PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

A software test engineer with significant hands on experience in performance testing, quality assurance, testing tools management, Networking, Information Assurance, and enterprise application testing (SAP, Oracle Financials, Siebel, PeopleSoft) in Federal and Commercial sector. Increasing in scope and responsibility, I’ve held the following positions throughout my career: QA Manager, Software Tester, Automation Engineer, and Performance Engineer Highly adept providing testing strategy and coordinating large - scale testing efforts. Ability to set realistic testing goals and interpret test results for technical and non-technical audiences.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Agile (Scrum) and traditional SDLC
• Test planning and management
• Performance and functional testing
• Team development and leadership
• Cloud Test - SOASTA certified
• HP ALM & Performance Center administration
• Oracle Financials & Projects 11.5.8 & R12.1.3, PeopleSoft 8.1
• HP LoadRunner & UFT
• Section 508, ISO 9000, and CMM/CMMI

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

ETL Tool: HP Performance Center, HP Diagnostics, HP ALM/QC, HP Agile Manager, soapUI, dynaTrace, JProfiler, SiteScope, CA Wily Introscope, SOASTA, JIRA, NetMon, Fiddler, Wireshark, JMeter, AppDynamics, RUM, Splunk, IBM Tivoli, RFT, Splunk, PowerBI, Sentry One, Redgate.

Data Stage V6, V7.1: Oracle Financials & Projects 11.5.8 & R12.1.3, PeopleSoft 8.1

Web/App Servers: Windows IIS, Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss 6.0/7.0, WebSphere 6.0/7.0/8.0

Systems & Platforms: Windows, Linux, UNIX, J2EE, .NET, VMware, Mainframe z/OS, WebSphere Portal

Programming/Scripting: C, SQL, Python, JavaScript, VB, HTML, XML

Web Technologies: Telnet, FTP, HTTP, TCP/IP, Citrix, Ajax, JMS, Web Services, WSDL

Productivity Tools: MS Office, MS Visio, MS Project, MS SharePoint

CAREER PROGRESSION:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Test Engineer/QA

Responsibilities:

• Provide Oracle EBS technical and/or functional support and triage. Support includes: Root Cause Analysis, Fix Resolution, User Request Processing, Post implementation support, Request Priority Setting and Continuous Process Improvement
• Handle Oracle Financial applications - AP, GL, CM, Fixed Assets, AR, iExpense, iProcurement, Purchasing, Project Accounting, Get Paid and Denaro
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify HP ALM and Performance Center requirements for system setup, project structure setup, and workflow definition
• Perform HP ALM administration including installation, setup, patching, user management, and licensing
• Communicate best practices and standards to all HP ALM users from various cross functional teams
• Develop and manage project report templates, requirements management templates, requirements traceability matrix (RTM) and provide updates via reports to departments and sponsors
• Use TOAD to connect to Oracle 11g database and executed PL/SQL for data validation
• Support testing of project costing, project billing, GRC, and User Management business process for Oracle Financials 12 and Oracle PeopleSoft 8.0
• Review and troubleshoot LoadRunner scripts for execution via HP Performance Center
• Install and configure LoadRunner client, load generators, controllers, patches, hotfixes, add-ins
• Integrate LoadRunner and Performance Center to execute tests and investigate in LoadRunner Analysis.
• Develop performance SLA’s for cloud applications to ensure the vendor meets the requirements of enterprise
• Performance test cloud-based applications to measure user response and system scaling based on load model
• Lead, facilitate and participate in management meetings to present performance report and conclusion

Environment: Oracle Financials 12, Oracle PeopleSoft 8.0, Salesforce, WebLogic, CLM, MS SQL Server, SentryOne, Windows OS, Linux, TOAD, HP ALM, HP Performance Center, LoadRunner, SiteScope, Perf Mon, Java, Apache Tomcat

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Oracle Tester | Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed project plan and schedule for HP ALM 12.05 installation and user
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration and UAT for Oracle e-Business Suite modules (GL, AP, AR, Projects, CLM, Cash Management, IPAC, Inventory, Warehouse, FedAdmin).
• Analyze user requirements on existing Oracle ERP modules.
• Responsible for Analyzing Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD) for Oracle Financials, GRC, SSO, and Web Services.
• Installed and configured HP ALM version 12.05 on government private cloud
• Analyzed user requirements to set up HP ALM to support PeopleSoft upgrade
• Developed and delivered custom HP ALM materials for new users
• Engaged with HP ALM users to troubleshoot and resolve ALM issues. Interface with HP, if required
• Developed test strategies to support functional, regression and performance testing for each release
• Develop plans to accommodate project requirements, resources, timelines, and milestones
• Analyzed non-functional and functional requirements to develop load model and test approach
• Work cohesively with developers and application owners to develop test success criteria
• Developed LoadRunner VuGen scripts and Controller scenarios to conduct performance testing
• Developed test suits using SoapUI and converted them into LoadRunner scripts for web services testing
• Executed HP UFT tests to support regression testing and generate results report in HP ALM
• Engaged in daily scrum meetings and sprint planning to filter user stories for test cycles

Environment: Windows OS, Oracle, Oracle Financials 12, Oracle PeopleSoft 8.0, F5, Splunk, HP ALM, HP Performance Center, HP UFT, LoadRunner VMware, SoapUI, AppDynamics, Wily, NMON, SiteScope

Confidential, Rosslyn, VA

Senior Financial Test Engineer- Functional Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements, develop and implement testing process to deliver testing tasks efficiently
• Liaised and communicated effectively with constituents at all levels within DHS and conduct daily SCRUM
• Ensured timely submission of all IV&V contract deliverables and weekly testing status
• Coordinated testing of application and environmental upgrades as well as resolution of production issues.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration and UAT for Oracle e-Business Suite modules (GL, AP, AR, Projects, CLM, Cash Management, IPAC, Inventory, Warehouse, FedAdmin).
• Analyze user requirements on existing Oracle ERP modules.
• Reviewed and maintained all project documentation in accordance with department procedures
• Developed test artifacts, including test plans, test scenarios, and requirements traceability matrices
• Developed test plans, and reporting status ensuring accurate coverage of requirements and business processes
• Supported ETL process testing using Informatica ETL tool
• Performed integration, end-to-end, system, functional, performance, and regression testing
• Wrote SQL queries and database checkpoints to verify data quality and calculations, reviews
• Used HP Quality Center for storing, maintaining the test repository, bug tracking and reporting

Environment: RHEL Linux, WebLogic, Oracle DB, Windows OS, .Net, SQL Server, IBM WebSphere, IBM Maximo, IBM Rational Performance Tester, Oracle eBusiness suite, Salesforce, Splunk, J2EE, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, AWS, RFT, SOAP API, VMWare, NMON, AppDynamics, LoadRunner, SiteScope.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Senior Financial Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed existing LoadRunner setup and recommend upgrade
• Worked with the infrastructure team to setup VM environment to install and configure HP LoadRunner
• Developed and executed initial set of baseline scenarios for the Collections application
• Developed LoadRunner scripts and customize scripts to in corporate CBP security enhancements
• Participated in daily scrum call, stand up & sprint planning to seek answers from dev team and Product owner
• Worked with product owner for upcoming major changes, mid-sprint adds, and re-prioritization
• Provided deliverables - test plan, results report, testing framework, and best practices guides
• Developed Functional libraries in UFT and modified for each release with the new code
• Enhanced UFT Scripts using of Check Points like standard checkpoints, text area output value Check point
• Developed and execute UAT testing scripts (UFT) for end user validation and correctness
• Installed HP ALM 12.5 and configured and trained users to support multiple projects
• Integrated HP QTP and LoadRunner to execute tests and report tests from HP ALM interface
• Administered HP ALM 12.5 to setup projects, user management, and releases

Environment: RHEL Linux, NoSQL, REST API, SOAP API, AppDynamics, J2EE, Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, AWS, VMWare, HP ALM, LoadRunner, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, AWS, RFT, SOAP API, VMWare, NMON, AppDynamics

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Senior Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform gap analysis covering performance testing process, tools and systems monitoring
• Design and implemented performance test strategy and objectives for a major product upgrade
• Manage performance testing scope, requirements, quality metrics and risk/mitigation plans
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify potential network, and server bottleneck areas
• Execute benchmark testing, performance analysis and measurement of a technically challenging system
• Design realistic load models to emulate various production traffic patterns
• Develop, customize and execute LoadRunner scripts by determining appropriate transport protocols
• Analyze system architecture to develop monitoring profile for application performance monitoring
• Set up SiteScope to monitor and collect performance metrics for .NET and J2EE platforms
• Develop and executed UAT testing scripts for end user validation and correctness
• Train QA team on Application Performance Management using HP LoadRunner and ALM
• Validate HP performance tools, configuration and QA in the Private Cloud
• Assist in the installation and configuration of the HP solutions in cloud virtual environment
• Review and analyze technical aspects of utilizing HP testing tools in DTaaS (Development and Test as a service)
• Utilize cloud-based HP performance testing tools in a ‘pay as you go’ TaaS (Testing as A Service) model, to validate scale, sizing of enterprise cloud configurations by load testing government data center
• Design work flows for HP virtual environments and verify load testing capabilities, in the CSC testing lab
• Interact with the program managers, chief engineer and development team on resolving issues
• Document and version control all the test cases, test results and test scripts
• Designed a cost effective long-term LoadRunner scripting solution to manage 54 Web Services script
• Set up File, HTTP, JMX, Ping, URL and system resources monitors with correct thresholds and alerts
• Installed and administered HP ALM Performance Center 11 and migrated HP PC 9.5 to the new environment

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Estimated LOE for each test cycle (data prep/execution/regression/stage/complexity)
• Reviewed and analyzed business requirements, developed test scenarios for managements review and approval
• Developed detailed test plan and approach and created test readiness review (TRR) checklist
• Facilitated meetings with project manager and federal branch chief to discuss progress/concerns/issues
• Conduct Functional, Performance, Load, Smoke, Validation and Regression Testing
• Created and track releases, cycles and test plans in ALM Quality Center 11
• Utilized Clear Quest v7.1 to log, track and manage application defects
• Used PL/SQL developer to do back end database validation testing, and soapUI for XML validation
• Produced test results summary and report for management team
• Participated in application development status meeting and weekly development team status meeting

Confidential, Sterling, VA

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided testing guidelines for each application and recommended ways to utilize technology/tools to maintain consistency within testing team
• Conducted section 508 testing for various applications with specific business rules
• Participated in user meetings, gathering requirements, discussing the issues to be resolved, translating mapping documents into test cases
• Utilized IBM Rational Clear Quest bug tracking and process automation across the SDLC
• Supported manger as a team lead for various projects with resource allocation, LOE, risk assessment and active project in pipeline
• Developed client support plans for complex systems and/or major projects. Identified follow-on business in client accounts and communicates these opportunities to management or account executives
• Interacted with the program managers, Chief Engineer and the development team on resolving issues
• Participated in enhancement meetings focused at making the application more reliable and prepare daily status.
• Participated in all reviews with business owners to get sign off before release

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in User meetings, gathering requirements, discussing the issues to be resolved, Translating mapping documents into test cases
• Supported test lead during SDLC by ensuring full test coverage of the assigned application is under test
• Tested web-based applications for attorneys performing financials transactions for various companies
• Maintained and executed test cases and test scripts using TestDirector/Quality Center 8.2/9.2
• Designed manual test cases based on functional requirements and technical specifications
• Executed test cases during System, Regression and User Acceptance and 508 testing
• Evaluated and documented the application’s ability to meet the established requirements
• Reported and tracked bugs in Quality Center with coordination from development team
• Identified key business scenarios from application specialists or business analysts
• Analyzed Test results to meet the end user needs
• Met with client on a regular basis to understand their testing needs for applications under test

Confidential, Washington, DC

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements from Business Owners, SME and by analyzing application design document and translating them into System analysis Performance and Regression Test Plan
• Developed test plan by analyzing requirements and created test cases per the business processes and stored them in Quality Center
• Enhanced LoadRunner test scripts by including transaction points, correlation, and parameterization
• Generated data for the load and regression testing using SQL in TOAD
• Created load test scenarios, including Ramp Up, Ramp Down, and Created and executed scenarios through the Performance Center 8.1/9.1 and analyzing the results through LoadRunner Analysis
• Executed baseline tests (Busy Hour) with the 1000 Vusers and stress test with the 2500Vusers
• Developed Functional libraries in QTP and modified for each release with the new code
• Used LoadRunner Analysis to determine response time of the business transactions under load, develop reports and graphs to present to the management
• Created and tracked defects using Quality Center by engaging appropriate teams
• Prepared the Closeout Documents after certifying the Tests and documenting the Run Logs