PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Accomplished and result - driven professional with over 10+ years of experience in quality assurance in the software industry.
• Hands-on senior test engineer with proven ability to direct and improve quality programs, reducing defects and improving overall efficiency and productivity.
• Highly adept at developing and implementing test strategies, operational procedures and quality methodologies to support development and release of business applications in the international geographically dispersed company.
• Expertise in testing of design tools, with familiarity in multiple programming languages.
• Able to train, lead and motivate effective cross functional teams.
• Experienced in the integration and testing of third party software.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Quality Assurance Tools: HP ALM, Quality Center, Redmine, SOAP UI, Test Track, Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Test Director, Load Runner, Confidential Rational Functional Tester, Selenium, TRAC, Bugzilla

Database Tools: CSM (Samson), SQL Server 2000, Oracle 9i & 10g, My SQL 4, DB2 9.1, Sybase, MS Access 2003

Languages: C/C++, Perl, Shell Script, Python, SQL, PL/SQL, XML, WSDL, JavaScript, JSP, Java

Web Applications: HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, Rally, Electric Flow

Web Servers: Java Web Server, Apache Server, Web Sphere. WebLogic, JReports Enterprise Server 8.0, JReport Designer

Tools: Rally, GIT, Electric Commander, RESTful Web API, VSS, SharePoint, MS Office

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, UNIX, Red Hat Linux 4.x and 5.x, Solaris 10, AIX 5.x, Windows 95 / 98 / NT / XP/ Vista, 7, 10.

Others: Set Top Box (STB), Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, TCP/IP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in an Agile environment with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI / CD) of RDK based IP STB.
• Involved in scrum events (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Daily Stand-Ups).
• Aided debugging of headend components by developing python scripts to extract and parse relevant logs.
• Integration testing for cloud DVR into Infinite Home on both IOS and Android platforms. Identified components that are needed for cloud DVR and install/modify/configure the components in the Infinite Home VMware environment so that cloud recording can be enabled in the cloud.
• Manual testing of recording feature on IOS (iPad) and Android (tablets, Amazon Fire TV) platforms using SOAP/REST/JSON interfaces.
• Developed sanity automated backend scripting for Infinite Home recording feature using Python, Shell scripting and Electric Commander.
• Participated in the CI-CD (continuous integration - continuous development) pipeline creation for Infinite Home project on VMware platform concentrating on automated tests running as part of extended tests suite (unit, sanity, regression and performance) after the build submitted by developer has been promoted for release.
• Extensive use of GitHub, Electric Commander for above assignments.
• Collaborated with other departments to build efficient and effective test environments.

Environment: Agile, Python, Selenium, Git, Git Hub, OpenStack, VMWare, Amazon AWS, Rally, Electric Commander, Electric Flow, Bash Shell scripting

System Integration Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Imported Test Case from Excel Spreadsheet into HP QC/ALM.
• Responsible for Updating Change request in HP QC/ALM (Test case and Test Lab).
• Responsible for Inputting Business and Functional Requirements in HP QC/ALM.
• Provided customers on site support to diagnose and root cause analysis of defects.
• Identified and analyzed data or requirement for questionable functions, inconsistencies in output at early stage of development to save company’s cost.
• Performed validation and regression testing of software releases and features on Confidential and Motorola Set Top Boxes (STB) to ensure quality products are released.
• Worked closely with hardware manufacturers and middleware developers to investigate driver related issues.
• Reported product defects, verified fixes, and closed bugs in Redmine to ensure quality of software, firmware, and hardware.
• Developed test cases and test plans to thoroughly meet the requirements of customer specifications and definition documents.
• Performed Sanity check against each Control Drop release to verify the system is properly upgraded followed by Regression testing to ensure the new functionality did not break the system.
• Performed daily checks on the test environment to ensure the test is done on the appropriate environment.

Environment: Agile, SOAP UI, REST, JSON, HP QC/ALM, Java, Unix, Linux, Redmine, XLD, IEX, iOS, Android

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lab Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in a Waterfall environment for Confidential Homelife based on ZigBee Home Automation Products thru different manufacturers.
• Set up and secure Wifi Access points, and assist management team with clever SSIDs and stronger passwords.
• Responsible for trouble-shooting, configuration, and calibration of both hardware and software at multiple test stations
• Responsible for writing and executing Test Plans and Test Cases for both frontend and backend aspect of the project.
• Documented station setup and qualification procedures and provided test data analysis to management.
• Performed testing on Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod with iControl security application.

Environment: MS Win 7, HP Quality Center, Apple iOS, Android, iControl, Honeywell and Alarm.com

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases using MS Word and Excel from requirement documents utilizing Waterfall development process.
• Responsible for updating new codes for VM based products.

Environment: Oracle 11g, .NET, HP Quality Center, HP QTP, Win 7, Windows Server 2003, VMware

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed testing for SARA hi-res guide on all Confidential Explorer 86xx, 85xx, 83xx, 46xx, 42xx, 16xx and 15xx series STB’s.
• Ran Test Runs, perform Regression testing, Test Readiness, Bug reproduction and verification and communicated with developers and provide them necessary logs.
• Tested various STB’s from vendors to evaluate DTA conformance.

Environment : DNCS, DAC, Bugzilla, Filzilla, DTACS, Java, Unix, Linux, XLD

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed testing on OCAP guide called Trio on Confidential and Motorola STB’s using Confidential ’s Cable Cards.
• Verified package were installed and function properly for SA ( Confidential ) and Motorola STB’s.

Environment: Waterfall, Quality Center, ICOMS, SeaChange, Aptiv, Concurrent, DAC, DNCS, Unix, Linux

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in writing and executing test cases for WCF based service layer for SPF Project.
• Created report templates, catalogs, and ad-hoc reports using HP Quality Center 11.

Environment: Oracle 11g, .NET, HP Quality Center 10.0, Win 7, Windows Server 2003, HP QTP

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created test plans, test cases, scenarios/scripts, in compliance with defined QA standards and methodologies using Mercury Quality Center.
• Performed automation testing using IEX, proprietary software from Confidential .
• Verified package were installed and function properly for SA ( Confidential ) and Motorola STB’s.

Environment: Quality Center 9.0, ICOMS, SeaChange, Aptiv, Concurrent, DAC, DNCS, IEX

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test cases based on functional specifications and design documents.
• Responsible for Manual Testing, Smoke Testing, Interface Testing and System Testing.
• Tracked software bugs using Quality Center and communicated the same to developers to resolve technical issues.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Unix, Oracle 10g, SQL, Windows XP, ICOMS, Rumba AS/400 Ver7.2.0, HTML, LDAP Browser/Editor 2.8.2, PuTTy 0.52, Vision - Provisioning Automation Tools, Citrix

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the project, Test Strategy and Test Approach as per requirement.
• Used SQuirrel SQL Client 2.5 to query Oracle and DB2 Database.
• Used Vandyke Software SecureFX 2.2.7 to transfer file securely and SecureCRT 4.1 as terminal emulation tool backend testing.

Environment: Trac 0.10.2, Confidential Rational Functional Tester 7.0, ASP.NET, SQL Client 2.5, Win XP, Solaris 10, AIX 5.x, Linux 4.x & 5.x, Oracle 10g, DB2 9.1, JReports Enterprise Server 8.0, JReport Designer, SecureFX 2.2.7, SecureCRT 4.1

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Performed manual testing for web based e-commerce site.
• Manual Defect Reporting through Test Director and Quality Center.
• Responsible for gathering requirements for different solicitations and business processes and write test cases and test scripts.
• Performed various CSM activities like activating subscribers, suspending, cancelling, payment activities on subscribers etc. in the process of preparing data for various projects that have worked.
• Performed daily Smoke Test and published results to business.

Environment: Test Director 8.0, Quality Center 9.0, .NET, Java, Oracle 9i/10g, Java, SQL Server, Windows XP Pro, CSM (SAMSON), ASP.NET