SUMMARY

• Worked as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for over 7 years with diversified experience in Manual and Automated testing of software projects, database testing, Unit Testing.
• Well conversant with languages such as Java, JavaScript, TSL, UNIX, VB Script.
• Proficient in automation tools such as Quick Test Professional, Test Director, and Quality Center. Expertise in creating Test Plans, Test Cases and designing high level test strategies.
• Well conversant with all phases of software testing lifecycle. Possess extensive knowledge of problem solving techniques, excellent analytical skills coupled with good communication, interpersonal skills and known to be a team player.
• Over 7 years of IT Experience, in which around 5 years of experience in Test Automation using Quick Test Pro (9.2 to 11 versions)
• Firm knowledge of different phases of Software Testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Agile Methodology and Waterfall.
• Good exposure on requirements Analyzing and streamlining and Management
• Experience in Test environment setup and Test Infrastructure development in both Manual and Automation.
• Good expertise in preparing Test plans, Test cases, Automated tests and Test data.
• Good exposure on Bug life cycle.
• Expertise in analyzing the results and reporting suggestions and defects.
• Good expertise in Peer reviews (Test design and defect reporting).
• Performed GUI Testing, Functionality Testing, and Back - end Testing using SQL, Web Services Testing, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing and expertise in tools like HP Quick Test Pro, Load Runner, Test Director, Quality Center and the entire Rational Suite.
• Well experienced in performance testing tools- HP Performance center, Load Runner.
• Experience in preparation of Automated Tests within the keyword driven automation framework.
• Good Expertise in VB Script and Automation Infrastructure Development.
• Good exposure in using of QTP Integrated Environment (step Generator, synchronization, Actions, Recovery Scenarios and Methods).
• Experience in Descriptive programming using QTP.
• Experience in creating performance test scripts and configuration of performance tests Using Performance testing tools like HP Load Runner.
• Involved in the Database Verification tasks such as Schema Verification, Trigger and Stored Procedure Verifications, Input / Output database verifications.
• Involved in the writing SQL scripts in a test plan verifying the integrity and correctness of the backend database.
• Expertise in using the database development tool TOAD for Oracle to interact with the backend database.
• Expertise in command line UNIX commands to manually test software applications.
• Worked closely with development and technical support teams to resolve quality issues.
• Good Interpersonal skills, commitment, result oriented, hard working with a quest and zeal to learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

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

OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux, Unix

Databases: Oracle 10G, SQL Server, MS Access, DB2

Testing Tools: Mercury: Win Runner 8.0, Quick Test Professional, Unified Functional Testing

Test Management Tools: Test Director, HP Quality Center/ALM, Requisite Pro, Test Manager, Clear Case, Clear Quest

Design tools: Microsoft Visio, Rational Rose

Bug Tracking Tools: Bugzilla and Bug Tracker.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Mount laurel, NJ

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Formulating detailed Test plans, Test cases and creating test procedures by actively participating in project meetings and walkthroughs
• Helping in the creation and implementation of a viable testing routine for both the New Business team and the Endorsement team, keeping in mind all the constraints involved.
• Extensively tested the Graphical User Interface components and conducted Functional and Regression testing for each build.
• Performing extensive Positive and Negative testing, so as to crack any defect that could exist, thereby helping to create an as-perfect, error-free, end product.
• Used SQL Queries to access the corresponding databases.
• Performed Test Script Execution by using Quick Test Pro 9.2, 9.5, 10.0 and 11.0
• Verified the rectified bugs by testing the application both manually and executing the scripts using Quick Test Pro 11.0
• Generated Automated Scripts in Quick Test pro and designed Automated Test Suited for Regression testing in Quick Test Pro
• Extensively used customized functions in the compiled module.
• Created Function Libraries to support the automation framework.
• Scheduled Automation Script Execution for application readiness and production readiness check.
• Used Virtual Machines to execute automation test suites.
• Used Quality Center for updating the status of all the test cases & test scripts that are executed during testing process.
• Proficient use of Quality Center to log and track defects and to keep track of the Business Requirements.
• Hands on knowledge on Account billing systems such as ACSR and COMTRAC.
• Hands on Experience in Activation of HSI (High Speed Internet) and CDV ( Confidential Digital Voice) devices.
• Involved peer reviews (Test Design).
• Involved in the tracking and updating of the Requirement Traceability Matrix, thereby linking the test cases with the business requirements as well as other associated test cases.
• Involved in Regression testing, and the tracking and updating of the corresponding Progress report charts.
• Verification of the XML code being transferred, so as to help pinpoint any errors that occur during migration of code.
• Used an application centric Diagnostic Tool, which helps gather required data that provide supplementary information regarding the policies in force, and possible areas of defect.
• Assisted in UAT testing, helping logging and tracking of defects.

Environment: Windows XP Professional, QTP, Quality Center, Oracle 10G, Java, J2EE, Web Logic, HTML, DBVisualizer, ACSR and COMTRAC.

Confidential, Wilmington DE

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in both manual & automated testing of the project
• Created Test Cases as per the business requirements and executed them.
• Created Quick Test Scripts and enhanced the VB scripts by adding functions using Step generator of Quick Test Pro.
• Regression testing by converting the test cases into scripts using Quick Test Pro during various phases of development.
• Extensively used the QTP scripting to create the actions which will perform some task.
• Quality Center is used for creating coverage between requirements and test cases.
• Edited the automatically generated scripts to customize testing Interacted with programmers to identify and resolve technical issues
• Performed Positive and Negative testing on the application.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate the data inserted into the database, and also verified the database updates, insert and delete of the records.
• Extensively used user defined functions while editing the scripts to minimize code redundancy and to improve the performance.
• Created new scripts for the additional functionality being added from time to time.
• Developed test scripts and performed the data driven testing using Quick Test scripting.
• Created the test data for performing all types of tests on the application.
• Participated in Walkthrough and defect report meetings periodically
• Version control and configuration management was done using Web Sphere version manager
• Extensively worked on Quality Center for bug reporting/tracking
• Documenting and communicating test results using Quality Center.

Environment: Windows 2000 Professional, QTP, Test Director, Load Runner, DB2, Java, J2EE, Web Logic, HTML, DBVisualizer.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and functional specifications documentation.
• Developed and documented Standard Testing Procedures for both manual and automated testing.
• Involved in creating high level test plan and strategy document.
• Developed detailed test cases according to functional requirements and design specifications of the applications.
• Played a key role in developing overall quality processes, metrics collection and change management.
• Developed and executed test cases and test suites for Functionality and Regression testing.
• Executed test procedures and documented test results.
• Implemented Test plans, Test cases and Tracked defects using Quality Center.
• Attended meetings and provided the team members with Test Status and Test Results.
• Reported software anomalies in accordance with the internal procedures.
• Logged the traced defects in Test Director and created Test Metrics to analyze the defects.
• Tested broken links, navigation, forms, printing and usability.
• Analyzed complains and suggestions coming from customers and reproduced them for developers.

Environment: Quality Center, ASP, Java Script, Visual Basic, Oracle, IIS 4.0 Server on Windows NT platform, Java, Servlets, Web logic, .NET, HTML, XML