EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• 13+ Y ears of diverse experience in the field of IT specializing in Quality Assurance
• Testing, Maintenance and Technical Support for Products & Client/Server applications.
• 3+ Years experience as Software Test Lead, leading testing activities for Projects
• Proficient in testing applications developed with technologies: Python, PHP, Java, Oracle, Servlets, JDBC, Swing, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Proficient in testing network security products developed on OpenBSD, FreeBSD and Linux operating systems
• Proficient in Manual and Automated testing using Selenium, HP Suite(UFT, LoadRunner, Sprinter ALM) Mercury suite (QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner, TestDirector).
• Proficient in Performance tools HP OpenView, HP Glance and HP Diagnostics
• Experienced in QA/Testing Planning, Coordination and Implemented QA Methodologies.
• Experienced in writing Test Plans and Testcases.
• Experienced in setting up Test Data and Test Environments
• Good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proficient in performing all types of testing (black box, white box, functional, Regression, sanity, installation, upgradation, browser compatibility and documentation testing, acceptance testing) and Reporting bugs
• Strong skills in backend testing using SQL Queries on PGSQL, Oracle and ACDB databases
• Good Knowledge of Server Chassis and about hardware components
• Experienced in executing Unix shell, TCL, Python scripts
• Good Knowledge of TCP/IP and Networking
• Self - starter with strong work ethic, good time management skills
• Establish and maintain productive working relationship with management, Clients and team members.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: UFT, QTP, Sprinter, Glance, Diagnostics,OpenView, LoadRunner, SoapUI, Postman, Selenium

Tracking Tools: ALM, TFS, TestDirector, Bugzilla, JIRA

Operating Systems: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MS-Windows, Linux. Mac OS

Languages: VB Script TSL, Java, SQL, PL/SQL

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server,PGSQL

Tools: Toad, DbVisualizer, MS SQL Server Management Studio

Version control: CVS, SVN

Networking tools: snort, ethereal, tcpdump

Traffic Generator: Ixia, NetworkTester, SmartBits

Reporting platform: Crystal Reports (Enterprise 8.0)

Scripting Languages: UNIX shell scripts, Tcl, Python

Hardware: IBM AS/400, IBM PC Compatibles, Server Chassis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MI

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Leading all testing activities for the Project developed in Agile methodology
• Test Data setup to validate positive and error condition scenarios to validate the source data loaded into SQL Server database
• Setting up test data and executing test strategies
• Database testing involving validating the functionality of Incentive & Reward Management Rules Engine by writing SQL Queries
• Cross Browser testing of new UI through SauceLabs
• Reviewing requirement documents, user stories, specification documents,
• Create test plans for each user story based on User Story and the BRD
• Execute created test plans
• Involved in determining new methods and developing new procedures for accomplishing work
• Performed SQL Server database testing using MS SQL Server Management Studio
• Writing SQL queries to validate the data in SQL Server
• Bug tracking and reporting using JIRA
• Participate in Daily Standup meetings, Sprint Review meetings, Review top priority stories, estimate via Planning Poker.
• Pick Stories for new Sprint and define their sub-tasks, assign and estimate hours

Environment: JAVA, SQL Server, JavaScript,, MS SQL Server Management Studio

MS Word, MS Excel, SQL, JIRA, SauceLabs

Confidential, MI

Sr. Software Quality Control Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Led a offsite team of 3 testers.
• Interacted with onsite and offsites stakeholder
• Defined Testing Strategies for the projects. Implemented GM testing processes for executed projects
• Reported Defects, created traceability matrix, created test status reports using HP ALM and TFS tools and provided to team
• Determined if software build were testable by evaluating smoke test results
• Maintained standards for testing software including identifying testing resources as well as scheduled and planned testing activities
• Led the development and execution of test plans and scripts for projects and for new software COTS product. Testing to include application testing, integration testing, feature functionality testing, performance testing and regression testing
• Reviewed Regression and Performance test scripts to ensure testing efficiency and code coverage including assisting development team in resolution of any problems.
• Participated in post-implementation reviews and documented testing process lessons learned after major releases
• Performed Manual and Automated Functional testing UFT, Sprinter
• Performed Performance testing using tools HP LoadRunner, OpenView, HP Glance and HP Diagnostics

Environment: HP Suite(UFT, LoadRunner, Sprinter, ALM) HP OpenView, HP Glance and HP Diagnostics, TFS, Oracle, SVN, SOAP UI, Postman, Softerra, VMWare

Confidential, MI

Sr. Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Validating data loaded into Oracle database from different sources through ETL through Informatica
• Writing and executing the feature’s testplans and test cases
• Reviewing requirement documents, specification documents, testplans and testcases.
• Involved in determining new methods and developing new procedures for accomplishing work
• Setting up testdata and executing test strategies
• Performed Oracle database testing using Toad
• Writing SQL queries to validate the data in Oracle
• Bug tracking and reporting using ClearQuest
• Worked with Business Users on Requirements.
• Reviewed Test Results with Business Users and worked on getting approvals

Environment: JAVA, Oracle, Informatica, DbVisualizer, MS Word, MS Excel, SQL, ClearQuest

Confidential, MI

SQA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed schedules, tasks, and deliverables and QA/Testing of XM product testing team
• Assisted in evaluating QA processes, Automation tools for Arbor
• Identified and documented noncompliance issues and ensured the issues are addressed
• Performed Manual Testing for the GUI and Functionality of XM & Peakflow-X and Confidential products
• Used VMware images for test environment
• Assisted in determining and implementing new methods and developing new procedures for accomplishing Quality Assurance of Arbor products
• Performed complex “Reports” features testing in XM & Peakflow-X
• Performed functional, regression, upgrade, installation, documentation, ad-hoc testing
• Created & executed UI automation tests using Mercury QTP & Selenium IDE
• Verification of data at backend (OpenBSD/Linux) for XM, X and Confidential products
• Testing of CLI (command level interface) commands for XM and X
• Writing and executing the product feature’s testplans and test cases in Qatraq
• Reviewing product requirement documents, specification documents, testplans and testcases.
• Involved in determining new methods and developing new procedures for accomplishing work
• Involved in communicating quality issues and recommendations to improve quality to senior level IT management
• Setting up testbed and executing test strategies
• Conducted Performance Testing for Peakflow-X, Collectors & Controllers using NetworkTester
• Generated traffic for testing using traffic generation tools, Ixia, NetworkTester
• Configuring VLANS, interfaces, route-map’s on switches for testing purposes
• Tracked extensive IT testing issues related to the products during test execution and categorized according to severity of the problem.
• Bug tracking and reporting using Bugzilla

Environment: Python,PHP,JAVA,J2EE, UNIX, Linux, PGSQL, Oracle, QTP 9.0,VMWare, Bugzilla, Selenium, MS Word, MS Excel, VB Script, SQL, DbVisualizer, Network Tester, SVN