PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 8 years of experience in designing and developing wide range of reporting systems using Software Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Quality Standards using Agile.
• Possess strong domain experience in Insurance, Health Care, Banking, Tele Communications, Production, Consumer Goods.
• Expertise using the following Testing Tools - Quality Center, JIRA,Quick Test Pro, iTKO LISA,Load Runner, Win Runner and Test Director for both Web based and client / server applications.
• Proficient in Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression Testing, System Testing,Smoke Testing, UAT,Load and Performance Testing .
• Extensive Knowledge in Gathering, Understanding and developing BRDs (Business requirement Document), FRDs (Functional Requirements Document), SRS (Software Requirement Specification) and Use Case.
• Highly experienced in writing Test plans, Test cases, Test scripts and execution of test cases in Manual Testing as well as using the Automated Testing Tools.
• Experienced in Manual Testing, Positive Testing and Negative Testing.
• Expertise in performing Functional, End to End testing of the applications.
• Expertise in writing Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Traceability Matrix and Test documentation.
• Expertise in Testing Client Server and Web applications developed.
• Hands on exp testing web services using SOAP UI and XML.
• Prepared Status reports, Test Summary reports, Test estimation, defect prevention and Test Progress report with various test metrics.
• Used Quality Center (Test Director) to maintain Test Cases, Test Requirements, and Test Plan & Defects.
• Participated in the System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Integration Testing and actively coordinated with developers, Business Analyst and Business Users.
• Major Involvement in Integration, Functional, System and Regression Testing.
• Experience in testing applications developed on Web logic and Web sphere servers.
• Participated in the entire Product life cycle including product specification review, design reviews and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in Black Box, Grey box testing methods on different modules of the application. As part of Black box testing used Equivalence partitioning and Boundary value analysis for effective Test Cases and Test Data.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quick Test professional, iTKO LISA 5.0.28,Win Runner, Load RunnerQuality Center, Test Manage, SOAP UI and Rational Quality Manager

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Quality Center, Excel, Clear Quest

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server,DB2,COBOL and MS Access

Languages: C, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, UNIX Shell Scripting, VBScript, Java script, UML,XML

DB & Other Tools: SQL* plus, Toad, WinSQL, Mainframe COLA & CICS

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista, Linux (RHEL),UNIX

Reporting Tools: Informatica Power Center, Crystal Reports and Cognos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburg, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the improvement of QA Process by reviewing and evaluating existing practices with standard testing guidelines.
• Worked on AMISYS Advance in the Customer Billing System.
• Created the strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of testing, time lines of different phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing and resources required to conduct the effort.
• Reviewed Requirements, Use Case and Supplementary Specifications.
• Tested web services using SOAP UI to test the Xml requests and the responses.
• Enhanced the LISA scripts by adding datasets, filters and assertions to check conditions.
• Used Lisa Automation Tool for Functional and regression testing
• Used LISA Tool for recording new scripts, debugging, and playing back scripts.
• Created scripts in LISA Workstation using Web service execution (XML) and Rawsoap request step for Web Service Testing, and HTTP proxy recorder for web applications testing.
• Created Test cases and Test scripts for Functional, and Regression Testing.
• Responsible for identifying the functional test cases for Regression Testing.
• Manually tested data from High level to detail level during verifications.
• Handled many Test Cycles in QA and Production Environment.
• Extensively used SQL to verify the integrity and consistency of the data in the database.
• Assisted in and helping new team members.
• Conducted Integration, Functional, Regression, and Bank Testing.
• Created TER (Test Execution Record) executed test cases and generated reports using RQM.
• Used Clear Quest to log defects and coordinated with developers in resolving the defects.
• Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track the testing effort.
• Participated in use case/defect calls, peer-reviews and walk-through meetings.
• Worked with development team, testers, business analyst, architect, defect coordinator and test leads.

Environment: Environments: JIRA,iTKO LISA 5.0.28, soap UI,People soft Account Receivable, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Requisite Pro, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Out Office Outlook, Office Communicator), SQL Developer,TOAD, and Share Point Tracker.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding business requirements, requirement gathering, analysis and documentation with domain experience in banking, mutual fund and insurance industry.
• Experience in understanding and analysis of use case diagrams, analysis and design models using use case activity diagrams and Rational unified process.
• Experience in preparing and executing test cases using various test conditions available.
• Reviewed the Functional specifications, requirements document (Retail and equities) to determine the functionality of the application.
• Created Test Plan and reviewed Test Cases.
• Coordinated with Business, UAT and production support teams to test Execution.
• Used Traceability matrix to trace Test Cases with requirements.
• Used status reports, Test Summary reports and Test Progress report with various test metrics.
• Used Quality center to maintain requirements, Test Plan, Test Cases and to Log Bugs identified during testing of the application.
• Involved in Black Box, Grey box testing methods on different modules of the application. As part of Black box testing used Equivalence and Boundary value analysis.

Environment: Java 5, Eclipse, IBM Clear case, Web Sphere, Mainframes, CSS, JCL, Visual Studio, ClearCase, QC,QTP, XML, Oracle 10g, UNIX, J-unit Test case, Top Link 9 g/11 g, Crystal Report

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in User Requirements Document (URD) and prepared the Test Cases and Test Procedures using Test Director
• Developed test cases, test scenarios and test strategies to facilitate the process of testing
• Developed test Cases to test the Screens for Quality Assurance.
• Developed test cases using Test Director to perform manual testing on the application.
• Developed test matrices to trace various requirements and scenarios to appropriate test scripts
• Involved in integration and system testing of the application
• Tested the application manually by executing test cases prior.
• Enhanced and modified the scripts according to the test case scenarios.
• Involved in generating weekly reports using Quality Center.
• Used SQL statements extensively to retrieve data from Database.
• Involved in Back end testing of the application by writing SQL queries.
• Involved in cross browser testing.
• Interacted with the developers for bug fixes and problem resolution
• Performed regression testing for the application.

Environment: Manual Testing, Test Director, MS Word, Java, Servlets, Quality Center and functions to be tested.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test scripts and executed to check for adherence to user interface standards, look-and-feel usability, and cross-platform and cross-browser functionality etc.,
• Specific experience in Integration, Functional testing, Regression testing, GUI testing and Back-end testing.
• Regression testing with every release that includes Application and Reports.
• Developed and Executed Test Cases using Virtual User Generator in Load Runner.
• Set up the test environment and created the Test data.
• Experience in testing Reports and validating them with the back end data.
• Worked closely with the subject matter experts and business analysts to derive the business rules and design documents.
• Performed security testing to verify that unauthorized user access to confidential data is prevented.
• Involved in production support meeting to discuss the real time issues with the application from the school site.
• Worked with Fit/Gap analyst to question the implementation of a feature based on Change Request Form and design specifications developed.

Environment: Mercury Tools (Load Runner9.0, QTP, Quality Center), J2EE, Java,Java script, XML, PL/SQL,SQL

Confidential 

 QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test related documents using Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Involved in writing Test Cases based on Business Requirement Docs, System Requirement Docs
• Involved in Test Script Review, and Execution of Test Scripts.
• Participated in Technical Design Review Meetings and test case reviews.
• Performed System Level Test, Regression Test, Sanity Test, Integration Test.
• Conducted Regression Testing on each new build, identified software errors and Interacted with developers to resolve issues for every Monthly release.
• Participated in all phases of SDLC from planning to implementation phase.
• Conducted Regression, Performance, Acceptance, Functional and multi-user testing.
• Identified, analyzed and documented defects, questionable functions, errors, and inconsistencies in software program functions, outputs, online screens and contents.
• Extensively involved in System Testing, Integration Testing and Functional Testing.

Environment: Test Director, XML, Manual Testing and Windows 2000, Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle 8i.