SUMMARY:

• 5 years of professional experience in IT as a Software Testing / Quality Assurance Tester with Mainframe applications, web based software applications and client server applications across multiple technologies and platforms
• Involved in the full SDLC of the application from understanding the business requirements, reviewed of Functional and Design Specifications, developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Data, built RTM and Test Coverage Matrix
• Excellent understanding of the Mortgage, Financial, Banking and Insurance Applications
• Hands on experience and applied knowledge on both Agile and Waterfall Methodology
• In depth understanding in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, often with competing priorities and complexities
• Attended Sprint Grooming and Sprint Planning meetings to analyze the Sprint Backlog items and provide proper estimates
• Successfully utilized bug and defect tracking tools like JIRA, AGM, ALM QC
• Strong knowledge on testing web services with Soap UI Web service testing
• Experienced in executing SQL queries for back - end testing in order to view successful transactions of data and validating data
• Well versed with various types of testing such as Smoke, Functional, Positive, Negative, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End to End Testing
• Good understanding of Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development
• Understanding of test automation framework with Data Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid Framework approach using UFT/QTP with VBScript
• Hands on experience in designing and developing Test plans, Test cases, Test scenarios, Test scripts
• Strong Knowledge of Quality Assurance methodologies, approaches, practices and techniques including utilization of Scrum/Agile methodology
• Excellent ability investigating software bugs and communicating with Business Analysts to resolve technical issues
• Hands on experience providing defect status and testing status to the team lead / manager
• Successfully created Cucumber feature files using Gherkin language
• Successfully created, and linked test cases , bug reports and summary reports using JIRA , AGM and ALM
• Well versed in analyzing User Stories and Acceptance Criteria to make sure User Stories are concise, clear and testable
• Quick learner, with an ability to comprehend new ideas, methods, technologies, and concepts easily
• Strong capability of adaptation and learning new tools, techniques, and approaches
• Self-motivated, diligent, dedicated, detail-oriented, and innovative team player

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP UFT 11.5, Soap UI

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, AGM, ALM

Languages: VB-script, SQL, HTML, XML, JSON, Gherkin

Databases: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS, UNIX

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in testing activities including communicating team status, creating and executing test cases, creating and verifying defects, reporting Test Metrics, Test plans and Test Cases
• Successfully prepared Test Plan and Test cases based on requirements document, design documents and functional specifications
• Took part in meetings with BA / PO, developers and Test Lead to discuss documentation
• Responsible for Preparation of the Test Strategy and guiding the team
• Prepared Test Data and Executed test scripts manually/automatically and compared actual results to the expected results
• Logged the defects and coordinated efforts with the development team to resolve the problems using defect-tracking tool like AGM
• Involved in creation and execution of manual test cases for checking the flow of the application.
• Performed Functionality, Positive and Negative testing, to verify the validity of the failed test cases, logged the defects and assigned them
• Provided daily updates and test estimates to development team in meetings and gathered information from planning meetings for every release
• Translated manual test cases to cucumber feature file using Gherkin language, to help test automation process
• Worked under Agile Methodology & created Test Cases, Test Plan, Traceability Matrix and Defect Report documents
• Participated in SCRUM life-cycle ceremonies: Daily Standup, Sprint Grooming , Sprint Planning , Sprint Demo , Sprint Retrospective
• Extensively worked in testing the Web services using SOAP UI
• Created SQL queries to performed back-end testing in MySQL
• Responsible for UAT , also participated in Production Shake Out
• Mentored junior Quality Assurance Testers in writing test scenarios, analyzing requirement documents and reporting defects
• Facilitated a daily defect review meeting for team members, Business SME’s, Project management, development and other Technical team members to review Critical/High prioritize defects
• Conducted Data Validation checks by comparing the UAT backend Database and the Production Database
• Analyzed the results of tests executed and reported bugs to the development team using AGM
• Performed the backend testing using SQL Statements and validated the data integrity.

Confidential

Software Developer - Network Testing Automation

Responsibilities:

• Strong capabilities of software architecture design and user experiences improvement with track records
• Deep understanding of python and at least another one programming language
• Practitioners of object-oriented programming, high quality code review, agile development, and continuous integration
• Genuine passion for making things simple and automated through software way
• Strong problem analysis and solving skills
• Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules
• Involved in Planning and Analysis of the project and creating Test Plan, Test Scripts, and Test Cases
• Participated in analyzing and maintaining requirements and created Traceability Matrix (RTM) between Requirements and Test Cases
• Executed functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing during the various phases of the application testing
• Supported all major production releases
• Analyzed test results and tracked software defects, recorded, documented and reported defects
• Communicated with Development Team to resolve and retest defects.
• Interacted with developers and users to analyze the business requirements and functional specifications.
• Attended project team meetings with business analysts for clarifying the total functionality of the project
• Documented test plans and test cases based on solution definition documents and use case documents
• Analyzed requirements, system design and prepared the test strategy
• Actively participated in Daily Scrum, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Performed end-to-end QA process for various kinds of tests such as Functional testing, Negative testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing
• Used Quality Center to prepare Test cases, Test Plan and Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Prepared test data for both positive and negative testing
• Strong knowledge on testing web services with Soap UI Web service testing
• Attended review meetings and walkthroughs to discuss the status of the project
• Assisted with the implementation, maintenance, and support of test tools and test environments
• Participated in discussions test process improvements, policies, and best practices
• Investigated in a production environment to reproduce and understand issues

Confidential

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Plan, Test cases and Test Scripts for moderate scope and complex projects, working with cross-functional team on approach
• Responsible for preparing Test cases and Test Scripts based on requirement document
• Use execution and defect data to provide regular updates to team
• Ensure acceptance criteria are concrete and testable, providing feedback and alternatives when necessary
• Performed various tests such as Sanity/Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance testing
• Performed manual testing and regression testing activities for new releases
• Developed and executed manual test scenarios
• Performed Functionality, Positive and Negative testing, logged the defects in defect management system
• Involved requirement traceability matrix document for mapping the requirement with test cases
• Created SQL queries to performed back-end testing in Oracle DB
• Interacted with the development team to assure that all the defects and quality problems are addressed.
• Exposed in reviewing and analyzing user requirements, participated in Verification, Validation and acceptance testing for developed software
• Participated in Daily Standup, Sprint Grooming , Sprint Planning , Sprint Demo , Sprint Retrospective meetings
• Strong knowledge on testing web services with Soap UI Web service testing
• Suggested and implemented corrective actions whenever required
• Interacted with the development team to assure that all the defects/ quality problems are addressed.
• Involved in reviewing and analyzing user requirements, participated in Verification, Validation and acceptance testing for developed software