Marielou Vidad

Senior Software QA Engineer with 10+ years of experience in manual testing for enterprise web applications. Experienced in manual testing, regression testing, end-to-end testing, API testing and Agile/Scrum methodologies. Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with over 10 years of expertise in Test Design, Execution, and Defect Management. Strong background in collaborating with developers and product teams to deliver stable and high-quality software releases.

Senior Software QA Engineer - Gathid / Gathered Intelligence - Remote

(2023-01 - 2026-12)

• Responsible for designing, building, and executing test cases for client-based projects.
• Report software bugs and knowledge of reproducing / simulating issues, as well as verifying defects.
• Responsible for the creation and execution of robust comprehensive test plans to verify functionality within agreed technical specifications with business analysts.
• Perform functional, regression, end to end, and smoke testing every release.
• Participate in Sprint Planning / Estimation Meetings / Daily Scrum Meetings / Retrospective Meetings
• Defined, implemented and improved QA processes and standard, aligning them with organizational goals.
• Conducted API validation and backend integration testing using Postman.
• Updated test cases used in automation testing.
• Prepared test cycles which includes all test cycles to be used in regression testing for every release.
• Identified, documented, and validated software defects using Jira and Zephyr.
• Collaborated with developers and QA teams within Agile/Scrum workflows.
• Worked with cross-functional teams to review requirements, risk analysis, test coverage.
• Assisted in release validation and quality assurance processes before deployments.
• Assisted and guide Junior QA member in attaining testing objectives and participate in strengthening automation initiatives to improve the execution cycle.

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer - RightCrowd - Remote

(2015-01 - 2023-12)

• Conducted smoke, regression, and functional testing for identity management applications
• Logged and tracked software defects using TFS Test Management, Jira
• Assisted in release validation and quality assurance processes before deployments
• Participate in Sprint Planning / Estimation Meetings / Daily Scrum Meetings / Retrospective Meetings
• Identified, documented, and validated software defects using Jira and Zephyr.
• Collaborated with developers and QA teams within Agile/Scrum workflows.
• Assisted in release validation and quality assurance processes before deployments.
• Coordinates with the software developers any errors encountered during testing.
• Submit daily progress and status reports of assigned tasks.

Software Quality Analyst - Safeway Philtech, Inc

(2014-01 - 2015-12)

Project-based

• Conducted smoke, regression, and functional testing for identity management applications
• Ensures test cases match customer scenarios based on requirements.
• Executes test cases and shares test results.
• Ensures documentation follows standardized procedures and appropriate approval hierarchies.
• Updates and maintains test cases/scripts/data.
• Creates test cases/scripts and data for problem reports.

Software Quality Assurance Specialist - Teloworks Philippines Inc

(2012-01 - 2014-12)

• Execute tests, conduct initial results and investigate results.
• Ensures that all tested software and program updates are free of bug/s and errors before deployment.
• Replicates errors reported by clients to determine cause of the bugs.
• Encode all the errors in bug tracker system (JIRA) that might encounter during testing.
• Perform Documentation review.
• Generates alternative option to solve the problems by identifying the possible consequences/effects.
• Demonstrates an excellent sense of discipline and desire to develop within the organization.
• Ensure that all deadlines are met.
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks.
• Performs other related duties that may be assigned from time to time

Quality Assurance Specialist - Strategic Systems & Information Professionals

(2011-01 - 2012-12)

• Creates test cases based on project specifications.
• Accomplish other tasks related to the development of the project assigned by the Project Manager.
• Performs user support maintenance to clients

Quality Assurance Specialist - Rendition Digital Inc.

(2007-01 - 2011-12)

• Checks the layout and proofreading materials before a delivery is made to clients.
• Ensures that layout, illustrations, text and graphics satisfy the project requirement
• Studies and analyzes client specifications and requirements.
• Requires a thorough understanding of a few disciplines used in Multimedia QA checking.
• Requires the capacity to understand specific client needs or technical requirements to be able used in QA checking.

Quality Assurance Staff - SPI Technologies

(2004-01 - 2007-12)

• Prepares the Electronic deliverables (ELEDS) of the project; including the XML tagging and extraction of the objects and figures of each on-line journal.
• Proofreading and analyzes client specifications and requirements on the layout of their journals.
• Prepares job release documentation.
• Acts as back-up Team Leader to the production.
• Directly communicates with the project officers and project managers regarding the queries of a given project.

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering - Adamson University, Manila (2003-12)