PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Quality Assurance Analyst with 7+ years of experience in manual and automated testing of various Software Products.
• Expertise in performing functional testing, regression testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing for Web, Desktop and Portal applications.
• Proven skills in automating the test scripts for the system and regression testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Experience in Web based and Client - Server based applications testing.
• Good expertise in the review and documentation of system test plans, creating and executing test scripts, test cases and data sets on the basis of product release features, client requirements, technical documents.
• Created automated test scripts for various testing stages like Functional, Regression, System and End-to end Testing.
• Experienced in working the Water Fall and fast paced Agile software development model.
• Extensive experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with HP/Mercury Automated test tools like ALM/Quality Center, QTP.
• Excellent in writing SQL Queries using Tool for Oracle Application Developers (TOAD).
• Extensive testing of Deployments to the Client test & PROD environments.
• Experience in GUI testing, Functionality testing, System testing, Integration testing, Back-end testing and Regression testing.
• Expert in defect tracking and reporting.
• Has the motivation to take independent responsibility as well as ability to contribute and be a productive team member.
• Excellent Communication and Documentation Skills.
• Good Process Management and organizing skills with remarkable ability in gathering requirements to bring out quality products.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Java, J2EE, HTML, DHTML, XML, SQL, PL/SQL and VB Script

Databases: Oracle 9i/10g, SQL Server 2007, MS-Access

Operating Systems: Windows NT, Windows Server 2008 R2, Linux, Sun Solaris, MS-DOS

Automated Tools: Quick Test Pro 10.0, UFT 12

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center/ALM, Team Track, Bugzilla

Build Tools: Ant, make, GNU make.

Version Managers: Share point, CVS, SVN, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

Web/App Servers: Web logic, Web sphere, Apache Tomcat

Web Browser: Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla, Safari

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed High Level Test StrategyandPlan Test Strategydocument based on project requirements
• Developed Test Plan based on the Functional Specification Requirements for the Project and Releases
• WrittenTest ScenariosandTest Casesbased on the Functional and Business requirements for the Project and Releases
• Review Test Scenarios and Test Cases in Internal Peer review meeting with Peers and External review meeting with Developers, Business Analysts, and Project Manager/Release Manager
• Developed and executed test cases inALM
• Prepared Traceability Matrix by mapping Test cases against requirements to ensure requirements coverage
• Performed Smoke/Shakeout testing, Functional testing, UserAcceptance testing, andRegression testingfor every Release
• Identified defects during testing and open the defect or problem log inALMand assigned to the associated person
• Created UAT test plan documents, strategy, test cases, executed UAT test scripts, and created test reports using ALM.
• Executed test cases using SQL’s as part of backend testing
• Developed automatedTest scriptsusing QTP for Functional and Regression Testing
• Prepared test data forautomation test scripts for different modules
• Interacted with developers to resolve logged defects, retested and documented usingALM
• Generate defect report from ALM and analyze defects on weekly basis for escalation

Environment: Windows, Firefox, IE, Mainframes (TSO), Quick Test Professional/UFT, Quality Center/ALM, DB2.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly analyzed user requirements and developed test plans.
• Developed and executed Test Cases and Test Scripts based on the requirement documents and managed it using Quality Center.
• Wrote manual test cases to cover both Positive and Negative testing.
• Performed functionality testing manually prior to Automated testing.
• Used advanced features of Quick Test Pro Checkpoints to verify that expected information gets displayed in the AUT during the test run.
• Conducted Integration, System, Functional, GUI, Regression, Smoke, Database Integrity, User-Acceptance (UAT) and Performance testing.
• Created baseline scripts for Regression testing in Quick Test Pro.
• Performed Data-Driven Testing using parameterization in QTP using advanced Data Tables.
• Extensively used ADO objects to connect and retrieve the data from database.
• Interacted with developers to report and track bugs using Quality Center.
• Quality Center was extensively used to create the test plan, store test cases and run the test sets.
• Regularly met with team leads, other team members and developers to evaluate the product progress.
• Involved in Quality Assurance phase planning, coordination and implementation of QA strategy for the modules responsible.
• Assisted in documenting and involved in implementation of the Test plan for all releases.
• Documented the Test Plan, Test case specification and Test Summary reports.
• Involved in designing and executing test cases and summarizing test results.
• Involved in the Client meetings during test planning, Execution and reporting the results for all releases.

Environment: Windows 2007, ASP.net, SQL Server, IIS, Quality Center 9.0, Quick TestPro 10.0.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding functional requirement document and Business requirement document.
• Involved in black box testing where I was responsible for online banking system.
• Created and executed detailed test cases with step by step procedure and expected result.
• Created both positive and negative test cases according to the Business Rules and Business Strategies.
• Performed regression testing to make sure that any modifications in the product did not side effect the system, or caused any errors.
• Created and Performed Data Driven Testing.
• Tested backend database using SQL queries to carry out Regression test easily.
• Participated in bug triage meetings with developers to validate the severity of the bug and responsible for tracking of the Defect until it is closed.
• Used Rational Clear Quest for Defect Reporting and Tracking.

Environment: JAVA, Oracle, WebSphere, Rational Test Manager, Rational ClearQuest, Rational RequisitePro, UNIX.

Confidential

QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirement walkthroughs with business analysts and development teams.
• Attended modification request meetings and reflected those changes in test cases preparation and execution.
• Involved in complete software development life cycle(SDLC).
• Analyzed the functional requirement document and technical specification document.
• Involved in creatingtest plans,test casesand associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined functional requirements.
• Responsible for black box testing of the application in whole such assmoke,system, integration and regression testingof the application.
• Involved in testing the application developed in agile environment.
• Executed individual test cases to satisfy both positive and negative testing and logged the bugs into the bug tracking system.
• Executed SQL Queries to validate test data by using command line editor.
• Worked with developers in resolving certain critical issues.
• Understood defect management of the company and submitted bugs as per the company’s bug cycle format. Ran regression tests after verifying the fixed defects.
• Responsible for writingSQL queriesas process of backend testing to find out that the data is correctly populated in each field.

Environment: Java, J2EE, Apache Tomcat 6.0.35, Subversion, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL, Windows XP and RHEL6.1, toad, Quest SQL Navigator, Quality Center 10, QTP 10.

Confidential

Mobile Application Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirement walkthroughs with business analysts and development teams.
• Attended modification request meetings and reflected those changes in test cases preparation and execution.
• Involved in complete software development life cycle(SDLC).
• Analyzed the functional requirement document and technical specification document.
• Involved in creatingtest plans,test casesand associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined functional requirements.
• Responsible for black box testing of the application in whole such assmoke,system, integration and regression testingof the application.
• Involved in testing the application developed in agile environment.
• Executed individual test cases to satisfy both positive and negative testing and logged the bugs into the bug tracking system.
• Worked with developers in resolving certain critical issues.
• Understood defect management of the company and submitted bugs as per the company’s bug cycle format. Ran regression tests after verifying the fixed defects.
• Responsible for writingSQL queriesas process of backend testing to find out that the data is correctly populated in each field.

Environment: Gtk+, Glib, Gobject, C, C++, Linux, GConf, MVC architecture.

Confidential

Mobile Application Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirement walkthroughs with business analysts and development teams.
• Attended modification request meetings and reflected those changes in test cases preparation and execution.
• Involved in complete software development life cycle(SDLC).
• Analyzed the functional requirement document and technical specification document.
• Involved in creatingtest plans,test casesand associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined functional requirements.
• Responsible for black box testing of the application in whole such assmoke,system, integration and regression testingof the application.
• Involved in testing the application developed in agile environment.
• Executed individual test cases to satisfy both positive and negative testing and logged the bugs into the bug tracking system.
• Worked with developers in resolving certain critical issues.
• Understood defect management of the company and submitted bugs as per the company’s bug cycle format. Ran regression tests after verifying the fixed defects.
• Responsible for writingSQL queriesas process of backend testing to find out that the data is correctly populated in each field.

Environment: Gtkssssss+, Glib, Gobject, C, C++, Linux, GConf, MVC architecture.