SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience in the field of Software Testing and Quality Assurance with knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle, Defect Management Life Cycle and QA Methodologies.
• Expertise in writing Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases from requirements and Use Cases.
• Experienced in working with business analysts, development groups in analyzing business specifications and in working with other testers to resolve technical and end - user issues.
• Experienced in working in different SDLC methodologies like Agile and Waterfall model.
• Extensively experienced in testing of Web based and Client/Server Applications.
• Experienced in Automated and Manual Testing based on the functional specification for the Functional, Regression, GUI usability and System Testing.
• Good Knowledge in using JIRA for identifying, logging, tracking and escalating bugs.
• Proficient in creating and executing test cases, writing test scripts from requirement documents and functional design documents using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in using HP ALM/Quality Center for Bug tracking and Defect reporting.
• Experienced in writing and executing Complex SQL queries and PL/SQL statements for Back-end testing.
• Experienced in creating, enhancing and maintaining high-end test scripts for various functional and regression testing using QTP/UFT and VBScript.
• Good knowledge of using QTP/UFT for Regression testing.
• Experienced in writing VB script for creating Descriptive programming, Function library, Optional steps, Capturing values using QTP/UFT.
• Extensively Experienced in Recovery scenarios for QTP/UFT using VB script.
• Experienced in Web Services / SOA Testing, XML Schema, WSDL, Web Services Automation with Soap UI tool and QTP/UFT API testing module.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner and team player.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in designing, developing, and implementing innovative business process and provided system solutions using new approaches.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows, MS DOS, Unix/Linux

Utilities/Other Tools: SOAPUI, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, Visual Studio

Testing Tools: HP QTP, SOAP UI, HP UFT, HP Quality Center, HP ALM, JIRA

Languages: VB Script, SQL

Databases: Oracle, DB2, MS Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

QA Automation Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering sessions with client end users to get understanding and perspective of client’s business model.
• Prepared Test plan, Test cases and Test data from analyzing the requirements.
• Involved in creating Test plan for functional and integration testing phase.
• Performed sanity, smoke, positive, negative and regression testing.
• Performed Manual, GUI, Functional, Regression, and Smoke testing on the application and Role based testing for SharePoint application.
• Performed Logging of defects using bug tacking tool JIRA in the defects tab.
• Implemented HP ALM for Test Planning, Test Case writing, Test Execution and Requirement Mapping with Test Cases.
• Scheduled and executed manual test cases through HP ALM; involved in defect reporting in HP ALM.
• Performed defect tracking and reporting using HP ALM.
• Performed Back end testing using SQL Quires.
• Generated Automation Scripts from Scratch for UFT.
• Performed data driven testing by data driver wizard and parameterization in UFT for web based application.
• Created various Custom functions using VB scripting in UFT.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using UFT.
• Developed script and performed Web Services testing using Soap UI tool for functional and regression testing.
• Worked with Team and Business Analysts to resolve the defects while testing the application.
• Generated defect reports and execution status reports for daily and weekly reviews.
• Discussed the defects found with developers and designers to determine if they comply with the requirements.
• Explored software defects.

Environment: CSS, Java Script, MS SQL Server, Web Services, JIRA, Soap UI, HP ALM, UFT, MS Project, .Net, PHP, C, C++, VBScript, Java, Windows, UNIX, MS Excel, MS Word.

Confidential, Lewiston, ME

QA Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Preparing Test Plan, Test cases and Test data from analyzing the requirements.
• Involved in all phases of testing from attending BRD review meetings to Release testing in different test environments.
• Performed in designing Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test reports.
• Performed Manual, GUI, Functional, Regression, and Smoke testing on the application and Role based testing for SharePoint application.
• Involved in reporting the defects through JIRA and tracking them on daily basis.
• Performed manual testing as an ongoing process of the development life cycle using HP ALM.
• Provided weekly updates through status report using HP ALM.
• Wrote SQL queries and executed procedures to perform back-end testing for the expected results.
• Involved in modifying and coding VBScripts with conditional statements and loops in UFT testing tool.
• Performed functional testing with UFT, defined various checkpoints to verify results and performed tests using test-driven data.
• Created and prepared the test data and test scripts in UFT for Data Driven Testing.
• Involved in writing test cases and executing Web Services using SOAP UI.
• Developed and maintained the user guides for UAT testing support
• Supported UAT testing and created defect guidelines.
• Worked with release manager to prepare for releases for testing environment.
• Involved in assisting with application training of new resources.

Environment: MS Project, CSS, SQL Server, MS Word, Windows, SQL, C#, MS Visio, PowerPoint, SOAP UI, UNIX, VB Script, XML, JIRA, HP ALM, UFT, Java, J2EE, Java Script, MS Excel, C/C++.

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Wrote test cases and updated Test plans for the logistics module based on Use cases.
• Prepared Test Data Basing on the Supply chain implementation.
• Involved in all the phases of Test Automation development life cycle.
• Analyzed and identified the areas of a project for Test Automation.
• Created Automation scripts in such way that to results can be generated in Text file, Excel and HTML formats.
• Tracked and monitored defects using Quality Center/ALM.
• Worked with development members on bug reproduction and fixes; and updated management on testing results, activities and planning using Quality Center/ALM.
• Wrote simple and complex SQL queries using SQL Developer.
• Wrote SQL queries to do backend testing to verify data; worked with MS SQL Server to do backend testing.
• Recorded automated test cases using QTP/UFT.
• Customized QTP/UFT installed and enabled add-ins for application.
• Involved in System testing and UAT testing.
• Involved in preparing Defect Analysis Report for every release.
• Participated in meetings and walkthroughs on scheduled and as-necessary basis.

Environment: Agile, C, C++, C#, MS Word, UNIX, MS Excel, TOAD, Oracle, SQL Server, Quality Center/ALM, QTP/UFT, Java, Java Script, Windows, HTML, MS Visio, .Net.