PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of intensive Software Testing experience covering all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life cycle with expertise in Manual, Automation, ETL/DW and database Testing. Seeking a technically challenging position based on strong analytical background, Business requirements analysis, Test strategy, Test plan as well as thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Testing processes..
• Excellent Functional knowledge on various domains like Finance, Brokerage, Banking, Telecommunication and Healthcare.
• Provide regulatory and compliance expertise to top management and parent regulatory compliance and subsidiary company departments.
• Created bank set up for a bank account and performed Electronic (ACH), Wire, and check transfers, deposits via Web app and Back office system, and verified those transactions in the downstream system like BOS, AOM, and in the back end database.
• Good knowledge in developing and designing reports through SSRS.
• Experience in production support, creating test plans, test executions and resolving root causes.
• Coordination with Offshore resources on various aspects, resolving queries and in establishing a smooth communication channel with the Client.
• Experience developing performance test strategies and plans in a retail Industry Platform
• Expertise in ensuring that the application adheres to established Methodologies like Waterfall Methodology, V - Model Methodology, Agile Software Development Methodology and Spiral Software Development Methodology.
• Expertise in automation testing using industry standard testing tools - HP Quality Center, QTP etc
• Specialized in various types of testing like Functionality, GUI, Regression, User Interface, Integration, User Acceptance, Installation, Smoke, System, Localization, and Backend testing of Client/Server and web based applications on various browsers and operating systems.
• Extensive knowledge in Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), and expert in writing complex queries using SQL/PL SQL.
• Worked on EDI transactions to identify key data set elements for designated record set.
• Involved in writing SQL Queries using Oracle 11G/10G.
• Excellent knowledge of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on the Testing and Requirements gathering phases.
• Ensured the execution of UAT test cases and documentation of test results. Provided UAT testing status information to the quality assurance lead, project manager, and various business stakeholders.
• Expertise in testing applications on both Windows and Linux platforms.
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision, establishes priorities, meet project milestones and deliverable dates.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong ability to influence others.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quality Center, ALM, SOAP UI, QTP

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center/Test Director, Jira

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, UNIX, LINUX

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C++, JAVA, VISUAL BASIC

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2

GUI Tools: Toad, SQL Developer, Oracle Express 10/11g

Internet: HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, Java Script

Web Servers: Web Logic, SOA, Web Sphere, Windows 2000 server

Project Management Tools: PVCS, VSS, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visual Studio

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Confidential, BOSTON, MA

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designs software QA methods and procedures for use by QA and development staff to ensure all information systems meet minimum company standards and end user requirements
• Develop QA test plans and project staffing estimates
• Work closely with the other members of the Development Team and Marketing to review the designs of systems, implement test plans, and test the quality of software products.
• Assemble and build software projects and installation packages.
• Analyzed business requirements, conducted gap analysis, estimated project scope and worked closely with fellow developers to deliver high quality software solutions using Java, C# and other technologies.
• Work closely with the Documentation team to insure the content is meaningful and correct
• Communicate with customers regarding installation issues and software defects

Environment: - UNIX, LINUX, SQL Server 2012, SQL/ PL SQL, UML, HTML, .Net, JavaScript, Crystal, XML, HTML, QC 9.5, QTP 11.0, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Visio, MS Project. QC ALM

Confidential, New York

QA/UAT

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the entire life cycle of the project, which involved understanding scope of the project, functionality, Data modeling, Documentation of technical architectural design and complete development.
• Involved in data validation, Extract, Transform and load from one database to another by doing SQL Query.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing, Black Box testing, and UAT testing.
• Involved in extraction of data from various sources like flat files, Oracle and SQL Server.
• Coordinated with the ETL team to come up with a process for ETL involving Oracle/Informatica.
• Involved in Defect Tracking- Assigning defects to the developers and making sure defects are fixed and retested and closed out.
• Developed Traceability Matrix to track requirements during QA Testing Phase.
• Assisted Informational needs in mapping of Test Cases with the help Of Quality center.
• Created test Scenario. Test cases, and test data for member module.
• Actively involved in documentation of UAT (USER ACCEPTANCE TEST), Functional Test, Integration Test Scenario and Bug Log.

Environment: Oracle, UML, Informatica 9.5, MS office Tools, MS Visio, ALM, Cognos etc.

Confidential, Plano, Texas

QA /UAT

Responsibilities:

• Tracked defects using JIRA and generated defect summary report
• Utilized JIRA ticketing application to manage requirements to provide support and planning.
• Extensively interacted with SMEs to collect business requirements and documented.
• Worked under different iterative and modular SDLC methodologies like Agile, Scrum, and RUP and actively conducted and participated in various meetings.
• Involved in the GAP analysis in the identification of business rules, systems, process and also prepared FRD functional requirement and design document.
• Created Test plans, Test Cases in Test Director as per the business requirements and executed them. Involved in writing and implementation of the various test cases and test scripts created for Functional testing using ALM.
• Responsible for communication with the users and responsible for working with the users closely during UAT and getting the required sign-off’s.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.

Environment: UNIX, Oracle10g/11g, SQL, PL/SQL, UML, HP QC 10.0, HTML, JIRA, IIS 7, JavaScript, Crystal, XML, etc.

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Overviewed requirement traceability documents for coverage and participated in meetings with business analysts and development team on a weekly basis.
• Performed System testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Web Service testing and GUI testing.
• Analyzed the requirement specifications and the gap between BRD and FRD and communicate the terms to customers.
• Conducted back-end testing on Oracle DB through SQL queries and performed data verification and validation on the database.
• Planned and developed test cases using HPQC for functional testing.
• Documented test hierarchy, test scenario, test case based on the SRS and BRD.
• Performed Verification, Validation, and Transformations on the Input data (Text files, XML files) before loading into the target database.
• Performed GUI testing for data entry screens in the application.

Environment: Quality center 9.0, MS SQL Server 2008, Oracle, IIS, ASP, Windows XP, XML, Oracle,etc.

Confidential, Lynchburg, VA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Designed and performed negative & positive test cases to cover validation and enrichment.
• Gathered previous existing test plans, test cases and scripts to review and help the automation team with regression testing.
• Participated in weekly meetings, where status reports were discussed which followed the Agile Methodology.
• Prepared Test Plan wrote Test Cases and executed test scripts as well as tracked bugs and generated defect reports using Quality Center (QC).
• Validated test results by writing SQL queries to retrieve and verify data from various tables in databases.
• Extensively tested reports module which is in Crystal Reports.
• Extensively working on regression testing, executing test cases.
• Used cloud services to record and play back of tests, object repository, actions, checkpoints, sync points, debugging, tests.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, SQL Queries, Agile, HP Sitescope, HP Diagnostics, UNIX, VBScript, Java, J2EE, HTML, JavaScript, SQL Server 2008, MS Office, IE, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox.

Confidential

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Ran test cases, analyzes results and prepped for defect submission and repair.
• Used Quality Center for generating Requirements, test plan, and test sets and for reporting defects.
• Extensively used SQL programming in backend and front-end functions, procedures, packages to implement business rules and security.
• Responsible for writing complex SQL queries for querying data against different databases for data verification process.
• Test Director was used to create a Repository for storing the test plan, test subjects, test strategy, test steps, test scripts.
• Perform Back-End database testing on Oracle database. Test the data integrity of the application by writing SQL and PL/SQL code
• Used Agile testing methodology for achieving deadlines in UAT.

Environment: HP Quality Center, SQL Server 2008, My SQL, Microsoft Windows 2007, UNIX, Documentation Tools: MS Office.