PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 15+ years hands on experience in IT and Software Quality Engineering, Quality Management tools a long with Seven plus (7+) years of experience as Project Manager - Quality Engineering
• My focus is in Project Quality and Service delivery.
• Currently working as QA Lead (QA department) at Confidential .
• Experienced in developing Test Strategy, Constructing, Reviewing and Executing test scripts for different kinds of testing, ranging from functional, validation, UI, Integration, System, Automation and Performance testing. Creating and executing automation scripts in Selenium and JMeter
• Experienced in setting up of QA team from the scratch, developing test strategy, test plans, schedules, estimates and implementing right QA processes
• Having worked on Education, Insurance and Financial domains in Managerial/Lead roles with 3+ years of experience in DWH and Business Intelligence Systems with ETL design & development processes, procedures, and methodologies
• Hands-on experience on Agile and Scrum testing methodologies and testing
• Experience with REST, Web Services APIs & Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) testing.
• Experience in leading multiple teams of functional/automation/performance QA test engineers with geographically and culturally disparate teams (Offshore- On-site model)
• Experience in developing Test Strategy, Constructing, Reviewing and Executing test scripts for Regression, UI, Integration, System and Performance testing
• My role involves Preparing QA Estimations, Planning, Scoping, Monitoring project execution, Inspection, tracking, reviews and team management of QA associates working on multiple projects
• Experience in setting up of QA team from scratch, developing and implementing processes
• Experience with AWS, Virtualization and Big Data-Analytics

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Defect Tracking & APM Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla and AppNeta, Trace View and Logic Monitor Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8 and MAC OSX 10. 5/6/7/8 Scripting Languages XML, HTML, Java Script, VB Script and ASP

Automation Tools: QTP, Selenium, Load Runner and JMeter

Programing. Lang: Python, PERL, .Net, VB and JAVA

AWS & GA Tools: AMI, GTM, Google Analytics, Big Query, S3 Big Data Platforms & Mgmt. Spark, MongoDB, Hadoop, Cassandra, Google Big Query, Tableau Databases (Basics) MySQL, Oracle 81/9I, MS Access, Microsoft SQL server, Arora DB

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, BOSTON, MA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing new releases, test planning, work flow based testing, functional testing, regression testing, enhancements to production, production bug fixes, patch releases
• Creation of Test Strategy, Test Plan and getting Sign off from core product team
• Create test estimates and test plan for project(s) and their QA schedules.
• Create/execute automation scripts using Stash and Jenkins and execute smoke checklists on Production.
• Involved in the implementation of new process that help in process improvement - Creation of test scenarios from the BRD (Business Requirement Document) and tracking it back to requirements and linking the created test cases to give complete test traceability
• Conducting defect triage meetings and manage the defects to resolution in CFT meeting
• Following scrum for agile software development in the project
• Worked towards process improvement, by introducing the scenario to test case tracking sheet
• Reviewed/Analyzed Functional Requirement Specifications, System Requirements and Technical Specifications and developed/documented Test plans, Test cases & Test scripts
• Responsible for work distribution to manual and automation engineers & tracking the efforts
• Project tracking through various metrics reporting and ESCAL tickets handling and resolution.
• Execution of Functional & System testing on need basis and smoke tests on PROD.
• Coordinate with production support groups to ensure proper transition of system changes into production environments.

Confidential

Lead Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Filtering applicable Test set & defining optimization across platforms/browsers by continuous engagements with various stakeholders/core teams
• Project planning, defining/scoping, project estimation, defining the bug logging guidelines & doing the required test case assignment for end to end project delivery
• Test Effort Estimation for the Project - budgeting the testing time, development of optimization strategies (like breaking task into subtasks) and monitoring the cost on weekly basis
• Ensured effective quality control processes in place to monitor deliverables produced by the vendor teams for effective vendor management

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Understanding Dutch System and integrating Centramed system within ASPRO without affecting existing functionality.
• Involved in release work for Brand System & release build for r-Frame Project.
• Build client relationships and liaises with line management to generate long-term business

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in General System Design, Detailed System Design
• Involved in the system testing
• Involved in designing Batch program specs and program Specs for interfaces like Interstate Connection