SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years of extensive experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Extensively worked with Retail, e - Commerce, Insurance and E- learning Domains
• Expertise in Test planning, designing, developing and deploying testing strategies for large-scale web applications and client/server systems.
• Extensive experience in Installation, Smoke, Integration, Functional, Regression, Web Testing, Database Testing, Batch Jobs, System testing, Compatibility, Localization, Ad-hoc and UAT Testing of Client/Server and Web applications.
• Good experience in Agile Scrum model (sprint) and expertise in using agile tools Jira and Version1.
• Expertise in Business Intelligence (BI) reports execution and validation.
• Worked closely in all stages of SDLC and STLC.
• Experience in tailing, monitoring and analyzing logs in the process of finding root cause of issues.
• Performed requirement analysis by gathering both functional and non-functional requirements based on interactions with the process owners & stakeholders and document analysis.
• Good experience in Test planning, Test setup, Test execution, Defect Analysis, Tracking and Reporting.
• Experience Teradata, Netezza DataWarehouse and Database Testing
• Good experience in ETL (Data stage) testing and Java and Spring Batch jobs
• Experience in Web services Testing using SOAP UI ands REST client
• Experience in Mobile Testing
• Worked in creating test setups on Linux and windows servers for troubleshooting issues.
• Expertise on management tools like Quality Centre, Perforce, Silk Central, Test Director and proficient on defect tracking tools JIRA and Perforce.
• Ability to author quality test cases for complex modules using test case techniques like BVA, ECP, Decision Tables.
• Experience on thorough Root cause analysis of bugs and identified bug prone areas of application.
• Proficient in all phases of Software Testing life cycle involving Requirements, Test Planning, Test development, Execution, Reporting, Result Analysis, Defect retesting, Regression testing and Test closure.
• Understand the priorities correctly and make sure that the tasks are completed accordingly.
• Good interpersonal skills, commitment, result oriented, hard working with a quest and zeal to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Unix, Linux,Windows ME/2000/2003/NT/XP/7/10, Exceed (Editor) and Red Hat Linux 6.5/7.0

Programming Languages: C,PL/SQL, Core Java

Databases: Oracle (6.x/7.x/8.0/8i/9i/10g/11g), Teradata V2R5, Teradata V2R3, MSSQL Server 2008 R2 / 2012, Sybase 11.5, Informix (XPS, 7.x/8.x), MS-Access, XML

Testing Tools: QTP 9.2, 9.5, Bugzilla, Rational Performance Tester, QC ALM, Test Manager, Clear Quest

TMT Tool: Test Manager 2010,Quality Center 9.2, Test Director 8.0,Confluence, Silk Central

Scripting Languages: VB script, TSL, Java Script

Markup Languages: HTML,XML

Servers: Apache, Tomcat, Web Logic, Lotus notes, WebSphere

DB Tools: SQL*PLUS,SQL*LOADER,SQL*NET,TOAD,DataStage,SQL Navigator, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle WSGL/Web Tool kit.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Responsible for providing a consolidated status report on Outcomes Module daily
• Working as Data Management Engineer and QA Analyst for Netezza, DB2(Using QMF),Oracle, Teradata
• Webservices Testing
• Data Management for entire Loyalty Project, which includes Data Warehouse and ETL Jobs Handling. Data Purging
• Analysis of all functional and business requirements from the Functional Design specifications and product backlog sheets
• Prepare and Report QA metrics for the project.
• Author test cases for the product items in Quality Center
• Review and update the already existing test cases in Quality Center as per requirement changes
• Accessibility Testing with IBM Rational Policy Tester Tool
• Placing the Minutes of Meeting in the central repository of our client BB i.e. confluence server.
• Security testing with the help of Tamper tool and Firebug.
• Conducting internal audits for the project being SCM / SQA of the project.
• Performed the following types of testing:
• Functional Testing
• User Interface Testing
• Multiplatform Testing
• Browser Compatibility Testing
• Database Testing
• Internationalization Testing
• Involved in posting the FRS Issues

Environment: Java, Quality Center, Netezza, DB2, Teradata, Oracle, DataStage 8.1, REST

Confidential, Safeway, California

Sr.QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Overall delivery of the services and management of team from Offshore
• Preparing Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Responsible for providing a consolidated status report on Loyalty program daily
• Webservices Testing
• Data Management for entire Loyalty Project, which includes Data Warehouse and ETL Jobs Handling. Data Purging
• Analysis of all functional and business requirements from the Functional Design specifications and product backlog sheets
• Prepare and Report QA metrics for the project.
• Author test cases for the product items in Quality Center
• Review and update the already existing test cases in Quality Center as per requirement changes
• Perform Smoke Testing, Adhoc, Functional and Regression Testing
• Reporting defects in Quality Center

Environment: Java, Quality Center, Oracle, DataStage 8.1, REST

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand and translate requirements into test cases and test scripts, based on the specification documents and business user interactions.
• Constant collaboration with cross-functional team to promote continuous iteration of development and testing throughout the SDLC.
• Coordinated with SME, BSA, Designers and Developers to discuss issues interpreting the requirements.
• Mapped requirements to business scenarios to assure that all functionalities were completely covered.
• Analyze and understand business processes to ensure the business rules are validated during product test and the desired deliverables have been met.
• Setup proper test environment path based on the system requirements to execute, track and log the defects.
• Performed manual testing to verify the functionality of the application as per the business logics.
• Involved in Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration and System testing using Rational Quality Manger.
• Used IBM Rational Tools to write and execute Test Cases, report and track Defects identified, analyzed various Graphs, and generated Reports.
• Used SQL queries to perform back-end testing to maintain appropriate data consistency.
• Used GIT as version control system.
• Reviewing and analyzing test scripts, results along with business users as part of UAT.
• Performed Regression testing of defects found in Integration/System/UAT before passing it on to Users. Involved in Batch, Reports, and Interface and Conversion modules.
• Participated in defect triage meetings for quick defect resolution and prepared the release note artifacts.
• Attend Inspection, Assessment, Walkthrough meetings and Stand-up/Status reviews.
• Report timely status to QA Manager and communicate system issues, roadblocks and progress.

Environment:: Java, Oracle, SQL, JavaScript, XML, HTML, SharePoint, Excel, GIT, JIRA, Confluence.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed requirements and design for their adequacy in detail for testability.
• Develop Test Cases for Complete Functionality, User-Interface.
• Installing the build
• Executed Test Cases
• Performed the following types of testing
• Functionality Testing
• GUI Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Content checking
• Boundary value Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Regression Testing
• Data Write-out Testing (XML data verification)
• Responsible for logging defects, monitoring their status and tracking them to closure