SUMMARY:

• Around 5 years of professional experience in QA activities during all phases of the SDLC from requirements elaboration, design/development, test and deployment.
• Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies, Designing Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Proficient in Analyzing Business Requirements, Design Specifications, Use Cases to prepare Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
• Strong understanding in Agile, Waterfall model, and V Model.
• Proficient in performing Black Box and Gray Box Testing.
• Experienced in GUI, Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT, compliance testing, site integration, compatibility testing.
• Experienced with software testing methodologies including developing Test plans, Test scenarios, Test cases, Test procedures, Test reports and documenting using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Extensively experienced in ALM/Quality Center to write Test Cases and for reporting; All the Scripts are maintained using ALM/Quality Center.
• Expertise in Problem solving and creating Bug Reports using ALM/Quality Center.
• Proficient in creating SQL queries against Oracle, MS SQL server and DB2.
• Experienced in performing GUI, Functional, Regression and Integration Testing using QTP/UFT.
• Expertise in developing external custom functions using VBScript and Descriptive Programming for QTP/UFT.
• Experienced in developing QTP/UFT Automation Frameworks i.e. Data - driven, Keyword-driven and Hybrid frameworks.
• Experienced in maintaining Automation framework in QTP/UFT.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner and team player.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in designing, developing, and implementing innovative business process and provided system solutions using new approaches.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quick Test Professional, HP Quality Center, HP ALM, UFT

Scripting Tools & Languages: VB Script, .NET, Java, SQL, XML, HTML

Systems: Windows, Unix/Linux

Software Methodologies: AGILE SCRUM, Waterfall, V-models, HP Quality Center, ALM

Database Interface: Toad, Microsoft SQL, DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed and executed the Test Plans and Test cases.
• Developed an integrated Test Plan covering the main functions of the designated parts of the application.
• Involved in implementing each phase of SDLC and Coordinated in Test environment setup.
• Interacted with client for requirement gathering and analysis and for studying the existing system.
• Performed Smoke, integration, Functional, Regression, System, Acceptance and Usability testing during different stages of the application development.
• Performed various types of process evaluations during each phase of the software development life cycle, including review, walk through and system testing.
• Performed GUI and User Acceptance testing.
• Implemented HP ALM for Test Planning, Test Case writing, Test Execution and Requirement Mapping with Test Cases.
• Scheduled and executed manual test cases through HP ALM; involved in defect reporting in ALM.
• Performed defect tracking and reporting using ALM.
• Performed Back end testing using SQL Quires.
• Generated Automation Scripts from Scratch for UFT.
• Performed data driven testing by data driver wizard and parameterization in UFT for web based application.
• Created various Custom functions using VB scripting in UFT.
• ConductedFunctionality testingduring various phases of the application usingUFT.
• Involved in User acceptance testing (UAT) of the application.
• Responsible for Testing Web Services requests using SOAPUI.
• Participated in various Agile Scrum Meetings.
• Escalated the issues in the application to the client and attended weekly Release schedule meeting calls.

Environment: ALM, UFT, Web Services, SOAP UI, XML, JIRA, UAT, Java, J2EE, Java Script, VB Script, MS Office, Windows.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Preparing Test Plan, Test cases and Test data from analyzing the requirements.
• Involved in all phases of testing from attending BRD review meetings to Release testing in different test environments.
• Performed in designing Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test reports.
• Performed Manual, GUI, Functional, Regression, and Smoke testing on the application and Role based testing for SharePoint application.
• Tracked and reported bugs and also generated reports using HP Quality Center.
• Updated the requirements and defect status as per the current status of the testing project using Quality Center.
• Performed database testing by using SQL queries.
• Used Quick Test Pro for regression testing for automation of multiple modules in the environments.
• Performed Automation of test with extensive VB Scripting for dynamic code in QTP.
• Wrote the functions in Function Libraries and associated the required function libraries to each test using QTP.
• Performed complex integration and regression tests on multiple applications using QTP.
• Developed a Hybrid Automation Framework to perform Functionality and GUI testing using QTP.
• Involved in System testing and UAT testing.
• Reported the status of test planning, defects and execution activities, including regular status updated to the project team using quality metrics.
• Involved in preparing Defect Analysis Report for every release.
• Participated in meetings and walkthroughs on scheduled and as-necessary basis.

Environment: QTP, HP Quality Center, Windows, Java, Java Script, VBScript, Oracle, MS Office, UNIX/Linux, HTML, XML.

Confidential, Elkridge, MD

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing requirement specifications, developing test plans, test cases, test scripts and planning for QA methodologies.
• Analyzed project documentation and prepared detailed Test cases (manual and automated).
• Analyzed, Understood and Estimated requirements.
• Managed Objects in the Object Repository, parameterized tests in Global and Local Data Tables.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing.
• Scheduled and executed Manual Test Scripts through Quality Center.
• Responsible for developing test scripts and cross checking with Business Requirements using Quality Center.
• Executed Test cases based on business testing requirements and Test plans using Quality Center.
• Worked on backend testing and has very good knowledge of writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Performed Functional, System, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance testing using QTP.
• Executed QTP automated scripts every night and stored the results in Quality Center.
• Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database using QTP.
• Developed some of the automated test scripts using Descriptive Programming techniques using VB Script.
• Responsible for preparing the user documentation and helping the users in UAT.
• Participated in weekly status meetings.
• Created test Status report and Test Completion Report for feature testing.

Environment: Windows, UNIX, XML, VBScript, J2EE, HTML, SQL, Java Script, Toad, MS SQL Server, Quality Center, QTP.