SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of extensive experience as a QA Analyst in Banking, Mortgage, Insurance and Financial sectors
• Proficient in implementation of test cases on various systems manually and using automated tools like HP QTP, Load Runner, Quality Center and Test Director.
• Expertise in Writing, Executing and Maintaining Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases for Windows based applications, Client/Server (2 - Tier), Multi-Tier, Web Based Applications, financial applications and Commercial Stand-Alone applications.
• Familiar with the SDLCs: Waterfall, Spiral, Agile and/or Scrum and the effective integration of the quality assurance life-cycle(QALC)
• Strong experience in Functional, Regression, Stress, Integration, Load and Performance testing.
• Expertise in both Black Box and White Box testing Manual and Automated Testing of web application, client-server, network, multimedia, and Database projects on Windows and UNIX operating systems.
• Experience working with UNIX, Shell scripting, SQL scripting, managed version control software and defect tracking systems.
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a limited timeframe release cycle.
• Experience with Object-Oriented Programming and Testing Environments with Java, Visual Basic. Exposure to web technologies ASP, HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, VB Script, .Net.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, Team player and Self-Starter.
• Strong Working Knowledge in RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QTP, Quality Center, Win Runner, Load Runner, Test Director, Clear Quest

Databases: Oracle 10g, 7.x, 8i, 9i, SQL Server 2008, Sybase, MYSQL, MS-Access

Languages: C, Java, J2EE, JSP, VB Scripting, .NET, ASP.NET

Configuration Management Tools: CVS, Remedy, Clear Case, Visual SourceSafe

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/2000/99/NT, MS Dos, UNIX

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, SOAP, Web Services, ASP.NET

Application/ Web Servers: IIS, Apache Server

Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports

Others: TOAD, SAP, MS Visual Studio, SharePoint, MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and developed the Detailed Test Plan and the Test Strategy.
• Involved in writing Test Plans/Test Cases for System /Interface Requirements and coordinating Business requirements.
• Extensively involved in various phases of manual testing and wrote VB scripts using HP QTP.
• Analyzed the Business requirements, performed ambiguity reviews and communicated the inconsistencies between the requirements and application.
• Tested the application utilizing the Scrum (Agile) methodology
• Executed the tests to verify the web GUI using Win Runner.
• Created Data Driven test phases by creating different data tables.
• Experience over performance testing to monitor throughput of the various systems.
• Worked with team to do Performed Load/Stress testing to predict system behavior and performance using Load Runner.
• Developed SQL queries to perform test Data Validation and to prepare test data from SQL Server 2008 database.
• Involved in GUI, Integration, System and Regression Testing.
• Executed test scripts and recorded the defects in Quality Center.
• Interacted with developers to report and track bugs using Quality Center.
• Worked hand to hand with Business Analysts to prepare use cases.
• Responsible for all QA major releases.
• Updated the test plans and test scripts based on changes in the requirements.
• Scheduling and estimation, requirements gathering, functional specification, risk identification and management.
• Provided support on post-implementation, enhancement and maintenance support.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, MS Visual Studio, SOAP, SQL Server 2008, .NET, ASP.NET, XML, HTML,IIS.

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Sr. Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparing test strategy and test plans.
• Ensuring team’s adherence to test process and test methodologies
• Identifying of test scenarios for the Functional, Integration and End to End testing
• Preparing test cases for the different phases of testing.
• Uploading of the Test cases and execution in HP Quality Center 9.2.
• Preparing automation scripts for the regression suite.
• Raising the defects in HP Quality Center and doing root cause analysis whenever necessary.
• Preparing the execution report and documenting the observations and defects.
• Preparing daily and weekly status report.
• Establish “Best Practices” and plan for continuous improvement of processes.
• Training and mentoring of new team members.
• Participation in the walk through for the test strategy, test plan and the test scenarios.
• Doing IQA and EQA for the project deliverables
• Participated in Audit of the project
• Participated in review meeting and Defect prevention meeting.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, SQL, SQL Server 2008, Share point.

Confidential, Oakland, CA

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed functional and GUI testing using the GUI, Bitmap checkpoint features in QTP.
• Worked with Object spy on QTP to automatically identify record and display the properties of standard GUI Objects ensuring that every object in the user interface is recognized by the script and can be tested.
• Authored and executed Batch Tests in QTP, to run a large group of tests in an unattended manner.
• Parameterized data using Data Driver Wizard for Test Script reusability across various Test Modules.
• Inserted Comments and Logged Messages for all the scripts written using the Virtual User Generator of Load Runner.
• Assessed Server resource performance using Load Runner Online Monitors.
• Analyzed the Resource graphs using the Quality Center.
• Participated in Functional Walk-Troughs to validate the Application Design against the Test Cases written.
• Used Quality Center for efficient defect tracking and reporting using the Defect Status Report.
• Created and executed Test cases/Test Scripts according to the Business and Functional requirements using Quality Center.
• Developed Test Plans and Test Strategy documents.
• Involved in building different test cases by reusing individual test components.
• Developed SQL Queries to test the Data Integrity and to perform back end testing.
• Involved Responsible for Defect Management and created defect logs
• Responsible for testing like Integration Testing, System Testing and Performance testing during various phases of testing.
• Executed the test scripts using QTP and inserted checkpoints to analyze the results.
• Extensively involved in data driven, UAT testing.
• Involved in Regression testing of the applications after every release.
• Involved in the creation of Technical Specification documents and Customer reports.
• Created Client Data using Excel sheets, XML and also by writing Macros.

Environment: ASP.NET, XML, SQL Server 2000, SQL, Windows XP, IIS, Quality Center, CVS, TOAD, Quick Test Pro 9.2, Load Runner

Confidential, Minnetonka, MN

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in project planning, coordination and implementation of QA methodology.
• Involved in the Functionality, Security and Configuration testing of the application of the web site using different browsers.
• Performed Backend testing using Win Runner (Data pools) and writing manual SQL queries.
• Was involved with a small group that successfully provided performance-testing services for multiple departments.
• Identified functionality and performance issues, including deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems, and system crashes under load.
• Provided management and vendor with analysis reports and recommendations, which resulted in a redesign of the architecture by the vendor. Communicated with the vendor to resolve issues.
• Utilized HP QTP to perform GUI, Functionality, Back-End and Regression Testing.
• Interacted with Business Analysts in preparing the test cases.
• Actively involved in the preparation & updating of test cases and handling System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance testing for the Application.
• Written and executing SQL queries to prepare and validate test data.
• Conducted test result analysis, bug tracking & recording defects encountered while testing using Quality Center.
• Responsible for interacting with Project Leaders/Team Leaders for understanding client’s specification for testing the application.
• Undertaken extensive development of Automation Test Scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Written UNIX scripts to automate data.
• Worked with the Development team in verifying the application prior to release.
• Generated Traceability Matrices to ensure that all the requirements are covered by the test cases Performed User Acceptance Testing.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro 9.2, PL/SQL, .NET Framework 3.0, ASP.NET, IIS 6.0, XML, Oracle 9i, HTML, SOAP and Web Services.

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the Business Processes (Test Cases) after analyzing the Use cases, Design and Business rules documents.
• Performed regression, system, black box, functional, white box, and structural, client user interface, deployment plan testing, and bug fix verification.
• Developed test cases and test scripts using Automated Tools for Functionality, Security and Regression Testing.
• Converted some critical manual test cases into QTP automated scripts.
• Performed regression testing for fixes and closed the defects.
• Worked on Fix Protocol for financial information exchange and worked closely with traders in executing the stocks.
• Tested FIX Orders, FIX Options, Messaging formats (Administrative, Application).
• Executed unit, functional and integration testing of Back-Office processing.
• Designed QTP automation scripts, parameterized them, and validated them to suit the functionality of the application.
• Performed Table, GUI, Database, XML Check Points in Quick test pro scripts to check the validity of data.
• Modified QTP scripts in expert mode and various user-defined functions were written.
• Used Test Director for requirement analysis, scheduling and defect management.
• Customized and enhanced the scripts by importing new correlation rules identified in this application and by inserting user defined functions within the script.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, Clear Quest, Test Director, Java, J2EE, JSP, Toad, Windows NT and UNIX.

Confidential 

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business, functional and technical specification documents to write test cases.
• Performed manual testing and maintain documentation on different types of Testing viz., Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, System, User-acceptance, Black Box.
• Involved in analyzing the applications and development of test cases
• Involved in doing System testing of the entire applications along with team members
• Developed test scenarios and test procedures based on the test requirements.
• Developed SQL Queries to test the Data Integrity and to perform back end testing.
• Generating automation test scripts, running test scripts and analyzing results using Win Runner.
• Performed Database testing, Wrote SQL queries to validate data
• Documented errors in Test Director and implemented their resolutions.
• Involved in preparing bug status reports by using Test Director.
• Participated in user training and Submitted status reports weekly.

Environment: Win Runner, Test Director, SQL Server, MS Office, Visual Basic, HTML, JavaScript, Windows 95/98/NT, Apache Server, UNIX, IE, and Netscape Navigator