SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience as Software Quality Assurance Analyst.
• Involved in all stages of Software Development and Test Life Cycles.
• Developed and Executed Software Test Plans and Software Test Cases
• Executed different types of Test Suites: Smoke, Integration, Functional, Regression, GUI, UAT, System Testing, Compatibility, Installation, and Black Box Testing.
• Strong in Automation, Database and Manual Testing.
• Experience in Web Application, Web Services, Client/Server Application and Database.
• Extensive experience in testing Back - end jobs using SQL Queries.
• Documented the User Guide Documentation for the business.
• File and Record Extraction using FTP / Import / Export and using UNIX.
• Experience in Test Director, Quality Center, and PVCS Test case management.
• Experience in scripting with QTP and WIN Runner automation test tools.
• Strong in RDBMS and SQL commands.
• Strong in Defect Reporting and Tracking, Defect Life Cycle using Quality Centre, Mantis.
• Ability to dig into technical problems and write clear and detailed Defect Reports.
• Good in UNIX, Shell Scripts and Performance testing concepts.
• Excellent testing, analytical & logical abilities and relationship management skills.
• Domain expertise in Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Government Applications.
• Independent ability to work within time Constraints and perform within minimum Supervision. Proficient in maintaining efficiency by thorough planning and analysis. Excellent verbal and written communications kills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Test Director, HP Quality Center, HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.0, Win runner,Load Runner, QTP, JIRA, VSTS, TOAD, Visual Studio Team System,Agile(Scrum).

Languages: C#, VB.Net, T- SQL, PL/SQL.

Scripting Languages: HTML, VB

Databases: Oracle 8i, 9i, MS SQL Server 2000/2005, DB2, MS Access

Operating System: WIN 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX

Packages: Microsoft Office Suite

Version Control: SVN, VSS

Web Technologies: ASP.net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Create and Validate Test Scenarios according to the mapping documents.
• Test all the Test Scenarios and log defects in ALM.
• Perform regression testing on the Test Scenarios.
• Gather requirements from various groups like BSA (Bank Side Administration), Development, and LOB.
• Translate business/system requirements into test cases via test plan with data approach and testing schedule.
• Perform manual testing based on test plan and provide status updates on testing progress and defect summary.
• Interface with Project Manager on daily basis and has open communication about testing status and milestones/deadlines.
• Review deliverables to ensure quality and standards are met.
• Co-ordinate any team meetings internally and with the customer as needed for the project regarding testing status.

Environment: Manual Testing, Automation Testing, Microsoft Application Center Test (ACT),.Net 3.5, T-SQL, VS.Net IDE, SQL Server 2005, JavaScript, HTML, VSTS,GUI,UAT.

Confidential

Sr.Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Effectively implemented different QA methodologies, strategies and plans in all stages of SDLC.
• Created test plan, test cases and test scripts development and executed based on business and technical requirements.
• Implemented manual and automated testing methods to perform functional, load, Integration, regression and system testing using QTP.
• Worked closely with development team in creating automated scripts for the application.
• Executed system, integration, end-to-end and user acceptance test (UAT) test cases for common data service, ePACTS web service and .Net Client.
• Reviewed the code of C# and Performed white box testing Using VS.net to ensure every class is constructed strongly and does not contain any functional errors (Unit testing).
• Used Microsoft Application Center Test (ACT) to gather performance-related metrics such as response time, requests per second, and performance counters from remote server computers
• Wrote test cases and performed Manual Testing like Positive Testing and Negative Testing, Regression, Integration, security, usability and Unit Testing.
• Generated Reports and Documented and Communicated test results on daily bases
• Developed various SQL Queries and stored Procedures for backend validation.
• Written SQL Queries for backend testing to test the logical storage of date, validating and verifying the data stored with the UI. Checking the functionality of the database date with the business requirements.

Environment: Manual Testing, Automation Testing, Microsoft Application Center Test (ACT),.Net 3.5, Load Runner,T-SQL, VS.Net IDE, SQL Server 2005, JavaScript, HTML, web services APIs,GUI

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in various brainstorming sessions involving designers, developers in order to derive scenarios to be transformed into test cases.
• Involved in testing the application manually in the initial stages and in the later stages automated the testing process
• Designed and implemented test cases and test plans for the Add and Update plan modules into Test Lab, in order to execute them using Quality Center.
• Prepared test data for positive and negative test cases and performed Ad-hoc, End-to-End, System testing and Functional testing.
• Performed peer review of the test cases.
• Executed all of the test lab’s steps, involving the Add and Update plan modules.
• Experience using Quality Center for Test management.
• Regression tested the interfaces to make sure that existing functionalities are not impacted by the changes.
• Expertise in using the Quality Center throughout the test cycle.
• Responsible for creation and execution of Automated tests using QTP.
• Automated manually written test cases using QTP.
• Performed extensive functional testing and Regression testing.
• Parameterized scripts using Data tables and External files.
• Performed Data driven testing and keyword driven testing on the Add and Update plan modules and used Descriptive programming wherever necessary.
• Inserted verification checkpoints, synchronization points using QTP.
• Tracked defects using Quality Center.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP 8.2, Oracle 9i, Clear Case, ASP.net, Internet Explorer, Lotus notes, VS.Net IDE, JavaScript, Load Testing, HTML, Agile(Scrum),GUI, Load Runner.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirement document and system requirement specification document, and use cases in developing Test plan which includes the objective, Scope, Testing strategy and others.
• Analyzed the Business requirement document and Build delivery worksheet.
• Developed Test scenarios and Test cases using Test Director.
• Involved in manual testing of the application using Test Director and established the baseline scripts for future automation.
• Involved in User Interface, Functionality, Navigation, Volume, and Security testing.
• Conducted System and Regression Testing using QTP and identified application errors.
• Performed Data Driven Tests utilizing test data from flat files and analyzed the results.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing.
• Engaged in Backend testing by using SQL queries in conjunction with database execute methods to access data from different database tables.
• Created User Defined functions to enhance the maintainability of test scripts.
• Performed cross browser testing to check the compatibility with different browsers (IE, Netscape, AOL).
• Tested URLs, Links and identified broken links using appropriate checkpoints in QTP.
• Utilized Test Director for defect reporting and tracking.
• Involved in resolving the Customer issues by directly involving with Tech Support and Product Engineering and resolving the service requests.
• Involved in developing Test Incident Report for Defects on Daily, Weekly and Module basis.
• Participated in weekly review meetings.

Environment: QTP 8.2, Test director 8.0, Quality Center, Windows XP, SQL Server 2000, ASP, .Net, Visual Studio, Microsoft Office XP, Performance testing(Scalability, Reliability)

Confidential, Lawrenceville, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on complete SDLC (system development life cycle) including system analysis, high level design, detailed design, coding and testing.
• Worked on various backend Procedures and Functions using PL/SQL.
• Created various SQL and PL/SQL scripts for verification of the required functionalities.
• Created numerous web based forms and reports using Forms 6.0i, Reports 6i.
• Created various Database triggers using PL/SQL.
• Developed UNIX Shell scripts and PL/SQL procedures to extract and load data for month end batch processing.
• Generated a number of reports for management to review for system functionality as against the old legacy system.
• Executed system, integration, end-to-end and user acceptance test (UAT) test cases for common data service, web service and .Net Client
• Worked with various functional experts to implement their functional knowledge into working Procedures.
• Worked on optimizing existing procedures and functions using PL/SQL.
• Created various Database triggers using PL/SQL.
• User interfaces are created with forms.
• Various LOV’s, Triggers, Packages were developed in Forms.
• Standard and Graphical Reports were developed as for business requirements.

Environment: VS.NET IDE, ASP.Net, QTP 8.2, Test director 8.0, Quality Center, Load runner,Windows XP, Oracle9i, JavaScript, HTML, Crystal Reports, TOAD

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Writing and executing software System test plans and Test cases. These scripts were developed after reviewing the Technical Specification Document.
• Performed Functionality testing and End-to-end testing of the User Module to ensure that the Add and Update functionality works fine.
• Extensively tested the Search engine to test its searching capability.
• Extensively tested Negative flows to ensure that the application behaved as expected.
• Involved in Defect Reporting and Defect Tracking using Test Director.
• Involved in preparing the daily Status Report.
• Built a suite of test cases that can be used for future versions and builds.

Environment: Load runner, Windows NT, HTML, ASP.NET, Oracle8i, Visual Source Safe, IIS, and Firefox

Confidential, Newark, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business and System Requirements, manage development of specifications to create and execute detailed Test Plans, and verify bug fixes.
• Involved in Business Functionality review meeting and Test Plan review meetings.
• Involved in manual testing and using automated tools QTP and Silk Test of Front-End.
• Testing included performing Functional, Integration, Regression, Performance and End-to-End testing.
• Module Management for the Automation Project.
• Used Test Director to run manual and automated tests.
• Involved in developing scripts, library functions, reusable functions.
• Migrated scripts created in Silk Test to QTP.
• Created automation scripts using Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Hybrid and Modular framework.
• Executed system, integration, end-to-end and user acceptance test (UAT) test cases for common data service, web service and .Net Client
• Reviewed and enhanced scripts and test cases created by team members.
• Coordinated with team to make sure that all are following corporate coding guidelines, standards and conventions.
• Conducted result analysis and interacted with developers to resolve bugs.
• Taking the active part in the Effort Estimation.
• Technical mentoring the new team members.
• Periodic Delivery management and Tracking.
• Internal and External Quality Assurance.

Environment: Silk Test, QTP, Test Director, .NET, VB Script, HTML, XML MS-Access, Oracle Windows, MS Office