OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a challenging position as a Quality Assurance Analyst/Tester.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 5 + years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA, business analysis, testing of web based and client - server applications, effective use of QA and testing practice.
• Strong knowledge of all phases of SDLC and strong working knowledge of Software testing (Functional, Integration, Performance, Quality Metrics).
• Proficient in manual, automated testing on Client/Server and Web applications.
• Extensive experience in coordinating testing efforts, responsible for test deliverables, status reporting to management, issue escalations.
• Coordinated with developers in releasing products as well as involved in bug fixes meeting.
• Experience working with customers.
• Participated in business requirements walkthroughs and static testing.
• Prepared and presented weekly reports on the status of the project and involved in defect review meetings.
• Developed and maintained test case documentation to validate product requirements.
• Automated functional and Regression test cases using Quick Test Professional.
• Developed parameterize test scripts to test same functionality with multiple sets of data using Quick Test Professional.
• Designed structured automated test cases and test suites for reusability using QTP.
• Experienced in working with Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Involved in backend database testing in Oracle using Toad.
• Developed test cases and SQL queries to perform various validations.
• A very good team player with excellent communication, presentation and reporting skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test cases manually for functional, integration, system testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Responsible for performing data validation and tested web screens.
• Designed and developed test cases for application manual testing.
• Reviewed tests specifications, cases and performed manual testing.
• Tested page flow navigation between different pages to test functional responsibility.
• Performed browser validation testing and Security testing.
• Tested critical bug fixes, complex business cases, performed Positive and Negative Testing using test data on the application.
• Ensure that all the test cases are written and updated in Quality Center.
• Wrote failure reports and defect escalation.
• Performed security checks to ensure that the admin and the user responsibilities are in accordance with the functional specification.
• Managed defects in QC and follow up with owners on defect resolution.
• Involved in Regression testing to ensure the stability of the system after enhancement and defect fixing.
• Executed SQL queries to perform data validation using Oracle Data base.
• Worked on UNIX operating system to retrieve files and update status.

Environment: Quality Center, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Windows (NT/2000/XP), Oracle and UNIX.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Evaluating and understanding System Design, Technical Analysis and Source Change Request (SCR) documents.
• Designed and developed test cases for application manual testing and UAT testing
• Involved in Black Box Testing.
• Tested page flow navigation between different pages to test functional responsibility.
• Performed Integration testing, Security testing and alpha testing.
• Conducted web services testing for integration of TRS application with other internal system.
• Test critical bug fixes; perform positive and negative testing using test data on the application in Quality Center.
• Wrote SQL Statements to extract Data from Database and perform backend validation.
• Validated XML files based on XSD using XML SPY.
• Developed supporting test cases and scripts to validate functionality of the application.
• Developed Data driven testing to test different set of data so that different modules and their functionality can be tested during application integration.
• Determining and documenting testing risks and functional testing coverage.
• Daily status meetings, Pre and Post deployment meetings and trainings.

Environment: HP Quality Center, XML Spy, Soap UI, Microsoft Office, HP Quick Test Pro Windows XP, SQL, Oracle.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirements Documents and the Technical Specification.
• Conducted the Functional, System, Integration, Regression, performance, UAT and
• Smoke Tests of the Confidential Application.
• Involved in Planning, Coordinating, Developing Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test cases and Test Matrices based on the Requirements and Design Documents.
• Develop test scripts using Automated Testing tools like Win Runner for Functional testing and Regression Testing.
• Extensively used Test Director for reporting categorized the bugs based on severity.
• Developed SQL Scripts for Backend Testing to ensure that the data is updated as per the transactions and Business Rules.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate input data submitted through GUI with the actual data in the Database.
• Analyzed Test results to meet the end user needs.
• Tested the application manually by executing test cases prior to automation.
• Performed back end testing using SQL queries.
• Performed Functionality and Security testing of the User authentication.
• Used Test Director to create and maintain the Test cases and the Test scripts for both
• System Testing and Regression Testing.
• Developed Test plan for System, Detail & over all Test Plans using the Business
• Specifications. Conducted the system integrated testing of the application manually for different Modules.

Environment: Test Director 8.0, Quality Center, HP Quick Test professional, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Windows (NT/2000/XP), Oracle.

Confidential, Vienna, VA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing various types of process evaluations during each phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Generated and executed manual and automated test scripts for the User Acceptance Testing, Functional, System, and Integration testing.
• Performed Positive and Negative Testing on the application.
• Compared and analyzed the test results for every release.
• Writing failure reports and defect escalation.
• Defect management and resolving of general default issues.
• Demonstrates ability to quickly prioritize workload while multi-tasking.
• Involved in Regression testing to ensure the stability of the system after enhancement and defect fixing.
• Developed parameterize test scripts to test same functionality with multiple sets of data using Quick Test Professional.
• Inserted Standard Checkpoints, Image Checkpoints, Table Checkpoints to check values of an object property, property values of an image and information in a table respectively using Quick Test Professional.
• Inserted Page Checkpoint and Text Checkpoints to check characteristic of Web page and text strings are displayed in appropriate place respectively using Quick Test Professional.
• Designed structured Automated Test Cases and Test Suites for reusability using Quick Test Professional.
• Used Parameterization and Data Driven Testing in Quick Test Professional.
• Executed SQL queries to verify backend data.

Environment: Quality Center, HP Quick Test professional, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Windows (NT/2000/XP), Oracle.