SUMMARY:

• QA consultant with 7 years of experience in Testing of Software Applications, with major emphasis on Software Quality Assurance Life Cycle Validation & Verification, manual testing and Automation.
• Involvement in setting up Test Environments, Requirements Management, Client Interactions, Test Planning, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Defect Reporting, Test Status Reporting, Test Closure Activities.
• Experienced in back-end testing, front-end testing, functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, white box testing and black box testing.
• Extensive exposure on Test management Tools like Quality Center.
• Experience in testing web based applications and web services.
• Worked in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA Environment)
• Experience in functional testing of both SOAP and REST services.
• Communicate testing status and provide timely escalation of issues to ensure testing objectives are met.
• Oversee and execute test scripts within the testing environment, ensuring defects are logged, and documentation has been appropriately signed off.
• Analysis, identification and preparation of test data requirements.
• Ensure that the user acceptance tests exit criteria are met prior to implementation.
• Performed testing on Web based and Client/Server applications using tools Load Runner, QTP/UFT and QC , web services testing using Soap UI , REST Protocol.
• Excellent Communication & analytical skills .
• Experience with mentoring, coordinating and leadership roles in creation and execution of QA and testing processes, test strategies and plans
• Good knowledge of Automation tools like Load Runner & QTP/UFT.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2008/2007, LINUX, UNIX

Suites/Packages: MS Office 2003/2007/2010.

Defect Tracking Tools: HP QC, HP ALM,JIRA, Rally, Mantis

Database: SQL Server 2005/2008,Oracle10g

Automated Testing Tools: HP Quick Test Professional, UFT, Load Runner, SOAPUI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understanding of Business Requirements Documents (BRD).
• Test Plan creation by taking into account each and every breakpoint for effective quality testing of all the Static data
• Writing Test Scenarios, Test Conditions and Test cases in ALM / QC.
• Involved in Functional and Regression, Integration Testing of all the Static data migrated from source to the platform
• Test Cases created for modules of Investment banking Relationship Management data migrated like Account and its information, End Client and its information, Statements etc
• Testing Relationship Management related web services using SOAP UI to validate the data.
• Prepared the Web Services/API test suite for positive and negative test cases using assertions.
• Performed testing for both SOAP and REST services.
• Analyzing test results and logging defects using Quality Centre in case there is deviation from expected behavior.
• Doing Smoke Testing of the functionalities before a Client lands on to the platform
• Cooperatively worked with project, business, data and development to deliver applications solutions for solving business problems
• Guide the Testing team through the Requirement Analysis process
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Conducted Performance testing using Loadrunner.
• Created VU Scripts using Loadrunner.
• Managed day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client
• Responsibilities to ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Effectively estimate needed resources and timelines

Environment: WIN XP, HTML, Java, Quality Center 9.5, SOAPUI, Oracle 11g, XML, ALM, QC, Load Runner

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plan and Test Cases based on business requirements.
• Used Agile methodology to ensure the new features meet the customer requirements.
• Automated the API test cases and executed with the help of SOAPUI Pro.
• Performed testing for both SOAP and REST services.
• Manually tested each and every module of the application and verify against expected results.
• Performed rigorous manual testing before a release.
• Analyze and understand the Business requirements & functional specifications of different applications/projects.
• Modified previously existing test cases, which were driven by manual testing effort so that they are more appropriate for future automation testing.
• Created bug reports from QC to be reviewed by the QA Manager and development team.
• Execution of Automated Test Scripts on QTP 11.0.
• Designing & creating the test scenarios and executing them as per the schedule.
• Involved in the project status meetings with development team.
• Bug tracking and retesting the fixed bugs.
• Involved in the retesting/regression testing of the fixed issues.
• Involved in reviews and active participation in weekly team meetings.
• Interacted with development team in recreating bugs.

Environment: WIN XP, HTML, Java, Quality Center 9.5, SOAP UI, QTP 11.0,Oracle11g

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to understand the project & its requirement.
• Responsible for preparation and updating the test cases.
• Executing the test cases with required data.
• Responsible for Software Testing Process.
• Responsible to execute various testing types like Functional Testing, Database Testing
• Conducted Smoke testing, System and functional testing manually
• Conducted Regression testing before and after code conversion.
• Revising test scripts as needed to meet new and changing specifications.
• Wrote simple SQL queries to check the population of the data and do negative testing.
• Cross browser testing to check the compatibility of the application Created bug reports from QC to be reviewed by the QA Manager and development team.
• Documented bugs using Mercury Quality Center and tracked them to completion by communicating and co-coordinating with the development as well as the support group.

Environment: Share point, SQL Server, TFS (Test Foundation server) ,Mantis

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Customers, Business Analyst, Project manager and gathered and Peer Reviewed the Business Requirements, Software Requirement Specification, System Testing and Maintenance documents.
• Prepared and tested the system functional and non-functional requirements and created test cases to ensure overall quality.
• Responsible for preparation and updating the test cases.
• Executing the test cases with required data.
• Involved in performing different types of Testing Integration, Functional, Non-functional, Regression and Validation Testing.
• Responsible for Software Testing Process.
• Tested the billing systems operations.
• Developed Test scripts, established the base line and verified with actual results.
• Tested the content retrieved on various windows against the database tables to make sure that the process retrieved all the data it is supposed to.
• Identified, analyzed and documented all defects and operational characteristics that are inconsistent with stated requirements and design specifications by providing meaningful defect reports within the defect tracking system
• Revising test scripts as needed to meet new and changing specifications.
• Documented bugs using Mercury Quality Center and tracked them to completion by communicating and co-coordinating with the development as well as the support group.
• Prepared the Final Test summary Report and Requirements traceability matrix to ensure appropriate level of test coverage.
• Interacted with developers to resolve application defects.

Environment: Windows NT/2000, Java, MS SQL-Server 2000, . NET framework, Visual Studio, HTML, JavaScript, Win Runner, Quality Center, UNIX, Oracle

Jr.Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a QA Intern and was trained in functional testing of their Human Resource System.
• Understanding the Functional flow of the modules assigned to me with help from the Subject Matter Experts
• Team was given the ERP GUI and the Functional Requirement documents to create Test Cases in Excel.
• Did execution of the test Cases.
• The Test Results were also recorded in Excel in a particular format.
• Defects were identified and reported in Excel and were sent for verification to the Test Lead.
• Maintained a RTM for back tracking of Test Cases to requirements.
• Involved in Preparation of daily status reports and submittal to the test lead

Environment: Windows XP, Excel for Test Management, TOAD, ERP portal