two thousand manual and automated test cases for both server and client side testing.
- Assisted with the maintenance of the in-house characterization tool by adding new features when necessary.
- Served as the quality lead on several major and minor software releases.
- Developed a new final qualification strategy that allowed for a major release to be tested with fewer resources.
0-5 years of experience
Consolidated Solomon, MS-SQL and Oracle data into Siebel databases to reconstruct audit trail for license management.
- Applied Siebel tool suite for data integrity verification.
- Performed multi-pass auditing and data scrubbing for completeness by identifying source of errors and making appropriate corrections.
- Wrote and executed QARun test scripts to automate the V&V test of Quest’s FogLight product.
- Documented test results and gauged products deficiencies.
- Generated management report with Crystal Report
- Opened bug report via Clarify, tracked progress and conducted follow-up testing.
- Installed and configured Windows and Unix systems for specific test environments.
- Wrote test procedures to improve software product cross-platform compatibility between Linux, AIX, Solaris and Win2k.
0-5 years of experience
Managed and supported a small QA team, 2 QA engineers and 2 interns
- Delivered well tested products within time constraints
- Planned for smoke, functional, integration, regression, load testing
- Created and maintained automated and manual tests
- Created test plans, produced, developed and executed test cases
- Verified bugs and submitted detailed, step by step, reproducible bug reports
- Tested external web site and membership database administration application
0-5 years of experience
Developed and maintained automated test harness using Python and the built-in unittest module (communication between test harness and units under test done via ssh. Test units running Linux.)
- Python test developed and run on Windows XP, Mac OS-X, and Linux.
- Created automated tests using bash shell scripts.
- Enhanced existing automated test framework written in perl.
- Wrote and executed test cases for LifeSize Control, a .NET application using Microsoft SQL Server.
0-5 years of experience
Highest % of defect reports and test case creation among 8 person team in an Agile SCRUM environment
- Organized and Revamped internal Confluence based Wiki site of 70+ articles for more efficient usage
- Only QA to be working on two SCRUM teams of 5 developers each due to productivity and product knowledge
- Experience with OnTime, HP Quality Center ALM, Keynote Mite, Perfecto Mobile, and Version One
- Developed seminars on leadership, QA testing techniques for Agile practices, and video training programs
- Implement test strategy, design, and execution in a SAAS environment for Web apps and Mobile devices
0-5 years of experience
- Created automated unit and integration tests for a java codebase using TestNG
- Developed automated selenium tests for AngularJS based WUIs and Java based GUI’s
- Created feature HLD’s as well as designed and reviewing feature test plans
- Performed issue tracking, logging and reporting using JIRA
- Researched and helped implement the use of modern test automation tool TestNG to run build time, component and integration tests. Reduced test execution time by 100 fold
- Created core test templates that reduced configuration time and duplication by over 50%
0-5 years of experience
Helped troubleshoot issues involving development projects and software customizations. Utilized test scripts and test cases in the evaluation, testing and certification of application software.
- Devised test approaches with input from the development and business groups; provided QA estimates and schedules to complete all tasks according to deadline.
- Created test plans and coordinated all necessary testing and QA actions to identify software/system defects while adhering to all business specifications and industry best practices.
- Provided data analysis and collection to evaluate the software process and identify improvements/enhancements.
- Maintained quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status to document the testing process.
- Aided in the implementation of quality standards for QA procedures and methodologies; ensured all standards and methods are followed.
- Handled defect creation, detection and diagnosis in test environments under various production situations such as different web browsers and remote locations.
6-10 years of experience
Participated collaboratively in all phases of software development life cycles for Patient Access, Electronic Health Record, Patient Portal, and Facility Bed Board (ED) applications from conception to general release.
- Analyzed and prioritized business requirements and customer requests for future product enhancements and releases.
- Designed, created, and executed functional test cases for product releases to ensure quality products that satisfy industry requirements and stakeholders’ needs.
- Reproduced, updated and monitored defect entries and issues from identification through resolution using Change Control processes.
- Verified and validated releases, fixes and enhancements by executing test cases to ensure product stability.
- Directed and mentored off shore team members on effective software testing procedures.
- Created, updated and maintained multiple test environments for several applications.
0-5 years of experience
Tested all functions and features of ECRM RIP software, device drivers, and TIFF servers for Digital Prepress Systems on multi-platform (Windows and Macintosh), stand-alone and client/server configurations.
- Created and executed test plans and test cases and documented the results.
- Tracked defects and maintained the software defect database.
- Assisted with upgrades and rollouts including specific duties related to implementation such as editing documentation for technical accuracy and writing ECO’s (Engineering Change Orders).
- Collaborated with software development team to identify issues, propose enhancements and solve technical problems.
- Coordinated efforts between customer support, QA and internal end-users to provide technical assistance and resolve problems.
0-5 years of experience
Lead QA Engineer responsible for testing and verification of new features and defect corrections of the .NET-based applications that controlled CompuCyte’s Laser Scanning Cytometers. The applications were coded in C# and testing was conducted in Microsoft Visual Studio and on production instruments.
- Developed and ran software verification test plans and protocols.
- Maintained Defect Tracking System, entered new defects, assigned priorities and verified defect corrections.
- Participated in code reviews of defect corrections created by the Software Development group.
- Became a resource to other departments and customers in the features, functionality and troubleshooting of CompuCyte software.
- Acted as “Build Master,” responsible for creating internal and external software builds.
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) adopted by the company.
0-5 years of experience
Worked with the Team in Designing & Planning.
- Developed different modules of the forms using ASP.NET4.0 with C#.
- Created new tables using SQL, modified the Database and tested the functionality.
- Used APIs to perform Black box testing and White box testing.
- Performed manual, functional, unit, integrated, performance, system and user acceptance & load testing during Sprints.
- Reported, tracked, and monitored defects in the defect tracking system.
- Interacted with different users to understand the usability.
- Collaborated with different team to meet project deadlines.
0-5 years of experience
- Tested and reported bugs for different lines of Internet filtering software
- Tested and delivered weekly list updates to the public
- Developed and maintained Microsoft Visual Test automated scripts; platforms used in testing: Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP; Windows NT 4.0, Proxy 2.0, 2000, and ISA (Standard Edition) Servers; MacIntosh PowerPC and iMac (OS 9)
- Documented database build processes for new Engineering department (Spring 2001)
- Completed the following courses: Windows 2000 Hands On, Microsoft ISA Server Hands On
0-5 years of experience
Preparation of Test Plans, Test Cases in Rally
- Involved in Design Review meetings and walkthroughs to understand process flows.
- Conducted Knowledge transfer sessions for Offshore team.
- Reviewed and evaluated Offshore Test plans for IT Management.
- Responsible for Defect management and reporting and test management using Rally and Trac.
- Coordinated with development team daily regarding bugs and issues.
0-5 years of experience
Drove software quality initiatives for MS Office 1997 and 2000 to successful conclusion.
- Completed assigned tasks ahead of schedule by 10% at a lower than expected cost.
- Executed acceptance, localization, configuration, regression and printing tests for MSPowerPoint97
- Performed File Conversion testing from PowerPoint97, 4.0 and 3.0 versions
- Tested new implementation of HTML format in Office2000
- Worked on testing new VML proposal for saving Office2000 properties in HTML format
- Performed Internal Sufficiency and Localization testing across Office applications
- Tested interaction for Code Page Conversion from Unicode based application/component to non-Unicode
6-10 years of experience
Tested Internet Services for Mac OS/X Server through five complete product cycles from 10.0.x through 10.4.x.
- Testing included server management applications.
- Protocols tested include HTTP, IMAP. POP, SMTP, DNS, and DHCP.
- Reviewed Engineering Specs and Users’ Guides, wrote test plans and test cases.
- Isolated and reported software bugs.
0-5 years of experience
Developed automation scripts and unit tests for Android camera test cases using Android media framework.
- Designed an invention in [company name] – “ZoomStitch – Panoramic Zoomed Images”, which was accepted by internal patent review team and is under process for patent filing.
- Tested Android Camera drivers for NVIDIA Tegra mobile microprocessor for functionality, stability and performance and debugged issues in collaboration with developers.
- Administered and designed inventory database and managed automation farm for Software team.
- Communicated remotely with teams across the globe for app to driver level issues mitigation and debugging.
0-5 years of experience
Projects: SAM Tracker, UD Main, UD Sports, and UD Entertainment Sites
- Developed and executed Test Scripts for SAM Tracker and other applications using QTP 9.0 for Windows.
- Configured Object Repository and objects customization.
- Reviewed the Business Requirements, and Specifications for Windows and MAC OS.
- Created Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts for Windows, MAC Environments.
- Developed manual test cases using Quality Center 9.0 for UD Main, UD Sports, UD Entertainment and SAM Tracker applications.
- Executed SQL queries using SQL Server 2005 to validate database.
0-5 years of experience
Developed and executed test plans for black-box testing of Windows and iOS client-side software as well as server-side software
- Performed stress-testing and regression-testing of new software and firmware releases
- Documented software defects through Fogbugz bug tracking system as well as testing procedures and instructions through intranet Wiki articles
- Maintained test automation framework written in AutoIT and Python used to test client-side software
0-5 years of experience
Performed manual testing of Comet innovative engineering simulation software in a start-up environment of Agile software development.
- Designed and updated test cases for adequate testing coverage.
- Reported and verified software defects.
- Reviewed and updated user tutorials to reflect all latest changes in software.
0-5 years of experience
- Liaison to the FAA Traffic Flow Management Branch (ACT-250), for the Center-TRACON Automation System (CTAS) software and test activities.
- Monitored and independently tested CTAS system software and hardware revisions, and provided written detailed reports to aid release recommendations for the FAA CTAS fielded operational sites.
- Supported NAS CTAS Prototype Daily Use Non-Interference and Functionality evaluations on all new NAS releases.
- Lead quality engineer for all CTAS Traffic Management Advisor (TMA) National Airspace System (NAS) Non-Interference testing.
- Conducted software review meetings to review and approve all software fixes, patches, and enhancements.
- Assisted on the CSC CTAS Build 2 effort by monitoring Build Qualification Testing, reviewing all CSC software and test documentation, and supporting all program meetings
0-5 years of experience
Quality/Compliance Lead on computerized management projects that follow the Corporate Regulatory and Quality Science (CRQS) and Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development (GPRD) procedures and guidelines of Abbott Labs, which adhere to FDA regulations.
- Quality Assurance Lead on the successful implementation and maintenance of the electronic documentation system (eDocs) for electronic submissions, documentation storage, structured product labeling and the Abbott general access website.
- Daily duties included: Quality Lead on the successful implementation and maintenance of 7 global document management systems that follow the SDLC, guidelines for GAMP, software validation global guidelines/procedures and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
- Reviewed all project and validation deliverables for compliance, accuracy and quality.
- Trained and advised project team on global IT procedures.
- Led weekly project meetings for project status, issues and milestones.
- Work with business to develop and write the User Requirements.
6-10 years of experience
- Led three other software quality assurance engineers in the testing of FDA approved medical software.
- Wrote extensive test scripts utilizing both HP and Compuware automated test tools.
- Developed and executed QTP test scripts to help discover functional problem areas for medical web site applications.
- Worked with hospitals and doctors/nurses to ensure that systems operated as designed including aiding our customers with integrating our software into their IT environment.
- Performed analysis on patient studies and medical procedures to help improve the diagnostic reliability and accuracy of software and hardware systems.
- Provided training to engineering team members on software quality and testing, including automated software testing.
0-5 years of experience
- Planned and directed the implementation of software quality and process improvement activities for Army Sustainment and Development efforts for C4ISR Electronics Warfare Force Protection Software.
- Played an active role in defining and establishing the quality goals for the program.
- Led efforts to develop Quality Assurance Plans, Checklist, Processes and Procedures.
- Ensured program was in compliance with Customer standards, procedures, requirements and verified implementation of corrective actions.
- Planned and coordinated process and product audits for compliance to CMMI standards.
- Provided QA coverage for software testing efforts.
0-5 years of experience
- Performed project estimation and tracking.
- Executed and maintained SilkTest build acceptance and regression scripts; analyzed and investigated results; determined whether quality was sufficient to release to QA for testing.
- Lead the project as needed; reported weekly status to upper management, provided metrics when requested.
- Developed test plans, test cases and manually tested desktop and web applications.
- Replicated functional client issues and determined cause; logged detailed bug report once determined there was a problem with the system.
0-5 years of experience
Completed whole testing life cycle for Business Intelligence (data mining and reporting).
- Created test plans, test cases/scripts, defect reports for multiple products
- Executed black box and grey box tests which included functional, regression, scenario-based, upgrade, and I18n/L10n testing.
- Created SQL queries for Report correctness testing on both SQL2k and Oracle.
- Worked on Perl script to run daily builds and BlueMartini command line tools on multiple platforms.
- Worked with Quick Test Professional 6.0 testing tool to perform functional and regression testing and VB script to store test results in MSSQL2k and TCMS.
QA Engineer Duties and Responsibilities
Ensuring every step of the production process meets quality standards involves many different tasks. We analyzed QA engineer job descriptions to come up with the following list of common QA engineer duties and responsibilities:
Establish and Maintain Quality Management Systems QA engineers create the quality management policies and procedures that are followed by all employees who are a part of the production process. These systems are created to the ISO 9000, an independent set of quality assurance standards.
Develop and Monitor Performance Metrics for All Stages of the Production Process QA engineers are responsible for figuring out how to quantify quality in all steps of the production process. This requires a deep understanding of the specific key production performance indicators of their employer.
Inspect the Quality of Raw Production Materials Collaboration with others in the supply chain is vital for QA engineers. They work with the purchasing team to inspect the raw materials coming in from vendors and reporting deficiencies as they are discovered.
Run Various Tests on Finished Products QA engineers create and run the various tests necessary to prove the product performs as intended. These tests vary substantially based on industry.
Determine Root Cause of Faulty Products Deficient products aren’t just discarded and forgotten about. It is the responsibility of the QA engineer to figure out if there is a larger issue behind a dip in quality.
Prepare Regular Quality Reports QA engineers provide regular status reports to management.
QA Engineer Skills
QA engineers need expertise in the principles of industrial engineering. They have to have an intricate understanding of all phases of the production process in order to devise and implement quality management systems. QA engineers also have to be experts in the ISO 9000, the industry-accepted quality assurance standards. These standards are used throughout all quality assurance processes. QA engineers have to be ethical and possess a genuine passion for perfection. In addition to these areas of knowledge and character traits, QA engineers need the following skills to obtain employment:
- Using knowledge of ISO 9000 to craft and implement quality management systems
- Analyzing key production performance indicators to determine efficiency at each stage of the production process
- Creating and conducting tests to ensure products function as designed
- Identifying deficient products and working with other engineers to find and fix the cause
- Crafting regular quality assurance reports and presenting them to management
QA Engineer Education and Training
QA engineers need a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering to find employment. During their coursework, they cover topics such as operations research, engineering analysis, quality control, simulation, facilities planning, and design.
QA Engineer Salary
According to Glassdoor, the national median salary for QA engineers is $79,967. Those at the high end of the scale make above $108,000, while those at the low end of the scale make below $59,000.
QA Engineer Resources
The following list of resources was composed for aspiring QA engineers who want to build a career in quality assurance:
Society for Quality Assurance – This organization was founded in 1980 and has since grown into one of the most well-known organizations in the field of quality assurance. It has a regulatory resources section on its website that contains vital regulatory information for all types of quality assurance professions. The website also has an education section with an online learning center, as well as a section designated for information on the RQAP certification.
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers – Although this organization is for all types of industrial engineers, there are several QA engineers among its membership. It offers national and local professional development workshops, as well as digital resources.
Introduction to Statistical Quality Control – This book covers all of the statistical concepts QA engineers use to perform their duties. It is an excellent educational resource.
Total Quality Management: Key Concepts and Case Studie
s – What separates this book from other books on the market is that it contains case studies to back up all of the advice given. It is a wonderful read for both current and aspiring QA engineers.