SUMMARY

• Over 7years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA and testing ofweb basedandClient - Serverapplications, effective use ofQAand Testing practice.
• Strong knowledge of all phases ofSDLCand Strong working knowledge of Software testing (Functional, Integration, Performance, Quality Metrics).
• Experienced in definingTesting Methodologies, DesigningTest PlansandTest Cases, Verifying and Validating Web basedapplications and Documentation based on standards for Software Development and effective QA implementation.
• Expertise in Manual/Functional Testing and Automation Testing.
• Strong experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using Agile Methodologies like Scrum and Waterfall.
• Firm understanding and worked on various methodologies ofSoftware Testing Life Cycle(STLC).
• Has good Working knowledge of Automation tools and Expertise inSelenium IDE/RC/Web DriverandQTP.
• Proficient in all cycles of test life cycle from test planning to defect tracking and managing defect lifecycle usingTest Director/Quality Centre (QC)/ALM.
• Extensive experience in coordinating testing effort, responsible for test deliverables, status reporting to management, issue escalations.
• Professional experience in designingTest Casesand Test Scripts for Windows and UNIXenvironments.
• Developing and Maintaining Test Scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with development team members in fixing the defects.
• Good Experience in Web Service testing and XML validation.
• Good Knowledge in various programming languages and Object Oriented Technologies like Java, .NET and XML.
• Have good knowledge of writing SQL Queries for Oracle and SQL Server Databases.
• A motivated, committed, quick learner, detail-oriented team player with excellent communication

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 7/Win2003/XP WinNT Mac and UNIX

Testing Tools: QTP 9.2/9.5/10/11, Selenium IDE/ RC Server/Web Driver

Bug Tracking Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, ALM, Clear Quest,Team Foundation Server(TFS), Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), JIRA.

Database: ORACLE 9i/10g/11g, MS SQL Server 2003/2005/2008, MS Access.

Web Technologies: ASP.Net, XML and VBScript.

Web Browsers: Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Chrome

Programming Languages: Visual Basic, C, C++, C#.Net, Java, SQL.

Other: SQL Developer,MS-Word, MS-Excel and TOAD for Oracle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA

Sr.QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business requirements, Design documents and preparedTest Plansfor all assigned modules.
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on developed test cases and coordinated with development team infixingthe issues.
• Involved inIntegration testingdifferent modules likeClaimant Information, Appointments, Payments, etc.
• Ensure that all the test cases are updated in theQuality Centeralong with Master test plan.
• Created and maintainedQTP test scriptsto supportregressiontesting whenever a Change Request is completed.
• Tested critical bug fixes including critical fixes and coordinated with developers in release ofbug fixesmeeting tight timeline.
• Attended status meetings to report thestatusof the project.
• Performed web service testing and validating XML’s.
• Performed back-end testing usingSQLqueriesto make sure that data entered has been inserted correctly into theSQL Serverdatabase.
• Identify and resolve project related issues, escalating to Management when necessary.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared usingQuality Center.

Environment: ASP.NET, C#.Net, Visual Studio 2008, SharePoint 2007, QTP 11,HP ALM, SQL Server 2005, Windows 7,XML.

Confidential, Camp hill, PA

Sr. QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirements and technical specification documents.
• Performed specification analysis, created test plans and test cases.
• Executed and managed functional, integration, and system test cases.
• Recorded and managed defects using Quality Center Tool.
• Worked with development team in resolving defects and assisted in production issues resolution & re testing.
• Experienced in executing test scripts using Selenium Web Driver for regression testing.
• Involved in writing SQL queries using TOAD to validate the data in the Oracle Database.
• Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure appropriate level of test coverage.
• Worked with Business users in creating UAT scripts. Participated in SCRUM status meetings.

Environment: Agile, QC 10.0, Selenium IDE /RC /Web Driver, Windows, XML, Java, Oracle 10g, TOAD.

Confidential, Cary NC

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Functional Requirement Specifications and created test cases based on test scenarios drawn from functional requirements using Quality Center.
• Hands on experience with recording automation scripts and executing them.
• Performed GUI, Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using QTP
• Database Validation (SQL) to check the updated data in the Database.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports, Dashboards and Customized Summary Reports.
• Participated in walkthroughs and defect reporting meetings periodically.
• Identified the critical test scripts to be automated, created automated test scripts using QTP and developed Batch Test.
• Recorded results and reported defects using Quality Center to the development team.
• Prepared Test data as per the Test scenarios documented in the Test plan
• Performed back-end testing to ensure data consistency on front- end by writing and executing SQL queries on an Oracle database.

Environment: Agile, JAVA, J2EE, QTP 10.0, Quality Center 10.0, TOAD, XML, Windows XP, Oracle 10g.

Confidential, KS

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in test case review process to ensure that all functional requirements are covered.
• Involved in preparing Test Plan, Test cases, Test Data and Test Summary Reports.
• Performed GUI Testing, Black box Testing, Unit Testing, Functional, System Integration and Regression Testing.
• Interacted with Business Analyst to understand Requirements and Test Data preparation.
• Used JIRA for complete Test Management including Defect Tracking.
• Generated Test Summary and Defect Status Reports using JIRA.
• Interacted with Development Team, Configuration Management Team and Project Management.

Environment: ASP.Net, .Net Framework 3.0, Visual Studio.Net 2005, QTP 9.0, JIRA 3.11, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows XP, Oracle 9i.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements Documents and Technical Specification
• Performed Verification of the Test Plan and Test Cases
• Involved in writing the Test Plans for attendance, Time Table, Exams, Fee, and Payroll modules.
• Involved in writing Test Procedures, Use Cases and Test Cases for all of the above Modules.
• Performed Manual, Integration, Regression and System Testing.
• Extensively used SQL Query Analyzer to retrieve and validate the Data.
• Extensively used Clear Quest as a defect tracking tool to report bugs to the developers and involved in follow up of the bugs with the Developer to nail down the technical problems.

Environment: .Net Framework 1.1,Visual Studio.Net 2003,VB.Net, Clear Quest, SQL Server2000, Windows 2000, MS Office