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Work with various end users to understand and document their current business operations, system requirements and workflows, and identify business process improvementsConduct Gap analyses between current business processes and application packageso Ensure end to end requirements traceability, mapping user stories to software test cases, applicable business processesPartner with the Product Owner to prioritize the Product Backlog and/or removing User Stories to maintain alignment to the product/project vision and roadmap. Elaborate Software Requirements Specifications and Software Design Specifications for new, enhanced, and legacy applications. o Interact with Business Owners, SMEs, and Management team to identify the scope of the project Provide guidance to Project Managers, Business Owners, Development Team, and Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) to resolve the outstanding issue and action items are taken in the review meeting.Involved in Regression testing, System testing, and User Acceptance Testing.o Facilitate defect review meetings involving all Stakeholders to review defects, identify severity, and set priorities as per client requirements, ensuring accuracy and conforming to deadlines.Write and execute SQL statement to analyze data and write detail acceptance criteria for user story Create workflow diagrams to validate the basic and alternate flows in the various Business and Technical Use Cases.

Gathered Requirements, translated the requirements into specifications.Reviewed the developed product with Development before the release cycle and worked with Development to fix issues.Tested the pre-release code in User Acceptance Testing Environment and opened tickets for any possible issues.Prepared Business Requirement documents and communicated with client for a sign-off or changes to the document. Performed Gap Analysis of existing system to identify drawbacks, bottlenecks, and improvements. Worked with product owners on creating User Stories and grooming the product backlog.Created and verified user stories and use case specifications with activity and state diagrams. Worked closely with the QA team and Developers to clarify and understand functionality, resolve issues, and provide feedback to identify defects.Wrote SQL queries to extract data from the database for Backend Testing.Involved proactively to communicate with development team regarding the status and potential impacts on the delivery date and/or expected quality of the tasks and/or the projects.Facilitated resolution and communication of cross-functional team on issues and decisions.Used JIRA for bug tracking and reporting. Also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status. Assisted Project Manager along with clients in UAT to log any issues or help/guide in any testing efforts.

Developed detailed functional and technical requirements from the high-level business
requirementsInvolved in understanding of functionality and design of different applications based on the Requirement Specification Document.o Facilitated requirement sessions with stakeholders, properly prioritize features and creates comprehensive requirements for delivery team. Investigated system bugs and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues and reporting the bugs to all concerned. Investigated requirements and interfaced with developers to resolve issues and reporting the issues to all concerned. Outstanding issues are documented and managed through JIRA.o Maintained Requirement Traceably Matrix (RTM) after developing and updating Test Cases Analyzed and identified defects and logged defects with detailed specification into Quality Center as they relate to Test Cases. Worked extensively with SQL queries for database integrity and data validation.Actively participated in Review meetings and walkthroughs and prepared the defect progress reports during defect meetings.

Led teams of five audit associates and attached support staff to plan and execute assigned audit engagements for clients in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Evaluated clients’ controls, procedural standards, and consistency metrics. Completed audits according to compliance guidelines, General Accepted Audit Standards (GAAS), and General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).