SUMMARY:

• Software Test Engineer with over 12years of experience with a spectrum of Client server, n - Tier and web applications utilizing .Net and Java technologies.
• 8 years of extensive experience in managing and leading teams on Onshore/Offshore models with team sizes ranging from 7 to 20.
• 2+ years of experience implementing automation frameworks using Java, Selenium, TestNG, Spring framework testing Web Services utilizing Jenkins for CI/CD.
• 8 years of hands on experience in designing, developing and implementation of test cases using various test management tools: VSTS TFS(2010-2015), MTM(2012-2015), HP ALM, Rational Test Manager, and Compuware QA Director.
• Experience in BIGDATA technologies and implementations
• Managed key activities to develop and standardize programs and procedures across different QA departments.
• Developed and presented Proof-Of-Concepts (POC), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), user guides and technical documentation for various client initiatives.
• Created and distributed weekly reports on bugs/issues, conducted root cause analysis providing development and business to understand, replicate and resolve the issue.
• Experienced in planning and executing large system wide tests (SIT, BAT, UAT, etc.) to individual functional tests and regression tests. Methodologies used include Agile, BDD/TDD, waterfall, iterative & RUP.
• Implemented Project Management methodologies of PMP, Six Sigma in various projects.
• Experienced at all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) models including (Ex: Agile, Waterfall, RUP) and Application Life cycle Management (ALM).
• Proven experience and expertise in various forms of testing like Functional, Black Box, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance testing, RestFUL/SOAP Web Services, and Security (Penetration) testing on User Interface and Batch applications.
• Highly proficient in Database(Backend) testing comprising of front end to back end validations, database conversion validations, validating DataMart’s, data integrity validations utilizing SQL scripts on Oracle/SQL Server databases.
• 5 years of hands on experience in developing and implementing all dimensions of development including Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) of data from various sources (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Flat files, XML files, COBOL) into data warehouses and data marts
• Expert in defining the test data strategy and create necessary test automated scripts, understands complex requirements and designs effective test plans and processes.
• Designed, developed, created and executed automated hybrid test frameworks.
• Created automated tests frameworks working with Selenium, Cucumber using Java, Visual Studio Team System (CodedUI) 2010-2013 using C# and VB .NET, HP Unified Functional Testing (Quick Test Pro, ALM) using VBScript, TestComplete using VBScript, Rational Toolset(RFT, Robot, Requisite Pro) and Compuware Tools using VBScript and testing web services using SOAPUI, and HP UFT tool.
• Designed, Developed & Implemented an Online Test Execution and Results portal for management reviews.
• Performed database testing using tools like Microsoft Access, Excel, utilizing VBA Macros.
• Performed Stress and Load testing for the Performance testing processes on large distributed multi-tier applications using Visual Studio Team System’s WebTest & HP Performance Center & Load runner.
• Parameterized Web services/SOAP calls to pass data to the system utilizing .csv files or flat files.
• Created transactions to identify performance load time on each individual pages to monitor the systems response time for data transfers.
• Simulated user loads to identify bottlenecks on systems performance and to gauge the tipping point.
• Performed load tests simulating mix of internet connections to demonstrate the portal/application performance under different circumstances and load scenarios.
• Skillful in PERFMON, HP Performance Testing Suite and Fiddler in measuring metrics and analyzing the results.
• Analyzed results on factors like Disk I/Os for identifying database related bottlenecks which occurred due to deadlocks, missing or incorrect indexes, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston,VA

Sr. Technical QA Consultant

Environment: Java, Spring Framework, Selenium, Cucumber, Excel Macros, Toad 12.5.1, Oracle 11, Eclipse, Jenkins, HP ALM 12.53, UFT 12.53

• Worked in Agile/Scrum/Kanban Teams. Participated in sprint planning, task estimates, task sequencing, task assignments, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Developed framework and automated scripts using core Java and Spring Framework for testing various RESTFUL/Web Services on the loan enrollment validation process.
• Created automated scripts using Selenium for Web based modules. Utilized Cucumber & Gherkin for test execution of feature files as part of the BDD and Agile process.
• Implemented Continuous Integration(CI/CD) test process utilizing Jenkins.
• Lead defect tracking and resolution effort throughout the complete phase of testing effort.
• Updated HP ALM with Business Components test scripts. Created, executed and maintained the scripts in HP UFT for legacy automation.
• Coordinating with Business and Project Stakeholders for test releases.
• Identified gaps in the test process and formulated a strategy to evaluate the risk associated with it.
• Designed Test Strategy and established Test Process using ALM in agreement with all stakeholders.
• Create Test Plan for Regression and Progression Testing using HP UFT.

Confidential, Raleigh,North Carolina

Sr. Technical QA Consultant

Environment: MS VSTS 2010/2015 WebTests, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), TFS 2015, .NET 4.5, SQL Server 2008/2017, C#, MS Office (Word, Excel), Fiddler, Smart Bear Test Complete, JIRA.

• Meeting with business users and project architecture groups, analyzing the requirements, identifying areas for concerns and issues arriving in the test process and implementing procedures to minimize the risk.
• Designed Test Strategy and managed test process implementation, advised senior management and escalation process.
• Mentored others in project related practices and clarified assignments and deliverables.
• Analyzed test coverage, created metrics and distributed to upper management utilizing test tracking tools.
• Worked with User groups, provided test estimates, worked with UAT in validations of releases.
• Responsible for setting up test environments, data backups and data loads into test regions.
• Created a framework to implement Performance Test Scripts using VSTS 2010 test tool.
• Upgraded performance Environment from VSTS 2010, SQL Server 2008 to VSTS 2015, and SQL Server 2015.
• Installed and configured TFS 2015, created repository for projects and requirements and managed flows between different environments.
• Analyzed and created data, identified data flows, validated data using SQL's and created Stored Procedures to support the test process.

Confidential, New Jersey

Sr. Technical QA Consultant

Environment: MS VSTS 2013 Coded UI, WebTests, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), TFS 2013, .NET 4.5, SQL Server 2008, C#, HP UFT 11.5, QTP, QC, MS Office(Word, Excel, Project), Selenium, HP ALM, VSTS 2013 Continuous Integration.

• Developed and executed performance test scripts using VSTS 2013 web tests.
• Designed, developed and implemented functional test framework using VSTS 2013 Coded UI with C#.
• Managed, executed and tracked application test coverage using MTM.
• Utilized TFS 2013 as test repository for Continuous Integration of scripts.
• Used HP UFT for maintaining legacy test coverage of the application.

Confidential, New York

QA Manager

Environment: MS VSTS 2010 Coded UI, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), TFS 2010, .Net 4.0, C#, Fixed Income, Stocks & Bonds(Wealth Management Systems), Mainframe DB2, SQL Server 2008, MS Office(Word, Excel), MS Project, VSTS 2010 Continuous Integration, Bloomberg Feed

• Worked on onshore offshore model team managing 12 folks.
• Managed and implemented automated test process for migration of legacy application of Wealth Management System from mainframe to Microsoft Technologies.
• Performed various tasks of managing and representing the team while working with business in ironing out scenarios, bugs, test coverage and missing scenarios.
• Lead test efforts on testing datamarts for Financial Performance System which was migrated from Legacy to Eagle Pace.
• Migrated tera byte size test data and validated the data authenticity by creating test beds and data validation scripts between source and destination.

Confidential,Montvale, New Jersey

Technical QA Team Lead/ Performance Test Lead

Environment: MS VSTS 2010(Web Performance Test), Test Complete, VBScript, .Net, SQL Server 2008, MS WPF, MS Silverlight, IIS.

• Lead a team of 8 onshore and 12 on the offshore facility.
• Changed gears by learning and implementing Test Complete and created a functional test framework using Test Complete for WPF based desktop application. Mercury QTP was unable to support the Silverlight Front End of the application
• Learned VSTS 2010 WebTests and created performance test scripts for the WCF based web application of the tax audit application.
• Executed performance scripts on the Microsoft Charlotte facility to test the application performance as it was used in 140 countries with numerous users.
• Provided management by implementing dashboard for various real time test results executions for every build.