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Paul Zara

Professional Summary

Senior QA Engineer with 10+ years of experience in manual and automated testing for backend and web applications. Strong knowledge of QA standards, test methodologies, and SDLC, with a focus on delivering reliable, high-quality software through structured testing and continuous improvement.

Professional Experience

Senior Dynamics 365 Power Platform Tester
Peak D365 OPC
Mar 2023—Present
•Designed test strategies, plans, and functional test scripts
•Developed and executed automated tests to validate Copilot AI agents
•Showcased product functionality through demos/walkthroughs to clients
•Support User Acceptance Testing
•Perform root cause analysis with developers
QA Automation Engineer
Encora Inc.
May 2022—Feb 2023
•Pioneered creation of test automation framework for web applications
•Involved in test infrastructure design and selecting tools for implementation
•Write test automation scripts for both API and web applications
•Monitored daily test automation runs and report issues to designated team
Quality Engineer
Cognizant Softvision
Nov 2020—May 2022
•Led end-to-end test execution across web and mobile platforms
•Collaborated in Agile ceremonies (story grooming, estimations, stand-ups)
•Developed and maintained scalable test automation frameworks and scripts
•Tracked testing progress and produced regression and summary reports
Microsoft Dynamic 365 Tester
Outsourced Quality Assured Services
Sep 2018—Nov 2020
•Designed test strategies, plans, and functional test scripts
•Executed testing, documented results, and managed defects including triage
•Collaborated in Agile ceremonies (story grooming, estimations, stand-ups)
•Produced test reports, including Test Exit reports
Test Engineer Analyst
Accenture, Inc.
Feb 2015—Sep 2018
•Executed testing, documented results, and managed defects including triage
•Sent end of day test status reports

Education

BS. Electronics and Communications Engineering
De La Salle Lipa
2014-01

Skills

Manual Functional Test
Expert
System Testing
Expert
System Integration Testing
Expert
Regression Testing
Expert
Smoke Testing
Expert
Confirmation Testing
Expert
Data Driven Testing
Expert
Keyword Driven Testing
Expert
Behavior Driven Testing
Expert
Copilot Studio Kit
Expert
Perfecto
Expert
NUnit
Expert
Cypress
Expert
Selenium
Expert
Specflow
Expert
EasyRepro
Expert
Appium
Expert
Android Studio
Expert
Jenkins
Expert
Postman
Expert
Swagger
Expert
BrowserStack
Expert
Localytics
Expert
Splunk
Expert
Karate Framework
Expert
AWS
Expert
Bitbucket
Expert
C#
Expert
Java
Expert
JIRA
Expert
Azure DevOps
Expert
TestRail
Expert
Copilot AI Agent
Expert
API
Expert
Angular Websites
Expert
Mobile Apps
Expert
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Expert
PowerApps
Expert
Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS)
Expert
Oracle Retail Price Management (RPM)
Expert
4690 Operating System (POS)
Expert

Certifications & Awards

ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level
ISTQB
•Foundation level software testing certification
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