SUMMARY:

• Over 7+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 and SEI CMM level 4 standards
• Proficient in Automated Testing of GUI and functional aspects of the Client - Server and Web-services using SoapUI on multiple levels of SDLC and Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Familiar with Agile Methodologies and Waterfall models.
• Highly proficient with automated testing tools like HP Interactive Test Suite including QuickTest Pro and ALM QC as well as manual testing.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, GUI testing, Back-end testing, Browser Compatibility testing, Ad-hoc testing, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, System Testing, Build Verification Testing, End to End Testing, User Acceptance Testing.
• Excellent working knowledge in Requirements Analysis, Detailed Test plan, Test Case design, Test execution and Defect life cycle management
• Involved in entire QA Life Cycle (SDLC), which includes Design, Development and Implementation of the entire QA process for the Relational Database, Web and Client/Server Applications.
• Proficient in multiplatform (Windows. Linux, Mac OS) and cross browser testing (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera)
• Profound knowledge of web services testing using Service Oriented Architecture tools SoapUI, Postman Client.
• Strong ability to develop and implement extensive test coverage
• Clearly documenting and reporting software/hardware defects, issues and enhancements via defect tracking tools
• Experience in using SQL queries for database testing for verification of the data
• Versatile team player with good communication and problem solving skills at all management levels
• Understanding of modern software development principles including object-oriented, client-server and web design
• Provide technical information for Change Requests meetings
• Good work experience in Risk Analysis, Impact Analysis , Regression Analysis and implementing mitigation techniques.
• Good experience in User Acceptance Testing Process and resolving issues.
• Good Understanding about QTP frame work Keyword - Driven/ Table- Driven/Data Driven
• Extensive Knowledge in tools like Rally/Quality Centre/ ALM/Clear Quest/JIRA/ Bugzilla
• Proficient in using Quality Center, Team Foundation Server(TFS) and Test Manager

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Tools: Quick Test Professional (QTP), HP Quality Center, TestDirector, LoadRunner

OS: Windows 7/8, Linux, UNIX

Languages: VB, Java, J2EE, C, C++, SQL, HTML, XML, VBScript, JavaScript, .Net, JSP

DBMS: Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access

Web Tools:: HTML, Dream Weaver, Front Page

Packages: MS Office 2007/2010/2013 , Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA Analyst

Confidential, Richardson, TX

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Plans for each release, written Test Cases and executed them as part of Functional Testing.
• Prepared Test Reports and Deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Throughout the project, was involved in giving clarifications on domain and project functionality for the team.
• Regular interaction with the core developers helped us in fixing the defects in less time.
• Played key role in defining test automation procedure and standards, creating QuickTestProfessional scripts for modules, which reduced the regression cycle drastically and improved the testing efforts for daily builds.
• Performed Black Box testing and conducted Functionality and Regression testing on various phases of the Management software
• Interacting with development team for defect analysis.
• Executed the test process, using Agile Methodology.
• Tested GUI applications and backend database functionality using QTP.
• Written SQL queries and database checkpoints to verify data quality.
• Executed smoke test for testing the basic stable functionality of the products
• Tracking defects and sending follow-ups and status reports.
• Conducted data driven testing using QTP to conduct backend testing.
• Regression tested to find out new bugs after software changes.
• Validation of actual results against expected results and raise bugs for any errors.
• Automated confidence tests that run on new builds on regular basis.
• Involved in setting up different configuration environment for compatibility testing and manual testing.
• Involve in preparing Trace Matrix to design test cases
• Preparing Weekly action report & QA feedback to QA team & Manager.
• Expertise in using TFS to open bugs, create tasks and user stories, initiate change requests.
• Used TFS source control to deploy application.
• Proficient in creating queries in TFS to validate results of TFS reports.
• Generated various reports using tools like Rally , Jira, TFS, MS Project and MS Excel to monitor team performance and communicate metrics for the Executive Mgmt.
• Expert in working with MS Word, PowerPoint, Rally , TFS, Visio, Excel, MS CRM, Clearcase, QTP and MS Projects.
• Analyzed Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents and User Requirement Document.
• Worked closely with software developers and took active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Wrote Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Manual and Automated Testing for various business applications
• Actively participated in all phase of testing life cycle including documents reviews, maintaining status reports.
• Maintained Test Matrix for the latest test results information.
• Ensured that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Involved in Functional testing, System integration testing, Hotfix, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Extensively involved with online banking, Transfer, withdrawal, Deposit, and Payment process.
• Attended requirements review meetings and provided feedback to ensure that the system meets all primary requirements
• Participated in defect triage meeting with developer, PM, QA Manager and teams to provide explanation of problems.
• Mapped requirements with Test Cases in Quality Center and executed them reporting a pass or fail status
• Working in Agile-scrum environment where always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Experience working with off shore team.
• Oversaw the finishing point of high quality software deliverables to client as well as other inside support organizations
• Managed, Documented and Controlled all the Test Cases, test scripts and test results using Quality Center and also in a status update report using MS Excel.
• Participated in weekly status meetings and coordinated with the Developers and Testers to resolve and close defects.
• Created detailed periodic status reports for senior management to keep them posted on the progress of implementation.

Environments: QTP/UFT, QC, VB Script, XML, Toad, Oracle, Trade Exchange, MS IIS, ASP.NET, web Services, JAVA, J2EE, EJB, JSP, ASP, VB.NET, Java Script, Web Sphere.

QA Analyst

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Developed system test plans and test scripts based on the user requirements and design documents.
• Created test cases including functional unit test cases, positive, negative, boundary and integration test cases.
• Used Quality Center for Manual and Automated Testing of Client-Server and Web based Applications.
• Used Quality Center to organize and manage all phases of the software testing process, including planning tests, executing tests, logging bugs, and tracking defects.
• Analyzed Business Specification Documents on the following functionalities including Create/Report a Claim, Search Claim, Check status of Claim online by using Claims Transformation program.
• Involved Test Procedures, Methodologies and Policies for ensuring a thorough Testing.
• Worked in important phases of Testing Life Cycle like Smoke Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Business Functionality Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Load Testing.
• Developed test cases for Functionality, Security and Regression Testing.
• Performed Backend Testing on SQL server Database by writing SQL statements to ensure the retrieved data was correct.
• Checked the data flow through the front-end and back-end, and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database.
• Worked with Automation tester to develop Descriptive Programming and maintained Local and Global Object Repository in QTP.
• Working in Agile-scrum environment where always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Accurately produced regular test status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project Launch.
• Involved in user acceptance testing with users along with providing training to end-users and system testers.
• Participated in weekly team meetings and defect review calls.

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, XML, SQL, TDE, Clear Case, RF, Firmware, JAVAJSP, ASP, VB.NET, Java Script, Web Sphere, VB Script, MS SQL Server 2000, QTP, QC, Load Runner.

Confidential

Senior Testing Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Testing using Black Box (Functional) Testing techniques.
• Written SQL queries and database checkpoints to verify data quality.
• Gathered the business requirements and performed requirement analysis and gap analysis;
• Documented the business requirements for the developers,
• Developed test cases for manual testing and automated them using Win Runner, LoadRunner, QTP.
• Involved in preparing test data and test logs
• Maintained and kept track of stakeholders requests for enhancements and changes using ALM QC
• Manually verified the validity of the failed test cases. Performed Positive, Negative and Black box testing on the application.
• Participated in the system design exercise with the Application development team and utilized Agile methodology for development and implementation of test cases.
• Conducted regression resting after each code deployment and certify before deploying to higher environments
• Defect Identification and reported bugs using bug management and tracking tools
• Implemented customization in the Winrunner Scripts using TSL
• Used UML notations for Object Oriented Design and Documentation.
• Interfaced with the development team utilizing ASP, JavaScript and Visual Basic and produced detailed user-interface prototypes and performed usability testing.
• Reported issues using HP Quality Center.
• Wrote Test plan and Test cases for the Integration testing and system testing.
• Did Integration Testing, GUI testing, Smoke and Sanity Testing, and Acceptance testing in the new builds for Basic Functionality Checking.
• Provide implementation assessment, strategy, and mentoring services for Rational Rose, UML and RUP.
• Served as a resource for analytical services utilizing SQL Server, TOAD/Oracle, and SQL Developer.
• Developed and maintained the project plan using MS Project
• Designed and implemented SQL queries for QA testing;
• Assisted the PM in setting realistic project expectations and in evaluating the impact of changes on the project, and conducted project related presentations;
• Prepared user manual and performed user acceptance testing;
• Played a key role in the planning and testing the system enhancements and conversions.

Environment: LoadRunner, Windows NT /2000, SQL Server, Sybase, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Visio, Cognos BI, MS Project, PowerBuilder, Clear-Quest, Rational Test Manager, JavaScript, Pega rule set, HTML

Confidential

Software Associate

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Calypso configuration.
• Created Data Driven tests in Winrunner.
• Design and execute functional and black box test plan and test procedure
• Prepared test plans and test sets for various system requirements (Release Items) and functional specification in TestDirector.
• Actively involved in optimizing core test logs for each test plans.
• Part of core team for preparing test result statuses and preparing testing reports.
• Active member of regression test team, and certify the application for each release for the assigned module.
• Delivered Sign offs for Functional Testing in QA, Staging and Production environments.
• Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and QA team members in different defect raising situations.
• Extensively used defect tracking system Rational Clear Quest for raising defects and bug management.
• Testing application on different configuration systems like Windows 2000(server), Windows XP, and Unix
• Interacted with developers to resolve application defects in assembly environment.
• Addressed issues of performance, scalability, reliability, extensibility, manageability and security.
• Conducted end-to-end testing including system, functional, and regression tests
• Documented and tracked defects until resolved
• Tested the compatibility of the different system and devices to the software that was installed.
• Supervised new contractors by training and assigning a test plan, providing daily and weekly status updates to team lead.
• Performed data transfer from one server to another using SQL Enterprise
• Validated daily reports generated from POS applications and analyzed them to ensure accuracy

Environment: Windows XP, Java, UNIX, Winrunner, Clear Quest, TestDirector.