SUMMARY:

• Over 14yr of Testing/QA Experience.
• Expertise includes WINDOWS, UNIX, SQL, Manual and Automation testing in Web and GUI based client/server applications.
• Deep knowledge of SDLC, CMMI and test methodologies. Ability to work effectively in a self - managed as well as a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage change in a fast-based environment.
• Ability to identify and resolve conflicts. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Assist in hiring process as part of the interview panel and mentoring the new member.
• Perform Manual and Automation testing in Agile and waterfall method.
• Estimate and assign the task, monitor and report progress to management.
• Following SDLC standards and CMMI process and policies throughout the Life cycle of the application.
• Test Planning, Definition Execution and Reporting:
• Reviewing and analyzing the Requirements in RTM (Requirement Trace Matrix).
• Reviewing the Functional Requirement Document, System Design and Business Doc.
• Creating Test Plan, Test scenarios and detailed step-by-step Test cases with Requirement Traceability.
• Report Test Results
• Provide regular test status and updates to project management and cross functional team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• IBM PC COMPATIBLES
• SUN SOLARIS
• UNIX SYSTEM
• WINDOWS XP
• VISTA
• WINDOWS 7
• WINDOWS NT
• HP UX
• JIRA (Defect Tracking Tool)
• Rational requisite pro
• Rational Quality Manager
• Quality Center 9.2
• WINRUNNER 7.0
• QTP 9.5
• LOAD RUNNER 7.0
• SAOP UI 5.0
• SQL Query Analyzer 8.0
• TOAD
• Dev Track 5.1
• TEST DIRECTOR 7.0
• POWERBUILDER 6.5
• SQL
• ORACLE
• SYBASE
• C
• JAVA
• VISUAL BASIC 5
• SOAP UI
• MS EXCEL
• COLD FUSION 4.5
• ASP.NET
• XML
• Serine Business Manager.
• Functional Testing
• System Testing
• Integration Testing regression testing
• End-to-end testing
• Load Testing
• Smoke Test
• IV&V
• Agile Method
• Stress testing

SOFTWARE QA PROCESS EXPERTISE:

• Quality Assurance, Quality Control, SEI CMM/CMMI, SDLC, PPQA.
• Key contributor in implementation of CMMI processes.
• Involved in CMMI Level 2 processes and obtaining Lev3 CMMI Rating
• Appraisal team member on Level 2 SCAMPI A assessments
• Member of PPQA (Process and Product Quality Assurance)
• Member of Confidential (Software Engineering Configuration Control Board
• Review of products for correctness and compliance with industry acceptance standards.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Providing Level of Effort ( Confidential ) for a given task.
• Reviewing RTM, business rules, functional requirements, design document and user stories.
• Report testing progress on weekly basis to Project Manager and Program Manager.
• Participate and contribute in project planning and release meetings.
• Coordinate with test team on daily basis and resolve testing issues and road blocks.
• Attend daily scrum calls.
• Attend weekly Confidential meeting with client.
• Perform weekly briefing to program manager in lead meeting.
• Communicate with development lead on daily basis.
• Developed Test Strategy Plan for VIA E System
• Developed Test Scenarios and Test Scripts in IBM Rational Quality Manager.
• Executed and performed Integration and System testing of all the applications and their modules using SOAP UI web services in the agile environment.
• Performed back-end data validation in Oracle (RDBMS), to checking the data flow and status updates in various interfaces by writing SQL scripts in SQL Query.
• Report software Bugs in Team Track through RTC (Defect tracking system)
• Performing regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Performed regression testing in UAT before going to production.
• Perform smoke testing in Pre-Production.
• Perform testing on production defects.
• Involved in communicating with the project managers, developers and requirement analyst.
• Ensure management awareness of current activities through test status reports.

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, DC

Responsibilities:

• Attending Confidential meetings for requirements review.
• Review Application RTM, business rules, functional requirements, design document.
• Provided estimate ( Confidential ) for testing for a given assignment.
• Developed executive Test Plans and Test Cases in Rational Quality Manager with requirement traceability
• Conducted Test Plan peer review with Project Manager.
• Conducted Test Cases peer review with development team.
• Worked on Serine Business Manager.
• Communicate with the developers and analyst.
• Performed Integration and System testing of the application and their modules by testing Front - End and Back-end.
• Conducting (TRR) Test readiness review with Project Manager, CM and development teams.
• Perform Application testing which includes data validation across back-end databases in Oracle (RDBMS), checking the data flow and status updates in various interfaces by writing SQL scripts in SQL Query.
• Reporting the bugs via Rational Quality Manager.
• Performing Regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Ensure management awareness of current activities through Test Log and test status reports.
• Prioritizing along critical path and meet project milestones and deliverable dates.
• Finally create Test summary report at the end of the Test Cycle.
• Worked on UAT (User Acceptance Testing), with client to make sure the product meets the client request.

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, DC

Responsibilities:

• Accomplishes quality assurance objectives by orienting, training, assigning tasks, scheduling, and coaching employees and implementing CMMI policies and procedures.
• Achieving QA objectives by contributing information, reviewing, analyzing documents and providing recommendation for product quality and customer standards.
• Identifying and resolving quality problems by performing audits to determine system improvements and implementing changes.
• Providing Confidential (Level of Effort) on a given task and test release.
• Developing Quality Assurance Test Plans for major releases.
• Creating Test Cases with requirement tractability for every release.
• Scheduling peer reviews for Test Plan and Test Cases.
• Analyzing, validating and verifying requirements document, System Design document, RTM Requirement Trace Matrix and Requirement Change Matrix..
• Perform Smoke testing to make sure code is acceptable for functional and integration testing
• Perform Functional and Integration testing on the application using Agile Method.
• Validating backend using SQL Scripts.
• Notifying testing progress to management.
• Creating Test Summary Report.
• Performed application testing using testing using SOAP UI Tool
• Identifying quality problems and reporting defect through JIRA defect tracking tool.
• Performing Regression Testing once the defects is fixed and at the end of the test cycle.
• Attending daily Scrum meetings during the testing phase to prioritize or reprioritize the work.
• Monitoring and validating procedures by taking corrective actions, verification procedure and updating Quality Assurance procedures.
• Investigating customer complaints and collaborating with other members of management.
• Works closely with the Oversight and Technical Manager to ensure quality assurance work meets the project needs.

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and analyzing RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix), Functional requirements, Design document and Business rules of the requirements.
• Performed reviewing wireframes and flow chart to have in-depth knowledge of system and interfaces.
• Performed requirement mapping in RTM and IBM Rational RequisitePro
• Developed Test Strategy Plan for VIPS System
• Developed Test Scenarios and Test Scripts with requirement trace in IBM Rational Quality Manager.
• Providing Level of Effort ( Confidential ) for a given task.
• Executed and performed Integration and System testing of all the applications and their modules by testing Front - End and Back-end, which is written in .NET and JAVA using Agile Scrum Method.
• Perform Application testing which includes data validation across back-end databases in Oracle (RDBMS), checking the data flow and status updates in various interfaces by writing SQL scripts in SQL Query Analyzer and UNIX.
• Report software Bugs in Team Track through JIRA(Defect tracking system)
• Performing regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Performed application testing using testing using SOAP UI Tool
• Performed UAT testing in production.
• Performed section 508 compliance test on web site to make sure web site meets the standards and rules.
• Conducted Training to client before the product was deployed to production.
• Supported client when the product was in production.
• Involved in communicating with the project managers, developers and requirement analyst.
• Ensure management awareness of current activities through test status reports.
• Involved in testing tool evaluation team like IBM Rational Quality Manager.

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Rosslyn, VA

Responsibilities:

• Worked on US-Voice Project, which was developed in .NET
• Participated in Requirement Review meetings.
• Providing Level of Effort ( Confidential ) for a given assignment.
• Reviewed and Analyzed RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix), Functional requirements, Design document and Business rules of the requirements.
• Created Test Scenarios and Test Scripts with requirement trace in Quality Center 9.2.
• Created Automation Script using QTP Quick Test Pro 9.5 for regression testing after the system is stable
• Participated in IRR (Integration Readiness Review) before the integration testing begins.
• Executed Test Scripts in Quality Center with Test evidence
• Performed Application testing which includes data validation across back-end databases in Oracle (RDBMS), by writing SQL Query and UNIX.
• Reported software Bugs in Team Track (SERENA).
• Performing regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Communicated with the Project Managers, developers and requirement analyst
• Worked in UAT User Acceptance Test to make sure requirement is met.
• Reported QA status to project management and cross functional teams through Test Log and test status reports.

Sr. QA Tester/Analyst

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Worked on all releases doing Functional, Integration and system testing of application.
• Participated in CDR (Critical Design Review) Meetings.
• Participated in Requirement Review meetings.
• Review RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix), business rules, functional requirements, design document.
• Providing Level of Effort ( Confidential ) for a given assignment.
• Creating Test Plan for Major releases.
• Creating Test Scenarios and Test Scripts with requirement trace in Quality Center 9.2.
• Performed data driven testing for regression using QTP Quick Test Pro 9.2 to make sure previous release code (modules) is not effected in current release.
• Participated in IRR (Integration Readiness Review) before the integration testing begins.
• Participated in TRR (Test Readiness Review) before the System testing begins.
• Executing Test Scripts in Quality Center with Test evidence using SnagIt 6 image capturing tool.
• Reporting bugs using JIRA (bug reporting tool).
• Perform Application testing which includes data validation across back-end databases in Oracle (RDBMS), by writing SQL Query in Toad and UNIX.
• Performing regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Communicate with the Project Managers, developers and requirement analyst.
• Ensure management awareness of current activities through Test Log and test status reports.
• Reporting Testing Progress to managers on Weekly or daily basis on rush delivery time.
• Prioritizing task when performing multitasking.
• Participated in PRR (Production Readiness Review) with the client after the system testing is completed.
• Involved in Hiring New Candidates and doing knowledge transfer of the application and testing process to jump start the work.
• Flexible in working late hours/weekends.
• Performed testing on UAT (User Acceptance Testing).

Sr. Software Test/ Lead

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities:

• Performed Integration and System testing of all the applications and their modules by testing Front - End and Back-end.
• Attending Confidential meetings for requirements review.
• Review Application RTM, business rules, functional requirements, design document.
• Provided estimate ( Confidential ) for testing for a given assignment.
• Developed executive Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Scripts with requirement trace.
• Worked on Java and .NET environment
• Conducting (TRR) Test readiness review with Project Manager, CM and development teams.
• Perform Application testing which includes data validation across back-end databases in Oracle (RDBMS), checking the data flow and status updates in various interfaces by writing SQL scripts in SQL Query Analyzer 8.0.
• Reporting the bugs via DevTrack 5.1.
• Worked on UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
• Performing Regression testing after the bugs are fixed.
• Communicate with the developers and analyst.
• Ensure management awareness of current activities through Test Log and test status reports.
• Prioritizing along critical path and meet project milestones and deliverable dates.
• Finally create Test summary report at the end of the Test Cycle.
• Actively Involved in Hiring Process of New Candidates, and Training then in getting up to the Speed as Learning the Application and showing the test Process.
• Involved in CMMI Level 2 processes and obtaining Lev2 CMMI Rating
• Appraisal team member on Level 2 SCAMPI A assessments
• Member of PPQA (Process and Product Quality Assurance) and Confidential (Software Engineering Configuration Control Board
• Performed section 508 compliance test on web site to make sure web site meets the standards and rules.
• Worked on CMMI, to help the team to get CMMI Level2 certification like areas on Requirements, Project Planning, Project Monitoring and Control, Measurement and Analysis, Configuration Management