SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of professional experience in the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing of Client/Server and Web Applications.
• Strong knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Expertise in translating user requirements into technical specifications and mapping the process design, work flows for SDLC with documenting and managing business requirements using RUP, waterfall and Agile methodology.
• Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and documentation skills with good process management skills along with a remarkable ability to gather requirements to bring out quality product.
• Strong financial product knowledge of Capital Markets, IPO, Fixed Income Securities, Fixed income derivatives such as swaps and Equity Markets.
• Highly analytical in developing the methods and measures to meet requirements and solve any issues that arise during the project.
• Excellent knowledge of Security Exchange Commission (SEC) standards.
• Experience working in different module of FATCA
• Experience in using FATCA tools like FATCA online survey tool, FATCA decision tree tool FATCA data classification tool.
• Excessive use of documentation to avoid any form of miscommunication or misinterpretation during the entire software development process. Prepared Systems Proposal Reports and Business Plans.
• Understanding and interpreting requirement specifications.
• Designed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams, Class Diagrams, and Data flow diagrams.
• Analyzed the business requirements and developed use cases for various Scenarios and developed Use Case diagrams using RUP and UML to support the following goals:
• Network Interface and Login
• Network Security Apparatus
• Update Modules
• Experienced in writing System test plans, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts.
• Expertise in using QA Methodology to ensure robust functionality.
• Development of rules in Active Directory Domain for computer and User based policies.
• Network Domain configuration for implementation purposes.
• Expertise in Project Planning, Project Design, Gathering requirements and creating functional specifications.
• Extensive experience in creating documents such as Feasibility reports, Systems Request, and Risk Assessments.
• Thoroughly worked with MS Office, MS Project Professional, and MS Visio on various projects
• Experienced in customer / client interaction, deep understanding of business systems functionality and technicality.
• Involved in maintaining Test Matrix and Traceability Matrix and performing GAP analysis.
• Experienced in designing databases tables and normalizing tables.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Used Quality Center and Rational Clear Quest for error reporting.
• Experienced in writing SQL queries to generate reports.
• Motivated self - starter with exceptional team building, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Good team player with the ability to work in time sensitive environments.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to a new environment.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and quickly master new concepts and subjects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile, Scrum

Business Modeling Tools: Rational Rose, MS Visio

Requirement Management Tools: DOORS, Rational RequisitePro

Defect Tracking Tools: Rational ClearQuest, TestDirector

Operating Systems: Windows NT/XP/2000, UNIX

Databases: SQL Server, MS Access, DB2, COBOL.

Languages: SQL, HTML

Quality Assurance: HP Quality Center, Software Application Testing Life Cycle

Business Applications: Microsoft Office Suite- MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project

Design Tools & Languages: Microsoft Visio, HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Business Analyst /UAT Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed operating procedures and policies on an ongoing basis and recommended and implemented improvement plans where appropriate.
• Understood core processes of the departments to provide input on re-engineering or streamlining opportunities.
• Created and maintained Requirement documents using ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Met with client groups to determine user requirements and goals. Utilized RUP to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures.
• Analyzed business requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, activity diagrams / State Chart Diagrams and Robustness Diagram using MS Visio according to UML methodology, thus defining the Data Process Models.
• Created different tables in MS Access for every module.
• Prepared Test plans, Test Cases based on business requirements using ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Wrote SQL Queries .
• Performed UAT testing Using ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Created and maintained UAT Test Plan using ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Performed Defect Status Report and UAT Test status Report using ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Developed standard documentation package (Requirements, Specification, Architecture, Design, Operations, and Quality Testing Plans).
• Interviewed Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and carefully recorded the requirements in a format that could be reviewed and understood by both business people and technical people.
• Set up definitions and process for test phases including product test, integration test, and system test. Work to fully implement test phase entry and exit quality criteria, standard test reporting metrics and standard test artifacts.
• Created different Traceability views to maintain the Traceability of the requirements.

Environment: Rational Team Test, Windows 2000, MS Access, Oracle, PL SQL, HP QC, Toad, UNIX, MS OFFICE (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project), Quality Center.

Confidential, VA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified and validated high potential business opportunities for stakeholders and developed customized business strategies that are aligned with corporate strategic objectives.
• Provided analysis, understanding and business perspectives on many financial and operational issues.
• Used Rational Unified Process (RUP) for streamlining the teams’ development activities.
• Gathered Business Requirements, analyze data/workflows. Defined the scope, financial projections and Cost/benefit analysis. Progressed from Problem Statement to well-documented Designs.
• Utilized Rational RequisitePro as a user to analyze the business requirements and created test plans, test cases and test strategy using Rational Test Manager
• Hands on experience working in MS-Excel Collaborated in the creation and updated the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) using Mercury Quality Center .
• Actively involved in validating the requirements and applying the RUP framework throughout the SDLC
• Defined and performed the Test strategies and associated scripts for the verification and validation of all defined business requirements and associated functionality
• Reviewed and analyzed the Use cases and come up with System design and Test plan Templates
• Created business process workflow diagrams (Activity diagrams) in Rational Rose.
• Developed prototype of new information processing application. Facilitated collection of functional requirements from system users and preparation of business requirement documents using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Involved UI, requirement and data modeling sessions and developed DFD Diagrams and ERDs.
• Worked as an Interface between the users and the different teams involved in the application Development for the better understanding of the business and IT processes.
• Involved in Incident Reporting and Change Control procedures using Clear Quest and reports to track process of repairs and determine the current quality of the application
• Performed and co-coordinated the System testing, regression testing of various builds during integration, performance and User acceptance testing using Rational Test Suite
• Provided continuous feedback on project status to the team and senior management.
• Assisted the business in evaluating priorities, risks, and costs versus benefits of various solutions
• Reviewed new system functionality and patched to determine what is applicable and what should be presented to the business for prioritization, across the various Lines of Business, including change management.
• Prepared weekly and monthly team status reports, progress identification reports, risk mitigation reports, production support reports, and financial and Corporate Infrastructure reports
• Conducted design reviews to ensure that deliverables meet business needs, including in-house data share application development
• Prepared documents such as Project Scope, Project Vision, Project Success, Business Requirements, Functional Specification, Data Warehouse Process Flow (SQL queries & Crystal Reports) using MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio) and dashboards
• Communicated business and functional requirements to the development team for design
• Facilitated implementation of new functionality through training sessions, demos, and training manuals
• Developed and executed systems integration test scenarios.
• Worked with Release management for Implementation Plans (Pre and Post) to define roles and responsibilities, efforts and dependencies

Environment: Rational Unified Process (RUP), UML, Windows, Oracle, SQL, Microsoft Office suite, Rational Enterprise suite, HTML, Visual Basic.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identify options for potential solution and assessing them both technical and business suitability.
• Contributed to the projects deliverables, which included the Target Operating Model, Business Operating Models, communications strategy, Legal Documentation Remediation approach and implementation plans.
• Gathered requirements by performing a detailed analysis on US withholding Tax rules, IRS rules and regulation, KPMG web watch and HIRE Act to reflect that on the process of onboarding new clients, remediation process of pre-existing clients and Cost Basis Reporting.
• Support and provided feedback to each stream leads and project manager.
• Work with IT, external advisors (KPMG) and business representatives to fulfill the current set of deliverables.
• Worked closely with business stakeholders, developers, external teams and work stream owners to leverage business analysis and project management skills within a self-directed and self-organizing team to deliver high quality, robust solutions in a controlled, transparent and actively risk managed fashion ensuring firm delivery and tight governance throughout.
• Performed detailed walkthroughs for Business Requirement documents, presentation of functional specification documents to facilitate business sign off and development handover.
• Ensured documentation is proactively managed during the development lifecycle to ensure it continues to reflect business requirements as they change and evolve and the development solution as it progresses.
• Worked closely with developers and a variety of end users for technical compatibility and user satisfaction.
• Used MS Visio to carry out the business modeling, data modeling, and object modeling efforts to develop the business architecture for rapid and controlled application development.
• Involvement in creating Test cases, setting up testing environment, code Migration, planning for project activity and production support.
• In depth knowledge of generic onboarding and withholding applications and their interdependences.
• Analyzed and manipulated large data sets and demonstrated leadership and partnership skills by interacting with other technology team within organization to solve problems and deliver solutions.
• Documented and evaluated detailed business and functional requirements, documentation, process flows and data models to contribute to the development of project plans including project charter, project deliverables, cost/benefits analysis, time line estimates, scope and control.
• Ensured Business Recovery plans are in place and integrated technical solutions with the business environment, recognizing systems design and data interdependencies reusability.
• Establish appropriate security levels for processes, information exchange and system implementation.
• Assist in the development of conversion and implementation strategies and conduct pre and post implementation reviews, ensuring all technical solutions have met business requirements.
• Provided user documentation, user training and post implementation support.
• Collaborated with business leaders, IT professionals and vendors ensuring that management is kept informed of project status and that problems and issues are escalated appropriately and clearly communicated.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Jr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Business Analyst, prepared departmental reports, providing analytical framework related to the budget process
• Assisted with the gathering Business Requirements based on the user requirements and specifications.
• Worked with the technical and business staff to produce Test Scripts, Configuration and Management Plan documents.
• Worked directly with developers, Project Managers and Business contacts to produce Test Scripts and Test Conditions.
• Followed established formats and procedures, created new formats, as well as researched, created, edited technical and business data documents.
• Designed and executed performance and functional test scripts.
• Worked with the Senior Business Analyst to conduct (JAD) sessions with business and technical units.
• Used UML diagrams to visually express the core functionality of the System Under Development (SUD).
• Exposed to Security Testing and Regression Testing using Win Runner.
• Exposed Functionality Testing and GUI Testing using Win Runner
• Exposed Data Driven Testing to test the application with different sets of data from the test database.
• Used Quality Center to run manual and automated tests, report execution results.
• Interacted with the developers to report and track bugs using Quality Center.
• Follow up with developers on defects status on a daily basis.
• Worked with the BA / QA team to develop test plan and test cases for (UAT)

Environment: Oracle, Windows 2000, IIS Server, Quality Center, Win runner, Test Cases, Test Planes.