SUMMARY

• Senior software QA tester with eleven years of experience: full system development lifecycle experience including designing, developing and implementing test plans, test cases and test processes.
• Domain Expertise includes Mobile Applications, Web Applications and Server - side testing.
• Experience working with international teams in Germany and India.
• Demonstrated proficiency in testing automation, scripting and proactive process improvements.
• QA Testing & Methodologies Test Plans, Cases & Processes
• Functional Requirements Scripting & DocumentationBack End Testing - SQL Manual & Automation Testing
• UI,UAT & Compatibility TestingData Interface & Migration TestingPerformance and Stress Testing
• Full SDLC TestingDefect / Bug TrackingTest Strategies & Coverages
• QA & QC Standards

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Software/Databases: QuickTest Professional, Selenium, Win Runner, Test Director, Quality Center, Load Runner, Bugzilla, JIRA Bugtracker, IBM Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, MS Word, Lotus Notes, ClearQuest, MS Access, Oracle 12c, Toad, SQL Server, Profiler, SQL Query Analyzer, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.

Programming Languages: C, C++, SQL, Visual Basic Scripting, TSL Scripts, XML, Xpath, JavaScript, HTML5, DHTML.Professional Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr QA Analyst

Confidential CA

Responsibilities:

• Project estimates, schedules and resourcing.
• Assist with requirements documentation and lead software specifications and design.
• Involved in providing testing effort estimates and provided timely feedback on progress of testing activity.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Plan and execute the migration of legacy applications to current technologies.
• Responsible for assuring the mobile navigation and Video mobile streaming application both meet and work per design specifications across multiple platforms including but not limited to Palm, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, iOS and Android
• Installed compressor on mobile device to network and activate it as a node for distributed encoding
• developed, executed and modified test scripts on a daily basis as well as logs and tracks issues using bugzilla.
• Imported Existing test cases from excel sheet to Quality Center and completed the configuration of QC and QTP in order to execute functional/ Regression test cases.
• Created automated scripts using QTP for different scenarios, used smart identification feature of QTP to identify unique properties of objects, created user defined functions, reusable actions and managed shared object repositories.
• Recorded and play back test in FireFox using Selenium IDE.
• Run Tests by using Selenium remote control in different browsers.
• SQL queries for backend testing.
• Tested approaches includes not just step-by-step instructions but also smoke, ad hoc testing, regression, performance, and assists in development unit testing
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Manage the full development cycle, adhering to high-quality development principles.
• Provide IT governance to the development team.
• Assist with vendor management activities.
• conducted requirements gathering sessions and interviewed stake holders on business rules and expectations.
• Successfully completed user acceptance Testing ( UAT ) on each release of the project with the help of end user requirements.

Technologies: QTP, Selenium, Quality Center, Profiler, Load Runner 11.0, SQL Developer, SQL Server Profiler, JavaScript, VB Script.

SQA Team Lead

Confidential, UT

Responsibilities:

• Lead Various Software Testing projects
• Managed the offshore team of up to 10 testers, providing day to day planning, guidance & coaching.
• Developed Quality assurance standards, processes, procedures and documentation templates.
• Created and maintained Automated Test Suites (test cases and requirements) and Regression Test Suites (test sets in Test Lab) using QuickTest Pro and Quality Center.
• Maintained traceability and monitored requirement change using alerts in Quality Center using a requirement tool - iRise
• Automated defect logging by a time efficient scheme using QTP for ClearQuest (by creating reusable actions).
• Co-coordinated data seeding, defect review and automation meetings.
• Implemented dynamic arrays using redim statements, performed programmatic descriptions on objects using descriptive programming and functions for computations (passing arguments).
• Optimized scripts by handling run session using Settoproperty, datatable (run-time) and Object properties.
• Handling exceptions using recovery scenarios and reporter events.
• Used IBM Clear Quest to keep track of bugs.
• Conducted walk through for new personnel and assisted in setting up test environments.
• Orchestrate User acceptance testing, assisted in completion test summary reports.
• Identified test scripts (manual and automated) for reuse in similar projects/other benefits.
• Completed status reports for testing and defect handling throughout the project.
• Assisted in creating test scenarios for load testing and analysis of results.
• Scripted dynamic scripts for basic performance testing (Vugen and Controller) using datatables, transaction points and web URL (lr) commands using Load Runner 8.0.

Technologies: Java, SQL Server, Profiler, QTP 9.1, IBM Bug Tracker, Load Runner 8.0, Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest, SQL, XML Web services.

Confidential

Senior QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated as QA Member in analysis and meeting of Interfaces between systems
• Proficient in Identifying, Analyzing and Conducting Data Planning for successful testing.
• Participated in complete QA Life Cycle.
• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document, Functional Specifications documents to prepare Test Cases in Quality Center based on the Test Plans and Use Cases.
• Involved in testing the add servers and performed the testing of model estimates, Cash balance plans and Lumpsum calculations.
• Using Toad, to test, and debug PL/SQL packages, procedures, triggers, and functions.
• Prepared the Expected Values in Excel Sheets for the Automation of Manual Test Cases.
• Developing automated test scripts for functional testing using QTP .
• Automated the manual test cases using QTP and inserted various Checkpoints and Synchronization points.
• Executed test cases and verified actual results against expected results.
• Verified GUI with complexity.
• Developed a mockup in a RAD tool to automatically generate interface for GUI Testing.
• Interacted with developers to resolve application defects.
• Involved in functional testing tool that supports standard Windows or Web environments.
• Involved and responsible for creating weekly status reports regarding the progress of testing process.
• Verified the reporting bugs for each build.
• Created Test Case Scenarios and executed performance test scripts using LoadRunner.
• Generated MS Word format reports using LoadRunner for analyzing the performance of the web application.
• Worked with System Test Review Team and Development team to resolve system test issues and performed regression testing.

Technologies: Manual Testing, Quality Center, QTP, LoadRunner, SQL, Oracle 9i, Toad, Lotus Notes.

Confidential

Senior QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created Transactions and reusable actions by using QTP.
• Called Win Runner Scripts into QTP and executed successfully.
• Performed Functional, GUI and Regression Testing of the web-based application using QTP.
• Done parameterization of values using QTP.
• Used the Test Director as bug-tracking tool to centralize the bugs and also to follow up the bug status.
• Written test cases to test the application manually in Test Director and automated using Quick Test Pro.
• Tested application by inserting checkpoints and synchronization points in test scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Created Data Driven Tests, Parameterized inputs to test the multiple sets of data by using Quick Test Pro.
• Used Schema to validate the structure of the XML in the web pages
• Checked the content of the XML page through the Schemas created
• Used xpath expressions to check the important parts of the HTML and ignore the decoration

Technologies: Manual Testing, Test Director, QTP, WinRunner, SQL, XML, UNIX, TSO, DB2, Test Scripts, XML Schema.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirements document with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Analyzed Functional Specifications document to prepare Test Cases for manual testing and automated testing.
• Created test cases and classified sections for Manual and automated testing.
• Developed automated test scripts using QTP.
• Defined criteria for initial test data load needed for Automated and manual testing.
• Developed the Test Cases, Test Scenarios and executed them using QTP.
• Performed Data Driven Testing for multiple sets of data.
• Verified the new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements using LoadRunner.
• Using monitors to identify performance bottlenecks in the scenario.
• Performed business Functionality testing and GUI testing.
• Participated in both System and User Acceptance Testing.
• Executed the test scripts on different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.
• Debugged the Test Scripts, created Batch tests, verified test results and reported defects through Test Director.
• Generated Testing Reports and Auditing Reports.

Technologies: QTP, Test Director, LoadRunner, SQL Server, HTML, IIS, VB Script, Windows NT, Manual Testing.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document, Functional Specifications documents to prepare Test Cases
• Build test scenarios and test cases (negative / positive) in MS Word to validate expected outcome.
• Worked with team lead to create test plan & Testing strategy document
• Reviewed Test plan with project team.
• Configured QA Environment for Manual Testing as well as for Automation.
• Performed Functional and GUI Testing of relocation & assignment and personal information of employee modules.
• Performed integration testing.
• Performed data driven tests to identify the employees with their identification numbers that are stored in database.
• Developed automated test scripts using WinRunner.
• Used WinRunner features like Data Driven Testing, Check points, Synchronization points and Batch Testing of the test scripts.
• Used SQL queries to extract data from tables to ensure data validation.
• Performed regression testing on various releases.
• Maintained common bug reporting tool ‘ozibug’.
• Documented bug findings.
• Involved in both System and User Acceptance Testing.
• Attend meetings with other testers to evaluate the progress and performance of the application.

Technologies: WinRunner, Manual Testing, Java, java script, html, oracle 8i, ozibug, IIS, Windows NT.