PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of experience as a QA Analyst.
• QA experience in all phases of life cycle, including requirements gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management and reporting.
• Participated in Requirement Analysis with the development team and the client.
• Adept at using manual to troubleshoot systems, integration, user acceptance, positive and negative, functionality, object, and regression.
• Developed use cases, user interface specifications and user requirement specification documents.
• Liaise with developers, business analysts and user representatives in application design and document reviews.
• Superior analytical, troubleshooting, communication and presentation skill.
• Good problem - solving skills. Able to quickly adapt to new environments and learn new technologies.
• Managed teams up to ten engineers in designing and implementing new software features during testing of user interface, network security, and network infrastructure methodologies
• Performed extensive Manual Testing on Client Server and Web based Applications.
• Highly Motivated, Detail oriented, Versatile and able to work independently or as a part of a team.
• Strong experience in different phases of Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) including Design, Implementation and Testing during the development of software application.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to the emerging new technologies and paradigms.
• In-depth knowledge of product release processes and quality assurance goals.
• Good knowledge in writing and executing SQL queries.
• Involved in training fresher’s and maintained a good team leader quality.
• Leadership experience in documenting bug errors, software tests in Linux, Windows, and UNIX operating systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: Windows, Linux, UNIX

Languages: SQL, XML, HTML, DHTML, ASP, Java, J2EE, PERL, SHELL, PHP

Documentation: Microsoft office Suite, MS Project

IDE/ Tools: Eclipse, Tomcat, Apache

Software Engineering Methodologies/Tools/Technologies: HP Tools / Mercury Tools (Quality Center 9.0, ALM, Test Director, QTP/UFT), J2EE Design Patterns, Tableau, Selenium 2.4, Rational Tools (Test Manager, Clear Quest and Clear Case), Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Unified Modeling Language (UML), SOAPUI, API, Backend testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis of the module.
• Master Test Plan Creation for the module.
• Under this project, I handled functional testing, regression testing, parallel testing and smoke testing.
• Involved in modifying SQL queries based on the requirements.
• Allocating the task to the resources for the assigned module for completing the project in a timely manner.
• Create test cases for complex modules based on the defined test strategy.
• Developing test data based on the requirements in a timely manner.
• Execute test cases with special focus on key modules using knowledge of test execution process for both functional and non-functional type of testing
• Provide inputs for the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Participate in onsite-offshore interactions as required, prepare and submit daily status reports to onsite coordinator and provide timely updates for project trackers
• Identifying and raising the defects. Attending defect and client calls for giving the updates
• Review all deliverables like test cases, RTM, Test Result
• Create test analysis report. Implement specific activities of the Defect Prevention Plan.
• Prepare Defect Summary Report and logging/retesting defects through tools like QC and ALM. Execution of test scripts using Automation Tool HP-UFT
• Perform peer review of Test Cases
• Writing queries using SQL server 2005/2008/2012

Environment: JavaScript, XML, HTML, DHTML, Web Sphere, Test Director 8.0, Win Runner 8.2, Load Runner 8.1, Toad, SQL, Oracle 9i/8i, Win 2000/XP.

Confidential

Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business and system requirements, manage development of specifications to create and execute detailed test plans, and verify bug fixes.
• Configure test environment and create strategy for product development and certification. Assure test data, schedule manual tests. Approve results documentation and tracking systems updates.
• Written SQL queries using TOAD to unit test and developed code base.
• Documented complete software testing process. Interacted with developers, system engineers, and testing teams to identify applications defects
• Supervise development of SQL-queries/procedures for database and backend testing.
• Assisted in documenting screen mock-ups in HTML and designing of applications.
• Involved in identifying the test cases that are affecting the basic and major functionality of the application to Smoke Test the application.
• Attended Review meetings to discuss Use-Cases, Business Rules, message rules, alternate flows and exceptions paths.
• Provided mobile support to user workstations
• Tested Linux, UNIX, Macintosh, and Windows software systems
• Interacted with the project team to assign priority to Projects based on dependency and criticality.
• Lead a team of three engineers on normal priority projects

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Microsoft SQL Server

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Determined testing requirements developed and reviewed scripts for positive and negative test scenarios, conducted baseline testing, and generated reports. Tested server and Web Portal.
• Analyzed application, system, and security errors. Escalated issues to developers and verified fixes.
• Designed test plans and defined cases for functional, integration system, and user acceptance testing.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates.
• Performed backend testing by using SQL queries to verify the integrity of the database.
• Fully involved in analyzing Business Requirement Documents and writing Test Plan.
• Extensively used SQL scripts/queries for data verification at the backend
• Monitoring the Browsers ability to identify the various Web Objects and Hyperlinks and Reported the Broken Likens.
• Involved in performing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Java application at the end of the test phases with the requirements collected from the user.
• Conducting weekly meetings and involving in the meetings with the development and build Team every week and as necessary.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Microsoft SQL Server

Confidential

QA Analyst

• Analyzed the Test plan, which detailed the testing scope, strategy, test requirements and necessary resources.
• Understanding the Client Requirements and functionality of the system.
• Prepare and Execution of test cases as per requirement.
• Involved in preparing the traceability matrix.
• Preparing Defect Report and assigning the defects to developer.
• Involved in System and Functional testing.
• Mapping functional requirements with test cases.
• Retesting the cases where defect has been raised.
• Fully involved in analyzing Business Requirement Documents and writing Test Plan.
• Developed Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Involved in Manual testing using Test Director to develop test cases, test scripts, executing the scripts and logging the defects.
• Developed automated test scripts using Test Script Language (TSL) to perform Functionality and Regression Testing.
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Performance and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Access Online applications.
• Performed Manual Testing on different modules of the application.
• Responsible in developing Test Cases with Test Director using it as a Test Management Tool
• Extensively used SQL scripts/queries for data verification at the backend.
• Involved in Load and stress testing using Load Runner.
• Participated in requirement and design walkthroughs.
• Provided a weekly project report that includes Test Metrics and status reports
• Participated in meetings with developers to discuss enhancements and modifications
• Performed Front-End and Functionality Manually
• Defects were tracked, reviewed and analyzed using Test Director and QTP
• Performed IST (Integrated System Testing) Regression Testing online on different operating system and browsers.

Environment: Java, J2EE, JSP, Java Script, XML, HTML, DHTML, Web Sphere, Test Director 8.0, SQL, Oracle 9i/8i, Win 2000/XP.

Confidential

QA Analyst

• Liaising with client for requirement gathering.
• Analysis of functional designs, requirements for development of test plans.
• Carrying out manual testing for various modules of the product as per test plan.
• Involved in integration testing.
• Undertaking different review processes as per the quality goals of project and Organization.
• Collaborating with the Front office and client for clarifications.
• Coordination of induction and knowledge transfer for new team members.
• Providing timely data to mangers for maintaining all project related matrices and
• Providing data for project management activities.
• Preparing Test Summary and Test cases based on the Functional document received.
• Check the status of every issue across each modules day to day and update the team lead on daily basis through emails and status trackers.
• Performing sanity testing once the build is ready to test.
• Involved in Installation, Functional, Integration, Database and Regression Testing.
• Interacting with the developers to make sure that they have understood the issues and proactively involved in Defect review meeting.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Microsoft SQL Server.