SUMMARY:

• Having 10+ years of experience in IT & 8 plus years’ experience in testing of client - server and web based applications in Windows & Unix environment
• Experience in driving the testing Team & as well as individual contributor.
• Expertise in all models like waterfall,Agile,spiral,extreme programming.
• Extensive experience in Manual Testing.
• Extensive interaction & c-ordination with the UAT/Business team.
• Setting the Business Priority for the defects.
• Expertise in unit,Functional,Regression(manual),Automation, Criteria based,Quality Check point and SIT(system Integration testing).
• Good hands- on exposure to Automation testing tools like QTP,Silk Test,Win Runner.
• Extensive experience in Quality Center,HP ALM,Rational clear Quest.
• Having good exposure to Design analysis using,OOAD, UML,RUP,Ration Rose, HLD and use case diagrams.
• Expertise in BFSI(Capital markets,Property & Casulty Insurance,Claims,Underwriting)
• Good experience in logistics & Healthcare.
• Good hand on experience in Guidewire.
• Good knowledge in database testing using SQL server 2005 using Toad SQL.
• Exposure to Protocols testing like HTTP,SMPT,FTP etc…
• Having extensive experience in testing tools such Test Director/QC(Quality Center),
• Experience in development of application programs, coding, integration and debugging in Java,Oracle,JavaScript and VBScript.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages/Methodologies: Java, C, C++, XML/XSL, UML, PL-SQL, Perl, JavaScript

Technologies: EJB 1.x/2.0, JNDI, JMS, JTA/JTS, RMI, JDBC, Servlets, JSP, SAX/DOM, Web Services, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, JAXB, JavaMail, WAP, WML, HTML

Software tools and Utilities: TIBCO/RV, TIBCO/In-Concert, TIBCO/Hawk and TIBCO adapters, MQ-Series, Tomcat, Apache Xalan, Apache Xerces, Jserv, JRun, JBuilder, TogetherJ, Visual Caf, Visual Source Safe, CVS, Microsoft Visio, TOAD.

Web Servers/App. Servers: Apache, Microsoft IIS, Web Logic 5.x/6.x, Websphere 3.5/4

Database Technologies: Oracle 7.x/8.0.4/8i

Operating Systems: HP-Unix 9.x, Windows XP, NT 4.0 and other flavors.

Data Communication and Networking: TCP/IP, SNMP, POP3, SMTP, Sendmail, DNS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Memphis, TN

TestLead/Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Driving the offshore team(if any) and get the consolidated status for the daily activity.
• Test design approval process.
• Preparing the Test Plan and Activity tracking sheet for every release.
• Preparing/updating the Microsoft Project Plan
• WSR received from Offshore needs to be validated and updated before sending out to customer.
• Providing prompt and correct clarification to offshore queries..
• Providing the internal review comments to the test design. Log the defects in JIRA. Providing the test data that was requested by offshore SPOC.
• Test report needs to be validated against the test execution performed in Quality Center test lab.
• Test report received from offshore SPOC needs to be validated and updated before sending out to customer.
• Uploading all the testing artifacts(Detailed test plan, Test Design, Test report) in the source forge share point
• Adhering to Compliance & GlobalDevelopmentProcess and schedule.
• Defect management.
• Updating the offshore team/SPOC on the upcoming SCCB/Change request or any vital information that is required to execute the project or for quality deliverable.
• Provide the Daily Status Report to Customer daily..
• Updating the Planning and tracking sheet
• Preparing the test design by going thru the SRS/BRS and incorporating the review comments.
• Test report needs to be validated against the test execution performed in QC test lab.
• Defect validation and Defect management.
• Every month planned leaves needs to be communicated to customer in advance.
• Maintaining Leave tracker.

Confidential, Groton, CT

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis and preparing the ambiguity report based on the findings
• Verification of access privileges given to users through IMS.
• Designing the communication systems for the review of access.
• Validating the traceability matrix prepared.
• Updating the status of tickets/incidents in Service center.
• Follow-up defects until closure
• Sending the weekly metrics to Manager

Environment: Service Center, TOAD 9.1,Oracle,IMS,Varonis

Confidential

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Attending agile meetings and working on monthly sprint backlog items.
• Requirement Analysis on backlog items and enhancements and preparing the ambiguity report based on the findings.
• Preparation of query log containing the team’s queries based on the requirement analysis
• Preparation of schedule using Microsoft Project Plan
• Preparation of Test Plan and following it up till sign-off
• Preparing the Manual Test cases.
• Validating the requirement traceability against the test case to ensure that all the requirements are covered.
• Uploading the reviewed test cases to Quality Center.
• Mapping the test case to Test Lab in QC for execution Quality Center..
• Defect raising in TFS (Team Foundation Server)tool/Mantis/Vantive
• Validating defects/enhancements in Pre & Post Production Environments.
• Testing /Tickets/Production defects/Incident
• Follow-up defects until closure.
• Once the application is stable and when the defects are zero automating the test cases using the Silk Test Tool.
• Executing the Test scripts in the next monthly sprint.
• Opening a defect for the failed test scripts in QC and as well as in Mantis tool.
• Consolidating and updating the monthly metrics, to analyze the progress of project.
• Updating Governance Report (Comparing the Scorecard with Early month of PCI Vs PHI
• Sending daily, weekly status report to client tracking the variances.
• Maintaining all the Process oriented documents and client deliverables in Iknow tool (Microsoft Share Point)

Environment: Mercury Quality Center, Team Foundation Sever, Mantis, Vantive, SQL server 2005,Silk Test, Delphi, .Net, Iknow, VSS, Citrix.

Confidential

QA Tester / Analyst

Responsibilities:

• In-depth analysis of the requirement specifications to understand the requirement
• Coming up with the high level test plan on the scope of tests to be conducted.
• Design test scenarios, cases, data, traceability based on the specifications and scope as mentioned in the test plan.
• Performing and monitoring the reviews on all the deliverables produced by the team.
• Preparation of the daily run plan to plan out the execution.
• Organizing daily meeting for addressing the status & address high priority issues to both clients & Testing teams.
• Setting up test environment for the test cycles.
• Carrying out execution as per the run plan.
• Updating in the Test Director with the test results.

Environment: Java, Oracle 9i & Windows2000,Test Execution in Test Director Tool

Confidential

QA Tester / Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the use case document.
• Involved in the test estimation on the work products.
• Played a role in the test strategy creation
• Involved in the test design & reviews
• Base set (creates the base objects for testing) generation and analysis.
• Automating the manual test cases to Test scripts using tool Win runner.
• Executing the scripts Text Director.
• Raising the bug incase if the scripts return the mismatched and fails.
• Once the bug is fixed,re-running the script to defect is closed.
• Defect logging and retesting in
• Preparation of test summary report on the tests conducted as mentioned in the test plan

Environment: Perl, Apache Web Server, Windows NT 4.0, Test Execution in Test Director Tool and win Runner.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the change request document
• Preparing the test cases for the changes
• Impacting the application based on the new changes
• Conducting sanity and enhancement testing
• Defects logging and retesting
• Follow-up defects till closure

Environment: C++, Oracle8i, Windows NT

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and understanding the Functional spec
• Preparing the ambiguity report based on the ambiguities identified in the spec
• Preparation, reviewing of the test scripts
• Exporting the test cases to Test Director.
• Involved in the functional testing
• Executing of the Test Scripts
• Defects logging and preparation of bug report
• Retesting the bug and follow up until closure

Environment: Java, Oracle 8i &Windows 2000

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the use case document.
• Involved in the test design & reviews
• Base set (creates the base objects for testing) generation and analysis
• Involved in the functional and database testing
• Defect logging and retesting in Test Director.
• Preparation of test summary report on the tests conducted as mentioned in the test plan

Environment: C++, Oracle8, Win 2000

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reading the Use case document
• Developing Test data and test case
• Conducting both functional and Integration testing
• Conducting database/Dataware house testing
• Functional testing integration Testing
• Database testing
• System Integration testing
• Defect Logging
• Sending the defects to onsite co-coordinator for confirmation
• Re-executing the confirmed defects once fixed by the development

Environment:, Policy Center,ETL,Cognos,IBM datastage,Java

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Studying the spec and understanding the Functionality
• Preparing Test cases.
• Reviewing Test Cases
• Executing Test cases
• Functional testing
• Defect Logging
• Preparing Bug Report
• Preparing Test Summary
• Preparing Log Sheet

Environment: Java, Oracle, Win 2000,GuideWire Policy Center,ETL,Cognos

Confidential

Web Designer/Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Development skills using latest technologies including Java, Oracle, EJB, RMI, JMS, wireless technologies and knowledge of J2EE.
• Knowledge of XML, XSL, XML parsers, SOAP, UDDI and WAP
• Solid background in Object-Oriented analysis and design. Very good at various Design Patterns, UML and Enterprise Application Integration EAI
• Good level skills in Designing and implementing web servers solutions and deploying Java Application Servers like Web sphere, Web Logic, configuring Apache Web Server and configuring various Servlet engines
• Translating a client's marketing or informational content into a functional website.
• Mapping or outlining a website's structural content.
• Creating or editing images and graphics for website use.
• Determining all coding requirements for site creation including: e-commerce capability, forms and specialized scripts.
• Creating templates of approved website layout.
• Coding website using HTML, or GUI design software.
• Coordinating with programmers for specialized scripts.
• Creating verbal content for the website or using approved content from the client.
• Integrating verbal content with site design for final product.
• Posting completed site to internet server using FTP software.
• Making changes to the site directed by client.
• Submitting completed site to search engines

Environment: JavaScript, DHTML Vb Script, HTML,Java,oracle