SUMMARY:

• 8 years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA and Performance testing of web based and Client - Server applications.
• 8 years in the area of Software Quality Assurance and management
• Strong knowledge in all phases of SDLC and Strong working knowledge of Software testing (Functional, Integration, Performance, Quality Metrics).
• Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies, Designing Test Plans and Test Cases, verifying and validating Web based e-Commerce applications and Documentation based on standards for Software Development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Extensive experience testing end to end systems including test strategies, test plans, test estimates, test cases, test scripts, defect management and exit strategy planning
• Excellent skills and experience in performance testing using Confidential Load Runner and Performance Center tools.
• Expertise in Manual/Functional Testing, Automation Testing.
• Proficient in LoadRunnerVugen Scripting using multiple protocols like Web HTTP/HTML, SAP-Web, COM/DCOM and Rmi-Java protocols.
• Performed load and stress test using Load Runner.
• Worked with LoadRunner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, Parameterized, stored dynamic content in Load Runner functions.
• Text checks were written, Created scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential users.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated Correlations to Parameterize Dynamically changing Parameters values.
• Extensive experience in analyzing performance bottlenecks such as very high CPU usage, memory leaks.
• Professional experience in designing Test Cases and Test Scripts for Windows, Java and UNIX environments.
• Expertise in developing Test Automation Script, creating Test scenarios, analyzing Test Results, reporting Bugs/Defects, and documenting Test results.
• Exceptional ability to interact with customers and developers, communicating changes in requirements, resolving conflicts and assuring project delivery on time.
• Designed and developed Test Cases for manual testing as well as automated testing using Test Director.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, Quick learner and determination to learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Performance Testing Tools: LoadRunner 8.0/9.5/11/11.0/11.5/12.00, Performance center 9.0/9.5/11.0/11.5/11.52Functional Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro 9.5/11.0, Quality Center 9.5/11.0, RDBMS/ DatabaseMS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MS Access, DB2

Languages: C, Java, Visual Basic, HTML and SQL

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Unix, Windows 2000/NT, Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 2003 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

Workflow Tools: MS Office

Defect Tracking Tools: ALM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Used the Accenture Portal and Initiated meetings with team leads and Project Managers, then interviewed for positions.
• Developed scripts in LoadRunnerVuGen to emulate the behavior of real users.
• Generated VUsers and VUser Groups in Controller and assigned to the scripts added to the Scenario.
• Simulated hundreds of concurrent users using Controller while monitoring both end-user response times and detailed infrastructure component performance (Servers, Databases, and Networks etc.
• Handled responsibility for detecting problems in software and applications.
• Designed scenarios for performance testing, generated scripts and handled correlation as well as parameterization using LoadRunner generator.
• Executed scenarios using controller and analyzed the results using analysis and performance center.
• Responsible for reserving, Defect logging and Defect Tracking using Test Director.
• Analyzed the results of the tests that were used to assist in the identification of system defects, bottlenecks and breaking points.

Environment: LoadRunner 11.0/12.0, JAVA, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, Test Director, Quality center, Performance Center 11.0/12.0

QA Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements based on Functional Specification Documents .
• Created Master Test plan.
• Created Test scenarios and Test Cases.
• Submitted Xml Request files thru EDI/LOS, modified, resubmitted with different sets of Loan Data and validated the Response files.
• Executed Test Cases from HP ALM QC .
• Logged and Communicated Defects.
• Assisting in UAT testing.
• Participated in Weekly status meetings

Environment: HP ALM, SQL Server, AS/400, Windows 7, Java, XML, MS Office

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Requirements based on Functional Specification documents.
• Created detailed Test Plan, Test Strategy, and Test cases according to the Functional Specification documents.
• Maintained Requirement Traceability matrix for Functional Requirements.
• Manually Performed Functional, System, Integration, and Regression tests during different developmental phases
• Wrote SQL Queries for Database Validation.
• Working closely with the Developers and Business Analysts in the review and modification of the product and its specifications.
• Executed Test Cases, logged defects in Confidential ALM formerly Quality Center and communicated to the developers.
• Worked on Log files in UNIX.
• Worked on Prod fixes.
• Conducted Defect Tracking Meetings.
• Worked with Offshore Team.
• Documented the Test results.
• Worked with Technical Analysts in resolving issues.

Environment: HP ALM, SQL Server, UNIX, SOAP UI, Windows 7, Java, MS Office

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed documented test requirements and user requirements, test plans, and test cases using Quality Center.
• Experienced in running automation test scripts that were developed in python.
• Involved in developing use cases, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Designed test cases as per business requirements and use cases.
• Designed test cases using Test Plan in Quality Center (QC) and mapped with requirements.
• Involved in execution of test cases using Test Lab in Quality Center and linked the detected defect with requirement and test case.
• Effectively interacted with business analyst and technical team in providing clear solutions to requirements.
• Involved in preparing test set up for Mortgage Loan system.
• Involved in generating the automation scripts using Quick Test Professional to check the functionality of the Mortgage Loan system.
• Developed test scripts using Quick Test Professional to validate the functionality.
• Performed regression testing and automation of the changed application using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Conducted Functional Requirements walkthroughs with the QA teams to help them write the test scripts in accordance with CMM specifications
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing with well setup test environment and appropriate test data created forth end users.
• Used Quality Center as bug-tracking tool to report the bugs and also to follow up the bug status.
• Performed web testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP) to check the compatibility, reliability, and scalability of the application in different browsers.

Environment: Windows/Linux, Quality Center, Seleniumweb driver, Quick Test Professional 8.2, VBScript, Oracle, Python, HTML, XML, C++,Web Sphere, Wiley, TOAD, .NET, MS Office, and Windows.

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in implementation of the Test plan, various Test cases and Test scripts including validating the data at Backend.
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases for the project.
• Ensure all the test cases are updated in the Quality Manager along with test plan.
• Involved in the Weekly Defect Status Meetings along with QA team and Development team.
• During System Testing Life Cycle, performed different types of testing, such as GUI, Functional, Integrationand Positive & Negative Testing.
• Involved in all stages of software Development Life Cycle such as analysis, design, development, testingand documentation.
• Created test data sets for the data verification and validation of the application by conducting positive, negativeand boundary testing.
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases coordinated with development team in fixingthe issues.
• Involved in Integration testing of modules for the application and used Unix Commands for file interfacetesting.
• Involved in smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, GUI Testing, End To End, Testing, Data Base testing, UAT Testing
• Executed the test scripts and compared the Actual and expected results.
• Conducted database testing using SQL queries.
• Create/Update QTP test scripts for new/enhanced work package
• Tested the back end Data Base by preparing Queries with SQL to retrieve data from database.