SUMMARY:

• An astute IT professional with 10+ years record of proven results in the industry, with Significant exposure of working in a competitive international business environment with expertise in handling various projects efficiently in a diverse range of technologies.
• Senior software QA tester with good technical and interpersonal skills with excellent Leader experienced in building and managing on - site and offshore teams;
• Experienced in end-to-end management of QA tasks in different SDLC (Agile, Iterative, Waterfall) and concurrent enterprise level system development
• Hands-on analysis, design, development, and ongoing maintenance of automated tests and automation architecture performed within the established automation development processes; In depth knowledge and understanding of business process analysis, design, domain & technology expertise with strong integration skills.
• Implementing QA methodology for fault-free audits.
• Backend by strong credentials include advanced command of various testing tools QTP, Load Runner, Quality Center, JIRA; waterfall and agile methodologies; writing SQL/PLSQL queries for ETL Testing; API testing; cross browser and cross platform skills in Windows, Unix and Linux; UNIX shell scripting; application testing include web, client/server and mainframe with Domain Expertise in Financial (Equity Trading), Banking, Healthcare and CRM.
• Qualifications include a masters degree in computer science; seven years of QA software testing and three years of software development experience.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS:

Operating Systems: MS-Windows, UNIX, Solaris, AIX and Linux

Editor/Tools: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, Clarity, JUnit and Edit Plus

Languages: C, C++, VB and JAVA

Databases: MS-SQL Server, DB2 8.1, Oracle 10g and Teradata V2R5

GUI: Visual Studio and D2K

Scripting: UNIX Shell Script, Java Script, JCL, XML, TSL and VB Script

Utilities: Visual Source Safe, Perforce, Oracle SQL Developer and TOAD

Testing Tools: Win Runner 7.6, Quality Center 10, QTP 10, JIRA, Load Runner 9.5, Rational - Clear Quest, Trade Test

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Business to understand assigned modules/new product features for the purpose of developing test cases
• Adhering to Agile methodology and Test Strategy document; Preparing Test Approach and Test Plan documents
• Build credibility, establish rapport, and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels; Leading testing team, doing work allocation and tracking the off-shore team.
• Attended triage meetings to understand and consider the scope changes for the release
• Facilitated Defect Triage meetings. Informed Senior Management of Risks / Issues discovered while testing
• Good exposure in understanding of Equity; Enter and Manage orders, Process Transactions, Publish Quotes and Trades, Display market information using the Display Book (DBK) or UTP (Universal Trading Platform)
• Review message specification, instrument data documents for Market Data, Trading and Market Operations per iteration.
• Experience in LINUX file processing, manipulation and validating the correctness of Financial message based FIX protocol systems
• Expertise in using FIX protocol API; Tested FIX messages like Admin, Application, Security and Trade messages; Experience in validating messages received through MQ series.
• Use Fix Protocol to understand various message types and flow. Validating the FIX logs and to interpret format and different tag combinations; debug for any issues in LINUX
• Perform component and feature based testing. Develop SQL queries for back-end testing
• Created QTP scripts with Local and Shared Object repositories and maintained them in Object Repository Manager.
• Hands-on developing new and improving existing Automation Frameworks using QTP
• Created Scripts using custom VB script functions by creating external function library; Handle exceptions using Recovery Scenario Manager.
• Using descriptive programming method in QTP; Customizing the automation scripts using the reusable actions and library functions
• Extensively worked with VB Scripting in enhancing the scripts; maintaining the automation test scripts as per the enhancements for each build
• Customizing the automation scripts using the reusable actions and library functions for API testing; Involved in Cross platform and cross browser testing
• Identified key performance bottlenecks in the application and also performed end-to-end root cause analysis on these bottlenecks to pin point the reasons by executing the Perl scripts; presented analysis report to the client which was helpful in improving performance.
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure the adequate test coverage
• Ensure that all documentation, process and methodologies used in the various phases are in accordance with the standards

Environment: Windows 2007, MS Visio, MS Project, SharePoint, Team Track, FIX 4.2, Red Hat Linux 5.8, JIRA, .NET, Websphere MQ, C++, C#, Java, QTP 10.0, Capacity Test, Oracle 10g and TOAD

Confidential, CA

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed design, development, and execution of the entire test process; track and report progress of test execution; document and coordinate the detailed execution plan for all cycles to support testing.
• As a member of the Scrum team participated in daily stand-up meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and reviews
• Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communication with stakeholders at multiple levels
• Holding review meetings to monitor progress of the project as per schedule and ensuring timely completion and delivery of the project to the client
• Guided offshore team in designing and developing the test cases as per Business rules and discussed the changes and impacts on the application; Experience in handling multiple projects
• Maintain continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result or strategic intent.
• Verify the data correctness against the source and target after implementing the ETL code against the corresponding mapping document.
• Validating Data Correctness and Completeness of Data Elements against the source and target databases for data migration.
• Performed ETL backend database integrity testing using SQL/PLSQL queries ensures the data consistency; API testing by writing functions and procedures for different sub-systems.
• Experience in validating messages received through MQ series.
• Accessing UNIX files and running the batch jobs; Debugging for issues by verifying the log files.
• Extensively used the Quality center as Test Management Tool - Test Case generation, Test Execution and Report Generation
• Preparing automation test plans / frameworks for functional and performance tests
• Recommended best practices in automation framework specific to application prospects by preparing the POC and demonstrated to the project team
• Used Dynamic Descriptive Programming approach to benefit from Object Identification without using OR; Involved in Cross platform and cross browser testing
• Created Scripts using custom VB script functions by creating external function library; Handle exceptions using Recovery Scenario Manager.
• Identifying suitable automation Framework; creation of new Functional Library based on the functionalities of the Application
• Maintaining automation test scripts as per the enhancements for each build; Customizing the automation scripts using the reusable actions and library functions for API testing
• Extensively worked with VB Scripting in enhancing the scripts; maintaining the automation test scripts as per the enhancements for each build
• Took a leading role in creation and maintenance of reusable functional libraries on VB Script using HP QTP; Handle exceptions using Recovery Scenario Manager.
• Expertise in designing scenarios for performance testing, Generating scripts and handling Correlation as well as parameterization using Load Runner Vugen, executing scenarios using Controller and analysis of results using Load Runner Analyzer.
• Enhanced the script with Check Points, Rendezvous Points and Transactions to check the performance of the application and added General Vuser Functions, Protocol Specific Functions and Standard C Functions to handle bottlenecks of the application
• Analyzing various graphs for the client side and server side metrics like Transaction Response Time, Hits per second graph, Pages download per second, Throughput, Memory & CPU utilization
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) using Quality Centre for the Requirements to the Test cases to ensure the adequate test coverage
• Supporting the UAT team during the acceptance test and implementation
• Implementing Quality Assurance methodology and CMMI standards to ensure smooth releases

Environment: Windows 2k, MS Project, MS Visio, Ab-Initio, Teradata, Oracle 10g, Mainframes, Websphere MQ, QTP 10.0, Load Runner 9.5, Quality Center 10.0, JIRA, SharePoint, Clarity, UNIX, TOAD and Oracle SQL Developer

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from Business Analysis to Development
• Attended the Business and Functional Requirement Document (BRD) review meetings conducted by BA team to better understand the application functionality and to gather Functional Requirement Document (FRD) to create the Test Plan and Test Scenarios.
• Planning and estimation for the complete System Testing and Regression Testing which includes manual and automation testing activities
• Leading the testing team, doing work allocation and tracking the off-shore team from on-shore.
• Interacting and working closely with the client at On-shore; updating the weekly status reports.
• Guiding offshore team in designing and developing the test cases as per Business rules and discussed the changes and impacts on the application
• Present periodic Dashboard reports on the current program, future opportunities and client issues
• Holding review meetings to monitor progress of the project as per schedule and ensuring timely completion and delivery of the project to the client
• Interacted and communicated the status of test activities with the team members and coordinated with different teams for integration testing.
• Experience in UNIX file processing, manipulation and validating the correctness of the log files for various product type messages.
• Reviewing of test scripts and execution of test scripts from the Test Lab
• Reviewing of the test results and make sure the deliverables are signed off
• Scanning the required documents and verify in the database on writing SQL queries
• Verifying the data in Database on writing the SQL queries using TOAD
• Guided and supported the UAT team for the application flow during the start up and execution
• Architecting, Designing, Developing, Maintaining and documenting automation scripts using QTP
• Assigning and delegating automated testing tasks; reviewing of the test results and deliverables.
• Using descriptive programming method in QTP, designed various reusable functions to generate Test data based on the requirements
• Maintaining and Executing the automation test scripts as per the enhancements and for each new build; Reviewing test results
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) using Test Director to ensure the adequate test coverage
• Expertise in designing scenarios for performance testing, Generating scripts and handling Correlation as well as parameterization using Load Runner Vugen, executing scenarios using Controller and analysis of results using Load Runner Analyzer.
• Enhanced the script with Check Points, Rendezvous Points and Transactions to check the performance of the application and added General Vuser Functions, Protocol Specific Functions and Standard C Functions to handle bottlenecks of the application
• Reviewing of the test results and deliverables and make sure the deliverables are signed off
• Guided and supported the UAT team for the application flow during the start up and execution

Environment: MS Visio, MS Project, Test Director 8.2, QTP 9.0, Load Runner, Windows 2k, Java, Struts, COBRA, JUnit, XML, Mainframes (COBOL, DB2, JCL), WBIMB (Middleware), TOAD, UNIX and Oracle 9i

Confidential, CA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Interacting with Development team to understand assigned modules/new product features for the purpose of developing test cases
• Deploying the product in various platforms - Solaris, AIX, Linux and Windows; Verifying the logs
• Responsible for setting up the test environment and provided full application and platform support to the test team.
• Validating SOAP Web Services Requests and Responses in XML messages
• Preparing Functional, Integration and Regression test cases based upon the requirements
• Debugging for any failures by verifying the system generated logs in different platforms - Solaris, AIX, Linux and Windows
• Integration testing with other Confidential products Confidential -IQ, Response Live and JReports
• Tested the Requests and Responses in XML messages (SOAP Web Services); API testing using JUnit
• Review of test cases, results and deliverables; Preparing release documents
• Designing, developing, maintaining, and documenting automation scripts using Win Runner
• Execution of automation test scripts and review of results using Win Runner in different platforms
• Prepare Test Strategy document and Test Methodology that define the transaction rates/ Concurrent Users to be executed based on the customer requirement
• Developing the performance test scripts using Load Runner for the business identified scenario’s
• Correlating and Parameterize the values to identify the bottle necks throughout the system
• Used Topas Utility tool to connect AIX UNIX server for monitoring the performance of the application server

Environment: Java, Java Script, Apache 2.0.43/Tomcat 4.0.6, Web Sphere 5.1.1, Windows 2K, SOAP, XML, Edit Plus, Solaris 2.9, AIX 5.2, Red Hat Linux (EE) 3.0, SQL Server 2K, Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, DB2 8.1, Perforce, Win Runner 7.6, JUnit, JIRA, Clear Quest and Load Runner 7.6