PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of IT experience and expertise in Software Quality Assurance Testing, analysis, Validation and Documentation of Web Based, GUI, and Mainframe applications
• Expertise in the domains of Telecommunications, Health care, and financial systems.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), STLC, Testing Methodologies, Techniques, testing documentation and implementation in all phases.
• Good Experience in testing applications developed using GUI and Web based applications developed in .NET, SharePoint, Java
• Experienced in reviewing Project Requirements(BRS), design documents and business documents
• Good Experience in Black box and white Box testing
• Well Versed with System testing, Integration testing, Performance testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Backend Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Developed and Analyzed Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Cases and Test Results.
• Write SQL queries for backend data validation and data integrity check.
• Experience in preparation of test data, preparation and execution of regression test scripts, preparation of weekly status report.
• Creating, Scheduling, Executing and Analyzing Test Sets.
• Extensive experience in developing, implementing and validating Master Strategy Test Plan, Detailed Test Plans, Test cases, Test Execution and Defect Tracking.
• Followed Software Development methodology (SDLC) \ QALC\Quality policy during the entire software test cycle.
• Good knowledge in Mainframes environment with TSO/ISPF/SCLM, JCL, VSAM, CICS, File aid.
• Attending Project Planning, Design Review, Test Planning and Status review calls and providing the Metrics reports to the QA manager on Project Status.
• Prepare and execute Test cases, evaluate test results and Report discrepancies to the development team
• Extensively worked with Dev teams in defect resolution and for any queries
• Retested the fixed defects, Conducting Regression Testing and ensuring the defects are properly tracked from discovery to closure.
• Testing the code changes using System Test, End to End Test, IST and UAT testing
• Actively coordinating with the developers and Architects to design the Use cases and the Test plans for the Functional and Usability Testing
• Experience in Automated Tools Win runner 6.x&7.x, Quick Test Pro 8.x,9.x, selenium, Test Director (6.x,7.x&8.x), Quality Center (8.x, 9.x & 10.x) and Rational Clear Quest, Clear Case, Test Manager).
• Involved in writing automation scripts in VBScript to fully automate the application functionality
• Experience in using defect reporting tools Test Director 8.0, Quality Center 9.0/9.1 and internally developed defect tracking tools
• Experience in testing Web Services through XML
• Good knowledge and working experience on Web Services
• Experience in preparing Use Cases and User Training Documents using MS - Word, VISIO.
• Knowledge in complete life cycle of Production Support projects
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming design patterns, and web Technologies
• Good team player, strived to improve customer satisfaction and have ability to work independently
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills and pleasing interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and have ensured execution of tasks across multiple customers and priorities

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: MS-DOS, 2000/NT, XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 server, UNIX and Linux

Languages: C, C++, Java, J2EE, XML, HTML, DHTML, COBOL, UNIX Shell Scripting, T-SQL, SQL and PL/SQL

RDBMS: Oracle8i/9i,Oracle10g,DB2,MSAccess,MS-SQLServer 2000/2005/2008 Ab initio, Data Stage

GUI / Front-End: Visual Basic 4.0/5.0/6.0, Visual FoxPro and .NET Framework 2.0/3.0/3.5, Flex

Scripting Languages: VB Script, JavaScript, TSL, Perl, VBScript, Python, JCL and COBOL

Testing Tools: QTP 8.2/9.0/9.2/9/5, Win Runner 7.0, Load Runner, Selenium

Defect Tracking Tools: TD7.8/8.0, QC 9.0/9.1, Mercury Quality Center, and Clear Quest

SCM: VSS, TFS, Clear Case and Share Point

Application Servers: Web logic, Web Sphere, JBOSS, Tomcat and IIS

Real Time Interfaces: Web Services, IBM MQ

Development Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, RUP

Mainframe Skills: TSO/ISPF/SCLM, JCL, VSAM, CICS, File aid.

Repositories/ Other Tools: MOSS, MS-Office, TOAD, Lotus Notes, Exceed, PVCS Dimensions.

Web Services Tools: SOAP UI, SOAP SCOPE, SOAP XML, WSDL, and XML schema.

Internet Tools: IE, Netscape, Mozilla and Google Chrome

Scripting Language: Java Script, VB Script, Perl

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, OK

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities

• Involved in Requirement reviews, Design Review calls along with service delivery teams, BA, User groups, Development team and Testing teams
• Thoroughly analyzed the requirements prior to the start of testing to understand them better
• Prepared detailed Test plans and published them to the higher management for review
• Worked closely with the Quality Manager in planning, coordination and implementing the testing methodology.
• Architected and implemented QA processes (e.g., defect tracking, test case management, automated testing strategies, etc.)
• Validation of test results, proactively explain and work through variances.
• Attended the Test planning sessions to halp understand the End to End team with the code changes for the project
• Used Quality Center as Test Management tool to prepare test cases, for test execution and to extract testing status and Defect tracking.
• Maintained Traceability Matrix to track the requirements to the test cases to ensure complete test coverage.
• Developed test scripts using Quick Test Pro to perform functional and regression testing.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.
• Worked with TFS as Source Control, data Collection, reporting and project Tracking
• Worked on backend testing by writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Involved in working with Agile methodology
• Scheduled and executed Manual Test Scripts through Quality Center
• interacted with development team, assisted them in understanding the reported defect and halp them in defect resolution
• Assisted UAT team in defining the Test plans and provided support to the user groups in entire test life cycle
• Attended daily, defect meetings with the developers and the team to clarify and discuss all the defects that are found during testing

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, SharePoint 2010 C#, C++, Java, Visual Studio 2010,HTML,XSL, AJAX, CSS, SQL Server 2008, Web Services, XML, Agile, QTP 9X, QC10X.

Confidential, Springfield, MA

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities

• Involved in all Functional and technical discussions with the Users, Project Management, Developers, Architects and Test Teams
• Developed comprehensive test plans based on business scenarios
• Responsible for developing test scripts and cross checking with Business Requirements
• Testing the other applications integration with the application
• Created and executed test cases based on business testing requirements and test plans
• Primarily responsible for Functional Test, System, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance testing.
• Created usage scenarios and executed them in order to test a product from a user perspective.
• Extensively worked on SQL Server scripts for backend testing
• Create Test scenarios for claim selection, Generate claims and data validations
• Worked on backend testing and has very good knowledge of writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.
• Worked as a team with other QA testers to ensure that all projects are executed accurately and completely and assisted other testers with account selection, clarification of ambiguity with test results and general questions that arise.
• Generated weekly Status Reports to the team manager & participated in weekly status meeting with Team members, Team managers, Business Analysts & Technical Team participating in Project review meetings

Environment: ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, C++, Java, Visual Studio 2010,HTML,XSL, AJAX, CSS, SQL Server 2008, Web Services, XML, SOAP, QC10X.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Review business requirements and design specifications to understand the application under test (AUT).
• Create Test plans, test conditions and Test cases using Business requirements.
• Perform Manual Testing for the Functionality and GUI of the application.
• Execute the test scripts for the GUI, Functional, and Regression testing.
• Ensure the actual results match expected results.
• Identify gaps and issues with the data Identify as many errors and conversion issues at an early stage of conversion.
• Document the Bugs and generate status reports and Bug reports and present them in weekly status meetings.
• Maintained Traceability Matrix to track the requirements to the test cases to ensure complete test coverage.
• Verified Data with the Toad Interface tool running queries in the Data Base Oracle8i
• Used WinRunner7 for Automated Functional Testing of Application. Used Function Generator and also written functions in Test Script Language.
• Used Rational Test Manager for managing and updating the various test documents.
• Used Rational Clear Quest for bug tracking and followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status.
• Interact with Developers, Business Analysts and DBA’s to resolve technical issues.
• Perform system and UAT Testing.
• Participate in walkthroughs and reviews with users, designers and developers establishing quality policy conformance
• Conduct the execution and validation of previously written test plans, test cases, and regression tests

Environment: ASP.NET, Windows 2000/XP, HTML, Microsoft Office tools, Oracle 8i,, HTML, Rational Clear Quest, Test Manager, Asp.Net, Java, Win Runner.

Confidential

Programmer

Responsibilities

• Involved in all Functional and technical discussions with the Users, Project Management, Developers, Architects and Test Teams
• Developed comprehensive test plans based on business scenarios
• Responsible for developing test scripts and cross checking with Business Requirements
• Testing the other applications integration with the application
• Created and executed test cases based on business testing requirements and test plans
• Primarily responsible for Functional Test, System, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance testing.
• Created usage scenarios and executed them in order to test a product from a user perspective.
• Extensively worked on SQL Server scripts for backend testing
• Create Test scenarios for claim selection, Generate claims and data validations
• Worked on backend testing and has very good knowledge of writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested and implemented changes made to Database design in mainframe environment
• Assisted with user testing of systems, developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Release activities and Reviews
• Created test JCL’s for unit testing
• Executed the UNIX shell scripts that invoked SQL to load data into tables.
• Involved in batch programming with COBOL
• Participated in Inspection and walk through sessions of the project requirements
• Feeding input for collections activity on front end and verification at backend
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, functional testing
• Preparing high quality screen dumps and maintain them in Test Director
• Used Test Director for requirement analysis, Scheduling and generating test cases and Defect Tracking
• Attending Project Planning, Design Review, Test Planning and Status review calls
• Perform peer reviews for test cases and test results prepared by other team members
• Experience in manual execution of test scripts and or creation of defect reports using clear quest
• Preparing the Detail Test Report at the end of project
• Involved in Preparing Test Plans, Test Summary and Defect Summary Report
• Involved in UAT and SIT
• Supported Production Verification Testing (PVT) after the project went LIVE

Environment: IBM Mainframes, COBOL, JCL, IDMS, ADSO, FTP, UNIX, Linux, IBM Utilities, TSO / ISPF, Test Director.