PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Around 8 Years of experience in Information Technology Industry. For the past eight years, I specialized in Automation and Manual areas. Knowledge and skills span all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle with experience in implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance. A lot of detail was oriented and focused on delivering high quality work in a timely manner, as an individual contributor. To secure a Software Automation Engineer/Analyst position, I can utilize my skills and gain further experience while enhancing the company’s productivity and reputation.

SUMMARY:

• Extensive knowledge of software development lifecycle, software products, and automation development methodologies.
• Experienced in different domains like Telecommunication, Healthcare, and Finance for Web and Client Server Applications.
• Expertise in both Manual and Automation Testing of the applications.
• Developed and Maintained Automation Frameworks using QTP/UFT tool along with integrator tools - QC/ALM, Excel, and Access.
• Experience in Database Testing with several databases like Excel, Access, and MySQL.
• Worked on creating and executing SQL queries to query database.
• Trained and mentored new team members using automation tool UFT.
• Worked with Test/Defect Management Tools- QC/ALM.
• Worked as the first automation engineer in the current company, and am responsible for automation tool analysis, development and maintenance of automation frameworks from scratch.
• Extensive knowledge on VBScript, XML, XPath, CSS, C#, and SQL.
• Demonstrated strengths in communicating with all levels within an organization, and possesses excellent interpersonal, written and spoken English.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, and UNIX

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Microsoft Access

Tools: HP ALM, Mercury QC, UFT, QTP

Microsoft Suite: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook

Web Browser: IE, Firefox, Chrome

Languages: C#, PL/SQL, SQL

Web Languages: HTML, XML

Scripting Language: VB script

EXPERIENCE:

Functional Test Automation Expert

Confidential, Cypress, CA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing and executing Test plans and Test cases by reviewing the business requirements document, and the technical specifications document.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix for the product across different releases and also updating the Requirement traceability matrix timely with the changes.
• Created Scenarios and performed scenario-based testing; Developed, updated and reviewed Test Cases.
• Actively involved in testing the application using both manual and automation technique.
• Created High Level Test Documents, Test Cases, and Test Procedures developed and maintained Test scripts using HP ALM.
• Trained and mentored new team members in automation tool UFT.
• Responsible for developing manual test cases in ALM and executing tests according to software test processes and procedures.
• Used ALM to manage and organize STLC activities like Requirements coverage, Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting, Defect Management, and Test Automation.
• Wrote SQL verification scripts to test the result of deployment for correct business logic for Backend testing.
• Executed automated test scripts for various test scenarios using UFT.
• Performed Data-Driven tests by passing different sets of data and checked whether the valid information entered is updated into the database using UFT.
• Developed user defined functions using VB Scripting in UFT for testing database and validating the conditions.
• Created batch test scripts by calling another internal or external actions using UFT.
• Developed a Keyword Driven Framework for automation of the application using UFT.
• Responsible for Acceptance testing by giving demos to the client and getting signed off.
• Responsible for documenting the process for future s.
• Member of the Proof of Concept team involved in evaluating the UFT tool for web Application automation.
• Performed database queries using SQL for testing purposes.

Tools: & Skills: UFT 12.0, UFT 11.5, ALM 11.50, VBScript, HTML, XML, XPath, CSS, SQL, Windows.

QA Analyst

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• First QA Full Time Employee for the company.
• Conducted POC for testing tools to decide what best suits our needs.
• Actively participated in walk through, Meetings and interacted with stakeholders for any technical issues.
• Participated in Test Readiness Reviews, as necessary; assisted in the preparation of test estimates and project schedules.
• Participated in reviewing the Test Plans and Test Case Templates for the functional testing.
• Developed Test Cases by analyzing requirements with help from business analysts.
• Performed Negative Testing and Positive testing to test various input file formats.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Black Box Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in installing and configuring Quality Center.
• Responsible for administration of Quality Center.
• As the first QA Engineer, I played the key role in tool analysis, development and maintenance of process documents, mentoring.
• Used QTP/UFT 11.5 tool in developing frameworks (data driven, hybrid) through environment variables, function library, shared object repository, descriptive programming, automation model, recovery scenarios, Excel data source, XPath, CSS.
• Worked on projects that followed Agile testing methodologies.
• Maintained Licensing Servers acted as an Administrator for QTP, QC tools.
• Executed Test cases and reported errors to Project Manger and developers using Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for tracking, reporting and managing the defects.
• Recorded Defects encountered in test execution and communicating the same to the concerned team members for resolution.
• Involved in Backend testing by writing SQL queries and testing triggers and PL/SQL procedures.
• Involved to setup QTP Test Environment configuration on Users systems.
• Wrote automation scripts using various checkpoints in QTP.
• Developed Data Driven Test Scripts for the project using QTP.
• Developed automated Test Scripts to perform Black box and Grey box testing of the application using QTP.
• Developed scripts to perform Regression Testing using VBScript in QTP.
• Created of the Quality Assurance and Test Strategy document that describes the technical and management approach to be followed for testing of the entire project.
• Defined criteria for performing usability testing, analyzing results of testing sessions, and presenting results to the development team.

Tools: & Skills: QTP 11.0, QTP 11.50, Quality Center 10.0, ALM 11.0, MS Office, MS-SQL Server, VBScript, and Windows NT.

QA Engineer

Confidential, Foster City, CA

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and prepared Test plan and test cases using the Standard Testing techniques.
• Involved in gathering requirement and discussed with Development team to understand and analyzed the Product Requirements thoroughly.
• Documented Test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Performed Functionality testing, System testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, Database testing, and UAT.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually.
• Reported bugs, sent Email notifications to the developers using the Quality Center.
• Monitored status using Quality Center to close the bugs/cases when fixed.
• Tracked bugs using Quality Center and performed re-testing of the entire application once the bugs are fixed.
• Tested the backend database using SQL queries.
• Developed and executed automation regression test suite using QTP, VBScript, and Quality Center.
• Inserted Text checkpoints when needed, to compare the current behavior of the application being tested to its behavior in the earlier version using HP Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Participated in UAT, Documented procedures and guiding the users in verifying various transactions on the System.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed, and failed test cases.
• Made extensive use of MS Office tools to create and maintain documents such as test plans, test execution, and test results documents.
• Worked on build management and release management for the product release.
• Involved in coordinating project testing tasks from initiation to deployment and maintenance.
• Involved in Code Reviews and Test Reviews.
• Prepare Consolidated Defect Report at the end of each round of testing and attended daily status meetings to discuss defects and testing progress.

Tools: QTP 10.0, QTP 11.0, QC 9.2, QC 10.0, MS Office, MS-SQL Server, VBScript, and Windows NT.