SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of experience in manual and automation testing.
• Proficiency in understanding full QA Cycle like Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) to work hand in hand with the Business Analyst, Functional Analyst, Developers, Training Department and users.
• Proficient in developing Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
• Expertise in writing Functional Specification document.
• Expertise in testing reusable test cases and performing automation testing.
• Expertise in managing the test management tool HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in HP ALM/Quality Center Administration (Domain creation, Project Creation, User Creation, maintain user authentication, Allocation of projects to users).
• Expertise in managing Object Repositories, Merging of Object Repositories and Shared Object Repositories in QTP.
• Experienced in developing the scripts using Automation Object Model in QTP.
• Conversant with different testing concepts and methods like Black Box Testing and Regression Testing.
• Experienced in creation of test cases for Functional Testing, Validation Testing, Ad - hoc testing.
• Experienced in generating SQL queries and conducting Back-End Testing.
• Comfortable in reporting daily status and progress of testing to the project team.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills with profound ability to prioritize and multitask.
• Excellent at VB Scripting.
• Excellent in Written and Oral Communication.
• Good understanding of Business Processes in industry.
• Ability to work with and motivate the team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player, hardworking and result oriented.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, McLean, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Review test cases prepared by the Test Consultants based on Business Rules and Functional Requirements.
• Participate with Project Teams through the planning, development and test stages to ensure full understanding of business requirements.
• Interact with Developers, Clients, Management Teams and End Users.
• Implement automated test queries, scripts and other deliverables.
• Prepare test cases based on Business Rules and Functional Requirements.
• Conduct testing impact assessments for project change requests.
• Identify activities, required skills, and estimates for testing work plans that cover all phases of the testing lifecycle including test strategy, test preparation, test data management, test planning, test execution, and metrics tracking.
• Utilize HP ALM as a defect tracking tool to maintain defects.
• Work with HP ALM for test analysis, planning, traceability matrix, logging new defects, and tracking defects.
• Write complex SQL queries to verify that the data is correctly populated in each field.
• Develop automated scripts for functional testing using UFT.
• Conduct Data Driven testing using parameterization in UFT to test the application with different sets of data.
• Define user defined parameters to execute various functions in UFT.
• Record and document test results and compare to expected results.

Environment: ALM, UFT, Java, J2EE, Java Script, VB Script, XML, SQL Server, MS Office, Windows.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and Analyzed the Functional Requirements Documents.
• Wrote and maintained tests plan and test cases using HP ALM.
• Used HP ALM to log and update the defects.
• Extensively used SQL for data verification at the back end.
• Developed, modified and executed test cases and test scripts using HP ALM, QuickTest Pro for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Conducted Regression Testing using QTP.
• Initial testing was conducted manually followed by Automated Testing using QuickTest Pro.
• Involved in automating the complete end-to-end Regression testing using QuickTest Pro.
• Ensured Synchronization of the transactions, applied Checkpoints to verify object properties using QuickTest Pro.
• Prepared Test Data to use in Data Driven Testing.
• Worked on Regression testing after each build.
• Responsible for the management of Test Procedure Documentation.
• Coordinated with Development team for bug fixes and discrepancies.
• Used Visual SourceSafe as a repository to save all documents including Test Plans, Test Scripts and Result files associated with the Application.
• Attended weekly status meetings, interacted with managers and developers.
• Prepared documentation for all the test scenario’s and test results.
• Responsible for attending JAD sessions.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT/QTP, Oracle, Linux, MS Office, J2EE

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with the Business Analyst in developing extensive test cases based on Requirement Specification Matrix (RSM) and User Interface Prototype (UIP) and UI specs.
• Extensively followed QA methodologies throughout SDLC lifecycle.
• Responsible for Business Requirement and technical analysis.
• Responsible for User Interface specifications analysis.
• Responsible for communication with Business users and stakeholders.
• Developed detailed test cases, Test Plans using Quality Center.
• Mapped test cases with the requirements in Quality Center and generated the reports and sent across to the managers.
• Used Quality Center for Reporting Defects.
• Performed Backend Testing by writing and executing SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Used QTP to create Regression suite for various test scenarios and executed the suite whenever a code was changed.
• Executed and maintained the automated scripts using QTP.
• Enhanced scripts by inserting standard, bitmap and database checkpoints using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed System testing, Integration testing, and Regression testing.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Responsible for testing support to User Interface Prototype design.
• Responsible for change controls on Requirements and related artifacts analysis.
• Responsible for reporting status and managing the team status calls.
• Attended the meetings with team lead to discuss various issues, concerns regarding the design and naming of the applications with various technical teams.

Environment: UNIX, Windows, XML, Web Services, Quality center, QTP, and Toad.

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing the test conditions, test cases.
• Responsible for taking business approval on testing artifacts after reviews.
• Prepared Test Strategy Document (TSD), and documented the entire Testing Process.
• Involved in functional testing, system tests and end to end tests of the application.
• Tracked defects and reported through the Quality Center and Coordinated with developers to resolve the defects and close them.
• Troubleshoot the system problems and logged the defects in defect tracker Quality Center.
• Tested database integrity by running SQL queries using Toad.
• Tested and debugged automated test scripts using QTP.
• Created various QTP scripts using descriptive programming, user defined functions, checkpoints etc.
• Performed Cross browser testing and System testing of Online quotes functionality using QTP.
• Responsible for development of new QTP scripts and maintenance of existing ones.
• Maintained Test completion Report to inform rest of the team members about Defects (Open, Postpone, Close) at Release level.
• Involved in extensive User acceptance testing of the final product.
• Conducted and managed GUI, and Web interface testing.
• Supported for users by preparing high level test plans by providing test cases and test cases results.
• Documented user responses in various test scenarios.
• Involved in testing and executing the test cases for the platform replacement projects and involved in the integration testing and end to end tests of that projects.

Environment: UNIX, Windows, XML, Web Services, Quality center, SQL, QTP, and AS400 Main Frame Server.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: UFT/QuickTest Professional

Bug Tracking Tools : HP ALM, Quality Center, PVCS Tracker, JIRA

Programming Languages: Visual Basic, Python, JAVA

Web Development and Scripting: XML, XSL, DHTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, VB Script

RDBMS and Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Unix, MS Dos, Mainframe

Internet/Web Applications: Internet Information Server (IIS), MS Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox

EDI Standards: ANSI X12 and HIPAA