SUMMARY:

• 7 plus years of experience as a QA Analyst in Web based as well as client server applications.
• Good understanding of SDLC, waterfall, agile methodology and QA methodology.
• Expertise in Analyzing the Business application and developing test plans and Test Cases.
• Collaborated wif the business subject matter experts, business analysts, functional leads, architects and technical leads from other disciplines to gather requirements, architect, design, develop and test the applications.
• Extensive experience in Manual wif two years of experience in Automated Testing using HP Quick Test Pro.
• Knowledge in testing applications in various programming languages such as VBScript, C#, ASP.Net, C++, Java, J2EE
• Experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance Testing
• Wide background in QA methodologies wif the practice in defining and implementing test strategies.
• Used Quality center in managing users in a project, managed user groups and permissions, added user groups and assisted existing set of permissions to the user groups. Customized module access and project lists.
• Good working knowledge of MS products like Excel, PowerPoint, Access, MS Project so on.
• Hands on experience in SQL and PL - SQL to verify the backend data.
• Validated request and response Web Services (xml) data for middle tier validation of business rules and business logic
• Strong Problem Analysis & Resolution skills and ability to work in Multi Platform Environments such as Windows and UNIX.
• Decisive team player wif excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Managed, coached and motivated team members to ensure a highly productive and efficient team.
• Independent, ability to work wif minimal guidance.
• Able to study new technologies and tricky concepts rapidly and execute them.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows8/7/Vista/XP and UNIX

Languages: C++, VBScript, Java, SQL and PL/SQL

Databases: Oracle and SQL Server

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, ASP and JSP.

Testing Tools: QTP 10

Automation Frameworks: Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Template Driven & Hybrid

Defect Tracking: Quality Center 10.0 & JIRA

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MN

QA Lead Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed onshore teams as a Lead QA analyst, delegate work on daily basis, monitor their progress and Guide them about testing approach.
• Worked wif business analyst to obtain specific system requirements.
• Worked closely wif Project manager and Business analyst to create test cases and test scenarios.
• Created consolidated Test plan, Test Strategy, Traceability for test scripts, Test tracking document, test calendar, test specifications and reviewed the test artifacts.
• Performed backend testing of the Data Base by writing SQL queries to test the integrity of the application and Oracle databases.
• Involved in writing and maintaining Test scripts using HP Quick Test Professional to perform Automation testing during the regression and integration testing phase.
• Participated in daily Scrum Stand-ups for QA updates and defect status
• Observed White Box Testing wif other developers in the team.
• Performed Regression testing after the defects are fixed to ensure all new and existing functionalities are working under normal condition.
• Escalated defects to programmer’s developers to resolve the issue in order to provide bug free product to the client.
• Conducted Usability testing on all the GUI forms as an end user to make sure the web application is user friendly and easy to learn.
• Performed Acceptance Testing to evaluate the system compliance wif the business requirements and ready for deliver to the client.
• Performed Security Test to determine if the system can protect itself from unauthorized internal & external users.
• Developed RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) in excel sheet.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress reports.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0, Visual Basic, QTP 10.0, SQL Server 2008, HTML, TOAD

Confidential, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested applications independently client server and web based applications build on the .NET environment.
• Tested Front end of ITV DirecTV web applications before and after on-air deployment.
• Worked closely wif Product Owners to understand User Stories and to create corresponding tests.
• Reviewed project specifications and working wif other organizations to understand the system requirements, including the system software architecture, design, internal and external interfaces, use cases, etc.
• Conducted Retest and Regression test on every modified Modules and applications to close bugs.
• Wrote cases and executed them, analyzed problems and wrote detailed reports.
• Join wif the developers to do User Acceptance testing and collect the feedback from the customers/users.
• Queried through PL/SQL to check for the database integrity.
• Enhanced & maintained Data-driven Automation Framework comprised of HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), MS Excel, and Descriptive Programming.
• Responsible for generating Test Reports based upon the test results by using a software tool JIRA.
• Participated regularly in Bug Triage, Walkthroughs and Inspection meetings
• Tested various parts of the application including GUI, user experience, system performance and business rules.
• Actively participated in JAD sessions BA and development units.

Environment: HP QC 10.0, SFDC, Agile Methodology, Windows 7, Apex, SQL, TOAD, JIRA

Confidential, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Validated that the design specifications meet the requirements and data flow.
• Developed test cases for Functionality and Stress Testing of the entire product and analyzed the test results wif the Customers. Used the features such as performance monitors, runtime checks checking for the Disaster Recovery Exercise.
• Analysis of Business, System Requirements and developed Test Scripts.
• Verify the uploading of requirements and test cases to Quality Center and ensure that the appropriate modifications are enacted based on the requirements change requests
• Assisted Team Leader in Planning, coordinating and monitoring project levels of performance and activities to ensure project deadlines were met
• Used Quality Center to track, analyze and document defects.
• Defect identification, defect analysis and defect tracking and monitoring the defect status right from open to close
• Documented test cases, test scripts and test results in Microsoft Excel.
• Performed Unit testing, Integration testing, System testing and Regression testing.
• Wrote and executed SQL statements to retrieve data from backend.
• Effectively handled the defect management process and assigned severity and priorities to defects
• Assisted Users and Business Analysts in completing User Acceptance Test (UAT)

Environment: Windows 7, SQL Server 2008, SQL queries, Quality Center 10, HTML, XML, VB-Script, MS Office.

Confidential, NY

QA Analyst March

Responsibilities:

• Testing the front-end applications in a client/server environment wif Oracle as back end.
• Involved in developing Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Developed Test plans, writing Test Cases for GUI, Functional Testing, Usability
• Developed Test cases for Auto and Property Modules (Home Owners, Renters and Condos).
• Once the account is created/updated/removed, queried the database using SQL queries to make sure that the database reflects the change.
• Generate, reviewed, and updated detailed defect reports.
• Created, altered different Oracle tables in the testing Server.
• Used TOAD extensively for querying the database and tested whether the application data is accessed wifin response time. (Database testing)
• Performed regression testing for every modification in the application & new builds using.
• Tested the application for Functionality and all the failed cases were documented.

Environment: VBScript, HTML, XML, Oracle 9i, SQL and Windows XP

Confidential, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Manual Testing to check the usability of the application.
• Executed Configuration Testing to check if the application was compatible in different environment for each module of the application.
• Performed Functionality, Security, and Regression Testing.
• Analyzed Business and Functional specifications and interacted wif Business analyst for formulation of test Plan, test cases and test scripts.
• Found errors reported defects, determined repair priorities and close by using Quality Center.
• Performed back-end testing by extensively using SQL commands to verify the database integrity.
• Exported test cases from excel to Mercury Quality Center using the MS Excel Add in.
• Conducted result analysis and interacted wif developers to resolve bugs.
• Interacted wif developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported bugs.
• Kept the track of issues and detected the defects using Quality Center.

Environment: Oracle 9i, UNIX, SQL Server 2005, Manual Testing, Quality Center 9.2, Windows Xp, MS-Visio, Shell Scripting.