SUMMARY

• QA Automation and Manual Engineer wif 7+ years of core expertise on Web application and mainframe terminal testing.
• Good domain knowledge in - Health Care, Embedded mobile and Banking.
• Worked extensively wif Quick Test Pro / UFT 12.02, Quality Center and ALM 12.01,TFS,JIRA.
• Extensive knowledge of all stages of the SDLC & STLC Life Cycle .
• Expert in Functional, Smoke, Regression, System, Black Box, Integration, (UAT), Ad-hoc, Back End Testing.
• Strongly experienced in bug log/ tracking usingQ.C/ALM/JIRA/TFS/MTM.
• Good knowledge of writing SQL queries in Oracle, SQL Server, My SQL.
• Experienced in performing complex functional, integration, and regression tests on multiple Software Product area to validate links, objects, images and text on Web pages
• Experienced in interacting wif the Business users and provided test data to support UAT.
• Excellent written & verbal communication & interpersonal skills. Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team. Strong Interpersonal Self Motivation,Team Player, Self Starter, Quick Learner and Coordinating skills to work and interact in Team Environment.Has lead the team wif both on-shore and off-shore counterparts.
• Good interaction skills wif developers, managers and team members to coordinate job tasks.
• Expertise in HP QTP Automation using VB script and Descriptive Programming.
• Performed Back-End Database testing by writing basic SQL queries to validate the front end transactions.
• Well experienced in identifying Manual and Automation Test Cases and preparing Test Plan, Test Dataset.
• Has both manual and automation testing experience in banking web applications for credit cards - for issuing new cards based on credit score, and end to end payment flow of the balance amount. Manually tested Mainframe screens and database testing.
• Experience in TEMPeffectively planning, executing and monitoring the activities as per scheduled timelines.
• Attended and organized conference calls, project review meetings wif essential plans and execution reports.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test management,Bug,Automation tools: HP Quality Center, ALM - 12.00, HP (QTP) Quick Test Professional /UFT-12.50,TFS,VSTS.

Languages: SQL, VB Script

Database: SQL Server, Oracle,MY SQL

Document Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point, MS SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - McLean, VA

Software Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed the manual and automated test cases for (GUI) Components.
• Created test Data & conditioning for credit card account validation & feeding test data into the AS-400 mainframe application for batch testing.
• Creating, updating, validating credit card accounts for both joint & individual accounts ensuring that they met banks quality standards.
• Involved in test script evaluation along wif the Test Manager, Business Analyst, Client and the development team.
• Performed UAT, Sanity, Functional, System, Regression, Smoke and Back-end testing.
• Created Test Cases in HP Quality Center, mapped Test Cases to Requirements using Requirements Coverage, and Maintained Test Cases, reports in Quality Center.
• Reported the bugs using Quality Center and tracked the bugs until closed.
• Created SQL queries for backend testing and data integrity testing.
• Involved in Functional testing of the system using both manual testing and automation tool UFT.
• Performed Integration testing, system testing, Regression testing using UFT.
• Modified automated UFT Scripts for regular release changes and to support regular functional changes.
• Parameterized UFT scripts for using wif varied, controlled test input values.
• Performed test case execution using a data Driven Framework wif UFT.
• Executed transactions manually and verified the back end functionalities and data exploitation
• Generated Weekly Status Reports & submit to the QA manager.

Confidential - Pittsburgh, PA

QA Analyst (Manual & Automation)

Responsibilities:

• Created test cases & performed Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Black Box Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Ad-hoc Testing, Exploratory testing & Back End Testing.
• Plans, coordinates, and monitors the progress of applications to ensure their ongoing alignment wif business goals.
• Works wif the Business and IT Management to plan and coordinate short and long-term testing strategy and implementation.Serve as a liaison resource for others on the team or partners wifin other business units.
• Document, track, and validate defects in bug tracking software (TFS) under Agile( Scrum) methodology & wrote Test analysis report, Requirement analysis report, Requirement traceability matrix(RTM), Executive summary.
• Execute and maintain test plans and test cases to ensure products meet quality standards as per software guidelines.
• Performed a series of release testing to ensure the software runs as intended prior to making a software system available for public.
• Attend walkthrough meeting, requirement review meeting, agile (scrum) daily stand up meeting, weekly integration meeting, weekly QA meeting, weekly bug triage, sprint review meeting, sprint retrospective meeting
• Collaborate wif project team and other staff by utilizing technical skills and creativity to ensure that products function properly and meet the needs of clients.
• Defined data requirements and elements used in XML transactions.
• Work closely wif development team member to produce test protocols from system requirements.
• Collaborate wif project team and other staff utilizing technical skills and Creativity to ensure that products function properly & fulfill client needs.
• TEMPEffectively distributed responsibilities, arranged meetings and communicated wif team members in all phases of the project.
• Scheduled the jobs using Auto system and automated the jobs to be run at specific time and automated the reports.
• Used SQL queries in the scripts to connect to DB and the required Tables, to automate the DB portions of the test cases.
• Execute the corresponding test script and capture the screenshots at the required verification points and on application errors.
• Create data for the test cases which required to be automated.
• End to end execution of all the test cases using TFS /Test Manager.
• Update weekly progress of the automation/Manual status to manager.
• Support functional team during verification and execution of the test scripts during the release.

Confidential - Pittsburgh, PA

QA Analyst (Manual & Automation) .

Responsibilities:

• Define, design, develop, test, analyze, and maintain new and current software applications in support of business requirements in Java platforms.
• Participate in the Design, Development, and implementation of test standards, as well as QA procedures to maintain high levels of software quality and product reliability.
• Created an end-to-end test plan; executing the plan and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that all the objectives are met and solution works as per expected & solution tested in terms of functionality, performance, reliability, stability and compatibility wif other legacy- and / or external systems.
• Attend meetings to update testing progress and raise issues / concerns related to the application.
• Created test cases & executed Functional, Smoke, Regression,System,Black Box, Integration, UAT, Ad-hoc, & Back End Testing & log the defects in TFS.
• Performed mobile Testing on mobile device under Android platform & tested by using Emulator.
• Performed memory leak, performance, load testing on mobile device under different workload condition.
• Testing different features like Bluetooth,Network compatibility,Wifi capability,LED light,Alarm Beep sound on mobile device instrument .
• Generate, analyze, & publish test results & document the testing report.
• Created PL/SQL Procedure & function as part of Backend Testing.
• Conduct Data Driven Testing using parameterization to test the application wif different Sets of data.
• Created Automation test script using VBscript, Descriptive Programming & execute the test script and capture the screenshots as required wif ALM and uploading the results at the end of the test run.

Confidential - Newark, DE

QA Analyst ( Manual & Automation)

Responsibilities:

• Worked in credit card technology department using TSYS mainframe application AS-400 & performed mainframe testing (batch, online)
• Created, updated, validated Bank accounts for both Joint & Individual in order to meet bank’s quality standards.
• Translate business and design requirements into technical requirements for multiple Development teams.
• Perform critical analysis on information consolidated from multiple sources, identify and resolve conflicts, and break down high-level information into detailed workable requirements .
• Generating reports and dashboards for metrics, Creating and implementing business rules, Building an automation suite for master data preparation.
• Work wif Developers and SME to understand the work effort for the requirement. Communicate any compromises or risks to the Designers and Product Managers if needed, facilitate making adjustments that satisfy all parties.
• Reviewed mortgages to test for regulatory compliance and maintenance of service standards.
• Customized automation scripts to validate functionality in multiple environments.
• Utilized online fraud prevention and identification tools for various internal quality control procedures & validated the authenticity of the loan application data and property valuation.
• Created function libraries and generic functions using VB Script & Creating test reports using ALM Data, which integrated wif UFT (V 11.50).
• Writing Test Plan & Test Cases and execute it for the entire testing effort.
• Designed test data using MS Excel Macro for testing the application wif positive and Negative Inputs. Expertise wif automated regression testing tools by supporting in depth client environment as well as web based & SOA based interfaces.
• Executed database integrity tests by executing SQL queries in Oracle.
• Wrote SQL queries for validating data transfer during database migration.
• Developed various Test Cases for data validation and functionality and executed those using SQL Quires.
• Used ALM to write and execute manual test cases and linked automated test scripts wif UFT for bug reporting and generating graphs using filters to analyze results and track bugs fixed.
• Created test scripts using VBscript, function library, environment variables, Descriptive Programming, DDF (Data Driven Framework) and Keyword Driven Framework .
• Executed manual test cases using ALM and provided status report on test progress.
• Used ALM tool to log and track open, closed and re-opened defects and retested the defects fixed by the developers.Ensure all defects has been reported and maintained status on defects.

Confidential -Washington D.C

QA /BA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business, Functional Requirements, and Design Documents to develop Test Plan &Test Cases.Performed requirements gathering and GAP analysis of the requirements.
• Responsible for testing, writing test plans, producing test reports, creating test metrics and providing recommendations on automating test strategies based on Business Requirements and Technical Specifications that are set to meet the requirements of products and services.
• Communicated TEMPeffectively to allBusinesspartners, clients and users on project timelines,CRQ's and upcoming changes, ensuring that project's dependencies were clearly defined and appropriately communicated to clients and users..
• Executed & maintained high end test scripts for various functional & regression testing using QTP (version 10) through VBScript.
• Designed test steps, requirement mapping to tests, executing tests manually, defect logging and defect reporting in JIRA.
• Collaborate wif QA team in reviewing test cases, test plan and tested the final application for usability testing to verify whether all the user requirements were met .Wrote SQL queries to perform database integrity tests.
• Developed and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to cross reference the functionality to the required test cases.
• Involved Web Service Testing through SOAP UI/REST Method.