SUMMARY:

• Strong SDLC experience in Agile, RAD, Waterfall & RUP technologies
• Use Case Modeling, UML (Use case, Sequence diagram, Activity diagram, State diagram), User Acceptance Testing Management, Test Case and Defects Management
• Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Commercial Banking, Retail
• Professional with extensive 7 years of experience in Financial services industry.
• Superior track record of working with diverse team and implementing projects successfully.
• Expertise in Analyzing and Testing data management, business intelligence, data warehousing, ETL solutions.
• Good experience in testing market data and reference data management systems in Asset Management & Investment Banking domains.

SKILLS INVENTORY:

O/S: Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista & 7/8/8.1/10

Bug Tracking Tools: ALM/ Quality Center(Application Life Cycle Management),JIRA,, Bugzilla

Req. Management Tools: Rational Requisite Pro & Enterprise Architect, Together Solo & MS Project

Modeling Tools: MS Visio, Enterprise Architect & Rational Rose

Processes/Technologies: Waterfall, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile, Clear case, Clear Quest, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Use Cases Workflow & UML

Software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, SQL Server, Data Warehousing Solutions, Oracle Data Management Solutions - Golden-Source, Asset-Control etc.

Web Dev. Tools: MS-Front Page, Interdev HTML, DHTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing Test Plans, creating Test Scripts, Team Co-ordination and Documentation.
• Analyze system requirements and formulate scenarios in ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) for the Functionality, Navigation, Performance and Security testing of the application.
• Participated in all the phases of SDLC, starting from Requirement, Design, Development, Testing and Implementation phase.
• Verified the functional aspect as per the Business Process and validated the interfaces with the other systems.
• Involved in development of test cases from Use cases
• Performed manual testing of the functionality of the application by inserting varying data on different test runs.
• Experience in writing SQL and PL/SQL queries in oracle database using toad.
• Extensively involved in testing the GUI of the application.
• Submitting weekly status updates and reports showing the progress of Testing.
• Involved in developing test suites for various Types of testing, developed and executed the test plans for Functional Testing, Regression testing, Integration Testing, UAT.
• Performed Business functionality testing, which involved testing of all core functions of the application. Organized and coordinated the User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in back end-testing scenarios based on User/ functional requirements.
• Generated Test conditions using the test scenarios for Functional, System, Integration testing.
• Reported defects Using ALM bug tracking tool to the Developers and performed regression testing after fixing the bugs by going through all test case scenarios.
• Worked with development team to understand assigned modules/new product features for the purpose of developing test cases.
• Attended various meetings with the developers, clients, and the management team to discuss major defects found during testing, enhancement issues, and future design modifications.
• Responsible for validating account and premium summary reports whether they are pulling correct data in SQL generated report.
• Reported coverage failure rates and then provided builds and release summaries to the project development team
• Developed project document templates based on SDLC methodology. Ensured that all artifacts are in compliance with corporate SDLC Policies and guidelines.
• Set up definitions & processes for Unit testing, Performance testing & Regression testing. Performed user acceptance test (UAT) & reviewed & tested QA test plans.
• Conducted & developed Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) plans accurately.
• Functioned as the liaison between the business line, operations, and technical areas throughout the project cycle, trading application & customer migration.
• Prepared status reports, documented process flows, policies & procedures & developed training materials and executed training using Business Objects & crystal reports.

Confidential, Providence, RI

Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Obtained detailed knowledge of business process being followed in the project environment.
• Lead business teams to successfully understand client needs & requirements according to product & price reference data, data distribution & data mapping techniques.
• Converted the client requirements, business rules / functional specifications into Test Cases.
• Managed all the requirements and change requests and made updated requirements available to all team members involved in the project and ensured were tested as per the prioritization
• Developed Test Plans based on the business requirement specification documents, Functional Specification Documents as well as high-level Scope Documents.
• Integrated and tested functionality for multiple components for achieving the ability to send and receive currency/ cash via various EFT (electronic funds transfer) systems e.g. ACH.
• Worked on business requirements of financial transactions of ACH such as Bill payment, EBT, Wire Transfer, EFT, Credit Cards.
• Developed and supported requirements for service flow of corporate actions response, Currency, Free movement, Mutual Fund Order & execution, Non financial transactions & trading operational processing electronic trading platform such as TSYS.
• Implemented Agile methodology for different phases of application development of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Designed & developed Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Participated in System Testing, System Integration testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Disaster Recovery Testing etc
• Managed the Test Environments and Releases to the Test Environments for version controlling
• Defined and implemented the Defects Management Process and ensure the Development Team follows the process
• Conducted Manual Testing at various phases of the project development.
• Carried out UAT based on business requirements, technical specifications & product knowledge.
• Identified internal & external system requirements, design & configuration set-up, also created User Documentation and conducted training classes.

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Confidential, Wayne, NJ

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business projects & requirements for managing the overall Test Scope
• Facilitated the Customer in defining high-level Business & Functional Requirements.
• Analyzed existing systems logic difficulties & revised them as needed.
• Verified the correlation between UML diagrams and developed detail activity diagrams.
• Determined & developed test approaches & methods for System, System integration, functional, UAT, load & performance testing according to application complexity & test requirement.
• Documented test plan and test cases using Quality center. Updated and documented the Test Evidence
• Identify the Test schedules, environments, resources, methodologies, cases, documentation, and reporting criteria.
• Defined testing Entry and Exit criteria, ensured business and technology acceptance.
• Responsible for creation and maintenance of test matrix and traceability matrix.
• Involved extensively in conducting integration, and UAT testing.
• Worked closely with the Stakeholders to come up with the UAT Test Cases, Test Plan and coordinated based on the agreed plans and Schedules.
• Involved in all the phases of quality testing process that was designed and developed for this project.
• Produced daily, weekly metrics and status reports for senior management.
• Facilitated sessions with senior staff to identify the business flows and determine whether any current or proposed systems are impacted by the transactions based on the Test Results identified during Testing.
• Developed a work plan detailing tasks & efforts required effectively.
• Organized Defect Review meeting with relevant parties (Development, Business Analysts) and was responsible to track the defects for closure.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Test Case creation based on the business requirement catalog
• Ensured all Test Cases are traced back to the Requirements and Use cases (Traceability Matrix)
• Worked with the Test team to execute and document the Test Results
• Participated in the System Testing, Regression testing of the Loan Application functionality
• Involve in decision-making process for criticality/ severity of the defects raised during testing
• Facilitated sessions with senior staff to identify the business flows and determine whether any Current or proposed systems are impacted by the transaction based on test results
• Provided input to the Test Plans and Test Strategy creation
• Logged Defects in Quality Center and participated in the Defects meetings to provided details of the defects raised and agree on the resolution
• Assisted the Test Team in prioritizing the defects based on the discussions with the Stakeholders