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I'm Zahra Qasemi, a software quality assurance analyst with over 8 years of hands-on experience across fast-paced projects. I specialize in testing banking, retail, insurance, and e-commerce domains, with a strong focus on data accuracy, backend validation, SQL data checks, API testing, and cross-platform UI validation. I have experience with mobile testing on iOS and Android, Java-based automation exposure, and I actively build robust test plans and regression suites to ensure software quality. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading testing efforts, and spotting risks early in the SDLC. I enjoy coaching teammates, adopting new testing tools, and driving test coverage through both manual and automated approaches. Proficient with JIRA, TOSCA, HP QC, Postman, and SQL-based environments, I’m comfortable in Agile/Scrum settings and committed to delivering high-quality software while continuously learning and adapting.…I'm Zahra Qasemi, a software quality assurance analyst with over 8 years of hands-on experience across fast-paced projects. I specialize in testing banking, retail, insurance, and e-commerce domains, with a strong focus on data accuracy, backend validation, SQL data checks, API testing, and cross-platform UI validation. I have experience with mobile testing on iOS and Android, Java-based automation exposure, and I actively build robust test plans and regression suites to ensure software quality. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading testing efforts, and spotting risks early in the SDLC. I enjoy coaching teammates, adopting new testing tools, and driving test coverage through both manual and automated approaches. Proficient with JIRA, TOSCA, HP QC, Postman, and SQL-based environments, I’m comfortable in Agile/Scrum settings and committed to delivering high-quality software while continuously learning and adapting.

Zahra Qasemi

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I'm Zahra Qasemi, a software quality assurance analyst with over 8 years of hands-on experience across fast-paced projects. I specialize in testing banking, retail, insurance, and e-commerce domains, with a strong focus on data accuracy, backend validation, SQL data checks, API testing, and cross-platform UI validation. I have experience with mobile testing on iOS and Android, Java-based automation exposure, and I actively build robust test plans and regression suites to ensure software quality. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading testing efforts, and spotting risks early in the SDLC. I enjoy coaching teammates, adopting new testing tools, and driving test coverage through both manual and automated approaches. Proficient with JIRA, TOSCA, HP QC, Postman, and SQL-based environments, I’m comfortable in Agile/Scrum settings and committed to delivering high-quality software while continuously learning and adapting.…I'm Zahra Qasemi, a software quality assurance analyst with over 8 years of hands-on experience across fast-paced projects. I specialize in testing banking, retail, insurance, and e-commerce domains, with a strong focus on data accuracy, backend validation, SQL data checks, API testing, and cross-platform UI validation. I have experience with mobile testing on iOS and Android, Java-based automation exposure, and I actively build robust test plans and regression suites to ensure software quality. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading testing efforts, and spotting risks early in the SDLC. I enjoy coaching teammates, adopting new testing tools, and driving test coverage through both manual and automated approaches. Proficient with JIRA, TOSCA, HP QC, Postman, and SQL-based environments, I’m comfortable in Agile/Scrum settings and committed to delivering high-quality software while continuously learning and adapting.

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I’m Zahra Qasemi, a software quality assurance analyst with over 8 years of hands-on experience across fast-paced projects. I specialize in testing banking, retail, insurance, and e-commerce domains, with a strong focus on data accuracy, backend validation, SQL data checks, API testing, and cross-platform UI validation. I have experience with mobile testing on iOS and Android, Java-based automation exposure, and I actively build robust test plans and regression suites to ensure software quality.

I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, leading testing efforts, and spotting risks early in the SDLC. I enjoy coaching teammates, adopting new testing tools, and driving test coverage through both manual and automated approaches. Proficient with JIRA, TOSCA, HP QC, Postman, and SQL-based environments, I’m comfortable in Agile/Scrum settings and committed to delivering high-quality software while continuously learning and adapting.

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Work Experience

Sr QA Automation Engineer/SDET at PwC

May 1, 2023 - Present

Developed and implemented automated scripts for testing web-based applications using Selenium WebDriver, Java/.NET, JUnit, TestNG, and Selenium Grid. Built and maintained Data-Driven and Hybrid frameworks (POM) and integrated Serenity BDD with Cucumber for UI automation. Implemented SOA testing for Payments API using Postman and C# .NET; authored BDD scenarios in Gherkin and generated cucumber reports. Created and executed REST/ SOAP service tests with SoapUI and Ready API. Created SQL queries for data validation in Azure/Docker/Kubernetes environments. Worked in Agile/Scrum and supported CI/CD with Jenkins.

QA Automation Engineer at Serena & Lily

May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Built automation framework from scratch using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven; Created cross-browser test suites using HTML IDs and XPath. Implemented data-driven tests; Developed HTML test result reports using Python, Bash, and JavaScript. Collaborated with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, Maven). Automated SOAPUI/HTTP and REST services with Rest Assured; Implemented POM and Data-Driven Frameworks; Performed back-end testing with SQL; Conducted BDD with Cucumber; Wrote and managed test scripts in Eclipse; Documented via JIRA/TEAMS.

QA Automation Engineer/ Manual Tester at Geico Insurance

March 1, 2019 - May 1, 2022

Automated End-to-End testing using Selenium WebDriver and Java; Data-Driven framework; Cucumber BDD; REST and SOAP service testing; SQL queries for backend verification; Maintained test code in GitHub; Worked on CI/CD with Jenkins; Performed manual tests; Wrote QA artifacts in JIRA and ALM; Performed UAT; Ensure data integrity across services.

Quality Assurance Analyst at Aetna Health Insurance

October 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019

Gathered requirements, wrote manual/automation test scripts in Java; Developed end-to-end automated tests using Selenium with a page-object model; Created SQL queries for backend data verification; Conducted functional, regression, and UI testing; Used QTP for test case design; Tracked defects in JIRA.

Quality Assurance Analyst at PwC

May 1, 2023 - Present

Analyzed business requirements, documented BR specifications, wrote Test Plans and Test Cases. Led a team of test analysts, planned and monitored testing activities; identified and reported bugs and presented bug reports for weekly status updates. Designed test strategies, reviewed Test Basis, and executed end-to-end testing (functional, API, regression, GUI, boundary, negative, system, and ad-hoc). Worked with development teams to understand technical design and architecture for test planning. Ensured requirements and risks are mitigated throughout the SDLC. Enhanced live operations and deployment stability across internal and production environments. Researched and adopted tools to increase test coverage through automation. Proactively proposed KPIs to validate software quality and coached teammates through training and mentorship. Wrote and executed functional and regression manual tests using requirement documents. Used AI-Hub and PwC chat to generate test cases, PBIs, issues, and

Quality Assurance Analyst at S&L (Serena & Lily)

May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023

Directed end-to-end integration testing for rollouts; led a team of test analysts and planned, monitored, and controlled testing activities. Executed test scripts from the TOSCA execution lists and syndicated results to Jira for defect management. Analyzed and monitored software development processes to ensure quality; mitigated or accepted risks throughout the SDLC. Enhanced live operations and deployment stability in internal and production environments. Researched and adopted automation tools to improve test coverage. Worked closely with business and technical teams in an Agile environment to derive testing requirements and scenarios. Created test scenarios and cases, drove defect triaging, tracking, and reporting. Participated in requirement analysis, estimated stories, and approved them for manual and automation testing in sprint planning. Provided QA thought leadership, prepared test plans, and engaged stakeholders. Tested mobile applications (including a Bluetooth-enabled audio

Software Quality Assurance Tester at GEICO Insurance

March 1, 2019 - May 1, 2022

Participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies; identified and reported defects via JIRA; performed end-to-end data integrity testing using SQL across Oracle databases; reviewed Test Basis, designed and documented Test Strategies, Plans, and Test Cases; validated data by querying databases to verify reports; performed data accuracy, validation, and integrity checks; conducted regression, GUI, boundary, negative, system, and ad-hoc testing; utilized Java and Selenium WebDriver; supported defect fixes and reporting via Salesforce; assisted QA lead in documenting UAT; collaborated with BAs and developers; maintained traceability to ensure complete test coverage.