SUMMARY:

• Diligent and meticulous software professional with over 10 years of extensive software expertise in Business, Financial, System, Quality Analysis and Accounting Management.
• Extensive expertise in Business & Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Analysis Techniques for business applications developed using client - server, distributed and web-based technologies.
• Expertise in understanding, developing and maintaining the business processes, and maintaining documentation related to developing and modifying business processes and systems.
• Effective SDLC and Agile team member with excellent professional interpersonal skills to independently analyze, design and test software from a Functional and User Acceptance Testing standpoint so as to implement precise and accurate strategies for the successful deployment of real-time solutions for the professional industry.
• Experienced in working with User Requirements document to formulate Business and Testing Artifacts and creating process flows & mapping data to processes.
• Skilled in developing user stories and epics based on subject matter expert and product owner input.
• Effectively performed UAT, Manual, Automation, Functional, Performance, Regression, GUI, Load, and Database testing using DDL, DML and DCL’s in SQL.
• Automation testing using HP Quality Center and HP Quick Test Pro.
• Proficient in Black box testing strategies for applications developed in Java/VB, Networking and Web-related technologies.
• Sound knowledge of UNIX Shell Scripts and OOP’s concepts and problem solving skills in C & C++ Programming Languages.
• Good understanding of SDLC and AGILE specifications.
• Sound communication & interpersonal skills to mitigate a productive professional work environment.
• Self-motivated, quick learner, willingness to adapt to new challenges and technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Requirement Tools: DOORS/CONFLUENCE/SHAREPOINT

Languages: JAVA, PL/SQL

Database: SQL Server 2000, MS Access 2000, Oracle 9i, IBM DB2, Sybase

Functional Testing Tools: HP Quality Center - ALM

Defect Tracking Tools: Rational ClearQuest/JIRA

Change Management Tools: Rational ClearCase

Automation Tools: HP Quick Test Pro

Business Modeling Tools: MS Visio

Reporting Tools: SAP - Business Objects

Web Technology: XML

SOA Tools: Altova XML Spy

Application Server: MS IIS, WebLogic

Operating Systems: MS Windows 10, LINUX 7, UNIX

Utilities: MS Office 2010.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead Origination, Acquisition, Non-Acquisition, Liquidation, Delinquency, Reclassification business requirements gathering review sessions.
• Conducted Capital Markets Business User - Interview sessions to determine user’s needs.
• Validated business functions to produce correct expected results in the form of journal and servicing entries and various Business Objects reports.
• Created MF RDW Business-Data requirements, Functional & Non-Functional, Business rules. Conducted Stakeholder reviews, baselined & published the requirements document.
• Developed MF RDW- Scope & Stakeholder Requirement documents for the project.
• Created Link Sets between multiple modules in DOORS and created the RTM.
• Served as boundary between system and integrated user acceptance testing phases.
• Empowered the Business users with assessing whether the system is acceptable by reviewing test results.
• Performed targeted testing of the business events such as Acquisition process, non-acquisition process, 9 Day close process, Prelim & Final Book process, Prelim & Final Liquidation process, Prelim & Final Delinquency process, Current Geocode Property process, Loan Security History process and associated posting rules that are documented in the MF RDW Business Requirements Document.
• W or k ed to id en tif y th e End to End business W or k f lo w f o r the UAT Testing appro ach.
• Dev eloped the UAT Test s tr ateg y and Test Summary Report, b as ed o n a d etailed an aly s is an d r ev iew o f th e B us in es s R eq u ir em en ts .
• Wrote UAT Test plan and various test scenarios and test cases in HPQC; mock up data known as Data Format Structures (DFS) which will be input as files, and track defects in Clear Quest, produce weekly reports.
• Performed UAT Testing in various MF Loan functionalities such as Acquisitions, Liquidations, Delinquencies, Book Process, Geocode Process, OFAC Process, Issuing various EPF calls, Generations of Business Object Reports,
• Performed Data Correction process in Production data base as and when required for Data quality purposes.
• Responsible for preparing several ebinders pertaining to Reconciliation process for the smooth running of various Production processes for MF data and meeting the SLA criteria as mentioned in the Service Level Agreement document.
• Managed the program to track the contractual SLA’s. Worked across teams to put effective measures to address gaps and ensured that there was no penalties occurred.
• Prepared and reviewed financial statements for accuracy.
• Reconciled, analyzed and reviewed Final servicing information in preparation for month end close to ensure accuracy and validity of accounting transactions for every activity reporting periods.
• Performed validation of the core Relational Data Warehouse application through Autosys (ETL & Batch jobs) as well manual testing through batch job groups that were developed to support the functions detailed in the MF RDW BRD.
• Applied SDLC methodology and enforced project standards for daily UAT activities.
• Developed daily management reporting system for multiple UAT cycle results.
• Provided live demonstration to the auditors with respect to the application functionality.
• Tested MF RDW Dimension application as a standalone black box without live interfaces. Interface test data required was mocked up to mimic production interface files.
• Evaluated the COTS based accounting solution meets business requirements & its ability to operate in Confidential ’s information technology (IT) infrastructure and business environment.

Environment: Java, UNIX, JIRA, Oracle

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as the main Business Lead conducting elicitation Sessions with Business, Technology- database teams (SIR ORDB, RDW), Privacy teams (SSN - NPI).
• Documented the EDQ Rules Process flowchart, Activity diagram and Use case diagram.
• Mapped ‘MIN’- Loan, Borrower data from MERS system to Confidential SIR Database.
• L ed the SSN/Loan d ata attributes collection an d EDQ Business Rules an aly s is activ ities.
• Created EDQ Business-Data requirements, Functional & Non-Functional, Business rules. Conducted Stakeholder reviews, baselined & published the requirements document.
• Developed MERS- Scope & Stakeholder Requirement documents for the project.
• Created Link Sets between multiple modules in DOORS and created the RTM.
• Served as boundary between system and integrated user acceptance testing phases.
• Empowered the Business users with assessing whether the system is acceptable by reviewing test results.

Environment: Oracle, Autosys (UNIX) jobs

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead Commitment Accounting/Settlement/Fails Accounting business requirements gathering review sessions.
• Conducted Capital Markets Business User - Interview sessions to determine user’s needs.
• Validated business functions to produce correct expected results in the form of journal entries.
• Performed targeted testing of the business events, accounting functions, journal entries, and associated posting rules that are documented in the SAM Business Requirements Document.
• Su ppor ted MBS Pool/Security/CUSIP d ata co llectio n activ ities an d ass is t in th e r es o lu tio n o f co nv er s io n issu es .
• W or k ed to id en tif y th e End to End business W or k f lo w f o r the UAT Testing appro ach.
• Dev eloped the UAT Test s tr ateg y, b as ed o n a d etailed an aly s is an d r ev iew o f th e B us in es s R eq u ir em en ts .
• Wrote UAT Test plan and various test scenarios and test cases in HPQC; mock up data known as Data Format Structures (DFS) which will be input to Sim Corp, and track defects in Clear Quest, produce weekly reports.
• Performed UAT Testing in various Accounting methods such as Commitments, Settlements, Fails Trade Accounting, Principal and Interest Calculations, Re-securitization, Amortization, Consolidation Decision, Consolidation Accounting, Impairments & Sales Matching.
• Effectively tested and validated operational accounting methods (monthly/quarterly close, journal entries, and general ledger reconciliations).
• Responsible for preparing Financial Statements for Multiple accounting systems and prepared journal entries for entry into the general ledger system by collecting necessary data, analyzing and/or allocating costs.
• Prepared and reviewed financial statements for accuracy.
• Reconciled, analyzed and reviewed general ledger accounts in preparation for month end close to ensure accuracy and validity of accounting transactions.
• Performed validation of the core Sim Corp Dimension (SCD) accounting application through Autosys (ETL & Batch jobs) as well manual testing through batch job groups that were developed to support the functions detailed in the SAM BRD.
• Applied SDLC methodology and enforced project standards for daily UAT activities.
• Developed daily management reporting system for multiple UAT cycle results.
• Tested Sim Corp Dimension application as a standalone black box without live interfaces. Interface test data required was mocked up to mimic production interface files.
• Evaluated the COTS based accounting solution meets business requirements & its ability to operate in Confidential ’s information technology(IT) infrastructure and business environment.

Environment: Virtual Environment (VM Ware), Oracle

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Functional Test Plan, User Acceptance Test Plan, Test Strategy, RTM, Test data, wrote SQL queries. Used Rally Tool to update day to day development activities.
• Constantly interacted with the Business team.
• Presented an application demo to the business user product owners at the end of the iteration.
• Helped the auditors to work with controls & edit checks with respect to the application.
• Instrumental in answering the auditor’s questions.
• Performed exhaustive User Acceptance testing to identify defects and identified, tracked and reported the User Acceptance testing progress for each new weekly build.
• Wrote Test cases in HPQC & Doors for test cases, defects & requirements.
• Sent out daily Project status reports regarding the test execution process using HP-ALM.
• Smoke testing, Regression Testing, Integration, Adhoc & User Acceptance Testing.
• Created test data for controls, wrote SQL queries.
• Ran Autosys jobs (ETL & Batch jobs) with respect to the application.
• Reviewed deliverables with various business requirement SME’s, project managers and developers to demonstrate an understanding of the business/data flow models and to validate the Functional Specifications/Test Strategies were accurately designed for the User Acceptance Test Plan.

Environment: Java, SQL, UNIX, Sybase, IBM DB2

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Wrote the test cases, debugged defects.
• Interacted with developer regarding any issues faced.
• Responsible for presenting the application at the end of the project.
• Sent out weekly project status reports from HP ALM.
• Prepared Defect Report, Issues & Risks Report, Test Execution Report. Performed Smoke testing, Regression Testing.
• Involved in accepting the new features deployed in the application via UAT test validation and demonstrating the successful implementation to the Business users against defined acceptance criteria.

Environment: Java, SQL, UNIX, Sybase, IBM DB2