SUMMARY

• Over 5 years of experience in Testing the Client/Server, Web - Based, Windows and Mainframe-Based applications using Manual Testing
• Tested applications belonging to different domains including Telecom, Retail, and Banking
• Good knowledge in various phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle) and QA methodologies.
• As a Quality Analyst I was involved in testing theMobileandweb basedapplications on multiple platforms includingandroid,Blackberry, iPhoneiOS, safari, explorer, and Firefox.
• Thorough knowledge of mobile platforms such as Android and iOS.
• Strong understanding of the Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Conducted several types of testing - Functional Testing, Security Testing, and Usability Testing.
• Performed all levels of testing including Integration testing, Smoke testing, System testing, Regression testing and User Acceptance testing
• Extensive experience in analyzing the Business Requirement Documents, Functional specifications and Technical Specifications.
• Excellent understanding of testing approaches/methodologies - Black box testing with in-depth knowledge and experience in using black box Testing Techniques - Functional analysis, Boundary Values analysis, Use Case Analysis, and Equivalence Class Partitioning
• Design test cases, create traceability matrices and write manual scripts in excel/word templates and also in test plan module of HP Quality Center.
• Thorough knowledge of defect life cycle and hands on experience with defect management using Quality Center/Test Director
• Experience in tracking the system defects with defect tracking tools like Quality Center/Test Director, Clear Quest and using word/excel templates

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, Jira.

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall.

Business Tools: Rational Suite, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Access, MS Office Suite

Business Skills: Business Definition Requirements, Business Process Analysis, Gap Analysis, Use Case Modelling & Analysis, Business Environment and Market Research Analysis.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in entire Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC
• Leveraged Agile development/testing methodology for the project
• Understand the application business logic with Business Requirements Specification Documents and functionality of application with Functional Requirements Specification Documents
• Involved in preparing the high level Test Plan and developed Test Cases in accordance with the functional specifications
• Performed manual testing to check the functionality of the application.
• Verified in UNIX environment to make sure user home directories are created with correct access.
• Testing multiple content controls that are created and incorporated in to TFS work item types.
• Functional and Regression testing on Mobile App testing.
• Wrote and execute SQL scripts and Stored procedures to validate data which flows to the end user with the actual data in the Database
• Backend testing of the DB by writing PL/SQL queries to test the integrity of the application and Oracle databases using TOAD.
• Preparing Weekly Status Reports/Daily Status reports.
• Expertise in usingTFSto open bugs, create tasks and user stories, initiate change requests.
• Coordinated with business users on the test script review and sign-off
• Used Quality Center for executing test sets, collecting test results, and analyzing the data
• Tracked and logged defects in Quality Center and coordinated meetings with developers and business analysts to prioritize the bugs, bug fixes and problem resolution
• Expertise hands-on testingWeb, Mobile application running on Cloud.
• Established Traceability between the Requirements and the Tests in Traceability Matrix using Quality Center
• Generated Bug Reports and Test case coverage reports for status meeting and also involved in resource planning for test cases coverage
• Analyzed modules and designed test scenarios and test scripts in UNIX environment.
• UsedTFSsource control to deploy application.
• Involved in Bug Review meetings and participated in weekly meetings with management team
• Identifying and preparing test data for Manual and Mobile Testing.
• Organized and managed all phases of the software testing process, including planning tests, executing tests, and tracking defects
• Actively participated in Enhancement meetings to distinguish between bugs and enhancements
• Coordination of test plan, test results and reports in central repository - Share point portal
• Worked with the business users on User Acceptance Testing by mentoring them on various aspects of testing

Confidential, Hoffman Estate, IL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created Testing Requirements Document (TRDs) and Test Case Scenarios to test functional changes to the system/application as per the project requirements.
• Primarily responsible for End to end integration of Merchandising systems (ORMS) with the Warehouse Management systems (ORDM and PKMS),Direct to Customer systems (CWD), Allocation Systems (SIMS), Point of Sale (POS)
• Interacted with the testing team while developing the functional test cases and regression test cases.
• Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for QA Testing and Report / Data Validation.
• Extensive working knowledge in UNIX/Linux operating systems.
• Developed a thorough knowledge and maturity in all the phases of SDLC and familiar with industry standard best practices & frameworks such as RUP (Rational Unified Process), AGILE & Lean
• Developed strategies with Quality Assurance group to implement Test Cases in Mercury Test Director for stress testing and UAT (User Acceptance Testing
• Prepared test plans using TFS for each release, written test cases and executed them as part of functional testing. Prepared test reports and deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Came up with test cases from the requirements, validated/exercised those test cases in form of integration and regression tests. Used Test Director to map the requirements with test cases.
• Coordinate with Application team of Sales Order Management System, Warehouse Management System and Transport Management System.
• Prepared Documentation for Teradata Data Warehouse Inventory Application.
• Facilitated user acceptance testing and test strategies with Information Systems Group.
• Used Agile methodology of development to improve customer satisfaction by rapid & continuous delivery of S/W
• Conducted workshops for Use Case writing with User experience groups.
• Worked as Track Lead for the Money Movement Platform. Responsibilities included creation and maintenance of Requirement Artifacts and maintenance of Issue tracker on the program management site through SharePoint and other collaboration tools.
• Created Use cases for the various functionalities of Deposit Products.
• Worked extensively on Rational Requisite Pro to create Requirements specification.
• Conducted training for new team member for the Project

Confidential, Overland Park, KS

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created the detailed test plan and test cases from the business requirements documents and meetings
• Involved in Test Planning, Test Execution and Defect Processing
• Performed Manual Testing of all the functionalities using QC
• Used QC extensively to track defects
• Implemented Orthogonal Array on the Mobile and Web Regression Testing.
• Experienced inMobile TestingincludesDevice, Tablet and App Testing.
• Expertise in Manual testing & Mobile Application Testing
• Prepared and executed automation scripts for Sanity and Regression tests.
• UsedMS Visual Studio & TFS (Team Foundation Server)as test management tool to manage and organize Requirements Coverage, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Defect Management.
• Connected remotely to UNIX servers using PUTTY and FTP files across different test environments by using Hummingbird and Command prompt.
• Maintaining effective Processes and Standards for Manual and Automation testing.
• Participated in Walkthroughs and Reviews.
• FollowedDefect management life cycleand raised the defects based on priority and severity level on TFS.
• Having extensive knowledge in mobile technologies like GSM, GPRS, WAP
• Developed and maintained Win Runner Test Scripts to support Regression testing.
• Participated in weekly status meetings with the team, developers to discuss open issues.
• Preparing Test Reports and keep track of defects using the bug tracking system (Mercury Quality Center).
• Developed test cases for Functionality, Security, and Back-End Testing
• Involved in Black Box testing of the application.
• Experience in testing the Porting of the application on different Mobile Handset.
• Weekly Status meeting with Development and Management teams to discuss bugs and other issues.
• Developed and executed numerous test cases for complete testing coverage of many functional areas.

Confidential, Denver, CO

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Technical Specification and Functional specification Documents for developing manual test cases.
• Performed white box testing, Smoke, Manual, Functional, Regression, Performance, System, Database and backend testing using SQL through the use of store procedures and complex queries.
• Expertise in writingSQL QueriesusingOracle,SQL ServerandTeradatain validating data into Data Warehouse/ETL applications.
• Developed the test cases to comprehensively cover all possible positive and negative scenarios at the functional and Schema level.
• Experienced in various Healthcare areas like Enrollment, Benefits, Claims, Medicare, and implementation of HIPAA key EDI (ANSI X12) transactions.
• Validated HIPPA Transactions.
• Performed white box testing, Smoke Testing, GUI Testing, Regression, Integration & System testing, Database testing, Usability, Security testing, Interface testing, Performance testing.
• Using UNIX for general data conversion strategies.
• Worked as a SME Medicaid Management Information Systems(MMIS) including The AccreditedStandardsCommittee X12 (ASC X12) standard EDI Transactions-834 and other, ICD 9 & 10, HL7, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, MediGap, HIPAA, HIE,, EHR and all other compliances.
• Executed test cases that were developed in pre testing phase.
• UsedTOAD for Oraclein creating & executingSQL queriesfor testing ETL process.
• Performed back end testing by writing SQL queries to ensure that data was updated to various tables in the database.
• Worked on health information exchange (HIE).
• Worked on project life cycle and SDLC methodologies including RUP, RAD, Waterfall and Agile.
• Extensively performed white box testing, requirements verification testing, functional and user acceptance testing (UAT), Risk Based testing
• Collaborated with management and senior-level engineers to develop code for new features used within a Health Information Exchange (HIE).
• Experience in SOA testing Web Services through XML: Member Eligibility Validation & Claim Status Inquiry.
• Experienced in front-end and backend testing of ETL mappings, Mapplets and workflows developed using data warehouse tools like Informatica Power center.
• Experience in implementing and managing the implementation of software, hardware and hybrid solutions to enable Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health Information Exchanges (HIE)
• Worked on project life cycle and SDLC methodologies including RUP, RAD, Waterfall and Agile.
• Generated automated test scripts using Technical Specification Documents.
• Established connectivity between QTP and Mercury Quality Center for scheduling and execution of automated tests.
• Analyzed the already developed framework for developing as well as executing the automated scripts.
• Experience working in RUP Environment.