Keya Kar
Woodbridge
Summary
Detailed oriented Senior QA Manual Tester for 10+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance specializing in Functional, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Load, Smoke Testing. Proven track record of identifying critical defects, improving product quality and collaborating with Cross-Functional teams to deliver reliable software. Strong expertise in test planning, defect tracking and Agile Methodologies. 3+years of experience as Business Analyst of analyzing business processes, gathering requirements and delivering data-driven solutions. Skilled in Stakeholder Communication and translating business needs into Technical Requirement. Proven record in efficiency and support strategic decision making.
Software development professional with comprehensive background in building scalable, high-quality software applications. Known for delivering impactful projects and driving continuous improvement. Team-oriented and results-driven, with strong ability to adapt to changing requirements and priorities. Proficient in programming languages and software development methodologies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Software Engineer
Improvix Technologies
Herndon, VA
02.2024 - Current
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies such as Daily standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Sprint Demo, Retrospectives.
- Collaborate closely with developers and Functional Team members.
- Engage in providing estimates and inputs of Acceptance Criteria during Grooming Session.
- Ensured testing is completed within slated Sprint timeline.
- Provide feedback to improve development and QA processes.
- Suggest Test optimization and process enhancements.
- Create and manage test-related tickets such as Test Cases, Bugs and Tasks in Jira.
- Log detailed defects with clear steps to reproduce, expected vs, actual results and supporting details such as screenshots. Also assign the appropriate severity and priority.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) alongside customers to assist with any issues during testing phase. Also provide detailed Test Case documents for user to follow step by step process for execution of test.
- Support Deployment Prod Release Testing to ensure products are bug free to end users.
- Always reach out to Team Lead to take on any new ticket when bandwidth becomes available.
- Self-learning Automation tools such as Playwright with JSS as it becomes one of the needs of the project.
- Assisted users with SNOW Request by reaching out via emails or calls to troubleshoot to resolve issues.
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Zolon Tech
Herndon, VA
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Working closely with team members in planning, Coordination, Implementation of QA methodology.
- Analyze and update various documents such as Requirement Docs, Deployment checklist, Software Release Note (SRN).
- Responsible for writing and updating Test Cases.
- Performed Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration, Regression Testing, Toad Testing, Load Testing.
- Participated in QA meetings like Daily Standups, Requirement Review Meeting, Sprint Planning Meeting, Bi-Weekly QA meeting, Review & Retro. Sprint IP, Defect Review meeting.
- Well maintained communication with the QA Lead and rest of the team members.
- Update tasks on Agile task board daily basis. Run Burnup and Burndown charts.
- Defect Login and closing with proper details including Dev Fix notes.
- Experienced using Confluence, CI/CD Pipeline process.
- Familiar and knowledgeable with Git, Jenkins, Nexus.
- Always ready to take on tasks as required.
- Provide ideas to the team for better solution related to the product.
Software Test Engineer/Business Analyst
LISCR
Dulles, VA
06.2018 - 06.2022
- Analyze various documents such as Business Requirement Document (BRD), System Requirement Document (SRD), Test Analysis Report (TAR).
- Perform various testing like, Smoke, Functional, Load, Regression, Integration Testing.
- Participated in various Agile Ceremonies.
- Provided input during Grooming for clarity on Acceptance Criteria.
- Led Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
- Collaborated with Dev team members to resolve any issue found during testing phase.
- Maintained well documented Test Scripts for In-house usage long with Customer usage during UAT testing Phase.
- Track all testing related activity from changing status from Ready, Testing and Resolved in JIRA for everyone’s visibility in the team.
- Track defect from beginning to completion along with Testing Report in JIRA.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and translated business needs into functional specifications and user stories for development teams.
- Led all Agile Sprint Meetings.
- Maintained monthly report Project Manager reports # of stories closed in each Sprints Vs Rollovers due to further Dev Work.
- Weekly touch point with Product Owner (PO)/Stakeholder to keep them updated on the status of the work.
- Assisted Project Manager with Project Risk Management Meeting monthly by providing Matrix of the usage of application by end users from various environments.
- Always willing to learn and take on any new work based on bandwidth.
QA Engineer
Global Solutions
Alexandria, VA
01.2017 - 05.2018
- Studied various business-related documents to gather concepts about this application.
- Attended requirement gathering meeting with Business Analyst, Project Manager, and client to understand client’s needs.
- Utilized templates for creating Test Cases, Test Plans, Test Scripts, and Test Defect Logs.
- Performed various types of testing like Smoke Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and UAT Testing.
- Defect logs by using company standard template.
- Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure adequate coverage of the test cases. Updated Test Plans and Test Cases.
- Periodically to manage changes in requirement. Proactively managed Test Data Load and Defect Management Processes.
Software Tester
Best Medical International
Springfield, VA
01.2015 - 12.2016
- Analyzed functional specifications and design documentations under supervision from Test Lead.
- Developed and modified existing test cases in Test Plan section in ALM.
- Executed test cases and procedures of Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and Regression Testing.
- Developed and maintained test scripts to support Regression Testing and participated actively in System Testing and Regression Testing.
- Ensured proper execution of Regression test procedures and automated test suites and Scripts.
- Participated in code and functional product reviews.
- Participated in all Agile ceremonies.
- Analyzed and studied complex system requirements, Translated user requirements into Software Specifications.
- Managed Test Case development and supported using formal specifications data flow diagrams and other accepted design techniques.
- Planned, designed, executed test plans and test cases for manual test to support maintenance releases for multiple software applications.
- Coordinated and facilitated meetings between test team and application development team members to identify and resolve defects identified by the test team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB)
Dhaka, Bangladesh12-2011
Skills
- Manual Testing (Functional, Regression, Smoke, UAT, Load)
- Test Case Design and Execution
- Defect Tracking and Reporting (Jira & Bugzilla)
- Agile/Scrum Methodologies
- Test Documentation, Reporting
- SDLC & STLC knowledge
- Business Requirement Gathering
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Stakeholder Communication
- User Stories & Documentation
- Basic Automation knowledge (Playwright with JSS/Python)
Accomplishments
Increased test coverage from 60% to 90% reducing Product Defects.
Identifying major Defects before Prod Release by improving product quality.
Currently in the phase of Automating Regression suits and using Playwright as Automation Tool. This effort is currently under In-Progress.
Collaborated with Cross-Functional teams to deliver complex Enterprise solutions.
Certification
- AWS Fundamentals of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (In-Progress)
- ISTQB Advance Level (In-Progress)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Bengali
Full Professional
Nepali
Full Professional
Timeline
Sr. Software Engineer
Improvix Technologies
02.2024 - Current
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Zolon Tech
06.2022 - 08.2023
Software Test Engineer/Business Analyst
LISCR
06.2018 - 06.2022
QA Engineer
Global Solutions
01.2017 - 05.2018
Software Tester
Best Medical International
01.2015 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
American International University of Bangladesh (AIUB)
Certification of Appreciation
For the unwavering commitment, adaptability and technical excellence throughout the migration to Enterprise level. Keya has remained flexible and focused despite shifting priorities and structural changes, continuing to deliver high-quality work with collaboration, creativity with care. Your efforts have been ventral to one of the most significant transitions the project has undergone.