OBJECTIVE

• Over 6 years of QA/Software Testing experience with highly skilled and expertise in Manual & Automated Testing using most widely used software testing tools. I’m currently seeking an opportunity in the Software Testing & Quality Assurance industry to best utilize my skills and be an active team player.

SUMMARY

• Experienced in the IT industry in performing Manual and Automation Testing of Client - server and Web-based applications by using various software testing tools.
• Practical experience in testing throughout all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by following testing standards, test processes, and Test Methods in ensuring quality of AUT
• Deep knowledge and hands-on Development Methodologies - Waterfall, Iterative, Agile and Scrum
• Hands on experience of different Software Testing Levels - Functional, Smoke, Regre ssion, Integration, System/E2E, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to test specific program functions and testing of entire application and interfaces
• Testing experience on Web based & client-server systems developed on various technologies & languages - PHP, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Java, Visual Basic, J2EE,HTML, .Net, ASP.Net, C
• Expertise in writing, executing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Harness, Test Bed, Test Cases & Test Scripts for Releases & Builds and the phases of Software Developing Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Proficient in using HP Quality Center (QC) - Customization, Project Administration, Defect Reporting, Requirements gathering, Test Execution, Test Cases and Execution Reports
• Expert on HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) for Automated Functional and Regression Testing
• Excellent scripting knowledge using VBScript to convert Manual Test Cases to automate/create Test Scripts using HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
• Skilled in using Test & Defect management systems - HP Quality Center (QC), BugZilla, Jira
• Broad experience working in fast-paced environment and handle stressful situations with tight deadlines
• Have strong analytical problem solving, written communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail and have strong desire for quality
• Working experience with RDBMSs & ability to write SQL statements to validate & retrieve data against DB
• Strive to apply best practices to utilize technology in the quality assurance process in a way that ensures the delivery of stable systems while reducing support
• Ability to express & communicate with both technical and non-technical teammates verbally & written

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OS & Programming Language: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Win 95/98, UNIX, Mac OS, VBScript, Java, JavaScript, HTML, C++, .Net, AJAX, JDBC, VB

QA/Software Testing Tools: HP Quality Center (QC), Jira, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), TestRail, WebTest, Cucumber, BrowserStack, OnTime

Web Browsers & Databases: Oracle, SQL, SQL Developer, MS SQL Server 2000, Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Opera, Netscape, Safari, Google Chrome

Microsoft & Other Tools: MS Office, SharePoint, Visio, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Projects, SnagIT, Jing, FileAid

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Analyst

Confidential, ME

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Scenarios and Test Cases in HP Quality Center for the Application Under Test (AUT)
• Attended and actively contributed in Requirements Reviews and Walkthrough Meetings (RRWM) with Developers, Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert along with offshore Automation Team
• Performed Manual Testing throughout Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC) of MaineSense
• Performed Functional, Smoke, Regression, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and System Testing against PHA
• Created detailed Bug Report from HP Quality Center on daily basis and updated on Daily Stand-Up Meeting
• Worked with Test Manager & Lead to create Test Strategy and Test Plan after analyzing & understanding the business requirements & documentations, and Project Charter
• Utilized HP Quality Center (QC) for capturing Requirements, Test Case development, Test Execution from Test Lab module, and logging & tracking Defects throughout Bug Life Cycle (BLC)
• Developed Positive and Negative Test Cases for Membership, Providers Lookup, PHA - Personal Health Assessments Business Services and methods for Functional & Non-Functional Requirements of modules
• Wrote Structured Query Language (SQL) queries using Joins, Distinct, Views by SQL Developer
• Created Data Driven Test Scripts with offshore team by Parameterizing data from Excel files, to test the application response with different sets of input data using HP QuickTest Professional
• Prepared and continuously updated Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to fill the gap between Requirements and Test Cases
• Reviewed User Stories and Use Cases to ensure testable requirements and test cases and what needs to be solved or improved in a new feature in Scrum environment
• Worked closely with developers and end business clients on review existing requirements and test cases and followed-up on open suggestion among QA Team to include in Regression Testing
• Execute Test Plans and wrote clear, concise and accurate Test Cases using best practices for both Manual and non-technical UAT Testers using HP Quality Center (QC)
• Created new and enhanced existing Test Scripts for Regression Testing that tested UI and back-end validation
• Used advance VBScript Functions in Static and Dynamic Descriptive Programming in HP QuickTest Professional (QTP)
• Developed Test Suites of Manual and Automated Tests to verify software applications and procedures according to documented quality standards and against various Builds
• Created Structured Query Language (SQL) queries to perform Data Validation and Business Transactions of Membership & Providers tables and data types
• Worked very closely with Developers and Project Managers to meet deadlines of weekly releases

Software Test Analyst

Confidential, MA

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Suites of Manual Test Cases to verify software applications and procedures according Use Cases and User Stories
• Performed Manual Testing, Functional, Regression, UAT, Cross-Browser and System Testing of various PTR (Planning Tools & Resources), online banking and calculator modules
• Studied business requirements, created and executed detailed Test Cases in HP Quality Center (QC)
• Worked closely with PM, BA and Test Lead for conversion of Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and Technical Requirement Documents (TRD) into Test Plans, Manual Test Cases, and Test Scripts
• Attended in daily QA Status Meetings with Test Execution Reports and Defect Reports from HP Quality Center (QC) and interacted with Lead and Manager for tracking and resolving the Defects
• Logged defects by following Bug Life Cycle (BLC) in HP Quality Center (QC) and Jira
• Performed Smoke, Integration, System, Functional and Regression Testing for Featured Tools modules
• Worked closely with the product & development teams, both remote and local, to understand product requirements, architecture and technology
• Used HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) for Functional and Regression Testing and created Test Scripts using VBScript against web-based Retirements, Lifetime Economic Value, Income Gap calculators
• Integrated HP QuickTest Professional and HP Quality Center and scheduled the execution of Automated Test Scripts from the Quality Center to perform Regression Testing on a nightly basis/as requested by Dev Team
• Performed the Back-End Testing to ensure front-end data consistency with DB by writing SQL queries
• Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to measure testing process and coverage & created Test Data and Test Bed for final User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Attended Requirement Review Meeting and understood Use Cases and Business requirements and took notes
• Extensively used SQL for retrieving data used for the data warehouse, Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different test data
• Played leading role in writing Meeting Minutes by using professional & diplomatic language for QA Team
• Developed HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) using VBScripts for various functions to insert various checkpoints like Custom Checkpoint, Image Checkpoint and Database Checkpoint

Manual Tester

Confidential, CT

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed Manual Test Cases based on Requirements Specifications and Use Cases
• Enhanced existing and ran Automated Test Scripts after completing Manual Testing
• Performed Manual Testing by entering Positive and Negative values to the application and updated Test Execution Reports with results on MS SharePoint
• Executed Manual Test Cases from HP Quality Center (QC) Test Lab module from Execution Flow
• Logged, tracked & managed defects from the Defects module of HP Quality Center and Jira
• Performed Smoke Testing to make sure major functionalities of an application work as expected before Functional Testing and running Automated Suite
• Ran Automation Scripts using Test Batch Runner and communicated the Run Status to Project Team
• Create Test Scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Security, Database and Regression Testing
• Attended in Scrum Stand-ups Meeting and Code & Design Review meetings for QA updates, defect status, priority and Test Deliverables
• Performed Backend Testing by writing SQL queries in order to view successful transactions to validate the data using SQL queries in Oracle database
• Worked with Developers on outstanding defects to determine the impact on maintenance releases of code and created Impact Analysis Reports