SUMMARY

• 6+ Years of Professional Experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing in different environments and platforms.
• Experienced in testing Web applications and Client/Server Applications.
• Proficient in both Manual and Automation Testing with ability to manage the automation of the entire testing cycles and leading the testing team.
• Strong Business expertise in Requirements Analysis utilizing Automated tools to import and document specifications.
• Good experience in Software Application Development Projects that follow the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices.
• Good expertise in the review and documentation of system test plans; Creating and executing test scripts, test cases and data sets on the basis of product release features, client requirements, technical documents.
• Hands on experience in various SDLC methodologies like Agile and Waterfall model.
• Experienced in different type of testing such as Smoke, Black box, GUI, Functional, Integration, Ad - hoc, System, Front-end, UAT, Regression, Web service and Security.
• Expertise in Project Management tools likeJIRAto prioritize, classify bugs and tracked defects.
• Experienced in using HP defect-reporting tools such as ALM/Quality Center.
• Expertise in the preparation of Test Data, preparation and execution of Regression Test Scripts using HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Extensively experienced in managing defect life cycle using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in preparing of weekly status reports using HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Solid SQL skills, able to write simple and complex SQL Queries for Back-end Testing.
• Experienced in performing complex Integration and Regression Tests on multiple software applications using HP QTP/UFT.
• Proficient in developing HP QTP/UFT Test Scripts to support Regression Testing.
• Experienced in developing Automation Frameworks to perform Functionality and GUI Testing using HP QTP/UFT.
• Experienced performing web services testing of the application using SOAP UI.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, organizes, negotiate, and make important decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and work extra hours when needed.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP QTP, HP Quality Center (QC), JIRA, SOAP UI, HP ALM, HP UFT

Operating System: Windows, Unix/Linux

DBMS: MS SQL, MS Access, Oracle

Languages: C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, VB.Net, ASP.Net, C#, CSS, Java Script

Reports: Data Reports, Crystal Reports

Applications: MS Office Tools, MS Visio, MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington, D.C

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained and improved existing Test Complete scripts in scale with reusable functions, modules and better test data collection using database connection.
• Worked with the Business Analyst to review test requirements, develop Test Plans, Test Data and expected results necessary to thoroughly test the business requirements.
• Maintained RTM to make sure that test cases were written for all the requirements.
• Analyzed the business requirements and involved in writing Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Coordinated in the preparation of Test Strategy and Test plan for the application after careful analysis of requirements and specifications.
• Worked with the environment support team to establish testing environments and resolve issues with the environments before the start and during execution.
• Designed and executed positive and negative test cases.
• Prepared detailed test cases by understanding the business logic and user requirements for manual and automated testing.
• Performed Integration Testing, Data driven Testing, Regression Testing, and System Testing.
• Reported the defects throughJIRAand tracked them on daily basis.
• Extensively worked on HP ALM for bug reporting/tracking.
• Documented details of test plans, test cases and expected results in HP ALM.
• Involved in executing test cases and identifying mismatches and reporting defects using HP ALM to the development team and tracking them till they are fixed.
• Involved in database testing using SQL queries with Oracle database.
• Involved in automating Applications using UFT.
• Trained Beginners and intermediate QA Testers on UFT and on bug reporting tool.
• Successfully Created UFT regression/functional testing automation scripts.
• Wrote Automation scripts using UFT for the regression testing of the application.
• Developed test suite, test cases, executed test cases and generated report in Soap UI.
• Checked the UAT results and marked their readiness for the product launch on the integrated short code.
• Conducted Status review and prepared status compilation reports to achieve milestones and deadlines for various teams including management group on weekly basis.
• Made operational recommendations to management and the development team.
• Prepared Test deliverables including test results and defect status reports.
• Wrote Test Summary Report, ALM defect Report for the team.
• Verified and updated new and existing User Manuals.
• Tested mobile customized website using Chrome User Agent.

Environment: UFT, HP ALM, MS Visio, MS Excel, Java, HTML, XML, Java Script, Soap UI, JIRA, VB Script, J2EE, Oracle, Windows, UNIX, MS Word.

Confidential, Columbia, SC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Conducted walkthroughs and reviews with designers and developers.
• Reviewed the requirements and use case diagrams to write test cases and test plan.
• Developed System Integration test plan, test scripts using business, functional and system requirement documents.
• Performed the compatibility testing for different operating systems and operating environments.
• Tested automated batch processing jobs, running in development, test and production environments.
• Designed Test Scripts & Scenarios and then executing those tests.
• Performed Functional, Regression, System and GUI testing at different stages of the application development.
• UsedJIRAfor Reporting Bugs.
• Prepared documentation for assigned projects and followed software release procedures, requirements analysis using HP ALM for importing specifications and documents.
• Performed Database Validation to check the updated data in the database using SQL quires.
• Performed back-end testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing enterprise level complex SQL using TOAD.
• Developed and enhanced VBScript external functions and integrated with UFT automation regression framework for continuous integration testing.
• Performed data driven testing using UFT and integrated descriptive programming in UFT script for dynamic object recognition.
• Tested Asynchronous Programming to Update the Chart on home page for dynamic ad changes on web site as well as data validation using UFT.
• Developed Test Suite, Test Cases, executed Test Cases and generated report in Soap UI.
• Automated Web Service test scenarios using SOAPUI Pro retrieving test input data from Excel and captured the required results to excel.
• Worked with both of UNIX environment to analyze log file & to monitor process.
• Communicated with Development Team to resolve and retest defects.
• Involved in Tracking the defects and Sending Status reports.
• Involved in Preparing the Traceability Matrix between Requirements & Test cases.
• Attended review meetings and walkthroughs to discuss the status of the project.

Environment: Windows, HP ALM, UFT, MS Excel, XML, Soap UI, C, C++, C#, JIRA, Java Script, VB Script, Java, SQL, HTML, MS Word, XML, UNIX.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements provide testing scope and proposed the testing methodologies.
• Provided technical guidance, when needed to other members of Quality Assurance, Software Engineering.
• Developed test plan, wrote test cases and executed test cases from stories for the application under test.
• Designed and executed functional testing on Gannett client facing application.
• Worked on Agile software development environment where performed testing in each sprint.
• Performed System, Integration, Regression Testing.
• Used Quality Center/ALM to store and maintain the Test Repository and Document Generation.
• Performed Manual Testing by executing Test Cases within Quality Center/ALM.
• Used Quality Center/ALM for defect tracking and reporting.
• Performed Backend Testing by running SQL Queries.
• UsedSQLfor Database Testing and management reporting.
• Prepared Automation Frameworks using QTP/UFT for future releases.
• Created Test Cases and automated them for the purpose of Regression Testing and Functional Testing with Check Points using QTP/UFT.
• Implemented parameterization for using various data to test the application using QTP/UFT.

Environment: C, C++, C#, QTP/UFT, Quality Center/ALM, HTML, Java, Oracle, Windows, Java Script, VB Script, Web Services, UNIX, MS Excel, MS Word.