SUMMARY:

• Software testing professional with 12+ years of experience in the Testing Domain, with good experience in designing and executing test cases using test tools and tracking defects.
• Experience in Functional testing, System Testing, API testing, Database testing and Regression testing,
• Strong knowledge in Retail, Tax and Ticketing domain
• Strong Knowledge in Selenium WebDriver and TestNG
• Experience in working in Agile Scrum Team
• Expertise in POS Systems with 4690 OS
• Strong knowledge in Oracle SQL
• Strong knowledge in Software Testing Life cycle and Software Development Life cycle
• Experience in working as offshore QA Lead
• Experience in working as onsite - offshore coordinator
• Good oral, written communication skills and client interaction.
• A very good team player.
• Good technical coordination and leadership skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows, IBM 4690 (for POS Testing)

Test Management Tool: Microsoft Team Foundation Server, HPALM, HP Quality Center, JIRA

Automation Tool: Selenium WebDriver

Testing Framework: TestNG

Expertise in: testing Debit/Credit Card Reader device (ingenico, verifone)

Experience in: Web service API Testing using Rest Client

Database: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Oracle Certified Associate in 2008)

Tools: Putty,TV++, Rest Client

Bug reporting Tools: Microsoft, Team Foundation server, HPALM, HP Quality Center, JIRA

Experience in: Testing Mobile Applications

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• Involved in preparing Test plan documents
• Designing Test cases and Test Case Checklists
• Reviewing Test Cases and Test Case Checklists
• Estimation of tasks for the Team
• Executing Test cases and maintaining reports of the same
• Test execution for Functional, Regression and Integration Testing
• Identifying and analyzing defects
• Involved in Defect Reporting and Tracking
• Coordination with Development Teams for defect resolution
• Strong analytical skills
• SQL skills (Oracle Certified Associate in Oracle 9i)
• Experience in working in Agile Scrum Team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with end-users to understand business needs
• Ability to interact with the development Team to improve the quality of the product
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Sr. Test Analyst

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirement analysis and identified system impacts which help in identifying acceptance criteria;
• Perform QA Lead Role Activities in the project;
• Conduct regular interaction with the Managers, Database administrators, Software Developers, and Application Users from different departments and divisions of the client business areas to ensure the smooth running of the applications with respect to quality assurance;
• Perform the Onsite-Offshore Coordinator role and provide the daily project related updates from the client to Offshore Manager and Offshore QA Team;
• Work with the business analysis team in performing User Acceptance testing;
• Participate in Defect Triage meetings;
• Participate in Sprint Planning meetings, Scrum calls, and retrospective meetings;
• Prepare test plan strategy that contains a high-level overview of Test environments, Resources, Risk, Assumptions, tools to be used for test case creation, defect tracking, QA entry criteria and exit criteria;
• Prepare Test cases and Involve in preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix and map test cases;
• Performing Database Testing for the new enhancements added to the Application
• Performing Functional Testing, Load Testing and Performance Testing
• Involve in reviewing test case checklist prepared by the Team;
• Create complex Test data like Prod Environment for Test execution;
• Create Baseline Data setup to be used for Regression Testing;
• Prepare defect documentation and manage the defects until closure.
• Providing support to various QA Activities and Development activities related to the project
• Ensure that the software product meets all the business requirements by acting independently; provide QA sign- off, if all criteria are within acceptable limits of QA parameters;
• Provide Status updates of QA activities to the Scrum master

Confidential, Bentonville, AR

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing business requirements, Test planning and Test Case Design.
• Co coordinating with offshore on test case preparation and other test activities.
• Perform Functional Testing in POS Devices:- Terminals, Debit Readers, Controllers
• Execute Functional and Regression test cases.
• User Acceptance Testing
• Defect Triage Meetings
• Coordination with the Developers for the root cause analysis of bugs.
• Provide Status of QA activities to Project Managers at Onsite and offshore.
• Provide Daily Status update to the client side QA manager.
• Tracking of defects

Confidential, Costa Mesa CA

QA Engineer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacts with onsite Test Leads and Developers for Requirement gathering and analysis.
• Interacts with the onsite Test leads and Developers in clarifying the doubts raised by offshore Team
• Interacts with the offshore leads and assisting them in Project planning, Estimation, and Execution
• Performs Functional Testing, Data Base Testing, Regression testing and End-to-End testing
• Organizing and coordinating peer reviews of the test artifacts created by the team
• Defect Tracking and Root Cause Analysis of the defects
• Onsite communication with the client
• Involved in Project planning and Estimation
• Involved in presenting Business improvement suggestions to the client
• Involved in presenting Automation POC to the client
• Organizing and coordinating peer reviews of the test artifacts created by the team
• Consolidation and provision of status reports to the client daily in a clear and concise manner
• Performs Functional Testing, Data Base Testing, Regression testing and End-to-End testing
• Test Case designing and execution
• Creating Regression Test Suite and execution
• Defect Tracking and Documentation new resources

QA Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Onsite communication with the client
• Assisting the Leads in Project planning and Estimation
• Assisting the Leads in preparing consolidated status reports to the client
• Performs Functional Testing, Data Base Testing, Regression testing and End-to-End testing
• Issue Verification
• Test Case designing and execution
• Defect Tracking and Documentation