SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated Software Test Engineer with over 5 years of experience in the field of Software Testing and Quality Assurance with diversified skills in Manual and Automated Testing of web based and client/server applications for Government Solution, al Portal and Logistics; Tasks included test planning, test case development, test execution, preparing Requirement Traceability matrix and Test analysis report; seeking a consulting or permanent position as a Software Test Engineer.
• Solid understanding and participation in all the phases of Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Testing expertise includes Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, GUI testing, Back - end testing, Browser Compatibility testing, Ad-hoc testing, Cache Testing, Black Box Testing, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Worked with project teams and participated requirements review to ensure testability of functions and applications as per Business or Technical Prioritiesand are approved by appropriate Stake Holders.
• Expert in JIRA in Defect Management.
• Expert in Quality Center (ALM 12.5) in Test and Defect Management.
• Extensive experience with Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM) Methodology.
• Experience in writing and executing Automation Test Scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Extensive use of bug tracking tools like HP Quality Center, JIRA, Test Director for identifying, analyzing, documenting and reporting defects.
• Executing and verifying Test Cases and Test Procedures.
• Prepared MR, SPR and CR report for software change purpose
• Prepared Software Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Test Analysis Report (TAR)
• Significant exposure to automation testing tools like HP Quick Test Professional, and also Performance Testing tools such as HP Load Runner (12.5).
• Created QTP Scripts for Regression testing for the web based application
• Experience in Backend testing using Oracle SQL Plus to execute SQL statements for data verification and manipulation
• Extensive utilization of SQL queries to select, view, update, insert and delete data in Oracle and SQL server database
• Interact closely with developers, environment people, client, team manager, team lead and team members for feature issues and discussion.
• Organized and lead daily defect meetings and Defect Triage meetings as needed basis.
• Always willing to be collaborative and have the ability to communicate well with others
• Able to work as a team player as well as work independently.
• Self-starter with a positive attitude, willingness to learn new concepts and accept challenges.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows, Android, Mac and UNIX.

Methodology: Agile, Waterfall, V model and Iterative.

Tools: JIRA, ALM, Load Runner, Quality Center, QTP, Test Director Etc.

Software: MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Project.

Hardware: Troubleshooting Hardware Problems and setup.

Application Server: Web Logic, Web Sphere, IIS.

Database / DB Tools: Oracle, MS Access.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Hamilton, NJ

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and refined Business requirements, defined the scope of testing within the context of each release/delivery, during the entire SDLC.
• Worked all aspects of software test planning, execution and reporting activities for assigned projects in agile environment.
• Prepared requirements traceability matrix by mapping requirements to the test cases,Executed tests and participated actively in various types of testing such as Black box, Functional, Integration, System, and Regression Testing.
• Executed test cases and enter defects in JIRA in Defect Management tool.
• Tracked and prioritized the defects and analyzed variance between Expected and Actual results.
• Worked with developers to ensure defects are resolved.
• Attended Status meeting with Development and Management teams to discuss bugs and other issues.
• Worked inAgiledriven project of 4 week iteration
• Active and regular participation in Scrum "Daily Stand-Up" meetings. Provided updates on owned tasks on what was done the previous day, what will be taken-up on the current day and what impediments are being faced.
• Create test cases and test procedures based on Functional Requirement Documents.
• Execute the Smoke testing as per the Entrance Criteria.
• Wrote and executed SQL queries to validate test results.
• Evaluated application features and preparing several Test plans and Test cases, Test scripts for Integration, System, User Acceptance, Functional and Regression testing.
• Ran the automated QTP same test scripts in three different environments while the same application in different environments.
• Performed Load Testing, Performance testing for checking the reliability and response time of the application.
• Worked closely with software developers, business analysts and other project management personnel involved in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Involved in the team meetings with representatives from Development, Database Management, Configuration Management, and Requirements Management to identify and correct defects.

Confidential - Newark, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysed business Requirement Documents, Functional specifications and System requirements
• Prepared detailed test plan and test cases by understanding the business logic and user requirements for manual & automated testing
• Designed and executed Test Cases in Quality Center
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, and analyzed using Quality Center
• Conducted Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, and Black Box testing on Various Environment.
• Automation test performed, evaluated application features and preparing Functional and Regression testing using QTP.
• Worked closely with software developers, business analysts and other project management personnel involved in SDLC.
• Developed test design to facilitate functional, regression, end to end testing.
• Participated in root cause analysis for defects and provided process improvement suggestions to eliminate future occurrences of similar defects.
• Investigated and maintained software bugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Initiated and prepared daily project report and submitted it to management.
• Attended status meetings walkthrough, inspections for reviewing the testing process with the QA team, Developers, Operations and Management.

Confidential

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed the System Requirement Specifications (SRS)
• Created and Implemented test plans and test scripts based on technical specification and business requirements
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing for every modification in the application
• Developed test automation scripts usingQTPfor Regression, Functionality, and GUI testing
• EnhancedQTPscript using VB Scripts and checkpoints to check information is displayed in the application
• Created manual test cases in Test Director and Uploaded and executed all test cases from Test Director
• Conducted DataDrivenTest inQTPto test the application with different sets of data
• Conducted and maintained Shared Object Repository
• Updated the object repository for every change in the build
• The reports are generated from QTP result and reported to QA manager
• Used Test Director for bug tracking
• Categorized bugs based on the severity and interacted with developers to resolve them
• Extensively used SQL Queries for Database Testing to make sure that frontend operations are being stored into the right tables at the backend
• Actively participated in Status meetings and interacted with development team to discuss the technical issues
• Reviewed test results for the compliance and reported any discrepancies to the management