PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 13 years of IT experience in Software Testing in which 8+ years in Automation testing and the remaining in Manual Testing
• Experience of over 5 years in managing testing teams of sizes varying from 5 to 18
• Has experience in Database testing, ETL Testing, BPT of HP QC and Web Services using SOAPUI
• Engaged with the activities as part of ETL testing like Verifying, Migrating, Changing existing Data warehouse
• Developed scripts using tools like QTP, Selenium(Java), WinRunner, Vugen.
• QTP Certified professional and has experience in designing, maintaining various automation frameworks using QTP, WinRunner, Selenium and C#(Echo frame work), Coded UI, Test Complete
• Extensive experience on HP Mercury products - QTP and Quality Center, QC Site Admin
• Well versed with various Bug Tracking tools like Product Studio, JIRA, Bugger, CQ, TFS
• Involved in designing of Test plans, Estimations and Metrics
• Has experience in Web, Mobile application testing using Android, MAC(iphone)
• Excellent knowledge on Agile (Scrum) process and played Scrum Master role
• Awarded with ‘Best process coordinator’ and ‘Valuable trainer’
• Good experience on designing automation frameworks
• Expertise in writing Excel Macros and VB scripts
• Working knowledge of Ruby on Rails, Cucumber and WATIR, RSPEC
• Participated in all phases of testing, right from reviewing the requirements, preparation of test plan, traceability matrix, writing test cases, assimilating test data, preparation of test bed, conducting build verification test (smoke test), functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
• Expertise in writing, reviewing and executing functional, system and integration test cases.
• Expertise in identifying regression test suite, assessing technical and economic feasibility, estimating cost and effort, scripting, reviewing, executing and maintaining Automation scripts.
• Process driven, good communication, leadership, training, analytical, documentation and reporting skills.
• Worked in banking, credit cards, finance, insurance and HR domains
• Expertise feasibility study and identify a suitable automation tool which will provide maximum ROI
• Expertise Estimations and Metric report for the projects

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: UFT 11, QTP 9.0,9.5,10.0 Test Complete 8.5,8.6

Test Management Tools: ALM 12, Quality Center 9.0,9.2,10.0,11.0, TFS

Scripting Language: VB Script, Java Script

Source Control: Rational Clear Case, Confidential Visual Source Safe

RDBMS: Oracle 9i/10g, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access,DB2

Operating Systems: Windows-2000/NT4.0/98/XP/Win7, Unix/Linux, MS-DOS.

Defect Management Tools: QC, ALM, Product Studio, Bugger, JIRA, CQ, TFS

Configuration Management Tools: Visual Source Safe, SharePoint

Reporting Tools: MS Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Power Points)

Additional Skills: C, C++, Java, HTML, XML, SAP Testing, Mainframe testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, US

Automation Test Lead/Manager

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented common Automation framework for both QTP & TestComplete tool.
• Trained the team on how to use the developed framework, how to write the scripts with all quality standards, how to implement the change management system in the automation suites and how to prepare the user friendly documentation for the scripts
• Developed reusable Generic and Application functions using VB script. These functional can be used anywhere in the test scripts.
• Implemented best practices in automation framework to meet all Quality factors.
• Involved in Automation Scripts development, debugging, reviews, batch scripts execution, analyze results and reporting defects.
• Created Automation scripts by using Quick Test professional for Web, .Net and Java applications.
• Created Automation scripts for Flex applications by using TestComplete tool.
• Extensively involved in Designing Functional and UI Test cases.
• Managing the complete testing lifecycle in HP Quality center 10 and maintaining the delivery goals of testing tasks
• Designing and updating of test automation framework
• Preparing of Test plan, Test strategy, Skill gap analysis etc., documents
• Monitor test execution progress and ensure minimal schedule variance
• Reviewing of all test artifacts lime test cases, test scripts, execution reports etc.,
• Conducting and Participating in knowledge transfer sessions
• Communicating with client on project status on a daily and weekly basis
• Presenting monthly formal delivery report to the higher management
• Preparing and presenting client deliverables like FDR, QAR, DSR, WSR etc
• Analyze test metrics and implementing corrective actions (if required)
• Ensure availability of all required resources (S/W & H/W) for project execution
• Reviewing and rework on test processes to improve process maturity
• Integrating the application with ETAP
• Preparing Macros and VB scripts to automate the manual process to save time and cost
• Identified ‘Upgrade Mall’ module for Six Sigma to improve the process and cost saving
• Conduct training sessions for team members on automation and ETAP
• Responsible for all the CMMI documents (Process coordinator) and FAR member for CMMI-5 for the year of 2013
• Preparing feasibility study and identify a suitable automation tool which will provide maximum ROI
• Preparing Estimations and Metric report for the projects
• Designing and presenting POC to client using different automation tools
• Perform mobile testing on IPhone, IPad, BlackBerry Curve, Samsung Galaxy S, Windows Mango and various Android devices; and by using simulators/emulators
• Engaged with following activities as part of ETL testing
• Verifying, Migrating, Changing existing Data warehouse
• Design and development of Selenium Web driver or Selenium RC/Grid based framework using Java and Ruby on Rails
• Developing and execute scripts on

Confidential

Sr. Technical Associate/ Automation Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Acting as onsite offshore coordinator for project in which major responsibility includes co-operating with the offshore QA team, onsite development team and business team for execution of testing activities and minimize the communication issues.
• Learning and understanding the business and functional requirement specifications and use case documents of the applications and creating high level test requirements.
• Collaborating with business and development teams to solve the domain and technical related questions substantially to ramp up the offshore team on client’s domain and to come up with an effective test strategy for a given release
• Designed and implemented common Automation framework for both QTP & TestComplete tool.
• Trained the team on how to use the developed framework, how to write the scripts with all quality standards, how to implement the change management system in the automation suites and how to prepare the user friendly documentation for the scripts
• Developed reusable Generic and Application functions using VB script. These functional can be used anywhere in the test scripts.
• Implemented best practices in automation framework to meet all Quality factors.
• Involved in Automation Scripts development, debugging, reviews, batch scripts execution, analyze results and reporting defects.
• Created Automation scripts by using Quick Test professional for Web, .Net and Java applications.
• Created Automation scripts for Flex applications by using TestComplete tool.
• Extensively involved in Designing Functional and UI Test cases.
• Managing the complete testing lifecycle in HP Quality center 10 and maintaining the delivery goals of testing tasks
• Daily and Weekly status reporting to the Client in timely manner and regularly attending daily / weekly call with the vendor development and client business teams to provide the status and get resolved any outstanding issues
• Creation of test data and data setup for applications and execution of the test cases in HP Quality Center, reporting the defects found during the test cycle and tracking those defects in HP Quality Center.
• Automating all regression test cases using QTP and TestComplete Automation tool.
• Understanding and getting clarification of the unclear requirements by setting up meetings with the business and development teams and raising queries for unclear requirements in the status meetings to keep all the project stakeholders informed about the issues.
• Creation of Master test plan document by referring the System requirements Specifications and Use case documents, setting up walkthrough of the Master test plan with all project stakeholders, and publishing the plan for signoff.
• Managing all project related documents on a common SharePoint portal and ensuring that all the artifacts are updated with the latest information.

Confidential

Sr. Technical Associate

Responsibilities:

• Prepared automation test strategies, test plans and test schedules for the automation projects.
• Involved in preparing status reports and attending daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings to update the automation status, challenges and efforts.
• Understanding the requirements and identify different test scenarios.
• Coordinate with the functional team to make sure that all the functionality is covered, all the evidences are proper.
• Provide support to different teams like UAT and Production.
• Functional testing of various trade functionalities through automation.
• Implemented industry best practices and quality factors during Test Automation scripts creation.
• Extensively used Quality Center for Manual and Automation Scripts execution, Result analysis and Defect reporting.
• Prepare and review automation test scripts.
• Prepare checklists for application testing
• Conduct KT sessions to the team
• Involved in database testing
• Understanding Functional Requirements and analysis
• Created Test Plan and the strategy documents and Participated in Code walk-troughs
• Analysis of technical and economic automation feasibility and ROI calculations

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of test cases to test the total functionality of the feature(Coffee Robot)
• Create and combine Use cases / Test cases
• Involved in Build verification Testing (BVT) and Functionality testing (Full Test Pass)
• Verify bug fixing and regression
• Perform Bug Analysis and triage
• Conduct KT sessions to the team
• Designing Result Sheets, Status Reports, Test execution, Ad-hoc efficiency
• Involved in database testing
• Understand Functional Requirements and analysis
• Created Test Plan and the strategy documents
• Participated in Code walk-troughs
• Raising defects in Quality center & tracking them to closure
• Participated in defect tracking meetings with the development team
• Involved in Regression Testing

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Security testing of the application using HTML and SQL script injection
• Developed Test scripts using C# (Echo framework)
• Perform OSB Testing, Conduct peer reviews
• Task Planning and allocation
• Design and development of test cases
• Verify bug fixing and regression
• Designing Result Sheets, Status Reports, updating resultsPrepare checklists for application testing
• Understand Functional Requirements and analysis.
• Track the clarification log to get the questions raised by testers clarified.
• Created Test Plan and the strategy documents.
• Create a detailed test scheduled accommodating the risks and device contingencies.
• Participated in Code walk-troughs and static testing.
• Creating & executing test scripts
• Verify bug fixing and regression
• Designing Result Sheets, Status Reports, updating results
• Perform Bug Analysis and triage
• Understand Functional Requirements and analysis
• Created Test Plan and the strategy documents
• Participated in Code walk-troughs
• Raising defects in Quality center & tracking them to closure
• Participated in defect tracking meetings with the development team
• Involved in Regression Testing
• Prepare checklists for application testing
• Conduct KT sessions to the team
• Involved in database testing
• Track the clarification log to get the questions raised by testers clarified.