PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• More than 8+ years of experience in Information Technology as a QA/UAT, TD/QC Application Engineer, QA Analyst and Software Testing Engineer in web and client/server applications.
• Extensive experience in working on various test strategies and preparing Test Plans, Test Cases Test Summaries and Analyzing Test Results.
• Experienced in providing customer support in entire Quality Center related technical issues.
• Experienced in troubleshooting the Customization issues in the modules of requirements, Test plan, Test lab and Defects.
• Implemented the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to follow standards in the application development.
• Good understanding of software Testing Methodologies like AGILE (SCRUM) and waterfall mode.
• Good knowledge of QA methodologies and process of software validation principles.
• Extensive knowledge about the QA Standards like CMM Levels, ISO.
• Good Understanding of web services and service oriented architecture (SOA), and Object Oriented programming.
• Experience in Healthcare/healthcare.gov environments.
• Extensive experience with creation/execution of test cases required.
• Extensively used Mercury Interactive Tools like QTP, Win Runner, Test Director, Quality Center and Load Runner.
• Experienced in writing, inserting verification points and executing test cases using automation tools like Quick Test Pro.
• Complete understanding and hand on experience in installing and configuring Automated Tools and Setting QA Test Environment.
• Experience in Black box testing and White box testing.
• Experience in creating Manual and Automated scripts for performing Functional, Regression, Integration and System Testing (End to End testing).
• Experienced in backend testing. (SQL, PL/SQL, DB2 and Oracle 8i/9i/10g).
• Excellent in writing scripts in in VB scripts and UNIX Shell scripting.
• Experience in accessing data with SAS from a relational database such as Oracle or SQL Server; experience with large data sets and public data
• Experienced in working with Project manager, Development team, Business Analysts and End - users.
• Experienced in creating automated scripts for performing load, stress, volume, performance and Security testing.
• Experienced with Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to client/server and web applications.
• Having good experience in solving analytical problems and documentation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability to test with minimum software specifications.
• Ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Ability to multi-task and switch gears quickly.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

Languages: COBOL, JCL, PL/1, C, REXX, SQL,JAVA

Online: CICS

RDBMS: IBM - DB2, VSAM, IDMS and Oracle

RDBMS Tools: PL/SQL, SQL, TOAD.

Testing Tools: Mercury Interactive Tools (Quick Test Pro, Quality Center 11.2 xs, Load Runner 8x), HP ALM, and Soap UI

Operating Systems: OS/390, Z/OS, Windows XP/2000/98/95, UNIX, MVS

Version Control: Pan valet, Changeman, Endeavor

ETL Tools: Informatica 8.6.1

SDLC: Water Fall and Agile

Other Tools: Sync Sort, File-Aid, Platinum, SPUFI, TSO, FTP, OPCAWorkbench, Quality Center, Control-MRelativity, QMF, ISPF, IBM Debugger, File ManagerSYNCSORT, IDCAMS, Endeavor, Expeditor, Test Director

Desktop Applications: MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr Level Prod Test

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Test Cases prepared by other Team Members and provided the feedback.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track requirements during the QA Testing Phase using Quality Center.
• Manually tested functionality of the application, involved in Functional Testing, End to End testing and regression testing.
• Identify and document defects when performing test execution, Written test cases, executed and Documented results using HP ALM.
• Retested the defects fixes following the defect life cycle.
• Reported defect status on weekly basis.
• Participated weekly status meeting.
• Prepared Test Cases for both positive and negative for System testing and Regression testing and mapped to the requirements.

Environment: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, CICS, AS400, TOAD, DB2, MS Office.

Confidential

Testing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Test Cases prepared by other Team Members and provided the feedback.
• Manually tested functionality of the application, involved in Smoke testing, Functional Testing, End to End testing and regression testing.
• Involved in UAT Defect triage meetings
• Executed the test cases and documented the test results by creating Test Evidence Files
• Monitored the Test Execution progress and managed the issues during Test execution phase
• Reported the consolidated test execution results and status to the supervisor on a daily basis.
• Identify and document defects when performing test execution, Written test cases, executed and Documented results using HP QC/ALM.
• Tested web application across multiple browsers.
• Worked closely with development and requirement analysts to develop system test cases.
• Involved in an Agile Scrum development

Environment: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52, Java, J2EE, DB2, MicroStrategy, Oracle PL/SQL, HP UFT12

Confidential

Testing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Developed and created detailed test cases for the system covering design document, reviewed
• Created test plans by analyzing the Business Requirements and System Requirements of the application
• Involved in preparing Test Plan and Test Scenarios based on functional requirements.
• Identify and log defects in Quality Center.
• Re-executed the test cases once the defects has been fixed and closed the defects.
• Executed test scripts using Quality Center and analyzed the test results.
• Prepared Test Cases for both positive and negative for System testing and Regression testing and mapped to the requirements.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to track requirements during the QA Testing Phase using Quality Center.
• Develop, Store and execute system, regression, integration test procedures within HP Quality Center.
• Conduct independent peer review on formal deliverables to fix errors prior to delivery to external entities.
• Maintain the highest level of quality related to any submission.

Environment: COBOL II, JCL, DB2, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, Quality Center 9.2, SPUFI.

Confidential, DC

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in monitoring QC Dashboard for test activities, report on progress, find gaps in test coverage, and identify test areas that may require additional investigation.
• Identified the different possible risks and possible risk management solutions.
• Responsible for UAT Sign-off on the monthly scheduled releases and responsible to perform Checkout validation.
• Analyzed the Functional Changes and impacts with the implementation of brokerage trading workstation application.
• Independently tested the entire implementation and was solely responsible to provide the entire documentation for testing.
• Automated the test scripts for the Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Created reports in various output forms like HTML, PDF using SAS ODS and SAS EG.
• Created tests using both recording and programming. While recording test, we insert checkpoints like Standard, Text, Bitmap and Database, to check the behavior of the application.
• Responsible for Manually Testing of the entire application Functionality according to the Business Logic and Pre-Trade checks
• Developed Test cases that were used in user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Reviewed the Defect Reports in the Status meeting on a daily basis using Share point.
• Execute UNIX scripts in order to generate the Workstation client Reports SDI reports, Topaz Reports and to verify some batch functionalities and Refresh File extracts.
• Responsible for Planning, Performing and Maintaining the Manual UAT contingency/backup environments for Functional, Integration and Regression testing.
• Performed User acceptance testing (UAT) for various SAS EG Application.
• Updated, maintained and ran tests in Quality Center.
• Drafted and compiled final results summary documentation for UAT testing, including Test Summary requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) created with BOXI Reports, Defect report from Clear Quest, Incident Report from Remedy and the test Execution report generated from Quality Centers.
• Responsible for Coordinating with the Business users /Front /middle office for new Change request and User Acceptance sign-off.
• Involved in Daily, Weekly Status meeting with Plan team, Technology and Project Managers.
• Assessed business operation and processes to understand procedures, Information flows and handoffs, decisions, communications pathways and the like.
• Managed the defect capture reporting and resolution process during UAT using Rational Clear Quest.

Environment: COBOL II,QTP11.0, JCL, DB2, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, Quality Center 11.2,Rational Clear quest 7.1.1.4, SASEG, Unix, SPUFI,XML, MS OFFICE,ASP.NET MVC Framework, VB Script SQL, MS Project, File-Aid.

Confidential, Framingham, MA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interact with BA Leads to understand the process flow of the trading systems with in the Topaz VB and brokerage workstation.
• Designing the entire documentation like Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Detailed Test Cases and Test Results in Mercury Quality Center.
• Involved in monitoring QC Dashboard for test activities, report on progress, find gaps in test coverage, and identify test areas that may require additional investigation.
• Responsible for Traceability metrics for all the requirements with test cases and defects tracking.
• Identified the different possible risks and possible risk management solutions.
• Responsible for UAT Sign-off on the monthly scheduled releases and responsible to perform Checkout validation.
• Analyzed the Functional Changes and impacts with the implementation of brokerage trading workstation application.
• Independently tested the entire implementation and was solely responsible to provide the entire documentation for testing.
• Automated the test scripts for the Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Created tests using both recording and programming. While recording test, we insert checkpoints like Standard, Text, Bitmap and Database, to check the behavior of the application.
• Responsible for Manually Testing of the entire application Functionality according to the Business Logic and Pre-Trade checks
• Performed Positive and Negative testing..
• Reviewed the Defect Reports in the Status meeting on a daily basis using Share point.
• Execute UNIX scripts in order to generate the Workstation client Reports SDI reports, Topaz Reports and to verify some batch functionalities and Refresh File extracts.
• Responsible for writing SQL, PL/SQL Stored Procedures, Triggers and complex queries as part of my testing requirements using Oracle10g.
• Responsible for Planning, Performing and Maintaining the Manual UAT contingency/backup environments for Functional, Integration and Regression testing.
• Performed Integration Testing, End-to-End Testing and UAT of all brokerage trading applications.
• Responsible for Coordinating with the Business users /Front /middle office for new Change request and User Acceptance sign-off.
• Involved in Daily, Weekly Status meeting with Plan team, Technology and Project Managers.
• Responsible for Coordinating/Managing the testing activities and the Timelines for Monthly releases and the deliverable requirements in the SharePoint.

Environment: COBOL II,QTP11.0, JCL, DB2, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Z/OS, Quality Center 11.2,Informatica,Cognos,Unix, SPUFI,XML, MS OFFICE,ASP.NET MVC Framework, VB Script SQL, MS Project, Load runner, MQ Series, BizTalk, File-Aid.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in all phases of system testing including requirements gathering and analysis through testing, implementation, deployment, maintenance and support in response to business exigencies.
• Used Quality center tool to track the issues and changes requested for bug fixing, production error request etc.
• Created JCL’s for SORT and comparison of two output files.
• Used File-aid to compare the results of before converted and after converted code and to view the files data.
• Automated the test scripts for the Functional, Data Driven and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Worked in collaboration with project teams focused on delivering a quality product to its customers.
• Involved in Regression Testing for various releases.
• Tested application, logged bugs, monitored progress and verified their fix.
• Used load and unload utilities to refresh the database once the testing is done.
• Unloaded the data from database to a file to compare the DB2 and Adabas file data.
• Executed unit, prod parallel and Regression testing for batch; validated and documented the results. Migrated the changes from test to production
• Tested functionality in CICS screens, field validation, and performing backend validation once when the changes are done.
• Created defect log documents and technical documents for daily and monthly basis requests and production issues.
• Working on Agile (Scrum) methodology for daily testing activity.
• Good experience with Automation testing tools Mercury Quality Center, Test Director, QTP.
• Provided production support for tested applications.
• Extensively involved in Preparing Test Plan and Writing Test Cases in Excel and QC.
• Define requirements using Quality Centre and generate Traceability Matrices to ensure that all the requirements are covered by the test cases
• Used Quality center tool as a repository to store all the Test documentation and Test cases.

Environment: Z/OS, COBOL II, JCL, DB2, CICS, CHANGEMAN, VSAM, TSO/ISPF, Control-M, Xpeditor, File-Aid, Quality Center,QTP10.0, SQL, SPUFI, Unix, JAVA, MS OFFICE

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in coding interface programs as per the business requirement.
• Responsible for coding new and modifying existing batch programs.
• Responsible for developing the SQL scripts for file data handling.
• Responsible for coding online programs using CICS and DB2.
• Performed unit testing and integration testing.
• Checking SQL queries using SPUFI and MFE.
• Testing performance of SQL Queries.
• 24/7 On call Support
• Scheduling of Jobs in Control-M.
• Using different types of VSAM files like ESDS, KDS, RRDS and non-VSAM sequential files.
• SQL Performance Tuning to reduce CPU time.
• Maintained, developed, analyzed, and tested programs using COBOL, JCL, and ISPF.
• Code Reviews and Code walk through of the prototype.
• Responsible for coding, unit and Integration testing of the application.
• Analyze the Requirements and Prepare Design Documents.
• Designed and developed Cobol-DB2 programs to extract the information from the DB2 tables as per the format required.
• Performing end-to-end system testing of product writing test cases and fixed the issues found.
• Worked with team of contract/staff technical writers to produce high quality, timely documentation for our Client’s products.
• Created effective modular documentation that aligns with business objects.
• Responsible for relevant documentation, and Unit Test Cases adhering to standards
• Support for system integration testing and User Acceptance Testing.

Environment: OS/390,COBOL,JCL,DB2,CICS,FILEAID,XPEDITOR,TSO/ISPF,CHANGEMAN,VSAM,ENDEVOR,CONTROL-M,IDCAMS,JAVA,SYNCSORT,MS-OFFICE TOOLS

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Report for above applications.
• As mainframes Developer, responsible for impact analysis of the fields with the pic class 9(7)V99.
• Developed COBOL programs to be able to convert the masterfiles for the impacted fields.
• Modified each and every impacted copybooks, programs, procs and JCLs.
• Modified the VSAM Files to fit the new file structure.
• 24x7 application support.
• Quality Reviews.
• Enhancements without impacting business.
• Performance Management.
• Monthly Metrics and Reporting.
• Monitoring and effective scheduling.
• Troubleshooting critical abends.
• Change control creation and follow-ups.
• Changeman package approvals and queries.
• Analysis support for all projects.
• Documentation of guidelines and checklists.
• Turnover meetings and implementation involvement.
• Reviewing of new requirements and changes.
• Scheduling using CA7 and autosys.
• Service Level Agreement adherence and review.
• Strategically reduction in missed deadline.

Environment: OS/390,COBOL,JCL,DB2,CICS,FILEAID,XPEDITOR,TSO/ISPF,CHANGEMAN,VSAM,ENDEVOR,CONTROL-M,IDCAMS,SYNCSORT,MS-OFFICE TOOLS

Confidential

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Loading data from Production to Test Environments to test COBOL II, DB2, VSAM programs
• Testing of DB2 applications using QMF, SPUFI from TSO and ISPF.
• Involved in Documentation and Implementation.
• Preparation of the low-level design depending on the Client required definition (CRD).
• Preparation of Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Report for above applications
• Review of code walk through, Unit Test Plans and Unit Test Results
• Responsible for the on-call support of batch applications
• Responsible for Development and maintenance of COBOL, DB2, VSAM programs.
• Responsible for enhancement of Batch Programs for new business expansion.
• Responsible for developing and supporting Batch Programs/ applications.
• Responsible for fixing of cursor positions, adding new validation checks and meaning full error messages to existing CICS systems.

Environment: OS/390,COBOL,JCL,DB2,CICS,FILEAID,XPEDITOR,TSO/ISPF,CHANGEMAN,VSAM,ENDEVOR,CONTROL-M,IDCAMS,SYNCSORT,MS-OFFICE TOOL.