OBJECTIVE

• Quality Assurance/Manual Test/Engineer/SDET with hands - on expertise on Manual, Automated & Mobile Testing throughout the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) in Agile/Scrum, Iterative & Waterfall methodologies.

SUMMARY

• Highly skilled & expertise in Manual, Automated & Mobile Testing throughout the phases of SDLC
• Working experience on leading environments - Waterfall, Iterative, Agile/Scrum, DevOps
• Strong understanding of QA roles and responsibilities within the phases of SDLC and STLC
• Comprehensive understanding of QA process from planning, designing, execution and reporting of issues
• Ability to design, plan and execute Test Plan to ensure software quality of Web and Mobile applications
• Practical experience in Agile/Scrum environments with Sprints, Epics, User Stories, Daily Stand-ups
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels from own QA team to senior management
• Ability to analyze test & defects report from HP QC/ALM, Jira & TestRail and share across with teams
• Well-versed with SQL statements against Oracle & DB2 Databases using SQL Developer & TOAD
• Able to make decision on leading Automation efforts in developing Test Scripts using HP QTP/UFT
• Thorough understanding of wireless technologies - CDMA, LTE, GSM, GPRS, 3G, 4G, EDGE
• Proficient in performing System/SIT, Regression, Smoke and UAT Testing for Web and Mobile products
• Able to analyze and convert Manual Test Cases to Test Scripts with HP QTP/UFT & HP QC/ALM
• Problem solver and ability to thrive in fast-paced production and deadline-driven environment
• Experience in increasing Automation Coverage using HP QTP/UFT and advance skills with VBScript
• Able to express ideas and feedback across teams keeping company and project goal in mind
• Excellent communication skills in expressing ideas effectively, and maintain positive work relationships

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OS & Languages: Windows 7 & 8, UNIX, Mainframe, VBScript, SQL, PL/SQL, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, .Net, Python, PHP, Ruby on Rails

Software/QA Testing: Manual, Automation, Mobile, Functional, Smoke, Regression, E2E, UAT

Development Methodology: Agile, Scrum, XP, Iterative, Waterfall

QA/Defect Tracking Tool: HP Quality Center/ALM, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)/UFT, Jira, Firebug

Database Testing: Oracle, SQL, MS SQL Server, SQL Developer, TOAD

Microsoft Tools & Browsers: MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Visio, SharePoint, ProjectInternet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome1

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Test Engineer

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed User Stories, Use Cases, wireframes and CTP to develop Test Cases & Test Scripts
• Reported software defects using HP QC/ALM & Jira with best practices and tracked till closure
• Developed Test Plan in accordance with project scope & deliverables as stated in Project Plan for MyWay
• Designed and managed test bed for Automation Framework for multiple web platforms
• Performed both Positive and Negative Testing to properly test all variations of Horizon MyWay scenarios
• Created Test Scripts for automation testing using HP QTP/UFT and scheduled through Driver Script
• Worked with offshore and offsite teams to increase test coverage and setting up test environments and test data
• Designed Manual Test Cases for various Web, Mobile and Database projects across multiple teams
• Maintained modular and reusable test automation scripts by HP QTP/UFT using various Functions and DT
• Worked outside the standard office hours and on weekends as required for Build and Release supports
• Represented QA team at Daily Stand-ups and updated team with tasks and followups from the meeting
• Created Manual Test Cases using HP QC/ALM with best practices for test execution during Builds
• Created SQL queries to perform Back-End Testing against Oracle for Horizon MyWay and MoS
• Automated test cases using HP QTP/UFT for MoS, Horizon MyWay & PAM
• Performed Functional, End-to-End, Regression, and Smoke Testing on Horizon MyWay
• Used HP QTP/UFT with HP QC/ALM to manage and run Regression Test Suite for Horizon MyWay
• Worked with onsite and offshore Dev team to capture negative scenarios for Horizon MyWay
• Used HP QTP/UFT to perform Mainframe Testing for functionality on Horizon MyWay
• Modified existing Test Case and bulk exported from Excel to HP QC/ALM by mapping the fields
• Performed Cross-browser Testing on MyWay - FSA, HSA and HRA using BrowserStack
• Developed Modular and Reusable Actions using HP QTP/UFT, and advance VBScript and Functions
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with beta users & documented test results to HP QC/ALM
• Attended Release Lessons Learned sessions and identified potential test design and execution improvements

Functional Test Analyst

Confidential, TN

Responsibilities:

• Attended cross-functional meetings and KT sessions to create Manual and UAT Test Cases
• Worked with Agile/Scrum team to minimize manual efforts and used HP QTP/UFT to create test scripts
• Tracked defects to closure using HP QC/ALM and Jira and added comments with details for Devs
• Performed Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to support MyZone & ALLDATA releases
• Developed & maintained Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Data, Test Environment and Test Scripts
• Performed SIT and UAT Testing with onsite and offshore teams and reported results to QA and Dev Leads
• Assisted with Automation Framework to increase coverage of MyZone & ALLDATA sites
• Created and executed SQL queries to view successful transactions of AutoZonePro in Oracle database
• Prepared Test Data after queries from DB for SIT/E2E Testing of modules Electronic Ordering & MyZone
• Developed SQL queries with string, date, aggregate, joins & scalar functions for Backend Testing
• Demonstrated ability in communicating technical aspects of HP QTP and automation to SMEs and BAs
• Created clear and concise issues reports with steps to reproduce within HP QC/ALM & Jira
• Scheduled nightly Regression Runs for AutoZonePro, MyZone & ALLDATA
• Created SOR for reusability & ease of maintenance in the Test Scripts across multiple web products
• Enhanced Test Scripts by using advance VBScript functions & HP QTP/UFT with MyZone & ALLDATA
• Collected test data for Manual and Automation Testing from various sources - log files, Excel and Database
• Actively used various modules of HP QC/ALM - Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects and Requirements2

Software Quality Analyst

Confidential, CA

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Functional Specs of GapCard Project Plan to prepare Test Plans, Test Cases & Test Scripts
• Attended product design reviews to understand requirements, product designs, user flows and schedules
• Developed detailed Manual Test Cases & executed for manual testing against various cycles & releases
• Wrote and executed complex SQL queries for functional and regression testing against DB
• Attended Daily Stand-ups Meetings with QA updates and presented to Scrum team and Leads
• Worked in Agile, cross-functional environment and effectively communicated issues to team using Jira
• Provided on-site and as required on weekends and after-hours support during deployments
• Verified bug fixes after Dev changes status to Fix and performed Regression Testing against new Builds
• Performed Manual, Regression, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Confidential & OLD NAVY
• Developed E2E Test Cases and converted to Test Scripts in HP UFT using VBScript
• Used HP Quality Center (QC) to perform Manual and UAT Testing with non-technical users
• Analyzed test results, entrance and exit criteria, and compared expected coverage as stated in Test Plan
• Performed Backend Testing by using SQL queries to verify GapCard transactions
• Wrote SQL statements to create test data from Database for Manual and Mobile Testing
• Pro-actively worked with offshore teams to better understand automation initiatives and increase coverage
• Performed UAT of FINRIS scenarios with BA & Subject Matter Experts (SME)
• Updated Defects in HP QC/ALM & Jira with additional details, and followed with Devs for resolution