PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance testing of Web Based Application, Webservices(API Testing) and Set Top Boxes.
• Proficient in design and execution of all artifacts of testing such as Test Strategy, Test planning, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Data, Defect Reporting &Tracking using HP - QC, HP-ALM, Bugzilla and Preparation of Test Summary Reports, Traceability matrix.
• Expertise in Functional testing (GUI, Recovery…), Browser compatibility testing, Back-End Database Testing, smoke, sanity, regression, system testing, Batch testing, and UAT testing.
• Proven ability in automating test cases using Selenium web driver for web applications.
• Extensive experience in analyzing requirement documents - Business requirement specification (BRS) and Functional requirement specification (FRS) documents.
• Worked on Agile scrum methodology environment using Rally and JIRA, Test Link (Test Management tools) and traditional models like V-model and waterfall.
• Well acquainted in all phases of SDLC, STLC, Black box testing techniques, Logging defects.
• Experience in DB testing using SQL queries, exposure to RDBMS for Oracle DB.
• Working experience on server level infrastructure technologies VPNs and usage of SVN version control tools.
• Proven ability in automating test cases using Selenium web driver for web applications.
• Always initiated and took the ownership on any high priority project and successfully completed.
• Participated in various training programs on improvements on product quality Standards for applications in multiple domains like ecommerce, insurance, health.
• Highly enthusiastic and ability to learn new tools and technologies in short time, excellent communication and debugging skills.
• Completed all assigned tasks in time and helped in maintaining quality of the product.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows, UNIX, LINUX

Languages: JAVA, VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, XML, XPATH, CSS, UNIX, PYTHON

RDBMS: Oracle, MySQL, MS Access

Web: HTML, HTTP, XML, XPATH, CSS

Automation testing tools & frame works: Selenium Web driver, HP Load Runner, TestNG

Test Management tool: Rational Quality Manager v 2.0, Rational Clear Quest v 7.0.1, JIRA, Rally, BugZilla, HP Quality Center, ALM v 11, SVN, GIT, Postman

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Requirements from Inview Functional Specification Document and maintained Requirement Traceability in HP ALM.
• Designing functional and non-functional test cases to cover all the stake holder requirements.
• Reviewed the Test Cases and Test Scripts with the client.
• Performed Smoke Testing, Functional, Regression and Performance Testing of each build to assess readiness for full test cycle.
• Responsible for Build Verification Testing on the DTA’s for multiple upgrades.
• Execute test cases manually for all Cisco Set Top boxes(DTA’s) and updated the results in HP ALM.
• File defects as discovered using established Jira.
• Involved in daily scrum meetings and updated progress on daily basis.
• Work with stakeholders to triage, reproduce, prioritize and mitigate defects.
• Perform risk assessment of software under test and report status to stakeholders.
• Performed EAS/EAN testing on the DTA’s by coordinating with backend Lab Engineers.
• Knowledge of how a DNCS or Monroe functions.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As QA Analyst, worked on multiple projects (small projects and launch projects) where small projects mainly deal with enhancements.
• Communicated with team members, team lead and developers, B.A(Business analyst), SME’s (subject matter experts) whenever there is any discrepancy in the understanding of BRS and finally resolving it.
• Assisted in preparation of Test plan and designed Test cases, test data based on the functional specifications.
• Involved in Daily stand up meetings, Reviews, worked as a part of scrum team to test, automate and maintain automation scripts.
• Identified manual Test cases which were candidates for Regression Testing and then eventually automation testing.
• Automated scripts by using Selenium WD tool for some of the scenarios, handled and located elements and performed manual testing for many small partners.
• Used Rally for Scrum Management, Task Management, Test execution history and for Defect Reporting.
• Attended meetings with offshore teams on weekly basis to discuss critical issues.
• Adopted data driven methodology to test the application with different sets of data.
• Designed and executed the functional and non-functional test cases to cover all the customer requirements.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user/business requirements based on used cases and developed System test plans.
• Analyzed the existing business scenario and understood the business rules.
• Involved in Regressing testing on each build during the various phases of the application.
• Compared and analyzed actual to expected results and report all bugs to development team at the Software defects review meetings.
• Review and design the test cases using functions, operators in SQL queries and test results prepared by the peers.
• Mentored the team and helped them in resolving the problems and also successfully gave the KT to all the new team members.
• Delivered all the projects with 100% quality, efficiency and always oriented towards customer satisfaction.
• Prepare daily work sheet, status report (No of defects, QA estimation, actual QA hours etc.), and updates project status after giving every QA pass.
• Prepare monthly defects report and delivered the same to the QA managers.
• Maintained requirements and created Traceability between Requirements and Test Cases.
• Prepared Test Cases for Functional System Testing, End to End testing and Regression Testing in Rational Quality Manager.
• Kept track of the new requirements from the Project under change control to add new test scripts to the test scripts library.
• Logged defects/bugs into Clear Quest and assigned them to the Defect Coordinator.
• Attended Defect Status Meetings to track the defects raised and interacted with developers to close the fixed defects.
• Participated during Production Release and Tested defects in the Production Environment.