SUMMARY:

• Accomplished QA professional with over six years’ experience in software design and testing.
• Areas of expertise include authoring test plans and test cases, automated testing, defect tracking tools, version control and requirements management tools.
• Worked on multiple projects involving client - server architecture, web-based and ecommerce applications, mobile applications and embedded devices.
• Strong communication and problem solving skills.
• Team oriented. Task oriented.

TECHNICAL PROFILE:

Languages: Python, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, HTML, XML, SQL

Platforms: Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OSX, iOS, Android, VMware

Test Tools: Squish (Froglogic), WinRunner, QTP, LoadRunner, Selenium, Quality Center, IAR Embedded Workbench

Defect Tracking Tools: Redmine, Bugzilla, Test Track Pro, PVCS Tracker

Version Control Tools: Surround SCM (Seapine), GIT, CVS, Rational DOORS

Database: MySQL, Postgresql

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Manchester, NH

Software Integration Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirement documents with technical team to derive test plan.
• Write detailed test cases to verify testable system requirements for embedded devices and mobile apps (iOS and Android).
• Write and execute both manual and automated tests.
• Validate process flows, UI model, database, cloud connectivity, and subsystem integration.
• Log issues in defect tracking systems PVCS tracker, Test Track Pro. Analyze and triage defects with project team and track issue resolution.
• Implement Squish automated test framework to interface with firmware in medical devices.
• Determine good automation candidates and script test cases in Python.
• Document test procedures, manage requirements traceability and test results in version management tool, DOORS.
• Perform weekly regression testing to uncover and fix build issues.
• Run Debugger code tests to verify software requirements on embedded software. This involves manipulating data values, setting breakpoints and output forcing.
• Participate in test scheduling, test progress and design/usability sessions with team.
• Evaluate tools and device test fixtures, OS and hardware integration.
• Entrusted with maintaining automated test suites on multiple projects and ensuring timely completion of test cycles.
• Built stress tests to uncover software hangs and crashes and reduce the incidence of device swaps.

Confidential, Chelmsford, MA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained test cases and procedure for validating website requirements.
• Performed functional and system testing of the main website and micro sites (Ruby on Rails platform), mobile apps and interfaces for ecommerce, music networking etc.
• Verified integration and working of the various tiers of the application model.
• Set up test box environments to test sites across multiple browsers/platforms.
• Participated in testing for new or patch releases, and ensuring site rollovers.
• Performed data retrieval testing (MySQL) on ruby console.
• Logged bugs/modifications in Redmine. Tracked resolution status.
• Monitored and reported site performance metrics (newRelic), user activity, exception notifications and error logs.
• Participated in feature reviews, problem resolution and performance enhancement sessions.

Confidential, N.Chelmsford, MA

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed test plan and test cases per functional and system requirements of the web application.
• Conducted manual testing on all aspects of the system including implementation LAM and its usage metrics components on different environments, performance and optimization issues, user acceptability.
• Configured and set up VMware workstation environment to ensure product compatibility with various client platforms, including Windows Server, XP, Linux and Solaris.
• Verified license data parsing and retrieval, reports generated in Excel, XML formats.
• Recorded issues detected in Bugzilla.
• Supported development team in issues analysis, evaluating customer feedback and proposing improvements.
• Conducted customer and troubleshooting.
• Prepared technical documentation, installation guides and release notes.
• Assisted in building software copy protection for application.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and executed application test procedure throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Conducted user-acceptance and regression testing on the application, both stand-alone and client-server versions.
• Reported defects and test results to the development team.
• Gathered feedback from users and recommended improved functionality/features to project team.
• Updated test checklists for new product builds.
• Analyzed performance and robustness of the tool in real-time settings.
• Prepared change logs and user manual.
• Conducted for customers.