SUMMARY

• Possessing 7+ yearsof experience in the Information Technology industry with emphasis on QA Analyst. Expertise in Standalone, Client - Server and Web based applications using Manual and Automation technique.
• Expertise in all the processes of Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle(STLC) and Defect Life Cycle.
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) Development Environment.
• Proficient experience in Manual and Automated Testing of GUI and Functional aspects of the Applications from project initiation to post-deployment documentation.
• Extensive experience in all aspects ofQA-Requirement Analysis, Test Planning, Test Case, Test Data, Test Scripts, Test Execution, Test Estimation, Defect Management, Onsite and Offshore Coordination, Process Improvement, Daily Execution Schedule, Reporting and Stakeholder Interactions.
• Expertise in testing various applications developed in Java, .net, Oracle and C++.
• Tested Web Services SOAP and Restful services using SoapUI tool.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, GUI testing, Browser Compatibility testing, System Testing, Database Testing, Data Driven Testing, User Acceptance Testing.
• Proficiency in Defect management, including Defect creation, modification, tracking, and reporting using Industry Standard Tools like HP Quality Center, Jira.
• Experience in database testing using SQL queries.
• Proficient in test execution and management of testing defects.
• Experience in enterprise wide IT risk controls, tools and processes along with Identity and Access Management (IAM) which include managing privilege accounts, segregation of duties, user termination, transfer and certification processes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile (Scrum)

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, ALM, HP QTP/ UFT, HP Load Runner, JIRA, TOAD, VersionOne and SOAP UI, SharePoint, Blue Print

Databases: MS SQL Server 2008/2012

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, UNIX/LINUX

Utilities: MS-Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, TOAD, Putty, Outlook,Lotus Notes.

Software Q/A: Standards & Procedures Development, Test plan Design & Development, Test Strategy Development, Test Coverage Analysis, Bidirectional traceability, Test Script Execution, Defect Reporting and tracking

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential -Wayne, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Followed Agile(Scrum) Methodologies for all of the project activities
• Created Test plans, Test cases, Test Data and Requirements Traceability Matrix based on BRD and User Stories.
• Involved in planning test execution activities, defect reporting and analyzing test metrics.
• Tested all modules of MMP application - Patient Management, Doctor, Admin and Insurance Claims.
• Performed Exploratory, Smoke, Regression, Functional, GUI, System testing, database testing, Web Services testing, ETL, User Acceptance Testing.
• Developed, Executed Test Cases in VersionOne Tool and logged, tracked the defects in JIRA tool.
• Updated WSDL file as needed for Endpoint, Tested request and response XML. Added Assertions to validate the response xml with database using SOAP UI tool.
• Validated the connection and data between Admin web services and Insurance claims in REST web services using POST, GET, PUT AND DELETE methods in SOAP UI tool.
• Written and executed SQL queries and Joins, Group By clause, having clause etc. to validate the data.
• Worked on data migration process and involved in ETL Testing (Data is extracted from flat files, multiple databases and transferred to target database. Validated the data as per the Mapping Documents.
• Tested Mobile version of the application.
• Prepared daily/ weekly status reports on Test case execution, defects, RTM etc.
• Assisted QA manager in making solid *go/no-go*decisions for the launch of product releases

Environment: HP Quality Center, Web Services, JIRA, VersionOne, SQL, SOAP UI, TOAD, Agile, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Informatica

Confidential - Lewisville, Texas

QA/Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Product owners (the Business), Product Development Managers (PDM), Business Owners, Quality Assurance (QA), Architects and Developers, Vendors at various stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to understand the current and target state business Process and Business Requirements to fulfill the business need.
• Analyzed Gap Analysis and Gathered the requirements through Interviews, discussions, questionnaires, and JAD sessions.
• Worked with business users to define Product Feature Requests, Business Requirement Specifications and Change Requests.
• Translated Business Requirements into detailed Functional Requirements, Use Cases, Impact Matrix, Process Diagrams, Traceability Matrices and other project level documentation as require and facilitate Walk-through sessions with Business/IT-Project Team for functional and non-functional requirements and get sign off.
• Identify source systems, their connectivity, related tables and fields and ensure data suitably for mapping.
• Run SQL Queries to understand Data Flow for effective Data Mapping and for creating Data Flow Diagrams for better understand the impact of the application.
• Played a key role in the planning, testing, and implementation of system enhancements and conversions.
• Created Test plans, Test Data, Test cases and Requirements Traceability Matrix based on requirement documents.
• Executed Test Cases, documented results, updated defect tracking systems and Reported identified defects to the project team.
• As a member of the Scrum team participated in daily standup meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and iteration reviews.
• Performed Sanity, Smoke, Functional, Retesting, Security, Regression, User Acceptance testing and Security Testing of the application to ensure proper user authentication.
• Parameterized the tests by entering different sets of data using HP UFT. Used check points and output value to check and retrieve values respectively.
• Performed Security Testing of the application to ensure proper user authentication.
• Worked closely with the Information Risk Managers, project managers, Security and Compliance personnel and other administrators in creating functional, scalable and secure applications.
• Co-ordinate and making sure that new application follows the compliance regulatory system for new on-boarding applications which includes Single Sign on andAccess/IdentityManagement.
• Work with Application Production team to resolve production issues. Proactively started initiative to begin Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on known issues, which had impacts on further upstream\downstream processes which reduced the number of issues\defects

Environment: HPQC/ALM, HP UFT, SQL Server, Agile, Waterfall, Dot Net, Microsoft Office, SharePoint, JIRA

Confidential, Albany, NY

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the, Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional specifications document(FSD), Use Cases to determine the functionality of the application.
• Involved in functional requirements review meetings and provide the feedback on missing and unclear requirements.
• Developed Test Cases, Test Data, RTM based on Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and Use Cases.
• Responsible to Track, Document, Capture, Manage and Communicate the Requirements using Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) which helped in controlling numerous artifacts produced by the teams across the deliverables for a project.
• Involved in Test Planning, Test Preparation, Test Execution, Issue Resolution and Report Generation to assure that all aspects of a Project are in Compliance with the Business Requirements.
• Performed negative, positive, functionality, retesting and regression testing manually for security and stability purposes and communicated detected defects to project team.
• Wrote SQL queries for database backend testing, research and validation.
• Also developed a (UAT) User Acceptance Testing plan to guide a select group of key end-users in testing the user interface and functionality of the application.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Waterfall, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Microsoft office

Confidential

BA/Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and reviewed the current Business Process.
• Gathered, developed, reviewed, and maintained Business Requirements, functional specifications, use cases through various ways including Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with end users, expert team, Technical Team and stakeholders.
• Interacted with stakeholders to finalize the Business Requirements.
• Prepared project schedule, allocated tasks to the development team, conducted weekly status meetings, and reporting weekly project status to Team Leader.
• Created Test Data, Test cases and Requirements Traceability Matrix based on BRD/FSD and also involved in the process of analyzing the expected and actual results.
• As a Project Testing Team member, responsible for Managing the Defect process for the project and ensuring Traceability to Requirements and Test Cases and ensured that critical requirements are not missed.
• Worked closely with development team to resolve the identified defects throughout software test life cycle.
• Participated in requirement gathering, defect calls, peer-reviews,testerstouch point, and walkthrough meetings.
• Performed Functional, Integration, System and Regression Testing of the application.
• Maintaining the test documents, bug tracking, reporting the bugs, Email Notifications to the respective developers.

Environment: Microsoft office, Waterfall, ASP.NET, SQL ServerEducational Qualification