Qa Lead Resume
Phoenix, AZ
SUMMARY:
- Having 12 years of experience in IT industry and specialized in Manual, Automation, Performance, Functional, API and Data Base testing. Proficient in delivering Mobile, Cloud, Client/Server and Web applications. Strong Experience in domains like Cloud Security, Retail, E - Commerce, Insurance, Telecom (IPTV), Gaming (Regulations and Compliance), SFDC, Healthcare, Environmental Science, etc.
- Good Experience in Waterfall, V-Model, Agile (Scrum, Kanban and customized Agile) methodologies
- Experience on STBs (Set-top-Box), Middleware, Embedded, Real time OS and APIs testing
- Experience in functional automation using selenium web driver and other in-house tools
- Proficient in Database and Back-end testing using SQL queries preparation and execution
- Well versed with browser compatibility and both desktop and mobile browser responsive testing
- Experience with integration testing and end to end testing on both mobile and desktop platforms
- Actively participating in Bug Triage and SCRUM meetings and interacting with Client and Team
- Experience in Bug Reporting, Reviewing, Verification, Compilation, Tracking and Prioritizing them
- Experience in creation of Test Plan, Estimation, Metrics, Reports, Schedules, Daily Status and process docs
- Strong Experience in Conducting Agile ceremonies like Backlog grooming, Planning, Review and Retrospection
- Having good experience on Casino Gaming, Compliance, Regulations and peripherals testing of Slot Machines
- Proficient with bug tracking and test management tools like Jira, IBM Clear Quest, Test Track Pro, Rally, TFS, Source Forge, TestLink and QA Sync
- Thorough understanding and knowledge of STLC, SDLC, Test Process, Test Methodologies, Testing Fundamentals, Bug Life Cycle and Release Process
- Writing and executing functional, UI, acceptance, regression, integration tests on multi-tiered web applications in a cutting edge Agile and Waterfall environment
- Experience in Compilation/Deployment of builds and building Test Environment from ground-up including set-up of test engines/servers in variety of environments
- Experience in User Interface (UI), Backend, Compatibility, Exploratory, Database, Functional, System, Integration, Performance, Ad-hoc, Re & Regression testing
- Researching, recommending, building and/or implementing standardized tools to help move faster and get more efficient in carrying out day to day QA activities and tasks
- Coordinate all aspects of the project with other teams, such as Data Architecture, Reporting, Quality Assurance, Support, Infrastructure as well as business owners and management
- Making sure the testing engagements completed within project timelines and consistently met live-date deadlines
- Key contact for Client interface during User Acceptance Test phases. Manage all reporting, test metrics and scope estimating and provide ongoing support to application development project manager.
- Experience in Design, Develop, Execute and maintaining automated test, smoke and Performance scripts using open source, in-house test and/or commercial automation tools
- Identifying, developing and reviewing test suits for various functional areas based on the product requirements and evaluating, reviewing product specifications and identifying the gaps
- Closely working with development leads, managers, PMOs, product managers/owners, Business Analysts and coordinate different application/environment teams in running integration/interfaces
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems : Windows XP/ NT/2000/9, MS-DOS, UNIX, Linux
Programming Languages : C, C++, Core Java, VB
Scripting and Web : JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, DHTML
Test Automation Tools: Shark, Crawler, Build Server, Selenium (Webdriver, TestNG, POM), JMeter
Test and Bug Tracking Tools : HP ALM, HP QC, IBM ClearQuest (IBM CQ), Test Track Pro (TTP), Jira, Rally, Source Forge, TFS, qTest, Mantis, QA Sync, SharePoint, TestLink
Version Control Tool : VSS, SVN, Clarity, PSuit, Jenkins, BitBucket, Git
Other Tools: Putty, WinSCP, WinSend, TOAD, PgAdmin, Anywhere Device, Confluence, Slack
Application &Web Server : WebLogic 7.1, Orion 2.0.2, Jboss 4.0.3, Tomcat 7&8, IIS 6.0, 7.5
Databases : Oracle 9i, MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres, HBase, Hadoop, Vertica
Devices: IOS (iPhone and iPad-mini) and Android (nexus and S4)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Phoenix, AZ
QA Lead
Responsibilities:
- Managing 7 engineers of team and 1 to 4 projects in parallel
- Analyzing requirements, User Stories and identifying the gaps
- Review requirements, user stories, test scenarios and test cases
- Browser compatibility, desktop and mobile browser responsive testing
- Keep all stake holders up to date on the status of the project/Sprints
- Experienced in Automation and execution of Test cases using Selenium
- Bug Reporting, Validation, Compilation, Review, Prioritizing and Verification
- Regression, Ad-hoc and Exploratory testing for uncovered bugs
- Plan, Estimate and Organize the work within the team and resource planning
- Attending scrum and client calls to give daily/weekly/monthly status updates
- Review bug reports for errors prior to them being entered into the tracking software
- Functional, System, Integration, Database, Mobile (hybrid and native) and Browser Compatibility testing
- Creating and maintaining functional, non-functional and system test scenarios and plans
- Preparing test plan, providing estimations, reviewing performance and security test plans
- Adding new test cases to an existing test plan and covers ad-hoc and negative test cases
- Writing, Updating, Reviewing, Refining and Executing test cases and creation of test data
- Mentors, guide, help, motivate, inspire, direct and provide solutions to the team members
- Interviewing, hiring and placing candidates in various test positions within the organization
- Maintaining query logs, project related docs and conducting project, defect status meetings
- Cross-team collaboration with engineering/dev, PMOs, Product Managers and partner teams
- Testing application on different kind of environments like Test, Staging, Pre-Prod and Production
- Setting up and reviewing team/personal goals, giving continuous feedback and team performance
Environment: SharePoint 2010 and 2013, SQL Server, ALM, Rally, Selenium, qTest, BitBucket, Jenkins, ServiceNow, Confluence, Slack, Android and iOS mobiles and tabs, Angular JS, Node JS
Confidential, San Jose, CA
Sr. QA Lead
Responsibilities:
- Analyzing requirements, User Stories and identifying the gaps
- Regression, Ad-hoc and Exploratory testing for uncovered bugs
- Review requirements, user stories, test scenarios and test cases
- Keep all stake holders up to date on the status of the project/Sprints
- Bug Reporting, Validation, Compilation, Review, Prioritizing and Verification
- Improving Domain and Product Knowledge and taking non-project initiatives
- Plan, Estimate and Organize the work within the team and resource planning
- Performance, Functional, System, Integration, DB and Browser Compatibility testing
- Review bug reports for errors prior to them being entered into the tracking software
- Attending scrum and Confidential QA Director calls to give daily/weekly/monthly status updates
- Creating and maintaining functional, non-functional and system test scenarios and plans
- Preparing test plan, providing estimations, reviewing performance and security test plans
- Adding new test cases to an existing test plan and covers ad-hoc and negative test cases
- Writing, Updating, Reviewing, Refining and Executing test cases and creation of test data
- Mentors, guide, help, motivate, inspire, direct and provide solutions to the team members
- Interviewing, hiring and placing candidates in various test positions within the organization
- Maintaining query logs, product related docs and conducting project, defect status meetings
- Cross-team collaboration with engineering/dev, PMOs, Product Managers and partner teams
- Testing application on different kind of environments like Test, Staging, Pre-Prod and Production
- Setting up and reviewing team/personal goals, giving continuous feedback and team performance
- Managing 3 to 13 engineers of team including both full time and out sourced and 1 to 5 products in parallel
Environment: Linux CentOS6.6, Jira, JMeter, Selenium, TestLink, BitBucket, Jenkins, Putty, WinScp, Splunk, Flume, Mongo DB, PostgresSQL, HBase, Hadoop, Hive, Impala, Cloudera, Vertica, Apache Tomcat
Confidential, Harleysville, PA
Test Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Analyzing requirements, User Stories and identifying the gaps
- Attending scrum and client calls to give updates on daily status
- Regression, Ad-hoc and Exploratory testing for uncovered bugs
- Bug Reporting, Validation, Compilation, Review, Prioritizing and Verification
- Performance, Functional, System, Integration and end-end testing
- Writing, Updating, Reviewing and Executing test cases and creation of test data
- Browser compatibility, desktop and mobile browser responsive testing
- Review bug reports for errors prior to them being entered into the tracking software
- Creating and maintaining functional, non-functional and system test scenarios and plans
- Testing application on different kind of environments like Test, Staging, Pre-Prod and Production
Environment: Windows XP, ASP.Net, VB.Net 6.0, C#, MVC 3.0, Entity Framework, Rally, TFS, Selenium, VSTS, SVN, SharePoint, SQL Server 2005, 2008, ASP, Java Script, HTML, XML, XLS, JQuery, AJAX, Kendo UI Controls, IIS 7.5, IE 7/8/9, Chrome, Mozilla, Safari
Confidential
Technical Test Lead
Responsibilities:
- Preparing test cases for Build Server automation tool
- Testing hardware peripheral and compatibility testing
- Test Case writing, Updating, Reviewing and Execution
- Bug Reporting, Validation, Compilation, Review/Verification
- Game Compliance, Functional, integration and System Testing
- Execute test cases and do exploratory testing for uncovered bugs
- Mentors, guide, inspire, direct and provide solutions to team members
- Trouble shooting with machines, hard ware, games and simulator setups
- Testing high priority games and testing games parallel to meet dead lines
- Compilation of build, preparing test report and providing delivery package
- Deliver projects on-time and to specification with an appropriate level of quality
- Preparing and updating checklists/test cases based on the bugs found after the release
Environment: Windows XP, openSuse Linux, C, C++, Tomcat, IBM Clear Quest, Build Server, Test Track Pro, GIG, Beyond Compare, VSS, SVN, Clarity, SharePoint, DACOM, SAS, LAB, Mikohn, ASP, X, Gampro, G2S, Eurasia, Macau, RSA, NSW, Crown, TAS, NZ, USA, Spanish, Russia…
Confidential
Sr. Software Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Involved in Functional, API and System Testing
- Bug Reporting, Verification and Regression testing
- Creating new database and updating database patches
- Trouble shooting with Set-top-Boxes and Server Setups
- Test Case Creation, Updating, Reviewing, and Execution
- Understanding the test strategy, test plan, User Cases and test cases
- Involved in User Interface (UI), Database and Backward Compatibility testing
- Involved in Functional and Performance testing using Shark and Crawler tools
Environment : Windows XP, Win 2000, Solaris, Linux, Java 1.4, Orion, Jboss, Sony Ericsson K790i, Noika N95, Motorola Razr V3x, J2ME, CLDC 1.1, MIDP 2.0, Shark, Crawler, QA Sync, Source Forge, Putty, WinSCP, TOAD, PgAdmin, VSS, PSuit, Oracle 10g and PostgreSQL 7.4.6