CAREER OBJECTIVE:

More than 7 year hands on extensive experience in Quality Assurance with Bachelor of Business Management and diversified experience in Manual as well as Automated testing of Web and Client/Server applications on Windows environment to secure a position of Software Tester / Quality Assurance Analysist.

SUMMARY:

• Experience in defining detailed application software test plans, including organization, participants, schedule, test and application coverage scope, Experience in gathering and defining functional and user interface requirements for software applications.
• Strong analytical experience in developing detailed business level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on functional and business requirements.
• Experience in developing detailed design level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on multiple user groups and detailed user interface design requirements. Experience in developing, reviewing and managing requirements traceability (requirements, application components, test cases, test case execution results).
• Experience in defining and executing test data acquisition, including production data set selection and extraction and test data generation, as well as manual data preparation.
• Strong Experience in automated software testing tools, including Regression/functional testing, user interface design testing.
• Experience in developing and executing SQL queries in an Oracle environment to confirm database operations performed by software applications using Oracle 9g, 10g, 11g.
• Used TOAD to check SQL queries for optimal performance and scalability under real - time workloads.
• Ability to triage software defects providing development staff with adequate information for remediation.
• Experience Ability to adjust priorities to multiple demands and unanticipated events as wells as adjust decisions and actions to new information.
• Experience Ability to be flexible in response to changing circumstances or conditions.
• Experience with planning, implementing, and testing mission critical information systems employing Web Services and built on Internet architecture principles.
• Excellent analytic aptitude, time management and verbal & written communication skills.
• Experience in Network, installation, configuration, maintenance, back up, restore and recovery, Clustering, log shipping, replication and Database Administration.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP ALM 12.2, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT 12.2), JIRA, Bugzilla

Languages: Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, J2EE, PL/SQL, HTML, Macromedia Dream weaver.

Operating Systems: UNIX, MS DOS, Windows XP, Windows 2007, and Windows Server 2008, Windows 8.

Database: MS SQL Server 2008/2012, Oracle11g, 10g,11g, MS Access.

Microsoft Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, Power Point, MS Works, and Outlook, Microsoft Visio.

Application Server: Microsoft IIS,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Jose, California

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS).
• Designed/ developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Developed Test plan and verified content with the team members.
• Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services/ methods covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• The projects followed Agile methodology, where developer, user and tester worked together to create stories (individual features of a project), document requirements by interviews and analysis.
• Wrote story narratives, functional & non-functional system requirements, Test scripts.
• Performed Manual Testing of web-based and client-server applications and used Quality Center for test management.
• Worked on HP ALM for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Developed automated Test Scripts to perform Functional Testing, and Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Baseline Testing, Stress Testing, and Volume testing of the application.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and analyzing UAT, Database Checkpoints, and Data Driven Test Scripts for all the projects using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).
• Developed user defined functions libraries to support automated testing solutions.
• Created Data Driven Framework to reduce automated scripts maintenance time.
• Created XML file for test input data for better scripts optimization.
• Involved in writing SQL queries, Database Checkpoints to verify data quality and calculations, reviews using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).
• Involved in Meetings/Walkthrough with various teams as required for better understanding the business requirement, software specification, and development process flow at various stages.
• Utilized HP ALM to track, report, and manage defect throughout the test cycle and attended Defect Status Meeting on daily basis during testing cycle.
• Assisted in estimating testing efforts and providing status updates.
• Attended weekly Project Status Meeting with Development team and QA Manager, and worked closely with QA Manager to define Test Scope, Gap Analysis, Risk, Dependency, and Constraints.
• Trained and mentor others in testing concepts and in using testing tools.
• Participated in Task Forces to implement changes and accomplish important initiatives throughout Testing Operations.
• Acted as a developer, business users and project team to resolve issues.
• Communicated with Application Developers, Project Manager and other Team Members on Application testing status.

Environment: HP ALM 12.2, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT 12.2), Oracle 11g, MS SQL Server 2005/2008, SQL, PL/SQL, TOAD, DOORS, Windows Server, 2005/2008, .NET, Java/J2EE, VBScript.

Confidential, Albuquerque, NM

Quality Assurance Analyst

Environment: HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition (QC), Quick Test Professional (QTP), .Net, Windows NT, SQL+, Java, J2EE, XML and IIS. MS Access, SQL Server 05/2008, Oracle (11g).

Responsibilities:

• D0eveloped test plan and test cases for different modules.
• Responsibilities included Manual GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Interface Testing, End-to-End Testing, Database Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Implemented Automated-testing methodology.
• Automated the functionality and interface testing of the application using Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Insert Object Data Verification Check point on Quick Test Professional (QTP) automation testing tools.
• Verify back end Data after interacted with front-end Automation Test scripts.
• Used Quick Test Professional (QTP) for object repository creation and maintenance, used regular expression, re-usable actions, data table, checkpoints and recovery scenario.
• The Analyzed requirements and user cases, certified application-specific software performed ambiguity reviews of business requirements and functional specification documents
• Imported data from the Database to the Data table and performed Data Driven testing with different Data sets for reports generation module in Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Used HP Quality Center (QC) for managing test execution and defect tracking of all issues.
• Conducted internal and external reviews as well as formal walkthroughs, and participated in status meetings.
• Performed GUI checkpoints for GUI objects using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed automated test scripts for functional testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Performed functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, system testing, user acceptance testing and negative testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Maintained Quick Test Professional (QTP) Test Libraries and Executed Test Plans.
• Performed SQL and PL/SQL and backend validations.
• Developed and executed SQL Queries to perform backend database testing.
• Developed and documented testing processes, test plans and test cases.
• Verify test approach, validate build stability, test and evaluate, and achieve acceptable mission.

Confidential, San Marcos, TX

Software Test Analyst

Environment: HP Quality Center, HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), Windows XP, SQL Server 2003/2005.

Responsibilities:

• Generated and implemented Test Plans, Test cases, Test Scripts on different applications.
• Involved in Manual and Automated testing of the front-end application.
• Performed Functional, Regression, Integration and End to End testing using QTP .
• Created Database Checkpoints and conducted Back End Testing.
• Performed Data Driven testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Performed Data Validation and Data Integration for Back End Testing using SQL Queries manually.
• Reported issues into the bug reporting system and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved using Quality Center.
• Actively participated in the team meeting with the developer and business to understand the test requirements effectively.
• Involved in testing the applications during System testing, Integration testing and Regression testing.
• Provided a comprehensive final document which contained detailed statistical analysis of testing results, conclusions and guidance, and suggestions of ways performance may be improved.
• Worked with the users to write requirements, design scripts related to the application testing.
• Linked the Test requirements and procedures in Quality Center.
• Actively involved in testing the online screens, batch process that was used to run and maintain the functional process of the application.
• Involved in capturing the test results, which were analyzed for completeness of coverage, percentage executed and percentage passed.
• Tracked the Defects and generating reports along with the Access products.
• Utilized Quality Center (QC) as a request tracking system for tracking the Defects and generating reports.