SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of hands on experience in Quality Assurance and software testing with diversified knowledge in Automated, Manual, and Functional testing on both Web and Client/Server applications supported on different OS to secure a position of Software Test Engineer/ Quality Assurance Analyst.
• Have extensive exposure in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phases such as Requirements Analysis, Test Planning, Test Design & Execution, Test Estimation, Test management.
• Have good experienced in Implementation of Test plans and expertise in Designing, Creating and execution of Test Cases & Test Scripts.
• Experienced in preparing the Test Execution Reports, Daily summary reports and Minutes of memorandum.
• Expert in problem solving and Bug tracking Reports using Bug tracking Tools like Quality Center.
• Experienced in thoroughly testing the Product, both manually and automatically.
• Have diverse experienced in Software Testing and Quality Assurance, with expert level skills in strategic areas into Functional Testing, Integration/System Testing and Regression Testing having executed on both Client/Server and Web based applications.
• Tested embedded application software on various mobile devices, including smart phones and tablets
• Experienced in HP Quality Center/ ALM - Design Test Steps, Requirement Mapping to Tests, Executing Tests Manually, Defect Logging, Defect Reporting.
• Have hands on experience in Agile Scrum methodology.
• Write test cases with the goal of 100% coverage of the application and complete coverage of all requirements.
• Good understanding of SDLC and STLC, Black box testing, Functional testing, Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Thoroughly Cross browser tested projects to support IE7+, FireFox, Safari, Opera and Chrome.
• Used Version One to track stories in Agile Development Environment
• Experienced in Testing Database Applications of RDBMS in ORACLE and SQL Server.
• Participated in the management of testing project with the help of QTP/UFT.
• Extensively used SQL and Oracle query for backend Database tables for Data Validation and Verification.
• Expertise in Performance Testing (Load Testing, Stress Testing, Data Volumes Testing), Security Testing (Authorization Testing, Access Control Testing and Encryption and Decryption).
• Experience in Financial Domain, Insurance and Banking Domain.
• Experienced in Back-End testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing SQL queries.
• Wrote complex SQL query by joining multiple tables according business logic for data validation
• Experienced in load test, stress test and performance test using Load Runner by scripting VUser scripts for multiple users, multiple transactions at rendezvous points
• Extensive working knowledge in UNIX/Linux environment to analyze log file & to monitor process
• Extensive working knowledge in VI editor to update config file & check text based data file
• Strong knowledge on Web Service & Hands on experience in validating Web Services using SOAP-UI Pro
• Excellent communication, problem solving skills, coordination, documentation, project planning and interpersonal skills.
• Extensively involved in Smoke, Functional, Black box, Grey box, Regression, and UAT testing.
• Experienced in using Automation Tools: Quick Test Professional and Quality Center in Client/Server, Web, Windows, and Database for the applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• HP Quality Center 9.2/ALM 11
• QTP 10.0/11/UFT 12.0
• Oracle 9i/10g
• SQL Server 2003/2008
• Stored Procedures
• SOAPUI
• Linux/Unix
• Windows
• DOS
• VB Script
• C++
• .NET
• HTML
• XML
• MS Excel
• MS Access
• SharePoint
• HTML
• XML
• DHTML
• Windows XP
• Oracle SQL Developer
• MS SQL Server 2003/2008
• XML
• SOAPUI
• Linux/Unix
• MS Outlook
• QC/ALM
• QTP/UFT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Boston, MA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and Functional Requirement Document (FRD).
• Worked closely with the Developers, Analysts, and Architects for knowledge sharing and to resolve issues during scrum sessions using Agile Methodology.
• Prepare Test Plan for manual testing for different releases that covers GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Interface Testing, End-to-End Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Attend daily stand-up meeting with the QA Team to provide status.
• Analyze Product Requirement and write test cases based on the user stories..
• Designed, developed, and maintained Test cases in HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Created, executed Test Sets and maintained documentation of test results using Quality Center/ALM.
• Used SharePoint to upload test plan, test strategy, execution results and track daily progress report towards goal for the Automation team
• Good experience in Agile Methodology
• Worked on Agile software development environment where performed testing in each sprint.
• In addition to Version Onewas also used in our Agile shop Test Management, user story integration, development and testing
• Coordinate with team members, developers, test execution team and project managers the proper Defect management strategies and defect tracking in HP ALM
• Performed compatibility testing on different mobile applications to ensure that functionality works as per the requirement
• Tested the application under different network speed.
• Involved in testing application under different mobile platforms such as android and ios
• Conducted portrait and landscape mode testing as well user interface and database testing on mobile application
• Monitored and tracked defects and managed through resolution using Quality Center/ALM.
• Conducted cross browser testing on IE, Google chrome, Firefox, Safari.
• Wrote and recorded VB Scripts for automating the testing using
• Performed Data Driven test using test data from excel files.
• Effectively employed test automation to reduce testing cycles on repeated tasks.
• Enhanced the Test Scripts by Parameters and Output values.
• Used reusable actions, external actions within the scripts in UFT.
• Developed User Defined functions using VB Script for common to project and common to individual feature with UFT.
• Maintained the GUI objects in the shared object repository by using Object Repository Manager in UFT.
• Wrote SQL queries in order in order obtain test reference data, detect data caching issues and ensure data consistency; a large number of defects were detected by performing back end testing in this project
• Extensive web service call debugging and traffic analysis using Fiddler Web Debugger and incorporating the analysis in test data creation and SoapUI script development
• Extensively developed scalable Web Service automation projects using SoapUI Pro
• Developed SoapUI set up script, tear down script, JDBC set up script, test step assertion evaluation script in Groovy script
• Experienced in working both of UNIX & Linux environment to analyze log file & to monitor process
• Developed Automated Test Scripts through Descriptive Programming (using conditional statements, loops, user defined functions, function library) and data driven testing which applies the Business rules to validate the components displayed on the website.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users.
• Executed the transactions manually and verify the back end functionalities and data exploitation.
• Wrote complex queries for data validation using SQL statements.
• Re-validated the Resolved bugs in UAT and Production Environments.
• Supported Production for the new Releases.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports and Customized Summary Reports.
• Attended review meetings and walkthroughs to discuss the status of the project.

Confidential, Lake Success, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created, Executed and Maintained over 1300Test Cases through QC/ALM and QTP/UFT for Infrastructure, Functional, Smoke and Regression Testing.
• Analyzed Business Requirement / User Stories, Created Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test data and identify Test cases to be automated for Regression Testing.
• Worked in an Agile/ Scrum Environment using JIRA, Kanban Board, User Stories, and Acceptance Criteria
• Developed Test Cases and uploaded in HP Quality Center.
• Reported and managed software defects using Quality Center/ALM and interacted with the developers to resolve technical issues
• Worked with all Agile Development and SCRUM process throughout the entire project.
• Build a detailed, reusable Hybrid Automation Framework and Driver Script using VB Script in QTP/UFT.
• Developed Automation script using VB Script, Descriptive Programming, User Defined Functions, File System Objects, Excel Objects, XML Objects, On Error, Environment Variables, etc to handle application logic.
• Responsible for Automation Test Execution, Creation of Regression test suite, Regression Test Execution, and Creation of execution test results.
• Responsible for reviews of automated test script, maintenance of test script as per changes and updates in the application.
• Created Module specific Function Libraries and common Function Libraries.
• Used Share Object Repository as well as descriptive programming where needed.
• Identification of Defects and creation of Defect Report Created the Defect Report Template, Defect logging and tracking using Quality Center/ ALM and conducted defect review meetings on a daily basis.
• Used Quality Center for executing tests in Test Lab, requirements gathering and Defect Tracking.
• Conducted execution of Smoke Test, Functional Test, and Regression Test and executed manual test cases verifying actual results with expected results using Quality Center/ ALM.
• Responsible for gathering the Defect Metrics to be included in the Project Status Report, Analyzing the Defect Metrics to identify the project status.
• Strong working experience on MS SQL Server, Proficient in creating SQL queries and retrieving test data required for Functional Testing
• Verify Web service API’s requests and responses using Advanced Rest client, SML and SoapUI.
• Expertise in testing Web Services using SOAPUI (Simple Object Access Protocol User Interface).
• Verified Request, Response to test SOAP based web service testing using WSDL file end point location
• Created Load Test scripts with Virtual users (VUsers) and test Scenarios, Executed Record and play back and applied various loads on application successfully, escalated load issues.
• Communicate requirements traceability matrix and track requirements status throughout the project.
• Facilitate Team meeting and defect status meeting and communicate with development/business aligned team as needed.
• Collaborate with the Release deployment team to create and maintain an automated nightly build verification (Smoke) test and release validation.
• Actively involved with Knowledge Sharing, Walkthrough Sessions and Technical Reviews.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Monitor test status and reports on daily scrum basis
• Deliver well-designed regression test scripts, executed the scripts, analyze the test results, reporting them in QC and work with the developers to help resolve the issues
• Oversee the execution of test cases, review test results and report defects. Creation of detailed test status reports in a variety of formats. Advise on best practice for successful QA. Communicate with all levels of management on test status
• Automated test scenarios for GUI, Functionality and performed data driven testing on the application inserting different data in excel sheet using QTP
• Performed functional and system tests on Web-based applications on different browsers: IE and Firefox, using QTP, in both the QA and back-up environments
• Create SQL queries to validate data transactions, conducting manual testing and defect tracking, using HP Quality Center
• Developed SQL script in TOAD for data validation and data integration testing in Oracle and SQL Server database.
• Captured the SQL statements from the application execution and manually checked the results.
• Experience in writing and executing load scripts using JMeter.
• Developed test suite, test cases, execute test cases and generate report in soapUI
• Performed xml data validation using assertion method in soapUI
• Meet daily with Business Analysts, Product Staff and Development on test issues and requirements. Work with the offshore test and development team.

Confidential, Long Island, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and reviewed functional specifications with the product management and development teams.
• Wrote Test Cases based on the FRD and FRS into HP QC for Manual and Regression Testing.
• Executed Test Cases, reported defects and communicated with developers to get them fixed in timely manners.
• Closely worked with Business Analyst and Dev Team to test applications
• Followed Entry criteria and Exit criteria for efficient testing
• Mentored others in testing group on best practices for using Quality Center
• Developed and reviewed test automation scripts with Automation Engineer using Quick Test Professional for Functional and Regression Testing of the various releases of the application.
• Summarized issues, reporting defects and tracking the bugs using Quality Center.
• Used SQL Plus to create queries to find data to match test conditions among multiple tables Update queries to validate data
• Daily interaction with the peer members and developers were necessary to resolve the software defects.
• Manually tested the application in different browser and OS
• Recognized logged and re-verified bugs and reported defect using HP QC.
• Implemented the test cases and test processes with project time frames.
• Performed Cross Browser, Functional and Black Box testing
• Interact in Daily Stand Up meetings
• Able to analyze problems, applies resources, and removes obstacles to develop a workable solution.
• Deliver results by taking initiative , prioritizing assignments, and maintaining focus on goals.
• Participated and contributed to a team environment by furthering mutual respect and understanding, while working towards a common goal.
• Have ‘can-do’ and ‘test to break’ attitude and great attention to details.