Developed test scripts for manual testing of applications, executed and validated test cases based on system requirements, and proposed improvements to test cases.

Performed smoke, build acceptance, regression, end-to-end, and bug verification testing for new builds.

Performed API testing using Postman and Swagger, created API collections in Postman for main business workflows, verified API requests, and validated response data in REST protocols.

Executed SQL queries to validate data in the database.

Validated front-end data against the database after UI changes and created complex SQL queries.

Worked closely with test automation engineers to contribute to creating Cucumber scenarios (Java, Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver, Maven)

Identified, analyzed, and communicated defects discovered during testing, documented issues, and filed reports.

Performed bug verification testing of fixed issues to confirm change of status and close the issues.

Facilitated and maintained collaboration environment for QA team: maintained QA documentation in Confluence and via Google cloud services (Google Drive, Google Docs Suite)

Worked closely with remote team, participated in Daily Standups, Sprint Planning and Retrospective meetings as part of the Agile process.

Followed Agile and Waterfall hybrid methodology throughout projects.

Attended business specifications meetings and release meetings to discuss future release plans, and new requirements coming in from various clients, and to talk about any potential business gaps.

Developed and maintained Test Strategies, Test Plans for Manual Testing including definitions of Test Cycles and Schedules, executing test interfaces and documentation for individual projects.

Worked closely with Product Owner, Project Manager, Business Analyst and Developers to gather additional requirements and discuss new enhancements.

Tracked the schedule of activities in a Chart and submitted reports to validate progress within the given timeline.

Wrote test scenarios and test cases and executed test cases using Jira/Zephyr. Performed GUI, Functional, Exploratory testing, smoke, and regression testing.

Worked directly with Business Clients, Project Managers, and Developers to ensure quality standards are met across the board.