Qa Analyst Resume
NY
SUMMARY:
- Professional & competent in Quality Assurance/Software Testing industry with hands - on & technical expertise using leading testing tools throughout various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). I’m currently available for new & challenging opportunities as Quality Assurance Analyst/Manual/Automation Engineer.
- Experienced in the IT industry in performing Manual and Automation Testing of Client-server and Web-based applications by using various software testing tools.
- Practical experience in testing throughout all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by following testing standards, test processes, and Test Methods in ensuring quality of AUT
- Deep knowledge and hands-on Development Methodologies - Waterfall, Iterative, Agile and Scrum
- Hands on experience of different Software Testing Levels - Functional, Smoke, Regression, Integration, System/E2E, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to test specific program functions and testing of entire application and interfaces
- Testing experience on Web based & client-server systems developed on various technologies & languages - PHP, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Java, Visual Basic, J2EE, HTML, .Net, ASP.Net, C
- Expertise in writing, executing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Harness, Test Bed, Test Cases & Test Scripts for Releases & Builds and the phases of Software Developing Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Proficient in using HP Quality Center (QC) - Customization, Project Administration, Defect Reporting, Requirements gathering, Test Execution, Test Cases and Execution Reports
- Excellent scripting knowledge using Java to convert Manual Test Cases to automate/create Test Scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java
- Skilled in using Test & Defect management systems - HP Quality Center (QC), BugZilla, Jira
- Have strong analytical problem solving, written communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail and have strong desire for quality
- Working experience with RDBMSs & ability to write SQL statements to validate & retrieve data against DB
- Strive to apply best practices to utilize technology in the quality assurance process in Confidential way that ensures the delivery of stable systems while reducing support
- Ability to express & communicate with both technical and non-technical teammates verbally & written
TECHNICAL & COMPUTER SKILLS:
OS & Programming Language: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Win 95/98, UNIX, Mac OS, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C++, .Net, AJAX, JDBC, VB
QA/Software Testing Tools: HP Quality Center (QC), ALM Jira, Selenium Web-Driver, JavaHP LoadRunner, Litmus, WebTest, Cucumber, BrowserStack, Rally
Web Browsers & Databases: Oracle, SQL, SQL Developer, MS SQL Server 2000, Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Safari, Google Chrome
Microsoft & Other Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, ProjectsSnagIT, Jing, FileAid, FireBug, Measureit
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
QA Analyst
Confidential, NY
Responsibilities:
- Developed Test Scenarios and Test Cases in Excel & HP Quality Center based on Requirements Specifications, Use Cases and User Story
- Performed Manual & Automation Testing throughout Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) for multiple projects while supporting BAU tasks and Deployments
- Created Automation Test scenarios for Smoke, Functional & Regression testing using Intellij with Selenium WebDriver and Java for Shows, This Day in History, and Sales Site Projects
- Worked with offshore team and managed QA artifacts, prioritized the tasks and delegated tasks to offshore QA team members as needed to assure around the clock testing
- Hand-on expertise in developing reliable & robust Automation Test Scripts using Selenium Web-Driver with Java and creating Class & Methods for Page Object Module (POM) Framework
- Enhanced & maintained Automation Framework in Selenium by improving custom xPath, error handling methods, recovery scenarios and custom reporting results using TestNG
- Mapped & accurately maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to Use Case, Test Case, Test Scripts within Automation Framework in measuring the Automation Test Coverage
- Configured Selenium Web-Driver to launch multiple browsers running Test Scripts on remote VMs and reporting Test Execution Status via TestNG
- Actively Participated in Sprint Planning Meetings, Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Review Meetings and Sprint Retrospective Meetings
- Worked with offsite developers and offshore QA team members and successfully completed the KT (knowledge transfer) on PressBox, Shows, and sales site
- Executed the Functional, Smoke, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and System Testing against International sales site & Performed Cross-browser and Mobile Testing
- PressBox product on latest IE, Fire Fox, Google Chrome, & Safari on both Mac & Windows. Test on both iOS & Android platforms on various iPhones, iPads & Galaxy mobile devices & tablets
- Reviewed User Stories and Use Cases to ensure testable requirements and test cases and what needs to be solved or improved in Confidential new feature in Scrum environment
- Attended and actively contributed in Requirements Reviews and Walkthrough Meetings (RRWM) with Developers, Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert along with offsite Team
- Created Positive and Negative test scenarios and test cases for Planned and Pitched press release on PressBox
- Attended in Scrum Stand-ups Meeting and Code & Design Review meetings for QA updates, defect status, priority and Test Deliverables
- Created detailed Bug Report from Jira on daily basis and updated on Daily Stand-Up Meeting
- Logged defects using best practices and tracker defects thought the Defect Life Cycle (BLC) in ALM and Jira
Software Test Analyst
Confidential, MA
Responsibilities:
- Developed Test Suites of Manual Test Cases to verify software applications and procedures according Use Cases and User Stories
- Performed Manual Testing, Functional, Regression, UAT, Cross-Browser and System Testing of various PTR (Planning Tools & Resources), online banking and calculator modules
- Studied business requirements, created and executed detailed Test Cases in HP Quality Center (QC)
- Worked closely with PM, BA and Test Lead for conversion of Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and Technical Requirement Documents (TRD) into Test Plans, Manual Test Cases, and Test Scripts
- Attended in daily QA Status Meetings with Test Execution Reports and Defect Reports from HP Quality Center (QC) and interacted with Lead and Manager for tracking and resolving the Defects
- Logged defects by following Bug Life Cycle (BLC) in HP Quality Center (QC) and Jira
- Performed Smoke, Integration, System, Functional and Regression Testing for Featured Tools modules
- Worked closely with the product & development teams, both remote and local, to understand product requirements, architecture and technology
- Used Selenium Web-Driver with Java for Functional and Regression Testing and created Test Scripts using Java against web-based Retirements, Lifetime Economic Value, Income Gap calculators
- Integrated Selenium WebDriver and Jenkins with the Help of Sever Ops Team to scheduled the execution of Automated Test Scripts to perform Regression Testing on Confidential nightly basis/as requested by Dev Team
- Performed the Back-End Testing to ensure front-end data consistency with DB by writing SQL queries
- Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to measure testing process and coverage & created Test Data and Test Bed for final User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Run test suites from Cases folder to execution in conjunction with TOSCA.
- Attended Requirement Review Meeting and understood Use Cases and Business requirements and took notes
- Extensively used SQL for retrieving data used for the data warehouse, Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different test data
- Played leading role in writing Meeting Minutes by using professional & diplomatic language for QA Team
- Developed Selenium Web-Driver with Java using Javas for various functions to insert various checkpoints like Custom Checkpoint, Image Checkpoint and Database Checkpoint
Quality Assurance Analyst
Confidential, NY
Responsibilities:
- Review the Functional Requirement Specification document with the Business Analysts, Project Manager and Development team to assure sufficient Test Coverage of the Application Under Test (AUT)
- Developed Detailed Test Cases (Functional, Database and GUI) by following the best practices and worked with Database Admin to create necessary Test Data for Testing in Agile Environment
- Hands On Experience on Creating Data Driven Framework with TestNG annotations specifically for log in process, end to end function/regression scenarios & negative testing
- Successfully created an automation framework using Selenium with Java to increase test coverage across hundreds of test data sets by creating and using Confidential Data Driven Framework
- Created Automation Test scenarios for Smoke, Functional & Regression testing using Intellij with Selenium WebDriver and Java for multiple customer facing web application
- Drag and dropped the Test Cases folder to Execution tab and Run the Test Suite from Tosca
- Identified the root of the Bugs using Firebug and logged the defects with Summary, Description Steps to Reproduce and Confidential Screenshot
- Developed Test Scenarios and Test Cases in Excel & HP Quality Center based on Requirements Specifications, Use Cases and User Story
- Created Test Scenarios and Test cases in Rally based on the Requirement & User Stories
- Executed the Smoke & Functional test covering positive and negative scenarios, against Raptor - Metrics modules
- Worked closely with QA-Manager developed Test Plan and Test strategy and reviewed the Uses Cases and User Stories
- Collaborated with Offshore team and tested off hours for quick release and bug triage fixes