SUMMARY

• Nine (9+) years of experience in software testing and quality assurance under UNIX and Windows environment with excellent analytical, and diversified experience in manual and automated testing of web andClient/Server application, to secure a position of Software Test Engineer and QA analyst.
• Over 9 years’ experience in Software Quality Assurance and Quality Control on various levels of Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing for Client/Server and Web based applications on Windows and UNIX in Retail, Healthcare, Insurance and Banking domain.
• Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), CMMI, ITIL, and different types of methodologies such as waterfall, Agile and Iterative.
• Extensive work experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing with excellent knowledge and experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC).
• Experienced in designing, development and implementation of automation framework using Selenium in Java for Cross - Browser Testing as well as Smoke and Regression test suites and also used grid for parallel testing.
• Sound knowledge on TestNG framework for Unit testing, Maven for Project building tool.
• Experience in creating behavior driven framework (BDD) using Gherkin in Cucumber, Keyword and data driven framework (DDT).
• Experienced with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Efficient in implementing QA Process, establish standards, procedures, and methodologies.
• Specialized in user requirement analysis, Test Estimation, Test plans for System Testing, Defect Management and interaction with client.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Reports.
• Expertise in Manual Testing, Automated Testing, Client Server, Web testing, Business Functionality Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, Stress Testing, Black box Testing, End-to-End Testing.
• Expertise in Manual Testing as well as using various Automation tools and Test management tools (QTP, HP Quality Center, ALM Quality Center, Load Runner, Rational robot).
• Strong knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL and excellent understanding of ETL testing.
• In depth knowledge of statements for backend testing, skill at writing in SQL quarries/sub-quarries and joining multiple tables.
• Experience using defect tracking tool Quality Center, Test Director, and PVCS Tracker.
• Excellent Communication Skills, able to work as part of a team and on own.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• QTP, Quality Center, Rational Suites, Load Runner, Test Director, Rational Robot.
• SDLC, Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, RUP.
• Oracle, SQL Server, TOAD, SQL PLUS, SQL Developer, Access,
• Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, MAC OS, Linux, UNIX
• Java, C++, VBScript, PL/SQL.
• Test Director, Quality Center, Bugzilla, Zoom, PVCS Tracker,
• Clear Case, Star Team, VSS, Share Point.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, St Louis, Mo

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed System/Functionality/Regression testing during the various phases of the application and analyzed the results using Selenium WebDriver, Maven and TestNG.
• Analyzed UI and prepared test plan to test the application UI across different platform/browsers.
• Created and maintained test automation framework using Java Selenium following Keyword, Page Object Model (POI) and Data driven techniques using JXL, Apache POI Apis for JAVA.
• Performed Backend testing using SQL queries. Performed Data Validation of the data flow from the front-end to the back-end by executing SQL scripts.
• Performed backend testing based on the mapping document for data movement from source to target.
• Wrote complex queries in Oracle Server to check the data from Source and Target.
• Prepared test cases and test data using Excel and import them to HP ALM to ensure accurate coverage of requirements.
• Wrote complex queries in SQL (test scripts) and used MS Excel functions to validate the data from Source and Target.
• Expertise in Data Warehousing concepts and Experience in Dimensional Data Modeling using Star and Snow Flake Schema.
• Created test scripts in Java to run database testing using Java database connectivity (JDBC) API for their client site.
• Worked in Agile environment, closely with the SCRUM team to discuss about the tickets and progress to ensure coverage of all areas of the project.
• Attained daily scrum, sprint planning, review meetings to report status to the team and understand different aspects of the project.
• Created various test reports such as Test Execution Status, Defect Status.
• Worked with developers to track and retest bugs and also worked on the defects logged by the client in the system.
• Having good understanding with insurance process (Policy, Billing, Claim) and business logic.

Environment: Windows Server, Citrix, HP ALM, PL/SQL, XML, MS Excel, Oracle SQL Developer, Microsoft SQL Server, Selenium, JDBC

Confidential, Washington DC

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed various requirements documents and Use Cases to prepare detailed System Test Plan
• Generated and implemented templates for Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Defect Log, Test Analysis Report (TAR), etc.
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and Integration testing, System testing, 508 Testing for each build of the applications.
• Prepared traceability matrix to ensure the adequate coverage of the test cases.
• Prepared required documentation for testing signoff by various parties as required by the project plans.
• Debugged the test scripts, created batch tests, verified the test results and reported the defects using Quality Center.
• Trained team members regarding the application so that newly joined team members can come up to the speed and start working.
• Updated Test Plans and Test Cases periodically to manage changes in requirements.
• Connected to database to Query the database using SQL for data verification and validation.
• Performed back end testing on oracle database by writing and running SQL queries in TOAD Integrated Quick Test Professional and Quality Center and schedule the execution of QTP scripts from the Quality Center to perform regression and integration testing.
• Created and verified GUI, bitmap, text and Database checkpoints, URL Links and synchronization points of the application using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Tested and implemented 508 compliances using Screen Reader tool Hi-Software for ACC Verify and JAWS software to meet the customer requirements.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL, Windows, .NET, Web logic, J2EE, UNIX, Clear case, clear quest. JAVA, VBScript, HTML, Iterative, XML

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and documented detailed program information working and interacting with software developers and members of various other dependent departments.
• Worked as QA Tester and took responsibility for the requirements Analysis, testing and designing of the flow and the logic for the project.
• Analyzed the Systems and Requirements gathering, Data Analysis, wrote test cases and reviewed test cases.
• Modified and maintained the already existing test plans, test cases and scripts to leverage the automation team effort during the regression testing.
• Managed resource, reviewed weekly Testers' status reports through Agile Process and Scrum Calls.
• Ensured that ETL transformed data correctly according to business rules.
• Communicated requirements traceability matrix and tracked requirements status throughout the project.
• Managed the test cases in Quality Center and mapped to the requirements and ensured proper test coverage.
• Managed multiple projects using Quality Center to manage the test cases, test scripts, test results and defects for all phases of QA process.
• Worked extensively in keyword view as well as in Expert view including extensive coding / modification of VBScript in QTP.
• Parameterized automated tests using database table parameters (including global and action data sheet), environment variable parameters and random number parameters and analyzed tests.
• Designed scenarios and used Load Runner controller to monitor all Vusers in scenario from a single workstation.
• Validated the test results by writing SQL to retrieve the data from tables and from database.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, MS Office, Load Runner, MS SharePoint, Bugzilla, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, DB2Blue Cross Blue shield, New York

Confidential

Software Test Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Clearly understanding our Clients' Quality goals in terms of productivity requirements and improvements.
• Provide ongoing gap analysis by analyzing current state and desired state.
• Provide strategy to reach desired state and reiterate to promote continual improvement.
• Learning and following the lean-Agile project methodology.
• Development of Test Harness by selecting of best of breed tools.
• Review of Functional Specifications, Development of Test Plan and Test Specifications, Development and Automation of tests.
• Developed user defined functions (UDF) and saved them in the function library file.
• Designed and created automation framework for various projects and wrote VBScripts to write descriptive programming.
• Used Quick Test Pro checkpoints to automatically capture and verify properties such as the number of links .
• Maintained automation scripts, object repositories, functional libraries in HP Quality Center (QC).
• Executed QTP test scripts unattended in batch (using QC Test Lab or Driver script)
• Defect isolation and Bug Reporting, reports on test status, bug categorization and product readiness
• Simulating and determining version, configuration that uncover bugs.
• Building patched version or special releases, abbreviated QA on feature specific build and release, Critical path for subsequent feature release.
• Responsible for creating weekly status reports regarding the progress of testing process.
• Prepared and presented progress reports and attended all meetings as required

Environment: Java, C++, J2EE,C#, Microsoft Project, Microsoft office, Clear case, QTP, VBScript, SQL, DB2, Agile, Quality Center, .NET, HTML, XML