SUMMARY:

Over 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and the Testing industry. Experienced in test analysis, design, Manual and Automated testing in client/server and web based applications. Seeking a position as a System Analyst, Manual Tester, Automation Tester or Sr. software Tester.

• Experienced in Software Testing, Quality Assurance, and Development of various business applications
• Experienced in testing applications for Investment Banking, Finance, and Health Insurance domain.
• Proficient in UNIX / Linux operating systems.
• In depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and its methodologies, e.g., Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile (SCRUM).
• Experienced with reviewing Requirement, Design, and Functional Requirement Specification documents.
• Comprehensive understanding in executing test script with UNIX commands, Shell scripting, XML, HTML.
• Experienced with testing HTTP web services (SOAP, REST) using automation tools like SOAPUI.
• Implemented QA methodologies, practices, and processes in different architectures including
• Client/Server, Web based and N - tier.
• Strong experience in HP/Mercury Testing Tools (Quick Test Pro/UFT, ALM/Quality Center, Test Director) and Rational Suite (Requisite Pro, Robot, Test Manager, Clear Quest, Clear Case, PVCS Tracker), SOAP UI & Load Runner.
• Reviewed, analyzed requirements, and developed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Strategies and updated Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM).
• Performed all types of testing such as Functional Testing, Black-Box Testing, Smoke Testing, Integration, System, Regression, Ad-hoc and Backend Testing.
• Experienced with writing SQL Queries on different Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) (e.g., ORACLE, MS SQL Server, DB2) and performed data verification & validation.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and interacted with client/end-users to support UAT sessions.
• Utilized NVDA, JAWS, WAT and ZoomText extensively to test multiple browsers including Internet Explorer and Firefox on Windows to ensure auditory version of the digital content is accessible to users with vision loss for 508 Compliance test.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with good presentation ability.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, excellent communication skills (verbal and written), fast learner, self-motivated, and comfortable taking initiative and handling multiple projects simultaneously

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center (ALM), QTP, JAWS, WAT, ZoomText

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center (ALM)/Test Director, PVCS Tracker

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX/Linux

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, Visual Basic,XML,HTML,AJAX

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server

GUI Tools: Toad, SQL Developer, Oracle Express 10/11g

Browsers: Safari, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Project Management Tools: MS Office, MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, McLean, VA

Testing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Test Scope discussion, Test planning, Test Execution & Defect Resolution Activities for eGlobalTech Team.
• Experienced in performing GUI/Front-end testing for web-based applications.
• Played a key role in supporting all TDS testing including DHS, SSA & Medicare.
• Supported triaging efforts during Interagency Testing as well as States/SBM's Testing.
• Performed Smoke, Regression, Integration Testing activities after each major code deployments to higher regions; work with CM, DEV & SA team to resolve any reported issues on timely manner to meet the PROD Deployment date every sprint and releases.
• Led the QA team to schedule, organize extensive sessions to build tests, discuss Quality and execute plans for 508 testing.
• Conducted kick off and follow-up meetings with testing team, BA, Users & Dev team for reviews, status updates, release sign offs and achieved desired level of quality for Accessibility testing.
• Assigning and reviewing the written test cases for Accessibility testing.
• Established the foundation of all Key QA procedures and guidelines for 508 testing.
• Participated in sprint planning, daily scrum and requirements review meetings to update the team about the ongoing progress, issues and challenges.
• Developed detailed test cases in Confidential project management tool CALT, reviewed the test cases with testing team as well as Business Analysts and Developers.
• Enhanced and Maintained test scripts in SoapUI Pro and Test Harness tools for Functional, Regression, and Integration Testing .
• Extensively used Version Control System (Tortoise SVN) to check out, edit and check back in the soapUI projects.
• Executed XQuery scripts in Marklogic Query Console to test various web services functionalities, which requires Marklogic database update.
• Execute the SoapUI test cases in SoapUI Pro, log the defects found in CALT and assign them to the Scrum Master.
• Execute Test Script in SoapUI for all the existing web services at the end of each Sprint to ensure all the previous functionalities are intact.
• Prepared and review Test Summary Report (TSR) to reflect all the requirements, testing and development activities for every web services developed during each Sprint.

Environment: Agile, SoapUI Pro 4.5.0, Marklogic Query Console, Test Harness tool, CALT, Solaris 9/10 (Collaborative Application Life Cycle Management Tool), Tortoise SVN, JAWS, Developers tool, WAT testing tool

Confidential, Vienna, VA

System QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed design/functional specifications to ensure they are complete and testable.
• Created and updated Test Plan and Test Strategy along with developing and executing Test Cases.
• Performed manual Functional, Integration, End-to-End, and Regression testing.
• Participated Sprint start off meeting and various walkthrough meeting within Scrum Team.
• Prepared Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure adequate coverage of the test cases.
• Used HP Quality Center (ALM) for requirement management, planning, scheduling & running tests, also tracking & managing defects in the Defects module.
• Validated the changes to achieve desired level of quality and store the Test Results, all test execution status reports and SQL scripts on Share Drive and SharePoint and keep tracked the project progress.
• Worked closely with UAT team for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and collaborated with the QA team to develop the Test Plans , Test Cases, Test Data to be used in testing based on business requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and presentation skills during UAT sessions and Validated the requirements with the users.
• Prioritized Defects and monitored Bug fixing status. Retested Defects in the beginning of every sprint and reopened any Bug that is not fixed
• Involved in writing and executing SQL DML and DQL statements for checking the validity and integrity of the data in various databases object to perform backend testing.
• Identified Performance Issues including deadlock conditions, query scalability, indexing recommendations.
• Followed Agile Methodology: attended various meetings including Daily Standup Meeting, Backlog meeting, daily testing status meeting, BRD review meeting, FSD review meeting, BRD ambiguity question review meeting, Test scenarios review meeting and Retrospective Meeting.

Environment: HP Quality Center (ALM), Oracle, Apache JMeter, UNIX, Windows, HTML,XML, VB Script, JIRA, Load Runner, SharePoint, Jaws, C, C++, Java, HTTP, HTTPS, SOAP UI, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Team Concert, Rational Clear, Quest, Quick Test Professional.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated/Assisted with deployments to all environments including Production each sprint.
• Analyzed design/functional specifications and developed detailed test plans.
• Created and executed test scripts for functional, regression, performance and system tests using manual and automated methods.
• Implemented on Back-end testing to ensure that the user data was updated in database using SQL queries
• Managing the QA team including offshore/onshore resources and achieve the desired level of quality.
• Participated in Root Cause Analysis between requirements and test cases.
• Created user defined functions in function libraries and maintained the initialization scripts to set up the work environment using QTP (Quick Test Professional).
• Maintained QTP scripts using Object Repository, Check Points, Regular Expression and Recovery Scenarios.
• Enhanced user-defined functions, functions libraries and maintained the initialization scripts to set-up the work environment using Quick Test Pro.
• Utilized TEAM TRACK tool to store requirements and track defects.
• Effectively collaborated with team members and others in organization to resolve testing issues.
• Participated in production support by troubleshooting problems and identifying solutions.
• Attended weekly status meetings and actively participated in the team discussions.
• Ability to work independently, multitask and focus on critical path.
• Strong aptitude to prioritize, solve complex tasks and recognize and escalate risks without supervision in the software testing life cycle

Environment: HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Unix with Korn shell, PVCS Tracker, Oracle, SQL, TOAD, SQL Server, XML, VB Script, and J2EE, Unix with Teradata Sql Assistance Oracle 10g Release 10.2.0.2, Mainframe

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented Software test plans, test design specifications and test cases based on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Performed Smoke, Integration, Functional, Performance, Regression, and Backend testing and End to End testing using QTP.
• Maintained the Object Repository and modified the repository in QTP.
• Involved in HIPAA/EDI Medical Claims Analysis, Design, Implementation and Documentation.
• Reported issues into the bug reporting system and followed up with the development team until resolved using Quality Center.
• Developed Status Report & conducted defect triage meeting during test execution.
• Application testing for healthcare related services employing a modular, agile approach while using black-box testing.
• Experienced in HIPAA X12 transactions such as 837,835,276,277,270,271,997,999 files.
• Performed web testing using Quick Test Pro for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.
• Written SQL Queries to define, Identify and validate the code written for the data movement into the database tables.
• Involved in script, executing and evaluating checkpoints -standard check points, text checkpoints and Database checkpoints, Destructive and Data Driven Test Scripts for the projects using Quick Test Pro.
• In charge for back-end testing/database testing, for validation of data using SQL queries
• In charge for validating the application server log by running Unix Commands on Backend server
• Performed Data Driven Test using QTP.
• Performed Data Validation and Data Integration for Back End Testing using SQL Queries manually.
• Extensively involved with developing weekly status reports to track defects, pending work and testing progresses.
• Analysis, design, development, and ongoing maintenance of automated tests and automation architecture performed within the established automation development processes using QTP
• Proficient in software verification & validation activities in the medical device regulated environment
• Collaborated with UAT clients to ensure product testing.
• Process documentation creation and responsible for HIPAA and SOC3 (SSAE16) compliance.
• Tracked and reported testing activities, including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, and performance baselines.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Java, C++, HTML, XML, VB Script, Oracle, VB and Windows.