SUMMARY

• Over Fifteen years of IT industry experience in QA, Software Analysis, Design, Development & Testing of Client/Server, Web based applications and .NET applications
• Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies like RUP, QALC, Agile Process, Waterfall Testing and Scrum Methodology
• Proficient in Manual testing on both Client - Server and Web-based applications, with multiple application server domains
• Involved in entire QA Life Cycle which includes Design, Development and Implementation of the entire QA process and documentation of System Test Plan, Test Cases, and Test Scripts for the Relational Database, Web and Client/Server Applications.
• Experience in using bug tracking tools like ALM, Clear Quest, Test Director and PVCS Tracker.
• Experience in Unit, Functional, Integration, Database, GUI, Regression, User Acceptance, Performance, Stress, Volume and Load testing on Mainframe Systems, Windows and UNIX Environments
• Adept experience in Mainframe applications TSO, QMF, JCL, CICS and in using DB2 and DataQuery
• Strong working experience in .NET with Windows NT and UNIX environments
• Proficient in creating complex SQL queries to test backend database like Oracle, Sybase, and DB2
• A good team player with excellent Analysis, Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: WinRunner, TestDirector, LoadRunner, Rational Robot, Rational Test Manager and Quick Test Professional

Bug Tracking Tools: Test Director, WMS (Workflow Management System), Clear Quest, Lotus Notes, MIP,JIRA

Version Control: Rational Clear Case, PVCS Tracker, Microsoft Visual Source Safe

RDBMS: Oracle, SQL Server 2000, Sybase, MS Access, Informatica, and DB2

Reporting Tools: Humming Bird, Crystal Reports, Oracle Forms, Developer 2000, Cognos, Lotus Notes.

Languages: C, C++, PL/SQL, ASP, VB, COBOL, PASCAL, JAVA, FORTRAN, JCL

Data Modeling Tools: Erwin, UML, Rose, MS Visio

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 9x/NT/2K, UNIX, MVS, Mainframe, AS400

Methodologies: E-R Modeling, Star Schema

Editors: VI editor, Ultra-edit, Excel Sheets, MS-Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the Following modules Curam Upgrade 6.2, Curam Upgrade 7.0, & Production Issues.
• Worked on Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
• Validated set of ACR Renewal batch job run for every month on production equivalent system and upon successful confirmation the same batch job will be executed in production.
• After each batch run validated successful record status updates in AnnualCaseReview table. Also validated MMBatchErrorReport table for failed records in the database.
• Validated set of AIR 1095batch for every quarter and annual run of initial and correction data as per IRS requirement.
• After each 1095 batch run validated AIR transmission status and Transmission Acknowledge status in the AIRDATA table using SQL Query.
• Also validated failed records in AIRDATAErrorLog through SQL Query.
• Participated in Regular Daily Project status meetings and GO-NO/GO Meetings
• Prepare Status reports with status of New Defects
• Tracked all the Defects in JIRA
• Interact with Client on a daily basis and discuss about the new
• Prepared QA Closure Report for every Release
• Provide reports to Management regarding status and progress of the testing
• Work with Dev and Product managers to develop Release plans and build resource plans.
• Pro-actively identify resource constraints and communicate trade-offs in the risks associated with the resource constraints.

Confidential

Lead/Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements, Use Case and Detail System Design documents.
• Participated in Regular Daily Project status meetings
• Prepare Status reports with status of New Defects.
• Created Test Cases based on the Functional Requirement Documents(FDS) for different projects.
• Executed Test Cases in JIRA
• Tracked all the Defects in JIRA
• Tested Crystal Reports.
• Involved in Production Releases and performed Production Smoke Test on multiple nodes
• Execution of UAT Regression Scripts Using Sahi Automation Tool.
• Performed Web Services testing using SoapUI to validate member eligibility by cross referencing against DSS file.
• Perform Smoke Test for all the QA Environments, PHI Environments and Staging Environments
• Validated the Notices PDF (Approval, Denial, Change of Benefits & Closure).
• Used FPL (Federal Poverty Limits) to Validate the MAGI Rules and creation of product categories like Parent/Care taker, Children, Chip, Pregnant woman, Former foster care and Family planning) and the Annual Case Review process that is customized for SCDHHS.
• Worked closely with Developers to debug and resolve issues.

Environment: JIRA, SQL Server, SoapUI, Ultra Edit, Microsoft Visio, SharePointConfidential

Senior QA/QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements, Use Case and Detail System Design documents.
• Participated in Regular Daily Project status meetings and conducted GO-NO/GO Meetings
• Prepare Status reports with status of Defects and Work Items.
• Maintain different environments for testing (MO, UAT, Staging and TPT).
• Responsible for doing Parsing in lower environments and maintaining Security Roles.
• Review Release Documents.
• Coordinate with HP developers and MMIS BA team.
• Coordinate Testing Activities and release Activities with HP team and State.
• Coordinate smoke test whenever a release is promoted into any of the Test Environments (MO, UAT, Staging, Performance and TPT).
• Coordinate Regression Testing in UAT.
• Conduct Status meeting with testers.
• Involved in writing Test Plan
• Track Daily Status of the Defects and Releases in various Environments.
• Coordinate Production Smoke Test and Performed web services testing using SoapUI.
• Developed Test Cases and Test Scripts based on the Use case and Requirements.
• Execute test cases from a functional, Smoke, navigation and Regression Basis
• Worked extensively on EPSDT(Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment- for children under the age of 21), HIPAA Privacy, Members, Referrals, EVS, Prior Authorization, Pre- Admission Screening, Finance and Claims systems
• Tracked Daily Status of the Defects and Releases in various Environments.
• Coordinated with performance team for automation of the project using Selenium.
• Involved in 4010 to 5010 conversion.
• Compare the Legacy and NewMMIS data post conversion
• Tested the HIPAA transactions 837P and 837I claims via DDE and EDI
• Verified the Referral and PA process and the claim edit criteria.
• Setup test claims for Professional and Institutional and verified the financial payout calculations
• Performed testing on XML Transactions for interface testing
• Performed Web Services testing using SoapUI.
• Used SQL Developer to validate backend Database Testing
• Setup test data for verifying the workflow process in NewMMIS
• Tested the Member Eligibility Request and Response Interface transactions (HIPAA 270/271)
• Performed Security Testing for NewMMIS Project
• Performed Security Roles testing for EIM /ESM Project
• Reviewed the Reporting aspects from View Direct on a Daily and Weekly Basis
• Verify new build functionality and existing functionality logic.
• Add new test scenarios for new change requests when promoted
• Interact with Business Analyst and SME on a daily basis
• Perform Automation for a limited test purposes
• Performed JAWS testing.

Environment: Quality Center, JIRA, QTP, TOAD, SoapUI, Rational Tools (Requisite Pro, Test Manager, Rational Robot, Clear Quest, Clear case, Rational Site Check ), ALM, SQL Server, Mainframe, Oracle, C#, SQL, MS SQL Server, Windows 2000, Windows NT, MS Excel, MS Word, Ultra Edit, Microsoft Visio, Knowledge Center, SharePoint, FirstPass.

Confidential

Sr. QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Test Strategy for State Surcharge, Bulk Claims and Batch Processing during Business Requirement analysis meetings
• Developed Test Plans for testing the modules of Billing Facets Configuration, State Surcharge, Bulk Claims and Batch Processing
• Performed Gap Analysis for all the modules under test, against the test plans to verify that, the test plan address all the Business and Functional requirements
• Generated Test Cases for all the applications in Billing Facets Configuration
• Generated Test Cases for all the scenarios of State Surcharge rules for the states of New York and Massachusetts
• Configured and generated two different reports for the State Surcharge rules test case execution, for the state rules of New York and Massachusetts
• Tested the Configuration and Functionality of the State Surcharge application for all Surchargeable and Non-surchargeable facilities in the state of Massachusetts
• Performed testing on all the Claim Extensions which were developed according to specific State Surcharge requirements
• Verified and Validated all the data presented in the reports, against the expected values from the test data provided
• Developed custom SQL queries and TOAD query analyzer to validate the data presented in the reports and validated the calculations like surcharge percentage calculations
• Prepared and configured comprehensive Test Data using the Gap Analysis performed with requirements, for State Surcharge and Billing Configuration applications
• Used Quality Center as the Defect reporting tool to document and track all the issues encountered during system
• Used Online SRN/ STSCR System (OSS) to certify the software releases
• Conducted and attended the meetings with the users and team members to discuss and resolve various issues during the testing process
• Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members, and documented the proceedings
• Prepared and updated the QA Test Status Reports and Test Assessment Report accordingly for the project release

Environment: Quality Center, TOAD, Hyperion, SQL Server, Facets 4.31, Mainframe, Oracle, C#, SQL, MS SQL Server, Windows 2000, Windows NT, MS Excel, MS Word, Ultra Edit, Microsoft Visio