SUMMARY

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology field, working as a Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer in Confidential (IRS) and served in Confidential, Net Solution as a Software Test Engineer involving planning, testing and management of Web and Client based software application.
• Expert in documentation of the Test plan, Test cases, Test script, Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Test Analysis Report (TAR). Solid knowledge of Software development life cycle using agile scrum, V - model and Waterfall development methodologies.
• Expert in performing Functional, Integration, System, Regression, GUI testing, Black Box testing, Exploratory testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT), Back-end, and Accessibility testing.
• Experience in manual and automation testing utilizing tools such as ALM, Test Director/Quality Center, Gemini, Merant Tracker, X-Planner and Rational Clear Quest, QTP and Version One.
• Knowledge of Web Service testing using Soap UI tool.
• Understanding of web application communication and structure including HTTP, client/server interactions, and data access models.
• Expert in analyzing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Requirement Specification Document (RSD) and other artifacts for developing proper testing methodologies.
• Experience in Backend Testing on ORACLE and SQL Server using TOAD and SQL developer.
• Experience in bug tracking, bug reporting and bug documentation.
• Experience working in many different sectors including Military Healthcare interfaces domain: Veterans affairs Healthcare applications: (Pharmacy, Integrated billing, Patient Care Management Record, Realtime Location System) etc., Confidential, Department of Homeland Security (ICE),.
• Effective in work situations requiring an ability to manage multiple, highly dynamic, challenging projects and responsibilities

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows, UNIX, LINUX. VistA mainframe application

Testing Tools: Test Director, Gemini, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Merant Tracker, Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, Req-Pro, RQM, JAWS, SOAPUI Pro, JIRA, Visual Studio

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

Language: SQL, VB Script, Visual Basic, Net, JAVA, C, C++, JavaScript, HTML, XML

Server: Web Logic, Web Spare

Web Application: HTML, DHTML, XML

Methodologies: Agile scrum, V-model and Waterfall

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Washington D.C

Responsibilities:

• Support the system modernization effort in implementation of IRS.GOV project in the Confidential (IRS)
• The complex project required collaboration and coordination in an agile environment involving full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Conducted a complete assessment of teams, processes and environment; defined issues and risks; and oversaw the design and introduction of tools, processes and best practices across testing life cycle to improve throughput, communication and on-time delivery of projects in an Agile development environment
• Maintain and monitor the error log for all issues identified using CMRS, JIRA; assisted business users in defining UAT test cases and plans and maintained test cases and test data
• Performed production deployment and the Business verification testing; created detailed Test plans to check the functionality of Application
• Created and maintaining the requirements traceability matrix (RTM) for project lifecycle testing
• Responsible for creating test case templates to facilitate mapping of manual test script
• Performed testing and manage applications content in different environments using Drupal
• Planning and reviewing the Test cases for Functionality and User Acceptance testing
• Participate in QA team and bug tracking and defect triage review meetings
• Participated in walkthroughs for the evaluation of the test plan with the design and development teams meetings
• Effectively represented Client QA in project planning, testing efforts estimations, and various cross functional status meetings and reported to the QA Director
• Documented Client QA testing Policy and Procedure for the benefit of establishing standardization
• Collaborated with various teams including developers, database administrators and middleware; led fast-track product releases with all stakeholders
• Developed and executed regression, production including patch-test plans and test cases

Software Test Engineer /Application Lead

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Responsibilities:

• Analyze user story and business requirements; create and execute functional test cases per the user story and business and technical requirements
• Define smoke test criteria and execute smoke test to verify application and system functionalities after each new build and deployments
• Responsible to create, maintain/monitor and report the error log for all issues identified using ALM
• Create assessment and analysis reports for functional team and management based on data assessment and findings
• Verify HL7 message using file man in VistA (The Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture)
• Validate log files in the Linux environment
• Test VistA sync using file man to ensure GUI data synchronizing properly and setup signature code for CPRS
• Performed API testing to verify data is updated
• Wrote and execute SQL queries for back-end testing using SQL developer
• Collaborate with the team to generate UAT test scenario and peer reviews prior to sending to customer for approval
• Attend everyday scrum call and updating day to day activities
• Participate in all sprint planning, retrospective session for particular release and obtain necessary technical requirement
• Effectively utilized Clear Quest application for logging and tracking defects for resolution
• Participate in UAT sessions to identify system and application bugs, capture and communicate defects with the appropriate stakeholders
• Create Accessibility Test Cases, execution of test cases, and re-testing fixed defects using JAWS tool
• Submit 508 testing final report to the VA 508 office
• Maintain Traceability matrix for whole testing in systematic procedure

SQA Analyst

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Activities include providing story points to Agile user stories during planning meetings, preparing test plans and tracking test case writing and execution tasks across swim lanes in Quality Center.
• Conducted several brainstorming sessions with product managers, developers, and QEs to understand the scope of each feature, impact areas and technical complications that need to be considered while writing test cases
• Involved in gathering specifications and requirements from development personnel and business community prior to system testing.
• Interacted with Business analyst / end users to obtain specific system requirements and created test cases and test scenarios to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Wrote test cases and test scripts for manual testing; performed manual testing for functionality and GUI of the application.
• Created automation linear framework scripts using QTP for Regression Testing
• Performed data driven test using excel sheet
• Interaction with business analysts and developers to resolve the technical issues so as to meet the client’s requirement for a better-quality software product.
• Attended periodic meetings, teleconferences and led discussions on problem resolution.
• Involved in writing SQL queries for backend testing and to verify the database updates.
• Involved in reporting and verifying the bugs in Quality Center/Gemini