SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of experience as a Software Quality Assurance Tester of Web - based, Mobile Devices and Client-Server applications.
• Expert level of experience in using the automated testing tools HP Quality Center ALM Edition and SOAPUI.
• Proficient in manual testing of Web-based applications, Web Services (SOAP and REST) and XML data validation
• Experience in White Box, Black Box, Unit, Functional, Integration, Back End and System Level and Stress Testing for many type of applications including web and client server applications.
• Experience in Functional Testing, System Testing, Configuration Testing, Regression Testing, Black-Box Testing, and Performance Testing.
• Collaborates closely with relevant teams to continually improve QA process and product quality.
• Proficient in Bug Tracking and Reporting using bug tracking tools like JIRA, HP Quality Center ALM Edition and BugZilla.
• Used MS Project 2012 for project documentation, task assignment and resource allocation and reporting purposes.
• Custom software test development, test case and user script preparation, and results reporting.
• In Depth Knowledge of SQL queries using Oracle 11g, IBM DB2 and SQL Server 2008 databases.
• Strong experience in Web Service (SOAP and REST) validation using SOAPUI and XML Formatter Utilities.
• Experience with HTML, Groovy Scripting, XML data validation and Microsoft Products.
• Excellent team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong experience in Korn and Bash Shell scripting on UNIX and Linux OS
• Ability to gain customer confidence through subject matter expertise that includesthe ability to discuss solution strengths, weaknesses, and possible out-of-the box alternatives where necessary to meet customer business needs.
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical ability.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Query Analyzer, Quick Test Pro, TOAD for Oracle, Microsoft SharePoint, Quality Center 11 ALM, SOAP UI, XML Formatter, Eclipse, Groovy, JIRA, BugZilla, JUNIT, Jmeter

Database: Oracle 11g, MS-SQL Server 2008, MS-Access, IBM DB2

Languages: HTML, XML, Java, J2EE, SQL, JSON, SOAP, REST, XML, API, PL/SQL, XML/XSL, JavaScript, VBScript, and ASP.NET

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows NT/2K/XP, MVS and UNIX, AS/400, Linux

Others: SQL Plus, Edit Plus, Ultra Edit, Jenkins, SVN Version Control (Tortoise)

Microsoft tools: MS Office 2003, 2007, MS Project, 2010(Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), MS Visio, MS Project and MS FrontPage, SharePoint 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Sanfrancisco

Senior QA

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Agile Development Environment, Participated on analyzing user stories.
• Attended daily standup meeting for status update and release update.
• Performed testing on QA Environment (E6), Staging Environment (E16), Prodb,Prodc,Prodd and Prod
• Follow the atlas release channel.
• Performed testing on code fix FBF Environment. (Emergency Bug Fixes)
• Wrote test plan and test case for Registry and List and Executed them using test trail.
• Actively involved in Functional Regression and sanity testing for all Environment.
• Used Jira for filing and updating bug and communicating with developers.
• Used GITHUB to get the latest code for validation for different Environment.
• Perfotmed used latest build for mobile testing for IOS and Anroid Release
• Used Charles, Google chrome developer tools and Firebug for debugging
• Performed Functional testing on different environment like QA staging prodb, prodc,prodd and prod for desktop native app and Mobile Web Browsers.
• Wrote a test plan and and test case based on used cases and Requirements.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts for SIT and support for UAT tests.
• Created Test Cases and developed Tractability Matrix and Test Coverage reports.
• Performed Smoke, High Level Sanity and Regression testing’s on all web and Intranet Applications.
• Performed Functional, GUI Testing and Volume Testing also involved in Performance testing of Green Bay project application.
• Performed UAT testing before launching the product to clients or users. Used Agile methodology for UAT testing.
• Attended daily SCRUM meetings during each SPRINT session in accordance with AGILE methodology
• Extensively participated in Creating Test plans, Test Strategy, Test Scripts/cases Negative test scenarios and Functional, Target and Regression testing.
• Coordinated QA Offshore team of 4 members. Team used to report to me directly.
• Involved and participated AGILE (SCRUM) methodology, Monthly testing Artifacts meeting, Process improvements, QC 10.0 training meetings and Weekly status team meetings.
• Participated in Reviewing the BRS/SRS documents with Business team and Developers
• Used MS office, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint for data analysis and documentation.
• Extensively queried through SQL to check the database records.
• Worked on SQL scripts to pull data from data validation in TOAD
• Tracked the defects using Quality Center and generated defect summary reports.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases
• Worked closely with developers and Business Analysts to communicate QA issues, testing status with the testing team.

Environment: QTP,ALM 11.0, XML SPY tool for XML, SQL, TOAD, Oracle, MS SQL 2008. Big Data, MS Office 2013

Confidential, San Jose CA

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Agile development environment, analyzed the user stories (Requirements) and attended daily standup meetings and Sprints.
• Involved in developing Test Plan, wrote Test cases, and executed the automated and manual test cases.
• Actively involved in Functional, Regression, Smoke, UAT and Integration Testing in Agile methodology
• Attended sprint plan meetings every two to four weeks to review the user stories.
• Detected Defects, Communicated to the developers using Bug Reporting Tool and Tracked the Defects using Quality Center 11 ALM.
• Performed web service testing using SOAPUI and XMLFormatter utilities and involved in importing new builds into SOAPUI projects.
• Developed RTM to validate the requirements with test cases in JAD environment
• Interacted with off shore team to resolve defects and functional issues of the application using JIRA.
• Using QTP conducted Regression Testing followed by the System Testing and Negative testing.
• Responsible for application code deployment using Jenkins.
• Used MS Project 2012 for task assignment, resource allocation (time and cost) as well as preparing Gantt Chart for tracking work progress
• Worked on SOAP and REST web services testing using SOAPUI and ensured XML request and responses are parsed correctly and performed XPATH validation changes for values using Regular expressions.
• Performed Grey box testing by validating UI and application code for web and tablet applications and verifying web services using SOAPUI, XML assertions and Groovy Scripting
• Working on test estimations and UAT team (team size 4) for work allocation, reporting and issue fixing using MS Project.
• Involved in parameterization of endpoints in SOAPUI and validation of Linux Shell Scripts
• Extensively used Quality Center ALM Edition for test case development, test bed preparation and execution.
• Uploaded Business requirements, test scenarios, test cases and defects to Quality Center.
• Developed and executed SQL joins to validate the results in Web Services and Front end with Database.
• Worked on SharePoint 2010 for folder/files management and user story management.
• Responsible for application code check-in using SVN version control
• Used JIRA for defect tracking and documented different error situations like HTTP 100, 200, 300 and 400 series.
• Performed backend testing using complex SQL joins to validate data in Oracle 11g
• Participated in RTM - Test case’s Walkthroughs and defect report meetings periodically

Environment: Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, SVN, MS Project, Jenkins, Groovy, SharePoint 2010, SOAPUI, JIRA, Java, J2EE, Quality Center 11 ALM, QTP, Java and HTML, XML, Microsoft Excel, XML Formatter, Microsoft word, Windows

Confidential

System Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created test plan, Test scripts by reviewing the BRD/FSD provided by business team and developer.
• Extensively used ALM (Application Management Lifecycle) for excutiong test scripts, Storing test Results and test cases, Importing and exporting test cases.
• Assigned ticket to through ALM to developer and prod support teams.
• Performed smoke and high level sanity, Adhoc and regression testing on web application.
• Performed UAT testing before launching the product to clients or users.
• Used ALM to write and run the test cases and to raise and track the defects.
• Participated in daily and weekly status meeting with teams (Development Business and QA) for the progress of the work done in the applicaitions.Also participated in go no go meetings.
• Worked with the offshore team member in India and various state in USA.
• Validated the application by pointing to the host file.
• Performed testing in three different Environments. UAT,PFIX and PROD.
• Perfumed internal testing and external testing by manipulating the hostile.