SUMMARY:

• 6 years of IT experience covering as a Quality Analyst/ Software Test Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models such as Water Fall, Agile.
• Involved in development of test plans, test cases, test scripts and test procedures.
• Well versed with Manual, Automated test procedures and test planning, scripting, creation of test cases based on technical specification, creation of modular test tree, project documentation, extraction of information from the Software Requirement Specification(SRS).
• Has ability to handle multiple projects at a same time and has decision making ability under pressure. Has ability to handle offshore team.
• As a QA Analyst, closely worked with the Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Team Leads, to develop the test strategies and plan production schedules.
• Performed Manual and Automated Testing on both Client - Server and Web-based applications . Performed Front-end and Back-end testing.
• Involved in Back-end testing by writing and executing SQL queries. Good knowledge of writing and modifying UNIX scripts using commands and as per the UNIX requirements.
• Performed Scenario based testing for better understanding the business logic and the user aspect.
• Performed Functionality, Regression, Stress, and Screen Navigation Testing using QTP / UFT.
• Setup and validation of jobs, verify core system tests, document findings, and work with development and testing team for problem correction and re-test.
• Extensively worked in Functional, Integration, System Testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT), and Production Checkouts and extensively involved in doing Positive and Negative Testing.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Experience as an Agile QA worked with Business and Technology teams to define, execute & manage iterative functional and regression testing processes.
• Ability represents QA team and business team as required and reporting them to the Project Manager.
• Through understanding and implementation of the ISO 9000 standard and CMMI.
• Possess good communication skills, self-motivated, proactive, task oriented and quick learner at new technologies, able to work independently, a good team player, interacts with all levels of management
• Experienced and implemented Agile Methodology in QA Environment for better Efficiency, Productivity and Quality of Work.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Detailed-oriented, capable of prioritizing a broad range of responsibilities in order to meet deadlines.
• Able to deal with frequent changes, delays or unexpected events.
• Positive thinking, self-directed and results-oriented with the ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Adept at communicating effectively with customers, vendors, and staff.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro, UFT, ALM, Quality Center, JAWS, Selenium Webdriver

Management Tools: Quality Center, Clear Quest, Crystal Reports, MS Project, Remedy.

Scripting: VB Script, Unix Shell Script, Java script

Methodologies: Waterfall, Iterative, Agile.

Database: Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server 2000, DB2, MS Access, Sybase and Informix.

Operating System: MS-DOS, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, UNIX (Solaris, AIX, HP) and Linux.

Servers: IBM Web Sphere, JBoss, Apache, BEA Web Logic.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Tester

Responsibilities include:

• Wrote multiple tests cases and test scenarios as per user requirement to perform validation of data.
• Involved in designing of Test Plan, Identifying Test Scenarios and Executing the Test Cases.
• Attended SCRUM meeting to update status of testing and provided testing results to management for decision-making
• Involved in gathering testing needs for ETL migration architecture and end-to-end functionality
• Tested various Reusable ETL Transformations which facilitate Daily, Weekly & Monthly Loading of Data.
• Analyzed root cause for defects and documented.
• Interacted with Business users to gather testing needs and data flow from source to target.
• Identified and logged the defects based on the User Stories in JIRA.

Environment: JIRA, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL,

Test Engineer

Responsibilities include:

• Created test data for SIT and UAT and system testing and performed testing in windows platforms.
• Worked as Quality Assurance Tester in the project that followed the AGILE model.
• Support UAT Team and conducted UAT session for the client to deliver the product on time and reach targeted goals.
• Worked in Agile Testing and participated meetings every day in iterative environment, created and maintained detailed test cases to perform various types of testing in Test Plan module of HP ALM.
• Created Test case as per CC and CCR Identified delta.
• Participated in Daily Scrum Meetings and Sprint Reviews and Implement AGILE QA Processes and practices for efficient test and defect management.
• Developed and executed Test cases, Test Scenarios and followed-up defects using HP ALM.
• Performed smoke testing, Integration testing, Regression Testing, End to End Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing, GUI, Security Testing, Backend testing using SQL queries with complex multi-table joining to validate the data flow and data load.
• Created Test Plan, Test Scenarios and Test Specification Document for the Application Under Test (AUT).
• Documented the requirements in the Requirement Module of the Quality Center/ HP-ALM.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix for the application.
• Checked the system behavior with multiple values of data for regression testing and enhanced the scripts for Reusability and Modularity.
• Performed Test Logs, Test tracks, Test Strategy, Test Scenarios and execution of Test Cases

Environment: ALM, Share Point, Winscp, Unix, Waterfall model, J2EE, Sun Application Server, XML, Windows 7, Rapid SQL, Oracle, Sybase, Weblogic, DB2 HTML, JavaScript.

QA Engineer

Responsibilities include:

• Represented QA team in business requirement reviews and implemented test plans and strategy documents for SDLC/PMLC reviews.
• Participated numerous project Testing Fin portfolio project, CSP-SFRS (Selling System), Freddie-Mac IT testing service, Freddie Mac Factory Services, UAT.
• Developed and executed test plans, test cases and tracked identified defects through defect tracking tool ‘Clear Quest’.
• Involved in UAT team by providing direction and support in terms of implementing SDLC processes and standards, and participated in Office of Quality Control (OQC) and Project Management Office (PMO) review meetings.
• Involved in System Integration (SIT), UAT Black box (functional) and End-to-End, testing of Selling System.
• Involved in back-end testing on UNIX / Oracle platforms and executed SQL queries to validate the data in various database tables.
• Regression tested the application after defects have been fixed and code delivered to UAT staging environment.
• Conducted team status meetings and TRR (Test Readiness Review) sessions and tracked testing progress throughout the test life cycle.
• Oversaw UAT Black box (functional) and End-to-End, testing of various Selling System releases.
• Used Requirement management tool IBM-DOORS 9.0 and process based test management tool HP ALM for writing test cases and generating Requirement Tractability Matrix (RTM).
• Worked closely with test team members, analysts and developers in trouble shooting critical defects.
• Effectively communicated with cross-functional team members and managers on defect resolutions.
• Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database using UFT.
• Worked in developing Automation Framework by studying the business processes and the application using UFT.
• Exposure to multiple ETL tolls including Datastage, Informatica.
• Developed and maintained UFT scripts for Functional, Sanity and Regression testing.
• Proactively advised business/project management team with best suitable User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

test approaches to fit the needs of business area validation processes.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT, Selenium Webdriver, Share Point, Winscp, Unix, Autosys, Waterfall model, J2EE, Sun Application Server, XML, Windows 7, Git, Rapid SQL, Oracle, ETL, Informetica, Datastage, Sybase, Weblogic, DB2, HTML, JavaScript, Clear Quest, Clear Case, AIX, Doors9.0, SunOS-5.7 (Unix) and CMMI Level 3 Env, .Net.

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities Include:

• Involve in reviewing requirements, and develop test strategies/test plan
• Responsible for creating scripts, generating various Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Execution.
• Collaborate with project team including development, business analyst, and end-users for gathering requirements.
• Analyze user stories documents, develop test cases and identify acceptance criteria for user stories.
• Assist in maintaining/updating Scrum backlogs.
• Collaborate with Product Manager, Scrum Product Owner, stakeholders, and development teams to define the Product Backlog, User Stories, and storyboards.
• Perform sprint demo to clients.
• Creation of new test cases and leveraging/updating existing test cases
• Coordinate and facilitate necessary interactions in order to obtain answers, and eliminate impediments during product development.
• Confirm product meets User Story and design intent as part of Scrum Sprint exit criteria
• Develop test cases from requirements, use-cases, design documents and other project related documents.
• Interacted with developers to report and track bugs using JIRA.
• Create the Regression Test cases and automated them for the purpose of regression testing.
• Responsible for Backend testing by writing and executing SQL statements.
• Involved in writing test cases depends on test scenarios.
• Developed processes to help improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Section 508 planning, design, development and testing methods.
• Perform 508 compliant verification testing for TAM application using JAWS to ensure its compliance with the rules and regulation under section 508.
• Evaluate latest website scanning products to use for 508 compliance testing.
• Offered technical assistance and guidance to developers and other relevant stakeholders to resolve 508 non-compliance issues
• Report Test Summary Report to the clients and provided recommendation for performance improvements as needed.

Environment: Quality Center, Waterfall model, J2EE, Sun Application Server, Agile, Jira, JAWS, WAVE, XML, RSS, Windows XP, TOAD, Oracle, HTML, JavaScript, Clear Quest, C#.

Confidential, NYC, NY

QA Engineer

Responsibilities Include:

• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document (BRD), developed Test cases and Test scripts for the application under test Designed, developed and executed test plans, test cases and test procedures based on the functional specifications.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix to verify that all stated and derived requirements are allocated to system components.
• Involved in preparing the Test conditions, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test Data.
• Developed in Manual and Automated testing of the front-end application.
• Involved in testing the applications during Smoke testing, System testing and Regression testing.
• Linked the Test requirements and procedures in Quality Center.
• Utilized Quality Center as a request tracking system for tracking the Defects and generating reports.
• Updated the test cases on Quality Center and managing of test cases pertaining to the modules and scenarios.
• Performed Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, System Integration testing, Regression testing, and Database testing at various phases of the development and test cycles.
• Performed Web Testing, Database Testing and Validation Testing.
• Extensively developed Complex SQL Queries for Back End Testing.
• Extensively worked with Data base verification and Validations.
• Execute tests as required and report results, investigate reported bugs, and verify fixes Using Defect Tracking Tools Quality Center.
• Involved in mentoring of new team members.
• Followed up with developers on defects status on a daily basis.

Environment: Quick Test Professional, Quality Center, Iterative, Win-NT, Java, Informatics, SAP R/3, ORACLE, JDBC, XML, JSP, Web Logic, UNIX, Perl, Python, Tomcat.