SUMMARY

• Around 9+ years of Information Technology Experience in Quality Assurance Testing.
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Test Methodologies from project definition to post - deployment documentation.
• Experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer in Preparing Test Plans, Test Scripts and based on System requirement specifications.
• Test Cases for Manual Testing for Web Applications and Client-Server Applications.
• Complete understanding and experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and the Role of QA.
• Experience in Manual Testing Including Black Box Testing, Smoke Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing and Performance Testing.
• Experience in using Mercury Quality Center for writing the test cases, executing the test cases and defect reporting.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle using the Waterfall Model and good understanding of Agile Methodology
• Producing reports, documenting test results & progress.
• Excellent experience in analyzing, reviewing of scope, Requirement Specifications.
• Strong experience in analyzing business requirements and specifications, development and execution of Test Cases.
• Trained in Quick Test Professional (QTP) and Load Runner.
• Worked with different test management tools and bug tracking tools like Test Director and Quality Center (QC).
• Worked with Business Analysts and Software Development resources to resolve test issues.
• Excellent Organization, Analytical and problem Solving skills and ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Good team player with an ability to work independently in a time sensitive environment
• Excellent analytical skills to troubleshoot problems and communicate those issues to the responsible parties.
• Hardworking, dedicated, flexible and versatile to adapt any new environment and work on any project.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Type: Manual Testing, Knowledge of Quick Test Pro (QTP), Load Runner

Testing Tools: QC 9.2, 10, 11

Test Reporting Tools: Quality Centre, Test Director

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7, Mac 0/S, UNIX, VM Ware

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome

Database: SQL Server, Microsoft Access

Packages: MS Office(Word, Excel, Power Point), Outlook

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Richmond,VA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participate in developing and documenting User Stories, including testing estimates and Validation tests
• Write the test cases/scripts - ideally up-front but on a just-in-time basis per feature
• Skilled in writing tests and validating code in parallel with the development group developing the applications
• Develop, document, and maintain the test strategy and test scenarios
• Ensure the appropriate test environments are in place and controlled
• Partner with the developers to ensure all areas of the application are fully tested and issues are clearly logged and prioritized consistently
• Manage the defect log and ensure issues are resolved, including validation of the fix
• Document and maintain testing methods and individual test cases
• Participate in system integration, and acceptance testing of all Ebusiness applications
• Certify software functionality for new Production releases

Environment: Windows server 2009, SQL server 2010, ASP. Net

Confidential, Raliegh, NC

QA Lead & Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Define, implement, execute, and document test plans and reviewing test scripts for individual Functional requirement
• Developed Test Plan and detailed Test Cases to perform Functionality of application in Quality Center after analyzing the Specifications Design Document
• Communicate effectively with developers and QA peers and other stakeholders in the Organization
• Participating in design sessions and application walk through
• Execute planned testing tasks and provide timely and accurate analysis of findings
• Analyze test results to identify the issues and generate QA status report
• Demonstrate the ability to multi-task and re-prioritize responsibilities based on changing Requirements (such as urgent customer problems)
• Involved in preparing sample files which are used to check the various conditions in calculating the Risk.
• Involved in Functional requirements discussion along with the Business Users and the Development Team.
• Define and track quality assurance metrics such as Tracking Defects and Creating New Defects using Test Track and making sure that the defects are efficiently in process.
• Actively test applications and become a team resource.
• Involve in preparation of Test Requirements and Test Cases and generating various test reports using Quality Center
• Implemented and executed several SQL queries for backend testing
• Involved on call production support testing
• Worked closely with Application Architects, Business Analysts, and Project Managers to discuss and collect business requirements
• Developed test scripts for Acceptance test, Maintenance test and Regression tests and executed them.
• Used Mercury Quality Center for organizing Requirements, Test Cases and Defects.
• Meticulously checking the flaws in the requirements and intimating the Development Team and Business Team.
• Worked the Business Users to finalize the security requirements to the users and testing the same.
• Worked on Excel to prepare test data and test reports.
• Analyzed system documentation such as Requirements Document, User Interface Specifications to develop and Execute Test scripts
• Involved in preparation of UAT documentation
• Analyzed user requirements attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes
• Manage complete software testing life-cycle for one or more products
• Define test plans for technologies, applications and Lead QA team in executing Test plans and test case
• Work closely with project leads and development teams to provide fast turnaround of product testing

Environment: J2ee Architecture, Java script, JSP, SQL Server, Web sphere, HPQC, QTP, SharePoint. Irise, HTML

Confidential, Gaithersburg, MD

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Requirement Analysis, Business Analysis, Use Case Analysis.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Scenarios, Test Data
• Prepared the test plan and test cases after analyzing the functional requirement specification documents.
• Wrote test cases,tested them Manually and executed test scripts.
• Created Traceability Matrix between Requirements and Test cases in HP Quality Centre.
• Tested the online programs and batch programs.
• Conducted the Test Approach and Test Case inspection peer review sessions.
• Test Plans, Test cases and Defects are created and tracked using HP Quality Centre.
• Tracked the defects using HP Quality Centre and generated defect summary reports.
• Coordinated with the development team on a daily basis regarding bugs and issues.
• Involved in the Functional, System, Integration and Regression testing of the application.
• Conducted defect triage meetings during various test cycles.
• Maintained Test Logs, Test Summary reports and participated in defect reviews.
• Involved in system Integration testing and cross browser testing (IE 6/7/8,Firefox,Safari) of the application.

Environment: Java, JSP, J2EE, HTML, Java Script, HPQC

Confidential, Herndon, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the test plan and test cases after analyzing the functional requirement specification documents with Business Analyst.
• Wrote test cases,tested them Manually and executed test scripts.
• Test Plans, Test cases and Defects sare created and tracked using HP Quality Centre
• Involved in the Functional, System, Integration and Regression testing of the application.
• Involved in system Integration testing and cross browser testing (IE 6/7/8,Firefox,Safari) of the application.

Environment: Java, JSP, J2EE, EJB, Java Script, HPQC

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirement documents.
• Interacted with Clients to understand their requirements.
• Developed test cases from Requirement Documents and user scenarios.
• Performed functional, integration, system and regression testing.
• Detecting and reporting the bugs through Defect Tracking System.
• Participated in Defect report meetings periodically.

Environment: Java, servlets, struts, hibernate, Test Director