Hi, I’m Marra Halago, a seasoned Manual Tester with 10+ years of professional experience in creating Test Plans, Scenarios and Test Cases, executing tests, and managing defects for software products delivered to multinational clients. I bring hands-on expertise across web, VMware, and cloud-based environments, and I thrive in collaborative, Agile settings to ensure high-quality releases. I enjoy working with cross-functional teams, refining testing processes, and leveraging tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, HPQC, and Selenium to drive reliable software and continuous quality improvements.

Marra Halago

Hi, I’m Marra Halago, a seasoned Manual Tester with 10+ years of professional experience in creating Test Plans, Scenarios and Test Cases, executing tests, and managing defects for software products delivered to multinational clients. I bring hands-on expertise across web, VMware, and cloud-based environments, and I thrive in collaborative, Agile settings to ensure high-quality releases. I enjoy working with cross-functional teams, refining testing processes, and leveraging tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, HPQC, and Selenium to drive reliable software and continuous quality improvements.

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Hi, I’m Marra Halago, a seasoned Manual Tester with 10+ years of professional experience in creating Test Plans, Scenarios and Test Cases, executing tests, and managing defects for software products delivered to multinational clients. I bring hands-on expertise across web, VMware, and cloud-based environments, and I thrive in collaborative, Agile settings to ensure high-quality releases.

I enjoy working with cross-functional teams, refining testing processes, and leveraging tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, HPQC, and Selenium to drive reliable software and continuous quality improvements.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Test Analyst at eHealth NSW
March 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022
Performed Functionality, Regression, and Integration Testing in a web-based and Microsoft Power Apps environment. Used Azure DevOps as testing tool. Responsible for creating Test Cases, Test Execution, and Test Reports. Worked in Agile Methodology.
Software QA Engineer at DarkMatter LLC.
November 1, 2016 - June 1, 2017
Performed Compatibility, Integration, Reliability, Functionality and Regression Testing on VMware environment. Responsible for developing, maintaining and documenting internal tools to help with automation. Created Test Reports for the customer; Created Test Cases in TestRail; Logged defects in Jira.
UAT Specialist at JP Morgan Chase & Co.
December 1, 2012 - February 1, 2016
Created Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Peer reviews, execution of Test Cases, maintenance of regression test suite, and review of system documentation. Performed User-Acceptance, Functionality, Regression, and Integration Testing on Web environment. Performed Smoke and Disaster Recovery Testing on Production environment. Performed Black Box testing on Oracle Toad SQL. Worked closely with onshore Business Analysts to define and scope regression testing.
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at LoanWorks Technologies
November 1, 2011 - August 1, 2012
Created Test Plan and executed Test Cases. Performed User Acceptance, Functionality and Upgrade Testing on Web environment. Performed Black Box testing on SQL environment. Contributed to QA process development and worked in Agile environment.
Software Quality Engineer Level 2 at SeaChange Philippines Corporation
January 1, 2010 - November 1, 2011
Created Test Cases, reviewed system documentation. Performed User Acceptance, Regression, Recovery, Performance, Ad-hoc, Install/Uninstall Testing on Web environment. Performed White Box testing on SQL environment. Logged defects in JIRA. Worked in Agile development methodology.
Software Quality Assurance Lead at Canon Information Technologies Philippines, Inc.
August 1, 2007 - December 1, 2009
Created Test Plans, Test Matrices, Test Cases, and Test Reports. Performed Alpha, Beta, Functional, Acceptance, Regression, Stress, Performance, Compatibility, Ad-hoc Testing, API Testing on Stand-alone software application. Created Test Scripts in Mercury QTP. Reviewed system documentation. Attended project planning/meetings. Submitted defects in Rational Clearquest. Delivered products to customers. Worked in Waterfall methodology.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Mapua Institute of Technology, Makati City, Philippines
August 1, 2007 - May 1, 2026
LMS/TMS Training at LoanWorks Technologies, Australia
June 1, 2012 - May 1, 2026
SQA and Perl Script Training at SeaChange Philippines Corporation
February 1, 2010 - May 1, 2026
Software Testing at Mapua Institute of Technology
December 1, 2006 - May 1, 2026

Qualifications

LMS/TMS Training
June 1, 2012 - May 1, 2026
SQA and Perl Script Training
February 1, 2010 - May 1, 2026
Software Testing
December 1, 2006 - May 1, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

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