# Naza Ruzimova

> Software QA Engineer | SDET | 3+ Years Experience | Automation & Manual Testing | Selenium WebDriver | Java | Cucumber | API Testing | SQL | Agile

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/naza

- 3+ years of experience testing enterprise healthcare and insurance platforms serving 1M+ users.
-  Proficient in full-stack testing (UI/API/Database), building automation frameworks in Java and Selenium, and implementing CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and speed.
-  Managed to reduce defect leakage by 30% and accelerate test cycles by 25%.
- Testing Types: Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, API, Database, Performance, Usability, Accessibility, Cross-Browser, End-to-End (E2E), UX/UI, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Defect Tracking & Test Management: Jira, TestRail, ZephyrTest Documentation: Test cases, Test plans, Test scenarios, Test matrices, Bug reportsTools: Selenium, RestAssured, Postman, SQL, Maven, Jenkins, Git, ALM/QC, GitHub, Log4jFrameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber (BDD), POMProgramming Languages & Scripting: Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, XPATH Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, SDLC, STLC, Bug Life Cycle

## Work Experience
### Software QA Engineer @ MEGA VISION CENTER INC
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States
- Ensured smooth functionality for OfficeMate (20K+ users) via end-to-end testing, covering appointment management and inventory tracking.
- Performed manual functional, regression, smoke, and exploratory testing across several internal web applications used by employees and clients.
- Validated UI/UX behavior, form inputs, error messages, data formatting, responsive layout, and cross-browser compatibility (Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
- Created and executed test cases, test scenarios, checklists, and simple test plans, maintaining coverage in TestRail.
- Logged defects in Jira, providing clear repro steps, expected/actual results, environment details, and attachments (screenshots/console logs).
- Conducted API testing using Postman: verified status codes, JSON responses, headers, and request/response parameters for GET/POST/PUT/DELETE endpoints.
- Performed database testing using SQL queries (SELECT, JOIN, GROUP BY) to validate user data, transactions, and backend updates.
- Automated essential smoke flows (login, navigation, forms) using Selenium WebDriver + Java.
- Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives), collaborating with developers, PMs, and designers.

### Software QA Analyst @ Allstate Insurance
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Brooklyn, NY
- Automated 100+ test cases using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and a Hybrid Framework, reducing manual testing time and supporting stable bi-weekly releases across policy and claims platforms.
- Designed and executed Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) tests with Cucumber and Gherkin, improving collaboration between QA and business teams and accelerating requirements validation.
- Integrated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, enabling automated test execution on every code push and increasing pre-release issue discovery by 35%.
- Conducted SQL-based backend testing to validate 1,000+ insurance policy data, customer records, and premium calculations across MySQL and Oracle databases.
- Delivered quality assurance metrics and HTML-based reports to stakeholders, enabling informed release decisions across 10+ major product releases.
- Performed UAT, Functional, Regression, Smoke, and End-to-End testing for customer portals, quote generation workflows, and policy updates - helping ensure a smooth user experience for 1M+ active policyholders.

### Training & Assessment Center Coordinator @ Training Development Center
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Batı Atasehir İstanbul
Training Development Center offers training programs to national and international companies together with tailor made solutions. TDC believes that Return of Training must be supported by consultancy services peculiar to individual and so realizes its activities within this framework.

### Engineer @ Akademi Cevre Integrated Waste Management Industry Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Tuzla, Istanbul, Türkiye
Akademi Cevre Integrated Waste Management Industry INC., is one of the affiliate companies of Akademi Invest Holding. 
We provide Integrated Waste Management services to our corporate customers within the scope of our licenses. We offer environmental Consultancy, Environmental Laboratory, and Recycling and Recovery services. We offer end-to-end services with completely tailored processes in line with the needs of our customers.


## Education
### Master's degree in Marketing Communications
Maltepe University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering
Ardahan University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016

### Language School of New York
New York General Conculting
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

### Kingsborough Community College
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nazaruzimova

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Last updated: 2026-04-01