SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in Information Systems as a Quality assurance Tester involved with testing of web applications and client/server applications
• Strong experience performing Smoke testing, Integration testing, Functional testing, End - to-End testing, Regression testing, GUI testing, Back-end testing, and Browser Compatibility testing.
• Experience in using Agile and Scrum methodology
• Team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Insurance, Pharmacy, University and Government Domain experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Azure DevOps, Quick Test Professional, Rational Functional Tester
• Quality Center, ClearQuest, Rational Test Manager
• Java, Visual Basic, PL/SQL
• Developer 2000, Eclipse
• MS office suite, MS Project and Visio
• SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Plainfield, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Follow Agile Scrum methodology, which includes attending SPRINT Planning, Story Review, Demo, Retrospective, Tasking and Estimations, Story Selection meetings, Daily Standup meetings.
• Involved in end-to-end STLC, which includes requirements review, test planning, test prep, test execution, logging bugs, validating and closing bugs.
• Review software documentation and customer release notes to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks.
• Create test matrices when multiple related test scenarios are involved.
• Perform build deployments on both desktop and web-based applications.
• Adhere to QA processes and standards for problem reporting and management.
• Identify current or upcoming obstacles blocking progress in a timely fashion.
• Performed SQL queries for back end testing to check the integrity of the data in the database
• Prepare exit criteria report upon completion of test execution.
• Perform story demos for stories that successfully completed first pass testing.
• Perform RVT testing on wed based application after each cycle is completed.
• Perform regression and system testing on desktop application after the final SPRINT of release.
• In-depth knowledge of all QA Phases that include Smoke, Functional, GUI, Integration, Regression, System and Compatibility Testing

Environment: Azure DevOps, SQL Server

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Translated requirements, designs and functional specs into test plans and test cases.
• Created and executed Test Plans in various web based environments and checked the security level for different users.
• Performed Black-Box testing including Functional, Regression and END-to-END testing.
• Performed SQL queries to validate data output and perform sanity checks.
• Conducted Regression testing using QTP against different Builds of the application.
• Created test data files (valid and invalid) to test program logic and system flow.
• Identified, Analyzed and prioritized defects based on severity and business priority.
• Tracked and reported the defects in Quality Center.
• Re-tested the software as the defects were fixed.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, SQL Server

Confidential, Oakbrook, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in testing the migration of various application modules and Cognos reports by performing end to end testing.
• Analyzed and decomposed business requirements to extract test requirements.
• Partnered with clients/peers/technical groups to perform quality reviews on business requirements documents in order to verify requirements are testable.
• Analyzed, designed, documented and communicated resource requirements for testing environments including data needs (QATA), technical support and related components required to support adequate test execution.
• Worked closely with Project Team to identify risks early, particularly with availability of student data.
• Created test plan and managed document version control for multiple projects.
• Developed test scenarios, test cases and automated test scripts based on system requirements specification documents.
• Used SalesForce to Document and Execute detailed Test Cases that described the steps needed and the expected results.
• Tested system integrations, workflows, web applications manually.
• Created test data for positive and negative test scenarios as per application specifications, requirement and test plans.
• Tested CRM system in Salesforce.com.
• Participated in defect management process and tracked and retested defects found during testing until fixed.
• Logged the defects with proper priorities and severities. Involved in failed test case analysis and provided analyzed data logs to developers.
• Analyzed and validated Cognos reports containing large amounts of data using Excel.
• Worked with SQL queries to ensure data accuracy of Cognos BI Reports.
• Performed regression testing, functional testing, black box testing.
• Ensured communication of test results and status to all groups involved.
• Mentored newly hired team members

Environment: QTP and Quality Center, SQL Server, Salesforce

Confidential, Wheaton, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements document to formulate the test cases and conducted manual testing for the entire application using Test Manager.
• Participated in the technical reviews and walkthroughs from the initial phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Involved in the functionality testing, system testing and reporting of defects
• Created Test plans and performed manual testing of the application to test for both positive and negative scenarios using Quality Center.
• Identified and documented all the defects for present as well as future builds using ClearQuest.
• Prepared Bug Summary Report for each build.
• Worked with Development team to make sure all the bugs are addressed and tracked down to closure.
• Created and Executed Automated scripts using QTP.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, ClearQuest and SQL Server.