SUMMARY:

• Quality Assurance leader with extensive Software Development life cycle experience in Product Development at IBM Software group and Global business Services group. focusing on improving the performance of day - to-day project operations.
• Experience with onshore/offshore QA team managing US, China and Mexico teams.
• Agile and traditional development process.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance best practices.
• Proven experience in program management task, application deployment, system admin.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Java, C/C++.

Databases: DB2, Standard SQL implementation, ORACLE

Testing Tool: QA Partner, Silk, Rational Functional Test (RFT), Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Rational Team Concert (RTC), CQTM (Clea rQuest Test Manager), UVATS (Universal Verification and Test System).Confidential Compare, Curl, Unix scripting tools.

Applications: Websphere Process Server(WPS), Websphere Message broker (WMB) Websphere MQ(WMQ), Ultra Edit, Microsoft Office (words, excel, power point, etc) Lotus Notes, Lotus smart suites.

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX(AIX, SOLARIS).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior IT Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA teams of 13 people in multiple locations: US, China and Mexico
• Manage all aspects of the project, estimates, schedule and financials from planning and execution to completion, WBS(Work Breakdown Structure)
• Review and Analyze Design Documents / requirements to Create Test Plan and create functional test cases using test tools(i.e Mircosoft excel, RQM, CQTM, UVATS).
• Develop Test plans and Test cases.
• Write and Review test cases to ensure integrity and completeness of the project component testing by running manual, automated test and confirm from development team’s to sign off.
• As an SME provide Technical leadership for the team members in the realm of test methodologies, AIX, DB2, Configuring WPS, WMQ, WMB, performed System Administration Support,Database Admin Support, Installation of software and problem determination.
• Install and configure WPS, WMQ, WAS, WMB, DB2 on AIX platform.
• Excellent knowledge of test methodology and strategies (Agile, Waterfall).
• Prepare and Review Code Release documentation and installation instructions.
• Lead / Perform FVT, Regression, User Acceptance Testing(UAT/E2E), Load, Performance and Stress Testing.
• Open, update and maintain defects/TIRs in the testing tools mentioned above in Tools
• Handle daily production issues; level 2-3 support; performed problem determination & reporting.
• Provide daily testing progress report, communicate information on progress, summarizing outstanding problem report & alert management on major issues that might impact the project.
• Create Test plan & develop Test scenarios in accordance with the corporate standard & guideline.
• Review test cases with architect and development team to ensure integrity and completeness of the application codes according to design.
• Ensure product reliability & quality by participating in daily defect meetings & adhering to CMVC standards and processes.
• Install and configured WebSphere Application Server, HTTP Server, LDAP, WebSphere Commerce Suite and Applications to perform software testing (BVT, FVT, SVT and NLE) on Windows NT/2000, AIX and SUN Solaris platforms (in 9 different languages).
• Solve database issues, Data creation and conversion from one format to another(i.e Text to XML). Write & run SQL to query the database for expected results on DB2 & ORACLE database.
• Develope & implement suite of automation Script using Quick Test, Silk/QA partner testing tool.
• Perform extensive regression testing in order to validate bug fixes and verify that new defects had not been introduced by these fixes.
• Work closely with the Development & test team members to diagnose software defects and issues.
• Write configuration, XSL files and shell scripts.
• Design & maintain the Test LAB, network, hardware and software requirements on daily basis.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• In depth knowledge of software quality assurance life cycle, extensive experience in reviewing business requirements, provide test sizing, creating Test plans and strategy, Reviewing Test cases, Acceptance Test, Functional Verification(FVT), System Verification(SVT), regression Test, Identify risks and prepare mitigation plan, quantifying and communicating quality status with metrics and reports to ensure the projects are delivered on time and in the budget.
• UNIX: Excellent knowledge of Unix system Administration, creating file system(FS), Mounting & Maintaining FS, Creating users, permissions etc., Experties in VI editor.
• In depth experience of relational database schema, referential integrity, retrieving, updating, managing data, performance, backup and restore DB.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, & troubleshooting skills, often resolving complex technical issues before they become problematic. Excellent management & leadership skills, consistently motivating others towards success.

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