SUMMARY:

• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance Testing in Manual & Automation Testing
• Extensive experience in Verification process, Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodology, Functional testing, Regression testing, Database testing, System testing, End - to-End testing, UI testing, Cross browser testing, Test Planning, Test Automation, RTM, Defect Management and User Acceptance Testing.
• Worked closely with business analyst and development group during the requirement phase and design phase to find out functional incompatibilities and software issues early in the QA process.
• Excellent understanding and knowledge of different SDLC methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall methodologies
• Proficient in analyzing business requirements, functional specifications, use case documents, business process diagrams and design documents to understand the functionality and architecture of the application and to ensure customer needs are clear, consistent and testable
• Posting the issues in Defect Tracking tools (JIRA, HPQC) with proper Severity.
• Experience in broad range of technologies, including business process tools such as Microsoft Project, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio, technical assessment tools, and bug tracking tool like Track It, Bugzilla and Quality Center.
• Experienced in different business systems including: Logistics 3PL, E-learning, Retail, Securities and Real Estate
• Experienced and well-rounded with all phase of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in Requirements gathering, Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Testing.
• Experienced in Black box testing, SIT Testing, Regression testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, GUI Testing, System testing, User acceptance testing, Smoke and Sanity testing.
• Expert in Mobile testing on iOS, Android, Windows devices: phones and tablets
• Experience with J Meter to perform load testing on web applications and Web services
• Worked with peers in both business and technical areas to deliver system solutions in line with corporate priorities
• Familiarity with programming and scripting languages
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team.
• Experienced in Writing SQL queries to check for successful data transactions
• Expert in cross browser testing to ensure compatibility with various browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
• Skilled and proficient in making decisions and effective problem solving in a fast-paced, tight-deadline agile environment.
• Possess excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and documentation skills with good process management skills along with a remarkable ability to gather requirements to bring out quality product with the ability to learn new technologies in short span of time.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

QA Tools & Methodologies: Quality Center, QTP, JIRA, TFS, Confluence Selenium, J Meter, Team Track, Bugzilla, Microsoft Visual Studio Agile-Scrum and Waterfall.

Languages: Environment Visual Basic, Java, HTML, XML, JavaScript, .Net

Mobile Platforms: Mobile Emulators Mobile Debugging Android, IOS & Windows phone Saucelabs, Browserstack, IOS Stimulator(X CODE) Android Studio

Browsers: IE; Mozilla Firefox; Chrome; Safari;

Operating Systems: MS-DOS Windows, MAC, Linux

Databases: SQL, Oracle

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Lead QA /Mobile Tester

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Environment : Java, XML, Rational Clear quest, Quality center, Perfecto, Android SDK (emulator), Mobile platforms: Android, blackberry OS and iOS.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the requirements analysis and design meetings with DEVS, Business teams for review and Facilitate in requirement freezing.
• Involved in planning all the testing activities (Test planning, Test Estimation and scheduling of QA activities, Test strategy, Test Design, Requirements Traceability matrix, Review, Execution and Reports)
• Planning and execution of Installation Testing, Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Usability Testing, Compatibility Testing, Performance Testing and Security Testing,
• Performed UAT, Pre-Production and Production testing on real devices.
• Performed IOS and Android Backward compatibility testing.
• Provided regular feedback/status on development and projects to Project Manager.
• Involved in interviewing the new candidates for the project, providing and Mentoring support on all QA activities.
• Publishing the application in production for all platforms (Android, Blackberry, IOS) using perfecto tool.
• Performed testing on Blackberry, IOS and Android. •
• Identified different types of virtual devices (Emulator & Simulator) and real devices for test case validation.
• Prepared presentations for client proposals & Month End Reporting.
• Cross Team Coordination planning and running Defect management Calls.
• Metrics collection and Closure Activities.
• Involvement in Shared Services Initiatives and Delivering Testing Proposals.
• Test Plan & Test Strategy Preparation.
• Scenario Identification, Test Case Writing & Test Execution.
• Test Data setup/preparation.
• Prepared estimates.
• Browser Testing on Internet Explorer, MAC Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
• Providing resolution to queries within team and issue escalations to management
• Ensure progress tracking and schedule adherence through thorough monitoring and arranging recurring meeting within team, onsite leads and customers.
• Test Status Reporting on a Daily, Weekly and Monthly Basis. Also, Attending PMO calls for reporting status/issues.
• Participated in Weekly Calls with Senior Management to provide status updates and do follow up on pending action items.
• Mobile Testing - Perform UAT on different Mobile devices (smartphones & tablets) with iOS and Android platforms with different OS versions.
• Creating documents as well as new associates.
• Quarterly reviews and Annual Appraisals for the team.
• Managed individual test cycles, reported bugs and worked with (LOB) Line of business and developers to resolve problems.
• Experienced in using Quality Center as a defect tracking tool and Involved in bug review meetings.

QA Analyst

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents and User Requirement Document.
• Worked closely with software developers and took active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Wrote Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Manual testing for various business applications.
• Actively participated in all phases of testing life cycle including documents reviews and maintaining status reports.
• Ensured that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Involved in Functional testing, System integration testing, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Attended requirements review meetings and provided feedback to ensure that the system meets all primary requirements
• Mapped requirements with Test Cases in Quality Center and executed them reporting a pass or fail status
• Working in Agile scrum environment with continues interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Participated in weekly status meetings and coordinated with the Developers and Testers to resolve and close defects.
• Created detailed periodic status reports for senior management to keep them posted on the progress of implementation.
• Performed cross browser testing