SUMMARY:

• Around 5 years of diverse experience in Information Technology with an emphasis on Software Quality Assurance in Banking and Retail/eCommerce.
• Excellent understanding of the Agile Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), STLC and the role of Quality Assurance.
• Exposure to Manual Testing of applications developed on Windows and UNIX platform.
• Lead software test engineering team activities within and across projects and releases
• Design and execute project test plan and strategies for regulated medical devices.
• Define measurements and report summarization of data.
• Work cross - functionally with developers, test team members, configuration and infrastructure teams to design tests and related activities.
• Experienced in developing Test Plans, Test Cases based upon the business requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of SDLC methodologies.
• Experienced in testing Client/Server and Web-Based Applications.
• Experience in Black Box, positive, Negative, Data-driven, Unit, Integration, System, Front-End and Back-End Testing.
• Also experienced in Regression and Functional Testing.
• Proficiency in interacting with Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 databases using SQL.
• Used Quality Center for Bugs reporting and communicating to developers, product support and test team members.
• Ability to quickly understand and interpret business requirements.
• Good Documentation and Process Management skills with an ability to effectively understand the business requirements to develop a quality product.
• Excellent in communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Good team player with the ability to lead, manage and work independently in a time sensitive environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quality Center/ALM

Bug Reporting Tools: ALM/Quality Center, JIRA

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, DB2

Query Tools: TOAD, MS SQL Server, My SQL

Other Tools: MS Office Suite (word, Excel, Power point, Visio)

Web Browser: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Mozilla Firefox

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Menomonee Falls, WI

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with SMEs for SUT and provided an overview and knowledge regarding various modules of application to test team members.
• Gathered requirements, organized team meetings requirements from business users such as insurance policy managers, generated business process models, & use-case models, and created business requirements document (BRD) & functional requirements document (FRD)
• Developed Test Strategy Document, Test Plan, Test Scenarios
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases to test the Screens and workflows for Quality Assurance.
• Performed various testing like system testing, integration testing, functional testing, and end to end testing in the Order Management System in Manhattan system for the client environment.
• Provided test team status reports on weekly basis to the project manager.
• Work in Agile, scrum, and sprint environment in order to change the requirements and features set.
• Expert in writing test scripts manually.
• Accelerate the implementation of a complete Order Management System (OMS) to support a new distribution partner and more rapidly enable Omni Channel capabilities
• Wrote complex SQL statements with different kinds of join conditions
• Executed SQL queries on back-end data base (oracle) for Data Validation
• Participated in daily Scrum meetings and sprint reviews and Implement AGILE QA processes and practices for efficient test and defect management.
• Utilized Defect module of ALM/Quality Center for Defect Management.
• Created and maintained back-end testing on the oracle database.
• Performed Defect Management activities to prioritize and resolve any issue/bug found during various software testing cycles such as SIT, UAT, Smoke Tests etc.
• Generated various reports such as Test Execution Status/Progress, Defect Status for project stakeholders and submitted them on daily and weekly basis.
• Reported bugs in ALM/QUALITY CENTER.

Environment: s: OMS Manhattan, Oracle, SQL, Java, Asp.net, QTP, ALM/Quality Center, Jira, SOAP UI, API, XML, Linux, Quick Test Pro, Web logic, Share Point, UNIX, POS Registers

Confidential, Chicago IL

QA Analyst / UAT Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases to test the Screens and workflows for Quality Assurance.
• Analyzed Business Requirement Document and Technical Specifications Document to identify
• Expert in writing test scripts manually.
• Reported defects using the Defects module of ALM/Quality Center.
• Bug Reporting and Tracking using JIRA.
• Comprehensive knowledge about Agile systems and its application in business enterprises work frame
• Using Agile methodology to come up with test scenarios and test cases
• Identify the client/organizational needs and provide suitable Agile system based solutions
• Tested application under the Agile, scrum and sprint development and process.
• Ability to work using cross functional using Agile Methodology.
• Experience in performing end-to-end User acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Worked with the business users in order to understand and document test scenarios related to critical business process/features/workflows regarding the web application.
• Developed and executed test cases test Scenarios and followed-up defects using ALM/Quality Center.
• Tracked defects using ALM/Quality Center.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases to test the Screens and workflows for ALM/Quality Center.
• Work in Agile, scrum, and sprint environment in order to change the requirements and features set.
• Reviewed extensive SQL Queries with complex multi-table joins and nested queries
• Created and managed system testing schedule.
• Conducted reviews with clients and User acceptance Testing teams
• Developed and executed test cases and test Scenarios and followed-up defects using ALM/Quality Center.
• Used JIRA bug tracking tool to report application bugs and enhancements request and discussed with developers to resolve technical issues
• Extensively involved in developing Test cases for various Trading systems like Equities, Bonds, Mutual funds etc

Environment: ALM/Quality Center, Manual Testing Methods, JIRA, UAT, System Testing, Java, J2EE, MS SQL Server, Etc.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed design, requirements and identified potential gaps and ensured the requirements were complete, comprehensive.
• Identified Testable vs. Non-Testable, Compliance and Regulatory requirements.
• Performed Manual Testing and Automated Testing of applications developed on various environments.
• Prepared BAS (Business Assurance Testing Strategy) document.
• Designed, developed and executed Infrastructure System Test cases and Document Test results.
• Designed Test cases in coordination with other teams.
• Wrote Test documentation such as Test plans, Test cases, Test matrices, Check lists.
• Created the Test Traceability Matrix for tracking the issues right from the requirements.
• Provided comprehensive and detailed information within the current defect management tool.
• Wrote SQL queries for back end verification and validation using several SQL statements and joins.
• Used Selenium Web Driver to test web sites and their systematic updates for functionality, usability, regression, performance, browser and operating systems compatibility.
• Performed Regression testing for new builds and every modification in the application.
• Participated in maintenance and refinement of internal quality control programs.
• Determined and executed appropriate system-side testing for each project.
• Performed research and development in response to business or technical needs of projects.
• Effectively communicated, collaborated with business and technical teams and delivered on time.
• Effectively managed projects from planning to delivery.
• Created status and test result reports for management and represented the group in status meetings.
• Involved in developing and implementing detailed Test strategies, Test plans and Test cases.
• Tested the application for Functionality and created modification requests, assigned modification requests to respective developers.
• Performed Regression tests to verify whether modification made in the application did not cause unintended adverse side effects.
• Identify record, track and prioritize defects within the integration and stage environments.
• Created and set up Test data in preparation for automation.
• Provided scope definition for testing and identified required Regression testing to assure best quality.
• Conducted Regression Testing whenever some code module was changed; identified risks and developed mitigation strategies.
• Prepared and delivered reports, recommendations, or alternatives to address existing and potential trouble areas in projects.
• Involved in preparation of Test Workflow Document.
• Implemented quality assurance standards as needed.
• Involved in attending meetings with the business users.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, Manual Testing Methods, JIRA,SQL Agile, SDLC, Internet explorer, Windows, Waterfall, MS Office, Web Services, SOAP UI, XML, UAT, etc.