SUMMARY

• 8 +years of Experience in Software Quality assurance field.
• Experienced in Waterfall and Agile software development methodologies
• Experience on Healthcare, Financial, Retail and Banking loan/mortgage servicing system
• Senior Test Professional (QA), having international Software Quality Assurance/Testing related test management experience including client, vendor and third - party services.
• Currently involved in QA Automation Test coordination, Resource management and development of test plans, test cases, test execution, manage Automation, Analyze, interpret and summarize test data, Quality metrics creation and managing team of QA engineers.
• Expertise in Test Plan creation, Test Case Design, Test case Review, Test Case Execution, Execution of Test scripts, Testing tool Usage, Defect management, Prepare Test reports, Collect and analyze test metrics.
• Familiarity with compatibility, cross-platform issues and SDLC life cycle across Inception to Transition applying agile process.
• Ability to identify system bottlenecks and interpret any and all test results.
• Understanding of Internet architecture, protocols, services, and standard web delivery technologies.
• Familiarity with compatibility and cross-platform issues.
• Strong skills using SQL queries and familiar with DB Visualiser, Toad,SQL developer for backend testing.
• Strong backend testing experience. Prepare test data and Analyze, interpret, and summarize test data and metrics
• Experience in a loan/mortgage servicing system and have AS400/IBM iseries
• Automated Test tools of Mercury (QTP) and Test for Functional, Regression and Load / Stress Testing in various phases of Test Development Life Cycle Viz., Adhoc Testing, Integration and System Testing.
• Plan, develop and execute automated test case in HP UFT using VB script and descriptive Programming
• Create structured functional libraries and object repositories to support automate testing effort
• Extensive in Black Box (Manual) - Reviewing software design/technical specifications .
• Experience in Test Management Tools like HP Quality center ALM and TFS .
• Extensively practiced ‘Test-Driven Development’ and adhered to agile practices.
• Experienced in performing GUI, functional and database testing, focusing on production support in UNIX and Windows environments.
• Excellent knowledge on XSL,XSD,XML,HTML
• Strong Knowledge on VB script
• Self - starter with good understanding and goal oriented approach to problem solving issues.
• Experienced in developing VB scripts in QuickTestPro (QTP) to perform functional, regression, system and end to end testing.
• Experienced in creating Test scripts using QTP to create Data Driven Tests and Batch tests.
• Experienced in customizing QTP Scripts with Parameterization, Check Points, Library Files, Regular expression etc.
• Experience with SVN
• Experienced in writing Descriptive Programming and Function Libraries using VBScript in QTP.
• Experienced in developing Automated Frameworks using QTP.
• Experienced in Creating, Scheduling, Executing and Analyzing Test Sets.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, functional and technical documentation.
• Participated in Defect management and Bug Reporting using bug-tracking tools Quality Center, for business software’s.
• Experience scheduling, coordinating, and facilitating meetings

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing tools: HPUFT, Quick Test Pro tool, Quality Center, Soap Ui, Rational Clear Quest, Load Runner, Win Runner and Test Director.Bug Tracking tools ALM/Quality Center 11.0, Test Director 8.0/7.6.

Languages: VB, Java, ASP.Net, C, C++, HTML, XML.

Database: MS-SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, Oracle 9i, 10g, 11i, MS Access 2003.

Operating System: UNIX/LINUX, Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/VISTA, Windows 7.

Software Methodologies: Waterfall model, V model, Agile.

Bug Tracking tools: Quality Center ALM(11.0), Test Director 8.0/7.6.,TFS,MTM

Languages: VB, Java, ASP.Net, C, C++, HTML, XML.

Database: MS-SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, Toad for oracle 11.6,MS Access 2003.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, TX

Sr.Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional Requirement & High level Design documents.
• Created the Regression Test cases and automated them for the purpose of regression testing.
• Automated Test cases using scenario based approach using action segments and functional decomposition methods.
• Implemented UFT for automating the Regression Sets.
• Designed the Data Driven tests in Quick Test Professional (QTP 11.53) script to validate with different sets of test data.
• Tested the applications response for positive and negative sets of data with data-driven testing procedures.
• Plan, develop and execute automated test case in HP UFT using VB script and descriptive Programming
• Create structured functional libraries and object repositories to support automate testing effort
• Worked in an Agile environment, with an ability to accommodate and test the newly proposed changes at any point of time during the release.
• Modified the scripts by inserting Text, Bitmap and Synchronization checkpoints.
• Created and managed objects in the application using Object Repository in Quick Test Pro.
• Performed Descriptive Programming wherever necessary.
• Involved in testing Web services and XML with tool called ‘SOAP UI’. I have been using this tool to locate WSDL file on internet, create Test cases, run them, do load testing, security testing.
• Automated scripts created are for execution of large number of claims for using the concept of Parameterization by using Data Tables.
• Back end testing using SQL queries to retrieve data set.
• Automation scripts are handled based and on the concepts of Regular Expressions in UFT.
• Extensively used the UFT scripting to create the actions.
• Created a single huge shared object repository for all the different modules by using the Object Repository Manager in UFT
• Used Dictionary and file system objects for Data manipulations in UFT
• Created some reusable library functions to support automation architecture using Screen based approach Used descriptive programming methods to identify Dynamic objects and automate complex scenarios
• Extensively used the VB Script to develop highly optimized scripts.
• Integrated the Quality Center (ALM) with Quick Test Professional (HP UFT).
• Documented the Automation Plan, Design and Execution Specification.
• Involved in Smoke, Ad Hoc, Functional, Regression and Back end Testing.
• Reported the defects to the development team by using defect-tracking tools like Clear Quest, Quality Center.
• Retested the reported defects in the every build released and closed the defects in concern tools.
• Performed End-to-End testing manually.
• Detecting bugs & Classifying them based on the severity.
• Involved in the tracking and updating of the Requirement Traceability Matrix, thereby linking the test cases with the business requirements as well as other associated test cases in Quality Center.

Environment: HP UFT, HPQC ALM, HTML, XML, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, DB visualizer, AS/400 green screen, IBM iseries Navigator, SVN 1.6,UNIX, MS-Access2003, Web logic, JavaScript, Windows XP, Rational Clear quest .

Confidential, TX

Sr.Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in gathering user requirement and online system specification.
• Developed and maintained Test Plan, Test Conditions, Test Data and Expected results for Functional tests.
• Identified Test cases based on the requirements, participated in implementation of Test Cases, and Test Script according to the Business Requirements, System Requirements.
• Performed different kinds of testing like Black Box, GUI, Functionality, Integration, Regression, Usability, System, User Acceptance Testing.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix and also updated the Requirement traceability matrix timely with the changes in HP Quality Center.
• Developed and maintained Manual and Automation test scripts through HP Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for Bug Tracking, Bug fixing, and Bug Reporting.
• Involved in the Database Testing using SQL Queries of the Application like checking all the Tables in the Database and checking whether the data is moving in their Respective Tables.
• Performed functionality and regression testing during the various phases of the application using QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Performed Data driven testing to validate the components displayed on the website using QTP.
• Worked with Regular Expressions in GUI maps to run the tests in System Test, Integration Test, and UAT using VB script in QTP.
• Performed functional testing using QTP, extensively used checkpoints for Object, Text, Table, and Pages.
• Performed Data-Driven Testing and Text Output values by using Global and Local spreadsheets in QTP for testing multiple data.
• Developed a Hybrid Framework using QTP.
• Defined the various keywords and functions used in the Framework using QTP; created accordingly Folder structure with the Automation framework.
• Coordinated with the UAT, BETA and Project management teams and performed User Acceptance Testing (UTA) with the Users.

Environment: QTP 11.0, HP Quality Center(ALM) 11.0, HTML, XML, PL/SQL, Oracle, DB visualizer, AS/400 green screen, IBM iseries, Navigator, SVN 1.6 UNIX, MS-Access2003, Web logic, JavaScript, Windows XP, Rational Clear quest .

Confidential, Salt Lake City

Sr.Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing system design specifications and developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Performed both manual and automation testing and created various test results to track the testing results.
• Developed automation scripts in Quick Test Pro (QTP.11) to automate smoke and regression testing.
• Exported requirement, test cases into the Quality Center, run manual and automation test cases from test lab and log defects from defects module.
• Used Quality Center for Bug Tracking, Bug fixing, and Bug Reporting.
• Involved in the Database Testing using SQL Queries of the Application like checking all the Tables in the Database and checking whether the data is moving in their Respective Tables
• Followed up with standard software testing life cycle (STLC) to perform different types of testing for the projects.
• Development of test plan, test case and test scripts in Quality Center after for functional, system integration (SIT), Usability, security testing.
• Designed and implemented automated testing tools and programsaddressing areas including database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error/bug retests and usability.
• Successfully Completed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on each release of the project with the help of end user requirements.
• Common approach for cross platform andcross browser testing
• Performed Web Services testing using SOAPUI (WSDL/SOAP).
• Created STF test automation scripts in XML format with custom fixtures, using the STF framework in UNIX platform.
• Responsible for GUI and Functional Testing, using Black box Testing Techniques
• Generated reports using SQL Server Reporting Services and Report Builder. Also developed stored procedures to populate the reports
• Conducted DB testing using SQL queries to know the table data and column verifications
• Build and manage the overall test process, according to the Agile Scrum methodology
• Enhanced the scripts in Quick Test Pro (QTP.11) by applying checkpoints, parameterizations, synchronization point, data driven tests and creating modular tests.
• Designed tests using keyword driven methodology for selected area
• Track defects and documented them inRational Clear Quest.
• Updated RTM daily, send status report and daily tracking report to test manager.

Environment: QTP 11.0, TFS, MTM, HTML, XML, PL/SQL, Oracle, UNIX, MS-Access2003, Web logic, JavaScript, Windows XP, Rational Clear quest .

Confidential, Irving, TX

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in gathering user requirement and online system specification.
• Developed and maintained Test Plan, Test Conditions, Test Data and Expected results for Functional tests.
• Identified Test cases based on the requirements, participated in implementation of Test Cases, and Test Script according to the Business Requirements, System Requirements.
• Performed different kinds of testing like Black Box, GUI, Functionality, Integration, Regression, Usability, System, User Acceptance Testing.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix and also updated the Requirement traceability matrix timely with the changes in HP Quality Center.
• Developed and maintained Manual and Automation test scripts through HP Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for Bug Tracking, Bug fixing, and Bug Reporting.
• Involved in the Database Testing using SQL Queries of the Application like checking all the Tables in the Database and checking whether the data is moving in their Respective Tables.
• Performed functionality and regression testing during the various phases of the application using QuickTest Professional (QTP.11).
• Performed Data driven testing to validate the components displayed on the website using QTP11.
• Worked with Regular Expressions in GUI maps to run the tests in System Test, Integration Test, and UAT using VB script in QTP.11.
• Performed functional testing using QTP, extensively used checkpoints for Object, Text, Table, and Pages.
• Performed Data-Driven Testing and Text Output values by using Global and Local spreadsheets in QTP for testing multiple data.
• Developed a Hybrid Framework using QTP.
• Defined the various keywords and functions used in the Framework using QTP; created accordingly Folder structure with the Automation framework.
• Used Agile testing methodology for achieving deadlines in UAT
• Coordinated with the UAT, BETA and Project management teams and performed User Acceptance Testing (UTA) with the Users.

Environment: QTP 11.0, QC,Test Director, .NET, VB Script, HTML, XML, MS-Access, Windows, UNIX, MS Office, Toad and Oracle1

Confidential, Wellesley, MA

Sr.QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the business requirements, system requirements and assisted to develop test strategies, Test Plans, Test scenarios. Developed and Executed Test cases.
• Involved in all phases of testing Functional/Product/Volume/UAT/Regression.
• Created detailed test plan and test cases for manual testing using Quality Center.
• Verified the functionality to get loan information in Loan Finder module.
• Conducted GUI, security and functionality testing.
• Executed manual test cases in Quality Center to ensure application behavior is as per requirements, identified mismatches and reported defects to the development team.
• Involved in testing layout of various application screens as per interface specifications.
• Used Quick Test Professional tool for Automation and for regression testing.
• Functional & Regression testing under various environments Like Microsoft Window & UNIX.
• Worked on collecting several metrics and come up with corrective measure to be presented to senior management.
• Involved in implementing Dynamic checkpoints for the application using Quick Test Professional and also conducted Data Driven Test using Quick Test Professional.
• Created and executed data driven tests to check application functionality with positive and negative inputs.
• Used agile project life cycle model.
• Executed SQL commands to do the Backend Testing.
• Reported and tracked software defects to development team using Quality Center.
• Developed test scripts using Descriptive programming in QTP 11.0.
• Prepared Test Data for Positive and Negative Testing.
• Insert check points to check for the broken links, text and standard properties of an object using QTP 11.0.

Environment: Sql Server 2008, HTML, MS Excel, .Net, Rational Clear Quest, HP Quality Center, QTP 11.0,VB script

Confidential, NYC, NY

Sr .QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developing Test Plan with a Test Strategy for the System testing. Instrumental in creating design and framework for automation.
• Defined the test criteria, project schedules and base lined the Test Plan with the help of project meetings and walkthroughs.
• Backend testing of the DB by writing PL/SQL queries to test the integrity of the application.
• Responsible to import the data from Crystal reports by using Business Objects Live office into Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Worked with SQL queries using MS Access for data manipulations.
• Perform GUI, Integration, white box, middle ware and web service testing.
• Involved in Black Box Testing, Performance Testing, Functional Testing and Integration Testing.
• Involved in end to end testing from Quick Quote to the policy activation in both frond end application and in the mainframe. Research in design methods to create scenarios for adequate test coverage.
• Defined Functional Test Cases, documented, Executed test script in system.
• Created reports using Mercury Interactive Test Director.
• Wrote test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Reviewed the functional and operational specifications and prepared work plans for UAT testing.
• Extensive experience in Integration testing, Functionality testing, GUI testing, Regression Testing, debugging applications manually and using automation tools.
• Defining the QA tasks for Java and data intensive projects. Customizing the scope of various QA activities based on nature of projects.
• Was responsible for indexing of the tables in that data warehouse.
• Created Universes using Business Objects for pulling the data for online reporting and Analysis.
• Extensively involved in the automation of Regression Test Cases by scripting.
• Worked on ‘Segmentation Rule Analysis’ document, which will be made as a QA artifact and will be used as a KS tool (Knowledge Session) tool for any new team member.
• Actively involved in Source Driven Testing, Target Driven Testing, Business Cycle Testing, Business Scenario Testing and Data Integration Testing.
• Worked on different database like Oracle to check the data consistency. Involved in the Production Validation for each Release Project and also took part in post production support.
• Hand on experience on different SQL tools like Quarryman was used to test the complex queries.

Environment: SQL, QTP 10.0, Mercury Tools (Win Runner 7.0, Quick Test, Test Director 7.0/7.5, VB, .Net, NT/00, XML