OBJECTIVE

• Manual & Web Testing, UAT & Automation Testing experienced QA/Software Tester with expertise of software testing tools, techniques, SDLC and various development methodologies.
• I am now available for a challenging and rewarding position in the testing industry to add value to projects as a Manual/QA/UAT Tester/Analyst.

SUMMARY

• 6+ years of expertise performing both Manual and Automated Testing of Client/Server and Web - based applications throughout the phases of SDLC in Agile/Scrum, Iterative and Waterfall environments.
• Great understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Competent with Test Artifacts - Test Plans, RTM, Test Cases and Test Scripts from Requirements, Use Cases, Design Documents and other project documentations.
• Experience in analyzing Requirements and developing Associated Test Plan.
• Experienced in writing and updating Test Cases based on business functionality.
• Experienced with creating Test Cases, Test Scenarios, writing Test Scripts and tracking Defects in assuring highest quality using HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM.
• Extensive experience with relational databases including SQL Server.
• Proficient in writing, executing and maintaining Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases, Test Scripts from various project documentations like Use Case, User Stories, and Project Plan etc.
• Held a lead role during various phases of the software development life cycle, helping to push the team to meet deadlines without sacrificing the quality of work.
• Track record for meeting timelines and exceeding expectations.
• Strong desire to learn new technologies, products, and methodologies.
• Able to work dynamically and adjust testing strategy when faced with ever-changing goals, resources, and obstacles.
• Experienced in all phases of Testing Life Cycle and experience using iterative and incremental testing methodologies(e.g. Waterfall methodology, Agilemethodology, Scrum methodology, etc.)
• Involved in Cross-Browser testing, Black Box testing, Positive/Negative testing.
• Knowledge of preparing test data used when executing test cases.
• A fast learner with strong analytical and problem solving skills, with strong organizational skills
• Expert in using Structured Query Language (SQL) in ProjectRelationalDatabases.
• Self-motivated and ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and diplomatic interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Model worked: Waterfall, V-Model, Agile.

Browsers: Internet explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Google, Chrome, Safari

Databases: My SQL, SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 9i/10

Tools: Selenium Web Driver, Toad, Selenium IDE, HP Quality Center 9.0/ALM, Test Director, Bugzilla, Eclipse, QTP/UFT, Rest, SOAP UI Pro, Load runner 8.0, JIRA, Bugzilla, See Test, Device Anywhere, Perfecto.

Web Technologies: HTML, XML,REST web services, SOAP, CSS, Java Script

Languages/ Framework: Java, SQL,VB Scripting

OS: Windows,Unix,OS.10,Android,ios

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Back end testing by running SQL Queries to perform data validation.
• Performed Manual Testing on different modules of the application and performed Cross Browser Testing.
• Performed Functional, Integration, Smoke, System and Regression Testing.
• Performed specific Web Testing such as: Link Checking, Browser Page Testing, Application Testing, Security Testing and Database Testing.
• Attended defect review meetings on weekly basis.
• Held meetings with management and team players to discuss any priority issues to resolve.
• Reviewed test cases for requirements coverage, ambiguity, and completeness.
• Reviewed any issues occurred during Dev/QA/UAT & Production environments and logged the defects.
• Recorded defects using QC in a manner which the developers could easily understand and uploaded screenshots when necessary.
• Performed Test Environment Setup & the creation of Test Data.

Confidential, IL

UAT QA

Responsibilities:

• Developed testing processes and approaches according to Confidential standards.
• Worked with appropriate business and technology leads to determine appropriate data for testing, the acceptable range for test results and performance and used that data to write test cases.
• Developed Test Cases and followed Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Created functional Test cases based on the software requirements.
• Verified the correctness of the software and created test data files (valid and invalid) to meticulously test the program’s logic and the system’s flow.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries to check backend data.
• Performed Positive, Negative, and Integration Testing.
• Worked closely with developers to understand, solve and fix the issue.
• Performed complete End to End Testing of the GUI scripting.
• Identified bugs and logged the bugs using JIRA.
• Participated with Business Analyst and developers to resolve the technical issues and Defects.
• Reported the defects to development team on periodic basis and retested the defects once they were fixed.
• Reported testing progress to the upper management and documented test procedures and findings.

Confidential, VA

QA Functional Tester

Responsibilities:

• Used Agile/ Scrum methodologies.
• Worked with the Business Analysts to understand the User Stories.
• Actively involved in the preparation of Test Plans and Test Cases documents.
• Created Test conditions, Identified and captured Test Data to support the Test Cases defined for the application.
• Performed functional and Regression Testing extensively in order to deliver Software Quality.
• Created SQL queries for searching, creating and updating Test Data and ensured Data Quality.
• Interacted with DBA's, Developers, Systems Engineers and Network Engineers during testing to identify the problems at different levels and solve them.
• Interacted with the Development Team to resolve the defects and tracked them using JIRA.
• Provided regular test and defect Status Reports to the QA Manager.
• Prepared Test Summary Report.

Confidential, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Full SDLC Test experience, analyzed business requirements and functional specifications to develop and execute test plans.
• Created Test Plans, Test Cases, executed and documented Test Cases.
• Gathered functional requirements and performed Positive and Negative Testing.
• Performed Black Box Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, UAT Testing, Compatibility Testing, Retesting Testing, and Regression Testing on web based applications.
• Performed Mobile Testing on devices such as: IPAD, IPhone and Android.
• Positively contributed toward establishing and maintain Software Quality.
• Assisted developers and technical support staff in identifying and resolving problems.
• Used JIRA as Defect Tracking tool for tracking and storing defects.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed project’s functional requirements and performed Functional Testing.
• Prepared Test Plans that describes the features and functions to be tested and wrote Test Cases.
• Managed, executed the Test Cases and documented all the Test Cases.
• Tested the entire process including Reports and Backend Data Validation.
• Performed Backend testing using SQL queries to check Backend Data and Data integrity.
• Performed Regression, Positive Negative, Smoke and Sanity testing.
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing, Usability Testing and UI Testing.
• Participated in Test Plan and Test Cases Review meetings.
• Attended daily meeting and prepared Testing Status Progress.
• Tracked and reported bugs using JIRA.