SUMMARY

• Over Seven (7+) years of experience in software testing and quality assurance under UNIX and Windows environment wif excellent analytical and diversified experience in Manual and Automated testing of Web and Client/Server application, to Secure a position of Software Test Engineer/Tester or QA analyst.
• Developed Test Plan, defining Test Cases from various Project Artifacts, and logging & tracing Defect throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Created, Modify and Enhance Test cases in ALM / Quality center (QC) and Test script created by automation tool HP Quick Test Pro(QTP).
• Excellent understanding of entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Methodologies Waterfall, Iterative, Agile and Scrum.
• Practical testing Experience of Smoke, Functional, GUI, Regression & UAT Testing using both Manual and Automated testing techniques.
• Creation & maintenance of Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Test Matrix &Gap Analysis.
• Experience in performing Backend testing by writing and executing SQL queries against Database
• Extensive knowledge in Relational Database Management System (RDBMS), and expert in writing complex queries using SQL.
• Extensive knowledge in using ALM Quality Center, Rational Test Manager and JIRA tool to report bugs/ defects.
• Performed all kinds of testing such as Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, UAT testing, Interface testing, Performance Testing, Mobile testing, Web testing, Security testing, and Cross Browser Testing.
• Familiar wif different standards like CMMI, IEEE and ISO for software development and corresponding documentation.
• Participated effectively in Configuration Management working groups.
• Performed functional and non - functional documents for both Manual & Automated Testing by working wif team, and reading and analyzing available documentations.
• Performed teh tasks of developing integrated software to meet teh functional applications of Mobile Testing Platform.
• Working closely wif software automation team and ensure teh flow and process is maintained.
• Maintain Linux system performance by performing system monitoring, analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting system hardware, software, networks and operating systems management.
• Effective team collaboration and strong communication skills- written and verbal, passionate about learning new tools and technology and implementing them.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: ALM/ Quality Center, QTP, Rational Suite,, Soap UI

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center/Test Director, JIRA, PVS Tracker, Clear case, Doors

Operating Systems: Windows(XP/Vista/7), .NET, Mac OS, Linux, Unix

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, JAVA, J2EE, ASP, Visual Basic

DBMS: Oracle10g/11g, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Server, SQL Plus, Toad, DB2, MS Access

Web Language: HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, Java Script

Browsers: Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari

Web Servers: Web Logic, Web Sphere, MS Outlook, Share Point.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, McLean, VA

Software Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed teh Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Specification (FRS) and design documents.
• Analyzed Modification Requests (MR) and Enhancement Requests (ER) to create new & modify existing Test Artifacts - Requirements, Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Test Plan.
• Involved in creating Test Plans for various projects according to business & technical specifications wif teh QA Lead and feedback from Project Managers.
• Wrote & Enhanced Test Cases and Test Scripts to meet new functional requirements as per teh new business requirements on modules & business process.
• Worked wif Product Managers, Analysts, and End-users to define & document Test Acceptance Criteria in Test Plan, Tests wifin HP ALM / Quality Center (QC) and in MS Outlook.
• Provided teh customer and development team support on Client/Server and Web-Based applications to include: requirements documentation, testing, issues tracking, implementation support, and customer halp support.
• Performed Manual Testing to verify software functionality & business process meet business requirements and recorded all execution steps in HP ALM /Quality Center (QC).
• Participated in Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing and System testing UAT testing and Backend testing.
• Developed and executed various VBScripts using QTP for automated test of individual functionality and Regression test of teh application.
• Performed Database Testing validating data purse from Web transactions & business rules by writing SQL queries using SQL Developer
• Following agile methodology for more efficient and quick results.
• Gatheird QA tasks and follow up from Daily Standup Meeting and by working wif Scrum Master & Project Manager in planning, executing, monitoring & controlling test activities
• Reporting and verifying teh Defects andDefects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using ALM Quality Center.
• Prepared Test Summary Report after every build Release and submit it to teh Mangers.

Environment: VB Script, C++, J2EE, Microsoft Project, Microsoft office, Mozilla Firefox, SQL Developer, DB2, Agile, ALM Quality Center, Quick test Pro.NET, HTML, XML.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed Test Cases for some of teh modules of teh application under test (AUT) using Quality Center.
• Developed Test cases, Test scripts and Test scenarios based on high-level and detailed designs documents.
• Documented teh daily defect status using Quality Center.
• Responsible for defect tracking and management metrics, defects are logged and change requests are submitted using Quality Center.
• Performed System, Functional, Regression, UAT and End to End testing to verify teh functionality wif teh new codes introduced for modification and/or enhancement using Quick Test Pro.
• Created user-defined functions, functions libraries and maintained automation scripts to set-up teh work environment using visual basic Add-in.
• Created automated VB scripts for new functionality of teh Application.
• Conducted traceability matrix between Requirements, design, use cases and test cases.
• Participated in teh Test Case Peer Review to ensure test cases appropriately translate and map to requirements.
• Regular interaction wif developers, business analyst and QA Team.
• Prepared documentation for QA/ Stage according to company standards.
• Conducted Back-end Testing using SQL queries.
• Tracked and reported defect using Quality Center.
• Implemented Test Case and Test Process wif project time frames.

Environment: Quality Center, Oracle, SQL, Windows, .NET, Web logic, J2EE, UNIX, Clear case, PVS Tracker, VBScript, HTML, Iterative, XML.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created, Reviewed and Executed Test Cases based on Functional and Use Case Specifications.
• Analyzed and maintained requirement created and updated Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Involved in teh creation and execution of manual test cases to facilitate both Positive and Negative Testing.
• Identified teh Test Cases to be automated for teh product using Quick Test Professional
• Performed Functional, Integration, Regression, System and UAT during teh various phases of teh application.
• Experience in Object Repository, Object Identification, set teh Environment variables, Output value, Recovery scenario, data driven test by using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Developed complex SQL queries to test teh database values for data integrity.
• Analyzed user requirements, attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually and got involved in Regression testing.
• Closely worked wif developers and System Engineers to nail down teh technical problems.
• Reported teh bugs, Email notifications to teh developers using teh Distributed Defect Tracking System (DDTS).

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, MS Office, XML, VB Script, Oracle, UNIX, J2EE, JIRA, Linux, UNIX.

Confidential, New York, NY

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, design and build testing procedures dat deliver teh client’s goals and provide our clients wif maximum value and quality product.
• Analyzed teh Functional Requirements and Design Specifications documents to ensure dat teh system meet all of teh technical and business requirements of teh applications.
• Manually generate and implement templates for Test plan, Test Cases, and Test Scripts and performed Manual Testing on teh entire application.
• Responsible for application features and preparing several Test plans and Test cases, Test scripts for unit, Integration, System, User Acceptance, Functional and Regression testing.
• Worked closely wif software developers, business analysts, Sys admin, and other project management personnel involved in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Performed back end testing by verifying teh data in teh Oracle Database using SQL queries.
• PVCS Tracker is used to investigate software bugs and interacted wif developers to resolve technical issues.
• Prepared and submitted IV&V review report based on finding, observation and recommendation.
• Worked wif SQL and UNIX Shell Scripts to test database integrity.
• Tracked teh defect generating report using PVCS Tracker.

Environment: Share Point, TFS, J2EE, NET, TOAD, XML, C++, HTML, Oracle, PVCS, NET, UNIX, Quality Center.