SUMMARY

• Eight (8) years of diversified experience as a Lead QA, Test Analyst, Test Engineer, Test Automation Analyst and Software Engineer overall.
• Experience with assisting guidelines, audits and creating documentation to streamline Quality Assurance practices for an efficient team.
• Adaptive team player experienced with various roles such as Scrum Master and Team Lead with a strong inclination to improve, optimize process developmental implementation.
• Ability to proactively comprehend problems and resolve them with minimal supervision.
• Extensive experience in testing Manual and Automation for Web along with Mobile applications: High Level, Functional, Integration, Ad hoc, GUI, Smoke, Sanity, Compatibility, System, Regression, Positive, Negative, Black Box, Grey Box, White Box, UAT, System, Backend, Regression, Security and End to End testing.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in various methodologies such Agile/Scrum, Hybrid, Iterative and Waterfall.
• Highly experienced in writing Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Scripts, Test Scenarios and Test Cases using System/Software specifications according to the Business Requirements.
• Experienced with various Bug Tracking Tools such as Jira, QC/ALM, TestDirector, Microsoft TFS, Bugzilla, TestLink, ExtraView.
• Experienced in using various API tools (SmartBear’s SoapUI, Postman) for testing REST html, HTTP (API) and external data source by analyzing modified client - server traffic using MOCKS and live data.
• Experienced with API, XML, WSDL, XML schema and CSS.
• Strong skills in back-end testing using SQL Queries on SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MS Access for backend data integrity tests.
• Experienced in developing various type of framework such as Keyword Driven, Data Driven Automation Framework, Hybrid Framework and Descriptive Programming.
• Experienced in enhanced the scripts using Parameterization, Synchronization, Regular Expression, Checkpoints, Customized Exception handling and VB Script.
• Knowledge with Java, Java Script and usage in Selenium.
• Experience with Charles Proxy, Github, Jenkins, Browser Stack, Logs and Geoedge
• Experienced in understanding the difference between SDLC (Software development life cycle) and STLC (Software testing life cycle)
• Experience with onshore and offshore teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: MacOS, Windows, UNIX, Linux, Ubuntu

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

Scripting Languages: C, C#, VBScript, Java, JavaScript, COBOL

Testing Tools: QTP/UFT, ALM,QC, TestDirector, TestLink, ExtraView, VDI, VNC/TightVNC Viewer, VMWare

Web Services: Postman, SOAP UI, SOAP XML, WSDL, XML schema, CSS, Browser Stack

Bug Tracking Tools: Jira, QC/ALM, TestDirector, Microsoft TFS, Bugzilla, TestLink, ExtraView

Additional: Charles Proxy, Github, Jenkins, Browser Stack, GeoEdge, AWS (Amazon Work Spaces), MS Remote Desktop, Eclipse, Gherkin, Cucumber, Ranorex

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Windsor, CT

Lead QA/Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA and Engineer on Florida Domestic and Foreign Projects
• Agile methodology sprint planning of velocity, timeline, scope, pointing sessions to identify Project scope
• Worked alongside various levels of management such as Project Manager, Business Analysts, Developers and End Client to identify project risks; define criteria for each testing cycle for QA department.
• Define application testing via Ad-hoc, UAT, Beta, Black Box, Regression, Release, Stress and Negative testing methods.
• Accountability for planning and managing test activities, creating detailed test plans, writing test cases for Manual testing as required and building into eventual Automation testing. (Gherkin/Cucumber, BDD, TDD)
• Experienced in using Postman for HTTP (API) and external data source by analyzing modified client-server traffic using MOCKS and live data.
• Manage Bug Tracking, daily Scrum presentations and Defect walk throughs
• Verified data flow through front-end and backend and used SQL queries for data extraction.
• Assisted to set best practices and guidelines for Quality Assurance team.
• Creation of Sprint Test Plans, Assignments, T raceability M atrix, Data Analytics and Dashboards for seven member QA team between requirements & test case for each round of testing using Jira (XRay Test Repository) and Kanban

Environment: Windows, Java, HTML, CSS, SQL Server, TFS, 508 Compliance Testing, Kanban, Katalon Studio, Sauce Labs, MS Teams, Yammer, Gherkin/Cucumber, BDD, TDD

Confidential, Bristol, CT

Lead QA Analyst/Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA Analyst | Engineer on multiple AIS Projects Syndication for Domestic and International (Live and Non-Live) and Affiliate Manager
• Setting best practices for Quality Assurance guidelines as part of the Project Team
• Assist with development of Agile methodology sprint planning; timeline, scope, pointing sessions to work alongside TPM, Project Manager, Product Manager and Developers to identify project risks; define criteria for each testing cycle for QA perspective.
• Define application testing via Ad-hoc, UAT, Beta, Black Box, Regression, Release, Stress and Negative testing methods.
• Accountability for planning and managing test activities, creating detailed test plans, writing test cases for Manual testing as required and building into eventual Automation testing. (Gherkin/Cucumber, BDD, TDD)
• Experienced in using Postman for HTTP (API) and external data source by analyzing modified client-server traffic using MOCKS and live data.
• Manage Bug Tracking, daily Scrum presentations and Defect walk throughs.
• Verified data flow through front-end and backend and used SQL queries for data extraction.
• Created traceability matrix between requirements & test case for each round of testing using Jira (XRay Test Repository) and Kanban
• Creation of Test Plans, Testing Scope and QA Dashboard Reports to track the work efficiency per sprint.
• Participate as SCRUM Master occasionally to discuss team goals with all levels of management, participated in demos, stand ups and retro per product/project.

Environment: Windows, Java, Javascript, HTML, SQL Server, Postman, Jira, Kanban, MS SQL Server, UNIX, Github, Jenkins, Arquillian (Selenium), Gherkin/Cucumber, BDD, TDD

Confidential, NY

Lead QA Analyst/Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Lead QA Analyst | Test Engineer of Responsive Web and Device/Mobile Web for Digital Media content and video player
• Assisted with setting standard guidelines, audit and implement Quality Assurance guidelines.
• Experienced with Device Testing web view of various browser applications for Mobile (iOS and Android)
• Throttle testing using Charles Proxy and Developer consoles methods.
• Assisted with development of Agile methodology sprint planning; timeline, scope, pointing sessions to work alongside TPM, Project Manager, Product Manager and Developers to identify project risks; define criteria for each testing cycle from QA perspective.
• Defined and validated application testing via UAT, Beta, Black Box, Regression, Release, Stress and Negative testing methods.
• Accountability for planning and managing test activities, creating detailed test plans, writing test cases for both Automation and Manual testing as required for Responsive Web & Mobile devices by the use of current tools (Selenium (IDE, Web Driver), BrowserStack, etc) via BDD, TDD
• Experienced in using SmartBear (SoapUI) for testing REST html, HTTP (API) and external data source by analyzing modified client-server traffic using MOCKS and live data.
• Verified data flow through front-end and backend and used SQL queries for data extraction.
• Created traceability matrix between requirements & test case for each round of testing using TestLink, Jira, Kanban, HP ALM and TFS .
• Lead as SCRUM Master as needed to discuss team goals with all levels of management, participated in demos, stand ups and retro per product/project.

Environment: Windows, MacOS, Mobile (Android/iOS), Java, Javascript, ASP.NET, DOT.COM, HTML, SQL Server, SOAP UI, Jira, Kanban, TFS, TestLink, VDI, MS SQL Server, GeoEdge, TunnelBear, UNIX, Charles Proxy, Github, Jenkins, AWS (Amazon Work Space), VMware, BrowserStack and Selenium.

Confidential, Melville, NY

Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Software QA Engineer for Digital Media content.
• Video (Digital) and Audio testing on different systems based on Domestic & International standards using in house systems and remote access.
• Involved in testing of the online web applications regarding graphics (Chyrons, lower thirds etc).
• Used SoapUI for testing RESTful html, HTTP (API) and external data source by analyzing modified client-server traffic based on SOA using MOCKS prior to live data.
• Participated with design, development, preparation & execution of Test plan, Test Conditions and Test Cases based on Business Requirements and Functional Documents.
• Created traceability matrix between requirements & test case for each round of testing using TestLink, Jira, Kanban, HP ALM and TFS.
• Reviewed the Test Results and logged defects in Jira, TestLink and compared with TFS.
• Verified data flow through front-end and backend and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database.
• Database Validation to check the updated data in the Database using MS SQL Server.
• Performed extensive GUI Testing using HP UFT/ QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users.
• Enhanced test cases for every load to support new and existing functionality for the application for end to end and regression testing.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies. Generated Defect and Customized Summary Reports.

Environment: Java, J2EE, C++, C, ASP.NET, DOT.COM, HTML, SQL Server, SOAP UI, Jira, Kanban, TFS, TestLink, VDI, MS SQL Server, Windows, UNIX, Browser Stack and Github.

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Senior Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Sole tester on project in Nashville as entire team was based in Oklahoma.
• Experienced with Mobile Testing (iOS and Android) as Beta Project team member using in house created tools for Mobile App.
• Developed comprehensive qualitative and effective Test Scenarios, Test Plan and Test Cases based on Functional Document and B usiness R equirements.
• Designed, developed and executed Te st C ases for Manual & Automated Testing across systems.
• Created ODBC script to connect SQA and Oracle using QTP.
• Determined the Entry/ Exit Security Criteria for different phases in testing cycle of the system.
• Maintained clearance to p erform Database Validation to check the updated data in house and other relational Databases in collaboration with SOAP UI.
• Analyzed, recorded and modified client-server traffic using HTTP monitor.
• Created and ran MOCKS before live functional and load tests on web services before implementation
• Created traceability matrix between requirements, test case for each round of testing using TestLink . Also r eviewed the Test Results and Logged the Defects in Jira and TFS . Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users.
• Validated the data flow through front-end and backend and used SQL queries to extract the data from the database.

Environment: Waterfall/Iterative, Java, J2EE, C++, C, ASP.NET, DOT.COM, HTML, SQL Server, SOAP UI, Sharepoint, ExtraView, TestLink, VDI, MS SQL Server, Windows and UNIX.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Test Automation Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created extensive GUI Testing using HP UFT/QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Created and maintained high-level Functional, Integration and Browser Compatibility Testing, UAT testing using QTP and extensive Regression testing for subsequent versions of the application using QTP.
• Developed automated test scripts using Descriptive Programming techniques using VB Script and Selenium Web Driver.
• Participated in Requirement reviews and Design Review along with repairing of Test Scenario and Bridge cases as per requirement specification.
• Created a Traceability Matrix using Quality Center to test cases to the requirements and defects.
• Used QC for Test planning, Test case development, Test case execution and Test results analysis.
• Used QC for defect tracking, reporting reviewing, comparison, analyzing and storing test results and defects.
• Involved in performing Back-End testing by writing SQL queries for data extraction.
• Validated Database Compatibility Testing to make sure that the application was compatible when the database was upgraded.
• Generated Problem Reports for the defects found during execution of the Test Cases and reviewed them with the Developers. Worked with Developers to identify and resolve problems.

Environment: Agile, Windows, JAVA, VB Script, UNIX, UML, SOAP UI, SQL Server, Oracle, HTTP, ALM/Quality Centre, QTP, SOAP UI and Web Services.