CAREER SUMMARY:

• Having 10+ years of experience as Quality Assurance Tester in Testing Banking, WEB, Retail, Telecommunication, Public sector,Pharmacy and Health Insurence Applications.
• Exposure to all stages of Software Development and Software Testing Life Cycles
• Knowledge on Agile Development process and Waterfall process.
• Expertise in various testing Techniques like Functional testing, Compatibility testing,Regression testing,UAT and Intigration Testing.
• Expert at writing Test Plans and Test Strategies by following different QA Methodologies.
• Strong Experience on Automation tools like WinRunner,QTP, Mercury Quality Center,
• Strong experience in RMT, Clear quest and TestDirector.
• Skilled in Using the Manual Testing and Automated Testing.
• Well versed with Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Web Testing, Functional Testing, GUI, API, Smoke Testing, Performance, Load, Black Box Testing, Back End Test Documentation and Defect tracking.
• Interacted with Business Analyst, developers and QA Team for business analysis and requirment gathering
• Performed Functional Testing , Installation,Compatibility,performance,User Interface and Regression Testing in Unix, and Windows Platforms.
• Good knowledge on ETL Testing on Informatica Powercenter tool and including understanding of dimensional data models and source/target mapping .
• Testing Web service SOAP, using XML spy.
• Experience with XML, SOA, BPEL, WSDL, SOAP and SQL Developer.
• Extensive experience with WEB Testing, Agile and UAT applications.
• Good Knowledge of Hardware & Software.
• Good knowledge on project internal audits.
• Solid team management capabilities with Good oral and written communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro 9.5/8.0/6.5, Quality Center ALM 11.0/ 10.0/9.0 , RMT, TFS, Clear Quest, Test

Manager, Clear: Case, JIRA, SOAP UI .

Operating Systems: Windows 98/00/XP, Win Vista, Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, AS400, MS - DOS.

Languages: : C, Java, JSP, XML,C#,VB.NET,TSL, SQL, Toad,PL/SQL,, SQL Developer..

Front End Tools: Visual Basic 5.0/6.0, Front Page, Developer 2000 .

ETL Tools: Informatica 8.0, Abinitio, Data Stage 8.0

Reporting Tools: Business Objects 6i/XI, Crystal Reports, Cognos 8.0

Data Bases: : Oracle 11, 10g,8i/9i, MS-SQL Server 2000/2005,Teradata, DB2,MS Access

Web Technologies: J2EE, HTML, ajax, DHTML,, FileMaker, XML, SOA, BPEL, WSDL,Jmeter, Eclipse and SOAP

MSSuite: MS-Word, MS Excel, MS-Project, TFS, MS Share Point2007/ 2010, Microsoft Out look and Microsoft Access, MS Visio, Powerpoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbia, SC

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analyst to obtain specific testing requirements.
• Worked along with BA’s and participated in requirements review meetings and gap analysis
• Actively involved in Test Planning with manager & team leads in Agile based environment.
• Implemented Agile - Scrum Methodology for frequent changes to client requirements and following parallel development and testing.
• Created System/Functional Test cases for multiple scenarios based on the requirement.
• Performed end to end testing for the whole project and created any defects found while testing the application in JIRA.
• Worked on Batch testing like Notices Batch, MMIS batch and ELE batch testing
• Logged defects using JIRA research the origin of errors and recommend bug fixes.
• Escalated defects to programmers/developers to resolve the issue in order to provide bug free product to the client.
• Involved GUI, Functional Integration, System, Regression, Positive, Negative testing, End to End, Cross Browser, User Acceptance testing(UAT).
• Extensively used SOAPUI to validate the services and data flow through the systems and Federal Data Services HUB.
• Developed new and updated existing Automation test cases using Sahi Pro
• Worked with automation testers to create the data sheet with multiple scenarios for automation purpose.
• Tracking the Defects and Reporting to senior management on a daily and weekly basis.
• Interact with Internal Teams to identify system requirements
• Participated in generating and validating reports using Cognos.
• Performed operations on the front end and verified all the tables involved whether they are updated correctly as per the specifications. Verified Data with the SQL Developer running SQL queries in the Data Base
• Worked closely with UAT/Business stakeholders and acted as a liaison between business stakeholders and development team.

Environment: JIRA, HP ALM, SharePoint, SAHI Pro,SoapUI, Oracle11g, Java, Oracle SQL Developer, Jenkins, Cognos, Java/CURAM, Informatica,UNIX, Share PHI/Point, Confluence.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing QA Test Plan and QA Test Strategy.
• Analyzed business requirements, Software requirement specifications to create test plan and test cases for manual and automated testing
• Developed and executed tests that ensure application meets business requirements and system goals, fulfill end-user requirements and identify existing or potential issues.
• Developed and executed tests that would run on mobile devises: Handheld, POS (Point Of Sale).
• Responsible in Creating, Executing and Reviewing Functional & Integration test cases based on the Business and functional requirements.
• Developed new and updated existing Automation test cases using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG.
• Involved in implementation of Test Automation Framework build using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and Maven technologies under Java platform utilizing industry leading harness design patterns and approaches core Java programming skills using Eclipse IDE.
• Involved GUI testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, System, Regression, Positive testing, Negative testing, End to End, Cross Browser, User Acceptance testing(UAT).
• Execute test cases, test scripts, Testing User Stories and daily report status to QA Manager.
• Involved in testing Web services and XML with tool called ‘SOAP UI’.
• Worked on design patterns and page objects and CSS location selectors.
• Involved in Preparation of Regression and Smoke test cases for new pages
• Reported the found issues in bug tracking tool, followed up with the development team and verified them
• Communicated with the product team for clarifying requirements and business rules
• Database testing using SQL queries
• Involved in extensive DATA validation using SQL queries and back-end testing.
• Responsible for creating suitable test plans, manual test cases, reusable automated test scripts, regression tests and test data, execution of test sets, producing and analyzing test results, reporting and tracking defects
• Participated in sprint planning and daily standup meetings
• Involved SSRS Reports like Weekly Stock Balancing reports and Daily enroute balancing reports.

Environment: HPALM12.0,SSRS,Java,SeleniumWebDriver,Maven,Jenkins,SOAPUI,Eclipse,POS(PointOfSale), PL/SQL,OracleSQLDeveloper,UNIX,HTML, XML, Excel, Mainframes, Share point.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in all activities in all phases of Software development and test development life cycle.
• Maintained the requirements traceability matrix and reviewed frequently to ensure that test cases appropriately translated and mapped to requirements.
• Gathered Functional Requirements for creating the system using prototypes and document analysis
• Analyzed Business Requirements and created Use Cases, high level and low-level Activity Diagrams using Microsoft Vision and using requirement decomposition skills.
• Involved close defects in order to verify that all Confidential HBE software applications are thoroughly tested end-to-end, fully operational and free from defect
• Write test cases based on product requirements and design specifications Involved in software test planning, documentation and process improvement .
• Tested Integrated Eligibility System (IES) rules.
• Working in Medicaid Products , Cah Assisteance(CA),Special Assistance(SA), FNS and SNAP.
• Responsible for ensuring proper test coverage for all Confidential HBE software applications by reviewing, analyzing, and understanding all business, design, and functional requirements for testability and completeness.
• Execute test cases, test scripts and daily report status to QA Lead.
• Experience in Oracle RDBMS database testing using PL-SQL queries in TOAD.
• Peer Review on the Documentation and submitted the Report to Functional Team and the Manager on the Automation Metrics.
• Involved in cross browsing testing of the application on various Browsers to ensure that it functions similarly on all browsers.
• Working with other product team members to diagnose and recreate problems and prioritizing and implementing solutions.
• Responsible for creating suitable test plans, manual test cases, reusable automated test scripts, regression tests and test data, execution of test sets, producing and analyzing test results, reporting and tracking defects
• Involved GUI testing, Functional testing, System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Positive, Negative testing, End to End testing, Cross Browser testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT).
• Create SIT/UAT test plan and test cases and Create/Update test scenarios and test conditions.
• Responsible for verification and validation for all work products.
• Validate the MMIS Files.
• Identified the test data and Create/Verification of Records in the database required to complete test scenarios.

Environment: QualityCenterALM11.0/10.0,Oracle11g,Cognos,WindowsXP,MSOffice,PL/SQL,SQLDeveloper, Agile, Toad, Java environment, UNIX, HTML, XML, Soap UI, Excel, Adobe, Share point.

Confidential, Gaithersburg, MD

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in all activities in all phases of Soft ware development and test development life cycle.
• Maintained the requirements traceability matrix and reviewed frequently to ensure that test cases appropriately translated and mapped to requirements.
• Involved in the meeting with Business Process Owners and Marketing Team for Requirement gathering in Definition Stage and create test plans from functional specifications..
• Gathered Functional Requirements for creating the system using prototypes and document analysis
• Analyzed Business Requirements and created Use Cases, high level and low-level Activity Diagrams using Microsoft Vision and using requirement decomposition skills.
• Write test cases based on product requirements and design specifications Involved in software test planning, documentation and process improvement .
• Execute test cases, test scripts, Testing User Stories and daily report status to QA Lead.
• Experience in Oracle RDBMS database testing using PL-SQL queries in TOAD.
• Peer Review on the Documentation and submitted the Report to Functional Team and the Manager on the Automation Metrics.
• Involved GUI testing, Functional testing, System Integration Testing(SIT), Component Integration testing (CIT), Regression testing, Positive, Negative testing, End to End testing, Cross Browser testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT).
• Review FDD, TDD’s to create test requirements, test cases and test scripts
• Create SIT/UAT test plan and test cases and Create/Update test scenarios and test conditions.
• Responsible for verification and validation for all work products.
• Executed manual and automated test scripts related to data quality testing including and cognos reports test.
• Identified the test data and Create/Verification of Records in the database required to complete test scenarios.
• Frequently interacted with project team members to ensure that test data is available for testing.
• Creation, execution of test cases and maintains proper documentation of results.
• Participated in knowledge transfer to the team in various modules of Confidential Application.
• Prepared test cases and scenarios for all levels of test executions included System Integration, functional and performance, validation and user acceptance testing.
• Wrote complex SQL queries using joins to retrieve data from the database
• Using WINSCP we upload and download the files for testing the data for EDI transactions
• Responsible for Test management, defect management and risk analysis.
• Back end testing by writing and execution of SQL queries and effectively utilized data base tool TOAD.

Environment: QualityCenterALM11.0/10.0,Oracle11g,Cognos,TFS, WindowsXP,MSOffice,PL/SQL,SQLDeveloper, agile, Toad, Soap ui , Java, Net and C# environment, Linux, TML, XML, Excel, Adobe.

Confidential, Beaverton, OR

Sr Web Services/SOA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the meeting with Business Process Owners and Marketing Team for Requirement gathering in Definition Stage and create test plans from functional specifications.
• Gathered Functional Requirements for creating the system using prototypes and document analysis
• Great expertise in testing web services.
• Analyzed Business Requirements and created Use Cases, high level and low-level Activity Diagrams using Microsoft Vision and using requirement decomposition skills.
• Write test cases based on product requirements and design specifications Involved in software test planning, documentation and process improvement .
• Execute test cases, test scripts, test user stories and report status to QA Lead.
• Uploaded test cases to the Test Plan Module in Quality Center from test case template.
• Logged the defects in Quality Center and assigned them to corresponding developers.
• Involved in data driven test, Web based, End to End, Regression, Back end, Functional and Black Box Testing.
• Tested the data load process using the Informatica Power Center ETL tool.
• Worked as a Sr QA Analyst on different projects for web base Appraisal application.
• Performed GUI testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, API testing, Negative testing, End to End testing, Load, Cross Browser testing, User Acceptance testing on multiple projects.
• Worked as like training my co-worker, sending the status report to my manager in my team, for critical issues communicated with the developer and business, and wrote test plan for the projects, trained the business on Quality Center.
• Wrote Test Scenarios, Test cases in excel sheet and imported them to Test Director/Quality Center.
• Logged defects in Quality Center, re-tested defects, analyzed defect with Users and Developers.
• Mapped Test Cases to Requirements (traceability Metrics).
• Worked in an agile environment and Involved in detail Production testing.
• While writing Test Cases, analyzed FSD, and Use Cases, CR (change request).
• Verification in various formats Files (JSON, XML, and CSV) and Validated Reports.
• Assured customer satisfaction with proper documentation and reports.
• Developed and communicate project/task estimates and project plans.
• Wrote test cases for regression testing and executed on QTP.
• Defines and tracks quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status. Expertise in validating Cognos Reports (Standard Reports / Adhoc Reports / Drill through Reports.
• Performed end to end test manually, participated in defect review meetings, Status meetings and GO/NO-GO meetings and manage and update test scripts templates in Excel .

Environment: Quality Center 11.0/10.0,JIRA,QTP, MS SQL Server,TFS,Cognos Windows XP, MS-Office, PL/SQL,SQLDeveloper,Agile,.Net,JavaandC#environment,TestManager,Soap ui ,, J-Meter, Linux, Informatica,UNIX,, HTML, JSON,XML, Excel, Adobe.

Confidential, Pennsylvania, PA

Sr SOA /Functional Tester

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Project Manager in preparing project plan, time line, high level-scoping document, stakeholders and resource identification
• Involved in the meeting with Business Process Owners, SME (Subject Matter Experts) and Marketing Team for Requirement gathering in Definition Stage
• Gathered Functional Requirements for creating the system using prototypes and document analysis
• Authored Business Requirements Document (BRD) and Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) document and was involved in the sign off session.
• Analyzed Business Requirements and created Use Cases, high level and low level Activity Diagrams using Microsoft Visio
• Collaborated with the QA team to develop the test (plans/scenarios/cases/data) to be used in testing based on different business requirement.
• Involved in testing Web services and XML with tool called ‘SOAP UI’. I have been using this tool to locate WSDL file on internet, create Test cases, run them, do load testing, security testing.
• Created and Maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Create validation test plans for large systems/system upgrades or implementation.
• Involved in planning, coordinating and executing project tasks.
• Maintained test logs, test suites and reports providing guidance to the testing team understanding the functionality of application, Manual Scripting is done for the test cases on the UCMS application, requirement decomposition and execution in Rational Manual Tester.
• Built WSDL files to test web services in a Service Oriented Architecture environment. Defined web service interfaces using WSDL and XML schemas.
• Involved in testing Java web applications, Services including experience with Portlets, JSP and JSF.
• Involved in data driven test, Back end, Functional and Black Box Testing and defects using TFS.
• Wrote complex SQL queries using joins, sub queries and inline views to retrieve data from the database.
• Tested web services used soap UI.
• Evaluate test scenarios and test cases based on established system specifications and user requirements, Execute test cases, analyze results and report verdicts and issues to Test Lead and Manager, Conducted Unit, System Integration Testing(SIT), Component Integration testing (CIT), Regression,GUI, Web, and UAT Testing.
• Reported defects using Clear Quest and worked closely with developers in tight deadlines for bug fixing and resolve the Issues. Identified the defects and issues from the perspective of client and end user.
• Performed end to end test manually, participated in defect review meetings, Status meetings and GO/NO-GO meetings, Listing all Characteristic in the excel spreadsheet and compare with legacy reporting characteristics.
• Worked on User Interface testing, Web services testing using, Interface testing for Inbound and Outbound Interface Request.
• Unit testing the measures and formulas in the universe and comparing with values of legacy reports, validating the data by writing SQL Queries and Create/Verification of Records in the database.
• Ran Batch Process and Job schedulers in the back-end for applications to create tasks for the end users to work on the applications, checking the user authorization for the corporate documents. Trained the end users.

Environment: Rational Suite2007 (Test Manager,ClearQuest, Clear Case, Manual Tester),SQLServer2005/2000, DB2, Windows XP, Informatica,MS-Office,PL/SQL,AS400,SQL Developer, Java environment,C#, Web sphere,WSDL, JMeter, AS 400,SOA, Putty, Soap UI, HTML,XML,UNIX Excel, Adobe,BPEL.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Manual test cases to test User Statements , Confidential and History of payments and other functionality’s
• Created Automated Test cases for each functionality specification for bug free performance
• Created and executed detail function test scripts based on the business req Created Test Data in flat files from production data.
• Worked as a QA Analyst on different projects for web base Mortgage application.
• Performed GUI testing, integration testing, regression testing, Ad -hoc testing, negative testing on multiple projects.
• Was involved in BPT process testing.
• Created appropriate test cases, test scenarios, logged defects in Test Director.
• Worked with the developers and Business group involved in production testing, was engaged in full cycle of testing from start to end..
• Communicated timely project status to appropriate levels of management.
• Worked on AS400.
• Was involved in testing Main Frame base Mortgage application called ‘Citilink’. Successfully completed the training for Citilink application.
• Applications I had worked on were mainly based on Java, .Net.
• Executed High Risk Testing in Production Environment on Release Day.
• Assured customer satisfaction with proper documentation and reports.
• Responsible for testing Branch reports Application developed for Branch Managers.
• Involved in cross browsing testing of the application on various Browsers to ensure that it functions similarly on all browsers.
• Created the necessary test data to execute the automated scripts as external data sheets and imported the data sheets into the test scripts
• Used Parameterization for using various data to test the application using QTP.
• Developed several data driven and individual test cases to satisfy both positive and negative testing.
• Identified several test cases and created test data.
• Performed different types of Regression testing, Unit testing, Build verification and integration
• Prepared user requirements and developed business and technical specifications in accordance to business rules
• Generated Test data for various types of testing to valid data, Invalid data, Partial data bad data testing.
• Determined the nature and severity of bugs uncovered while testing

Environment: Test Director 7.6,SQL Server 2005,Weblogic, Informatica. UNIX,XML , J2EE, AS 400, Oracle 9i/8i.