SUMMARY

• 6 Years of experience in Software Testing of Web Based and Client Server Applications.
• Experience in Manual Testing using Quality Center, Clear Quest, Performance Testing using Load Runner and Automation testing using Brio.
• Extensive experience in using Brio (CME in - house manual and automation testing tool for Trade Matching Engine)
• Experience on testing Futures and Options trading functionality.
• Experience on Functional, Fault Tolerance, Reliability, Regression, Persistence, Integration testing.
• Experience in using Loadrunner in HTTP/HTML protocol.
• Actively participated in all stages of Software Development and Testing Lifecycle.
• Worked on creating Load Test Plans and Strategies.
• Prepared the Load Test Report by analyzing the Test results from LoadRunner Analysis.
• Working knowledge on IT Infrastructure releases.
• Expertise working on Quality Center and Clear Quest for requirements management, planning, scheduling, executing the tests, defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Experience in writing SQL Queries to query the database.
• Ability to work on multi platform environments like Windows, UNIX with clear understanding of file system, environment variables and File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
• Experience in setting up application transports, Server configurations, Caml files, Tibrv and Tibco FTL.
• Experience in testing using soap and restful web services.
• Excellent inter-personal abilities and a self-starter with good communication skills, problem solving skills, analytical skills and leadership qualities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tracking Tools: Quality Center, Clear Quest, Jira, Brio

Workflow Tools: MS-Project 2000, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Visio

SQA Tools: LoadRunner, QuickTestProfessional

Languages: C, Java, SQL

Monitoring Tools: LoadRunner Monitors

Databases: SQL Server 2000,MySQL, Oracle

Operating Systems: Windows (98, NT, 2000, VISTA, 7, XP), Linux, Unix, MAC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with team lead, developers and Business in every project for gathering, Analyzing Business Specifications and work related discussions.
• Used Brio tool for creating trading test scenarios for futures, options, User Defined Spreads, Atoms, Molecules, Variable ratio Treasuries outright and implied futures and options markets.
• Monitor engines, FAS systems and send assessments reports from time to time.
• Worked on testing Falcon Admin Server Application, thru which the customer can manage futures, options and all other functionality related to trading.
• Worked on testing Match Server Trading Engine.
• Worked on debugging FATAL, Exceptions, Errors on the match server engine and came up with functional scenario's that caused the fatal.
• Connected to UNIX boxes for Falcon Admin Server, Brio and Match Engine, to verify the errors, exceptions, fatal, warnings, configure engine, edit files and created shell scripts
• Entered and tracked the defects using IBM Rational Clear Quest Test Manager Version 7.0.1 and JIRA
• Used Comparator and Validator, CME in-house tools, to compare and validate the test results with respect to business functionality and older versions of code.
• Connected to Tibco Listeners to verify the output FIX FAST, SBE messages and RLC messages.
• Quickly learned new CME in-house tools like Brio, comparator, validator, HRI, Drizzle.
• Connected to FAS and Engine database using Squirrel and toad.
• Queried FAS and Engine database to retrieve trades and other information and to verify the STAR application.
• Ran performance tests using HRI an in-house tool for performance testing.
• Extensively worked on Agile based SDLC methodology
• Worked on the Production issues to help production support group.
• Created and Executed tests using SOAP UI
• Executed regression testing for the entire FAS application.
• Created tests using Cucumber.
• Worked on Automating Falcon Regression test suite which using Brio Tool.
• Performed fault tolerance testing and assited developers finding primary and backup match engine server fatals due to the sequence mismatch and voter issues.
• Created, automated and executed reliability, server crash data automatic recovery tests.

Environment: Windows XP, Vista, Mac, SQL Server, Squirrel, toad, Java J2EE, HP, IBM Rational Clear case, Clear Quest, Comparator, Validator, Oracle DB, UNIX, GIT, Brio, Web Server console, HRI.

Confidential, Austin, TX

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on manual and performance testing for many Texas Guaranteed Online Student Loan websites such as LOANS BY WEB, VIRTUAL OFFICE, and E-SIGN, E-COMMERCE projects.
• Worked on Integration project in migration of IT Infrastructure into different systems.
• Using Quality Center developed and executed test cases for the Loan based website with conditions like Login, Registration, Authentication, Loans, E-Sign, Forms, User Profile, Online Payments, Payment History, Repayment Schedule Tool, Good Faith Payment, ACH Payments, Credit card and Debit card Payments.
• Maintained the Test Requirements and Test Cases in HP Quality Center
• Responsible for collecting required test data from the mainframe and database.
• Retrieved the Monthly, weekly and batch job reports using the mainframe.
• Conducted the Unit test and Smoke test for Internal, External website and also smoke tested the production website.
• Smoke tested on all the operating systems and all the web browsers.
• Coordinated all the Quality Assurance activities with Project manager, Developers, Business.
• Ensured that all the test cases are updated in the Quality center along with Master test plan.
• Created mapping in Quality Center for the Requirements and the test lab from Iteration to Iteration.
• Used Quality Center API to retrieve defects from Quality Center.
• Followed Waterfall SDLC method, and worked on different phases for the project.
• Worked on BPT for creating, implementing and running business components using the Quality Center.
• Worked as a Quality Center Admin to give access to developers, add some additional features for the QC Projects.
• Utilized process - based test management system in Quality Center for organizing test requirement’s documents, test plans and test lab.
• Reported the bugs and sent email notifications to the developers using the Quality Center.
• Worked on the Production Warranty defects.
• Identification of test scripts for inclusion into automated testing bed.
• Report Project status including execution matrices, project issues, and defect status to senior management.
• Conducted Backend testing on the DEFAULT AVERSION CLAIMS AND COLLECTIONS SYSTEM to make sure the authentic retrieval of data from the data base.
• Performed, Analyzed and Monitored Performance testing using load runner.
• Prepared the detailed performance test report and send to the entire project team.
• Used Quick Test Pro methods for record and play back of automated scripts.
• Added check points in the script while performing automated tests.
• Worked closely with the Project manager, Supervisor, Development team and Business to complete the project on time.

Environment: HP Quality Center 10.0, Load Runner, QTP 10.0, Windows XP, Vista, Mac, SQL Server, Mainframe, Java, DB2.