SUMMARY:

• More than 12 years of QA experience including 10 years of experience in testing applications in equities, fixed income, options, FX domains.
• Extensive experience in financial domain and worked on front office, middle office and back office applications.
• Development and testing of client server and web - based applications in VB, Oracle, SQL, JAVA on Windows and UNIX platforms
• Involved in end-to-end testing. Extensive experience in creating and testing FIX, SWIFT messages.
• Used automation skills in implementing Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC). Involved in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Knowledge of SEI Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Experience with data modeling and Use Case diagrams.
• Wrote SQL queries in SQL Server and Oracle to validate data with the GUI. Experience in writing and executing stored procedures
• Experience with Global Support of HP products: QuickTest Professional, Quality Center, Dashboard and LoadRunner.
• Expertise in manual testing and automated Test tools like TestPartner 6.0, TestComplete, Fitnesse, TestDirector (6.5/7.0/7.6/8.0/9.0/9.2 ), Winrunner, Quick Test Professional (6.5/8.2/9.0/9.2/9.5/10.0/11 ), LoadRunner, Application Expert, Clear Case, Selenium, Fitnesse and Watin.
• Extensive Testing in: Business Functionality, Regression, Integration, System, Performance, API Level, Volume/Stress, Load and Cross-Browser.
• Programming experience in windows and web-based applications (COM, COM+, HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, ActiveX, Confidential Visual Basic, VBA, Confidential Visual Interdev, MS FrontPage, IIS and SQL Server.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: TestPartner, TestComplete, Fitnesse, TestDirector/Quality Center, QuickTest Pro, Loadrunner, Winrunner, Selenium, Watin, Application Expert, Rational ClearQuest, PVCS, RIATest

Languages: UML, C, C++, C#, J2EE, .Net, SQL, PL/SQL, VB, VBA, UNIX Shell Scripts, C, JAVA, Perl, Python

Web Technologies: HTML, VBscript, Javascript, XML, JSP, Servlets, EJB, Flex.

Networking: LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, Firewall, VPN, Telnet, Putty, Cloud

Application Servers: Weblogic, iPlanet

Webservers: Internet Information Server, IPlanet Web server, Apache Web server

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows NT, Windows 95/98/2000/2003, Windows 2003 Server, Vista, Windows 7

Databases: Oracle 7.x/8.x, MS-Access, SQL Server, PLSQL, DB2, Sybase

Version Control: TFS, SVN, Cruise Control.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA & Release Management Lead Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Standardize methodology for test strategy, test plan and test design for manual, automation and performance testing.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to review requirements, devise test objectives, analyze risks, establish acceptance criteria, provide estimates, allocate resources and schedule deliverables.
• Report test summary by providing metrics (test coverage, defect discovery) to project teams to determine release readiness.
• Mentor QA automation team members on test methodology and guide them with new technical ways.
• SME for the functional and performance testing - Swift, FCIS, PnL reporting tool, Price Valuation tools - Orbit and PVT apps.
• Automating OZ applications - FCIS, Swift, Price Valuations and Compliance applications by using TestComplete tool.
• Expanded keyword driven framework and in-house test execution tool for executing automated tests.
• Created and maintaining AngularJS application that displays automated test execution results.
• Writing, executing unit tests for the applications using NUnit and MS Test framework and integrating them in CI process.
• Versioning automation components - environment files, TestComplete scripts, repositories and function libraries on TFS.
• Involved in testing Swift messages for Cash Transfers, security transfer and collateral payments.
• Tested MT202, MT210, MT540, MT542 SWIFT message types with different tags for different counterparties and brokers for USD and non USD currencies.
• Debugging price retrieval logs in Linux environment.
• Conduct post-mortem on defects found in production to analyze root-cause, identify areas of deficiency and plan of improvement.
• Extensively involved in deploying and releasing the applications to QA and Prod environment using TeamCity and BuildMaster.
• Configuring and installing ActiveGateway(market data) and its respective patches on OZ systems.
• Using PowerShell and python scripts to do auto deployment of builds to app locations.

Environment: Confidential, TestComplete, Visual Studio, Teamcity, TFS, Ms SQL Server, PL/SQL, C#, Swift, Autosys, Active Gateway, Linux, Bloomberg, FTP, BuildMaster, Putty, WinScp, Unix, EzeCastle, Python, Powershell, AngularJS, Javascript. HTML, CSS

AVP, QA Lead

Responsibilities:

Front and Middle Office Application: EOM, TORRO

• Responsible for managing and deploying code on Portfolio trading - EOM and TORRO QA environment.
• Manual and automated testing of Portfolio Trading application.
• Created detail testing strategy, test plan and test cases for manual, automation and performance testing.
• Created test scripts using keyword driven methodology on TestPartner tool.
• Extensive usage of FIX messages to test end-to-end flow.
• Worked with users and other project teams to perform end-to-end testing.
• Used Perl and Python scripts to automate QA code deployment.
• Managed team meetings and bug reporting calls among developers and BA’s.
• Reproduced production issues by replaying production scenarios in QA environment and debugging issues from unix logs.
• Used Bloomberg terminal for getting real-time data for validating market data feeds.
• Extensively used Bloomberg Service Level 1, 2 and 3 for getting current, historical pricing attributes for different asset types and for different regions.
• Performed back-end integration, system testing to ensure data consistency in production and QA databases.
• Used Bloomberg and Reuter’s market data for data validation.
• Responsible for managing and deploying code on Quantum environment using SVN and Eclipse.
• Used Fitnesse to create automated test cases based on the 32 core FIX scenarios that were executed during every sprint.
• Integrated Fitnesse with Eclipse to create methods and actions required for Fitnesse tests.
• Tested average price smoothing functionality for aggregated orders.
• Extensively working in an Agile Scrum environment with team members located in Austin, Boston and India.
• Actively participate in release meetings (sprint planning, sprint grooming, daily scrum calls and sprint retrospective).
• Provided and managed sprint QA task estimations within the agile team.
• Responsible for different data mapping activities from source systems to teradata.
• Involved in testing data reports. Written SQL queries for validating front end data with back end.
• Used JIRA for tracking and reporting defects.

Environment: Quality Center 9.0, Test Partner 6.0.0, Fitnesse, Perl, Bloomberg, Reuters, Eclipse, SQL Server, TOAD for SQL, Access, C++, .Net, Java, Linux, FIX 4.2 Protocol, JIRA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s joint venture Branch Workflow application.
• Created BWF test plans and testing strategies for SIT and QA cycle.
• Responsible for managing and assigning tasks to offshore testers.
• Mentored offshore and onshore QA team with test methodologies.
• Report test summary by providing metrics (test coverage, defect discovery) to project teams to determine release readiness.
• Created test execution status reports and defect reports for each test cycle.
• Worked with the developers and managers in regards to bug reporting, verification and regression effects on bug fixes.
• Maintained test cases in Quality Center. Providing test summaries, traceability reports and defect reports to the management.
• Tested FA CSA, Series 8 and Branch Ops entitlements for LMS and LSB Line of Business.
• Debugged server logs on Mainframe system.
• Involved in load testing of BWF application.

Environment: Quality Center 10, SOAP, C++, DB2, Sharepoint, Websphere, Mainframe, Windows Server 203, Sharepoint, Visio, MS Project, Performance Center

QA Lead Analyst, Equities Division

Responsibilities:

Core GUI: Ocean

• Responsible for testing the business control side of the Ocean framework which is based on .Net framework that supplies additional functionality including data organization, user entitlement and specialized validation that pertains to the financial industry.
• Created detailed test plans, test cases and supporting documentation for automated regression testing
• Created functional and performance test suites using Quick Test Professional 9.5/9.2/9.0/8.2
• Analyzed and developing strategies for testing custom objects/proprietary controls using QTP.
• Integrated QTP with NCover for tracking total code coverage. 75% of Ocean code was covered within 2 year span.
• Created NUnit test cases for testing functions and methods.
• Tested API’s by creating test data for regression purpose.
• Coordinate with release management team to perform full quality software deployment mechanism using Perl, Python & batch scripts.
• Report test summary by providing metrics (test coverage, defect discovery) to project teams to determine release readiness.
• Mentor QA automation team members on test methodology and guide them with new technical ways.
• Tested the application in different environments (Win 2003 Server, Citrix, Windows 64-Bit machines, Vista OS & Office 2007)
• Maintained test cases in Quality Center. Provided test summaries, test specification reports, traceability reports and defect reports.
• Managed total 4 QA testers located 2 on-site, 1 each in London and India.

Equity trading system: TAXI-US Shares

• QA analyst for the application that supports both NASDAQ and Listed trading environments
• Tested and automated the functionality of the application by creating orders and trades, updating the orders, sending the orders to floor, exchange simulators and other systems.
• Tested the Floor Order management systems by testing the FOMS system and hand held devices.
• Tested complete end-to-end order flow from Sales stage till the booking stage.
• Involved in testing FIX messages using Client simulator.
• Tested Rule 92, Reg NMS and other trading rules.
• Created Shell and Perl scripts for retrieving complex data required for automation.
• Created business requirements and developed test plans and cases for testing.

Trading Application: RediPlus

• Tested and automated the direct market access product that provides access to major, domestic sources of liquidity for equities, fixed income, options, FX and ETF’s, and global sources of liquidity for equities.
• Tested and automated the functionality of creating orders and trades, sending orders to other systems like SIGMA, TAXI.
• Tested and automated order management process based on several proprietary algorithms for different trading objectives.

Lead Mercury Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administrating QuickTest Professional, Quality Center and Dashboard. Actively involved in initiating license procurement, renewing license contracts and installing licenses
• Upgraded QTP, QC and Dashboard to latest version. Responsible for keeping QTP & QC with latest patches.
• Provide global support for HP products
• Implemented Software Quality Assurance (SQA) development policies, test procedures and testing methodologies
• Mentored and helped other Ocean business groups in coming up to speed with Quick Test Professional and Quality Center for automation testing. Helping the teams to use standard in-house automation framework.
• Created detailed QTP easy-to-use document and FAQ’s. FAQ’s provided detailed test code examples and reusable code snippets.
• Performed migration of QC 9.0 to QC 9.2 to QA 10 and also project migration from local to share repository.

Environment: QuickTest Professional 10 / 9.5/ 9.0 / 8.2, Quality Center 10 / 9.2 / 9.0/ 8.2, Performance Center 9.0, Dashboard 9.2 / 9.0, .Net, NCover, Java, C++, Perl, Python, Sharepoint, Aegis Client and Exchange Simulator, PowerBuilder, SQL Server, Perl, DB2, CVS, XML, Office 2007, FIX Protocol, Citrix, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 64 Bit and Vista.

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) and System Design Specifications (SDS)
• Analyzed business requirements and assisted in the development of functional as well as technical solutions, models and designs.
• Created test plans and test cases, Analyzed and developed strategies for testing custom objects/proprietary controls.
• Gathered requirements and specifications using Cognos reports and KPI’s.
• Involved in performing functional testing that included regression, integration, data validation & data driven testing.
• Load and Performance testing using LoadRunner for 200 simultaneous users.
• Used Compuware’s Application Expert to further analyze the performance of network and server behaviors of the application.
• Tested SQL queries, views, triggers and stored procedures written in PL/SQL.
• Worked with the developers in correcting the bugs in the application.
• Created jobs to schedule multiple reports in Cognos Connection.

Environment: Quick Test Professional 8.0 / 6.5, TestDirector 8.0, LoadRunner 7.8, Application Expert, DB2, Citrix, PL/SQL, Java, ASP, Oracle, Informatica, Cognos Power Play, Crystal Reports.