SUMMARY:

• 9 years of experience in the IT industry with emphasis on Software Quality Assurance including, 4 years as Test Lead
• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certified Functional Tester
• Possess extensive knowledge in Banking and Cards industry
• Extensive experience in Mobile testing (Native apps and Web browser), Browser testing
• Extensive experience in Test coordination between the Onshore & Offshore teams
• Strong experience in Test Management using HP Quality center (ALM), Clear quest.
• Experience in maintaining and executing test cases in QTP
• Partnering with the Development and Support Teams to resolve application issues.
• Extensive experience in Agile Model development projects
• Experience in planning, designing, developing and deploying testing strategies for large - scale Web applications
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Testing Methodologies and Techniques
• Strong background in effective Test Planning &Management and Test estimation
• Extensive experience in writing test cases, test execution, reporting and tracking defects in Defect Tracking Tool
• Proficient in performing various types of testing - Black Box, Integration, System, Installation, Compatibility, UI, Usability, Regression, Smoke,sanity testing,Database testing etc
• Experience in documenting and maintaining the metrics of all phases of QA process.
• Presenting reports for the lesson learnt in that project.
• Well experienced in Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) Preparation
• Experience in estimation of test effort and coordinate test schedule with overall project schedule.
• Experience in developing business based functional test Scenarios.
• Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and role of QA
• Excellent in communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on different applications concurrently.
• Solid analytical and trouble shooting skills.
• Good learner and excellent team player

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

DOMAINS: Banking, ERP, web application, Mobile testing, ADA testing

RDBMS: MS SQL Server 2005/2008, RUMBA Mainframe 7.5, SQL.

Mobile device: iOS, Android tablet, smartphones

Automation Tool: QTP 10.00

Test management tools: HP Quality Center 10,Clear quest, Rational test Manager

OTHER TOOLS & BROWSERS: MS Office 2010, IE 6/7/8/9, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, quicken 2012,powerpoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• QA Lead for the independent testing team of 10.
• Analyze requirement and identify the ambiguities about the project requirement
• Forecast/Estimate the project requirements
• Develop and implement the test plan and review with project team
• Check/Review the test case document using ALM
• Arrange the software requirement for the test setup and test data setup.
• Executing the projects on Native app (iOS and Android and other OS), Web browser and Internet banking
• Escalate the issues in the application to the client
• Prepare the agenda and Organize the meetings for testing issues/dependencies
• Frequent status check meetings with the team
• Act as single point of contact between development and testers for iterations.
• Ensure content and structure of all testing documents/artifacts is documents and maintained.
• Track and report upon testing activities including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defect discovered and their status, etc.
• Check for timely delivery of different milestones
• Providing different status report to higher management and project team.
• Attending weekly team meetings and motivating team members
• Organize /conduct internal trainings on various products.

Environment: Java, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g, Selenium, APS, CCBS, OPS, FDR, SQL DB, RLT (Card IS)

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• QA Lead for the independent testing team of 5.
• Analyze requirement and identify the ambiguities about the project requirement
• Forecast/Estimate the project requirements
• Develop and implement the test plan and review with project team
• Check/Review the test case document using ALM
• Arrange the software requirement for the test setup and test data setup.
• Executing the projects on Native app (iOS and Android and other OS), Web browser and Internet banking
• Escalate the issues in the application to the client
• Prepare the agenda and Organize the meetings for testing issues/dependencies
• Frequent status check meetings with the team
• Act as single point of contact between development and testers for iterations.
• Ensure content and structure of all testing documents/artifacts is documents and maintained.
• Track and report upon testing activities including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defect discovered and their status, etc.
• Check for timely delivery of different milestones
• Providing different status report to higher management and project team.
• Attending weekly team meetings and motivating team members
• Organize /conduct internal trainings on various products.

Environment: Java, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g, Selenium, APS, CCBS, OPS, FDR, SQL DB, RLT (Card IS)

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Test Coordinator for the team of 40 including BAs, Developers and Testers
• QA Lead for the independent testing team of 15
• Involved in identifying the business user requirement and preparing the estimation required to carry out the enhancements
• Managed Requirements, Test efforts, Test Execution and Defect Tracking using HP
• Lead the Scrum meetings and track the updates from cross platform teams
• Developed Test Plan and Test Estimation for the Testing efforts
• Involved in analyzing, designing, coding and testing the developed code to suit the business user requirements.
• Involved in enhancements as raised by the business users and involved in Scrum meetings (Agile Model Development)
• Involved in evaluating, reviewing the completed code/scripts prepared by the team.
• Identifying regression scope for each release and moving those to automation team.
• Extremely well versed in the procedures and protocols integral to our Onsite/Offshore methodology.
• Utilizes our internal tools effectively and performs system analysis, design, coding and testing and manages the implementation and post implementation phases of this project

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Test Plan, Test Estimation and test strategy
• Lead the Scrum meetings and track the updates from cross platform teams
• QA Lead for the independent testing team of 15
• Review Test Scenarios and Test Cases prepared by the offshore team and update with comments
• Reviewing the old and new migrated message in oracle servers.
• Pre and post migration testing with both servers by passing the data.
• Manage Requirements, Test efforts, Test Execution and Defect Tracking using HP
• Guiding the team in coming up with test scenario and Test Cases
• Providing Knowledge transfer to the new joiners
• Coordinating with the team in completion of the day to day tasks and tracking the tasks for completion
• Assisted Performance team on developing and executing automated scripts
• Involved in Status Reporting and other Project Management Activities
• Validated the Scenarios using JAWS reader for ADA testing

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in External Quality Validation
• Lead the Scrum meetings and track the updates from cross platform teams
• Involved in preparation of Test Estimation,Test Planning and Test Deliverables as per the standards
• Involved in client interaction for different parameter maintenance and clarification.
• Prepared new Test Plan for those functionalities which are not covered in Phase-I execution
• Updated Test cases as per new Client requirements
• Involved in Browser Compatibility Testing, Mobile testing with different devices.
• Extensively involved in Functional, Re-testing and Regression testing
• Expertise in preparation of reports like daily and weekly status reports
• Prepared Test Reports and updated the same after execution
• Involved in QA activities of all development phases.

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed the test plan, test cases and test strategy for the project.
• Implemented SDLC, which included requirements, specifications, design, analysis and testing.
• Wrote Test Cases and Test Scripts for the Internet Banking, Teller Transaction.
• Used Quality Center to organize and manage all phases of the software testing process, including planning tests, executing tests, and tracking defects.
• Performed Smoke and Functional testing on every build of the application.
• Performed Integration and Regression testing to check compatibility of new functionality with the existing functionality.
• Reviewed test assignments, developed test plan and scripts, and conducted tests as assigned.
• Prepared Test Metrics including the Communication plans for bugs and Mitigation.
• Performed Manual Testing for testing functionality and GUI.
• Involved in developing automated scripts using Quick Test Pro for functional testing.
• Developed automated scripts for functional testing using Quick Test Pro
• Recorded the Test cases using Automation tool Quick Test Pro for the application and checked the functionality of the application.
• Developed and executed test suites and operations Scenarios to find and report defects using Quality Center.
• Tested the application manually (Black box testing) during the development phase.
• Involved in development of test cases from functional requirements, technical specification and use cases.
• Worked with the QA / Development team for improving the testing methodology.

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Module leader

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Internal Quality Validation
• Preparing draft test plan, test scripts, test data for test execution.
• Updated Test cases as per new Client requirements
• Extensive experience in smoke testing for application stability using QTP automation scripts.
• Extensively involved in Functional, Re-testing and Regression testing
• Expertise in preparation of reports like daily and weekly status reports
• Prepared Test data Reports and updated the update the execution report.
• Involved in QA activities of all development phases.

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing draft test plan, test scripts, test data for test execution.
• Updated Test cases as per new Client requirements
• Business process for test for whole application.
• Document the work list for critical functionality data migration.
• Extensive experience in smoke testing for application stability using QTP automation scripts.
• Extensively involved in Functional, Re-testing and Regression testing
• Expertise in preparation of reports like daily and weekly status reports
• Prepared Test data Reports and updated the update the execution report.
• Involved in QA activities of all development phases.

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing draft test plan, test scripts, test data for test execution.
• Extensive experience in smoke testing for application stability using QTP automation scripts.
• Extensively involved in Functional, Re-testing and Regression testing
• Expertise in preparation of reports like daily and weekly status reports
• Prepared Test data Reports and updated the update the execution report.
• Involved in QA activities of all development phases.

Environment: Automation, QTP, UNIX JFP (Java Financial platform framework), ASDP (Application Services Design Pattern), WV (web vision) ESB, Mainframe, XML, Oracle 11.

Confidential

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering specifications and requirements from development personnel prior to testing.
• Reviewed test assignments, developed test plan and scripts, and conducted tests as assigned.
• Worked with Business Analyst regularly for developing test cases from the Business Requirements.
• Also performed manual testing to verify that the application offer the required functionality
• Involved in Complete SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Using Quality Center to create the test plan, store test cases and run the test sets.
• Worked with Business Analyst regularly for developing test cases from the Business Requirements.
• Also performed manual testing to verify that the application offer the required functionality
• Responsible for weekly status to show the Progress of the testing effort.

Environment: PHP, MYSQL, Apache Server, SQL, Oracle and MS Office.