SUMMARY

• Quality Assurance Analyst with four plus years of experience in Information technology with proven software testing skills, analytical skills, technology skills and presentation skills. Interested in challenging Analyst opportunities involving manual testing, release co - ordination, and responsibilities towards team management.
• Experienced in manual testing with the focus on Functional Testing, Stress Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing and System Testing.
• Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies, Designing Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Experience in Verifying and Validating Web based applications and Documentation based on standards for Software Development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Diversified IT experience in system analysis, design, development, writing technical documentation, QA Procedures and Methodologies
• Hands on experience in Manual/Functional Testing.
• Experience in working with analysts, developers and testers for complex project during the full Software Development Cycle.
• Able to study new technologies and tricky concepts rapidly and execute them.
• Outstanding analytical, decision-making, problem solving and management skills with the ability to organize activities in fast speedy team environment.
• Ability to perform effectively and efficiently in team and individually.
• Have experience with offshore model and reporting Onsite management.
• Have designed several QA methodologies and processes for the team and contributed to QA department
• Well acquainted with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).
• Involved in manual testing and possesses excellent skills in writing test cases, executing and evaluating test cases.
• Good testing experience of web applications.
• Experience in defect management.
• Basic knowledge of SQL.
• Strong knowledge of software delivery life cycle and requirements development.
• Handle and resolve critical quality problems using research abilities.
• Strong analytical skills, combined with effective communication, organizational skills and planning ability.
• Good experience in developing Test Scripts, Test Cases, Test Plans and Test Procedures.
• Excellent domain knowledge in Public sector and Travel and Airline industry.
• Proficient in maintaining test cases in Microsoft Test Manager (MTM).
• Excellent inter-personal and communications skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Manual Tester / Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Focused on testing products and services for our OEM, ISP and Retail Partners.
• Worked with established team of SQA Analysts, SQA Engineers, and Developers on Win32 platforms.
• Wrote and maintained test plans, processing defect reports, and black box testing. Defined, documented, verified, and executed test cases including functional and regression testing.
• Suggested, implemented, and evaluated approaches to testing strategies in the test environments. Self-starter was able to work in a team environment with minimal supervision.
• Dealt with ambiguity, maintained priorities, demonstrated time management and problem solving skills
• Actively participated in the QA Process to review requirements, create test cases and submit defects.
• Designed and documented detailed test cases to cover all levels of testing and requirements, including: functional, integration, regression, and system.
• Identified, logged, tracked and certified software application problems on multiple products and supported platforms.
• Provided accurate and timely estimates for QA timelines and effort.
• Executed test cases within negotiated deadlines.
• Assisted software developers and others to understand and reproduce customer reported issues.
• Reviewed and provided feedback on product specifications, feature designs and user-documentation.
• Understand major software testing issues, methods, tools, and software quality issues.
• Isolated defects and issues at the component level for more complete and useful defect reporting.
• Analysed the system requirements and created test plan, test scripts and test scenarios for various modules of the application.
• Worked in Agile (Scrum) environment where Sprints were scheduled every two week. Also attended daily stand up meeting.
• Participated in the bug review meetings, updated requirement document as per business user feedback and changes in the functionality of the application.
• Writing Test scripts, executing scripts, analyzing and Executing manual test Cases.
• Reporting bugs with severity and priority according to customer requirement.
• Troubleshooting, analyzing, reporting and submitting weekly detailed defect reports.
• Demonstrated a basic understanding of assigned products, use of services provided by the operating system, performance issues and optimization solutions, and potential problem areas.
• Identified and analyzed defects and communicate them clearly.
• Performed Functional Testing in QA, Staging, Pre-production and Post-production builds.

Environment: Microsoft Test Manager/Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Project Plan, E-Room-Documentation, .NET, XML, HTTP

Confidential

Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directly Involved in Requirement Analysis and Validations.
• Involved in meetings with users to validate business requirements
• Performed Functionality testing on the web-based applications with primary focus.
• Used Microsoft Test Manager for logging new bugs and tracking the bugs
• Involved in Defect Verification and Analysis.
• Generated Bug reports and Test case coverage reports for status meetings.
• Extensively tested different modules for upgrades.
• Coordinated with other team members on daily and weekly status reports.
• Analyzed the system requirements and created test plan, test scripts and test scenarios for various modules of the application.
• Good testing experience of web applications.
• Wrote test cases using excel sheets.
• Troubleshooting, analyzing, reporting and submitting weekly detailed defect reports.
• Working knowledge of all the relevant computer applications with a deft hand in operating

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Used Quality Centre for logging new bugs and tracking the bugs
• Worked in Agile and Waterfall hybrid methodology.
• Analyzed and understood client business requirements. Identified scenarios and test conditions and prepared prioritized test cases.
• Developed Integration and System test scripts using Quality center.
• Responsible for GUI Testing, System Testing and Regression Testing.
• Investigated Software defects and interacted with Analysts, Developers to resolve technical issues
• Gathered and recorded validation results during test execution phases.
• Analyzed the system requirements and created test plan, test scripts and test scenarios for various modules of the application.
• Writing Test scripts, executing scripts, analyzing and Executing manual test Cases.
• Reporting bugs with severity and priority according to customer requirement.
• Monitor and sort global distribution system (GDS) queues (or similar program) to maintain quality control.
• Actively involved in day to day testing activities and tested few interfaces independently & effectively.