SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance Testing in different domains which include Banking and Insurance in Windows and UNIX environments.
• Good understanding of SDLC and Test Methodologies from project definition to post - deployment.
• Experienced in complete Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Bug Lifecycle using HP Quality Center, JIRA, Bugzilla.
• Excellent knowledge on Agile (scrum, XP, Acceptance Test) and Waterfall Methodologies
• Experienced in UNIX
• Diversified experience in Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Stress Testing, Volume Testing, Link/Navigation testing and Negative Testing.
• Strong experience in Black box testing, User Acceptance Testing and Database Testing
• Expertise in Manual testing and Test Management tool Quality Center on applications developed in Java and Oracle
• Strong skills in implementing QA standards, and testing methodologies for Enterprise GUI, and Web applications using Use case documents.
• Experienced in Test Case Design, Test Planning, Test Tool Usage, Test Case Execution, Defect Management, Risk Analysis and building Test Environment
• Strong experience in Backend Testing for Database integrity by executing complex SQL queries for validating the data in the backend database Tables and SQL Joins, in Oracle and SQL environment
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
• Proven team player with an analytical bent to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment with resource constraints.
• Highly motivated, process driven QA Analyst who can learn quickly and adapt to changes rapidly.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP, Windows Server 2k3/2k8, UNIX

Delivery Methodologies: Agile Methodology, Iterative Methodology, Waterfall Methodology.

Languages: C#.NET,SQL

Tools: Visual Studio, QC, SQL Developer, Product StudioWeb Technology HTML, JavaScript, XML

Browsers: IE 6, IE 7, IE8

Database: Oracle 10g & MS SQL Server 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Whitehouse Station,NJ

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with end-users to obtain specific system requirements.
• Analyzed system requirement specifications and developed a test plan and cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Performed extensive manual testing of different modules.
• Tested the field level validations as well as the business rules.
• Created test cases using Microsoft Excel for system and user acceptance testing.
• Conducted integration testing to ensure data consistency on the front-end by writing and executing SQL statements on an Oracle 9i database.
• Tested the batch runs to chek for updates as well as errors
• Performed bug reporting and tracking using Quality center defect tracking spreadsheet.
• Communicated with management team members on testing status and progress using Status Call and MS Office tools.
• Submitted weekly status reports to present current build blocking issues.

Environment: Quality Center, Java, Oracle, MS Excel, Internet Explorer, HTML, UNIX

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test cases based on requirements for the applications and executed them.
• Participated in Business/Development meetings to understand user requirements.
• Used Quality center for maintaining test cases, execution and tracking the defects.
• Involved in User Interface, Functionality and Navigation Testing.
• Prepared test data for positive and negative testing used in data driven testing for testing the application dynamically.
• Performed UI Testing and validations.
• Performed Sanity testing for each new build of the application.
• Performed functional, system, and Regression Testing manually.
• Conducted cross browser testing to check the compatibility of the application with dif ferent Browser's (IE, Netscape, Mozilla).
• Participated in Walkthroughs and Defect report meetings periodically

Environment: Quality Center, Java, Oracle, MS Excel, Internet Explorer, XML, HTML, DHTML, UNIX

Confidential, NY

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering specifications and requirements from BA team prior to testing.
• Involved in Manual Testing of the application.
• Interacted with the QA managers for the regular update of the project.
• Worked with Business Analyst regularly for developing test cases from the Business Requirements.
• Preparing, executing and maintaining tests using Test Director.
• Involved in Integration Testing, Regression, and Smoke Testing.
• Performed Back-end testing using SQL queries to validate the data in the back-end Oracle Database
• Performed manual testing on various functionalities
• Defined Procedures for Change management process, Requirement management, process, Defect Tracking process, Peer Reviews process.
• Extensively involved in Peer Reviews and reviewed Test Cases.
• Tracked defects and generated defect reports
• Performing functional, Integration, regression testing, analyzing results, risk assessment and defect tracking, defect reporting and documentation.
• Responsible for weekly status to show the progress of the manual testing effort.

Environment: Test Director, UNIX, Windows NT/2000, J2EE, VB Script, HTML, SQL, Web Logic

Confidential, NY

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Creating the Detailed Test plan and enhancing the DTP according to the changes in the requirements.
• Involved in analyzing the requirements through business meetings and preparing the functional requirement specification.
• Creating test scenarios
• Maintaining the traceability matrices from the requirements to test cases.
• Writing test cases and executing the same for Integration testing, System testing.
• Performing the Regression testing to ensure the existing functionality of the system.
• Performing Smoke test for different environments and releases.
• Involved in Backend Testing by writing SQL queries to ensure the data integrity and validating the data.
• Verify that new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements.
• Reporting the defects and maintaining the track of defects in Test Director.
• Developing the data for UAT for different environments and different releases.

Environment: VB 6.0, .NET 2003, JAVA 1.4.2, Web Logic, MS SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 professional.