SUMMARY

• Deep knowledge of e - trading application in Capital Markets across various asset classes (equities, derivatives, commodities, fixed income).
• Extensive knowledge of E-Trading infrastructure, including low-latency networks.
• Skilled in collaborating with business and technology sides of the team involved in SDLC. (Front office, middle office, back office).
• Skilled in analyzing BRD and FSD to plan, estimate, create and maintain the test scenarios and test cases.
• Experienced in various types of testing, including but not limited to: System testing, GUI testing, Database testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, End to End testing, UAT, Greybox testing, ETL testing, Negative testing and other.
• Good working experience in automation testing tools, such as HP UFT.
• Deep understanding of main workflow processes in E-trading applications, such as Pre-Trade flows (MD flow, Order Flow) and Post-Trade flow (exec. reports, settlement instructions) for different types of securities.
• Expertise in logging, tracking, prioritizing and reporting defects as well as monitor the testing metrics using HP Quality Center and JIRA.
• Proficient in applying SQL Database queries for backend testing and data verification purposes.
• Experience in data transfers between different homo/heterogeneous systems (Excel, MS Access, Oracle and DB2) and SQL Server as a part of the data migration and maintenance.
• Extensive use of UNIX for file management, process management and data manipulation purposes.
• Understanding different data formats such as: FIX, XML, DAT, flat, csv etc,
• Organized and conducted SCRUM meetings for work process tracking and improvement.
• Good working Experience in using several trade applications, such as Bloomberg Terminal etc.
• Flexible, quick learner, self-driven and good team player. Ability to multi-task, and deliver in high-paced, high pressure environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming languages: C/C++, PHP, Java, VBScript, HTML/CSS, ASP.NET, XML, XHTML, PYTHON

RDBMS: MS SQL Server, pgAdmin 4, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g/8.0i, Microsoft Access 2000/8.0, Teradata 14.0, Oracle(8i/9i/10g), MDS 2012

Testing and defect management Tools: HP UFT, HP ALM, JIRA, Load Runner

Platforms: UNIX/Linux, Windows, IOS

Computer systems: Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters FXall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for End to End testing for market data validations, order flow validations, Post Trade validations, GRS (Global Ref. System) validation.
• Tested and validated different types of orders such as: limit order, market order, stop loss, sell short.
• Developed estimation, test plans to outline the scope, analysis, approach, resources, schedule of testing as well as writing test cases, test execution, and test completion report.
• Executed GUI, Functional, Regression, System and Integration testing of the application.
• Automated main GUI functionalities using UFT and achieved good improvement in regression testing efficiency.
• Involved in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing and to verify the database updates and validations.
• Worked with business and technology leads to identify the appropriate test data especially for testing complex order strategies.
• Coordinated offshore QA teams in developing and maintaining test cases and test documentations.
• Used HP ALM/ Quality Center to organize and manage all phases of the software testing process, including planning tests, writing test cases, executing tests, logging defects, tracking defects and creating Test Analysis Report (TAR)
• Logging and tracking bugs, as well as normal release requirements using JIRA tickets.
• Analyzed System Development Specification (SDS) and Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) by being involved in entire STLC.
• Participated in daily agile scrum meetings communicated with Development, Business and Support teams to resolve any issues.
• Prepared daily/ weekly status reports on Test case execution, defects, RTM etc.
• Developed estimation, test plans to outline the scope, analysis, approach, resources, schedule of testing as well as writing test cases, test execution, and test completion report;
• Manually tested Functionality of trading stock and FX;
• Worked with developers and business analysts to resolve functional and business logic bug issues on timely basis
• Created various checkpoints like Standard checkpoints, Image checkpoints, Table checkpoints, Bitmap check points in QuickTest Pro;
• Created Transaction Points in QTP; Performed Data Driven testing using QTP;

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designing the entire documentation like Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Detailed Test Cases and Test Results in HP ALM for specific projects.
• Mentored and coached project team members to improve deliverables standards by developing appropriate testing strategies.
• Hands on Experience with ION Gateway, APS, Solace to verify Offering and Trading of Fixed Income Securities of Canadian, US, Honk Kong and European Markets.
• Involved in certification of different ECN
• Created Checkpoints (GUI, Database, Text & Bitmap, file content), experienced in Parameterization for timing issues using QTP.
• Worked on various products Treasury, Agency, Mortgage Backed securities.
• Responsible to perform UAT and get UAT sign off from business users.
• Executed UNIX scripts in order to generate the Client Reports, Index report.
• Testing GUI Objects, Smoke/Sanity, Functionality and System testing including Integration, Backend, Regression, End-To-End Testing of Client/Server and web based applications.
• Extensively worked on Backend testing using SQL and validated the script against the database.
• Updated, executed and maintained Test Scripts when Change Request received.
• Use Fix Protocolto understand various message types, also FIX logs and debug if any issues found.
• Attended onsite/offshore team member reviews and meetings, teleconferences.
• Performed root cause analysis for defects and provided process improvement suggestions to eliminate future occurrences of similar defects.
• Participated in root cause analysis for defects and provided process improvement suggestions to eliminate future occurrences of similar defects.
• Initiated and prepared daily project report and submitted it to Project Manager or Business Analyst.
• Responsible for Coordinating with the Business users /Front /middle office for new Change request and User Acceptance sign-off.
• Involved in Daily, Weekly Status meeting with Plan team, Technology and Project Managers.
• Responsible for Coordinating/Managing the testing activities and the Timelines for Monthly releases and the deliverable requirements in the SharePoint.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering Specifications/Requirements from Business Analyst and discussed it with Development Team prior to switch to testing part.
• Implemented Functional, Integration, Regression, Black Box and UAT testing on the application under Waterfall and later Agile Methodology.
• Created and managed detailed Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Script using Jira An ALM
• Used UNIX tools to manage test servers, monitor log files and search patterns;
• Wrote SQL queries and UNIX commands for data validation and defect resolution.
• Tested ETL solutions for integrating data from multiple trading and market data sources like Flat Files (delimited, fixed width), Excel, SQL Server, Raw File, and DB2 into the data warehouse.
• Gathered Test requirements, developed Test Cases in ALM, and tracked the defects using JIRA which was the main source of Defect Management and interact with Developers to follow up on raised defects using Defect Life Cycle management;
• Created and executed test cases for all the required extracts and prepared test scripts for interface validation and End to End and Integration testing;
• Maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix for Functional Requirements;
• Developed and executed test cases and verified actual results with expected results involved in System Integration, UAT & Regression, Functional, Performance, Positive and Negative testing;
• Investigated software bugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Worked closely with Business Analysts and Project Manager involved in testing the permissions for various levels, and public queries updates, created and made changes to test cases based on the need to the clients.
• Attended status update meetings on a weekly basis.