Manual Testing Resume: Web Application QA Example
A fictional manual QA resume showing risk-based test design, exploratory testing and defect handovers, with notes on test counts and release scope.
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Sneha Patil
Manual QA Engineer
Pune, Indiasneha.patil@example.com+91 93XXX XXXXX
Summary
Manual QA engineer testing business web applications through requirement review, exploratory sessions and release regression. Progressed from executing existing tests to designing coverage and supporting user acceptance testing.
Experience
QA Engineer · Example Cedar Application Services
2022-07 – PresentPune, India- Design tests for claims intake, user permissions and payment-status journeys on a business web application.
- Maintain a 120-case regression suite for monthly releases, updating coverage after requirement and defect reviews.
- Found a duplicate-submission issue after a browser retry; supplied request details, database evidence and repeatable steps for engineering.
- Run exploratory sessions around interrupted workflows and report unresolved risks at release review.
- Support eight client users during UAT, distinguishing defects from change requests and documenting retest results.
Associate QA Engineer · Example Lantern Systems
2021-08 – 2022-06Pune, India- Executed regression suites for an insurance portal across three browsers.
- Wrote test cases from business requirement documents and traced coverage in a requirement traceability matrix.
- Performed database validation with SQL for backend data checks.
Education
- 2017 – 2021
B.E, Computer Engineering
Example Lakeside University
Skills
- Testing:
- Test case design, Exploratory testing, Regression testing, UAT support, Cross-browser testing
- Analysis:
- Requirement traceability, Defect triage, Risk-based prioritisation, SQL data validation
- Tools:
- Jira, TestRail, Postman, BrowserStack, SQL Server
Languages
English, Marathi, Hindi
Give test counts a purpose
The 120-case suite covers claims intake, permissions and payment-status journeys for a monthly release. A test count alone does not demonstrate complete coverage. Name the workflows and risks the suite addresses.
Use a concrete defect example
The repeated-submission issue explains the trigger, observed behaviour and evidence supplied to developers. That is more useful than reporting a large lifetime defect count or implying manual testing catches every issue automation misses.
Separate testing from release approval
The candidate reports unresolved risks and supports UAT. The resume does not claim unilateral authority to approve a healthcare release. Describe the decision process and your role accurately.
Show the move from execution to design
The associate role follows existing scenarios. The later role adds permission combinations, exploratory charters and risk review. Use that progression to show growing judgement rather than repeating the same tools under each job.
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