PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Around 7 years of extensive experience in Web based and Client/Server applications using manual testing tools.
• Experience in analysis of all phases of Quality Assurance Project life cycle, which included Master Plan, Test cases and Test scripts to ensure Quality Management Plan is maintained.
• Firm understanding and worked on various methodologies of Software Development life cycle (SDLC).
• Comprehensive noledge of and solid experience in SDLC Methodologies, Waterfall, Agile.
• Worked on various software development methodologies like Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile across the span of various projects.
• Involved in various Requirement and Design phase development meetings with Development Team
• Expertise in Analyzing Business Specifications, writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios, Developing Test Scripts and execute them.
• Experience in using Quick test Professional for Client /Server, Web and Database Applications
• Defect reporting and assigning the defects to the developers using Quality Center
• Worked in important phases of Testing Life Cycle like Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Business Functionality Testing, System Testing, Load testing and Performance Testing.
• Reported defects, analyzed test results summary reporting to the Project Manager.
• Developed and implemented test case mapping to requirements, Project Status reports, Issue /defect matrices, UAT test plans and User Training documents.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance (UAT), System, Load and Stress testing and Black Box Testing.
• Worked in application layer network protocol reverse engineering.
• Capable of analyzing, designing complicated systems for client server, Internet and Intranet systems.
• Ability to review and understand Business Requirements, Functional specifications and system design documents with the goal of performing a structured validation of all testable conditions.
• Strong skills in back - end testing using SQL Queries on Microsoft SQL, Oracle.
• Excellent communication, documentation, presentation and organization skills with quick learning ability to adapt to a new environment.
• Expertise in problem solving and bug tracking and reporting using Automated Tools such as Test Director, Rational Clear Quest.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Automated Test Tools: Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Rational Functional Tester (RFT).

Defect Tracking Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, Rational Manager, Rational Clear Quest,Bugzilla

Documentation Tools: MS Word 2000, MS Excel 2000

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Oracle 8.x/9i

Protocols: FIX Protocol, TCP/IP

Application Server: Web logic Server, IIS.

Business Modeling Tools: Rational Rose, Microsoft Visio

Operating Systems: Windows .Net, Windows 2000, Solaris, Linux

SDLC Methodolgies: Waterfall, Spiral, Agile

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

Sr. QA Tester / Manual

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirements and system specifications and wrote Test Plan for the Graphical User Interface.
• Conducted various sprint and scrum meeting under agile methodology.
• Work under Agile methodology
• Worked withUATteam to validate the developed application meets the business requirements.
• Performed the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business analyst and user.
• Involved in the complete QA Lifecycle activities including Pre-testing, Acceptance Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phase of the project.
• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and Functional Requirement Documents detailing all functional requirements for the Application.
• Participated in group meetings, walkthroughs and supervised/trained team of analysts.
• Worked on all phases of a project from inception to delivery, support system and used agile methodology.
• Performed different phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) including Smoke testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, and User Acceptance testing.
• Experience of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies and Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Worked and noledge in UI validation and GUI features.
• Created test cases for the application under different releases and wrote SQL queries to verify the database.
• Created Test data, Test procedures, Test plans, and other related documentations.
• Managed the overall testing schedule to meet project timelines by prioritizing testing efforts.
• Created Test Summary for the verification of results dat were either passed or failed.
• Analyzed bugs using Quality Center and reported those bugs to the development team using Test Track.
• Tested the non-functional requirements which involved compliance, security and performance of the system.
• Worked and noledge on vendor payments and consumer payments with direct deposit using ACH.
• Worked and noledge on credit card swiping or processing, credit and debit card transactions.
• Linked defects to requirements including, tests, test sets, test instances, runs, run steps, and other defects to determine the status of defect using Quality Center.
• Performed different phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Unit Integration System, Acceptance and Regression testing
• Coordinated with database administrators and developers to collect data for testing purposes.
• Executed test cases manually ensuring the actual results are compatible with expected results.
• Involved in weekly meetings with the development team to resolve technical issues.

Confidential, NY

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a tester on Web Based Banking Application at Confidential . dis application is designed for the customers of the bank to manage their finances through Online Banking, whether the customer want the Internet access to his accounts dat Web Banking delivers to view transactions, pay bills and transfer money from wherever the customer want. The application provides a web-based interface which allows customers to log in and manage their accounts including creating new online account, checking the account balance, billing details and online payment options.
• Reviewed business requirementsand system specifications andwrote test planfor theGUI, functional, Regression,and integrationtestingfor the new E-Trade Fund manager system
• Involved in the completeQA Lifecycleactivities likePre-testing phase,Acceptance TestingPhase,Testing Phaseand also inUser Acceptance Testing.
• Reviewed requirement dat was gathered from the front office and back office users and involved in pre testing activities.
• Maintained complex testing activities and computation financial activities usingMS-Excel
• Responsible for Script creation, maintenances and execution usingQuick Test Proand performed backend testing.
• Responsible for Script creation, maintenances and execution using Quick Test Pro
• CreatedTest data,Test procedures,Test cases, writingautomated test scriptsand documentation.
• Tested application by applying checkpoints such as standard, database, Bitmap, text to verify the modules are functioning without any errors using Quick Test Pro
• Use Call Actions in Quick Test Pro to call certain modules of an application internal or external to testing environment.
• Created Data Table Parameterization to perform same operations with multiple sets of data using Quick Test Pro.
• Divided test into logical sections to design more efficient and modular tests.
• Connected Quick Test Pro withQuality Centerfor defect management and to database (Oracle) for backend testing.
• Checked Test Summary of Quick Test Pro for the verification of results dat were either passed or failed.
• Generated an execution grid in the Test Lab module of Quality Center, group test cases and executing them simultaneously.
• Installed and configured Mercury Quality Center and Quick Test Pro in various client machines.
• Analyzed bugs using Quality Center and reporting those bugs to the development team.
• Manage and mailed defects to another users dat enables quality assurance personnel about defect repair activity.
• Linked defects to requirements, tests, test sets, test instances, runs, run steps, and other defects to determine the status of defect using Quality Center.
• Use Quality Center for defect tracking and maintained defect repository and followed defect life cycle until it was closed.
• Exported the test run data to external spreadsheet from Quality Center, and performed detailed analysis.
• Involved in designing database architecture with database administrators and collected data for testing purposes.
• Executed test cases manually ensuring the actual results are compatible with expected results.
• Performed UAT along with the business analyst to rectify and resolve problems rose during UAT.

Environment:Windows 2000 Server, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, XML,VB Script, MS-Office, MS-Visio, UAT, Oracle.

Confidential, PA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Business requirements and specifications were understood and documented to facilitate classification of the test cases.
• Based on the user need formulate, define system scope and objectives.
• Consulted with B.A for new enhancements.
• Used Quality Center for managing test execution and defect tracking of all issues.
• Worked with QA Manager and Project Manager on testing team assignments.
• Conducted User Acceptance Test (UAT) with users and customers and wrote issues log based on outcome of UAT.
• Work under Agile methodology.
• Used SQL or source applications to create data necessary for testing purposes.
• Generation of Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Reports in Quality Center.
• Actively involved in all testing phases from Pre-Testing to Product-Testing.
• Established Standard Checkpoints, Image checkpoints, Text checkpoints, Text area check points using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Documented the defects and their trailing history in the Quality Center and halped developers identify the modules and code sections to be fixed by executing the related scenarios with different combinations of data.
• Executed test cases manually. Compared and analyzed actual with expected results and reported all deviations to the appropriate individual(s) for resolution.
• Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed Test Plans for System Testing using Quality Center.
• Planned and reviewed the Test cases for Functionality, Regression, Integration, Security and Acceptance testing.
• Extensively worked on handling the application response for Positive and Negative sets of data using Data Driven Testing.
• Actively participated in backend testing while validating the data, manipulating and updating the table using SQL.
• Documented the defects and their trailing history using Quality Center.

Environment: MS-Office, JAD, UML,SQL, Agile Methodology, UAT, STLC, Use Cases, Quality Center,.NET,QTP