SUMMARY

• QA Lead/automation architect with 11 years of progressive experience in managing applications/projects focusing on quality assurance/testing, project management, process improvement.
• Experience in leading and managing multiple - cross functionally structured testing teams (Offshore/Onshore) through various phases of Software Testing.
• People management with 25+ resources along with Vendor Management
• Extensive experience in driving of Automation frameworks, Test Strategy, Test Plans, Project plan, Test Scenarios, Test cases, Test Scripts and Test reports release tracking, resource planning, expertise in Agile Methodologies with iterative development and incremental development
• Having Hands on Expertise in QA tools QTP (3+ Yrs), SilkTest (3+ Yrs), Quality Center/ALM (7 yrs), SOAP UI,, GreenHat, Selenium, Putty, Filezilla, JIRA, Wiki
• Excellent Hold on Management tools such as MS Project, OnePPM, Excel (Advanced Level), Rally (Agile Tool)
• Extensive knowledge in applications of Financial Markets, Core Banking, Capital Markets, Equity Research, FIX protocol, Fixed Income, FOREX & FX products, SWIFT 9XX, Treasury Services, Wealth Management
• Interfacing with Development and Architect functions to analyze and improve testability of requirements, increase test coverage, Introduce different testing techniques as needed
• Act as Subject matter expert for underlying business functionality, guide team on complex functions, work with product design teams to provide input on product design
• Rich experience on Automation frameworks with different applications having different platforms
• Provide estimates for various testing artifacts by following the defined estimation models
• Attend and represent project track status meetings
• Identify project risks and work with PMO to document, evaluate, assess, and respond to the risk assessment of test
• Experience in mentoring and executing Agile, Lean, and Continuous Delivery best practices
• Expertise in testing/managing of Web, Client/Server, middle ware, SOA, Web services, API, Message based Integration components, desktop based projects
• ISQTB certified

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Methodologies: Automation, Manual Testing, Agile Methodologies

Functional Testing Tool: SilkTest, QTP, E-Tester, Eggplant, Green Hat, SOAP UI, Selenium

Performance Tool: SilkPerformer, E-Load

Defect Tracking Tool: Silk Radar 2.1, QC/ALM

Test Management: Quality Center 10, ALM, Rally, JIRA, Excel (Advanced Level)

Operating Systems: Windows, Macintosh 9.0/OS X, UNIX, Linux, MS-DOS

Database: SQL Server, Oracle 11g, MS Access, TOAD

Language: C, Visual Basic, FoxPro, PL/SQL9

Scripting: JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, IBM Web methods, WebSphere MQ

Web Server: IIS, Tomcat

Applications: Temenos T24, Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, .Net/Java based desktop/web applications

Management Tools: MS Project, OnePPM, Rally

Tools: Putty, Filezilla, SVN, MS Visio, Wiki

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manual/Automation QA Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Mentor/Accountable to deliver entire QA for T24 project
• Act as Subject Matter Expert on T24 Product and guide team on complex components, Participate in designing and enhancing the design at early stage with designer and other product SMEs
• Setting up Release plan in form of Test Strategy, Test Plan, Project Plan etc. for release
• Defining automation strategy, design standards, execution plan, Test Data approach etc. for automation tools QTP (UI/App server)/Greehat (middleware integration testing/Webservices/API integration)
• Defining testing life cycle for functional testing & automation testing
• Identifies areas for improving efficiency, shortening of test cycles, and automation of test scripts
• FSD and BRD Review and Sign off from QA. Discussion with LOB stakeholders for business impact analysis
• Resource management skill which will include resource forecasting, planning and allocation along with Vendor Management.
• Planning for delivery dates and code drops on Build release and patches.
• People and Vendor management of 20+ people team, hiring plans, work allocation, tracking for QA delivery, chairing the Status Tracking calls, Follow-up and Reporting
• Chairing Defect calls with vendor

Automation Architect

Confidential, Westborough, Boston

Responsibilities:

• Defined automation framework delivery plan
• Prepared Design Document for framework to baseline the approach.
• Provides effort estimation and resourcing
• Defining Test Data approach
• Designing integration of QTP with QC and Logging components in the framework
• On boarding different applications for POC/Smoke Test delivery.
• Facilitates implementation of automated test scripts. Has significant interaction with client

Manual/Automation QA Lead

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Setting up QA processes for application as it is brand new tier 1 application.
• Executing/mentoring Agile Process from QA Prospective, work as Scrum Master in rotation
• Prepared Test Strategy and High Level Plan for UI and Data specifications. Discussed and reviewed with the client.
• Provides effort estimation for testing activity. Planning for Build release and patches etc.
• POC, SmokeTest & Regression Testing using QTP.
• Migration of automation scripts from SilkTest to QTP automation tool, defining migration approach in terms automation code from Silk4j to VB, data driven to keyword driven approach, golden baseline data migration from excel to XML etc.
• Execution of test artifacts, logging defects and provided structured, one stop repository results
• Defect Tracking in Quality center 10.

Manual/Automation QA Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Providing end to end solution for MMS testing - Manual & Automation.
• Executing/mentoring Agile Process from QA Prospective, work as Scrum Master in rotation
• Prepared Test Strategy, High Level Plan, Test Plan & DITs. Discussed and reviewed with the client.
• Provides effort estimation for testing activity.
• POC for Automation testing using SilkTest & development of Automation framework for MMS
• Development of automation testing artifacts using SilkTest and SilkPerformer for functional and performance components.
• Execution of test artifacts, logging defects and provided structured, one stop repository results
• Defect Tracking in Defect tracking tool, Rally & Quality center - Test Director.

Manual QA Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As lead QA for client's electronic trading application, I developed business and testing framework to test various FIX message types such as Equity, Futures, Mortgage backed securities and Currency Forwards, FI
• Provides effort estimation and resourcing
• Defining Test Data approach
• Designing Testcase, Testplan, execution of test scenarios, defect management

Sr. Automation Engineer

Confidential, Westborough, Boston

Responsibilities:

• Setting up QA processes for application as it is brand new tier 1 application.
• Prepared Test Strategy and High Level Plan for UI and Data specifications. Discussed and reviewed with the client.
• Provides effort estimation for testing activity. Planning for Build release and patches etc.
• POC, Smoke Test & Regression Testing using Selenium
• Execution of test artifacts, logging defects and provided structured, one stop repository results
• Defect Tracking in Quality center 10.

Automation Lead

Confidential 

Responsibilities:

• Worked as leader of team 5 members.
• Mentor the team of automation engineers, provide training on SilkTest Tool.
• Provided estimates & time sheet for the project
• Automated Smoke test & Process test.
• Executed Smoke test & Process test on every QA build and prepared test reports.
• Reviewed the scripts written by other team members.

Sr. QA Engineer

Confidential 

Responsibilities:

• Rectifying discrepancies in Use Cases if any through Doc- Issues to PM.
• Created testware of assigned modules. Reviewed testware of team members.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing & Ad-hoc testing of assigned modules.
• Logged bugs using the Silk Radar tool.
• Deployment of QCP Builds on QE Servers.