SUMMARY:

• 16+ years of experience in IT industry with good experience in Test Automation, test planning, test execution, monitoring, control, implementation, Quality Assurance, Resource Management and end user training.
• Experience in all cycle of software testing including manual, integration, smoke, regression, sanity and performance testing.
• Rich exposure on test strategy, test planning, test execution, test estimation and scheduling the test efforts. Extensive experience in Test design for complex system.
• Experience in web user interface automation testing with Selenium Robot framework, and mobile automation using Appium.
• Rich exposure on Functional aspects of transaction - intensive web-based applications.
• Extensive experience in SQL scripting and strong financial services experience.
• Proposal made for test automation process for both functional and Performance test coverage and designing test automation framework.
• Have extensive experience in executing onsite/offshore model projects both in Agile-Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
• Key member in implementation of Testing Center of Excellence (COE) across various Business Units/Verticals for different clients.
• Good Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Guided and managed the team towards meeting the projects objective on time, in scope, within budget.
• Hired, trained and mentor resources, delivered Quality products.
• Compiled regular progress reports for management.
• Managed project budget allocation, including travel request, approval & general project expenses.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Selenium Web driver, Robot Framework, Appium QTP, XML SPY, Mobile

Testing: (iOS & Android) Load Runner, E-test, E-Load.

Test Management Tool: HP ALM, HP/Mercury Quality Center, Confluence and JIRA.

Project Management Tool: MS Project.

Languages / Scripting: JAVA, HTML, XML, PLSQL scripting, Shell scripting, Python and PERL.

Database: Oracle and SQL.

OS /Servers: iOS, Android, Windows, UNIX, IBM AIX, HP UX, Web logic

Applications: Toad 10.6, Siebel, SAP, Visual Source Safe, Quark DMS, Microsoft office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Mobile Testing (iOS & Android), Cross browser testing, Manual testing and Automation testing.
• Use Robot framework with Selenium and python to design the automation script.
• Mobile automation using Appium.
• Responsible for onsite/Nearshore coordination and handling 7+ resources.
• Develop metrics plan, Dashboard, metrics reports for engagement.
• Exposure to multi-level marketing and direct response infomercials.
• Provided technical support for both project and production related activities.
• Delivered the product using agile methodology.

Environment: Appium, Java, Liferay portal, ByDesign, Jenkins with Saucelabs, Selenium, Jira, TestRail and Confluence.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Manager

Responsibilities:

• Involved in TMMI process implementation.
• Estimation and scheduling for the test effort.
• Responsible for onsite/offshore coordination and handling more than 7 resources.
• Understanding customer specific business rules and practices and translating them to test cases
• SQL script Automation using PLSQL.
• Exposure to Corporate & Financial Institutions Ratings, covered bond, structure finance.
• Preparation and review of functional test cases for optimal coverage.
• Manual Functional testing, Database testing, XML validation for the application.
• Provided technical support for both project and production related activities.
• Completed projects on time, in scope, within budget, with minimal defects.
• Delivered the product using agile methodology.

Environment: Oracle 11g, XML SPY, Toad 10.6, Informatica Power Center 8.6.1., Window 7, HP QC 11.0 and HP ALM.

QA Manager/QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing more than 15 resources for QA ODC.
• Involved in preparing the communication plan, SOW renewals, project budget and travel request.
• Proposals made with business justifications to hire additional QA engineers to build QA ODC.
• Involved in requirements gathering and Detail test estimations.
• Responsible for onsite / offshore coordination.
• Involved in Internal project audit and monthly reviews.
• Publishing status reports - Weekly status reports and Monthly status reports for management.
• Involved in QTP code Review and reusable QTP component. Completed UI Automation using QTP.
• Providing support to business in UAT, Production and Go Live.
• Management of testing activities using HP Application Lifecycle Management & Mercury QC.
• Preparation and review of functional test cases for optimal coverage
• Identifying the bugs, reviewing and tracking them to closure
• Delivered the product using agile methodology.
• Estimation and scheduling for the test effort.

Environment: Weblogic9.1, Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.5, Windows XP Professional, QTP 9.5 and 10.0.

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Manual functional testing for the Application.
• Extensively involved in debugging issues of test execution and Automation Scripts.
• Delivery the Quality test script and data set to support the Geo-wiki project.
• Visited On-site Chicago, IL for understanding client requirement precisely and SAP application.
• Running simultaneous tests and delivered the product documentation.
• To write the validation test script and data set for SAP application.
• Delivery the Quality test script and data set to support the Astellas project.
• Understanding customer specific business rules and practices and translating them to test cases
• Designing the Performance test framework for the application using Load Runner
• Preparation of test metrics, plans and monitoring test coverage
• Preparation and review of functional test cases for optimal coverage
• Analyzing Performance test results and providing recommendations for further optimization using PERL and Shell scripting.
• Using PERL and Shell to set up a framework for analyzing results for back-end processes and reporting them in a readable format.
• Test Planning, estimation for functional testing, and setting up functional automation test process.
• Test automation for Adapters for EAI, HTTP, File, JMS, MQ-Series, using Shell and PERL scripting.
• Setting up functional automation test framework using Shell scripts for automating testing of APIs exposed by Siebel adapters. Excellent grasp on the Siebel 7.7 Architecture, Tools, EIM & EAI.
• Installing and configuring the Mobile client, Dedicated and Siebel Tools.
• Installation of Siebel enterprise server and eApps servers on UNIX and Windows.
• Interacting with On-Site (SIEBEL) to resolve the issues.
• Performance and Stress testing for the Application using E-Suite
• Installation testing for the Product. Server Administration, configuration for test-bed setup.
• Analyze performance of the application and publishing results to the customer for further optimization.
• Visited On-site 3 months for understanding client requirement and successfully delivered the Best Quality in Testing and Product Documentation.
• Stress testing using Application Center Test (ACT) and WAST.
• Full cycle of testing starting from analyzing the product till delivery.
• Preparation of high level test plan and test case documentation.
• Defect logging, coordination with development and tracking issues to closure.