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I am a US citizen Senior Test Engineer with over ten years of QA experience spanning manual and automated testing across the full SDLC. I’ve supported government and higher-education clients and have a track record of delivering high-quality releases through rigorous test planning, execution, and automation. I previously held a Public Trust clearance and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and user experience. I thrive on designing scalable test strategies, building robust automation with tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Behat, and validating APIs and backend data with SQL. I’m comfortable working in Agile environments, mentoring teammates, and helping teams ship reliable software on time. I’m based in Chantilly, VA, and am dedicated to quality, accessibility, and customer success in every project.…I am a US citizen Senior Test Engineer with over ten years of QA experience spanning manual and automated testing across the full SDLC. I’ve supported government and higher-education clients and have a track record of delivering high-quality releases through rigorous test planning, execution, and automation. I previously held a Public Trust clearance and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and user experience. I thrive on designing scalable test strategies, building robust automation with tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Behat, and validating APIs and backend data with SQL. I’m comfortable working in Agile environments, mentoring teammates, and helping teams ship reliable software on time. I’m based in Chantilly, VA, and am dedicated to quality, accessibility, and customer success in every project.

Sarika Patel

QA Engineer, Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I am a US citizen Senior Test Engineer with over ten years of QA experience spanning manual and automated testing across the full SDLC. I’ve supported government and higher-education clients and have a track record of delivering high-quality releases through rigorous test planning, execution, and automation. I previously held a Public Trust clearance and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and user experience. I thrive on designing scalable test strategies, building robust automation with tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Behat, and validating APIs and backend data with SQL. I’m comfortable working in Agile environments, mentoring teammates, and helping teams ship reliable software on time. I’m based in Chantilly, VA, and am dedicated to quality, accessibility, and customer success in every project.…I am a US citizen Senior Test Engineer with over ten years of QA experience spanning manual and automated testing across the full SDLC. I’ve supported government and higher-education clients and have a track record of delivering high-quality releases through rigorous test planning, execution, and automation. I previously held a Public Trust clearance and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and user experience. I thrive on designing scalable test strategies, building robust automation with tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Behat, and validating APIs and backend data with SQL. I’m comfortable working in Agile environments, mentoring teammates, and helping teams ship reliable software on time. I’m based in Chantilly, VA, and am dedicated to quality, accessibility, and customer success in every project.

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I am a US citizen Senior Test Engineer with over ten years of QA experience spanning manual and automated testing across the full SDLC. I’ve supported government and higher-education clients and have a track record of delivering high-quality releases through rigorous test planning, execution, and automation. I previously held a Public Trust clearance and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and user experience.

I thrive on designing scalable test strategies, building robust automation with tools like Selenium, Playwright, and Behat, and validating APIs and backend data with SQL. I’m comfortable working in Agile environments, mentoring teammates, and helping teams ship reliable software on time. I’m based in Chantilly, VA, and am dedicated to quality, accessibility, and customer success in every project.

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Work Experience

Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.

February 1, 2016 - April 1, 2021

Led quality assurance activities across multiple federal engagements, including SEC, Department of Labor, DOE, and PBGC projects. Defined and executed test strategies, wrote and maintained test plans, created and reviewed test cases, tracked defects in JIRA, and supported timely release validation. Implemented automated test scripts (Behat, WDIO) and maintained automation frameworks; performed manual functional, regression, and integration testing; ensured 508 accessibility compliance and data integrity through SQL validation and test data management; collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve testability and overall software quality.

Test Engineer at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (via Booz Allen Hamilton)

September 1, 2020 - December 1, 2020

Supported SEC.gov Web Content Management solutions by following Agile practices, analyzing user requirements and defects, updating automation (Behat, WDIO), developing documentation, triaging defects with JIRA, and performing regression/functional testing on Drupal-based sites. Contributed to automated test execution and test data management and participated in design reviews to improve testability.

Test Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (Department of Labor Engagement – OPA and OALJ projects)

October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020

Led testing for OPA and OALJ Drupal migration projects, following Agile methodologies. Prepared and updated Test Plans, crafted and maintained manual/automated test scripts, performed functional and browser compatibility testing, and executed 508 accessibility testing using ANDI/Compliance Sheriff/WAVE/JAWS. Automated regression tests with Behat/Gherkin/WDIO; tracked defects in JIRA; prepared test results and supported UAT.

Test Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (Department of Energy – PAMS project)

May 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018

Analyzed requirements and performed manual and automated testing across multiple architectures. Designed and developed test scenarios, estimated LOE for test/script development, and performed functional, security, regression, and smoke testing. Wrote SQL queries to verify backend data integrity and supported SDLC activities through defect tracking and documentation.

Test Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (PBGC – RMEW project)

February 1, 2016 - April 1, 2017

Supported Risk Management Early Warning (RMEW) initiatives across CFRD, OCC, MEPD, and NRAD. Created and updated Test Plans and RTMs, developed test cases (Quality Center), executed manual functional testing, regression, and system integration testing, and assisted with automated regression testing using UFT. Participated in client demos and supported UAT and production issues.