Location
Islamabad, Pakistan
Preferred Work Type
On Site
Experience
11+
Years
Z. Kanza possesses more than 11 years of experience in software testing and currently serves as a lead QA engineer at Teradata, a renowned global leader in data analytics and cloud solutions. She harbors a deep passion for delivering top-notch products that align with and exceed the needs and expectations of clients and end-users.
Assessments & Skill Tests
QA / Test Engineer
Evaluate candidates' proficiency in quality assurance and testing, assessing their ability to design test cases, identify defects, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software through effective testing strategies and methodologies.
Score
95/100
Time Taken
90 Mins
Taken On
April, 2022
Critical thinking
Evaluate candidates' critical thinking skills, assessing their ability to analyze information, make informed decisions, and solve complex problems through logical reasoning and sound judgment.
Score
89/100
Time Taken
90 Mins
Taken On
October, 2022
Personality Test
I: Highly sociable and lively
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Taken On
January, 2021
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Experience
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Creative Chaos
June 2017 - April 2018
- Formerly worked as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Creative Chaos, dedicated to ensuring software excellence.
- Contributed to testing efforts by creating and executing comprehensive test cases.
- Participated in test automation using Selenium, enhancing testing efficiency.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify and address software issues.
- Conducted detailed bug reporting and analysis for improved software quality.
- Assisted in creating and refining test strategies and plans.
- Engaged in the testing of web applications across various projects.
Lead QA Engineer
Teradata
June 2022 - Present
- I was responsible for its core layer testing, also had the opportunity to lead the QA team and carried out close coordination with all the stakeholders since it had multiple dependencies. At the end, all the deadlines were met, and our team received appreciation from the client.
Quality Assurance Consultant
IBM
September 2019 - June 2022
- Was responsible for team & test management.
- Performed testing effort calculation, test planning, test design, test execution, and test reporting.
- Performed ETL testing from source tables to application end.
- Closely coordinated with all the relevant stakeholders to get clear requirements and communicated them for setting realistic expectations.
- Ensured user’s requirements were met by conducting functional and non-functional testing.
- Carried out in-depth testing using SQL to verify all possible scenarios.
- Carried out automation testing with Selenium using TestNg and Maven.
- Carried out stress and API testing using JMeter.
- Used Jira to keep track of tasks and bugs.
- Carried out Unit testing, Component testing, Smoke testing, Sanity testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, and UI testing.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Software Productivity Strategists, Inc
November 2012 - September 2019
- Designed and developed test plans, test cases based upon functional and design specifications, executed test cases, and analyzed/reported test results to the team.
- Worked in partnership with the development teams to deliver business functionality on time with required quality that met the acceptance criteria.
- Conducted functional, non-functional, and integration testing of MyRoom's web and mobile application across multiple browsers and OS platforms.
- Gave monthly presentations to the management regarding team’s performance and upcoming project’s detail.
Education
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Master's in information security
August 2013 - August 2015
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Bachelor’s Degree, Information Technology
2007 - 2011
Languages
EN
English
Full professional proficiency
UR
Urdu
Native or bilingual proficiency
