SUMMARY

• Over 4 years of total experience in Client Server and Web Applications, as QA Tester with QA Management skill.
• Good experience in defect tracking, defect resolution and defect follow up withSDLCTeam.
• Extensively experienced in setting andconfiguring QA Environments.
• Experienced in test development, scheduling and execution,test strategy, test project management, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Ability to interact withcross functional teamlike Analyst, Development, Production Support Team to get and deliver Highest standard of Quality software in each release.
• Good noledge of Test Plan development, business requirementgap analysis, and review test plan and impact analysis for each release.
• Proficient at writing Test Plans and Strategies by following differentQA Methodologieswith noledge ofAgile Testing.
• Expert in Automation, Manual, Black Box, Functional, Positive, Negative, UAT, Integration, System, Validation, Regression Testing.
• Experienced in using defect reporting tools like HP Quality Center/ALM and internally developing defect tracking tools.
• Skilled in upgrading the existing Test scripts and creating new scripts for client application in HP ALM/Quality Center.
• ExperiencedinqueryingthedatabasesbydevelopingandrunningSQLandPL/SQLqueriesusingutilitieslikeToad andSQLQuery Analyzer.
• Expertise in writing SQL queries for backend data validation and data integrity check.
• Experienced in handling Dynamic Objects using Descriptive Programming in QTP/UFT using VBScript.
• Extensively experienced in developing /enhancing VB script in QTP/UFT to add check points, parameterizing data etc.
• Proficient in writing automation scripts in VBScript to fully automate the application functionalities.
• Experienced in testing applications developed using Web based applications developed in Java and other programming languages.
• Expertise in producing and maintaining project specific processes and work ethics.
• Strong Team Player, has excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong documentation skills.
• Excellent research skills, ability and enthusiasm to learn new tools/technologies quickly.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Utilities/Other Tools
• SOAPUI, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Visio, Visual Studio, Ms Visio, Jira
• Testing Tools
• HP QTP, SOAP UI, HP UFT.
• Test Management Tools
• HP Quality Centre/ALM.
• Languages
• HTML, XML, VB Script, SQL.
• Databases
• Oracle, DB2, MS Access.
• Operating System
• Windows, Unix/Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in implementing each phase of SDLC and coordinating in Test environment setup.
• Analyzed and reviewed requirement document to create the Test plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Interacted with client for requirement gathering and analysis and for studying the existing system.
• Maintained meetings with the technical teams and management, developed proper documentation, validated current production environment.
• Involved in development, execution, and improvement of testing processes.
• Performed functional testing by deployment request, sanity testing, prioritized QA Test Cases within project plan.
• Used HP ALM as a test and defect management tool for testing coverage reports.
• Responsible in generating Test Reports for each new release in HP ALM, which keeps track of all the open and closed bugs.
• Worked on SQL and PL/SQL and performed backend validations.
• Responsible to test and verify in back end database tables (with SQL Queries) for each order dat was placed by Web (GUI) with packages, components and price plans.
• Customized the UFT Test as per the Test Case by using the VB - Script
• Customized UFT Scripts with Parameterization, Check Points, Library Files, Regular expression etc.
• Analyzed the gap between actual and expected results and reported bugs using JIRA application.
• Conducted a wide range of quality tests to ensure dat software meets specified standards and end-user requirements.
• Worked with different development teams and business analysts, interacted proactively on QA chat channels as part of the testing.
• Participated in weekly Assessment Meetings with BAs, SMEs, and Developers and coordinated between Business Analysts, Development Team, and Testing Team.

Environment: UFT, HP ALM, Oracle, WinNT, Java, XML, XML Notepad, XML Spy, Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle, C/C++, C#, MS Office, MS Excel.

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering requirements from the business analyst and creating Test plans.
• Designed, developed and executed the Test Plans and Test cases.
• Developed an integrated Test Plan covering the main functions of the designated parts of the application.
• Attended daily scrum calls as part of Agile methodology.
• Performed various types of process evaluations during each phase of the software development life cycle, including review, walk through and system testing.
• Performed Smoke, integration, Functional, Regression, System, Acceptance and Usability testing during different stages of the application development.
• Extensively used MS Excel and HP ALM for maintaining test cases.
• Involved in using HP ALM for bug tracking and test management.
• Wrote SQL queries for database testing and created reports.
• Performed data validation in SQL statements.
• Handled Dynamic Objects using Descriptive Programming in UFT using VBScript.
• Developed/Enhanced VB script in UFT to add check points, parameterize data etc.
• Developed user defined function library with immense noledge of VB-Script.
• Developed Hybrid framework for UFT for automated testing.
• Documented errors and implemented their resolutions.
• Involved in extensive User acceptance testing of the final product.
• Documented user responses in various test scenarios.
• Involved in submitting weekly Bug Report.
• Used resource Excel spread sheets to list problems for different modules.
• Participated in various meetings and addressed Enhancements and Modification Request issues.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT, JIRA, SOAP UI, .Net, VB Script, Windows, HTML, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Visio, Java, C/C++, Java Script, JMeter.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Implemented QA processes (defect tracking, test case management, automated testing strategies, etc.).
• Involved in creating test plan & scenarios from requirements.
• Coordinated QA processes and activities across the teams.
• Developed Test Plan, Test Design, Test Cases, Test Script.
• Conducted Test Execution, Test Status Reporting. Performed Manual Testing for the EDI transactions.
• Conducted GAP analysis and filling gap according to the format set by HIPAA.
• Involved in FACETS Implementation, involved end-to-end testing of FACETS Billing, Claim Processing and Subscriber/Member module.
• Uploaded the diagnosis codes, procedure codes to the related tables in test environment to verify the changes related to ICD9 - ICD-10 changes.
• Performed Black Box, Manual, Functional, Regression, Integration, System tests.
• Utilized Quality Center/ALM for communication with the production persons, developers and team members.
• Performed Database Testing using SQL in order to check the Data Validation and Data Integrity.
• Wrote and executed SQL Queries to perform back end testing.
• Analyzed test scenarios and developed theautomatedscriptsfor regression testingusing QTP/UFT.
• Successfully Performed Data Driven Test using QTP/UFT.
• Modularized test cases and created data driven tests.
• Communicated with offshore team and assigned the Scripts to the Team.
• Involved and responsible for creating and reporting daily status reports regarding the progress of testing process and sent status updates to Project Manager.
• Has participated in Requirements Walkthroughs, Defect Review Meetings, and Status Meetings.

Environment: Visual Basic, Manual testing, Quality Center/ALM, QTP/UFT, Windows, JIRA, JMeter, C/C++, C#, MS Office, MS Excel, UNIX.