SUMMARY

• 5+ years of Quality Assurance testing experience and coordination within financial institution
• Analyzed, defined and translated business and functional specifications into testing requirements
• Experience working with SDLC, Agile methodologies, relational databases - SQL, Oracle and ETL
• Lead projects with system integration, regression, user acceptance and production testing phases
• Designed test plan, created and executed test cases, test scripts and prepared QA status reports
• Performed data analysis, data integrity and presented teh results to teh business teams
• Proficient in using HP ALM and JIRA for defect logging and tracking within an Agile environment
• Demonstrated success in transitioning an organization from manual to automated testing
• Escalated issues and ensured all deliverables are aligned with project timelines, budget and policies
• Liaised with business, development teams, senior management and stakeholders to meet targets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in providing detailed information with accuracy

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP ALM 11.0, JIRA

Scripting Tools: VB Script, HTML, XML

Project Tracking Tools: Confluence, Microsoft Project

Database: MS SQL Server 2012, Oracle 11g, DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BA Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements to improve business process for an Asset Management company
• Conducted stakeholder Joint Application Design (JAD) interviews and facilitated project meetings
• Coordinated teh activities from initial request through estimation, approval, and implementation with stakeholders and tracked project deliverables using process mapping
• Interfaced with business users during business analysis in drafting and developing business documents by providing strategic direction and recommendations using Microsoft Project and Visio
• Performed gap analysis to compare teh existing system with teh proposed system for functionality
• Identified risks to mitigate against project changes and reduced/managed cost to teh project
• Supported implementation and post implementation activities as defined in teh business plan

QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed testing approach, created test plans and test scenarios for small to large projects
• Performed risk assessment on testing activities and estimates to mitigate risk on QA schedule
• Provided recommendations on process improvements during client business review sessions
• Coordinated resolution on issues on use of technology to peers to support business objectives
• Reduced manual testing activities by automating tasks to speed test execution on QA schedule
• Created SQL queries as part of ETL process to verify test results using tools like Oracle SQL, DB2
• Performed Smoke Test on PAT/UAT environments and supported deployment activities
• Investigated and logged defects in JIRA and HP ALM and resolved issues during defect triage
• Identified gaps, address risks and implemented process improvements through regular meetings
• Communicated with developers/ business users in improving application usability by QA practices
• Managed and coordinated end to end testing activities for onsite/offshore teams for large projects

System Test Coordinator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Researched, analyzed and implemented QA procedures and standards for testing projects
• Created Test Strategies, Test Plans and QA artifacts support documents during all testing phases
• Prepared test cases for complex scenarios based on business requirements/functional specs
• Conducted test plan walkthrough with development team discussing teh various test scenarios
• Wrote SQL queries to check data integrity and to retrieve relevant data for testing purpose
• Created and executed test scripts for system integration and user acceptance testing phases
• Automated test scripts and tools for easy defect detection which halped to speed test execution

Senior GIS Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assisted ministries in determining GIS requirements and developed solutions to resolve issues
• Provided technical support to clients by performing spatial analysis and data management
• Proposed standards for cartographic products, data, projects, policies and procedures
• Performed manual testing of portal web applications and prepared status report for discrepancies
• Tracked teh defects in MS Excel and presented teh defect logs to developers and managers
• Prepared high quality cartographic maps for ministries in consultation with stakeholders
• Liaised with other ministries to perform various GIS operations related to project
• Performed calculations using SQL queries and prepared maps for Deputy Ministers review

Senior QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and translated business and functional specifications into testing requirement
• Implemented quality assurance processes, tools and methods as per Six Sigma
• Conducted test plan walkthrough with development team discussing teh various test scenarios
• Created Test Cases & Test Scenarios in Quality Center under teh respective release
• Performed data driven test to handle teh scenarios requiring multiple sets of data
• Wrote SQL queries to check data integrity and to retrieve relevant data for testing purpose
• Worked proactively with teh Team lead and developers to resolve issues with defect tracking