TUBA TOZAL
Quality Assurance Specialist
Istanbul
Summary
Software-savvy quality assurance professional committed to confirming proper functionality and usability of software products before release. Plans test schedules and strategies according to project scope and delivery dates and monitors and tracks bug resolutions. Reviews software documentation to verify technical accuracy and completeness and to mitigate risks.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer
Thy Teknoloji
02.2023 - Current
- Collaborated closely with development teams to improve software functionality and stability.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends, tools, and techniques to ensure optimal performance in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Implemented automated testing solutions where appropriate, reducing manual testing effort and increasing overall test coverage.
- Supported successful product launches by conducting extensive pre-release testing and validation activities.
- Established effective communication channels between QA, development, and project management teams to foster a collaborative working environment focused on delivering high-quality products.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly addressing issues identified during user acceptance testing.
- Contributed to the establishment of a positive company culture by actively participating in team-building events and demonstrating a strong commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Optimized resource allocation by accurately estimating required testing effort based on project scope and complexity factors.
- Increased product reliability by performing thorough regression testing on each release cycle.
Functional Tester
Allianz Türkiye
02.2020 - Current
- Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
- Completed pre-implementation testing for new system modifications to assess potential impacts.
- Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
- Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
- Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.
- Implemented use of Zephyr, Jira, Postman, Zeplin Plsql, Oracle tools to illustrate project features and requirements.
- Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
- Performed Manuel and Service tests on modules and full software implementations for more than 3 projects per year.
- Utilized Agile software development methods to increase team efficiency by 100%.
- Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
- Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every two weeks and well-organized sprints.
Functional Test Engineer /BootCamp Participant
TesterYou
11.2019 - 12.2019
- Reviewed test plans and procedures for adequate coverage of system requirements.
- Tested hardware and software within tightly controlled sandbox environment prior to release to production.
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans and workforce breakdown structures for complete systems.
Education
High School Diploma -
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi
TrabzonSkills
Documentation skills
Timeline
Quality Assurance Engineer
Thy Teknoloji
02.2023 - Current
Functional Tester
Allianz Türkiye
02.2020 - Current
Functional Test Engineer /BootCamp Participant
TesterYou
11.2019 - 12.2019
High School Diploma -
Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi