SUMMARY:

• Over 7+ years of diverse experience in Information Technology wif emphasis on Software Quality Assurance of both Client/Server and Web based applications in different environments for multiple browsers.
• Extensive experience in manual and automated testing of web applications and web services. Good noledge of Software Development Life Cycles and defect tracking software.
• Proficient in Core Java Programming
• Extensive experience in developing, implementing, and updating Test Plans, Test Cases,and Test Scenarios
• Proficient in various testing methodologies like Unit Testing,Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, and Reliability Testing
• Extensive experience wif testing tools like TestNG, JUnit, Soap UI, Selenium 2.0, Selenium IDE, and Eclipse
• Solid Experience wif both manual testing and automated testing
• Proficient in using build automation tools like ANT and Maven
• Solid experience in testing Oracle database applications using JDBCand in writing SQL queries.
• Solid experience in Source Code Management/Version Control System tools like Subversion and GIT.
• Solid experience in Continuous Integration Systems like Jenkins/Hudson.
• Experience in analyzing test reports and using bug tracking software like BugZilla and JIRA.
• Experience implementing and utilizing Agile Scrum and Waterfall software development methodologies
• Knowledgeable of web architectures and servers like Apache Tomcat
• Experience in business requirements analysis, functional and non - functional requirements analysis, risk analysis, and AT
• Excellent problem solving skills wif strong attention to detail and good at reproducing complex and intermittent bugs.
• Good Team player, quick learner, proactive, collaborative and self-starter, excellent oral and written skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Test Automation Tools: TestNG, JUnit, Soap UI, Selenium 2.0, Selenium IDE

Build Automation Tools: ANT, Maven

Defect Tracking tools: BugZilla, JIRA

Source Code Management Software: SVN, GIT

Continuous Integration Framework: Jenkins, Hudson

Technologies: HTML, XML, Xpath

Operating Systems: Windows-Vista/7/8, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS

Programming Languages: Java, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, C, C++, C#

Databases: Oracle 11g

Scripts: JavaScript, Shell Scripts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Buffalo, NY

Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzedsystem requirements and user stories to develop, implement and maintain detailed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases in Confluence wikis for Functional Tests and Integration Tests
• Reviewed positive and negative test cases wif product management and development.
• Prepared testing schedule based on development and sprint plans
• Developed Functional Tests and Integration Tests for a Web Application UI using Selenium 2.0 and TestNG
• Used Java API’s and JDBC to accessOracle 11g database
• IncorporatedOOPS concepts and utilizedJava Collection classes extensively to develop test code
• Developed teh existing Page Object Model test framework.
• Used Firebug and Firepath to create HTML element locators based on XPath, CSS elements, ID, Name, and more
• Created tabular data and parameterized test scripts for Data Driven Testing
• Developed functional and integration tests for RESTful Web Services using SoapUIPro
• Executed both Manual Tests and Automated Tests for Functional Testing and Integration Testing
• Performed Database Testing using JDBC
• Used Maven to automate teh build process for web applications testing
• Used Maven to automate and execute SoapUI tests
• Performed Regression Testing and Compatibility Testingusing Jenkins
• Verified and debuggedCompatibility on different browsers and platforms
• Participated in end to end system setup and carry out end to end system tests.
• Used SQL Queries to access and verify teh data from teh various Oracle DB repositories
• Tracked open defects, verified, and closed fixed bugs using JIRA
• Utilized Git to effectively store and manage code
• Attended daily Scrum meetings and provided test progress status as part of teh Agile process.
• Interacted wif teh developers for bug fixes and to resolve issues
• Worked closely wif developers to understand upcoming features and to product implementation details
• Updated management on testing progress, issues and concerns on weekly basis.

Environment: Selenium 2.0, TestNG, Jenkins, ANT, Maven, Java, J2EE, Oracle 11g, JIRA, Git, Tomcat, XML, Xpath, Linux

Confidential, Oakland, CA

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and participated in teh creation of teh Test plan, Test Cases and Test Data
• Interfaced and communicated wif teh business analysts to develop efficient Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Used Selenium 2.0, Selenium Grid, and TestNG to create Functional Tests and Integration Tests for UI Web Applications
• RanAutomated Tests for Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and Compatibility Testing
• Interacted wif teh database using JDBC and performed Database Testing using Selenium
• Developed test code for testing Web Applications in Java language using Eclipse IDE.
• Used Java API’s to create Functional Tests forSOAP-based Web Services
• Ran tests of test suites and automated teh build process using ANT
• UsedData Driven Test Design to supply data from a database
• Ran automated tests periodically using Jenkins to check for Regressions
• Analyzed test results and logged bugs using bug tracking tool Bugzilla.
• Checked-in and managed code in SVN repository
• Attended daily Scrum meetings and provided test progress status as part of teh Agile process.
• Analyzed various Performance Graphs like Response time, Hits per second etc. to see teh load on application.
• Interacted wif Network, Server and Database teams to identify Root cause of Performance Bottlenecksand tune teh applications.

Environment: Selenium 2.0, Selenium Grid, TestNG, Jenkins, ANT, Java, J2EE, JDBC, BugZilla, Subversion, XML, Xpath, Linux

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Identified and reviewed Functional and Non-Functional Requirements for development of test plan and developed high level test cases
• ReviewedTest Scenarios to ensure requirement coverage.
• Assisted in development ofTest Automation Solutions and Strategies
• Wrote & Executed SQL Queries to test database and ensure data integrity
• Participated in design of Functional Tests and Load Testsand developed automated test suites
• Wrote test cases for teh application and collaborated wif teh team to identify and review P1, P2, P3 test cases.
• Used Firebug and XPath Checker to locate HTML elements in teh web page using Xpath
• UtilizedJava Collection classes for development of test codes
• Performed Functional Testing to identify critical components in teh application and used teh Selenium WebDriver Framework and TestNG to automate teh tests for different modules of teh web site.
• Used ANT to build and run teh Selenium automation framework.
• UtilizedSVN as a source code management software
• Used BugZilla to track bugs

Environment: TestNG, Selenium WebDriver, SQL, FireBug, XPath Checker, BugZilla, SVN, Java, J2EE, Linux

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and implemented detailed test plans and test cases using BRD’s and Functional Specifications
• Analyzed test plans, business requirements and involved in modeling teh workflow for system testing
• Created and executed Functional and Integration tests for API testing
• Tested SOAP-based Web Servicesfor Functional Requirements using Java API’s
• Utilized SQL to view, modify, and add/delete data in tabular data to be used for test scenarios
• Ran risk reports and validated wif legacy reports
• Executed Functional Testingand Performance Testing to verify data integrity using SQL
• Automated business processes using bash scriptsaccording to business requirements

Environment: SQL, Java, JUnit, TestNG, Linux

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed requirements for testability and usability.
• ManagedTest Plan, Traceability Matrix, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases.
• Developed test scripts for Test Scenarios covering all aspects of project functionality.
• Designed creative and effective methods to improve software quality test coverage, efficiency and regression coverage.
• Managed all phases of testing for assigned components.
• Created and performed database SQL Queries
• Created and implemented helper classes using OOPS concepts and Java Collection classes
• Interacted wif database usingJDBC
• Performed back-end testing in UNIX environment using complex SQL queries
• Participated inFunctional Testing, Regression Testing, Basic Security Check, Integration Check, UI testing, Browser Compatibility Testing
• Good exposure toANT, report generation and configuring email notification through teh framework.

Environment: TestNG, BugZilla, SQL, JDBC, ANT, Java, J2EE, UNIX

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in development of Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Collaborated wif product management teams in reviewing and analyzing Functional Requirements
• Developed test code in Java using Eclipse IDE and Selenium IDE
• Designed and implemented tested cases for critical front-end components
• Performed white-box testing and black-box testing of teh application backend and GUI.
• Performed test code review wif developers.
• Verifieddata of relational databases using SQL queries.
• Identified bugs and created bug reports
• Debugged and updated Regression Tests and issued documentation
• Attended for all weekly QE status meetings and provided status updates.

Environment: Selenium IDE, SQL, Eclipse, Java, JUnit, TestNG, Linux