PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of extensive experience in Quality Assurance testing (Automation and Manual) on Web Based and Client/Server applications.
• Excellent knowledge in implementation of different QA methodologies/policies, strategies and plans in all stages of SDLC.
• Excellent knowledge in test planning, coordinating, execution and leading the testing process.
• Tested various ETL processes developed using ETL tools like Informatica Power center, Ab Initio and Datastage.
• Developed QA processes automation test scripts using Java/Selenium to test Web based user interfaces for different type of browsers. Excellent knowledge of defect management and tracking using Quality Center and Jira.
• Designed, executed and maintained Selenium Web Driver, TESTNG, automated test cases for regression test cases
• Performed parameterization of the automated test scripts in Selenium to check how the application performs against multiple sets of data
• Adept at back end testing and data validation testing using SQL queries.
• Performed UAT cycles and prepared test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Proficient in Functional, Regression, System, Integration, User Acceptance (UAT) during the various phases of the development of the application.
• Experience in performing data validation and preparation of test data in UNIX environment using various UNIX commands and editors.
• Excellent Domain Knowledge in Financial, Retail and Healthcare, Pharmacy.
• Hands on experience in both Waterfall and Agile QA methodologies.
• Coordinated testing efforts and effectively managed OffShore teams.
• Self - conscientious starter, strong team skills and ability to lead a team toward achieving organizational objectives

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Testing Tools: HPLAM, Jira, Selenium Webdriver/IDE

Frameworks: Junit, TestNG, Nunit, Page Object Model

Programming Languages: C#, Java, SQL, PLSQL

Software Methodologies: SCRUM Agile, Waterfall Model

Databases: Oracle 11g/10g/9i, SQL Server 2008/2005, DB2, Teradata

Microsoft Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Visio, MS SharePoint, MS Office

ETL Tools: Informatica 9.1/8.x, DataStage 8, SSIS, Ab Initio

Reporting tools: Cognos, SSRS, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Micro Strategy

DB Query Tools: Toad, SQL Plus, SQL Loader, SQL Developer, Teradata SQL Assistant

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Owings Mills, MD

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business Requirement Document, Techical Design document, Functional Requirement Document, and Source to Target Mapping Documents and identified the test requirements.
• Manual execution of test cases for both user and administrator modules.
• Executed and maintained Selenium Webdriver testing, automated test cases for regression testing.
• Selected test cases to be automated and performed functional testing at the front end using Selenium IDE and Eclipse.
• Created Data driven framework in Excel using Junit.
• Used POM Apache POI to read data from Excel file.
• Proficient in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Whitebox Testing, Black Box Testing, User Acceptance Testing.
• Extensively worked on EDI 834 files and validated it.
• Involved in daily Scrum meeting (Agile Methodology) and also involved in Sprint planning to to get the user stories for sprint backlog to be used in the sprint.
• Conducted backend testing using SQL queries to validate data from database using inner/outer joins.
• Used Jira as a test management tool and also for the storage to keep track of all the testing efforts and keep track of the defects.
• Conducted retesting and regression testing for the fixes and enhancement of the application.
• Performed positive testing, negative testing, boundary testing to check the accurate functionality of the application.
• Used github as a code repository to push, pull, release, resolve conflict, merge scripts.
• Prepared Automation test reports through Test NG to client on a daily basis.

Environment: : Jira, Selenium Webdriver, Eclipse, Selenium IDE, Test NG, Agile, Oracle 10g, Informatica, Unix, Micro strategy, Toad for Oracle, Ms Excel.

Confidential, Union, NJ

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• To Understand and validate how the retail store performance productivity measures like: selling space, inventory, productivity of staff etc. are calculated from the retail store data.
• Involved in writing automation scripts through Selenium Webdriver, Selenium IDE.
• Responsible for smoke testing, Regression testing, Integration, Testing, and System Testing.
• Reviewed Business, functional requirements and analyze requirements.
• Defects were created and prioritized based on their nature like: low, medium, critical.
• Experienced in the use of Agile approaches, including Extreme programming.
• Performed cross browser testing using SauceLabs (Selenium Cloud Based Solutions on different browsers or browser combination and OS).
• Created JUnit HTML test report fro the entire test suite.
• Developed Java based library to read test data from XML & Properties files using JUnit and Selenium.
• Used tools like: Firebug, Firepath, Webdriver Element Locator to locate elements.
• Wrote complex SQL queries to retrieve data from SQL Server tables to verify back end data of applications (data validation, report validation and data integrity).
• Used HPLAM as a repository for maintaining test cases, test plans, and creating defects.
• Interacted with developers to report data related bugs and re-tested the fixed issues.
• Generated Requirement Traceability Matrix to map requirements, tests, defects.
• Evaluated and interpreted POS requirements created by external vendors.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Wrote test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Installed Quick Test Pro at client place successfully for the automation.

Environment: Selenium Webdriver, Selenium IDE 2.9.1, Sauce Labs, Java, HTML test reports, Firebug, Webdriver Element Locator, Firepath, SQL, PL/SQL, HPLAM, XML, Quick Test Pro, Oracle 10g, Business Objects XIR3, SQL Server 2012.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

QA Analyst -EDW

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed requirements for testability and usability, and consulted development staff with regards to system functionality.
• Followed up with standard software testing life cycle (STLC) to perform different types of testing for the projects.
• Tested the flow of data from front end to backend databases.
• Worked with API testing, it involves using soap UI for the specific API calls.
• Tested the ETL processes that ran to load the reference data into the central repository.
• Develop, maintain and execute manual and automated test cases.
• Involved in the security testing to check integrity of the customer account information.
• Performed data quality test to determine whether the processed data is correctly extracted, transformed, and loaded.
• Executed SQL Queries to view successful transactions of data and for validating data.
• Focussed on completeness, conformity, consistency, accuracy, duplicates and integrity of data.
• Performed smoke testing, Functionality testing, Integration testing, and Regression testing.
• Participated in review meetings for creating Test plan and test results summary.
• Analyzing business and functional requirement to design SIT and UAT Test Cases.
• Involved in exporting test cases from Excel to QC, worked on mapping of test cases with Techincal Design Document.
• Participated to create Test Analysis reports (TAR) and stored them into the Quality Center.
• Updated RTM on daily basis, send status report and daily tracking report to test manager.
• Performed UAT testing in the UAT environment prior to notify to the customer to start performing UAT testing.
• Participated in meetings with the business users to present future functionality of the application, gather information from them to know about their need and send this information to test manager.
• Prepared test summary report, defect summary report and provide regular and ad-hoc test test reports.

Environment: SOAP UI, Java, J2EE, SQL Server /Oracle 8i, Informatica 9.6, Quality Center 9.6, Microsoft Excel, Windows XP, Test Director 7.6

Confidential, Louisville, Kentucky

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Verified User Stories for various business scenarios, whether they meet the acceptance criteria.
• Closely worked with the BA team and developed a comprehensive Test plan, test cases and test scenarios.
• Involved in Functional Testing, Retesting, Regression Testing, and End-to-End Testing.
• EDI 837 file generated from front end applications like: Epic, Lynx.
• Extensively performed backend testing on databases by writing complex SQL queries for checking the source data for data correctness and data completeness.
• Using Quality Center prepared RTM and managed all the defects and tracked them to closure.
• Maintained requirements traceability matrix (RTM) to ensure that all requirements are traceable from top to bottom and to provide a basis for the test plan.
• Run automated scripts on request and maintain log files.
• Debug automation scripts during development of the scripts.
• Tested flat file in Unix Environment.
• Test Case preparation and execution of mobile test cases with Ranorex, Sauce labs in different emulators like: iPhone, Androids, etc.
• Participated and actively provided feedback in requirement review sessions, Test plan/ cases/ scripts review sessions for the project.
• Actively participated in all phases of the agile development process.
• Provide weekly updates to project management in the form of issue impact analyses and progress reports and test summary reports.

Environment: Junit, Eclipse, Ranorex, Sauce labs, Oracle 10g, Business Objects XIR2, Quality Centre 11, Informatica 9.1 (power center), SQL, PL/SQL, Windows XP, UNIX.