PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience in performing the full range of Test execution activities as a Test Engineer/Quality Assurance Analyst. Highly efficient and knowledgeable in executing the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) across different domains.
• Extensive experience and knowledgeable in Test management/Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experienced in analyzing functional requirements to implement Test Strategy and detailed Test cases.
• Experience in Software QA Automation Testing using a variety of scripting languages/frameworks. Also manual and automation Software Testing.
• Proficient in creation of Test strategy and Test plan document for various projects.
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle process which included Designing, Developing, Testing and Implementation.
• Extensively experienced in following AGILE and SCRUM methodology.
• Skilled in almost all kinds of Testing including System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing and User Acceptance Testing of several applications.
• Experienced in HP ALM/Quality Center to ensure requirement coverage by Test cases, as well as defect traceability to Test cases.
• Good knowledge in uploading Business Risks in HP ALM/Quality center and mapping the Test cases.
• Extensively proficient in adopting the Descriptive Techniques of QTP/UFT for maintainability of the Scripts.
• Expert at creating a single huge Shared Object Repository for all the different modules in QTP/UFT.
• Skilled in handling Automation scripts based on the concepts of Regular Expressions in QTP/UFT script.
• Sound knowledge of API Testing, SOAP and SOAP UI
• Ability to attend QA daily meetings, proposals for resolving the conflicts and prepared Weekly reports and build status reports.
• Ability to coordinate the UAT testing by guiding the users during UAT, logging the defects encountered during UAT
• Excellent communication, presentation skills, interpersonal documentation of status and complex issues.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a cross - functional team

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PLATFORMS: Windows, Mainframes, UNIX

DATABASES: DB2, Oracle, MS Access

TESTING TOOLS: HP Quality Center, HP ALM, JMeter, SOUPUI, Jira, HP Quick Test Professional, HP UFT, Selenium

BUG TRACKING: BugZilla

LANGUAGES: VB, PL/SQL, C, C++, C#, PHP

OTHER SKILLS: MS Excel, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Outlook

NETWORKING: TCP/IP, FTP, HTTP, LAN, WAN

BROWSERS: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Netscape Navigator, MSIE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, McLean, VA

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibility:

• Performed GUI, Functional, Regression, System, Back-end, Negative, Positive, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Participated in the System Test Plan reviews, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases Review.
• Involved in gathering the relevant Test data necessary for the Test cases, based on the Business Analysis, Requirement steps, Business process Procedures, Scenarios.
• Configured test environment for specific Test cases, created Test data.
• Used ALM for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and managing the defects and executing the Test cases.
• Used of bug tracking tools like HP ALM and for reporting modification requests.
• Carried out automated tests and batch tests using HP ALM.
• Constructed complex SQL queries to validate the data.
• Developed the Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios and executed them using UFT.
• Performed Data Driven Testing for multiple sets of data using UFT.
• Created UFT regression automation scripts.
• Developed automated UFT scripts using keyword driven and hybrid framework.
• Developed and wrote a suite of Test Scripts that included Functional & Regression Test cases using UFT.
• Identified all windows, pages, objects, methods and properties and created Custom code Script with Parameterization, programming logic and data driven types using VB Script in UFT.
• Participated in testing Web Services using SOAP UI.
• Performed SOAP UI testing for the web application as per client requirements.
• Performed web services, testing on the application for the client user interface applications.
• Provided comprehensive guidance to the UAT teams regarding possible testing improvement.
• Generated weekly reports, defect reports and customized summary reports.
• Attended in Daily Stand-up Meetings representing QA Team and managed short term testing of Sprints & Test Deliverables.
• Worked with development, users and support groups to understand the application architecture, use and content.
• Developed the Test cases to test Functionality and Interface of the application using ALM.
• Used HP ALM to manage the requirements and test cases.
• Performed Manual testing using MS-Excel and HP ALM.
• Used ALM to log defects and generated defect reports and graphs.
• Involved in Backend testing by writing SQL Queries.
• Involved in Functional, System and Regression testing using UFT.
• Used Data sheets in UFT to import data from data tables for conducting the Data Driven Testing.
• Reported the failed Test cases, tracked the defects and verified the fixes in multiple environments and also tested in various web browsers like Mozilla, IE, and Opera.
• Performed User Acceptance testing.
• Performed Peer reviews for test cases and Test results prepared by other team members.
• Involved in Coordinating with team members and help them in resolving the issues.
• Created detailed QA documentation including QA reports and actively participated in project status meetings.

Environment: SQL Server, Oracle, MS Office, Windows, SOAP UI, HP ALM, UFT, Java, J2EE, C#, Java Script, VB Script, XML, UNIX.

Confidential, Washington, D.C .

Test Analyst

Responsibility:

• Created and executed QTP Automation scripts using VBScript.
• Utilized Data Driven Framework and Keyword Driven Framework for developing QTP test scripts.
• Developed external custom functions using VBScript and Descriptive Programming for QTP.
• Experience in working on Agile Development, participated in Daily Standup meetings, Weekly Status meetings, Confidential planning & Review meetings and Walk through meetings
• Prepared Test Cases, Procedures and Requirements Traceability Matrix using HP Quality Center.
• Analyzed Test Results and reported the identified bugs to the developers using Quality Center.
• Scheduled the batch execution of the tests, log and track defects using Quality Center.
• Wrote SQL Queries to test data integrity in the Oracle database before testing the module.
• Developed Automation test scripts for Functionality and Regression testing of web application using QTP.
• Involved in performing GUI testing, Data-driven testing using QTP.
• Participated in formulation of the Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test procedures, and Test data for the System Testing of the application.
• Developed and documented testing standards, Test Strategy and ensured they are communicated and applied.
• Involved in creating automation framework for web based functional testing.
• Used both Manual and automation testing.
• Involved in using HP ALM for Bugs tracking and Bugs reporting.
• Used test management tools, Such as HP ALM to defect tracking.
• Wrote SQL queries as required for Data manipulation and Data Validation.
• Designed the Test Architecture and the Scenarios for the Automation using UFT. .
• Developed Automation test scripts for Verifying the functionality of the application using UFT.
• Developed user defined functions for the Data base testing using ODBC connections in UFT.
• Reviewed and approved test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering results on-time and within budget.
• Involved in discussions and meetings regarding Testing with the Onsite team.
• Reviewed software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance or completeness or to mitigate risks.
• Worked closely with business analyst from various business areas to gather business and user requirements.

Environment: Oracle, Visual Basic, SOAP UI, XML, SQL, MS Visio, MS Excel, C#, PHP, HTML, JIRA, JUnit, C/C++, HP Quality Center, QTP, UNIX, Window, MS Office.

Confidential, Reston, VA

QA Tester

Responsibility:

• Coordinated in developing Test plans, Test strategy and Test cases
• Responsible for the delivery of Test cases for every build and ensured the accuracy and correctness of execution of them for every build and report the results to the client teams on time.
• Involved in scope control and project schedule development.
• Co-ordinate trainings at all levels within the IT staff on HP Quality center.
• Supported day to day Quality Center activities such as creation of user IDs and management of permissions.
• Created Complex SQL queries to test Reports Functionality from the back-end.
• Participated in UAT testing along with users to meet the Release Dates.
• Participated in Status reporting meetings, and interacted with Development team to discuss the technical issues.
• Worked closely with developers and other staff members to form a unified team.
• Developed and maintained QTP test scripts to support regression testing whenever a Change Request is completed.
• Made arrangements for functional consultants and other project personnel to execute or supervise testing.
• Led and participated in walkthroughs for the evaluation of the test plan with the QA Lead and development team.
• Produced project status report and sent to upper management; Involved in defect tracking using HP ALM.
• Managed and led in testing of the Application manually and tested the design and functionality of the Application.
• Involved in the review meetings to ensure the QA Project Plan schedules were adhered to and the critical path activities meet the deadlines. Developed Test Scripts using QTP to perform smoke, functional and regression testing.
• Created and designed master test strategy documents, master test plan, and test schedules, test cases, test procedures, and test scenarios. Performed system, integration, regression, failover, and compatibility testing.
• Customized QTP Scripts with Parameterization, Check Points, Library Files, and Regular Expression to automate functional test cases. Attended standup meetings and worked closely with Business Analysts and Developers.

Environment: SQL Server, Windows, Quality Center, QTP, Java, Java Script, HTML, Agile, MS Office, UNIX, Oracle.