PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Senior Software Quality Analyst with 12+ years of experience in software industry out of which nearly 5 year were in leading Onshore and offshore testing teams.
• Good exposure of SDLC & STLC . Extensive experience of all aspects of software quality assurance and testing including Black Box testing, Agile testing, Test automation, Web Services Testing, Database Testing and End to End Testing.
• Worked with Financial, Airlines, banking, Insurance, and Health Care domains.
• Have worked in multicultural and diverse environment. Long term goal of providing testing and QA consultancy, implementing industry best practices and highly analytical, technical and with proven project management skills. Motivated individual with ability to prioritize and time manage things.
• Good team building and possess a knack to leverage the collective best from a group of individual.
• Around 11+ years of diversified experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance with various client/server, web based applications and Mobile Applications.
• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle
• Involved in all phases of STLC which included gathering test requirements, setup test environment, write and execute test cases, report and follow - up defects.
• Experience in working with onshore and off shore teams.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing
• Good exposure in testing Ecommerce Applications, Have done testing Memphismantra.com website.
• Worked in Agile Scrum Environment.
• Worked in Water Fall model Environment.
• Good exposure using Rally tool.
• Excellent analytical and trouble shooting skills.
• Involved in Requirement gathering and Analysis.
• Proficient in creating Test Plan, Test Case and Change requesting documentation.
• Proficient in using TFS(MTM), VSTS, HP ALM, Bugzilla, RALLY, ZIRA tools.
• Proficient in Mobile testing in different devices Iphone 6 Plus, Iphone 6S Plus, Iphone 7 Plus, and Android
• Extensive Experience in coordinating testing efforts, responsible for test deliverables, status reporting to management and issue escalations.
• Experience working directly with users/ Customers and business analysts to identify and analyze defects and develop workable solutions.
• Experienced in writing SQL Queries Database Testing.
• Experienced in writing Teradata Database Testing
• Experienced in executing Automation test cases in Selenium using HP ALM 12.1
• Experienced in Mainframes testing
• Proficient in working on operating systems Windows XP,Vista,7,UNIX,MAC
• Experienced in testing .net, Java, XMl applications.
• Expertise in testing cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience in Trouble shooting the issue, Performed defect root cause analysis
• Good experience in Web Services testing using SOAP UI & REST services.
• Having experience in Mobile App testing on various devices like IOS and Android.
• Having good experience testing application using multiple browsers like Chrome, IE, Firefox.
• Expertise in Functional, GUI, Regression, Smoke, Adhoc, System, and Compatibility Testing.
• Excellent skills in identifying test data including the input data, pre-conditions and expected results for Functional Testing.
• Possess excellent verbal and written skills along with leader ship qualities, interpersonal, presentation, and self-organizing skills to remain highly focused in fast paced and highly stressful environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: C,C++,JAVA,.NET,VB.NET

Testing Tools: C,C++,JAVA,J2EE, VB, ASP.net,SQL,VB.net (HP) ALM 10.0,MTM, JIRA, Bugzilla,Rally.

Web Technologies: HTML, HTML, XHTML, XML, EJB, Java Script, .NET, JSP, Servlets, Applets, ASP.net

Front End Tools: Visual Studio 2003, Dream Weaver, MS Project, MS Visio.

Databases: DB visualizer, MS SQL Server, MS Access and MySQL.

Protocols: Windows XP/2000/NT/98,UNIX, MAC, IE 4.0, 5.x, 6.x, 7.0, 8.0,9.0 and Safari, Mozilla Firefox, TCP/IP Protocol suite (HTTP, SMTP, SSL, UDP, FTP, DHCP, DNS), LDAP

Other Tools: MS Office Suite, HUDSON/Jenkins.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Seattle, WA

QA Lead

Environment: Tibco, .Net, VSTS, DB SQL Server, Internet Explorer, Teradata Firefox, Google chrome

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Designing test scenarios and test cases for System testing, smoke testing, database testing, Web services testing and placed the test cases in VSO once it is approved by BA signoff.
• Prepared Test Plan and estimate documents and reviewed with the team
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.
• Performed database testing using SQL Server to validate the complete flow from upstreams to downstreams .
• Performed mobile test execution in different devices Iphone 6 Plus, Iphone 6S Plus, Iphone 7 Plus and Android
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects in VSTS as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Conducting defect triage meeting and explaining the severity and priority of the defects identified and also updating the defect status to the development and testing team.
• Coordinating and working with team and getting status reports on time.
• Identifying the risk in current project/module and reporting it to business.
• Prepared test Exit Reports for every release and uploading in shared location.
• Conducting defect triage meetings twice in a week based on no. of the defects.
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for System and end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Involved in daily stand up meeting to provide status the status to project team and internal management.

Confidential, TN

QA Lead

Environment: .Net, TFS, DB SQL Server, Internet Explorer, Teradata Firefox, Google chrome.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Designing test scenarios and test cases for End to End testing, smoke testing, database testing and placed the test cases in TFS once it is approved by BA signoff.
• Prepared test strategy and estimate documents and reviewed with the team
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.
• Performed database testing using SQL Server and Teradate to validate the complete flow from upstreams to downstreams .
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects in TFS as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Conducting defect triage meeting and explaining the severity and priority of the defects identified and also updating the defect status to the development and testing team.
• Coordinating and working with team and getting status reports on time.
• Identifying the risk in current project/module and reporting it to business.
• Prepared test evaluation summary reports for every release and uploading in shared location.
• Conducting defect triage meetings twice in a week based on no of the defects.
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Involved in daily stand up meeting to provide status the status to project team and internal management.

Confidential, TN

QA Lead

Environment: .Net, TFS, DB SQL Server, Internet Explorer,Teradata Firefox, Google chrome.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Designing test scenarios and test cases for End to End testing, smoke testing, database testing and placed the test cases in TFS once it is approved by BA signoff.
• Prepared test strategy and estimate documents and reviewed with the team
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.
• Performed database testing using SQL Server and Teradate to validate the complete flow from upstreams to downstreams .
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects in TFS as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Conducting defect triage meeting and explaining the severity and priority of the defects identified and also updating the defect status to the development and testing team.
• Coordinating and working with team and getting status reports on time.
• Identifying the risk in current project/module and reporting it to business.
• Prepared test evaluation summary reports for every release and uploading in shared location.
• Conducting defect triage meetings twice in a week based on no of the defects.
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Involved in daily stand up meeting to provide status the status to project team and internal management.

Confidential, IN

QA Lead

Environment: JAVA, HP ALM, DB Visualizer, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google chrome, SOAP UI

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Designing test scenarios and test cases for functional testing, regression testing, smoke testing, system integration testing, database testing and uploading the test cases in ALM 12.0 (HP Quality Centre) once it is approved by BA signoff.
• Prepared test strategy and estimate documents and reviewed with the team
• Designing test case template in excel to upload the test cases in ALM & prepared test cases directly in ALM for change requests.
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.
• Implemented Shift left testing in our project for the first time by adding different new levers to the project
• Worked on web services testing using SOAP UI and REST services.
• Performed database testing using DB visualizer for comparing the front end and backend results .
• Responsible for performing cross browser testing.
• Responsible for performing IOS testing on Ipad and IPhones.
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects HP ALM & RTC as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Conducting defect triage meeting and explaining the severity and priority of the defects identified and also updating the defect status to the development and testing team.
• Coordinating and working with offshore and getting status reports on time.
• Identifying the risk in current project/module and reporting it to business.
• Prepared test evaluation summary reports for every release and uploading in shared location.
• Prepared weekly QA Dashboard reports and shared with the team.
• Conducting defect triage meetings twice in a week based on no of the defects.
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Done different migration testing like Akamai, SVN with in Liberty and out of Liberty network.
• Prepared daily status reports and updated the status to project team and internal management.
• Actively involved in retrospective meetings for C1,C2 and Final one & providing feedback.

Confidential, IN

QA Lead

Environment: JAVA, HP ALM, DB Visualizer, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google chrome, SOAP UI

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Designing test scenarios and test cases for functional testing, regression testing, adhoc testing, smoke testing, system integration testing, database testing and uploading the test cases in ALM 11.0 (HP Quality Centre) once it is approved by BA signoff.
• Designing test case template in excel to upload the test cases in ALM & prepared test cases directly in ALM for change requests.
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.
• Worked on web services testing using SOAP UI and REST services.
• Performed database testing using DB visualizer for comparing the front end and backend results .
• Responsible for performing cross browser testing.
• Responsible for performing IOS testing on Ipad and IPhones.
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects HP ALM & RTC as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Conducting defect triage meeting and explaining the severity and priority of the defects identified and also updating the defect status to the development and testing team.
• Prepared test strategy and estimate documents and reviewed with the team
• Coordinating and working with offshore and getting status reports on time.
• Identifying the risk in current project/module and reporting it to business.
• Prepared test summary reports for every release and uploading in shared location.
• Prepared weekly QA Dashboard documents and sharing with the team.
• Conducting defect triage meetings (every day and weekly meetings).
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Done different migration testing like Akamai, SVN with in Liberty and out of Liberty network.
• Prepared daily status reports and updated the status to project team and internal management.
• Actively involved in retrospective meeting & providing feedback.
• Involved in UAT testing by providing support to the UAT team

Confidential

QA Engineer

Environment: MTM,TFP, .Net, Oracle 10g,HTML5,Main Frames, Internet Explorer, Firefox, SOAP UI Confidential is the commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Integrated Client Information System. The project supports the administration of a number of health and human services programs (also called benefits) designed to further the Department of Public Welfare’s mission to protect Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens. Confidential technology enables citizens to apply for programs to collect and verify data to determine eligibility for programs.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Cases.
• Generated Test Scenarios, Test Cases for all levels of testing to cover all over Quality and Assurance Testing.
• Worked on SCRUM Project Management and Agile scrum Methodologies for Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios on sprint basis.
• Performed INT,SAT, Functional, Regression, smoke, adhoc testing.
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Writing test cases, executing and logging defects using Microsoft Test Manager as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Investigating bugs and interacting with developers and use MTM as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Used TFP for management to coordinate with team
• Ensuring the defect delivered, per schedule given by the development team.
• Identifying test cases for end to end regression test suite and ensuring the testing is performed against test suite for each version/off version.
• Prepared daily status reports and updated the status to project team and internal management.
• Prepared test summary reports for every release and reviewing with the team.
• Actively involved in retrospective meeting.

Confidential

Sr. QA Engineer

Environment: Quality Center, Rally, JAVA, Java Script, UNIX, VB Script, HTML, XML, Oracle, SQL, Windows NT/XP,SOAP UI

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications to provide inputs to develop Test Plan and Test Cases.
• Generated Test Scenarios, Test Cases for all levels of testing to cover all over Quality and Assurance Testing.
• Tested the application in various mobile Operating systems like IOS and Android .
• Worked on SCRUM Project Management and Agile scrum Methodologies.
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios on sprint basis.
• Performed System, Functional, Regression, Adhoc, Configuration, and Cross browser testing,
• Tested the Integration of different modules.
• Web services testing for the modules that consumes web services using SOAPUI tool
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development team.
• Executing and Logging defects using Quality Center as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Investigating bugs and interacting with developers and use Quality Center as Defect Tracking Tool.
• Prepared test cases using Rally tool.
• Attending team meetings and project reviews.
• Providing support for the UAT team.
• Experience in Trouble shooting the issue, Performed defect root cause analysis.
• Involved in web services testing.
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios by offshore.

Confidential, Paramus, NJ

Sr.QA Engineer

Environment: HTML,MS Excel, UNIX, Win NT,SQL, Quality Center, Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3,5,Safari 4, Java,J2EE, oracle,Hudson/Jenkins, SOAPUI,UNIX,Tomcat Server,SOAP

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing system design specifications and Functional Requirement Document and developed Test Scenarios and Test cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Implemented Agile methodology.
• Designed the test cases in MS Excel and then uploaded them into the Quality Center.
• Associated test cases with their requirement using coverage and used coverage analysis view in Quality center to ensure all requirements are tested.
• Involved in preparing Requirement Tracebility Matrix .
• Created high level requirement, test cases into the Quality Center, executed manual test cases from test lab and logged the defects using defect module.
• Participated in peer review meetings for created test cases.
• Tailed the logs using UNIX .
• Reviewed Test Plan and Test case document.
• Having good experience in trouble shooting the Issues.
• Performed System, Functional, Compatibility, (UAT)User Acceptance Testing .
• Performed Database Testing using SQL to inspect & Verify Back end Database Tables updates
• Create standard testing life cycle flow diagram for projects ad presented to test team.
• Send status report and daily tracking report to test manager.
• Worked closely with the application development and design and testing team.
• SQL Queries for backend testing.

Confidential, NYC

Sr.QA Engineer

Environment: Windows XP UNIX, Informix, SQL, JAVA, J2EE, Tomcat, JUNIT, Java Script, HTML, IE 6.0,7.0,8.0, 9.0, Mozilla fire fox3.5/4.0, Firebug, XML, HP Quality Center, ZIRA, Hudson.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed functional specifications and and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing.
• Performed Test case design for page template module, split in event and interaction.
• Executed the test cases in test, Integration and staging environments.
• Prepared, distributed and tracks defect reports using defect tracking tools.
• Performed root cause analysis.
• Used Hudson for Build Management for each release, QA, integration and staging environments.
• Actively participated in GUI testing, Functional testing, System testing.
• Performed black box testing.
• Prepared test plans, test cases, test reports and test estimates.
• Prepared, distributed and tracks defect reports using defect tracking tools.
• Tested the Integration of different modules.
• Strong knowledge on Functional Testing.
• Ran Smoke tests on QA environment for every build from development Team.
• SQL queries for backend testing.
• Tailed the logs using UNIX.
• Used JIRA for reporting defects and Resolution of the defect.
• Interacted with developers to report software bugs and re-tested the fixed issues.
• Tester the major features of application in test, staging and performed quick sanity check in production environments

Confidential, Waterbury, CT

QA Engineer

Environment: Windows 2003/XP/Vista, UNIX, ESX, VMware Infrastructure client, Oracle Apex, SQL, Apache, HTTP Server, Subversion, Firebug, HTML, Mozilla Fire fox, XML, AJAX, ANT, HP Quality Center.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and Reviewed the Business requirement document and Use Case Document.
• Implemented AGILE methodologies
• Performed black box testing.
• Participated in weekly Sprint Review Meeting, and Retrospective meetings .
• Generated Various Report using QC Dashboard like Defect Aging, Test Coverage Report, Defect Per Sprint or Cycle and Weekly Project Test Execution Report.
• Actively involved in writing test plans, test scenarios and test matrix (traceability matrix).
• Used Quality Center as Test Repository for Requirements, Test plans, mapping business requirements to Test sets, archiving the Test results by build wise, Tracking Defects, Analyzed the productivity based on the open, closed, blocked, Reopened bugs
• Designed and executed test plan based on the functional requirements.
• Involved in providing the Testing Effort estimates and provided the timely feedback on progress of the testing activity.
• Wrote test cases and performed Manua l Testing like Positive Testing and Negative Testing, Regression, Functional testing, Integration, Unit Testing.
• Customization and Environment set up for Quality center and maintaining all scripts under the Quality Center and used the Quality Center as central repository to maintain the different releases test cases.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using Quality Center.
• As part of compatibility testing, executed the workflow manager web application related test cases on different browsers like Internet Explorer and Mozilla Fire Fox on different Operating Systems.(validation).
• Involved in preparation of Defect aging reports and Task closure reports on sprint basis.
• SQL Queries for backend testing to check the data integrity and data consistency.
• SQL Queries for backend testing.