Priyanka Barua

Work on end-to-end testing across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), actively participating in Agile SAFe and Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint review, retrospectives, and demos to ensure QA stays tightly aligned with delivery goals. Over 7 years of testing types including Functional Testing, Unit testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, UAT Testing, integration Testing & 508 Compliance testing. Works closely with developers, business analysts, and Scram master to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and create testing strategies that align with real-world user expectations.

Work on hands-on experience performing detailed manual testing, Automation testing across multiple platforms and environments, ensuring quality from both technical and user perspectives.

Creates

Test case for sprint, and test data, leveraging tools like HP ALM, Azure DevOps, and Confluence to keep testing structured and requirements driven. Identifies and log a defects with clarity and context, validating fixes across environments and maintaining strong communication with dev teams to ensure the defect is fixed. Strong background in test automation, building and maintaining scripts using Selenium WebDriver with both Cucumber BDD and TestNG frameworks, integrating Java and Maven for robust execution.

Skilled in using XPath to locate and interact with dynamic UI elements, ensuring reliable automation even when applications evolve. Work on hybrid automation framework that combines keyword-driven and data-driven strategies, increasing reusability and reducing maintenance. Integrated automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, enabling continuous feedback through nightly runs, faster defect discovery, and streamlined releases.

Experienced in validating RESTful APIs using tools like Postman, Swagger, and Bruno, and ensuring backend accuracy with SQL queries in tools like DBeaver. Conducts 508 accessibility testing using JAWS, ANDI, Testing ensure applications meet federal compliance standards and are usable by all 508 compliance. Weekly status reports to scram master, sharing test outcomes, risk areas, and execution progress to keep stakeholders informed and projects on track.

Quality Assurance Analyst - United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Washington, D.C

(2023-02)

• Participated in Agile SAFe ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure continuous collaboration and delivery.
• Work together with developers, business analysts, and Scrum Master to review requirements, clarify acceptance criteria, and define test coverage.
• Created manual test case and executed manual testing including Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression, and exploration testing across multiple environments.
• Created and maintained test plans and test data using Jira and Confluence.
• Logged and tracked defects in Jira, verified bug fixes, and conducted retesting across environments.
• Automation testing was developed and executed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver 4 and TestNG for smoke Testing and regression Testing suites.
• Developed a hybrid automation framework TestNG, Cucumber and Page Object Model (POM) using Java, Maven, and TestNG for maintainability.
• Leveraged XPath to identify and interact with dynamic elements across the application, ensuring robust and stable locators in automation scripts.
• Integrated tests into the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins for automated build and test execution.
• Performed API testing using Postman and Bruno, validating RESTful API endpoints, response codes, headers, and payloads.
• Worked with Swagger UI to validate API schemas and UI/UX wireframes.
• Conducted backend testing using SQL queries in DBeaver to validate data integrity and perform data validation.
• Executed 508 compliance testing using JAWS screen reader to ensure accessibility standards were met.
• Supported multiple release cycles by executing regression tests, validating datasets, and ensuring production readiness.

Quality Assurance Analyst - Randstad - Silver Spring, MD

(2020-07 - 2023-01)

• Joined in Agile SAFe(Scrum) ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives to ensure quality objectives were integrated throughout each sprint.
• Worked collaboratively with developers, business analysts, and project managers to interpret user stories, clarify acceptance criteria, and identify relevant test scenarios and data needs.
• Performed hands-on manual testing, including functional, regression, and UAT, to validate both front-end behavior and back-end logic.
• Authored and maintained clear test cases and ensured full traceability to business requirements using structured traceability matrices.
• Logged and managed defects through Jira and ServiceNow, collaborated with developers for resolution, and performed follow-up retesting to ensure closure.
• Built and executed automation test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Cucumber BDD, writing Gherkin feature files and modular step definitions for clarity and reusability.
• Developed and supported a hybrid automation framework combining Keyword-Driven and Data-Driven methodologies to enhance test scalability and reduce maintenance overhead.
• Used Apache POI to extract input data from Excel files, enabling broad and flexible data-driven testing across multiple scenarios.
• Created execution reports, status summaries, and test completion documents to communicate testing outcomes and risks to stakeholders.
• Performed API testing using Postman, validating RESTful endpoints, response codes, headers, and payload data to ensure accurate system communication.
• Attended weekly defect review meetings to provide insights into test progress, raise blockers, and support release readiness discussions.

Quality Assurance Analyst - HII - Merrifield, VA

(2019-01 - 2020-06)

• Joined in all key phases of the SDLC under an Agile setup, engaging in daily stand-ups and sprint discussions to ensure QA alignment with development cycles.
• Worked with business analysts and developers to review requirements, translating them into structured test plans and targeted test cases for each sprint.
• Performed thorough manual testing, including system, GUI, and regression testing, with a strong focus on validating real-world user flows.
• Wrote and maintained clear test cases that mapped directly to business rules and supported traceability throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Identified, documented, and escalated defects during test execution, providing detailed replication steps and working with the team to verify fixes.
• Used MS Azure DevOps to organize test cases, log bugs, and monitor overall test coverage across multiple releases.
• Assisted in building basic automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver to reduce manual efforts for stable and repeatable test scenarios.
• Queried databases using SQL to validate backend data accuracy and confirm transactional updates aligned with frontend activity.
• Conducted integration testing to verify the proper functioning of modules working together within the overall application.
• Performed cross-browser compatibility testing to ensure consistent user experience across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and legacy IE versions.
• Compiled weekly QA summaries and shared progress insights with leads and stakeholders to support timely decision-making during sprint reviews.

Quality Assurance Analyst - The Washington Post - Washington, D.C

(2017-07 - 2018-12)

• Actively worked with business analysts, developers, and functional teams to refine requirements and ensure test scenarios reflected real-world use cases.
• Work on manual testing efforts focused on validating UI functionality and smooth user experience across supported devices.
• Developed comprehensive test documentation, including scenario outlines, test case libraries, and data conditions to ensure full traceability to business rules.
• Used HP ALM to manage test case execution, log results, and track progress through various test cycles, ensuring consistent test coverage across releases.
• Documented and escalated defects with clear reproduction steps and business impact, and collaborated with developers through each fix cycle to confirm resolution.
• Contributed to automation by creating simple BDD feature files using Gherkin and working with the automation team to integrate tests into the Selenium suite.
• Performed backend data validation with SQL, ensuring that transactional updates reflected accurately in the database during functional testing.
• Participated in SCRUM ceremonies, including sprint reviews and retrospectives, offering test coverage insights.