PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of Information Technology experience in Software Testing with solid experience in Manual Testing/ Mobile application testing/ Webservices Testing.
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Production.
• Strong testing experience within Agile environment and good understanding of Agile software development lifecycle
• Experience in testing Webservices using SoapUI and Ready API tools.
• Good experience in testing Mobile applications on iOS, iPad and Android devices of different versions
• Experience in testing Web - based applications, Client/Server, Database on UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Proficient in using testing tools Zephyr, HP ALM, Mercury/HP Quality Center, Unified Functional Test /SOAP UI/, Ready API and JIRA
• Participated in requirements analysis, reviews and working sessions to understand the requirements and system design to develop the Test plans, Test cases, Test Scripts and Test strategies.
• Coordinated with Onshore and Offshore Teams on various testing Activities.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, GUI testing, Back-end testing and System Testing on Windows and UNIX environment.
• Experience in leading the projects and making sure deliverables met in test timelines.
• Proficient in writing Test plans, Test cases, Test scenarios, Test strategies and documentation of test results.
• Developed test cases and test scripts using Mercury Test Management Tools like Quality Center,HP ALM and Zephyr.
• Upgraded the existing test scripts and created new scripts for client application to be able to work for new versions and patches, which improved product quality.
• Performed database testing using SQL queries.
• Expertise in Problem solving and creating Reports using Defect Tracking Tools.
• Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding testing status and defect tracking.
• Attended periodic meetings, Tele-conferences and led discussions on problem resolution
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to co-ordinate activities and work in a team environment to meet the deliverables.

TECHINICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating System: IOS, Android, Windows 8/7/2000/XP, Sun Solaris, Linux, HP-UNIX.

Database: Oracle 8i/9i/10g/11i, SQL Server 2012/2008/2005/2000 , MS Access, DB2

Database Tools: SQL *Plus, SQL Query Analyzer and TOAD

Documentation Tools: MS Office 2000, Adobe Tools, Visio Professional

Data ware house Tools: Business Objects, Cognos, Crystal Reports

Scripting Languages: Java and VB Scripts, Shell Scripting, KSH, SQA Basic

GUI: Visual Basic 6, Developer 2000.

Web technologies: HTML, DHTML, XML, JSP, ASP, Servlets

Web Server: IIS 4.0/5.0, NES, Apache, Java Web Server

Application Server: Web logic 6.1/7.0, Web Sphere 4.0/6.0/8.0

Testing Tools and Methodologies: Zephyr, HP ALM 11.0/11.52/10 , Clear Quest, JIRA, QTP/UFT/Perfecto mobile/SOAP UI & Ready API

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Rosemont, IL

Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst/Mobile and Soap UI web services tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing Functional requirements/User Stories and translated requirements into written Test plans, detailed Test cases and test schedules by following Agile/Scrum Process
• Involved in all meetings like Sprint estimation, Sprint planning, Team retrospectives and Daily standups.
• Conducted requirements Walkthrough within the testing team.
• Participate in Business meeting and work with business to finalize the requirements.
• Working closely with project manager/Test Lead and Project team to learn about the project functionalities and provided testing timelines.
• Used JIRA for story management and updating acceptance criteria
• Developed/Reviewed Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on the requirements and documented Test Cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• External review and walk through of Test Strategy with project team and get sign offs.
• Perform smoke, functional, Integration and regression test execution on Android and IOS Devices.
• Mobile testing on all IOS versions, iPad and Android (HTC, Samsung, Nexus) devices.
• Installed, configured SOAP UI and Ready API to test Web services.
• Validated WSDL, request and response XML. Added Assertions to validate the response xml with database and frontend.
• Performed database validations usingSQLscripts.
• Involved in cross browsing testing of the application on various browsers to ensure it functions.
• Involved in the support of User Acceptance Testing to validate customer acceptance criteria.
• Used HP ALM, Zephyr and Jira confluence for test design and updating the status of all the test scripts that are executed during testing process.
• Perform Device Testing on Various Cellular and Tablet device for IOS, android, and Blackberry.
• Conducted Smart Phone validation (Android, iPhone, iPad and Black Berry)
• Installed and used "Emulator" to perform mobile test execution for Iphone, HTC droid, Samsung android, and Dell Streak
• Created positive and negative test cases to validate functionality.
• Created and Presented QA Recommendation document to the team at the end of each release.
• Used JIRA/HP ALM and Zephyr tools for Defect tracking and Management.
• Executing test cases, identifying mismatches, reporting defects and tracking them till they are fixed.
• Executed automated test cases in HP ALM/Quality Center and reported defects in JIRA.
• Reviewed and updated project issues and defects using HP ALM and JIRA.
• Expert testing multiple API for multiple agency and file processing system using SOAP UI.
• Used SOAP UI tool to test QA based architecture application and test SOAP-UI services and REST API
• Involved in Performing Smoke, System, Functional, Integration, Ad-hoc, Regression and UAT Testing.
• Focus on open defects and follow up with team members and ensure high priority defects are closed with valid re-test.
• Coordinating the Team and Involved in Preparation of Documentation Like Effort Details.
• Actively interacted with the development team in resolving the testing issues. Escalated the issues on time.
• Provide Knowledge transfer to new team members and to other source system members.

Environment: Zephyr, HP ALM, Jira, Snowflake database, UFT/QTP, Android, IOS, PUTTY, web Sphere6.1, JAVA, JSP, Oracle, XML, UNIX, Windows, Microsoft word Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio.

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

Sr. Technical Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the Business requirements, to understand the Application.
• Participate in Business meeting and work with business to finalize the requirements.
• Prepare high level and detailed test estimates for the releases based on the requirements.
• Create project Test Plans and Test approach based on the Waterfall Methodology.
• External review and walk through of Test plans and Test Conditions with stake holders and get sign offs.
• Developed test plan and created RTM, test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts.
• Tested Applications compatibility on different browser versions (IE, Firefox & Chrome).
• Used UNIX-PuTTY to transfer files between servers.
• Used HP Application Lifecycle Management for test design and updating the status of all the test scripts that are executed during testing process.
• Prepared test data for positive and negative test scenarios for Functional Testing as documented in the test plan.
• Presented Daily Testing status report, Defect status report and took part in daily defect review, Go-No Go and Status meetings.
• Support the SIT testing for Salesforce integration, with existing API integration and maintain JIRA for defect tracking.
• Experience of working in agile methodology. Used Android SDK and set up mobile device emulator to test application and to get log files
• Implemented functional, regression, and usability testing on iOS and Android mobile devices
• Performed browser compatibility and configuration testing on various operating systems such as Android OS, and IOS etc.
• Created API XML Input files and compared with API XML output files using UNIX
• Created test scripts for the application which uses SOA, Web services, SOAP and WSDL.
• Created and Presented QA Recommendation document to the team at the end of each release.
• Used JIRA/HP ALM tools for Defect tracking and Management.
• Executing test cases, identifying mismatches, reporting defects and tracking them till they are fixed.
• Involved in Database testing by writing & executing SQL queries.
• When the new build is released, performed a Smoke testing on the new build to verify that it still has the previous functionality.
• Involved in Performing Smoke, System, Functional, Stress, Integration, Regression and UAT Testing.
• Prioritizing the defects found in testing using Defect Triage Meeting.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix using HP ALM to make sure Test cases are developed for all Requirements.
• Prepared Test Summary Report.
• Interacted with the development team to assure that all the defects are addressed in time

Environment: HP ALM 11.52, Android, IOS, Jira, PUTTY, web Sphere6.1, JAVA, JSP, Oracle, XML, UNIX, Windows, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Visio.

Confidential, Deerfield, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the Business requirements and System specifications to understand the Application.
• Developed Test Conditions and Test Cases based on the requirements and documented Test Cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing to validate customer acceptance criteria.
• Used Quality center for test preparation and updating the status of all the test scripts & test sets that are executed during testing process.
• Wrote functional test cases for manual testing by analyzing the user requirements.
• Used Quality Center for filling defects and tracking the defects.
• Executing test cases, identifying mismatches, reporting defects into Quality center and tracking them till they are fixed.
• Prepared Test Data for Various Scenario’s.
• Involved in Database testing by writing & executing SQL queries to validate data that is being populated in an appropriate table and manually comparing the results with front-end values.
• When the new build is released, performed a Regression testing on the new build to verify that it still has the previous functionality.
• Involved in Performing Activation, Smoke, System, Functional, Stress, Integration, Regression and UAT Testing.
• Focus on open defects and follow up with team members and ensure high priority defects are closed with valid re-test.
• Prepared RTM Requirement Traceability Matrix using Quality center to make sure Test cases are developed for all Requirements.
• Actively interacted with the development team in resolving the testing issues.
• Active team member, Self-motivated and ability to work individually and as a team.

Environment: Quality Center10.0, PUTTY, GOLDEN, JAVA, EJB, JSP, Oracle, XML, UNIX, Windows XP, Windows Server2003, MS Office.