SUMMARY

• A result oriented professional having around 15+ years of experience in IT industry. Extensive experience in Test management, Test estimation, Defect management, Functional testing (Manual/Automation), and managing project resources and taking ownership on timely delivery of products in every sprint.
• Have in - depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies, assisting and working as Scrum Master on several projects, vast experience working in Agile, Waterfall, V- Model. Primarily in Agile methodology. Handling Scrum team offshore and onsite.
• Well versed with all the agile approach for requirements gathering from product owner and helps to understand the team during story grooming sessions which are set for the implementation on sprints.
• Well-experienced in managing and leading various functional teams to define and develop System Testing, SIT with E2E, UAT, Regression and Defect Management plans.
• Well versed with Test Strategy & Test Plan, Test Estimation & Resource Planning, Identification of Test Scenarios, Test Case creation, Test execution, Bug Tracking, Test Monitoring, Test Control, Risk Identification and Reporting.
• Well-versed with leading industry tools like Jira, Rally, HP ALM, Confluence, MS SharePoint, MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint to develop various project deliverables.
• Experienced on various defect management tools like QC-v10, JIRA-v6.0, Rally, Test Central, Bugzilla.
• Responsible for testing the product using SQL Queries/ UNIX command for the DB check.
• Extensive working knowledge in UNIX, SQL, JAVA, Python.
• Experienced in developing end to end automation usingSelenium WebDriver/RC/IDE/Grid, PyCharm IDE, Unittest/Pytest, Jenkins, GHERKIN/Cucumber, RESTful API and PostMan.
• Strong knowledge in web services testing via ToolSOAP UI/ Restful web services
• Designed and developed Data driven, Behavior driven, TDD and Hybrid Automation framework usingSelenium WebDriverandPythonand performed unit testing by usingUnitest and Pytest.
• Experienced in usingJenkinsas a Continuous Integration server to configure withGit/Github repository.
• Worked with major clients like Confidential, Nokia Siemens Networks & Confidential Mobility. Ability to support and sustain a positive work environment that fosters team performance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools & Utilities: JIRA, Rally, Tandem (HP Non-Stop server), TACL, MHE (Member Host Emulator), T3, MPS(Member parameter system), IBM Mainframe, Citrix, HP Quality Center, TOAD, Test Central, Bugzilla, Perfecto, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, SOAP UI, Jenkins, GitHub, PostMan

Requirement Mgmt: MS Office, MS Excel, Jira, Rally, HP ALM, Confluence, MS SharePoint

Languages: UNIX, SQL, JAVA, Python, Shell scripting, SQL, TACL

Database: Oracle, SQL Server and DB2

Defect Mgmt: Quality Center 10.0, JIRA 6.0

Mainframe: Basic knowledge of Mainframe, File Aid, Data Query etc.

CI/CD: Jira, GitHub, Jenkins

Domain: Telecom, Cards & Payment (DEBIT Appl)

Products: MDS ( Confidential Debit Switch), Confidential AUTH, Clearing, Contactless payment, MC Global data repository, Confidential OMCR, Confidential GSM/GPRS/3G phones

Other Skills: Test Mgmt., Defect Mgmt.Test Estimation, Functional Testing (ST, SIT, UAT, Regression).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test Lead

Tools: Tandem, TACL, MHE, T3, MPS, Mainframe, TMON, Splunk, Rally, Jira, HP ALM, Confluence, Selenium WebDriver, MTAF framework, JBehave, Maven, MS Office

Responsibilities:

• SME for Chip card (Contact and Contactless), Magstripe and Network
• End to end Testing/ Validation of terminal (ATM/POS) s/w for Magnetic stripe cards, Chip cards and contactless acceptance developed by sharing partners as well as owned, with creating issue logs
• Maintenance of the test host system and creating and configuring new terminal id’s, merchant id’s for different markets.
• Perform Mainframe green screen validation by querying SQL commands on DB2 database.

Confidential

Scrum Master

Tools: Jira, Rally, HP ALM, Confluence, Tandem (HP Non-Stop server), TACL, MHE, T3, MPS, Mainframe, MS Office

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated Sprint planning, Sprint retrospective, Sprint review and Product review meetings.
• Utilizing Sprint retrospective Meetings to understand the impediments and contributing towards the productivity of the team.
• Discussions with various stakeholders on deciding the backlog priorities based on user points and business value to design release backlog for Debit applications
• Managing daily scrum meetings, working on the team impediments and communicating with product owner
• Mapping system requirements with Test Cases, manually executed test cases in QC, ensuring traceability of Test Cases back to the Business Requirements
• Documentation of test plans and test strategies, test cases and test scripts checking the integrity of the newly added features and their effect to the existing ones with integrity testing and regression testing.
• Performed Confidential Digital Enabled Service(MDES) testing by using WebService tool SoapUI while customer does not have testing device at hand. The scripts for wallets (XPay) are created and loaded to perform the tokenization of card and maintain the process (suspend, unsuspend, & delete). SOAP UI make API calls to T3 application from where transitions are initiated.
• Created SOAPload and functional testcasesfor different test scenarios and integrated thetestsuiteto Jenkins.

Confidential

Test Lead

Tools: Putty, TOAD, JIRA, Rally

Responsibilities:

• Supporting both Confidential Data Warehouse Batch Test Process & Online Report Test Process.
• As part of Batch Test Process responsible in batch start, restart, log file monitoring, data modification using Shell scripts.
• Responsible in data validation using Oracle and Netezza database.
• Facilitating end to end testing like data validation, data updating, data loading, log file monitoring etc..
• Test case and Test data preparation and testing the application in the Stage environment.
• As part of Online Report Test Process perform launch-page validation, report format and layout validation, as per Confidential standard.
• Perform ETL Data Validations extracted from different sources. Match between SQL output and Report output as per the requirement.
• Log and track defects with the development team using ALM tool Rally.
• Automation Script creation, modification & execution using MTAF framework, Java, Selenium WebDriver for the Online web applications like TI & Eservices.
• Participated in daily standup meetings to reporting progress of testing activities
• Collaborating and work Closely with UAT team during business validations

Confidential

Test Lead

Tools: HP QC, WinSCP, Putty, TOAD, JIRA, Rally, myProvider, SDM

Responsibilities:

• Discuss business solutions with Confidential SME and understand the business, Test accordingly in turn results to improve the application stability
• Determine User Requirements, Effort estimation, participated in Requirements & Design doc walkthrough with development & offshore test team
• Developed Test Plan and overall Test Strategy for the Application and walkthrough with the stake holder.
• Test case and Test data preparation and walkthrough with the test team. Executing the Test cases as per customer requirements
• Testing the application in the Stage environment by logging to UNIX box. Wrote SQL queries to test the application for data integrity and verified the contents of the data table
• Maintenance of quality metrics for the Test cases, Test data preparation and Test execution
• Created testing repository and documentation on overall functional test and high level strategy for end-to-end testing
• Interacting and coordinating with the offshore testing team for any issue that may arise. Participated in weekly status meetings and ensure testing status updates, including issues, defects, and any clarification needed, are communicated
• Built cohesive test team, shared best practices, test responsibilities, and supported reuse of test cases
• Ensured that test activities are aligned with the Project Plan and ensured timely delivery of testing milestones
• Gathered information, wrote, and obtained sign-offs on the Test Strategy and Test Plan for each release

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• As a Test lead in the AEMS Test team responsible for provisioning of network elements, monitoring performance, and handling alarm streams from the system.
• Involved as a feature lead for different features with planning work and guiding team members.
• Involved in Requirement Analysis, Testing planning and Test execution.
• Worked on critical features and worked hard to meet customer product release planned dates.
• Participated in test status meetings and ensure testing status updates, including issues, defects, and any clarification needed, are communicated.
• Participated in regular meetings with upper management to communicate accomplishments, plans and issues as well as any risks to the project's progress.

Confidential

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Tools: Perfecto, Bugzilla, Flash and Test commands, RSD Lite, Data Logger, Mini-flex, Push injector, RadioComm, RTA logger, Toolbox

Responsibilities:

• Validating the features of various applications like Consumer email, SMS, MMS, Instant messaging, Browser, Social networks and 3rd party applications., on the Confidential Android 3G mobiles for operators like T-mobile US, AT&T US, Orange UK and O2 UK
• Defect logging and follow up using Bugzilla
• Feature testing on the special features on Opera browser on Confidential 3G Mobile handsets for Operators like Cingular, Vodafone, T-Mobile and etc.
• Developing test methodology to port the specific browser features of GSM to 3G Confidential Mobile handsets using the advanced specialized proprietary tools like Phone Test Framework, Real Time Analyzer, and midway.
• Manual as well as automated testing on a variety of phone models like Pictor, Tarazed, Sirius, Carina, Big Dipper, Rocket, Izar, Volans, Sumba, Emerald, Corsica, Pico & Keywest.
• Defect logging and follow up.
• Developing the new feature test case and test scripts for features like Live Cast, Mobile TV and Screen 3 on live network using the specialized tools like Radiocomm, RSDLite, and Toolbox, Ethereal, and Multimedia workbench.
• Developing the new strategy for validating the components on the live network using the specialized proprietary tools..

Confidential

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Tools: Flash and Test commands, RSD Lite, Data Logger, Mini-flex, Push injector, RadioComm, MotoRunner, Multimedia workbench, RTA logger, Toolbox, CSST tool & PCO Tool

Responsibilities:

• Feature testing on the special features on Opera browser on Confidential 3G Mobile handsets for Operators like Cingular, Vodafone, T-Mobile and etc.
• Developing test methodology to port the specific browser features of GSM to 3G Confidential Mobile handsets using the advanced specialized proprietary tools like Phone Test Framework, Real Time Analyzer, and midway.
• Manual as well as automated testing on a variety of phone models like Pictor, Tarazed, Sirius, Carina, Big Dipper, Rocket, Izar, Volans, Sumba, Emerald, Corsica, Pico & Keywest.
• Defect logging and follow up.
• Developing the new feature test case and test scripts for features like Live Cast, Mobile TV and Screen 3 on live network using the specialized tools like Radiocomm, RSDLite, and Toolbox, Ethereal, and Multimedia workbench.
• Developing the new strategy for validating the components on the live network using the specialized proprietary tools.
• Analysis of the knowledge shared among team members
• Imparting training to new joiners to the team.