SUMMARY

• Over 6+ years of hands on experience in the IT industry with diversified exposure in Manual and Automation testing in Client/Server & Web - based applications with focus on System Analysis and Quality Assurance including Functional, Regression, Integration, End-to-End and UAT testing.
• Comprehensive understanding of various SDLC models like Waterfall Model, Agile Software Development and Well acquainted with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software testing Life cycle (STLC).
• Extensively performed positive & negative testing, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Business Functionality Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Browser Compatibility and system compatibility testing.
• Well versed with all the Testing documentation and fully conversant with Business Requirements, Test Plans, Comprehensive Test Cases, Execution and documentation of Test Results, Defect Reporting and Tracking using HP Mercury Quality Center and QTP(Quick test Pro)
• Actively participated in user story reviews, peer review, defect triage, coverage analysis and interacted with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Data Driven and Key Word Driven Framework.
• Experience withmobile webapplication testing - iPhone, Android, and smart devices.
• Experience in installing Emulators(Virutal device) for Android, iOS for testing.
• Managed and worked on defects until resolved and provide metrics on testing progress.
• Analyzed test data requirement and worked on test data conditioning to execute test cases.
• Played key role in daily scrum meetings and contributed to accomplish the testing targets set for every iteration. Reviewed the accomplishments daily and followed up the issues until they are resolved.
• Facilitated meetings with Development, Project Management, QA Management and Business Analyst.
• Interacted with the end users of application and organized and conducted UAT cycles and also Production Verification Tests.
• Worked independently as well as a group member and successfully performed on responsible roles in the projects. Coordinated the test efforts of both on-site and off-shore teams and reported directly to the QAManager.
• Able to work under tight deadlines and capable of effectively handling multiple ongoing projects.
• Fast learner, flexible team player and ability to prioritize and work with time constraints while paying attention to details.
• Capability to adopt and learn new tools and technologies.
• Strong Analytical and Interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge on selenium automation tool.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality center, ALM 12, QTP/UFT

Defect Tools: Quality Center/ALM, JIRA, IBM Clear Quest, Bugzilla

Languages: VB Script, SQL, HTML, Java

Databases: Oracle 9i/10g, MS SQL Server

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX

Microsoft Tools: MS word, PowerPoint, Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte,NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in reviewing the requirements and given ambiguity reviews.
• Involved in analyzing requirement specifications, developing test plans, test cases, test scripts and planning forQAmethodologies
• Conducted walk-through meetings on Test plans and Test cases.
• Involved in the documentation of test plan, Test cases, Test Data Document and the RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix)
• Worked closely with the Quality Manager in planning, coordinating and implementing the testing methodology; involved in working with Agile methodology.
• Developed Manual and automation test scripts using ALM and UFT.
• Parameterized test data using Data table, Environment parameter, Action parameter for data driven testing.
• Efficiently used Data Driven Framework to test the application with multiple sets of data.
• Tested the UI of the end product on tablets, Android and iOS virtual devices.
• Attended Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective meetings.
• Performed Regression Testing, Functional, UAT, Browser Compatibility and Ad-hoc testing.
• Responsible for driving E2E Test scenarios efforts and in identifying test data for UAT.
• Actively participated in the weekly Project Status Meetings.
• Involved in moving all the Test Cases for all modules and Reporting from Microsoft Excel in to ALM.
• Tracked the defects using JIRA and ALM.
• Interacted with developers for resolving the defects and setting the priorities.

Environment: Agile/waterfall, Merger portal, UFT, PeopleSoft 9.2, Work Brain,Excel, ALM, SQL, Java, Oracle,Windows XP,JIRA, iOS, Andriod.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Studied and analyzed the requirements and design documents for the testability of the change/enhancement required.
• Involved in various activities of the project such as information gathering, analyzing the information gathered, documenting the functional or business requirements.
• Involved in designing test scenarios and functional, integration, and regression test planning.
• Executed test scenarios per test plan. Recorded and monitored the test execution results.
• Involved in the analysis, and did modifications for existing test plans and test scenarios.
• Participated in discussions with the subject matter experts (SME) for various functionalities and issues.
• Used Quality Center extensively for creating and documenting the defects for the bugs identified at various levels of testing.
• Interacted actively with the development team to discuss the functionalities of the changes made at the various levels of the application through the detail design document.
• Participate actively in defect review board meetings to verify and review various defects logged against the application.

Environment: ALM, Agile, Jira, Microsoft office, XML, HTML, Oracle, SQL and IE.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Functional and Design Specification documents. Identified Test Conditions, Ambiguities review of requirements and Risks
• Estimating the number of test scenarios, test conditions, test scripts after reviewing the Functional Design and Functional Requirements, and coming up with estimations on the effort or time required to carry out testing.
• Involved in Test plan Preparation.
• Involved in reviewing the requirements and given ambiguity reviews.
• Conducted user acceptance testing to ensure that developed systems satisfied the needs of business clients as specified in the functional requirements.
• Actively Participated in review meetings and walkthrough with project team.
• Prepared test cases and test scenarios based on the BRD and FSD and use case.
• Imported test cases from Excel to ALM
• Prepared RTM and provided reports on daily status meetings.
• Responsible for driving E2E Test scenarios efforts and in identifying test data for UAT
• Tested various online channels like, WIB, WWW, and OSMP for Credit cards.
• Involved in Data Conditioning using FDR (First Data Resource) and HOGAN Mainframe tool and also for data validations.
• Worked on Client Utility tool to Enroll and Set up customer for OLB (Online banking)
• Involved in backend Letter Validation using internal tools (ICMP, FDR)
• Validation of Request and Response XML through SOAP UI and client tools.
• Utilized WSDL and XML inspectors to verify WSDL, message content for Web Services Validation.
• Involved in 70% of manual and 30 % of Automation testing using ALM/UFT tool.
• Executed SQL Queries to verify and validate Data.
• Log defect and track using Rational Clear quest.
• Interacted with developers on defects status on a daily basis
• Analyze the end results, reported the issues and track the defects till the end and retest to assure the defect is resolved.
• Performed UAT, E2E testing and Regression testing.
• Created Positive and Negative testing scripts to test the response of the application under test.
• Worked on testing various internal credit card application channels.
• Worked on Credit Card decision channel tool to review the reasons for approval or denial.
• Attend Weekly Status meeting in reporting and provided weekly report that includes test metrics
• Worked on various CR (Change request) requirements to ensure the application works as expected after the build.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT (Unified Functional Testing), IBM Rational Clear Quest, SharePoint, MS-word, MS- Excel, Waterfall Methodology, IE 11, Mainframe (FDR, HOGAN), PROVENIR, MS SQL Server, XML, SOAP UI, Compass, TRAP, VB Scripting, Andriod, iOS.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Test Plan Preparation for System Integration, Regression and Functional Testing
• Interacted with developers on defects status on a daily basis
• Involved in Preparing the Test Strategy Document, Test Cases and Test Cases Execution for all modules.
• Validate portal for New hire/Rehire employees, Change Employee Status, Transfer Employee, Demote Employee.
• Involved in moving all the Test Cases for all modules and Reporting fromMicrosoft Excelin to Quality Center.
• Ported of Requirements, Test Conditions, execution of scripts, analysis of results and graphs, bugs /issues tracking and management done through Quality Center.
• Tested Recruitment Letters using Templates and XML Publisher
• Performed Functional Testing based on accessory add-ons.
• Worked on various browsers like IE, Fire Fox for Cross Browser Testing and Globalization Testing.
• Coordinated with onsite and offshore QA team.
• Sent daily project updates to Project Manager.
• Performed both positive and negative testing manually.
• Manually performed Functional, GUI, Smoke, Regression, and Database Testing for all report development and post deployment management.

Environment: Manual Testing, Custom HR portal, PeopleSoft 9.0, Quality Center (Mercury), SQL, Java, Windows XP, JIRA

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Analyst-Mobile Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in discussions with business, development and user groups to familiarize with requirements
• Created requirement traceability matrix and manage the defects using Quality Center.
• Supported development of Functional Specification Documents (FSD) and conducted Gap Analysis between BRD and FSD
• Derived Test plans from technical specifications and Business requirements.
• Created test plan, test design, test involved scripts and uploaded into Quality Center.
• Performed Manual Testing of the application Front-End, Functional and back end testing.
• Automated test scripts using QTP for Functional, GUI and Regression testing.
• Parameterized test data using data table, Environment parameter, Action parameter for data driven testing.
• Experience with Data Driven and Key-word driven framework for Automation Scripts.
• Tested the GUI of the end product on tablets, Android and Apple platforms.
• Developed QA Test plan for covering functional, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• As a part of transaction testing, used SQL queries to verify identified defects.
• Used HP Quality center for tracking bugs and retesting
• Ensure full retest of any fixed issues.
• Involved in Regression Test, in execution and supporting Acceptance Tests.
• Reported the daily status of test cases executed/failed, worked with business analysts to assure new functionality changes were reasonable regarding existing design.
• Provide weekly test schedule to PM and Project Lead.
• Guided the area testers for completing the Testing Phase of the projects.
• Responsible to manage the Bug list after every new build and assign the existing bugs to concerned developer.

Environment: Agile, QTP, HP Quality center/ ALM, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point, MS Visio), VB Scripting, SQL, Java, Oracle, iOS, Android

Confidential

SoftwareTester

Responsibilities:

• Understanding Test Plan.
• Analyzing the requirements from the client.
• Writing test cases according to the functional specifications.
• Performing functional specifications system testing to check the stability of application.
• Preparing test cases for modules, Integration and system testing.
• Preparing suggestion documents to improve the quality of an application.
• Communication with the Test-Lead.
• Preparing the bug report.

Environment: HP Quality center, Waterfall methodology, MS-Office, Windows 2000, SQL, Java.

Confidential

Manual tester

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the Requirements and Functional Specifications of the application.
• Participated in identifying the Test scenarios and designing the Test cases.
• Prepared and Executed Test cases as per System Requirements.
• Involved in GUI, Functional, Regression testing and System testing.
• Involved in all testing related documentation.
• Involved in Bugs Tracking & Prepare Bug Report Document.
• Involved in weekly review meetings

Environment: HP Quality center, MS-word, MS- Excel, Waterfall Methodology, Windows 7, IE.