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Experienced and ISTQB certified Agile QA tester with work experience in New Zealand and Germany. Holds a Master's degree in IT Quality Assurance. Motivated and solution focused, possessing a deep understanding of Quality Assurance and testing. Proven track record of managing diverse projects with a focus on high-quality results. Enjoys collaborating within an Agile mindset and fun-loving teams to achieve shared project goals.------------------Proficient in creating Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases, defect/bug reporting and tracking, and Test Sign-off documents.Demonstrated experience working on Agile/Lean Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid projects.Proficient in Agile testing techniques, including exploratory testing, user story testing, and acceptance criteria validation.Skilled in prioritising testing activities based on risk and business value.Expertise in analysing root causes of defects, failed test scriptsSolid experience conducting Agile ceremonies such as Sprint planning, daily Scrum, Sprint review, and Sprint retrospective.Experience working as a Scrum master and managing Agile practices and ceremonies.Proficient in Functional, Regression, System, E2E, Integration, User Acceptance (UAT), Security, Usability, and Compatibility testing throughout project phases.Worked with automation testing tools such as Selenium Web Driver (C#), Cypress, Jenkins, and Soup UI.Hands-on experience in CI/CD test automation implementation with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOpsProficient in performing backend validations using SQL queries on SQL Server.---------------------QA Methodologies--> Iterative, Agile, Lean Agile & KanbanKey Skills--> Test Planning & Management, Test Estimation, Functional Requirement, Scripting & Documentation, Test Strategy & Test Approach, Test Summary & Reports, Risk Management, Refining Test Process, Defect Management & Triage, UAT Facilitation & Support.Test & Defect Management Tools: JIRA, HP & Quality Center, Redmine, TestRail, TM4J & Zephyr ScaleAutomation Tools-->Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber, JMeter, Soap UI, Postman, Cypress & BrowserstackDatabase Tools--> Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Big Query, and Data DogOther Tools--> Confluence, Notion, SharePoint, GIT, Visual Studio, MS Office Suites, Octopus for Release Management, and WCAG Web Accessibility Testing Tool.Soft Skills--> Problem Solving, Customer-oriented, Planning, Collaboration, Team Management, Self-Starter, People Skills, Leadership, Problem Solving Facilitation & Presentation Skills.

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