OBJECTIVE:

• Seeking a permanent or consulting position with a promising, prestigious organization the value of diverse technical acumen and professional skills.

SUMMARY

• 6+ years of professional experience in the field of Manual Tester/QA analyst/Automation Engineer.
• Extensive knowledge in working with Agile methodology, Scrum sessions, Sprints as a part of the team with shared aim and shared responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of the SDLC, QA Testing Process and Involvement in various stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Extensively experienced in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experienced in developing business based functional test scenarios.
• Experienced in using testing tools like HP Quality Center, and HP QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Experienced in implementing HP Quality Center for creating, maintain and running Test Cases sets and analyze test results.
• Experienced in Defect Tracking and Defect Reporting using HP Quality Center.
• Backend testing experience in writing and executing SQL Queries using SQL Developer
• Experienced in designing the Automation Regression Suits to reduce the release cycle time using QTP.
• Experienced in Performing Functional and Integration Testing using QTP.
• Expert in writing VB Script code in QuickTest Pro environment.
• Experienced in developing Function Libraries, Object repositories and Descriptive programming in QTP.
• Expertise in Automation using Data - Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid frameworks in QTP.
• Ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, deadline driven environments.
• Excellent Team Member, Mentor with good communication and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, QTP, SQL Developer, TOAD

Languages: SQL, VB Script, XML, Shell Scripting

Database: Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL server, DB2

Operating Systems: Windows and UNIX/LINUX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Arlington, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test scripts for testing the functional behaviors of insurance claims in queues for various claims status, their processing, and evaluation.
• Designed and developed Tests Scripts for Testing of all the modules.
• Performed Smoke, GUI, Ad-hoc, Functional, Integration, Regression, Back End, and System Testing.
• Prepared a Traceability Matrix using Quality Center to test cases to the requirements and defects.
• Tracked, Reviewed, Analyzed, Compared and Stored defected in Quality Center.
• Involved in performing Back-End testing by writing SQL queries to extract the data from SQL and Oracle databases.
• Performed extensive GUI Testing using QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Performed high-level Functional and Integration Testing using QTP.
• Performed Browser Compatibility Testing using QTP.
• Developed Test Scripts for Data Driven Testing using QTP.
• Performed extensive Regression testing for subsequent versions of the application using QTP.
• Developed and maintained a Data-Driven, Hybrid Framework using VBScript in QTP for automating the System testing.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Performed End-to-End testing on the release version of the software application and detected GUI bugs.
• Provided the management with test metrics, reports, and schedules as necessary and participated in the design walk-through meetings.

Environment: HP Quality Canter, HP QuickTest Pro., UNIX, VB, SQL, DB2, SQL Developer .

Confidential, Irving, TX

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business, Functional Requirements, and Design Review Documents to developed Test Plan and wrote Test Cases.
• Worked in shared environment to test different application.
• Verified that new or upgraded applications meet specified requirements.
• Worked closely with software developers and took an active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Performed in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application.
• Prepared Automation Test Plans and Test Data Sheets for Web Testing.
• Implemented and maintained an effective automated test environment and the QA Lab.
• Implemented HP Quality Center for running Test sets in batch mode and analyze test results.
• Developed and maintained Manual and QTP Automation Tests through Quality Center.
• Created Driver Scripts in Quality Center to run the Sanity; Used Scheduler to schedule tests run at particular time.
• Supported the use of Quality Center for automation metrics tracking and test execution.
• Ensured that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Responsible for writing Start-up scripts and Compiled Module Functions for front and backend validation.
• Wrote and executed SQL queries for validating test results.
• Built Script with Data Driven Methodology which applies the Business rules to validate the components displayed on the website using QTP.
• Developed and maintained Function Libraries, Object repositories and Descriptive programming techniques in automation testing.
• Provided regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project launch.
• Worked with developers and project managers to prioritize and resolve issues during testing phase.

Environment: Quality Canter, QTP, Oracle, MS-Office, SQL Server, SOAP UI, Windows & Linux.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in planning all testing activities accordingly to ensure on time deliverables are met.
• Reviewed Test conditions and Test Cases for User Acceptance Testing.
• Participated in Test Readiness Reviews, as necessary; assisted in the preparation of test estimates and project schedules.
• Used TestDirector to create Test outlines and maintained Test scripts and created, modified and debugged the Scripts.
• Performed Data integrity testing by executing SQL statements and validated the tables in the database.
• Performed Functional testing to make sure that application works according to functional specification using QTP.
• Worked with Standard checkpoints, Page checkpoints, Table checkpoints in QTP while doing the functional test on the web application.
• Involved in Customization of automatically generated QTP scripts to the specifications required by the end users.
• Conducted Regression testing to re-validate all the functionality and provided sign-off test cases to implement the application in Production.
• Wrote, maintained and updated Test Documentations for various stages of testing for reference and auditing purposes.
• Involved in User acceptance testing for the entire application.
• Worked on testing status, reporting to the higher management and retesting the fixes.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB, TestDirector, QTP, Oracle, UNIX, TOAD, Windows, MS-Office.