PROFILE SUMMARY:

• Over 6+ years of IT industry experience in Software Testing (Manual and Automation), Software Quality Assurance (QA), Software Quality Control (QC) and Configuration Controller.
• Expert at Testing automated scripts across different browsers and operating systems (Windows/UNIX) for stability.
• Extensively experienced in creating and designing Master Test Strategy documents, Master Test Plan, Test schedules Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scenarios.
• Proficient in both Manual and Automation t esting with ability to manage the automation of the entire Testing cycles.
• Expert in Validation & Verification, Web Testing, Software Configuration Management.
• Experienced in Test case writing, Test execution, Bug Tracking in Compliance with Testing Center of Excellence standards.
• Good experience in Software Application Development Projects that followed the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices.
• Expertise in Testing Complex Business rules by creating mapping and various transformations in HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Extensive Hands on experience in managing defect life cycle using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Extensively experienced in SQL querying on RDBMS databases Oracle, SQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL and MS Access.
• Good Knowledge in installing, configuring, and maintaining Client QTP/UFT.
• Experienced in conducting Black Box Testing (Sanity Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and UAT) and Automation Testing in QTP/UFT.
• Skilled in documenting software defects using bug tracking system in QTP/UFT and reporting defects involving application functionality, output and content to Software developers.
• Expertise in Requirement and System study, Customer coordination, Functional Design, Quality process and Reporting.
• Proficient in Configuration Management, Change Management, Version Control System, Release Management, Software Implementation, Gap Analysis and Customer Coordination.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP UFT, HP QTP, HP ALM, HP Quality Center, Jira

Programming: SQL, PL/SQL, VB Script, Java, HTML, C, C++, .Net

Databases: Oracle, SQL, SQL Plus, MS Access, SQL Server

Word Processors: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, MS Excel

Operating Systems: Windows, Unix/Linux

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Plans, Test Methodology and Test Case, Test Scripts as per Functional and Business requirement for System/Functional Test Specification .
• Architected and implemented Test plan, Test strategies and process workflow.
• Ensured all Testing standards were being met and served as an escalation point for issues involving Testing.
• Analyzed Defects/Test results and deducted the chain of events leading to a failure.
• Performed Usability Testing for total system performance, reliability, scalability and security.
• Worked with all Agile Development and SCRUM process throughout the entire project.
• Performed manual testing and Black box testing methods Functional, Integration, System and Acceptance tests on applications.
• Efficiently tracked and reported defects using appropriate tools such as HP ALM.
• Prepared documentation for assigned projects and followed software release procedures, requirements analysis using HP ALM for importing specifications and documents.
• Performed Oracle SQL queries using Oracle SQL Developer.
• Designed & developed data driven framework to validate different user form using UFT.
• Extensively used VB Script &Descriptive programming to develop Data Driven, Keyword and Hybrid Framework in UFT.
• Designed and executed Regression test in UFT to analyze the bottlenecks in the application.
• Developed an automated test regimen in UFT to fully exercise suspect areas.
• Integrated the execution of UFT regression scripts.
• Prepared and delivered reports, recommendations, or alternatives that addressed existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the organization.
• Was able to multi - task and to work on multiple complex projects or assignments concurrently.
• Assessed quality compliance by conducting audits, analyzing and verifying documentation; reviewing process changes.
• Improved quality compliance by recommending and following-up on improvement plans, contributing information to cross-functional quality improvement teams.
• Attended bug review and client meetings.

Environment: CSS, SQL Server, MS Office, Windows, SOAP UI, UNIX, VB Script, C, C++, XML, HP ALM, HP UFT, Java, J2EE, Java Script, MS Excel.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and reviewed Test plan, Test strategy, Test scripts, Test data and Functional test matrix.
• Analyzed Use cases and Test scenarios in conjunction with the business.
• Performed UAT along with the business testers.
• Created and maintained stable test and production environment using QA tools.
• Wrote UAT test plan, test cases, test scripts and helped the business team to perform the UAT testing.
• Worked on Agile development environment.
• Executed and monitored the testing progress in HP ALM.
• Managed the defects in HP ALM using defects module.
• Created and executed simple/complex SQL queries into SQL Server to validate the assigned user entitlements at backend.
• Executed automation scripts using UFT (VB scripts, Descriptive programming) to perform the Regression Testing.
• Created Test suits and cases using UFT to validate new web service that generated user entitlements.
• Analyzed the business Incidents and made UFT scripts by working closely with Developers, BAs/functional analysts in resolution of the bugs.
• Prepared the defect metrics in UFT for the projects.
• Kept thorough technical, analytical and operational knowledge within the QA area of accountability with specific responsibilities.
• Involved in assisting the business testers regarding the implementation of the requirements.
• Reviewed software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance or completeness.

Environment: C/C++, CSS, Java Script, MS SQL Server, Web Services, HP ALM, UFT, VBScript, Java, Windows, UNIX, MS Excel, MS Office.

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed, designed and deployed Test scripts and cases of complex modules .
• Helped to set up the Test environment and contributed to the requirements documentation and Test design for different types of Testing .
• Created and maintained Test metrics for all the projects.
• Worked with business users in defining User Acceptance Testing, Test cases and plans.
• Performed GUI, Functionality, Integration and Regression testing.
• Executed test cases from Quality Center/ALM.
• Collected requirements to work in Quality Center/ALM.
• Analyzed the data model to code efficiently in SQL.
• Performed GUI Testing using QTP/UFT for Profiling.
• Performed and executed Regression testing in QTP/UFT to identify errors in each modified build in the process of Testing.
• Used QTP/UFT to verify applications compatibility in all versions.
• Integrated the QTP/UFT script with master script.
• Developed VB script to perform automated test from QTP/UFT environment.
• Created and finalized QA estimate for time and resources for the project to accommodate within the project plan.
• Performed end to end event flow testing/certification which required coordination with other teams.

Environment: Agile, MS Office, UNIX, MS Excel, TOAD, Oracle, C/C++, SQL Server, Quality Center/ALM, QTP/UFT, Java, Java Script, Windows, HTML.