SUMMARY:

• More Than SIX years of experience as a Professional Software Quality Assurance Expert.
• Extensively experienced in analysis of User Requirements and Functional Documents.
• Experienced in Manual & Automation testing including creating, modifying and enhancing both manual Test Scripts and automation Test Scripts.
• Proficient in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), the phases of Testing Life Cycle and Defect Life Cycle.
• Strong Knowledge in software development methodologies like Waterfall and Agile.
• Experienced in all stages of testing - Integration, Smoke, Regression, System/end-to-end/Process, Usability, Web and Maintenance testing.
• Experienced in developing front-end and back-end solutions written in Java.
• Experienced in HP ALM/Quality Center to maintain all manual, automated scripts.
• Good Knowledge in performing back-end testing on different databases like Oracle and SQL Server to verify the data.
• Experienced with Relational Database Systems and SQL.
• Strong skills on installing, and configuring QTP/UFT.
• Extensively experienced in automated testing process with QTP/UFT.
• Experienced with VBScript to write Reusable Functions, and setting up the startup files for the Loading the libraries and configuration in QTP/UFT.
• Extensively experienced with designing and developing test automation frame work.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize plan and execute to a goal.
• Experienced with global Order Management systems and Electronic Trading.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: JMeter, JUnit, HP UFT, HP QTP, HP ALM, HP Quality Center, JIRA, SOAP UI

Languages: C#, C/C++, JAVA, VB Script, Java Script, HTML, .Net, CSS

Web Technologies: ASP.NET, VB.NET, CSS, JavaScript, XML, HTML

Database: SQL Server, MS-Access, Oracle

Bug Reporting Tools: HP ALM, HP Quality Center

Requirement Gathering Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux/ UNIX

Tools: MS Office, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed an Integrated Test Plan covering the main functions of the designated parts of the application.
• Involved in writing documents like Test plan, Test procedures and Test scenarios based on the test requirements.
• Developed testing procedures used to verify that functionality is according to requirements.
• Involved in Agile and Waterfall methodologies for different projects.
• Involved in design, development and implementation of System Interface testing and regression testing.
• Used HP ALM to prepare Test Cases, procedures and Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Wrote Test Cases to test the performance of the application using HP ALM.
• Developed Test Plans, developed and updated Test Cases and Test Scripts in HP ALM.
• Performed Database Validations using SQL Navigator.
• Generated VBScripts to automate the tests using UFT.
• Used Descriptive programming to reduce time maintaining object repositories with UFT.
• Conducted data Driven tests in UFT by parameterization.
• Defined user defined parameters to execute various functions in UFT.
• Developed and automated Web Services API testing using open source frameworks such as Soap UI.
• Analyzed application, system, and security errors; escalated issues to developers and verified fixes.
• Reported performance issues to the development team and worked with them to re-test the issues.
• Created documents detailing the process for each of the test scripts and the scenarios each script performs.
• Attended daily defect report meetings and presented progress updates.

Environment: HP UFT, HP ALM, MS Visio, PowerPoint, C, C++, C#, VBScript, HTML, XML, CSS, Java, SOAP UI, .NET, Oracle, SQL, Windows, Share point, Outlook, MS Office, MS Excel, UNIX.

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed Test plan and Test cases that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications.
• Developed Testing procedures used to verify that functionality is according to requirements.
• Involved in Test case creation for Finance Commission, Cash flows, Volume bonus & VDF reports functionality.
• Performed Black box, Functional, system integration, positive and manual testing.
• Developed and maintained Manual and QTP Automation Tests through HP Quality Center.
• Wrote basic SQL queries using SQL Developer to extract and analyzed data in primarily Oracle Database.
• Prepared and executed Automation Test Scripts using QTP and VBScript according to manual test cases.
• Evaluated the product using Automation tool QTP and done the PoC scripts.
• Explored and Implemented QTP Tools for testing the Product.
• Prepared Test scripts using QTP tool for the modules Reports, Document Manager, Notional Payments and Bonus Accrual.
• Possessed thorough technical and operational knowledge within the QA area of responsibility
• Demonstrated a clear understanding of QA processes and methodology.
• Established standards and best practices for the QA Team.
• Participated in enhancements meetings focused at making the application more reliable.
• Understood the Testing Effort by analyzing the requirements of project.
• Responsible for automated test scripts review meeting.
• Participated in Release Requirement Analysis and Designed review meetings.

Environment: XML, CSS, J2EE, HP Quality Center (QC), Java, .NET, HTML, SQL, C, C++, Windows, Share Point, Outlook, HP Quick Test Pro (QTP), Oracle, DB2, MS Office, MS Excel, PowerPoint, UNIX, Soup UI.

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Test Cases for requirements coverage, ambiguity, and completeness.
• Performed manual testing on different modules of the application.
• Prepared Positive and Negative Test Cases with Valid and Invalid data.
• Interacted with the Testing and Development team to resolve and to follow up on development issues.
• Involved in Creating Test Suit in HP Quality Center.
• Prepared Test cases, procedures and Requirements Traceability Matrix with HP Quality Center
• Used SQL queries to perform data integrity testing.
• Worked on concepts like Synchronization timeout and Recovery Scenario Manager in QTP.
• Designed scripts using descriptive programming in QTP.
• Created Environment variables in QTP.
• Configured Smart Identification properties to the objects in QTP.
• Responsible for weekly status to show the Progress of the automation testing effort.
• Developed various reports by using Crystal Reports tool.
• Tested data warehouse reports with data models.

Environment: HP Quality Center, HP QTP, MS Visio, .Net, PowerPoint, Windows, Linux, Outlook, MS Office, Java, C++, C#, HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS.