SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of professional experience in IT industry as a Software Test Engineer / QA.
• Over 4 years of experience in working with web application in Agile Methodology.
• Expertise in participating in requirement analysis reviews and working sessions to understand the requirements and system design.
• Worked on Agile Methodology(stand - up meetings, Scrum meetings, update time report).
• Good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).
• Experienced in creating of Test plans and Test cases using ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in creating Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements.
• Hands-on experience in performing GUI, Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, system and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experienced in working with Test Management Tools like HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Experienced in analyzing software requirements, executing test cases, bug tracking and preparation of test summary report using HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Experienced in Performing Backend Testing using SQL Queries to make sure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the database tables.
• Skilled in generating automated test scripts using Quick Test Professional/UFT.
• Good working experience with functional automation tools like QTP/UFT.
• Experienced in creating automation scripts using VBScript in QTP to fully automate the application functionality.
• Experienced in performing regression Testing and automate test scripts using QTP/UFT.
• Expertise in developing external custom functions using VBScript and using Descriptive Programming for QTP
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, and other business/financial applications.
• Proficiency in creating weekly status reports and matrix.
• Involved in meetings and walkthroughs and close interaction with business analysts, developers and clients for better understanding of requirements, functionality and business processes for testing of the application.
• Versatile team player with good communication skills and problem solving with all management levels.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: ALM/ HP Quality Center, HP UFT/ Quick Test Professional (QTP).

Database: MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle.

Office Tools: MS Office, Word, Excel, Power point

Languages: SQL,PL/SQL, VBScript, JavaScript, XML,UNIX Shell Scripting

Operating Systems: WINDOWS, UNIX/LINUX

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering requirement and discussed with Development team to understand and analyzed the product requirement thoroughly.
• Involved in implementing and writing of Test Plans, Test Cases based on the business requirements.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix for the product across different release and also updating the Requirement Traceability Matrix timely with the changes.
• Worked on Agile Methodology(stand-up meetings, Scrum meetings, update time report)
• Performed negative and positive testing for the application. performed various types of testing including GUI, Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, system and User Acceptance Testing.
• Created Test Scripts for Test Execution and Documented the reports using HP ALM.
• Used ALM/Quality Center to track and report system defects and bug fixes and wrote modification requests for the bugs in the application and help developers to track and resolve the problem
• Modified of existing Test Plans and Test Scripts for regression Testing.
• Experienced in Performing Backend Testing using SQL Queries to make sure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the database tables.
• Created and enhanced Automation test Scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed and maintained Functional Libraries, Object repositories and Descriptive programming techniques in automation testing.
• Developed automated test scripts using QTP for functional and regression testing.
• Developed and maintained QTP/UFT test scripts to support regression testing whenever a change request is completed.
• Experienced in working with GUI testing using QTP
• Created reusable actions using QTP for existing test case request response web services for enterprise integration. developed external custom functions using VBScript and using Descriptive Programming for QTP.
• Participated in weekly project status meetings with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Involved in developing weekly status reports for the Project Team.

Environment: ALM/Quality Center, UFT/QTP, Oracle, SQL Server, MS-Office, Windows, XML, UNIX, Java..

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creating Test Plans and Test Cases for new implementation based on business requirement.
• Responsible for preparing Test plans and writing Test Cases, Test procedures, Test scripts by analyzing system requirements.
• Analyzed the Requirement Specifications Development of Test Cases using HP Quality Center, Conducted review of executed Test Scripts to ensure Quality Standards.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing for the application.
• Performed various forms of testing including GUI, Smoke, Functional, Regression, Integration, System, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Hands-on Black Box Testing experience.
• Used Quality Center for maintaining the Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Defect management and familiarity with other features of Quality Center.
• Created Test Plans and Test Cases using Quality Center.
• Strongly experienced in tracking bugs and creating reports using Quality Center.
• Performed Back-end testing using SQL queries to make sure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the SQL database.
• Developed automated test scripts for functionality specification to ensure bug free performance using QTP.
• Developed and maintained QTP test scripts to support regression testing whenever a Change Request is completed.
• Executed Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing using QTP.
• Used User-defined functions to check the different functionalities of the application using QuickTest Professional.
• Worked in an Agile environment, with an ability to accommodate and test the newly proposed changes at any point of time during the release.
• Involved in creating weekly status reports and regulatory participated in group meetings.

Environment: HP Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL Server, MS-Office, Windows, XML, UNIX, Java.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plan as per Business Requirements Specifications.
• Created Test Plans and Test Cases using HP Quality Center.
• Used HP Quality Center to organize and manage all phase of the software Testing Process.
• Reviewed and provided feedbacks on each version of Business and Technical Requirements Specifications.
• Documented the Test Cases using MS-Excel.
• Coordinated with Project Team for test data, setting up test environment, backend interfaces and test data maintenance.
• Assisted QA Team in designing Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
• Conducted Black Box, Grey Box, Functional, GUI, Regression, System and UAT testing manually.
• Involved in the testing of the UI Interface and cross browser testing.
• Used HP Quality Center for maintaining requirements, creating test cases, test scripts and executing test scripts.
• Used HP Quality Center for defect tracking.
• Performed Back-end testing using SQL queries to make sure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the SQL database.
• Tested the functionality in various subsystems like Claims Adjudication and pricing, Finance, Member management and managed care using QTP.
• Automated the manual test cases using QTP for Regression and Functional Testing.
• Involved in defect validation and regression testing using QTP.
• Analyzed Test Results and created Test Matrix.
• Identified and resolved project related issues, escalating to Management when necessary.
• Created progress reports to ensure appropriate test coverage and results.

Environment: HP Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL Server, PL/SQL, MS-Office, Windows, XML, UNIX, Java..