SUMMARY

• Over 6+ years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA and testing of Client - Server and Web based and web services with effective use of QA practices. Strong knowledge of all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Software Testing/Quality Assurance arena experience with over Six years hands-on on Manual & Automated Testing throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phases.
• Possess deep understanding of Software Development Methodologies& working experience in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall environments.
• Ability to evaluate large scale Web/Client-Server systems and understand the interdependencies & business processes between components/module in writing Requirements, Test Cases & Test Scripts.
• Experienced in requirement and design document reviews & tracked defects from HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM and JIRA.
• Analytical in creating detailed Test Cases in HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Ability to learn new environment, processes and tools quickly within a certain time period.
• Experience working in Data Warehousing projects and Relational Databases environment and writing SQL Queries against SQL Server, Oracle and DB2.
• Good knowledge on Mortgage based applications and Loan Origination system.
• Experienced in setting up Automation Framework and architecture by creating Test Template, Component-driven Functions, Error Handling, and reusable Actions in HP Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Excellent interpersonal skills in working closely and confidently with BA &Developers and other members.
• Understands & performing experience of various testing types: Functional, Regression, Smoke, System, Integration, Positive, Negative and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Capacity to articulate& communicate software quality metrics concepts, value, purpose, processes and technical topics clearly during team meetings / discussions

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Windows XP
• Windows 7
• Window 8
• UNIX
• VBScript
• HTML
• SQL
• MS SQL Server
• Oracle 11g
• Toad
• HP Quality Center/(QC)/ALM
• HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Jira
• Bugzilla
• SDLC
• Agile
• Scrum
• Waterfall
• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Firefox
• Safari
• Opera
• Google Chrome
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Outlook
• SharePoint
• MS Project
• Visio
• SnagIt
• Drobox
• SoapUI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Wayne, PA

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed & studied Project Initiation Document (PID) and Technical Requirements Document (TRD), User Stories and Use Cases to develop and execute Manual Test cases & Automated Test Scripts.
• Wrote Manual Test Cases from Test Plans, AUT and Project documentations.
• Worked closely in Agile/Scrum environment with Project and Dev Teams to understand product requirements, architecture, and technology of Web and various WEX Software Solutions.
• Reviewed the Functional specifications document to determine the functionality of the application.
• Attended walkthrough meeting the user requirements by interacting with developers and Business Analysts.
• Prepared the Traceability matrix based on the requirements and test cases.
• Prepared the test cases based on the requirements document.
• Involved in tracking the defect using the Quality Center/ALM and reported the bugs.
• Used SQL queries to perform the testing.
• Interacted with developers to report the bugs and status of the bug.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) prior to Prod Release and reported results by generating reports from HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM and maintaining at MS SharePoint.
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and Smoke Testing repeatedly in the Testing phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Attended Daily Standup Meeting to provide Regression Test status, Automation Test Coverage updates and other testing efforts & artifacts.
• Performed Backend Testing for Data Verification & Validation by creating SQL queries in Oracle.

Confidential, SaltLake, UT

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Requirement and Functional Technical Design Documents and created both Positive and Negative Test scenarios in testing BIM modules
• Setup Test Environments and create Test Data for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Created comprehensive Test Plan and demonstrated Test Plan walkthroughs for the entire QA Team
• Prepared detailed Manual Test Cases along with Design Steps and Test Data/Parameters in Test Plan & converted Child Requirements from Requirements modules of HP Quality Center (QC)
• Generated & provided Testing Traceability Reports from business requirements and technical designs to test conditions &scenarios
• Backend testing in Oracle RDBMS by Writing and implementing inclusive SQL join queries
• Analyze critical SQL queries for store & validate significant data against database Non-GUI terminal
• Played leading role and chaired several Defect Status Meetings when required and asked by the team lead
• Performed Manual and Automated Testing on multiple projects in a Scrum environment
• Participated in establishing quality assurance measures and standards for new applications with Leads
• Prepared User Acceptance Testing (UAT)scenarios with SME to define the acceptance criteria
• Created Defects using JIRA and generated Defect Summary reports.
• Updated Test Execution Status daily for project team in order to keep track of progress testing status Product
• Wrote and evaluated Priority & Severity of defects based on overall application functionality in HP-QC/ALM

Confidential, Portland, ME

Software Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed robust and reliable Test Cases based on Requirements and Use Cases using HP Quality Center (QC) for deployment during standard testing phases.
• Defined Test Cycles in HP Quality Center (QC) as stated in Software Test Plans (STP) and criteria for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for UAT Week.
• Served as a liaison representing the software testing team for multiple medium to large projects.
• Interacted effectively with representatives of various onshore /offshore business units via MS Lynch.
• Implement Test Design Techniques & Experienced Based Testing throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as per deep understanding and practical experience of previous projects.
• Logged and tracked defects from the Defects module of HP Quality Center (QC) on daily basis activity.
• Analyzed, documented and worked through resolution of problems found during System Testing.
• Wrote and execute Comprehensive SQL queries for backend & data follow-up testing.
• Adhered to Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for testing team and performed testing activated as defined in Working Package for complex tasks and ensured that test schedule met project deadlines.
• Created Automated Test Script using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) & VB Script functions.
• Executed Automated Regression Test Suite at night after Dev Builds by Test Batch Runner & Scheduler.
• Created and converted Manual Test Cases to Automated Test Scripts using and connecting HP Quality Center (QC) and HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) for Providers, Memberships & Brokers Web Portals.
• Performed simple to moderate complex test data conditioning, Regression Testing & UAT Testing.
• Logged and verified resolutions of software and specification defects using HP Quality Center (QC).
• Documented all phases of the Systems QA process as assigned by Test Manager on MS SharePoint.

Confidential, Cincinnati OH

Software Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted effectively with representatives of various onshore /offshore business units via MS Lynch.
• Review the requirement with the test lead
• Document test scenarios in Quality Center
• Execute the test scenarios when the system is ready for testing
• Review the defects with development team
• Document the defects and assigning to the developer
• Retest the defects
• Created Defects using JIRA and generated Defect Summary reports.
• Regression testing the system after fixes\enhancements
• Maintaining traceability matrix

Confidential, Boston, MA

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Requirement and Functional Technical Design Documents and created both Positive and Negative Test scenarios in testing BIM modules
• Setup Test Environments and create Test Data for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Created comprehensive Test Plan and demonstrated Test Plan walkthroughs for the entire QA Team
• Prepared detailed Manual Test Cases along with Design Steps and Test Data/Parameters in Test Plan & converted Child Requirements from Requirements modules of HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM
• Generated & provided Testing Traceability Reports from business requirements and technical designs to test conditions &scenarios Backend testing in Oracle RDBMS by Writing and implementing inclusive SQL join queries
• Analyze critical SQL queries for store & validate significant data against database Non-GUI terminal
• Played leading role and chaired several Defect Status Meetings when required and asked by the team lead
• Performed Manual and Automated Testing on multiple projects in a Scrum environment
• Participated in establishing quality assurance measures and standards for new applications with Leads
• Prepared User Acceptance Testing (UAT)scenarios with SME to define the acceptance criteria
• Created various metrics to measure test progress & quality outcomes from HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM and communicated testing progress and results to management and the project team
• Updated Test Execution Status daily for project team in order to keep track of progress testing status
• Wrote and evaluated Priority & Severity of defects based on overall application functionality in HP QC/ALM
• Communicated and always kept project stakeholders and management informed on test progress, test results, and other relevant information via meetings, MS SharePoint, HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM