SUMMARY

Extensive experience in Information Technology with focus on QA Testing websites, web based applications and backend databases

utilizing effective use of QA and Testing practices. Strong knowledge of all phases of STLC and strong working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle using Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Possess excellent skills in manual testing using HP ALMQuality Center and JIRA/Confluence.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta GA

Sr. QA/Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with development project teams in delivering a quality software product through collaboration with the Product Owners, Business System Analysts and Software Developers .
• Attends SCRUM Sprint Planning meetings to analyze and evaluate business process requirements/acceptance criteria for Claims/PEGA UI to ensure an understanding of the client requirements.
• Facilitates the translation of product requirements and designs into effective test cases.
• Meets with Product Owner and testing team for peer reviews.
• Develops positive, negative, boundary, user specific test cases, and end to end test scenarios to ensure proper test coverage.
• Executes test cases, test types included: system, functional, integration, smoke, break - it and acceptance testing.
• Executes testing across multiple browsers and operating systems, ensured that new and/or enhanced functionality is correctly implemented and tested.
• Conducts testing of frontend claims UI as well as validates backend data using SQL Server.
• Ensures requirements are linked to test cases for test coverage. 
• Documents test results, identifies and track defects, issues, risks, and action items in Confluence.
• Attends daily standup meeting to provide progress and potential blocks of assigned subtasks.
• Participates in defect calls to communicate issues to development and the business regarding uncovered defects.
• Attends Backlog Refinement meetings
• Works closely with development team to resolve defects.
• Responsible for tracking and updating issues to ensure defects are fixed in a timely manner.
• Performs regression testing to validate the resolution of any software defects, updated status accordingly in Confluence.
• Involved in User Acceptance coordination and testing.

Environments

SQL Server, Linux(Putty), Hive, Hadoop, JIRA, Confluence

Browser IE, FF, GC.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. QA/Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participates in documentation review sessions with Business Analysts and Developers to gain understanding and knowledge of product requirements and design.
• Analyzes business requirements docs, use cases and FDD’s to prepare test cases and test scenarios.
• Uses SharePoint to maintain project status, tasks and project documentations. 
• Constructs test cases and test data for testing purposes.
• Participates in peer reviews with Business Analyst and testing team to validate test cases.
• Manages traceability to ensure requirements are linked to test cases for proper test coverage. 
• Executes test cases/scenarios, test types include Functional testing, System testing, Integration testing and Regression testing.
• Tested across multiple channels: Mobile, Kiosk and DotCom.
• Utilizes SQL (Squirrel) to validate data.
• Examines XML logs to identify errors.
• Regularly enters issues/defects related to the test life cycle into HP ALM Quality Center.
• Measure the severity of defects in accordance with test plan guidelines.
• Accurately and thoroughly documents application defects during each quality review session.
• Clearly and accurately communicates test results to development staff and/or appropriate management staff.
• Update tracking system with problem, solutions and status.
• Attends weekly/daily meetings and teleconferences for problems encountered during the test life cycle and to discuss enhancement and modification requests.  
• Creates comprehensive manual regression suite utilizing HP.
• Performs regression testing to validate the resolution of any software or system defects.
• Provides reports showing status and activity to technical teams and management staff.

Environments

HP ALM Quality Center, Linux (Putty), SQL, WinScape

DL Term/Deltamatic, Browser IE, FF, GC, Safari, .NET

Confidential, NJ

Provider of Impact LOS a web-based Mortgage Loan application, IMPACT, which provides point of sale, loan origination, processing and closing, as well as vendor services and Web site integration solutions.

QA/Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirement reviews and technical review to gain an understanding of the application.
• Developed system test cases and scenarios from functional and business specification/ use case documents.
• Participated in peer reviews of functional specifications, application previews, and test plans/test cases.
• Assisted with requirement traceability and tracked requirement status throughout duration of the project. 
• Performed manual testing of GUI.
• Created defects for issues uncovered during testing. Tracked status of defects in JIRA. 
• Followed up with the development team to verify defect fixes and update status.  
• Attended weekly meetings, teleconferences and participated in discussions on problem resolution. 
• Interacted with Business Analysts and Developers to resolve technical issues, which interfere with the client’s requirements for a better quality software product. 
• Involved in proactive communication with development team regarding the status and potential impacts on the delivery date.
• Created weekly status report to show the progress of the testing effort. 
• Coordinated with end-users to schedule and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT). 

Environments: Impact, JIRA,

Confidential, Jacksonville FL

Software Tester/ SME- UAT

Responsibilities:

• Served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) based on Mortgage/Banking loan processing and underwriting experience.
• Reviewed business requirement documents to developed test scenarios and test cases. 
• Communicated with the business and development teams to clarify any discrepancies.
• Developed test conditions & test data to execute the test scripts.  
• Participated in peer review of test cases.
• Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected results. 
• Ensured all requirements were mapped to tests.
• Performed various kinds of testing methodologies such as, Functional, Regression and UAT.
• Identified and prioritized important defects and enter into defect-tracking tool.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update
• bug status.   
• Participated in defect review meetings with team members to monitored defect status.
• Created weekly status report to show the progress of testing efforts. 

Environments

Optis, Windows, Quality Center