SUMMARY

• Over 10 years of experience in Information System with emphasis on Quality Assurance and Testing of Web, Mobile, Web - Services, Client/Server and Set-Top-Box applications.
• Led Manual and Automation testing teams in Quality Assurance activities across all SDLC.
• Expertise in QA processes and standards, software testing methodologies, development of Test Plan, Test Cases, maintaining Traceability Matrices, Business Process re-engineering.
• Extensive work experience and expertise in Black Box testing, writing test plans, test cases, GUI Automation testing, Unit testing, System testing, Integration testing, Backend testing, Regression testing and Performance testing.
• Exposure in test automation using CA LISA, ATOM, IBM’s Rational suit (Robot & VU) and Mercury Interactive (QTP).
• Vast experience in SCRUM model (Agile), SAFe and Waterfall model.
• Customer focused performer with a committed approach towards quality.
• Analyzed AutomationTest Scenarios (automating regression test suite, NGS/NGC testing, DFW app testing), conducted gap analysis, estimated project scope and worked closely with fellow developers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Experience in using Jenkins as a Continuous Integration server to configure with GitHub
• Extensive experience in conducting Backend testing and Data compare using SQL queries. Hands-on knowledge in various RDBMS i.e. MySQL, Oracle10g/9i, MS-SQL Server 2K5/2K.
• Expertise in defect tracking tools like JIRA, Quality Center and Rational Clear Quest.
• Hands-on experience in SDK tool and ADB commands for Android platform.
• Review and understand the Product Backlog Items, User Stories, design and execute test cases using Product backlog (PBI) and Business requirements.
• Work in aggressive AGILE environment. Participate in Daily standup Agile SCRUM meetings, Sprint Planning, Review, and Retrospective Sessions.
• Led the on-site and off-shore teams.
• Excellent team player; Good leadership qualities; Excellent written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal & analytical skills; Self-Motivated and organized; willing to learn new technologies as required.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Skills: Manual, GUI Automation

Testing Tools: CA LISA, ATOM, QMetry, Quick Test Pro (QTP) 11, Rational Robot & VU

Defect Tracking Tools: JIRA, Rational Clear Quest, Quality Center 9.5

Query Tools: Query Analyser, SQL Navigator

Scripting Language: Shell Script, SQABasic, TSL, VBScript

Database: MySQL, SQL Server 2K5/2K, Oracle 10g/9i, MS Access

Configuration Mgmt Tool: GitHub, Jenkins, VSS 6.0, Rational Clearcase

Operating System: Linux/Unix, Windows 2K/7/10

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience software testing using in multiple environments including Linux/UNIX.
• DevelopedTest Plans for Set-Top-Box and performed verification and delivery of End-to-End systems.
• Performed all aspects of set-top-box testing which includes managing bug tracking JIRA automation test tools, head-end testing implementation, and generation of test procedures, hardware and software debugging.
• Lead the testing and implementation efforts of the applications on the mobile devices like IOS, Android and tablets
• Tested and validated reliability, quality and conformance to specification including Failure Analysis and Highly Accelerated module test.
• Test of Satellite feeds and transponders. Signal connection, tuners, connection inputs/outputs. Hardware/software compatibility. Boot strap loader testing, user interface testing including navigation of menus, functionality, Spanish subtitles.
• System setup, recording feeds and transmissions. Regression testing, interactive tv tests, creation of detailed reports. Different scenarios of hardware setup testing, integrated tests. Software installation via satellite and via modulators, testing different transponder tuners and bit streams.
• Performed System Tests all new product features prior to deployment to customers. This included all the head-end hardware and software and new product software.
• Conducted STB end-to-end system integration testing using Bit streams, Ad insertions, and video-on-demand server to validate new or upgraded features and/or functions prior to full deployment.
• Investigated Prod Support issues and provided resolution.
• Interact with developers and QA team.
• Used MS-Word/Excel to prepare Status and Summary Reports.
• Managed end to end testing efforts following agile frameworks like Scrum and SAFe.

Environment: JAVA, XML, SOAP UI, CA LISA, ATOM, Selenium, Jenkins, JIRA, QTP 11.2, TestLink, QMetry, Linux/Unix, MySQL, SQL Server 2K5.

Confidential

QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Tested Confidential consumer facing and backend, administration, web pages for Confidential TV Apps service
• Tested backend database systems using SQL.
• Participated in department yearly project planning and burn down to forecast QA team budget.
• Create & execute functional test scripts Using Quality Center.
• Performed Manual and GUI Automated Testing.
• Be able to accurately describe and/or present highly technical designs and systems to a non-technical audience (both verbally and written).
• Developed test scripts for various testing stages like System Testing and Integration testing.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Cases for a few modules of the application.
• Executions of the above said test scripts and log the traced defects in bug tracking system and verify the results using Quality Center.
• Summarize test results in formal test analysis reports according to the Documentation standards.
• Used MS-Word to prepare Status and Summary Reports.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, HTML, DHTML, CSS, SQL Server 2005, Mercury QTP, Quality Center

Confidential

QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the User Requirement Document (URD), Design Specification Document and prepared Test Plan by dividing the application in to manageable units.
• Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) based on RUP process.
• Created Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Specification Document for the Order Management and Transmit PR modules.
• Performed Functionality, GUI and Regression Testing of application using Rational Robot and In-house developed Test Harness and Data Compare
• Used Rational Clear Quest for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Used SQL queries to automate using in-house developed TestHarnes and perform the backend testing.
• Performed Integration testing, interface testing of the application.
• Setting up and building Web-server and applying DB builds using inhouse tool.
• Performed performance testing and creating benchmark baseline.
• Investigated Prod Support issues and provided resolution.
• Interact with developers, database staff and CM Team.
• Participated in weekly QA meeting.
• Used MS-Word to prepare Status and Summary Reports.

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, XML, HTML, DHTML, VBScript, CSS, Oracle 10g/9i, SQL Navigator, Rational ClearQuest / ClearCase, Rational Robot & VU.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan and Test Cases for the application.
• Manually tested the application for functionality of the application.
• Extensively involved with testing the front-end screens, apply online feature’s integration with the back-end SQL Server database.
• Conducted Interface and Regression Testing during the various phases of the development using QTP.
• Wrote reusable functions in TSL and created a Library of Compiled.
• Used LoadRunner for Load & Performance Testing and Monitors & Graphs for finding the Bottlenecks.
• Tested the application built with ASP, COM+ and XML.
• Used MS-Word to prepare Status and Summary Reports.

Environment: VB, ASP, XML, HTML, DHTML, VBScript, CSS, SQL Server 2K, Mercury QTP, Test Director.