PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of IT experience testing on web based/Browser based and client/server based software applications.
• Hands on experience and profound understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), including the following: Requirements gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.
• In - depth Functional noledge in the Insurance, Banking, Finance, and Healthcare Industry.
• Experience reviewing metrics in multiple Quality Assurance methodologies: Waterfall, V-Model, Agile, Scrum, RAD, and TDD.
• Design, Develop, and Implement QA processes in accordance with documenting Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts for manual and automated requirements in the QA life cycle.
• Experience creating a Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements.
• Ability to apply technical expertise to organize and implement white-box and black-box test efforts to analyze requirements for software design, development, and validation.
• Expertise in different types of testing including Black Box testing, Smoke testing, Functional testing, System Integration testing, Sanity, End-to-End Testing, Regression testing & User Acceptance testing (UAT).
• Experience in GUI application testing, Back End testing, Database testing, Front-end, Functional testing, System testing, Regression testing, Stand alone and web-based applications with multiple server domains.
• Knowledge in developing and executing queries for SQL server and Oracle databases for back end testing.
• Extensively used Quality Center, Test Director & TFS test management suites for writing test cases, performing test execution, defect management, defect tracking and Bug Reporting.
• Experience in assessing testing processes, creating and implementing testing strategies and SQA strategies using Agile-testing methodology
• Experience in developing, trouble shooting and customizing Manual as well as Automation scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Familiarity with Programming & Scripting languages.
• Performed testing using various operating Systems dat includes windows 98/NT/2000/2003/XP/2007, LINUX & UNIX environments.
• Plentiful experience in coordinating the testing effort with business analysts, developers, technical support & assisting to base line the requirement specifications for change control and configuration management.
• Excellent analytical and logical skills and capable of learning new tools and technologies.
• Quick learner with sharp analytical and logical. Versatile team player with good communication and interpersonal skill.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing tools: HP Quality Center, Test Director 8.0, MTM(Microsoft Test Manager),HP QTP

Databases/DB Tools: SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, DB2, ETL Tools - SSIS, Import Export Wizard

Defect Tracking: HP Quality Center, IBM Clear Quest, BugZilla, TFS and JIRA

Web Technologies: J2EE, Java Script, AJAX, HTML, XML, VB Script, .NET( ASP.NET, C#.NET, VB.NET), CSS, Shell Scripting

IDE and Other Tools: Visual Studio.Net, Visual Studio Team Server(2010/2013), Profiler, Microsoft VSS, SVN

Operating Systems: Windows 98/NT, Windows 2000/2003/XP, UNIX,LINUX IBM Mainframe

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St Petersburg, FL

Sr. QA

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Project Manager in preparing project plan, time line, high level-scoping document, stakeholders and resource identification
• Analyzed Business Requirements and created Use Cases, high level and low level Activity Diagrams using Microsoft Visio
• Created and Maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Maintained test logs, test suites and reports, understanding the functionality of application, Manual Scripting is done for the test cases on the API Test Harness and execution in Microsoft Test Manager.
• Contributed in writing SQL queries for testing one time Data migration at the time of product launch
• Performed functional testing on an API with JSON data input/output by using Test Harness(Internal tool).
• Evaluate test scenarios and test cases based on established system specifications and user requirements, execute test cases, analyze results and report verdicts and issues to Test Lead and Manager, conducted Unit, Component Integration, System, Regression, Web, System and UAT Testing.
• Reported defects using Team foundation server (TFS) and worked closely with developers in tight deadlines for bug fixing and resolve the Issues. Identified the defects and issues from the perspective of client and end user.
• Executed Batch Process and Job schedulers in the back-end for testing Reconciliation and reporting applications

Environment: Windows - 7, Oracle-11g, TOAD, UML, HTML, PDF, XML, HTML, Visual studio(2010/2013),MTM(Microsoft Test Manager),JIRA,Micros/RMS,MS Word, TFS, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Visio, MS Project, SQL Developer, Validation Plan Tools.

Confidential, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Defining, and Analyzing the Test Requirements based on the Application Functionality.
• Involved in gathering business requirements, understanding the application, collecting theinformation from developers and writing the test plan.
• Performed Manual and Automation testing. Verified and Validated the Automated Test scripts.
• Responsible for mapping requirement with test cases in HP Quality Center
• Increased QA team productivity through creation of robust and reusable test scripts utilizing HP Quality Center.
• Good understanding of Agile software development lifecycle (iterative and incremental)
• Logged defects and followed up on issue resolution ensuring timely customer reporting needs were being met
• Experienced in testing the test packages of business process like Procure to Pay, Project create to close, Order to cash etc.
• Followed up with testing resources to ensure project tasks are completed successfully and according to development specifications and deadlines.
• Responsible for developing and implementing quality management procedures and systems.
• Exported Test Requirements and Test Cases from Excel and Word to Quality Center.
• Performed Sanity testing, System testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Web testing, and GUI testing.
• Used Quality Center for generating Requirements, Test Sets, and Test Plan and for reporting defects.
• Created test scenarios for System testing and Regression testing.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP.
• Performed Data Driven testing, Inserted check points to check properties of an object using QTP.
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts using QTP to support regression testing.
• Conducted User Acceptance Test (UAT) with users and customers and wrote issues log based on outcome of UAT.
• By using Execution Grid, run all manual and automated test cases in Quality Center.
• Generated and executed VB Scripts using QTP Expert View.
• Conducted End to End and Black box testing.
• Involved in executing SQL queries for back-end testing.
• Logged the defects in QC and retested the application after the defects are fixed.
• Tested Web page presentation manually for different browser compatibility.
• Report and review the defects in Mercury Quality Center Defect tracking systems.
• Helped Lead to create Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive test coverage of requirements identifies all test conditions and test data needs.
• Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and update the status of bugs once they are fixed.
• Executed test cases before and after bug fixes for each build for User acceptance testing.
• Interacted with Developers and QA groups at various phases of project development.

Environment: Windows - 7, SQL/ PL SQL, SQL queries, My SQL, UML, HTML, PDF, XML, HTML, QC 9.0, QTP 9.5/10.0,LoadRunner, Mingle, Micros/RMS,MS Word, Rally, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Visio, MS Project, SQL navigator.

Confidential, Summit. NJ

QA / Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and implementing quality management procedures and systems.
• Responsible for solving all the queries and problems of the software development team.
• Conducted Manual Testing to check Applications.
• Involved in preparation and execution of Test Scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Manually tested the application functionality and developed Automation test scripts to perform functional and regression testing and prepared automation test scripts, Methods and functions in QTP.
• Prepared Test Cases in Excel, based on Use-Cases and Requirements, and executed test scripts to verify actual results against expected results.
• Written Test Cases and Performed GUI, Functionality, System, Integration, Regression, UAT, Black Box testing.
• Analyzed Software and Business Requirements documents to get a better understanding of the system from both technical and business perspectives.
• Automated test cases, for data driven tests and linked test scripts using QTP to perform Regression testing of different application versions.
• Executed regression tests at each new build in QTP. Inserted Synchronization points in the script using QTP.
• Used Agile testing methodology for achieving deadlines in UAT.
• Involved in peer Reviews and Team Walkthroughs for the project as per Test methodology.
• Executing, Reporting and Tracking the defects using IBM Clear Quest.
• Performed Data Driven Testing using QTP for testing the application for multiple data
• Interacted with developers and Users to resolve critical and major bugs.
• Responsible to send the Data Warehouse Quality report to the QA manger on weekly basis for Caliber data mart.
• Hands on experience in collecting several metrics and come up with corrective measure to be presented to senior management.
• Performed Verification, Validation, and Transformations on the Input data (Text files, XML files) before loading into target database.
• Created and maintained regression test suite to check the progress of the testing process by performing identical tests before and after fixing defects.
• Participated in User Acceptance testing (UAT) and involved in UA test cases, Executed test cases, Documenting Defects, Resolved defects and Signed Off from Application.

Environment: Windows XP, NT, 2003, 98, UNIX, DB2, SQL/ PL SQL, UML, HTML, ASP, .Net, JavaScript, VB Script, PDF, XML, HTML, IBM Clear Quest, QTP, Load Runner, Visual Studio, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, MS Visio, MS Project. SQL navigator

Confidential, Wellesley, MA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications and developed Test Plan detailed Test Scenarios, Test Strategies and Test cases.
• Coordinated with the Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Test Team Lead and analyzed requirements needed for successful Test Plans and Test Cases.
• Conducted Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Data validation Testing.
• Developed automated Test scripts using QTP to perform Functional and Regression testing.
• Conducted End to End and Black box testing.
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts using Win Runner to support regression testing.
• Edited the automatically generated scripts to customize testing. Involved in executing SQL queries for back-end testing.
• Executed and managed test cases and reported bugs in Quality Center.
• Formulate methods to perform Positive and Negative testing against requirements.
• Responsible for validation of Target data in Data Warehouse and Data Marts which are Transformed and Loaded using Informatica Power Center.
• Developed SQL queries to check the database automatically and checking the data integrity in accordance with business standards of the company.
• Responsible to send the Data Warehouse Quality report to the QA manger on weekly basis for Caliber data mart.
• Hands on experience in collecting several metrics and come up with corrective measure to be presented to senior management.
• Good noledge of Financial Products like Derivatives, Equities and Fixed Income.
• Hands on work experience working with offsite team model; coordinate my own efforts with team members in the off- site team.
• Provided weekly status report to the Project Manager and discuss issues related to quality and deadlines.

Environment: Windows - 7, Vista, XP, 2003, 98, UNIX, SQL Server, Java, JSP, JQuery, PL/SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, QTP, XML, HTML, Quality center, UML, Word, Excel.