SUMMARY

• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and well acquainted with Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Possess excellent skills in Manual Testing of various Web based and Client/server applications.
• Experienced in working closely with the Development Team, QA Team, Users and Project Managers during all phases of the Product Life Cycle.
• Experience in Writing and Executing the Test Cases based on Requirements.
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies (Agile SCRUM Methodology).
• Very good at defect tracking and reporting using the Defect Tracking tools HP ALM.
• Proficient in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing.
• Extensive experience in Software Configuration Management using Version Control tool VSS.
• Regression testing with multiple browsers (IE, Chrome and Firefox) to meet cross browser requirements.
• Experience in different types of testing like GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, System Testing, Back End Testing and Regression Testing.
• Possess good analytical and logical skills coupled with interpersonal, communication, presentation, documentation and self - organizing skills, a committed team player.
• Possess very good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, quick learner and diligent.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and Work independently, as well as in team environment, to achieve project quality goals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Manual Testing: Functional, Regression, System, Database.

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, UNIX, Linux

Languages: C, Java, SQL.

Scripting Languages: VB Script

Testing Tools: HP ALM.

Databases: Oracle, MY SQL

Microsoft Tools: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point)

Version Control Tools: Microsoft VSS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Plan based on the Functional Specification documents.
• Developed Manual test scenarios and test cases from Business Requirements Documents, Functional Specification Documents for the Application under Test.
• Performed backend testing to validate the show codes, OTO counts, TSV’s.
• Worked with Apps Dev team members and Business Analysts for the sign off of the Test scenarios and test cases.
• Tested Data Integrity by executing SQL queries against database.
• Participated in Daily Stand up meetings and completed status reports at the end of each day.
• Performed for smoke testing, regression testing, and functional testing and also participated in UAT.
• Worked with business users for UAT.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track the requirements.
• Used HP ALM for Test Management and Defect tracking.

Environment: HP ALM 11.0, AQT V9, Java, SQL SERVER 2008, IBM DB2, Microsoft Office Tools, SharePoint

QA Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Review documents to understand testing requirements, test environments and objectives
• Developed various test scenarios and test cases from system requirements and system design document.
• Managed and Tracked bugs through HP ALM
• Worked with Project Manager, Leads, Developers and Designers to monitor and improve quality of the project.
• Used Soap UI to test Web services (SOA).
• Developed Test Cases, Test Data and Test Reports.
• Wrote and executed SQL Statements to retrieve data from database.
• Worked with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved on the basis of using defect reports.
• Performed Cross Browser testing to check the compatibility of the Application with different Browsers like Mozilla Firefox, IE and Chrome.
• Wrote SQL Queries to retrieve data from different tables to validate the data.
• Worked in Agile (Scrum) environment.
• Prepared Requirements Traceability Matrix to map test cases with requirements.
• Participated in Sprint planning, Retrospective and Backlog Grooming Sessions.
• Participated in Sprint Planning meetings, Sprint Review meetings and Scrum meetings.
• Participated in UAT support and interacted with clients to help to do their testing done in UAT.

Environment: HP ALM, HTML, LINUX, Windows 8/7/XP, MS Office Tools, MS Visio, Ace Project, Toad, MySQL, SOAP UI.

Confidential

Associate Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Development and customizations of Reports and Data Conversions.
• Involved in registration of concurrent programs, Executables, Creation of Responsibilities, request groups, menus, values sets, and functions in System Administration.
• Involved in writing Control Files for SQL Loading.
• Executing concurrent programs from PL/SQL.
• Used Appworx for scheduling jobs automatically.
• Defining Menu, Reports.
• Defining Concurrent Programs, Executables.

Environment: TOAD, SQL*Loader, Oracle 9i, Linux, Putty, Remedy.