SUMMARY:

• A dedicated & professional QA Tester with more than 4 years of experience having expertise in Manual & Automated testing on various operating systems and platforms, and currently seeking for a distinguished opportunity where I can add value & be an asset.
• 4 plus years of experience in testing Client/Server and Web - based applications in Windows.
• Knowledge of all Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in very dynamic software release environments - Agile, Scrum & XP.
• Experience working in a formal application development environment with an established Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Bug/Defect Life Cycle (BLC).
• Experience in writing Requirements, Test Scenarios and detailed Test Cases for positive, negative & boundary testing.
• Performed & expert in Functional, Smoke, End to End, Compatibility, Load/Stress, Usability Testing with both Manual and Automated Testing tools.
• Experience in writing Structured Query Language (SQL) queries against Oracle - RDBMS.
• Advanced knowledge of Unified Functional Testing (UFT), for Functional & Regression Testing, with test & defect management tool Quality Center/ALM.
• Experience in writing and executing automated Test Scripts in Unified Functional Testing (UFT), using VBScripts, tracking defects and interacting with the development team in following the defects to close in HP Quality Center (QC).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to work with team members and clients in the form of formal training, mentoring, and presentations.
• Strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively with others, fast learner and flexible, and able to adapt to new areas and technologies.
• Self-motivated who takes initiative and can work independently or in a team to get the job done
• Excellent organization skills and ability to effectively multitask in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment
• Strive to apply best practices to utilize technology in the quality assurance process in a way that will ensure the delivery of stable systems while reducing support
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in an environment with competing deadlines

TECHNICAL SKILLS & TOOLS:

Operating Systems & Languages: Windows XP, Vista & 7, UNIX, VBScript, SQL, PL/SQL

Testing & Defect Tracking Tool: Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Quality Center/ALM, Jira

Network Protocol & Database: TCP/IP, Telnet, HTTP, FTP, Oracle, SQL, MS SQL Server

Microsoft Tools: MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Visio

Internet Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed application documentations, technical specifications, business and functional requirements to determine its intended functionality to develop Test Cases, Scenarios, and Test Scripts
• Developed Manual Test Cases and Automated Test Scripts for coverage and meeting Functional Requirements, User Stories and User Acceptance Criteria
• Worked with Development, Business, QA & Production Support to determine root cause of execution and functional problems & followed them in HP Quality Center (QC/ALM)
• Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services and methods covering both Positive and Negative Testing requirements.
• Performed both Manual and Automated Testing by running Test Scripts in Unified Functional Testing (UFT), to find defects during UAT week
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track the Test Coverage of AUT
• Attended daily Scrum meetings and give V&V activity status and Burn-down information.
• Developed complex Structured Query Language (SQL) queries using querying tool SQL Developer against Oracle relational database to validate Provider Search, Pre-authorizations & Memberships
• Developed Test Execution Summary document to present to the team & upper management
• Worked very closely with Test Manager & Lead to create Test Strategy and Test Plan after understanding the business requirements & documentations
• Identified high-risk Test Cases for Automation, and automated like HCR, Medicare/Medicaid, Compliance, HIPPA and Health Care Exchange (HIX).
• Designed, implemented and updated Automation Framework for Regression Testing using Unified Functional Testing (UFT) & advance VBScripting
• Reported testing progress, defect identification, and defect resolution statuses to project leadership and senior management by generating reports & graphs from HP Quality Center (QC/ALM)
• Worked with non-technical testing resources to ensure success of Keyword-driven Automation Framework in Unified Functional Testing (UFT) initiatives.
• Used the system requirements and specifications to design complex Test Case which adequately tested the system by using HP Quality Center (QC) and logged & tracked Defects to closures.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business, Functional Requirements and TDD to develop Test Plan and Test Scripts.
• Worked with Business Analysts to determine Business Requirements and set standards for Performance Evaluation in Agile methodology.
• Developed Manual Test Cases and Automated Test Scripts for coverage and meeting Functional Requirements, User Stories and User Acceptance Criteria.
• Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services and methods covering both Positive and Negative Testing requirements.
• Created Functional Test Cases according to the business scenarios for Collections and Home Preservation and executed the Test Cases in HPALM
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track the Test Coverage of AUT.
• Performed Smoke/Ad hoc, Functional, End to end, Regression, Black box, Backend and UAT testing for various Business Services.
• Wrote complex queries& executed within SQL Developer as like; Joins & Unions, Child query, Aggregate function & Regular expression.
• Identified high-risk Test Cases for Automation, and automated Mortgage Payment, Transactions & Process for Home Mortgage and Servicing Application in QTP.
• Performed UAT testing for corporate loan & E-reporting related systems.
• Extensively used HP ALM for managing Test Requirements, Test Cases, Test Execution and Defect tracking. And Verified the bugs fixes, document the bug history and root cause analysis once the defect is fixed or closed.

Confidential, Edison, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Requirements Review Meetings to follow through Business Requirements, Use Cases and Design Specifications and provided Key technical and Usability feedback.
• Developed & executed Test Plans & Test Cases for client server applications, and system upgrades
• Identified key Test Requirements with respect to the functionality and performance of the application
• Analyzed the Business Requirements and identified the Test Scenarios that can be automated
• Performed Exploratory Testing & acceptance of new features as part of story-driven Agile development process for Bill Trak system
• Extensively used HP Quality Center (QC) & Jira for managing Test Requirements, Test Cases, Test Execution and Defect tracking.
• Supported Sprint activities & hot fixes to verify the software being developed off the Sprint Backlog
• Created, enhanced, implemented guidelines & best practices for Test Automation in Quick Test Professional by writing advanced Functions, Looping & Conditional statements in VBScript
• Used Parameterization from Excel to run huge number of Test Scripts with multiple sets of data
• Performed Regression, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to support project scope and quality goals
• Attended requirements and design meetings, review and analysis of requirements and design documentation & created various test cases for Functional/GUI & Smoke Testing.
• Compared & analyzed Traceability Matrix and was involved in identifying Gap Analysis between Requirements and Test Cases.