PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Almost 8 years of experience with creation, execution and reporting of both manual and automated test scripts.
• Experienced in designing, modifying, implementing and executing automation test scripts.
• Excellent analytical and programming abilities in using technology to create elegant, flexible and maintainable solutions for complex development problems.
• Experienced in formulating Test Scenarios, Test Approach and setting up testing environment.
• Expertise in developing Test Plans, Test Case Design, and Test Scripts based on Business Requirements Specification.
• Experienced in developing use cases, user interface specifications, and user requirement specification documents.
• Expert in both Manual and Automation testing of the applications.
• Experienced in tracking defects, test plans, organization and scripts execution using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Ability to develop baseline scenarios, scripts in SQL and measurements for Oracle implementation.
• Ability to develop and support a number of Web, .NET and Mainframe applications using QTP/UFT.
• Strong knowledge in installing and demonstrating use of QTP/UFT for employees and third - party contractors.
• Profound knowledge in utilizing QTP/UFT to write new parameterized scripts for application development including Smoke, Functional, Integration and System tests.
• Knowledge of programming languages C/C++, VB, VB Script, C#, VB.Net, Java script, PL/ SQL etc.
• Excellent working knowledge on both Unix/Linux and Windows environments.
• Experienced in executing, maintaining Test Scripts and updating when the business rules change.
• Quick learner and excellent team player having ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.

SKILL:

Testing Tools: SOAP UI, ALM, UFT, JIRA, HP Quality Center, HP Quick Test Pro, Redmine, Load Runner, Telerik

Programming Language: VB Script, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++, C#, Java

Data Base: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, DB2

Operating System: Windows, Unix/Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with development managers / project managers to identify appropriate scope of testing required for a project and managed the overall testing activities for projects.
• Established and implemented quality and testing process.
• Created and lead a team of QA’s.
• Created automation framework from scratch using selenium.
• Automated entire smoke test suite and regression suite.
• Implemented innovative methods such as continuous automation and remote automation execution.
• Assured that output from the software development process includes adequate identification and interpretation of product requirements, such as a) traceability requirements, b) test requirements, c) usability, etc.
• Maintained effective communication with the project software engineers on project limitation, capability, performance requirement and hardware interface changes.
• Developed detailed Test scenario, Entrance and Exit criteria for the application being tested and ensured that standards for documentation were followed.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancements and Modification Request issues.
• Performed various types of testing including GUI, functional, regression, integration, system, UAT and configuration testing.
• Lead Daily Stand up, Grooming, Demos, Bug triage, and other meetings with business and within internal team.
• Tested the application on different browsers as a part of Workstation compatibility testing to maintain cross-browser functionality.
• Developed complex SQL queries during End-to-End Testing stage.

Environment: UFT, Java Script, VB Script, Windows, Java, SQL, HTML, XML, UNIX, SOAP UI, Redmine

Confidential, Hunt Valley, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Working in Agile - Scrum development practices and testing methodologies. Facilitated daily stand-up scrum meeting
• Analyzed all IT Business Analysis artifacts and properly incorporated into detailed test cases using appropriate test case design approaches
• Recommended design improvements or corrections to engineers throughout the development process.
• Monitored program performance after implementation to prevent reoccurrence of program operating problems and ensured efficiency of operation.
• Created and maintained comprehensive requirements-driven, risk-based test plans.
• Contributed to automate testing strategy and implemented automation.
• Analyzed the test sets to decide which of them could be automated for the regression testing.
• Performed defects tracking using Redmine.
• Performed web service testing using as Client Soup UI.
• Interacted with developers and team leaders on defect status and review of defects in daily meetings.
• Established protocols and processes for the QA discipline
• Analyzed business and technical specifications to ensure test coverage across the entire integrated system.
• Executed test plans and documented defects and enhancements so they are traceable back to requirements
• Troubleshoot problems by analyzing system log files and explored for root causes
• Communicated difficult and sensitive concepts and worked to build consensus

Environment: UFT, Java Script, VB Script, Windows, Java, SQL, HTML, XML, UNIX, SOAP UI, Redmine

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed various Requirements documents and Use Cases to prepare the detailed Test Plan.
• Responsible for developing Test scenario and Test cases for Functional Testing.
• Enhanced and maintained Test scripts for different builds of the application and accorded to the changing system requirements.
• Wrote and tested scripts using performance center to test response times on products including SAP in an HP ALM Project.
• Performed defects tracking using HP ALM.
• Developed baseline scenarios, scripts in SQL and measurements for Oracle implementation.
• Installed and demonstrated use of UFT for employees and third-party contractors.
• Utilized UFT to write new parameterized scripts for application development including Smoke, Functional, Integration and System tests.
• Performed extensive security and configuration testing using UFT for different browsers and versions of several operating systems.
• Used UFT to test content / linkages for new releases.
• Performed web service testing using as Client Soup UI and JMeter.
• Provided Test Matrix to management when each project completed.
• Developed and conducted system and user acceptance test plans on completion of system testing before installation of the application on user environment.
• Interacted with developers and team leaders on defect status and review of defects in daily meetings.
• Developed and led the software system testing process, resources, programming, projects and documentation.
• Performed negative and positive testing for the application.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT, JIRA, Java Script, VB Script, PHP, Windows, Java, SQL, HTML, XML, UNIX.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements analysis reviews and working sessions to understand the requirements and system design.
• Designed and documented Test plans and Use case specifications.
• Reviewed team developed scripts to meet the Company’s scripting standards.
• Worked in Resource management and Automation Architecture designing for maximum coverage of requirement.
• Implemented user-defined and pre-defined check points for Images, Text Area and UI functionalities.
• Identified, analyzed, and documented defects utilizing Quality Center as defect tracking system and confluence as knowledge and documentation management system.
• Involved in defect reporting and defect reproducing using Quality Center.
• Developed complex SQL queries during End-to-End Testing stage.
• Responsible for entire test automation process utilizing QTP (Quick Test Pro).
• Involved in creation and maintenance of Hybrid QTP framework (combination of Data Driven and Keyword Driven automation approaches).
• Created tractability matrices, test and bug reports and other test related documents through QTP.
• Responsible for development QTP automation strategy, used Dynamic Descriptive Programming approach to benefit from Object Identification without using OR.
• Took a leading role in creation and maintenance of reusable functional libraries on VB Script using QTP.
• Automated part of application by implementing shell scripts and updating existing Perl scripts.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports and Customized Summary Reports.

Environment: QTP, HP Quality Center, Java, Java Script, Oracle, SQL Server, VB Script, MS Office, Windows, UNIX.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing requirement specifications, developing test plans, test cases, test scripts and planning for QA methodologies.
• Analyzed project documentation and prepared detailed Test cases.
• Analyzed, Understood and Estimated requirements.
• Managed Objects in the Object Repository, parameterized tests in Global and Local Data Tables.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing.
• Created Automation scripts and performed research & development to optimize the testing solutions and Best Practices using Quality Center.
• Fixed automated related defects logged in Quality Center throughout testing cycles.
• Wrote SQL statements to extract Data from application backend and to verify it with frontend results during End-to-End stage.
• Maintained QTP object repository (OR) along with clouds repository with mobile objects.
• Upgraded QTP and wrote new parameterized scripts for application development including Smoke, Functional and Integration Tests.
• Performed QTP scripting for different browsers and versions.
• Performed User acceptance testing in the final phase of software development process to check the functionality of the software.
• Assisted in the UAT users at client location upon implementation of the developed system to familiarize them of its functions and operations in production environment.
• Involved in developing weekly status reports for the project team.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, HTML, Java, Oracle, Windows, Java Script, VB Script, Web Services, UNIX.