SUMMARY

• 6+ years of QA experience testing web based and Client - Server applications.
• Experience in manual/automation testing using industry standard testing tools HP Quality Center,QuickTest Professional, Test Director,LoadRunner and JIRA.
• Experience in Black Box Testing Methodologies on Windows and UNIX platforms.
• Experience in developing Test Plans, Test-Case Designs, and Test Scripting based on User Needs, specifications and Systems Needs documents.
• Developed and executed Test Plans, Test cases, Test scripts and Test Methodology based on the business and system requirements.
• Developed Test Scripts for manual testing and automated them using Win Runner, Load Runner and QTP.
• Executed the test scripts in SOAP UI using SOA architecture.
• Experienced in the use of agile approaches, including Extreme Programming, Test-Driven Development and Scrum.
• Extensively performed System Integration testing, data validation for websites, navigation testing, Black box testing,GUI Automated testing, Regression Testing, Stress testing, Load Testing, Performance Testing, Smoke testing, Positive testing and Negative testing.
• Expertise in Test case design, Test Tool Usage, Test Execution, Defect Management and Defect Tracking, test script and Report for delivering utmost Quality Product.
• Expertise on bug - reporting and dug-tracking using the test management tool like Clear Quest, Quality Center.
• Excellent knowledge in SQL,PL/SQL on DB2,Java script,Oracle databases and Mainframe.
• Proficient in VB Script and ability to create logic using descriptive programming.
• Experience in working with analysts, developers and testers for complex projects during the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Self-motivated team player with strong analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as a team and excellent ability to learn new technologies in short time.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: soapUI, SilkTest,Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, LoadRunner,winrunner, Rational Test Manager,Jira,Toad, Rational Robot 2001A

Languages: SQL, C, Visual Basic, HTML, XML.

Software/Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS, Linux, Unix

Databases: SQL Server 2000, Mysql, MS Access

Networking: TCP/IP, LAN, FTP, HTTP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Holmdel, NJ

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed the testing for checking the functionality of the application.
• Designed, developed, and executed Test plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts for Regression, new functionality and Systems Integration Testing based on the design documentation.
• Used Mercury Quality Center to create, maintain, and execute manual and automated Test Script.
• Wrote and implemented Automation Testing Scripts using Mercury Quick Test Professional.
• Automation using QTP. Ran scripts using QTP, modified and made reusable. Call actions using global sheet.
• Prepared test data for positive and negative test scenarios for Functional Testing as documented in the test plan.
• Parameterized Steps, Checkpoints and Variables in the script to run the test on multiple sets of data.
• Created Text area Checkpoints to test the properties of the text in the application using Quick Test Pro
• Queried databases with SQL to obtain sample data for billing verification.
• Responsible for client side validations using VB Script.
• Defining defects and carried out test reports using Quality Center as Defect tracking system.
• Web configuration portal database (Oracle) verification using QTP.
• Development of Actuate Reports/ SQL Server Stored Procedures.
• Identify the source tables from which the Data Warehouse extracts data.
• Followed the Software Development Life Cycle in all stages of the project.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing

Environment: SQL Server, Mercury Quick Test Professional11.0, Mercury Quality Center11.0VB.NET, vbScript, SQL,Oracle 9i, Windows XP, MS Outlook and MS Office Suite.

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing detailed test cases and test scripts using QTP for Functional, Security and Regression Testing.
• Created Test input requirements and prepared the test data and test scripts in QTP for data driven testing.
• Responsible for developing test cases for GUI and functionality testing of the website and cross browser compatibility.
• Responsible for creating and filing bugs using Bugzilla.
• Used Quality Center to track and report system defects.
• Conducted sanity testing of the application based on user requirements.
• Written modification requests for the bugs in the application and helped developers to track and resolve the problems.
• Worked with Object Repository to parameterized the dynamic link and work with the ever changing screen names using Regular Expressions.
• Used various kinds of checkpoints like Standard Checkpoint, Page Checkpoint, Text Checkpoint, Database Checkpoint and Image Checkpoint.
• Performed quality assurance reviews on all System Development Life Cycle.
• Coordinated meetings with the Development teams to ensure appropriate handling of the bugs and their timely resolution.
• Participated in bug review meetings on behalf of the QA team.
• Coordinated with test lead team and prepared an estimate of tests.
• Conducted Integration, System, Functional, GUI, Regression, Smoke, Database Integrity, User-Acceptance (UAT) and Performance testing

Environment: ASP.NET, VB script, XML, Oracle, SQL, Windows XP, QTP10.0, Quality Center10.0, Agile. Bugzilla.

Confidential, Harrisburg, PA

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business/functional requirements and technical specifications of the application.
• Developed Test Cases and Test Scripts from BRD and documented them in Test Director.
• Used Test Director to organize Test Processing like plan test scenarios, execution of test scenarios and tracking defects.
• Performed GUI, Functional, Regression, System Testing, Validation and User Acceptance testing.
• Automated Test Case scenarios using QuickTestPro.
• Parameterized test scripts for Data Driven testing in QuickTestPro.
• Developed and executed shell scripts on UNIX operating system.
• Used Toad to query the oracle database.
• Participated in developing documents like Test Strategy Document, Down Time Document and Test Status Document.
• Responsible for formulating and executing SQL queries for Oracle databases.
• Participated in requirement and development walkthroughs and reviews.
• Executed the stress testing and performance testing.
• Used LoadRunner9.1 for load and Stress Test simulations, Stability and Scalability.
• Created Vuser scripts and Performed Correlation and Parameterization of script using LoadRunner.

Environment: Quick Test Pro 9.5, Quality Center9.5, Loadrunner9.1,Unix, XML, Visual Interdev 6.0, Oracle8i, DB2, MQ Series, IE 8, SQL, PL/ SQL Editor, TOAD.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved to create Business Risk Levels to determine Test Priorities.
• Analyzed Test Plans and Test Cases based on Requirements and General Design Documents involved in both Manual and Automation Testing.
• Set-Up and executed test scenarios for the Regression testing as and when new builds were rolled-in by using Mercury QTP.
• Extensively used SQL Queries to verify and validate the Database Updates.
• Created User Defined Functions in Win Runner Functions Library to re-use them in different tests.
• Involved in Server test/Load test using Load Runner.
• Identified system capacity, system scalability and stability under stable load as well as under pick load time.
• Tested the application on Server using VU Generator and creating VU in Load Runner Controller.
• Performed performance testing of the application in various areas and in all work flows.
• Used Test Director for Defect tracking and reporting. Participated in test case review meetings and requirements walkthroughs.
• Responsible for Reviews and documentation for reporting the status to the project manager.
• Interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.

Environment: QTP 8.2, Load Runner 8.1, Test Director, .NET, Oracle 10g, UNIX, SQL, Windows XP. IE 6.0, XML, HTML

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Prepared test cases, Test Plans that describes the features and functions to be tested.
• Created & executed Test Cases extensively based on the System Requirements.
• Analyzed the business process, specifications & Use Cases.
• Translated Used Cases into Test Scenarios/Test Cases and Test Procedure.
• Developed Test Scripts for their applications.
• Managed, Documented and controlled all the Test Cases, test scripts and test results.
• Wrote Test Cases in excel sheet imported them and executed Test Cases and logged defect in Test Director.
• Validated UNIX file. Used Toad to query the oracle database.
• Performed all phases of end-to-end testing, which includes Functional, Regression, GUI,
• System and Smoke testing of the application and its interfaces Client-Server Utilities.
• Performed Backend Testing by writing SQL statements to review the returned data to ensure that the correct data was retrieved.
• Performed Functionality, GUI, Security and User Acceptance Testing of the product
• Involved in preparing the Daily Execution Status report and sharing with managers and leads.

Environment: UNIX, Windows 2000, Client/Server, Test Director 8.0, Microsoft office, Toad 8.0.