EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of QA experience in all phases of software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, developing, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking and reporting.
• Experienced in testing web based and client server applications.
• Analyzed business requirements, software requirements specifications to create test plan and test cases for manual and automated testing.
• Experienced in different types of testing, black box, functional, GUI testing, system, regression, integration and UAT.
• Tested applications in Waterfall and Agile development process.
• Extensively used HP ALM/Quality Center, and HP UFT/QuickTest Professional for various Web based applications.
• Expert in descriptive programming.
• Expert in using VB Script to create custom functions, file access and database connections.
• Experienced in developing Data Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid Frameworks in UFT.
• Experienced in creating Data sources for data driven testing.
• Expertise in creating the test suite to perform regression testing across various releases and builds using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).
• Experienced in high - level Functional and Integration Testing using UFT.
• Experienced in performing Browser Compatibility Testing using UFT.
• Basic knowledge UNIX Commands.
• Ability to organize and implement black-box testing efforts to analyze requirements for software design, development, and validation.
• Experienced in installing and configuring various Applications.
• Possess excellent analytical, problem solving, decision-making, presentation and communication skills. Also great work ethic and the ability to work well in a team or individual environment.
• Ability to learn new technologies and challenging concepts quickly and implement them.
• Implemented effective leadership skills when given the opportunity and demonstrated as expected.
• Dedicated to maintaining high quality standards.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP UFT/QTP, HP ALM/Quality Center, JIRA, Teamwork, Serena Dimensions, SharePoint

Computer Languages: Java, C++, C, HTML, JavaScript, XML, Visual Basic, VB Script, SQL

Database: MS SQL Server, ORACLE, MS-Access

Operation Systems: Windows, Unix

Development Tools: Visual Studio, Jbuilder, Microsoft Visio, Edit Plus

Applications: Microsoft Office, Visual Source Safe, PVCS, VM Ware, XMetal, Documentum

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Web Servers: Apache Web Server, Internet Information Server (IIS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Requirements/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in gathering, documenting, testing and implementing requirements for a custom web based application.
• Assisted in creating/updating project documentation and carrying out testing tasks during testing phase of project life cycle.
• Insured that all project documentation meet both employer and Client specification.
• Documented functional and data requirements based on customer provided information gathered through analysis of system, work sessions, and interviews.
• Prepared and maintained the Test cases using HP ALM version 12.
• Executed the test cases, identified and validated the defects in HP ALM version 12 for the System under Test.
• Identified and logged the defects using HP ALM version 12.
• Validated and closed the defects resolved in HP ALM version 12.
• Developed test scripts in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) using VB Script.
• Used UFT to automate tests and to generating test scripts.
• Conduct interviews and JAD sessions with users or developers to clarify requirements.
• Documented all meetings in the form of meeting minutes.
• Create test schedules, plans, scripts, data, and results for each test cycle, both system and user acceptance.
• Verify all test results via database queries using MS SQL Server.
• Respond to Tier 3 help-desk issues.
• Provided resolution to escalated service tickets.
• Worked with clients to evaluate and resolve technical problems.
• Evaluated existing system and user feedback and needs to analyze, recommend and implement system changes.

Environment: MS SQL Server, SSMA, Oracle SQL developer, MS Office, Microsoft .Net, Visual Basic, HTML,XML, HP ALM, HP UFT, Serena Dimensions, SharePoint

Confidential, Mclean, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test plan, test cases, review reports, and defect Logs.
• Attended Meetings with Business Analysts, Developers and clients for functional changes.
• Worked in the Agile development environment with frequently changing requirements.
• Prepared and maintained the Test cases using HP ALM version 11.52.
• Executed the test cases, identified and validated the defects in HP ALM version 11.52 for the System under Test.
• Identified and logged the defects using HP ALM version 11.52.
• Validated and closed the defects resolved in HP ALM version 11.52.
• Closely worked with Development and Product Planning team for identifying and closing the resolved defects and Testability issues
• Involved in Smoke testing for the daily development build.
• Involving in writingSQL queriesto verify data quality and calculations, reviews.
• Wrote complex SQL queries to check the data from Source and Target
• Involved in writing SQL queries against a relational database.

Environment: MS SQL Server, SSMA, MS Office, Microsoft .Net, Visual Basic, HTML, HP ALM version 11.52, TeamWork

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering and analyzing business requirements, also analyzed the application to write test plans.
• Involved in writing the test plans, test cases, review reports, and defect Logs.
• Attended Meetings with Business Analysts, Developers and clients for functional changes.
• Prepared and maintained the Test cases using HP ALM version and JIRA.
• Identified and logged the defects using HP ALM version .
• Validated and closed the defects resolved in HP ALM version .
• Involved in Smoke testing for the daily development build.
• Executed the test cases, identified and validated the defects in HP ALM for the System under Test.
• Executed SQL Queries to validate backend data
• Developed test scripts in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) using VB Script.
• Used UFT to automate tests and to generating test scripts.
• Created custom functions, file access and Database connection through VB Script using UFT.
• Created the test suite to perform regression testing across various releases and builds using UFT.
• Performed Browser Compatibility Testing using UFT.
• Closely worked with Development and Product Planning team for identifying and closing the resolved defects and Testability issues
• Attended daily triage meeting for the defects found.

Environment: Oracle, JIRA, MS Office, Microsoft .Net, HTML, VBScript, HP ALM, HP UFT

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirement, studied the application and involved in writing the test plans.
• Involved in preparing test data required for running the tests and executed test cases.
• Involved in creating Test Requirements and Test Cases in Quality Center from Requirement Specification Document.
• Documented defects found during test on Quality Center, communicated and recorded defects to the responsible development personnel.
• Developed various bug reports, log reports, test reports using Quality Center.
• Manually tested all the scenarios covered in documents, Documented the result in detail with screen shots in Quality Center.
• Executed SQL Queries to validate backend data.
• Developed automated test scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Performed GUI, Functionality, Usability and Regression Testing using QTP.
• Performed Black box fand involved in Functional, Unit and System Testing.
• Highly involved in weekly bug report meetings, future enhancements meetings, and test case scenario meetings.
• Worked with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved.
• Created and analyzed log file.
• Developed and maintained the test scripts.
• Highly involved in daily status meeting with QA and Development teams and periodic meetings with business users and clients.
• Highly involved in Defect Review Meetings with clients and Development Leads.

Environment: MS Office, Windows, Quality Center, QuickTest Pro, SQL Server, Microsoft .Net, HTML, VBScript

Confidential, Reston, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the User Requirements Document, Functional Requirement Documents and Technical Requirement Documents.
• Involved in Analyzing and documenting business requirements for the AUT.
• Involved in Preparing Functional Unit Test (FUT) documents to include all the functionalities of the AUT.
• Attended Knowledge Transfer of detailed requirements to development team.
• Involved in test plans, test cases and reported bugs with the help of Quality Center.
• Documented Defects found during test inQuality Center and communicated, recorded problems to the responsible QA or development personnel.
• Executed SQL queries for Data verification and Backend Testing.
• Involved in Test Plan, Test Cases and executed Test Cases for manual Testing and automation testing using QTP.
• Responsible for Functional and Regression testing using QTP.
• Involved in creating custom functions and scripts using VB Script in QTP.
• Used VB Script to access MS Excel files from QTP.
• Involved in Unit Testing, System Integration Testing and Black Box Testing.
• Involved in preparing test data required for running the tests and executed test cases.
• Participated in weekly meetings with the project team members, discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, MS Office. Windows XP, SQL Server, Java Script, HTML