SUMMARY

• 6+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance in both Manual and Automated Testing.
• Experience in creating and implementing test strategies and detailed test plans.
• Understanding of Internet and enterprise software technologies including web and application servers and testing on multiple browsers.
• Sound knowledge in software development life cycle (SDLC) & software Testing life cycle (STLC).
• Excellent understanding in quality assurance methodologies such as agile and waterfall.
• Experience in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Black Box Testing, Regression Testing, and UAT Testing, in Client - Server and Web-based applications.
• Experience in testing applications with VB Script, Java, SQL, PL/SQL.
• Experienced in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office Excel, and POWERPOINT.
• Experience testing RESTFUL Web Services with Postman and performed SOAP web services testing using SOAP UI.
• Experience in integrating Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) and TFS with Coded UI automation framework.
• Understanding user requirements, documenting test plans, preparing test cases, execution of test cases to verify application functionality against business requirements, with manual testing and automated test tools.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Tracking using TestManagement Tools like HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, and JIRA as an Administrator.
• Experience in HP ALM 11.52, and JIRA as an Administrator, and SharePoint.
• Excellent analytical ability, strong presentation skills and the ability to communicate at different levels within the organization with Exceptional problem-solving and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly master new concepts and applications.
• Demonstrated capability to quickly gain a detailed understanding of a process in order to optimize efficiencies, reduces cost, and improves quality.
• Team player, self-starter, multi task performer, ability to adapt new environments quickly.
• Able to prioritize changing responsibilities in a fast paced environment, gained functional skills in analyzing the client requirements: translating new ideas into clients’ solutions including opportunity identification, requirements development, delivery, support & analysis and documentation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, HP Quality Center 10.0, JIRA

Automation Tools: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, HP Quality Center 10.0

Scripting Languages: VBScript.

Databases: Oracle 9/10x, SQL Server

Bug Tracking: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, HP Quality Center 10.0, JIRA

Operating Systems: Windows NT/XP/2000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

QA Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in Writing Test cases and Test scripts to perform Manual Testing of the new billing system with Confidential Software.
• Involved in preparing the Test Strategy and Test Planning Document for the new billing system.
• Extensively worked on all Inbound and Outbound Interfaces and involved in creating the test conditions.
• Executed Test Cases for the new billing system which involved testing of all policy data.
• Helped setup test data by creating multiple variations of auto, workers compensation, general liability policies, and package policies.
• Managed API testing through SOAP UI and postman using XML, WSDL and SOAP standards.
• Involved in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI to create and execute automated functional, regression, compliance, and load tests.
• Create and manage manual test suites and test cases in Test Manager in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Reported outstanding bugs, followed up bug fixes, conducted review of existingtestscenarios and assessed the need for their enhancement using JIRA as the defect management application.
• Involved in testingWeb services and XMLwith tool calledSOAP UIand using this tool to locateWSDL fileon internet, create Test cases and run them.
• Involved inpeer review meetings,requirement analysis, anddefect reviewswith the development team.

Environment: SQL Server 2005, Windows XP, Facets 4.51, JIRA, Quick Test Pro, Web services, Windows 2000/NT/XP, Confidential Billing Software.

Confidential, Berkley Heights, NJ

QA Analyst/Project Coordinator

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Was the Administrator for HP ALM 11.52 for the Project team. Duties included providing access to users with different levels of access, uploading files, and maintain the different folders within HP ALM.
• Involved inpeer review meetings,requirement analysis, anddefect reviewswith the development team.
• Extensively involved in WritingTestcases andTestscripts to perform Manualtesting.
• Authored and executedTestcases for an internet based application which is used by Global Property Engineers for location survey & assessments to support Global property Underwriting process.
• Extensively worked on all Inbound and Outbound Interfaces and involved in creating the test conditions.
• Performed Back-Endtestingto ensure Proper validation ofthe application into the Database by executingSQL queries.
• Developed and tested Restful Services and SOAP services by using different tools like SOAPUI, POSTMAN.
• Created Test Scripts in SOAU UI and Restful for Testing Web Services.
• Reported outstanding bugs, followed up bug fixes, conducted review of existingtestscenarios and assessed the need for their enhancement using HP ALM 11.52 in an Administrator role.
• Involved and assisted the system users inUser AcceptanceTesting.
• Interacted with developers and other team members to ensure quality application and played a key role in timely delivery of the application.

Environment: SQL Server 2005, Windows XP, Facets 4.51, HP ALM 11.52, Quick Test Pro, Windows 2000/NT/XP.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Quality Assurance Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Was Administrator of HP Quality Center for the project team. Maintained HP Quality Center which including managing access levels of all users, and providing access to new users.
• Performed requirement analysis, testing and review of the components done by peer team members.
• Ensure that all the test cases are updated in the HP Quality Center along with Master test plan.
• Conducted functional and regression testing using HP Quality Center 10.0
• Accomplished in test plan formulation, test case design, test script design, test condition design and execution using various structured testing procedures.
• Performed Integration testing on different modules in the application.
• Well organized work habits with meticulous attention to detail and strong SDLC skills.
• For every module followed the process of doing Analysis, Design, Produce, Unit testing and Integration testing.
• Determined the nature and severity of bugs uncovered while testing.
• Maintained a defect tracking schedule describing in close detail bugs encountered during testing and replicating such bugs for the benefit of developers.
• Entered the bugs in a tracker system, which is maintained in a database using HP Quality Center 10.0.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using HP Quality Center 10.0.
• Used to arrange meetings to discuss issues with developers and project managers. Worked very closely with developers to recreate defects found and also to verify fixes.
• Initiated and participated in Conference Calls, Walkthrough and Review Meetings.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, HP Quality Center 10.0, .Net, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, Oracle, Windows 2000/NT/XP.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Tester:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Reviewed design documents & business requirements to learn the function and scope of the application.
• Involved in writing and implementation of the Test Cases.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using HP Quality Center 10.0.
• Performed Integration Testing and Batch Testing.
• Analyzed and Validated test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action where necessary.
• Interacted with developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported bugs.
• Tracked and reported defects using HP Quality Center 10.0.
• Participated in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle.
• Developed test related documents including Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Conducted Integration, Regression, Acceptance, Functional, and Performance and Multi-User tests.
• Utilized test Methodologies and automated the functional testing.
• Performed Data Driven test using test data from Excel and created different checkpoints.

Environment: MS SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, JavaScript.