Almin Pogalva

Project: Insurance Products (Dynamics 365 CRM)

• API Testing & Integration: Analyzing Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to define test scopes, developing and executing API test cases, and leveraging tools like Postman for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Migration Testing: Creating detailed test scenarios to validate data migration, ensuring data accuracy, system integrity, and verifying test cases against business rules.
• Functional Testing: Understand and analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories. Identify testable requirements, and raise clarifications.
• Prepare detailed test scenarios, test cases, and test data based on functional requirements. Ensure test coverage for all critical business processes and edge cases. Review and update test artifacts as per changes in requirements.
• Test Planning & Execution: Crafting and executing test cases across various testing stages (SIT, UAT, and production validation), identifying and tracking defects, and collaborating with stakeholders to align testing efforts with business objectives.
• I bring hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, Azure DevOps, Jira, and test management tools like TestRail.

• Independently wrote and executed complex test cases and acceptance criteria for both functional and regression testing.
• Submitted detailed analysis of all testing carried out on software environments, ensuring that all bugs, risks, and issues were correctly logged.
• Completed test scripts, making recommendations for further test support.
• Mentored and coached junior staff, sharing knowledge and offering support.
• Utilized Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies to complete projects quickly and efficiently.
• Conducted rigorous regression testing to identify software bugs and verify fixes in subsequent releases.
• Advocated for quality assurance best practices throughout the software development process.
• Monitored testing progress and provided updates to stakeholders on key milestones and issues.
• Designed and executed detailed test plans to validate software functionality against client requirements.
• Led user acceptance testing sessions with clients, gathering feedback to enhance product quality.
• Investigated software anomalies reported by users to reproduce and document issues for fixing.
• Participated in sprint planning meetings, contributing insights on the testability of features.

• Leading a team of testers and be responsible for the quality of their work
• Creating test plans and strategies
• Identifying and documenting defects
• Tracking Quality Assurance metrics (e.g. defect density, open defect count)
• Participating in daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives
• Coordinating with other teams to ensure timely delivery of quality software product.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g. JIRA, Quality Center)

• Performing Requirement Analysis
• Expertise in understanding of the user stories/scenarios of the system
• Performing Test Execution in HP Quality Center
• Performing Defect Logging/Reporting, Defect Tracking, Status reporting
• Reviewing test cases, defects and creation of Review log
• Responsible for Testing (Functional, regression, UAT and End to End )
• Execution of Regression test suites
• Defect/Bug management (Tracking or reporting Bug/Defect in HPQC).
• Communicating with onsite coordinator on Daily Status Calls
• Automating written test cases as per the given scenario using selenium web driver and robot framework.
• Performing API Testing using post man.
• Performing cross browser testing.
• Deploying code on the environment using chef, run deck application.
• Writing automation test scripts using selenium web driver and Robot framework.

• Analyzing the requirements, Understanding the business logic
• Test Scenarios identification, Test case creation, Test case execution
• Defect logging and re-testing
• Script development for newly added services in TOSCA
• Test Data setup for functional and regression testing
• Regression testing for various MIND services using TOSCA
• Writing/Updating test cases as per client requirement.
• Executing regression Batch suite as per release requirement.
• Reporting and tracking the bugs found during regression suite execution.
• Understating application workflow for new enhancement.
• Effectively communicate defect related issues to the Leads.
• Ability to work independently on assigned QA activities.
• Own complete QA responsibilities for application including requirement gathering.
• Collaborated with development teams to identify software bugs and facilitate swift resolution.
• Prepared and presented detailed reports on test findings and progress to senior management.