PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance Testing of Web Based and Windows based applications.
• Profound knowledge of Waterfall and Agile (Scrum), SDLC.
• Experience in Manual and Automated testing(Selenium)
• Expertise in using Configuration Management tools like Git, MS - Visual Source safe, Rational Clear Case.
• Domain knowledge of Insurance and Telecom.
• Experience in Quality center, CMIS, JIRA and Bugzilla for bug reporting.
• Knowledge of implementing BDD using Cucumber/Gherkin
• Expertise in Integration testing, Functionality testing, Regression testing, Database testing, System testing, and User Acceptance testing (UAT)
• Experience in implementing process improvements through automating manual processes.
• As a QA Analyst, worked closely with Project Manager, Development Team and Business Analysts.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skill
• Ability to quickly master new concepts, applications and an excellent team player.
• Experience of leading in an Onsite/Offshore project execution model

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows NT/98/95/2000 & Windows XP, Unix

Automated Test Tools: QTP, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Gherkin, BAT(Client Tool)

Databases: Oracle, MS SQL SERVER 2008, DB2/UDB and MS Access.

Tools: /IDE: SQL Developer, Toad, Microsoft Office Suite, Eclipse.

Languages/Utilities: Java, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, Java Script, VBScript, Shell script, Junit, TestNG

Defect Tracking Tools: Bugzilla, CMIS, JIRA, Quality center

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Irving, TX

Quality Analyst

Tools: /Technology: Unix Shell Script, SQL, Selenium, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, Jira

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the business requirements and functional specifications for conversion project validation of East billers.
• Explore existing test scripts to automate using an existing Selenium/Java framework.
• Plan and drive all tactical aspects of QA testing included but not limited to: functional and integration testing
• Investigate and resolve technical issues in the testing process and communicate the issues to other members of the cross-functional team.
• Work with product managers, developers, and other cross-functional teams to understand requirements for each feature being tested.
• Document progress/status of feature testing as well as report project-wide testing.
• Write complex SQL Queries for backend testing to check the data integrity.
• Responsible for data management - Extracting Sample Data on monthly basis and masking it through mainframe jobs, for offshore testing.
• Work with and mentor junior and offshore Quality Engineers on various QA activities including test planning, estimating and reporting.
• Track defects through JIRA

Confidential, West Des Moines

Quality Analyst (Contractor)

Tools: /Technology: Java, Junit, SQL, Maven, Bugzilla

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creation and maintenance of the Automation Scripts using QTP, resulting in reduction of 80% manual testing.
• Involved heavily in creating data sets for component and integration test environments.
• Updated the scripts as per change requests
• Created of framework for new modules.
• Defined the Scope of testing for User Acceptance Testing(UAT)
• Communicated with the client automation team.
• Coordinated the Onshore and Offshore teams to resolve any clarifications & issues and acted as a single point of contact for any escalation issues.
• Experience in Black box testing with a complete QA cycle from testing, defect logging and verification of fixed bugs.
• Reviewed manual testing methods and developed and executed automated scripts

Confidential, Denver, CO

Software Engineer

Tools: /Technology: Java, Junit, SQL, Ant, Bugzilla

Responsibilities:

• Wrote test plans for positive and negative scenarios for functional, and UI testing.
• Conducted walkthrough of the Test Plan with Development and Design teams.
• Involved in testing the account details screen and statements screen for credit card consumers, by creating Junit Tests
• Written the Test Cases and Test Steps in QC.
• Document test activities and archives data for investigative and historical use.
• Performed functionality testing and system integration testing which involves verification of results with the available data.
• Interacted with Business users and Technical team in providing clear solutions to requirements.
• Responsible for performing Functional testing by creating Automated Scripts
• Tested feature by feature, verified Table structures, Procedures, Packages, Web Services, Data validation and Front-end testing
• Worked in Production Support Environment as well as QA/TEST environments for projects, work orders, maintenance requests, bug fixes, enhancements and data changes.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Technology: Java, Hibernate, Ant, Maven, JUnit ASP.net, Oracle

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full development cycle of Planning, Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation.
• Created and modified SQL*Plus, PL/SQL and SQL*Loader scripts for data conversions.
• Analyze the issues and provide solutions/fixes using Unix and SQL programming
• Developed and modified triggers, packages, functions and stored procedures for data conversions and PL/SQL procedures to create database objects dynamically based on user inputs.
• Wrote SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus programs required to retrieve data using cursors and exception handling.
• Worked on XML along with PL/SQL to develop and modify web forms.
• Fine-tuned procedures/SQL queries for maximum efficiency
• Created CMS(using Java/ASP.net) and Custom reports and Forms for the end users to check the details and errors.
• Worked on GIT as VCS for a Java based Web application, using Maven as build tool.