SUMMARY

• Over 11 years of diverse experience in Software Quality Assurance & QC that includes, Automation Testing and Manual Testing and SDLC on different domains.
• Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE), ISTQB and IBM Curam BA Certified.
• Performed a role of Automation and Manual Test Lead and involved in preparation of Master Test Plan, SIT plan, Regression Test Plan and Test Specification document.
• Extensive experience in Analyzing Business Specs, Functional design, High level design(HLD’s), Interface Agreement (IA’s)
• Extensive experience in creating high level Test Scenarios, Test Cases and automating the qualified Test Scenarios and generate apparent reports.
• Extensive Experience and Knowledge in automation tools Selenium, Rational Functional Tester, Cucumber, QTP.
• Working Experience of different Frameworks like Hybrid, Keyword and Data Driven frame works in Selenium, RFT and QTP, Shared Object repository, descriptive programming etc.
• Experience in Rational AppScan tool to identify security vulnerabilities and generate reports.
• Extensive working experience in UAT testing.
• Experienced in using Orthogonal analysis tools like Microsoft PICT and IBM FoCuS tools.
• Extensive experience in writing, executing, reporting on test cases related to data integration and transformation.
• Extensive work experience in writing SQL queries, Navigating relational data models
• Extensive working experience on Quality Center (ALM) / Rational Quality Manager(RQM)/RTC /JIRA
• Good Practical Experience in Web Services testing using Rational Integration Tester (Green Hat).
• Excellent knowledge of non - functional (Performance/load) testing on large scale project
• Excellent knowledge on DB2, Oracle (Toad) & databases to perform Data validations & test the data retrieval performance metrics.
• Extensively worked as a part of Scrum Agile Team and carried out various QA activities in different sprints.
• Extensive experience in coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT), executing regression, integration testing as well as development, execution, and maintenance of test plans, test specifications and test scenarios.
• Actively participated in all the stages of the Software Development and the Testing Life Cycle and was extensively involved in all dimensions of Functionality, Usability, Reliability and Performance testing.
• Excellent analytical skills for understanding the business requirements, and design of the application
• Proficient in Test Plan Organizing, Creating Test Requirements, Defect Tracking and Reporting.
• Experience with best practices like Waterfall, Agile, VModel, Scrum and Devops
• Extensive experience on Assessment & Tracker Maintenance of Risks & Issues
• Extensive experience on establishment of Roles and Responsibility & Test Procedures
• Extensive experience on Setting-up of Checklists/Quality Processes & Test Best Practices
• Extensive Management of team Staffing and, On-boarding/Off-Boarding activities
• Involved extensively in Defect Management & Test Management activities.
• Extensive experience in Delivery Management of Test Deliverables
• Efficiently handled Client calls & Status reporting, Demos & Presentations

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Domain Knowledge: Telecom, Insurance, Retail Banking, Social Welfare

Methodologies: DevOps, Agile, V Model, Waterfall

Operating Systems: DOS, WIN 7, 2003/ XP/ 98, Unix, AIX, Linux, z/OS - CICS

Testing tools: QTP, Selenium, Rational Functional Tester, Rational App Scan, Rational Policy Tester, Rational Integration Tester (Green Hat), Knowledge on Load Runner.

Defect & Configuration Management Tool: Quality Center, Rational Quality Manager, Clear Quest, Rational Team Concert, Sharepoint, JIRA Atlassian, Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Docker, Chef, Puppet

GUI: Web, Net, Visual Basic 6.0, Power Builder

Certifications: CSTE, ISTQB, Rational Functional Tester, Curam BA Certified

Reporting Tools: Cognos

RDBMS: Oracle 9.0, DB2 8.0(UDB), SQL Server

Languages Known: C, C++, Java, VB Script, Python

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Little Rock, AR

SwanTester Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in the requirements gathering, Automation Test planning and coordinated with Business & development teams in delivering quality deliverables
• Experienced in creating Scenarios in MAGI and Non MAGI Programs.
• Developed Selenium automation test scripts for validating the Curam User Interface.
• Used Maven build management tool and TestNG as run engine.
• Used SVN as version control tool and Sharepoint as document repository tool.
• Selenium scripts executed using GRID Hub and Node on Linux platform.
• Involved in daily test status, strategy and defect calls with High - level managers & Business team
• Contributed/Created the comprehensive test plan and developed test cases. Organized walkthrough meetings and review of test plan documents.
• Having good Experience in Sanity testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Analyzing the Manual Test Cases for the feasibility of Automation in Regression Phase.
• Writing a Test scripts for Client validations.
• Expertise in using defect and test management tools JIRA and Zephyr.

Confidential

Automation Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in the requirements gathering, Automation Test planning and coordinated with Business & development teams in delivering quality deliverables
• Extensively Involved in daily test status, strategy and defect calls with High - level managers & Business team
• Contributed/Created the comprehensive test plan and developed test cases. Organized walkthrough meetings and review of test plan documents.
• Having good Experience in Automation and Manual Testing.
• Analyzing the Manual Test Cases for the feasibility of Automation in Regression Phase.
• Effectively used Combinatorial Test Design using IBM FoCuS tool and revealed unknown defects efficiently.
• Writing a Test scripts for Client validations.
• Created reusable scripts and functions in RFT.
• Involved in executing the test scripts and storing the results in Source.
• Involved in logging effective defects which lead for design change.
• Involved in production tickets validations and helped UAT in providing SIT flow and test results.
• Analyzed the results for bottlenecks and checking the system database for validation and verification using DB2.
• Extensively used Unix platform for rates verification.
• Performed Black Box testing to check Functionality of the application extensively in running the end to end flows as per business Involved in running Smoke, regression testing.
• Helped to Manual team in providing Automation flow and dependencies along with Automation technical document.
• Extensively Interacted with Developers Regarding bugs & retests until issues/bugs are fixed and retested successfully which plays major role in going for production rollout.

Confidential

Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Identify the high level Test Conditions, Regression Test Cases and work with SME's/ Requirements Lead and Testing People to keep in sync the test execution flows.
• Develop Automation Test scripts and execute in RFT tool.
• Thoroughly develop regression suit /document test cases in Excel Sheet, uploading to RQM
• Used Rational AppScan tool to identify security vulnerabilities and generate reports.
• Participate in Scrum calls and discuss on requirements clarification and on the issues.
• Raise the defects to RTC and follow strategic defect management process
• Prepare Daily Status Track sheet and track the status in centralized Access
• Worked on Rational Policy Tester for Compliance Testing
• Thoroughly prepare Lessons learned and Best Practices docs and placing those in centralized Access
• Supported Production Testing after System and Regression Testing Completed.
• Work on Production Defects with development team.
• As a Scrum lead tracked team’s daily test status, participated & updated the status to management in daily scrum calls.
• Provided daily Status reports, defects status to onsite/offshore management.
• Assisted team in analyzing design documents to gathering questions to Business /Design/development teams during Planning testing cycle and preparing the team for test execution cycle
• Involved in Writing, Executing, reporting on test cases related to data integration and transformation on data ware housing applications.
• Involved in Writing SQL queries, navigating relational data models.
• Followed effective test management & bug tracking procedure.
• Involved in UAT testing to make sure 100% quality deliverables are delivered as per the client expectations.
• Involved in mentoring & reviewing/auditing team’s test activities and meeting the procedural guidelines.
• Used internal share point for question and quick reference common issue’s and question of the teaming the help from other teams, sharing the files, images, issues, best solutions.

Confidential, IA

Sr. Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Trained the New Brand team on various applications of our project and explained them how each application inter connects to other.
• Identify the high level Test Conditions, ST Test Cases and work with SME's/ Requirements Lead and Testing People to keep in sync the test execution flows to deliver 100% defect free quality deliverables.
• Thoroughly develop/document test cases in Excel Sheet, uploading to Quality Centre and Execute Test Cases thru QC.
• Raise the defects and follow strategic defect management process
• Provide KT to newly joined resources into team.
• Use tools how to safely, effectively and efficiently use various tools like Quality Centre, RTM Cycles, Automation Flow and Release Management into our day-to-day testing practices.
• Prepare Daily Status Track sheet and track the status in centralized Access
• Thoroughly prepare Lessons learned and Best Practices docs and placing those in centralized Access
• Support PIR Testing after System Testing Completed.
• Work on Production Defects with Break Fix team
• Understanding the navigational flow of Business Requirements
• Effectively Interacting meeting with application and case worker users and gather USER Stories of the application’s in customized web based tool.
• Closely working with Business teams to acquire accurate business requirements
• Conduct efficient test scripts/cases to cover all the business scenarios.
• Involved in Providing Testing Business Customer flows and validating the backend DB2 tables on data ware housing applications.
• Involved in UAT testing to make sure 100% quality deliverables are delivered as per the client expectations.
• Extensively Interacted with Developers Regarding bugs & retests until issues/bugs are fixed and retested successfully which plays major role in going for production rollout.

Confidential, AZ

Automation Tech Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading a project team in delivering Automation Regression Scripts (QTP) to our customer in the IT Services.
• Preparation of Test Scenario, Test data and Test Cases according to Test Requirements.
• Extensively involved in Automation Framework Design.
• Worked on different types of Frameworks for different applications.
• Experience in Automating the Scripts in Descriptive method using VB Script.
• Responsible for managing Automation Project scope, planning, tracking, change control, aspects of the project.
• Extensively used PICT tool to design pair-wise testing
• Responsible for effective communication between the project team and the customer.
• Provide day to day direction to the project team and regular project status to the customer.
• Test data preparation for Automation, Manual & Performance Teams
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of functional and Technical experience in Quick Test
• Pro and other leading-edge products and technology in conjunction with industry and business skills to deliver solutions to customer.
• Establish Quality Procedure for the team and continuously monitor and audit to ensure team meets quality goals.

Confidential, AZ

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the Technical design specs and capturing Test Requirement, involved in Risk Based Testing (RBT)
• Involved in Creating Automation scripts by QTP 9.2 tool and Automation Test Strategies
• Understanding the navigational flow of Business Requirements, Preparation of Test Cases according to Test Requirements
• Involved in System Integration, Regression testing, Post Install testing
• Interacted with developers and Business System Analyst(BSA) regarding bugs & retested fixed issues
• Updating test bed and test script matrix, set up the test environments
• Ensure that testing is performed as per requirements, Coordinate and communicate tasks with testers
• Work with BSA’s and developers to create test scripts and scenarios for enhancements and customizations to the core product
• Communicate activities/progress to project managers, business development, business analysts and clients
• Develop test plans, build test acceptance criteria, and deliver the Test Summary Report to client.
• Coordinated test progress for each release
• Extensively used Unix platform for verifying the credit card information.
• Used mainframe screen CICS screens for Data sets creation.
• Assisted project teams to implement and document standards, procedures and plans consistent with QA and Test deliverables for the project.
• Assisted the Test team in identifying the Test data for their assignments/requirements
• Coordinated with data setup team to identify the test data requirements for each release
• Prepared Test coverage matrix which will provide with a tool for mapping business requirements to the test case.
• Retrieved data using DML Statements like Select, Union, Joins and Sub queries for Backend Testing.
• Extensively used Quality center to house Test requirements, test cases, test sets and defects along with reports for each release
• Prepared Test Reports and Deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Involved in Writing, Executing, Reporting on test cases related to data integration and transformation on data ware housing applications.
• Involved in Writing SQL queries, navigating relational data models.
• Performed System, Integration, Regression, Functionality Testing.
• Performed positive and negative testing.
• Quality Center is used as a bug tracking and test management tool.
• Attended walkthroughs with designers to understand application functionality and navigational flow.
• Imported Test Cases to Quality Center from MS Word.

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Extensively involved in the Test planning, requirements gathering and coordinating with development team.
• Moderated / walkthrough meetings and review of test plan documents.
• Expert in writing business scenarios and convert them to testable/executable test scripts, test plans to check the data validity for various applications, tracking software and specification defects and resolution using QC.
• Extensively involved in coordinating with all application owners for creating the required Data setup for all required Tests
• Closely worked with Business teams to acquire accurate business requirements to conduct efficient test scripts/cases to cover all the business scenarios.
• Involved in Writing, Executing, reporting on test cases related to data integration and transformation on data ware housing applications
• Involved in analyzing the System requirement document and preparing the end to end test Scenario’s cases and required job aids according to business requirement.
• Involved in Generating New Customer Accounts from CRM, services systems with required credit checks and eligible service address validations/verifications.
• Involved in Providing New Testing Business Customer flows and validating the backend DB tables extensively.
• Involved in web testing for Web based applications like My Account, DEAL, IDM
• Analyzed the results for bottlenecks and checking the system database for validation and verification using TOAD.
• Performed Black Box testing to check Functionality of the application
• Extensively in running the end to end flows as per business Involved in running
• Smoke, regression test automation, worked closely with automation team and proved them regression test case.
• Extensively Interacted with Developers Regarding bugs & retests until issues/bugs are fixed and retested successfully which plays major role in going for production rollout.
• Created lessons learnt document at the end of the release
• Knowledge in the complete life cycle of the application