SUMMARY:

• Over 6+ years of Experience as Quality Analyst in the area of Software Design and Development and Quality Assurance of Client/Server and WEB based applications on different systems software. And Worked on MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle and DB2 Databases.
• Working expertise in Software Development Life cycle (SDLC), Project Life cycle, Business Process Modeling (BPM), Six Sigma and in Software Development Methodologies including Rational Unified Process (RUP), Waterfall, and Agile.
• Highly proficient with full life cycle QA Methodologies and concepts on both Manual and Automated Testing Tools using Mercury’s Win Runner, QTP, Test Director & Load Runner. Excellent analytical and technical skills with a demonstrated capacity in debugging client/server and web applications.
• Experienced in all types of application testing, such as manual, integration, system, regression, load, and acceptance testing.
• Implemented Business Process models, Requirement gathering and Requirement analysis in various projects.
• Good knowledge in standard SQA methodologies, Agile methodology, Processes, Techniques and Business Workflows and expertise in implementing them with emphasis on Quality Process.
• Efficient in gathering & enumerating clear and concise requirements.
• Creating Use Case documents, Business Requirement Specifications, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and Class Diagrams
• Developing and executing QA / UAT test plans, test cases, test results analysis and reporting, defect status matrices.
• Knowledge of Risk Models like Credit risk management, Operational risk management, and Market risk.
• Familiarity with Securities and OTC and their trading system & worked on synthetic and exotic instruments during the part of projects.
• Solid analytical and dynamic troubleshooting skills.
• Extensive experience with tracking tools like Test Director, PVCS Tracker, Clear Quest.
• Experienced in writing System integration & Functional Test Plan.
• Ability to interact with end users, Self - motivated, quick learner.
• Experienced in working with onsite and Off Shore teams/Global Teams

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Database: MS-Access, FoxPro, Oracle9.x/11.x, SQL Server 7.0

Microsoft Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, MS Outlook, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Languages: C, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, VB.Net, Java Script, VB Script

Rational Tols: Rational Rose, Rational Clear Case, Rational Tools (SQA Robot, SQA Manager)

Methodologies & Standards: SDLC, RUP, Six Sigma, SCRUM, Agile, Water Fall

Operating System: UNIX (Sun Solaris), Win 2000 / NT / 98 / 95, MS DOS, MVS

Testing Tools: Manual testing, Mercury Tools (Test Director 8.0,Winrunner7.8, Load Runner 7.8), Rational Tools (SQA Robot, SQA Manager)

GUI Tools/ Reporting: OracleDev (Forms, Reports, Graphics, Crystal Reports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St. Louis, Missouri

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• To understand demo version of applications with various functionalities
• Analyzed user requirements and system design documents
• Wrote test cases and Mapped test cases with requirements
• Performed manual testing and verified with expected results
• Logged defects in Test director
• Participated in walkthrough and defect report meeting
• Interacted with developers, business analyst and technical team to resolve technical issue and software faults

Environment: Window XP, Test Director, WinRunner, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Internet Explorer, fire Fox

Confidential, Morris Plains, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining the scope and implementing business rules of the project, gathering business requirements and documentation
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS)
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Data Process Models
• Successfully conducted JAD sessions, which helped synchronize the different stakeholders on their objectives and helped the developers to have a clear-cut picture of the project
• Analyzed and verified system requirement documents and technical specification documents with business requirement documents.
• Wrote Test Plan and Test cases for my modules with the depth knowledge of business requirement documents, system requirement documents, technical specification documents, use cases and mock-up documents.
• Executed test scripts, verified defects with expected result and logged defects
• Wrote SQL queries for multiple scenarios
• Actively participated in Test Plan review meeting, walk through and defect report meeting
• Created automated test scripts of the major functionalities of the application for functional testing
• Interacted with business analyst, system analyst and developers to resolve technical issues and software faults
• Added mock up data files in the source file locations in Unix.
• Ensured that Daily incremental process add/updates data to provide latest snapshot of data.
• The defects are logged through Quality Center and communicated with the corresponding people.
• Data Quality verification at the source is verified

Confidential, Virginia

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining the scope and implementing business rules of the project, gathering business requirements and documentation
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS)
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Data Process Models
• Successfully conducted JAD sessions, which helped synchronize the different stakeholders on their objectives and helped the developers to have a clear-cut picture of the project
• Analyzed and verified system requirement documents and technical specification documents with business requirement documents.
• Wrote Test Plan and Test cases for my modules with the depth knowledge of business requirement documents, system requirement documents, technical specification documents, use cases and mock-up documents.
• Executed test scripts, verified defects with expected result and logged defects
• Wrote SQL queries for multiple scenarios
• Actively participated in Test Plan review meeting, walk through and defect report meeting
• Created automated test scripts of the major functionalities of the application for functional testing
• Interacted with business analyst, system analyst and developers to resolve technical issues and software faults
• Added mock up data files in the source file locations in Unix.
• Ensured that Daily incremental process add/updates data to provide latest snapshot of data.
• The defects are logged through Quality Center and communicated with the corresponding people.
• Data Quality verification at the source is verified
• Different Test scenarios related data is made available as a natural transaction flowing from Source to EDW
• Used Clear Case as version control for the document management

Environment: Window XP, Quality center, QuickTest Pro, Oracle 9i, Internet, Explorer, fire Fox, UNIX, MS Office.

Confidential, Glen Allen, Virginia

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the functionality of the application integrated with multiple vendors
• Created and mapped test scripts with requirements and system flow functions
• Created test plan and executed test scripts
• Performed verification and validation
• Applied and followed Agile methodology for software development based on iterative development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between cross-functional teams.
• Enhanced the QTP scripts using VB as per the requirements.
• Analyzed and documented information system requirements and the corresponding impact on business processes
• Formulated comprehensive test plan based on requirements and develop test scenarios based on use cases
• Performed regression, functional testing, stress testing, performance testing, user interface testing, User Acceptance and system testing
• The defects are logged through Test plan /scripts are available under Test director
• Assisted in the development and validation of the test environment and test data
• Executed UAT along with Business users to make sure the product is as per the business requirements functionally.
• Verified expected result and Logged defects in Quality center
• Participated in walk through and defect report meeting
• Interacted with business analyst, system analyst and end users
• Performed acceptance testing, module testing and functional testing
• Actively participated in UAT providing functional flow instruction to users, identified scenario, prepare data for positive testing, and prepare report of users behavior & functional flow of the application to business analyst, system analyst and developer.

Environment: Window XP, Quality center, QuickTest Pro, SQL Server, Internet Explorer, fire Fox

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements as system requirements that defined code lines in developing the new member portal.
• Analyzed As-Is system, gathered user and business requirements through UI (User Interface).
• Created High Level Functional Specifications and the Scope documents.
• Understanding the various functionalities of personal wellness system application
• Actively participated in Test Plan review and develop Test Plan
• Analyzed user requirements and system requirement documents
• Wrote many test cases for various modules for both positive and negative testing
• Execute test cases and logged defects in Test Director
• Performed build acceptance testing, Module testing, and integration testing, system testing and user accepting testing.
• Interacted with developer to resolve technical issue and Participated walk through meetings
• Interacted with business analyst, system analyst, technical specification team and GUI designer
• Enhanced the QTP scripts using VB as per the requirements.
• Analyzed and documented information system requirements and the corresponding impact on business processes
• Formulated comprehensive test plan based on requirements and develop test scenarios based on use cases
• Performed regression, functional testing, stress testing, performance testing, user interface testing, User Acceptance and system testing
• The defects are logged through Test plan /scripts are available under Test director
• Assisted in the development and validation of the test environment and test data
• Executed UAT along with Business users to make sure the product is as per the business requirements functionally.

Environment: Window XP, MS Office, test Director 8.0. Internet Explorer, SQL, Server 2008.