SUMMARY:

• Automate REST API testing using a JAVA automation framework and Junit testing
• Extensive experience in designing Automation Framework and setting up CI processes for various challenging projects.
• Experience in BDD framework( Cucumber framework, REST API Testing)
• Highly proficient in writing, Test scenarios and feature file using GHERKIN language
• Worked on Postman on a projects as a way to interact with APIs
• Integration with Jenkins and remote databases for continuous execution.
• Testing of integrated code units or components to ensure that they function correctly together, and that all integrations are covered.
• Strong Experienced in GitHub Repository
• Involved extensively in the Functional testing, Integration testing and Regression testing, User Acceptance Testing and End to End Testing 
• Working knowledge of Agile Scrum and waterfall models of software development life cycle
• Good Knowledge in test automation tools including cucumber, Java, Selenium and Ruby.
• Demonstrated experience with build & development tools (Maven, Jenkins, and Eclipse).
• Experienced in bug and defect tracking using tools like JIRA, HP ALM.
• Experienced in creating generic, reusable test functions and Automation scripts using Rest API jar and CSV data files to fully automate the application functionality
• Knowledge in software methodologies, implementation of quality assurance procedures and standards 
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and to prioritize workload 
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills to achieve project goals and motivate the team members
• Participation on daily basis in Agile/Scrum team meetings throughout short - time release cycle

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

• Test Management Tools: Wso2 API Management, Postman, confluence, Test Director, Quick Test Pro, Rational Test Manager, and Quality Center 
• Automation Tools: Cucumber, Eclipse, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Junit, GitHub, Load Runner, Quick Test Pro, Selenium Bug Tracking Tool Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Clear Case, JIRA, Bugzilla 
• Programming languages: GHERKIN, HTML, Java, XML, Ruby and JSON
• Database& Tools: MY SQL, SQL Server, Oracle MS Access and Toad 
• MS-Suite: MS- Word, MS- Excel, MS- PowerPoint, MS- Outlook 
• Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8, UNIX, Linux, Mac

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Francisco CA 

Automation QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• The Location API is a modern Light weight REST API that allow
• Review Swagger, Use Cases, mapping documents and user story from a Quality perspective.
• Formulate Gherkin scenario based on Requirements
• Design Gherkin Test Scenarios that will illustrate feature, given, when and then. Test boundary, positive, negative, error code, format etc. conditions as necessary to demonstrate successful end to end functionality
• API Automation Testing focuses mainly on user entitlements, API Store, development portal and API Interface
• Automate REST API and testing using a JAVA automation framework Junit testing
• Validation/Verification of the request &response data elements and validation of the end to end flow of the data.
• I've used Postman on a projects as a way to interact with APIs
• Create test data for positive and negative testing conditions using combination of validates as an expected result.
• Analyze logs to isolate a bug.
• Build from scratch, debugging, enhancement, refactoring and maintenance comprehensive automated framework for smoke, regression, functional and feature acceptance testing.
• Integration with Jenkins and remote databases for continuous execution.
• Testing of integrated code units or components to ensure that they function correctly together, and that all integrations are covered.
• Uses a combination of white-box and black-box techniques, and may require the use of stubs or driver programs to test integration between components which may be at different stage of completion.
• Validate conformance with detailed requirements as defined in the user story/use cases/swagger/Gherkin scenarios.
• Perform cross-platform functional, regression, usability, exploratory, new feature of API Interface Request/Response validation given API
• Run cumulative regression test suite from previous iteration to ensure previously working code has not been broken. Create all types of test documentation- test plans, test cases and test/bug reports for existing functionality and new features
• Participation on daily basis in Agile/Scrum team meetings throughout short-time release cycle

Environment: Cucumber, Eclipse, Jira, confluence, Wso2, Mule, Postman, Junit, Jenkins, CURL Command, maven and GitHub

etc.

Confidential, El Segundo CA 

Automation QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Experience in writing, modifying and executing Test Cases.
• Developed and Implemented automation using   Selenium Web Driver and Java.
• Create automation scripts for all aspects of functional testing using tools such as  Selenium webdriver
• Develop scenarios with Java/ruby scripting and automate tests using Jenkins.
• Used Jenkins server to run Test NG/cucumber automated tests.
• Developed Test Cases for Manual and Automation testing to cover overall QA for final UAT approval.
• Generated detailed bug reports, pass-fail reports and comparison charts using Quality Center/ ALM. 
• Developed detailed Test Execution Plans and Test Cases from business requirements from scratch using HP Quality Center.
• Wrote down detailed Test plans and Test cases for Wire Transfer feature of the application. Performed the tasks of agile tester in conducting test plans and test cases
• Created Manual test cases in HP Quality Center, and worked on automated test cases/scripts in viewing and analyzing the test results in the HP Quality Center.
• Verified defect fixes using manual testing along with SQL queries for data validation. Assisted in Cross-browser testing across different browsers like Chrome, Firefox etc.
• Worked with Reviewing CSV, VSR, Test Plans and Test Scripts.
• Assigned responsibilities of preparing agile test scripts and analyzing software to provide testing solutions
• Updated/created the   story cards and or improvements per the requirements in JIRA 
• Performed Black Box testing, Integration testing, Acceptance testing and conducted Functionality and Mobile testing on various phases of the Management software.

Environment: QC, JIRA, SQL, JAVA, Selenium, Jenkins Microsoft Office Suite, Agile/Scrum

Confidential, Foster City CA 

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed and Designed Test Cases based on the Business Rules and Mapping Documents. 
• Validated the source data coming from various databases using complex SQL queries. 
• Prepared Traceability Matrices to track the requirements with the test cases and make sure none of them have been missed. 
• Research, recommend and ensure team compliance to   STLC standards and methodologies 
• Involved in UI, Functional, Integration, Database, System, Black Box, White Box, Regression and Backend testing activities.
• Manually wrote the SQL queries to test the back end database. 
• Generated detailed bug reports, pass-fail reports and comparison charts using Quality Center/ ALM. 
• Created manual and automated tests for several different
• Worked with other members of the QA and Development teams and modules. managed efforts with offshore team in improving the processes, methods, effectiveness and efficiency. 
• Used Quality Center/ALM and Rally for test cases execution and for Defect tracking. 
• Mainly involved in testing Java API using Web services and XML with tool called SOAP UI. 
• Used Oracle SQL developer tools for Querying source Database. 
• Wrote automated REST API test suites with Run scope
• Validated Business Objects Reports and Universes against Data warehouse/Data mart Database by writing SQL Queries 
• Documented and reported various bugs during the Testing process. 
• Retesting the resolved defects/issues after the developers fix the defects. 
• Involved in preparing test data/ Test script for UAT and participated in UAT signoff  

Environment: Oracle 10g, Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Bugzilla, STLC, PL/SQL, TOAD, SQL, UNIX

Confidential , Cleveland OH 

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Logged and tracked defects in Quality Center/ ALM  that include business impact and track testing progress.
• Reported bugs, communicated notifications to the developers using defect tracking tool Quality Center/ ALM.
• Developed detailed Test Plans and Test Cases from business requirements from scratch using HP Quality Center.
• Wrote down detailed Test plans and Test cases for Wire Transfer feature of the application.
• Executed Manual test cases by using positive and negative data inputs for Wire Transfer feature of the application.
• Tested out Wire transfer feature on their site for banking transactions such as credit card balance transfers, personal account management.
• Wrote automated REST API test suites with Run scope
• Gathered the test requirements based on design specifications documents and uploaded them in Quality Center/ALM and maintained all Test Cases in Quality Center. 
• Wrote Complex SQL queries to validate the standard reports, Dashboards and Business objects Universes. 
• Used Test Director to plan tests, manage test assets, create and run   manual test. 
• Development of UNIX based test harnesses for automated regression testing Black Box and White Box
• Wrote simple SQL queries from data table to perform manual testing. 
• Performed Web services testing and web API's using SOAP UI, Analyzed xml request and response files for finding the defect root cause
• Successfully performed UI, Functional, Integration, REST API, Smoke, Ad hoc, Regression and UAT testing. 
• Performed Automation testing using   Selenium on Web based (Browser) application. 
• Using Toad to execute SQL query and get the data from the database to validate the requirement 
• Extensive use of Quality Center/ALM for test execution, defect tracking and QA related reports creation 
• Performed black Box testing and conducted Functionality and Mobile testing on various phases of the Management software.

Environment: QTP, QC, Bugzilla, SQL, JAVA, Microsoft Office Suite, UNIX, Toad, MS Visio, Microsoft Office Project, UAT