SUMMARY

• Result Oriented IT professional with 8 + years of progressive expertise in Automated, Black/White box and Manual testing
• Strong programming skills in UFT (QTP), Selenium Suite, Excel Macros, Win Runner.
• Experience in working with Oracle, Mainframes, DB2 databases, ETL Data Stage testing Components, Web services, Soap UI, XML, AutoSys and Tectia Client services.
• Extensive working experience in Functional, Component, Automation, E2E testing as Test Engineer, Test lead and Project Test Manager.
• Experience in managing multiple projects, coordinating with different stakeholders in gathering requirements, analyzing and coming up with design, test strategy, test specifications
• Hands on experience in writing test plans, test cases/scripts, developing and maintaining test scripts
• Experience in Full Systems Development Life - Cycle Implementation (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Testing Methodologies from project definition to post Deployment documentation
• Great expertise in HP ALM -Quality Center (QC)
• Familiarity with creating framework for Automation Testing, web services testing, REST,BugZila & Jira
• Excellent self-driven project management skills, team player, good communications, Presentation and telephony skills
• Strong experience in playing point of contact role in QA team
• Experience in banking /insurance and Telecommunication domain
• Experience in leading/managing a team which spans both onshore and offshore centers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools/Languages: UFT (Quick Test Professional), Selenium suite, HP ALM Quality Center, Soap UI, XML, IBM rational tester, Web Services, Excel/VB Script, ZIRA, BUGZILLA, REST

Databases: SQL, DB2, Oracle, Fila, Fili, File Manager, FILEAID, MS Access, TOAD, SSH Tectia, SQL server, PL/SQL, Database Triggers, Exceptions, Packages, Stored Procedures and Functions.

Operating Systems: Z/OS, Windows XP/2007

Languages: C++, Java, COBOL, JCL, UNIX

ETL Tools: IBM Infosphere Information server Data stage 9.1, Informatica

Project Management: MS Project, Visio

Methodologies: Agile Scrum, SDLC, Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Test Lead/ Test Executioner

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for component, functional, end to end, integration and pre-production testing
• Analyzing BRD,design documents and deriving test specifications from those design documents
• Prepare unit test cases using TestNG
• Retrieve test results against Oracle database with SQL queries
• Automate the frontend tool and develop testing framework using UFT (QTP)/Selenium suite.
• Mocking up and Testing XML/ API /OOS/ web services calls with SOAP UI/IBM Rational Tester
• Prepare test strategy, test cases, test scripts, test data conditioning.
• Load/Execute scripts/test cases/Log Defects/tracking Test completion in HP ALM - Quality Center (QC).
• Analyzing the Data Stage/ETL components in Autosys/Tectia clients for running the jobs.
• Attending project meetings and discussions starting from Analyze phase till project end
• Responsible for creating and executing automated and manual test scripts for component, functional and regression testing
• Involved extensively in conversion projects which involved database comparisons and file comparisons
• Logging and tracking defects in HP ALM -Quality Center. Coordinating with development team to resolve logged defects
• Prepare traceability matrix, review and signoff on test exit criteria
• As lead, also responsible for coordinating onshore/offshore teams, ensuring timely and bug free release delivery

Backend developer/Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Initiated the project and came up with a prototype to demonstrate the value of having a tool to Generate billing information
• Formed a small team to convert prototype to real project
• Designed database schema, implemented parts of backend system and excel integration
• Responsible for front end testing using selenium & complete end to end testing to verify
• Generated excel file adheres to the pre-defined business rules

Confidential

Project Test Manager/Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Resource engagement
• Application Impact analysis
• Forecasting
• Scope management
• Testing documentation management
• Requirements tracing
• Defect Management
• Risk analysis and mitigation
• “Go to” plan creation and management
• Process break down structure
• Data Management
• Upper management contact
• Status reporting
• Control plan vs real reporting

Confidential

QA Analyst/Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing design documents and deriving test specifications from those design documents
• Participated in the requirements, design, and release readiness reviews
• Preparation of test strategy, test cases, test scripts, test data
• Responsible for creating, customizing and executing automated and manual test scripts for
• Component, functional, integration and regression testing
• Retrieve test results against database with SQL queries
• Automate data preparation using Excel/VBScript
• Mocking up and Testing XML/ API /OOS/ web services calls with SOAP UI/IBM Rational Tester
• Prepare test strategy, test cases, test scripts, test data conditioning.
• Load/Execute scripts/test cases/Log Defects/tracking Test completion in HP ALM - Quality Center.
• Logging and tracking defects in HP ALM- Quality Center (QC). Coordinating with development team to resolve logged defects
• Automate the functional test cases and develop testing framework using UFT (QTP)/Selenium suite
• Prepare traceability matrix
• Review, signoff, evaluation test exit criteria
• Maintaining QA documentations, Traceability matrix and reports.
• Review, signoff, evaluation test exit criteria.