SUMMARY:

• More than 6 years of Quality Assurance experience in Software testing in Financial and Healthcare Industries.
• Experience with both Client Server environment and Web Technologies
• Proficient in both Manual and Automation Testing with ability to manage the automation of the entire testing cycles and leading the testing team
• Extensive experience creating and designing Master Test Strategy Documents, Master Test Plan, Test schedules, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scenarios
• Extensive Hands on experience managing defect life cycle using HP Quality Center.
• Strong Business expertise in Requirements Analysis utilizing Automated tools to import and document specifications
• Experience leading QA project efforts and backend system testing
• Experience with training and mentoring team members with product knowledge and business processes
• Good expertise in the review and documentation of system test plans; Creating and executing test scripts, test cases and data sets on the basis of product release features, client requirements, technical documents.
• Experienced in Back - End testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing SQL queries on the relational databases.
• Experience creating QA Test Process, QA Workflow Diagrams, analysis and design, Test Analysis Report, Defect Analysis and Prioritization
• Experience in documentation and writing test cases using HP QC, Word and Excel
• Knowledge in assisting automation engineer and analysis of web automation projects using Quick Test Pro for Web based and Client/Server Applications.
• Proficient in all phases of Testing functional, integration, regression, security testing and Load Testing.
• Strong understanding on Web-based and Client Server application.
• Worked extensively on RDBMS databases Oracle, SQL, MS SQL Server 2000, MS Access and MySQL
• Excellent communication, problem solving skills, coordination, documentation, project planning and interpersonal skills.
• Good experience in Software Application Development Projects that follow the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and best practices.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills, accustomed to work in a team environment with tight schedules and capable of working efficiently under pressure, manage multiple project and cross train sub-ordinates in other Functional areas.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Process Model Tool: : MS Visio, Requisite Pro, MS Project, IBM Rational, Argo UML

Programming: : Java, C++, VB Script, SQL/PLSQL, XML,HTML

Testing Tool: : QTP, Selenium, HP QC, JIRA, BugZilla, Remedy Tool, Soap UI, LoadRunner

Servers: : WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, JBOSS

Database: : Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, MySQL, TOAD

Others: : Mozilla FireBug, WinSCP, ClearCase, Mobile, IBM Mainframe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Project Artifacts, analyzed Requirements, designed the test plan and provided weekly status report that includes testing metrics, test logs and test summary reports
• Designed the Test Strategy for multiple projects, defect management using JIRA and QC.
• Served as a resource and communication point for decisions about test schedule changes, resource forecast and estimation
• Investigated, researched, recommended and lead the implementation of commercial automated test tools and test scripts for regression testing of existing product functionality.
• Worked closely with product and project managers on the implementation of new projects and infrastructures including operational readiness, change preparation, change execution, and post-change QA validation
• Ensured all testing standards are being met and served as an escalation point for issues involving testing
• Worked with automation tools to enhance the Regression Test.
• Developed and Implemented automation using VB Script, descriptive programming and QTP
• Defined and Implemented the Software Development Life Cycle with process development meetings.
• Architected and implemented test plan, test cases and process workflow.
• Provided risk-based evaluations of overall QA deployment, compliance risks, autonomously acting as project team compliance member and provide ad hoc consultation, as needed, to ensure product quality and compliance
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to project requirements and Participated in walkthrough of test cases
• Introduced, developed, documented, and periodically update the QA Test Plan, process and Procedures Manual and Objectives
• Worked with all Agile Development and SCRUM process throughout the entire project.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Project Artifacts, analyzed Requirements, designed the test plan and provided weekly status report that includes testing metrics, test logs and test summary reports
• Designed the Test Strategy for multiple projects, defect management using JIRA and QC.
• Served as a resource and communication point for decisions about test schedule changes, resource forecast and estimation
• Investigated, researched, recommended and lead the implementation of commercial automated test tools and test scripts for regression testing of existing product functionality.
• Worked closely with product and project managers on the implementation of new projects and infrastructures including operational readiness, change preparation, change execution, and post-change QA validation
• Ensured all testing standards are being met and served as an escalation point for issues involving testing
• Worked with automation tools to enhance the Regression Test.
• Developed and Implemented automation using VB Script, descriptive programming and QTP
• Defined and Implemented the Software Development Life Cycle with process development meetings.
• Architected and implemented test plan, test cases and process workflow.
• Provided risk-based evaluations of overall QA deployment, compliance risks, autonomously acting as project team compliance member and provide ad hoc consultation, as needed, to ensure product quality and compliance
• Ensured traceability of test cases back to project requirements and Participated in walkthrough of test cases
• Introduced, developed, documented, and periodically update the QA Test Plan, process and Procedures Manual and Objectives
• Worked with all Agile Development and SCRUM process throughout the entire project.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked in waterfall software development environment, and ensured the quality of the architecture of the Enterprise software applications
• Conducted walkthroughs and inspection meetings with the stakeholders and other management teams in analyzing the feasibility of implementing the User Requirement Documentation.
• Prepared documentation for assigned projects and followed software release procedures, requirements analysis using Quality Center for importing specifications and documents
• Provided technical guidance, when needed to other members of Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, Product Management and Product support
• Analyzed defects or test results and deducted the chain of events leading to a failure. Participated in the
• Constant improvement of our Test Automation and Continuous Integration practices
• Documented all defects found in Test Director/ HP Quality Center defect tracking system
• Controlled all Automation test plans, designs, cases and scripts using the Documentum version management software
• Guided team to build industry best practices into QA Test processes and evaluated quality risk for product releases, changes, and fixes
• Prepared and delivered reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the organization
• Developed structured test cases and test scripts to be executed manually by testers or automatically by test automation tools
• Tracked and communicated project QA status to wide variety of team members internally and externally
• Interfaced with key stakeholders in Product Management, Operations and Software Development to ensure completion of software projects within time and budget
• Developed and executed Test strategies to help drive excellence across all services and the overall platform for project completions
• Worked on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives, as well as an understanding business demands
• Designed and created test methodologies for functional and system tests which improve test coverage and efficiency