SUMMARY:

• Six years of Software Test Engineer experience in Quality Assurance (QA) and Software Development Life Cycle.
• Proficiency in manual and automated testing in client/server and web based applications for HealthCare and Financial Domain.
• Strong experience in Software Development Life Cycle using Agile, Scrum, Waterfall methodologies.
• Good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).
• Experienced in Tracking bugs and creating reports using defect tracking tools like ALM, Quality Center, Jira and Clear Quest.
• Experienced in logging defects and providing root cause analysis on the criticality of Defects and performed defect review meeting.
• Expertise with entire QA life cycle activities such as requirements analysis, design, development and implementation of test plans, test cases, entry and exit criterias, defect tracking and documentation.
• Quality Assurance expertise includes testing experience using Functional, Smoke, User Interface, Black Box, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Database testing.
• Proficient in writing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Estimating, Traceability Matrix based on user requirements and functional specifications.
• Proficient in SQL, retrieving data for creating test cases.
• Strong knowledge and experience in backend testing to validate data against a database like Oracle, SQL Server using SQL DML queries languages.
• Hands on experience with HP’s test suite - UFT or QuickTest Professional (QTP), ALM or Quality Center (QC).
• Experienced in developing automated test scripts using VB Script.
• Experienced in performing Data Driven test for testing the application with multiple set of data using QTP.
• Experience in developing VBScript functions and Descriptive Programming in QTP.
• Hands on experience in using the Framework for QTP Automation Scripts.
• Experienced in using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
• Excellent team player working with offshore and onshore folks and possess good verbal and written communication skills.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Testing Tools: ALM, Quality Center, UFT/QTP

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, QC, Verion One

Languages: VBScript, SQL, PL/SQLGUI Visual Basic, Web Based Applications

Database: SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, DB2, BETA System

Web Technology: HTML, XML

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Android, IOS

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as an IFT System Tester in the SRPT (Service Request Platform Transformation) project within the Wealth and Investment Management (WIM) department.
• Validated the Service Requests (SRs) in the transformation project, mainly Wire Requests and IRA Distribution.
• Regularly following up with Development Team to discuss Enhancements and Change Requests (CR).
• Interacted with the Test Planner and Test coordinator for the regular updates on the project and attended Sprint Review meetings to discuss the status and completion of the particular stories in each Sprint.
• Worked in an Agile environment teaming up with fellow Functional Testers, Developers and UAT Testers along with Product Owner (PO) and Scrum Master to make up a team of around 6-10 people.
• Worked with offshore and onshore Testers and Developers to collaborate and coordinate work and finish and deliver them in given timeline.
• Involved in preparing Test plans that included Testing Strategies, Timeline, Features to be Tested, Inscope and Out of Scope and more; created Test Scripts and did Data Conditioning for Functional, End to End and Regression Testing.
• Responsible for reporting and tracking defects in the corporate defect tracking system HP Quality Center (ALM) and also in Version One.
• Tracked progress of User Stories and Defects in a Sprint in the Version One tool. Followed the Storyboard, Product Backlog and Team-Room features closely to monitor progress through Burndown Chart.
• Attended Daily Internal Testing Team calls with Test Planner and Test Coordinator, Weekly Test Teams call with the Test Lead and also attended the Backlog Grooming sessions weekly twice to Story Point the User Stories as a team for upcoming sprints based on priorities. Also, attended Sprint Review and Retrospective meetings in each Sprint.
• Managed all phases of testing for assigned components by analyzing simple to high level scenarios, creating Test Cases/Scripts and getting them reviewed by peer, and then executing them in trying to find any sorts of defects that can be fixed and retested to provide a smooth and (almost)bugfree application to the end users.
• Used the BETA System by Thomson Reuters to validate the backend criterias of the project by going into each functions and validating it with UI.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Strong business expertise in requirements analysis using quality center
• Reviewed change request documents and defect description and attendant meetings to document the required changes.
• Wrote test scenario, test cases, test execution report, traceability matrix, knowledge transfer documents.
• GUI functionalities were tested according to the guidelines of the test cases.
• Involved in test plan and test case review meetings and updated the test cases document according to review comments.
• Track integration file using WINSCP, ESB, BIZLINK and validated that file.
• Performed Smoke, System Integration testing, Database testing and Regression testing.
• Logged, reported and traced complete project Defects in ALM.
• Extensive experience in backend testing where complex SQL queries were used to validate data against a database.
• Co-ordinate with different project to get integration data and verify that project milestones were met according to documents.
• Attended daily triggers meetings to verify that project milestones were met according to the documentation.
• Ensure that all elements of the software are thoroughly tested as per the test plan.
• Performed Smoke, Functional, System Integration testing, Database testing and Regression testing.
• Developed test cases, test procedures and test data from a requirement document using Quality Center.
• Extensive experience in backend testing where complex SQL queries were used to validate data against a database.
• Attended walk-throughs and weekly status meetings to verify that project milestones were met according to the documentation.

Confidential, New York, NY

Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed BRD, Use Cases, UI Specification and CR to write Test Cases and Test scenario.
• Involved in preparing Traceability Matrix for the functional requirements of the system.
• Executed all the Test Cases in the Test Environment and maintained them and documenting the test queries and result for future references.
• Performed GUI, positive, black box, compatibility, negative, smoke, functional, integration, regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Developed test cases, test procedures and test data from a requirement document using ALM and Fogbugz.
• Worked with development teams investigating and corrected software bugs and deficiencies based on the testing results.
• Created and executed test on IOS simulator using Xcode,
• Created and executed test on Android emulator using Android Virtual Devices.
• Uploading applications to handsets using Mac mini- configuration utility for Native. The app can be accessed on Mobile, Mobile browser and web browser.
• Conducted manual black box testing of the mobile apps (Mac, Android, Windows) as well as cross browser testing on the web (Safari, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox)
• Tested with virtual device simulator and emulator and real device, work with the SDK, DDMS.
• Involved in writing SQL Queries to check Data integrity.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancements and Modification Request issues.
• Attended walk-throughs and weekly status meetings to verify that project milestones were met according to the documentation.
• Extensively interacted with developers to analyze and resolve the issues that were encountered while testing the application.
• Training and mentoring the new resources on Functionality and flow details.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports and Customized Summary Reports.
• Provided presentations to the director on the QA achievements and accomplishments to the director.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in capital market on the internal application which integrates with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.
• Validation of XML file with SQL queries and making sure the file has same structure as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.
• Hands on experience in using the Framework for QTP Automation Scripts.
• Created automation test scripts in QTP for all three testing stages which are, Functional Testing, Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Involved in executing and maintaining QTP Automation frameworks.
• Involved in preparing Test plans that included Testing strategies, test scripts and test data for Integration, Functional, User, Security requirements of the application.
• Responsible for reporting defects in the corporate defect tracking system HP Quality
• Managed all phases of testing for assigned components ensuring test plans and test cases are completed and met business requirements.
• Involved in preparing Traceability Matrix for the functional requirements of the system.
• Prepared documentation for assigned projects and followed software release procedures, requirements analysis using Quality Center for importing specifications and documents
• Worked with development teams investigating and corrected software bugs and deficiencies based on the testing results.
• Performed various types of testing, such as functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke/Sanity and Backend Testing.
• Performed compatibility testing and Beta testing before the web application release was running on the local network.
• Performed the backend testing to ensure data consistency on the front-end by writing and executing enterprise level complex SQL statements against oracle database
• Created and generated system test scripts for different test scenarios covering all aspects of the project functionality.
• Participated in the constant improvement of test automation script and continuous integration practices.
• Training and mentoring the new resources on Functionality and flow details.
• Provided presentations to the director on the QA achievements and accomplishments to the director.
• Coordinated with an on-site team.