OBJECTIVE:

To acquire a position as a QA Lead/Senior QA Analyst in a progressive environment where I can utilize my strong testing background, communication and IT skills.

SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance in Agile, and Scrum environment with expertise in manual testing of various Web based and Client Server applications.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience in Test Planning, Execution, Strategy and Result Analysis
• Proficient in Functional, Regression, Integration, Acceptance (UAT), Performance and Negative Testing
• Experience in TestRial, Jira, Enterprise Tester, Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager / Team Foundation Server (TFS),
• Experience in testing Mobile Applications & Mobile Device (iOS & Android)
• Knowledge of SOAP UI and REST APIs
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Alliance, Atlanta GA
• Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Team player with strong work ethic, positive attitude & ability to make the best use of individual resources

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: TestRial, Enterprise Tester, Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager / Team Foundation Server (TFS), Jira,, Bugzilla

Operating System: Windows, Unix, iOS

Database: MS SQL Server, Oracle 8.x, 9i, 10g, SQL Server 8.0, TOAD

Languages: C++, SQL, Visual Basic, Assembly Language, HTML, JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading multiple projects simultaneously as testing team lead, managing a team of testers.
• Leading offshore testing team and defines the test strategy for various projects, communicate that strategy to the team, manage the team’s work and report in project scrum calls.
• Design Test Plans and detailed Test Cases and execute functional tests on Android and iOS applications.
• Conduct feature, smoke, functional, regression and integration testing. Conduct testing across multiple browsers
• Deployment of Mobile applications in various environments and testing applications on Tablets, mobile devices, and in Web based environments.
• Actively participate in daily scrums, sprint planning and retrospective meetings.
• Document test cases in TestRial and defects in Jira and user stories in JIRA application.
• Work with product owner and developers to enhance user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Performed manual testing and identified the test cases to be automated.
• Build UI and Platform tags in bamboo.
• Pushed builds in test environments via Souchef.
• Participate in release decisions and establish measures of test efficiency, effectiveness and product readiness.
• Root cause analysis and defect triage while working with technical lead and developers to find and fix issues with applications during working sessions
• Mentored testing analysts about the test management process

Confidential

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Creates the Test Plan for the software release, test suites required for each test cycle, dependencies, risks, and the overall strategy for testing complex systems or applications
• Strong background in reviewing business and functional requirements to produce a test strategy and test cases.
• Create use cases, develop and maintain test specifications, test cases, test scripts and test data in Enterprise tester.
• Collaborated with Business Analyst and Developers to fully refine test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Performance Testing, and Integration Testing.
• Implement test practices, standards and processes.
• Attended daily Scrum meetings and defect review meetings.
• Troubleshoot test issues, record test results, track and prioritize defects in Jira.
• Provided end user testing support by entering test data and conducting data verification.
• Created, coordinated, oversaw testing timeline for User Acceptance testing, conducted data verification and checkpoints, and ensured internal execution of test cases.
• Provided testing status to project management and key team members.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed & created test cases based on the Business Requirement Document.
• Work with product owner and developers to enhance user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Executing test cases, defects tracking, review, analysis and comparing results using Quality Center.
• Interacted in regular meetings with business analyst to review requirements and get clarifications.
• Perform Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Integration Testing.
• Actively participate in daily scrums, sprint planning and retrospective meetings.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries on Oracle and MSSQL DB
• Document test cases and defects in QC and user stories in JIRA application.
• Worked on UNIX boxes for testing logs. Extensively worked on web service testing using SOAPUI.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Executed Regression scripts (QTP) as part of regression Testing.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Stories/Requirements/Mockups and discuss/clarify with Stakeholders, Product Managers and Development Leads
• Created test plans and detailed test cases based on the BRD (Business Requirement Document).
• Wrote positive, negative and edge Test Cases in HP Quality Center and Excel
• Perform Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Security Testing,, Performance Testing, Stress Testing, and Integration Testing.
• Track, document defects and analyze the variation between expected and actual results.
• Used HP QC to create, track and validate all defects and to manage progress