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QA Lead with 6+ years of experience in enterprise application testing, leading cross-functional QA teams and driving end-to-end quality strategy. Expertise in Manual Testing, SQL & API Testing, UAT, Regression, and Agile delivery. Proven track record of reducing defect leakage by 40% and delivering 99% defect-free releases.
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Associate QA Lead
Cognizant
Jan 2018 - Mar 2020
Led end-to-end manual testing lifecycle including requirement analysis, test strategy input, test planning, test case design, execution, and test closure in enterprise applications. Designed, reviewed, and executed comprehensive test cases, test scenarios, and test data; performed functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, and system testing to ensure high product quality. Proactively identified, logged, prioritized, and tracked defects, performed root-cause analysis support, and ensured timely closure through close coordination with development and business teams. Played a key role in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), production validation, and post-release support, ensuring smooth go-live and minimal production issues for Chennai-based client deliveries. Worked extensively in Agile and Waterfall models, mentoring junior testers, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, estimations, and release sign-off activities. Performed database testing using SQL to validate business rules and data accuracy. Executed UAT with focus on data correctness and end-to-end business flows.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Execute comprehensive manual testing to ensure high-quality deliverables in the Insurance domain. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve defects, enhancing product reliability. Develop and maintain detailed test cases and documentation to support quality assurance processes. Validate application functionality against client requirements to ensure compliance and performance standards.
QA Lead
Cognizant
Apr 2020 - Mar 2023
Led and mentored a team of 8 QA engineers across enterprise projects. Owned end-to-end QA lifecycle including strategy, planning, estimation, execution, and sign-off. Reduced defect leakage by 40% through improved validation strategy. Achieved 99% defect-free production releases. Executed SQL queries for backend validation and API testing via Postman. Collaborated directly with stakeholders and business teams. Developed and executed Selenium WebDriver (Java) scripts. Integrated automation suite with Agile sprint cycles. Reduced manual regression effort.
Education
B.Tech/B.E. - Information Technology - Sona College of Technology
- 2016 · Afghanistan
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