SUMMARY

• Over 5 years of experience in software quality assurance having extensive hands on with Web & Client Server Applications.
• Expertise in Functional, Regression, System Testing, User Acceptance Testing and Integration Testing for Web and Client Server Applications.
• Complete understanding of SDLC with Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Thorough understanding of End - to-End testing and End-to-End planning process.
• Proficient in writing test scenarios, test strategy and test cases in Confidential Quality Center and ALM.
• Experience in analyzing Process Design Documentation and Functional & Technical Design Specifications.
• Developed and enhanced SQL procedures for back end testing.
• Well versed in working with Test Case Designs, Development and Execution.
• Led test case review sessions and exploratory testing with development leads and Confidential .
• Skilled in manual and backend testing of Web based and Client Server applications.
• Worked on Quality Center and ALM for Test Management and Defect Management process.
• Complete knowledge of defect life cycle—from issue raising to closing it through every stage of its lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a good team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quality Center, Test Director 8.0, ALM, QTP, Jira,SOAP UI, ASG Zena reporting tool, Perfecto

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000

Languages: MS SQL Server 2008

RDBMS/Databases: Oracle, SQL Server 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Richardson, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Tested financial reports for health insurance premiums and expenses for Affordable Care Act
• Planned activities for ensuring timely completion of test cases writing, review and reporting to management.
• Executed SQL back end test cases to validate data from portal, reports and database.
• Prepared defect report on bi-weekly basis to update sprint backlog.
• Hosted meetings for daily standup using webex.
• Determined the Entry and Exit Criteria for different phases in testing cycle of the system.
• Provided regular updates on testing and issues during the standup.
• Retested the defects after resolution.
• Tested the application on different browsers as a part of Workstation compatibility testing to maintain cross-browser functionality.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users.
• Interpreted SQL queries by developers to compare the data from tables and reports.
• Managed Business Requirement Documents with Business Lines.
• Modified and Created SQL Statements.
• Pulled in new stories in the Sprint Backlog from the Product Backlog after a 3 week Sprint.
• Represented team to present status of the work done by each team member..
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Generated reports from the application using Zena tool.
• Performed Regression testing to check the Bug fixes.
• Used ALM to log defects, track and generate defect reports.
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused at making the application more reliable.
• Coordinated with UAT team by providing them with test cases and test data.
• Actively volunterred to be a Rotational Srum master after every 3 weeks.

Confidential, New York City, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification documents.
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Created test data for data driven testing.
• Involved in mobile testing using perfecto application.
• Developed test scripts using Quick Test Pro to perform functional and regression and data driven testing.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Performed Regression testing to check the Bug fixes.
• Used Quality center to log defects, track and generate defect reports and graphs.
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused at making the application more reliable.
• Coordinated with UAT team by providing them with test cases and test data.
• Involved in preparation of Traceability Matrix.
• Used Traceability matrix to check all test cases covered as per the business requirement.
• Interacted with the team on a regular basis and attended meetings on a daily for status updates.

Confidential, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in mapping requirements to testing scenarios to ensure that all requirements are covered.
• Actively participated in testing phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) of application.
• Understanding the requirements from the test requirement document.
• Involved in drafting the test plan that included testing objectives, testing phases, scenarios and test environment after a thorough analysis of the business rules.
• Responsible for building test cases.
• Actively participated in Test Review Meetings.
• Prepared traceability matrix to ensure the adequate coverage of the test cases.
• Closely interacted with software developers in the build stage and users to understand functionality and navigational flow of the application.
• Performed Database Testing by writing SQL Queries.
• Responsible for executing the test cases and test scripts, documented defects in Quality Center and reported it to development team.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused at making the application more reliable.
• Logged defects in Test Director & provided defect reports.

Confidential, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Representing QA in all stages of SDLC and responsible for QA deliverables.
• Involved in writing detailed Test cases, Test Scenarios and Test scripts in QC.
• Review/development of test cases for the various Functional Requirements Specifications.
• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and system goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify potential issues.
• Ensure test scope coverage and execution completion includes manual testing.
• Defect triage and test management using Confidential Quality Center.
• Analyzing test requirements, writing test design specifications and test scenarios for all types of testing related to Documents Changes.
• Functioning as Test coordinator for planning activities on a daily basis, ensuring that activities are completed on schedule, preparation of reports (Status/Test) and reporting to Test Manager.
• Preparing Review Report and Test Summary Report.
• Strong bias for action and passion for taking initiative, accepting personal responsibility to deliver on commitments, having courage to raise issues, and proactively working to resolve issues and remove barriers in a timely manner.