PROFILE:

Confidential has nearly 7 years of experience as a Software QA Engineer, writing and executing test plans and test cases in highly structured development environments. He has performed functional, user acceptance, database, and data driven testing. He has development experience with J2EE technologies like Java, JDBC, Servlets, and JSP, C#,SQL Server, SSRS, SSIS, Oralce and XML. His development experience has provided him with a strong base knowledge to effectively analyze and troubleshoot data at code level. Confidential is experienced in automation tools like QTP and Selenium. He has extensive experience in UNIX and Linux environments and has strong knowledge of Shell Scripting.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Nearly 7 years of experience as Software QA engineer, writing and executing test plans and test cases in highly structured and loosely structured development environments and performing functional, user acceptance, browser compatibility types of testing.
• Experience with the full software development and testing life cycles with exposure to both Waterfall and Agile methodologies (Scrum).
• Development experience in J2EE technologies like Java, JDBC, Servlets, JSP using Eclipse IDE.
• Knowledge of SharePoint configurations and Workflows.
• Knowledge of automated test tool QTP for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Expertise in System, Functional, Regression, Integration, GUI, Usability, Performance, Load, Stress, Positive, Negative, Data Driven Testing and UAT.
• Well versed in detecting errors and conducting User Acceptance testing by designing, developing, and executing test cases.
• Skilled in analyzing business context and requirements for UAT testing purposes.
• Extensively involved in Build Acceptance Testing, Functional Testing and Database Testing using SQL SERVER 2005/2008 and Cross - Browser testing using Safari, IE and Google Chrome.
• Expertise’s in Back end Testing (Oracle and SQL Server 2005/2008).
• Experience in BI Solutions (ETL & Reporting) using SSIS, SSRS and T-SQL Programming using DDL, DML, DCL commands for various business applications.
• Excellent knowledge in creating and executing complex Stored Procedures, Queries, Functions, DDL/DML Triggers, Views, User defined data types, Cursors and Indexes using T-SQL.
• Knowledge of UNIX/LINUX Scripting and PowerShell Scripting.
• Experience in Test Environment setup and Test Infrastructure Development in both Manual and Automation.
• Skilled in analyzing business context and requirements for UAT testing purposes.
• Familiar with Test Strategy, Test Plan and Traceability Matrices Documents.
• Extensive knowledge of QTP Descriptive Programming and VB Scripting.
• Experience in Mercury’s Test Director and Quality Center for Test Designing, Requirement Mapping, Reports, Test Execution and Defect Tracking.
• Good Expertise in Financial, Banking, ERP and ecommerce Business Domains.
• Worked closely with development and Technical Support teams to resolve quality issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Quality Assurance

Manual Testing

Automation Testing

Documentation

QA Implementation

QA Management

Defect Management

Defect Tracking

Troubleshooting

Test Plan

VB Scripting

XML

Java

J2EE

C#

Oracle

SQL Server

QTP

Selenium

Quality Center

Test Director

Linux

UNIX

Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Springfield, IL

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Testing Process in an Agile environment.
• Involved in UAT project planning like creating testing scenario, test plans, and test scripts.
• Handle the tasks of explaining UAT scope, criteria and entry/exit strategy to less trained professionals.
• Involved in System Test Plan Preparation and Requirements Streamlining.
• Involved in Preparation of Test Procedures, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Data.
• Responsible for GUI and Functional Testing using Black Box Testing Techniques.
• Identified the test cases to be automated and converted into automation Scripts.
• Created Automation scripts based on Test Cases written for Testing Business Requirements.
• Involved in Regression Testing using QTP.
• Regression suites are created under the plan to organize the Testing.
• Created Test Cases and developed Traceability Matrix and Test Coverage reports.
• Responsible for providing test estimates and identifying the scope of impact.
• Using SQL for checking the output of various reports.
• Performed Database Testing using SQL in order to check the Data validation and Data Integrity.
• Identify, document, and report defects using a test management tool - HP Quality Center.
• Utilize effective time management skills to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Worked closely with users and Application developers to resolve issues.
• Fully involved in UAT testing phase.

Environment: QTP,HP Quality Center, C#,MS SQL Server 2008R2, Windows server 2008, Visual Studio 2010, Business Intelligence Studio, SSIS, SSRS, MS SQL Server Management Studio, VISIO.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Based on Business requirements and IT Design documents prepared Test Plans for all assigned project releases.
• Worked on SQL scripts to load data in the tables.
• Worked with the Business Analysts & Developers to resolve the defect issues.
• Managed and conducted System testing, Integration testing and Functional testing.
• Manage multiple projects/priorities that require specific expertise or domain knowledge with limited supervision.
• Responsible for drafting complex SQL queries and perform allocation testing from front end / user interface.
• Involved in Test Execution and Defect Reporting using Quality Control.
• Provides regular status reports to the Project Manager.
• Providing the Test Plan and identifying test strategies including entry and exit criteria.
• Involved in Compatibility Testing.
• Handle the tasks of helping the organization staff in planning data sets for UAT.
• Tested critical bug fixes including critical fixes and coordinated with developers in release of bug fixes meeting tight timeline.
• Responsible for providing test estimates and identifying the scope of impact.
• Involved in Release support - Release to QA, involved in environment setup, testing the release process.
• Involved in Backend Database testing using SQL.
• Using SQL for checking the output of various reports.

Environment: ColdFusion,C#,ASP.Net, SQL SERVER 2008, SSRS, SSIS, HTML, Java Script, Visual Studio 2010, Windows 7, Quality Center.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Incremental builds of the code were tested to ensure that code changes did not break existing functionality. This served as Build Verification Test (BVT).
• Involved in testing the few priority functionalities.
• Concentrated and involved more in System Integration testing.
• Used Selenium RC to run test cases in multiple browsers and Platforms.
• Actively participate in requirement gathering sessions, design reviews and other project meetings with project leads, developers and architects to coordinate all testing efforts.
• Involved in testing the data integration, system integration and business workflow.
• Extensive testing on the Performance of the Stored Procedures.
• Performed T-SQL tuning and Optimization of queries for reports that took longer execution time using MS SQL Profiler, Index Tuning Wizard and SQL Query.
• Involved in reviewing the test cases and executing the same.
• Developed Traceability Matrix and Test Coverage Reports.
• Reported defects in timely manner and logged the same into defect tracking tool.
• Verified the Fixed CRs and tracked the same to closure.
• Review tests specifications, cases and performed manual testing.
• Designed and developed test cases for putting the application on manual testing.
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases and coordinated with development team in fixing the issues.
• Worked on Complete Backing up of Database and Restored the Database from Disaster Recovery.

Environment: Windows XP, Java, J2EE, Servlets, JSP, Struts, SQL Server 2008, T-SQL, LDAP, XML, Web logic, Quality Center.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Preparation of Test Procedures, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Data.
• Participated in implementing test-plans and test-cases built on high-leveled and detailed design.
• Designed and developed the test cases for putting the application on manual testing.
• Broadly done manual testing, constraints verification testing’s, and the functional testing.
• Responsible for GUI, Functional and System Testing.
• Involved in the Test Case walkthroughs, assessment meetings.
• Cooperated and performed with development group to resolve the difficulties came across in a test execution.
• Involved in solving Environmental problems along with Technical support people, especially in Server Connections and Database sharing activities.
• Involved in audit meetings and got an initiative to reach QA testing goals.
• Responsible for unit and integration testing and delivering the code to the Quality Assurance Team.
• Contributed in regular status meetings to state any bugs, problems and risks.

Environment: C#,ASP.Net, Visual Studio 2010, SQL Server 2005/2008, DTS, SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server OLAP 2000,BCP, Reporting Services 2005, T-SQL, MS Access, Windows XP/2003 Server, Quality Center.

Confidential, Pasadena, CA

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Execute the test scripts, defect logging and reporting.
• Conduct root cause analysis of identified Production issues, providing development team with sufficient details to understand, replicate and resolve them.
• Concentrated and involved more in System Integration testing.
• Involved in testing the data integration, system integration and business workflow
• Involved in reviewing the test cases and executing the same.
• Reported defects in timely manner and logged the same into defect tracking tool.
• Involved in User Requirement Gathering and Technical Specification Documentation.
• Executed the Stored Procedures and Complex Queries for Reports.

Environment: Java, JavaScript, Servlets, Java Server Pages, Java Beans, Struts, Apache Tomcat Web Server, XML, Oracle 8i and Windows 2000.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed required business objects and Java Beans to Implement MVC architecture.
• Developed Action Classes to invoke the business logic implemented.
• Developed Front end screens using JSP.
• Developed Servlets as the controller part of the architecture.
• By using JDBC, wrote code to connect to Database.
• Involved in Unit testing.

Environment: JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Java 2, OC4J, XP, Oracle10g, Ant, XML, Html, JavaScript.