SUMMARY:

• Have a good understanding of all software development life cycle stages such as Waterfall, Iterative and testing experience in Agile test methodology.
• Have strong knowledge of PL/SQL, developing database queries for Backend Testing, in - depth Knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server, resolved Database Performance issues.
• Extensive experience of different phases of testing: Functional, Smoke, Regression, Integration, White box, Black box, System, User Acceptance (UAT) to test specific program functions and testing of entire application and interfaces.
• Extensive experience in creating various types of documents: Test Plan, Test Case, Test Script, Test Matrix and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) for software applications in multiple project.
• Have used Quality Center, ClearQuest for bug reporting and defect tracking tools.
• Have experience in developing and writing test conditions and scripts based on design of new or existing functionality.
• Have knowledge of evaluating test results from business perspective and identified application deficiencies (incidents) and documented through incident tracking tool.
• Experienced in writing and executing automated Test Scripts, Tracking Defects and interacted with the development team in correcting the defects.
• Extensive experiences work in a dynamic fast-paced environment and have ability to handle stressful situations.
• Have strong analytical problem-solving, written communication, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Have experience in performing defect management and reporting.
• Have sense of responsibility with a focus on quality deliverables.
• Can perform verification and validation using simulation.
• Depth Understanding of using Lotus Notes Application.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Quality Center OracleSQL Developer
• SASSQA Manager
• Toad Quick Test Pro
• TestDirector Database Systems
• Loadrunner Lotus Notes
• Rational AdministratorRational Clear
• QuestRational RobotRational ClearCase
• Rational RequisiteProRational Test
• ManagerRational Functional Tester
• Microsoft Project Visio Professional
• Microsoft Office Suite Lotus Notes
• Word PerfectJava AppletsShare
• PointEnterprise Manager
• Visual Source SafePVCS Tracker
• PVCS Version Manager CMMI
• C++J2EEShell scripting HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of functional requirements, testing on Web Based applications, developing Test plans, Test cases and Test scripts as well as Evaluating test results to establish business processes
• Analyze requirement and Expert in writing the Test Cases and Test Plans based on the Business Requirement Document, Functional Requirement Specifications or Use Cases
• Maintain and update the Design Document, RTM as well as User Manual.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT and End to End testing to verify the functionality with the new codes introduced for modification and/or enhancement.
• Utilize verity techniques of problem identification, root cause analysis, issue documentation, and generate the defect report by graph utilizing HP Quality Center tool
• Prepare defect Summary report weekly basis
• Create and maintain test documentation and test data
• Implement, develop, execute and maintenance of Quick Test Pro automated tests. This includes integrating Quick Test Pro/ UFT with Quality Center to managing tests and their resources (actions, function libraries, object repositories, recovery scenarios, and data table files
• Expert in writing SQL queries to validate data with Back-end with the GUI
• Experience with RDBMSs (Oracle) and demonstrated the ability to write SQL statements
• Responsible for the day-to-day and weekly status report on the progress of the testing efforts.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, .Net, VBS, Java, Windows XP/Vista, Oracle, PVCS Tracker.

Confidential, Long Island City, NY

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all stages of SDLC from conception to completion.
• Worked with customer requirements and the peers to drive test execution and automation
• Set up a test automation and execution framework.
• Created and managed testing schedules.
• Developed and executed Test Script and reports results to the SDLC team.
• Worked independently without direction and mentored junior members in the organization as necessary
• Performed Regression and Integration testing to test the functionality of the modules.
• Worked with the QA Manager in developing Responsibility Matrix for the Team Members periodically
• Performed functional decomposition of requirements for developing test cases.
• Worked with Users and Business Analysts to define and design Test Scenarios and Test Data
• Wrote and recorded VB Scripts for automating the testing procedure using QuickTest Professional.
• Maintained Test Matrix for the latest test results information
• Attended periodic meetings, teleconferences and led discussions on problem resolution
• Participated in the development of User Manuals for customers.
• Provided inputs to Development and Project Management teams on software design and on ways to increase product testability to support more extensive test automation.
• Executed Baseline test, stress test using LoadRunner
• Analysis of the test result, identification of defects and preparation of test reports, defect reporting in Quality Center, follow-ups and defect resolutions.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity and performed Database Testing for the Application.
• Coordinated program level work between onshore and offshore team.

Environment: WINDOW XP, QuickTest Professional (QTP), ASP.NET 2005, VB.NET 2005, COM+, Oracle, UML, XML, IIS, VSS, HTML, JavaScript.

Confidential, New York, NY

Test Engineer/ QA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for writing Test Cases for IV&V purpose and Test Case Executions using Quality Center.
• Developed Test Plan & Scenario base test cases for UAT.
• Wrote Test Plan for the Functional Testing and performed various kinds of testing such as Functional testing, Integration testing, smoke testing, black box testing and regression testing.
• Performed cross browser testing using Netscape and Internet Explorer.
• Performed Functional & Regression testing using QTP, System testing and wrote Test Reports.
• Reported and tracked defects found during the execution of manual test cases and automated test run in Quality Center.
• Responsible for maintaining spread Sheet for Test Cases, TC versions and its execution & results.
• Created and maintained log file for CR and CR versions & actions taken on CR and reaction.
• Responsible for identifying the functional test cases for Regression Testing and automated those scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Used Quick Test Pro to conduct Data Driven Testing by pulling data from a table.
• Wrote SQL queries and statements to test database for retrieving information inserted by the UAT users in Oracle.
• Actively attended defect reporting meeting periodically.
• Coordinated with development team members for Bug tracking and testing efforts using PVC Tracker.
• Responsible for weekly meetings with the clients to explain performance progress and CR issues.
• Responsible for meetings with Test Team members and developers to discuss different issues and their solution to overcome.
• Prepared weekly status reports and participate in weekly software/project meetings.

Environment: Quality Center, Test Director, QTP, Oracle, SQL Server, Windows, C++, Web logic, MS Office, VSS.

Confidential, Reston, VA

QA Analyst / Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).
• Developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Developed Test plan and verified content with the team members.
• Designed and developed Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test steps for various Business Services/methods covering both Positive and Negative testing requirements.
• Involved in the project from the requirement analysis phase till the completion of UAT (Entire Test Lifecycle).
• Analyzed requirements developed the Test Cases according to requirements, reported bugs through Clear Quest.
• Testing and cross-verifying the reports using SQL queries.
• Writing SQL queries and statements to test database for retrieving information, editing data and inserting the data.
• Created various performance scripts using Loadrunner Vugen
• Executed Performance testing using Loadrunner Controller
• Created Loadrunner graphs to analyze the results
• Utilized Clear Quest as a request tracking system for tracking the Defects and generating reports.
• Attended walkthrough meeting, delivered test analysis report and addressed any show stopper issues that needed to be solved quickly.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, Loadrunner, Test Director, .net, Windows, Web Sphere, TOAD, Oracle, PVCS Tracker