SUMMARY:

• 8 years of experience in Software Testing with sound noledge on Quality Assurance Processes, writing and executing test plans and test cases in highly structured and loosely structured development environments (windows, web - based).
• Experience includes performing all types of testing (functional, installation, user acceptance, and Browser compatibility). Experience writing and executing automated testing scripts (primarily with HP Quick Test Professional). Worked for domains such as Banking, Insurance, Railways, Telecommunications and Defense.
• Exposure and good understating of various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models and involved in Software testing life cycle (STLC) phases such as Requirements Analysis, Test Planning, Design & Test Execution, Test Estimation, Test Management.
• Expertise in using Quality Center for Requirement, Test case management, and Defect Reporting and Mapping
• Experience in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and Regression Testing having executed on both Client/Server and web based applications
• Experience in producing various Test artifacts including Test strategy documents, Test Plan Preparation, Developing Test scenarios, Designing Test Cases, Developing and Maintaining Test Scripts.
• Experience in developing, reviewing, executing, and maintaining Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Evaluation Summaries.
• Expertise in Software Verification, Validation techniques and Testing Methodologies.
• Experience in SoapUI Web Services Testing.
• Reported defects with high level of detail, accuracy using Defect Tracking tools like Quality Center, Test Director and Elementool.
• Experience in Configuration Management tools like Rational Clearcase, MS VSS, MS TFS.
• Well conversant in determining priorities, work scheduling and meeting critical deadlines within budgetary guidelines.
• Highly motivated, result driven software professional with outstanding technical, analytical and logical ability combined with excellent testing skills.
• Good logical acumen, excellent oratorical and communication skills.
• Experience working with teams within an Onsite- Offshore model.
• Capable to ramp up to New Products and Technologies quickly with Excellent Analytical, Problem Solving and Communication Skills.
• Has experience in testing applications that work with Oracle, SQL Server and Web Technologies ASP.NET and languages C++, Java and C# based platforms.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Win Runner, VectorCast, Elementool

Programming Languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, SQL

Web Technologies: HTML, VBScript,XML

Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Clear Case, Microsoft Visual Source Safe, oft Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point

RDBMS: MS SQL Server 7.x/2000, MS Access 97/2000, Oracle

Operating System: Windows98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

CMA Systems QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing Software Requirement Specification Documents and Continuous Improvements for each New Requirement/Change Request
• Performed quality testing new functionality for teh monthly installs in both data and dialer inbound/ outbound environments.
• Created Test Cases and Test Scenarios according to teh requirement documents for teh new project(s) or enhancements under HP ALM.
• Designed and Executed Regression Test Scripts for each release of teh application.
• Involved in Inbound/Outbound Dialer Testing Using Avaya IP Agent.
• Executed Functional Test Cases and Regression Test Scripts on different staging environments QA and UAT for each Build/Release
• Involved in all phases of testing life cycle including analyzing requirements, test planning, writing test cases, defect tracking, maintenance & reporting
• Performed integration testing, functional testing, user acceptance testing, regression testing when new builds were rolled in with enhancements and bug fixes.
• Defects are logged and tracked using HP ALM.
• Participated in defect assessment meetings, UAT checkpoint meetings as necessary.

Environment: Java, Microsoft Win XP, IE9, Avaya IP Agent, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, HP ALM.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

UAT Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with teh Business Analyst in gathering teh required information for analyzing teh Business Requirements and Business Use Cases
• Continuous interaction with teh Business Analysts, Product Specialists and Developers for teh questions about teh project or new enhancements of teh project.
• Agreed upon requirements are further analyzed to Identify gaps in teh requirements.
• Prepared detailed End-to-End Test cases based on Usecases and User stories documented in Business Requirement Documents.
• Designed test plans and defined cases for functional, integration system and user acceptance testing.
• Validated that application delivers business requirements and expected functionality from end-to-end business process view.
• Tested Primary software application changes, data testing/pre-population and contingent system interfaces as validated through execution of teh complete spectrum of supported business functions to include Single Use, CHUI, Commercial Card Mobile.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, Browser compatibility testing to check teh application is error prone according teh requirement specifications
• Performed user-acceptance testing and defect tracking for four new software releases.
• Documented software defects using bug tracking system and reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.
• Involved in testing various kinds of Reports of JPMC Users by validating teh data from database by running queries on SQL Query Analyzer.
• Participated formal and informal product design reviews with Business Analysts throughout teh software development lifecycle to provide input on Business requirements, product designs, schedules and potential issues.
• Involved in review meetings and status meetings with Business Analyst, and PM. Setup and Tracking milestones to meet teh Deadlines.
• Provided feedback on teh Uses Cases developed by teh Business Analyst of teh Project
• Performed test case reviews and updated teh test cases review status in teh review template.
• Used Quality Center for repository, reporting and tracking bugs, and providing updates on resolved bugs.
• Participated in Defect Triage Meetings and Coordinate with different groups that involve all teh Stakeholders.
• Developed teh test scenarios/cases that map to teh software requirements and traceability via Requirement Traceability Matrix in Quality Center.
• Involved in tracking test coverage and submitting test metrics daily to teh management.
• Worked in Agile Methodology, Involved in daily Scrum meetings, daily and weekly status meetings to update teh status and issues to teh management.
• Worked in onsite - offshore model and contributed in coordination between testing and development teams.

Environment: Windows 8, Windows XP, Internet Explorer 10.0, Firefox 15.0, Quality Center 11.0, Quick Test Pro 11.0, Java, SQL Server 2008, Sharepoint 2010

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering teh requirements with Use Cases and UML diagrams, analysis and implement best practices.
• Prepared detailed test plan and test cases by understanding teh business logic and user requirements for manual and automated testing.
• Conducted Validation, Functionality and Regression testing during teh various phases of teh development.
• Designed test data using Data pools, created data driven test for testing teh application with positive and negative inputs using HP QuickTestPro(QTP).
• Created and executed manual test cases for UI and Functionality testing using Quality Center.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing to check teh application is error prone according teh requirement specifications.
• Performed Web Services testing using SOAP UI.
• Used SQL Server for executing SQL queries as a part of back end testing.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing and Conducted Production release testing.
• Involved in logging teh defects and assigning them to teh developer using Quality Center.
• Participated in defect review meetings with teh team members. Used MS-Word for documentation.

Environment: Windows 2008, Windows XP, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, SOAP UI, ASP.NET3.5, C#, SQL SERVER 2005

Confidential

V & V Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of business requirements, system requirement specifications, and responsible for documenting functional requirements and supplementary requirements in Quality Center
• Identified impacted requirements based on code change and vice versa
• Involved in developing detailed test plan, test cases and test scripts for Functional, System and Regression Testing.
• Design test cases for impacted requirements and test them using VectorCAST
• Developed teh test scenarios/cases that map to teh software requirements and traceability via Business Test Matrix.
• Analyzing teh functional flaws and intimate teh same to client through clarification/Amendment and get them clarified/resolved.
• Created Test input requirements and prepared teh test data for Data Driven testing.
• Performed Unit, Integration, System and Regression testing.
• Used Quality Center to track and report system defects and bug fixes.
• Successfully achieved CENELEC
• Involved in other test planning meetings and submitted test metrics daily to teh management.

Environment: VectorCAST 5.0i, Windows XP, Quality Center6.5, Rational Clear Case

Confidential

QA Lead/QA Tetser

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering, client interactions regarding teh problems encountered at Life site.
• Involved in solving Trouble Reports and providing software build to customers.
• Involved in Debugging, Troubleshooting and testing applications.
• Involved in CorrectionNotificationIssue(CNI) release and Product Release activities.
• Analysis of teh Specifications and creation of Test Designs according to teh functional requirements.
• Involved in creating Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Categorized Severity Incidents Reports based on severity and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Performed different types of testing, Installation, Functional, Integration, System, and Regression Testing.
• Documented teh test cases for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Collected Test Logs for Functional and Regression Tests.
• Worked in onsite - offshore model and contributed in communicating with teh clients in understanding and fixing various trouble reports.

Environment: VC++, Rational ClearCase, Windows XP, Microsoft Excel, Ericsson Proprietary tools (MHWeb).

Confidential

IT Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed teh SRS (System Requirement Specifications), FRS (Functional Requirement Specifications) and involved in teh preparation of Test cases.
• Involved in developing GUI prototypes using SUNONE Studio
• Involved in identification of domain structures and classes.
• Involved in Identifying processes, drawing flowcharts and activity diagrams to them.
• Involved in Unit level testing and Integration testing.
• Prepared and tested teh Table components which are used in our User Interface.
• Integrated teh components in my User Interface.
• Integrated teh Database and Domain code with User Interface.
• Tested teh integrated User Interface thoroughly.
• Creation of Test Plan, Test scenarios and Test cases for System Testing and Integration Testing.
• Coordinated with business analysts to understand different requirements, which assist in teh creation of test scripts and execution of teh scripts.
• Prepared and executed test cases identified and created test data requirements and documented results in accordance to company standards.
• Conducted Validation, Functionality and Regression testing during teh various phases of teh development.
• Participated in teh team meetings to discuss teh issues arising out of testing.
• Investigated software issues and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Worked closely with teh IT team and business users to support teh development of test cases in conjunction with testing level requirements.
• Reviewed test cases and status report of testing process carried out by test team and prepared report to teh project manager
• Used structured query language (SQL) to do back end testing.

Environment: SUNONE Studio, Oracle9i, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, UNIX, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft VisualSourceSafe.