SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience in planning, coordinating, testing and delivering critical solutions on various levels of Quality Assurance for Web based and Client/Server applications on Windows and Unix/Linux environments predominantly in the areas of Retail, Telecom, Pharmaceutical and HR domains.
• Extensive knowledge and working experience of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as in every phase of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in manual and test automation development.
• Testing with tools like Selenium, Quick Test Pro, Load Runner, Quality Center and Bug Tracking tools.
• Strong emphasis and in - depth knowledge in Manual testing using black box techniques.
• Well versed with Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and good knowledge on Automation Tool (QTP).
• Extensively worked on PL/SQL using various tools like Oracle SQL*loader, WINSQL, Rapid SQL and Toad for Oracle & DB2.
• Good interpersonal skills, commitment, result oriented, hardworking with a quest and zeal to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks.
• Involved in the entire software development Process - monitoring and improving the QA process, and making sure that any agreed-upon standards and procedures are followed.
• Good analytical skills, presentation and communication skills, convincing and problem solving skill.
• Involved in the software development through SCRUM (AGILE) Process - monitoring and improving the QA process as per the agreed upon standards.
• Experienced in Agile (SCRUM) methodology and Rapid software testing methodology of software development for iterative development and testing cycle.
• Experienced in writing test plans, test cases, analyzing test results, maintaining test scripts and bug tracking and also Expertise in HP Quality center for defect management.
• Conversant with SEI CMM Level 5 quality procedures, while executing the projects.
• Conducted many training sessions for the fresher as well as experienced test engineers on testing process and domain.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: C#, .NET4.0/3.5, C, C++, PL/SQL

Databases: MS SQL, MS Access, Oracle, DB2, TOAD

Testing Tools: Load Runner 7.x/8.0, Quick Test Pro, Rational Portfolio Manager, WTT,Product Studio, TFS, VSTF

Automation Framework: Coded UI, RPF, MITA, MAUI

Defect Tools: Rational Clear Quest, HP Quality Center

Scripting: VBScript, WSH, Power Shell

Internet Programming: XML, XSLT

Operating Systems: Windows7, Windows95/98/2000/XP, UNIX, MS DOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• First point of contact for all HRApplication/pools/ issues
• Ensure quality business UAT is done for all of the HR changes implemented in EDM/ESS/MSS, SAP, Headtrax and E-rec
• Define testing strategy and execution for every sprint release. log incidents/bugs/Feedback response for the identified design and code gaps participate in daily triage meetings to represent prod issues and drive to closure with IT.
• Build knowledge repro and standard operating procedures (SOPs/) for the new features and functionalities rolled out provide weekly metrics and reporting to the leadership teamImplement Admin configuration to validate content, notifications and permissions.

Environment: TFS, SAP, Visual Studio, Snag-It

SENIOR TEST ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Gathering requirements, specifications, design and understanding the tech specs and requirements.
• Participate in walkthroughs of requirements, specifications, database designs and test strategies.
• Test Case preparation (Designing), review and as per data executing the test cases in mercury quality center.
• Functional Testing using QTP and also doing the Regression testing during the frequent change builds.
• Extensively Worked on Quality center for Test Data Management, preparing Test suite for the Release and defect tracking.
• Developed complex SQL Queries for ORACLE database to perform backend database testing using TOAD.
• Author test automation using C# and scripting and execute on regular test pass.
• Verify build quality by running BVTs for each test build and FTP for milestones.
• Managing Test Logs, Test Summary Reports and participate in Defect Review / Status / GO-NOGO Meetings.
• Create tickets for defects and bugs and follow-up on resolution with partners.
• Actively participated in SCRUM meetings, reviews and developed test scenarios.
• Traceability meeting with clients
• Defect Logging and Tracking in Rational Clear quest.
• Daily status meetings with developers and Business Analysts.

Environment: Quick Test Pro., Mercury Quality center, Rational Clear quest, Rational portfolio manager, C#, mainframe(JCL),DB2, Toad Oracle 10.0

SENIOR TEST ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Participation in walkthroughs of requirements, specifications, database designs, unit test plans and test strategies.
• Manual and Automation testing using Quality Center to develop test cases, test scripts, executing the scripts as well as logging the defects.
• Estimation of tasks on monthly release.
• Test Case preparation (Designing), review and as per data executing the test cases after code moves.
• Traceability meeting with clients
• Peer review of the test cases in different projects within the team.
• Defect Logging and Tracking in Quality Center.
• Developed complex SQL Queries for ORACLE database to perform backend database testing usingWINSQL.
• Performed User Interface Testing to provide the users with appropriate navigation through the functions of the application.
• Worked closely analyzing and testing external system APIs for integration testing.
• Managing Test Logs, Test Summary Reports and participate in Defect Review / Status / GO-NOGO Meetings.
• Status meetings with developers and Business Analysts.
• Extensive coverage of regression test suite.
• Logging, track and reporting progress on all test cases for projects on a timely manner for the project management teams
• Generate weekly project report that includes Test Metrics and status reports

Environment: JSP, Java, Web logic, XML, Selenium, Quality center, SQL

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Test Case design and authoring test cases using Quality Center.
• Organizing Test plan reviews and Test case peer reviews.
• Wrote SQL queries as part of back end testing to extract data from various tables to compare the actual results from the application.
• Mapped Test cases against functional requirements for complete test coverage
• Participated in the development of the application and in the performance of automated testing. Generated Test Metrics and test reports in Mercury Quality Center.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Web Testing, Security Testing, Compatibility Testing and User Acceptance Testing manually.
• Participated in the development of the application and in the performance of automated testing.
• Analyzed System Usage by reviewing the user profile, transaction profile, system resource usage diagrams and designed performance, stress, Endurance tests.
• Developed Scripts, Generated Virtual Users in VuGen and configure Scenarios to meet the load testing requirements in Performance Center.
• Performed the Endurance test by executing the test for longer hours in order to find out any Memory Leaks, slow resource consumption problem.
• Monitored executions of the test scripts using Performance center and monitored the online graphs results.
• Worked with numerous online monitoring graphs/monitors in Load Runner to see the performance issues and to identify bottleneck areas.
• Used Test Director as a bug-tracking tool.
• Reported Defects and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Conducted KT sessions on the application to the new hires in the team.

Environment: Load Runner, Quality center

TEST ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing business requirements and developing Detail Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Test Case design and authoring test cases using Quality Center.
• Organizing Test plan reviews and Test case peer reviews.
• Wrote SQL queries as part of back end testing to extract data from various tables to compare the actual results from the application.
• Mapped Test cases against functional requirements for complete test coverage
• Test data management, preparation of test suite using Quality Center.
• Generated Test Metrics and test reports in Mercury Quality Center.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Security Testing, Compatibility Testing and User Acceptance Testing manually.
• Performed Positive and negative Testing.
• Used Test Director as a bug-tracking tool.
• Reported Defects and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Conducted KT sessions on the application to the new hires in the team.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB, C#, .NET, Quality center

Code and Integration Representative

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the specifications provided by the clients
• As a code representative I was responsible for Design and Development, coding using VC++ Tool
• Database management
• As an Integrator I was responsible for integrating different modules of the project.
• Generated the test reports and documented the defects and issues.
• Performed the backend database testing to ensure the values generated are correct.
• Created tickets for defects and bugs and assigning to appropriate developer group.