SUMMARY

• Senior Software QA Tester/Software Analyst with full system development lifecycle experience, including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes fueling swift corrective actions, significant cost savings and fault - free audits.
• Backed by strong credentialsincluding a Mechanical Engineering degree, advanced command of various testing suites, agile methodologies and monitoring tools; and cross-platform skills in Windows, UNIX.
• Quality Assurance Tester/Analyst with 8 years of experience in all phases of Manual & Automated Testing of windows and web based client/server applications.
• Experienced in different SDLC methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, V Model, and Spiral.
• Coordinated with Project Managers, Development Team, Business Analysts, and End-Users for better business productivity. Worked closely with business team to understand the Requirement Document in creating Test plan.
• Designed and built Test Cases, developed and maintained Test Scripts, and coordinated with team members in debugging effort. Assisted developers in Root Cause Analysis.
• Proficient in creating Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and Bug Reports.
• Created and implemented Automatic scripts for performing Functional, Regression, System, Integration testing. Expertise in Smoke/Sanity, Unit, Black Box, GUI, Usability, UAT, ETL, Alpha and Beta, ETL DW, Load, performance, Stress, and Security testing.
• Highly skilled in implementation and execution of test using HP Mercury tools Quick Test Professional (QTP), Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Business Process Testing (BPT), Quality Center, Load Runner, and IBM Rational tools
• Generated VBScripts to automate the tests using QTP and used descriptive programming to reduce time maintaining object Repositories. Skilled in writing Test Scripts using Test Script Language.
• Skilled in Defect tracking, recording, prevention techniques, & Bug Life Cycle process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QTP/UFT, RFT, BPT, HP ALM, HP QC, LoadRunner

Operating Systems: Windows (2000, XP Professional, Vista), UNIX

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, VB.Net, C++, VB Script

.Net Technologies: .Net Framework, SOAP, Web Services.

Databases: Oracle, MS Access, Microsoft SQL Server

Web Tools: Unix, HTML, XML, Netscape, and Internet Explorer.

Version control: Visual SourceSafe, CVS Version control system

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Gaithersburg, MD

Senior QA Tester / Software Analyst

Environment: QTP, UFT 12, BPT, HP ALM, SQL, HP QC, RFT, UAT, ETL DW, Test Director, WindowsXP/2000/NT, J2EE, C#.NET, VB Script, SQL Server 2012, XML.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in travelling to multiple sites and making sure the client’s requirements of data gathering are fulfilled.
• Analyze the failed financial institutions’ electronic systems/applications that store financial data. Analyze the best practices to extract the data from those electronic systems/applications.
• Extract data from various applications using various financial applications’ business objects and reporting tools, .NET programs, export/ import DB tools, scripts such as AutoIt etc.
• Improved the documentation of QA testing practices to enhance their repeatability, saving time and money and encouraging testing standardization and best practices.
• Performed functional and regression testing by using QTP/UFT; Performed Regression testing by using various checkpoints.
• Used Business Process Testing (BPT) to design tests, generate automated tests and generate test cases documentation simultaneously.
• Used HP ALM/QC for design test cases, executing and linking test case and requirements.
• Created and modified automated QTP/UFT Scripts for regular release screen changes and to support regular functional changes.
• ETL testing and designing of the flow and logic for the ETL Data Warehouse project.
• Tested and cross-verified the reports using SQL queries.
• Documented software defects using bug tracking systemand reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.
• Planned, developed, and executed Test cases. Mapped requirements to test cases using QC.
• Performed functional, integration, system, cross-browser, and regression tests to validate requirements.
• Used Business Process Testing (BPT) to reduce duplicate script maintenance by isolating changes to a single component that is reused by all test scripts.
• Involved with ETL test data creation for all the ETL mapping rules.
• Performed database testing using SQL and used SQL queries to validate the data. And also involved in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing and to verify the database changes.
• Converted manual test cases into automation using QTP/UFT.
• Used ALM/QC to communicated defects encountered during Regression Test and followed-up with developers until all issues were resolved.
• Create all necessary documentation that supports the ETL DW and data extraction and loading process like Data Access Manual, Data Extraction Procedures, and Data Extraction Certification
• Support the data hosting process at Confidential ’s data center.
• Assisted Users and Business Analysts in completing User Acceptance Test (UAT).

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Tester / Analyst

Environment: QTP, ALM/QC, SQL, Load Runner, GUI, VB Script, Java Script, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, XML.

Responsibilities:

• Played a lead role in developing and executing test plan, test cases and test scripts for interfaces. Enhanced test cases by inserting Check points & parameterization.
• Performed functionality and regression testing on the new builds using QTP.
• Performed Data Driven Tests and Action Based Recording using QTP.
• Developed various test cases for the applications using ALM/QC. Developed user-defined functions. Implemented VSS and Subversion version control systems
• Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes User Acceptance testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing, GUI testing, boundary testing, negative testing, system testing, unit testing and Smoke testing of the Application, its interfaces and Client-Server Utilities.
• Utilized recovery scenario manager to handle exceptions in testing process.
• Created and added objects in QTP shared object repository to prepare the actions for the unreleased modules.
• Assisted developers in debugging efforts by conducting root cause analysis
• Modified and enhanced the scripts according to the test case scenarios.
• Performed database verification, SQL queries to verify and modify test data.
• Assessed the testing progress by conducting walkthroughs with QA and development team.
• Identified, analyzed, and documented report on risks throughout the testing process.
• Coordinated with users and clients to plan Alpha and Beta Testing by presenting demos and getting sign off.
• Responsible to recommend & implement changes to enhance the effectiveness of QA strategies.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Test Engineer

Environment: QTP, SQL, WindowsXP/2000/NT, C#.NET, Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Responsibilities:

• Tested all the links on the web pages, database connection, forms used in the web pages for submitting or getting information from user including Cookie testing.
• Performed Usability testing such as Navigation, content checking and user help links
• Performed Data Driven Tests and Action Based Recording using QTP. Also performed Backend Testing, by executing the SQL queries.
• Performed Interface testing and compatibility testing checking Browser compatibility, Operating system compatibility, Mobile browsing and Printing options.
• Developed various test cases for the applications using QC.
• Performed all phases of end-to-end testing which includes User Acceptance testing, Functionality testing, Regression Testing, GUI testing, boundary testing, negative testing, system testing, unit testing and Smoke testing of the Application, its interfaces and Client-Server Utilities.
• Responsible to recommend & implement changes to enhance the effectiveness of QA strategies.
• Conducted and actively participated in Requirements & Test Case Peer Review walkthroughs, team meetings and coordinated with Analysts, Developers, Database Administrators and Testers on resolving issues.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Test Analyst

Environment: HP LoadRunner, SQL, Windows 2000/XP, Linux, J2EE, Oracle 11.0, Rational CQ

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Cases from technical and functional requirement specifications. Executed user-defined function and descriptive programming.
• Performed full cycle testing of Web interfaces, GUI Testing, Functionality Testing, Performance & Stress Testing, System & Regression Testing, and Integration Testing.
• Performed automation testing and automated performance using LoadRunner.
• Performed different types of testing like user acceptance testing, system testing and data driven testing.
• Check SQL queries to extract the data from the database, tested database integrity by executing SQL statements.
• Performed regression testing to verify for any new bugs due to modifications.
• Participated in Production Support calls and tested bugs reported by customers and worked with the development team to resolve them quickly.
• Maintained the defect report database and discussed the defects with the developers and Network administrators. Widely user Rational Clear Quest for defect management.
• Conducted performance testing of the application using Load Runner and identified the bottlenecks with the help of Monitors and Graphs.
• Performed cross Browser testing to ensure compatibility of the application on IE, Firefox and Netscape browsers