SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in both Manual and Automation testing of web based applications.
• Proficient with Defect Management Tracking System, Quality Assurance, following Test Standards, Guidelines and Procedures.
• Proficient in writing Test Scenarios, Test Cases - Functional and Integration test cases, reviewing test cases and Estimating test cases execution.
• Experienced with projects through SDLC (Software development life cycle) and STLC (Software testing life cycle).
• In depth understanding of Agile Scrum Methodology.
• Extensively experienced in UAT, GUI, Sanity, Functional, System, Regression, Smoke and Back-end testing.
• Skilled in analyzing business context and requirements for UAT testing purposes.
• Experienced in various SDLC methodologies like Agile and Waterfall model.
• Proficient in executing test cases, ad-hoc product testing, reporting bugs and reporting tester status, writing test scripts, test automation using diverse testing tools like Quality Center/ALM.
• Expert in ALM/ Quality Center for Testing and Defect Tracking.
• Experienced in Back-End testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing SQL queries on the relational databases.
• Experienced in automating regression suite using QTP/UFT, descriptive programming & VBScript.
• Proficient in designing & developing Data Driven Framework using QTP/UFT & VBScript to validate test case against different data set.
• Knowledge in assisting automation engineer and analysis of web automation projects using Quick Test Pro/UFT for Web based and Client/Server Applications.
• Experienced in Cross browser testing to support Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome.
• Excellent problem solving skills, coordination, documentation, and project planning.
• Experienced with training and mentoring team members with product knowledge and business processes.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills, accustomed to work in a team environment with tight schedules and capable of working efficiently under pressure, manage multiple project and cross train sub-ordinates in other Functional areas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, HP ALM, QTP, UFT

Operating systems: Windows

Programming Language: SQL, VB Script

Database: Oracle, SQL Server

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, VBScript

Applications: MS Office, MS Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirements and designed specifications to understand the application under test.
• Designed automated test based on Test Case and Wrote Test Case.
• Analyzed business requirements, functional requirements, use cases and provided feedback for clear understanding of each requirement.
• Introduced, developed, documented, and updated the QA Test Plan, process and Procedures Manual and Objectives.
• Worked as developer to develop automated scripts.
• Analyzed and identified the areas of a project for Test Automation.
• Created Automation scripts in such way that to results can be generated in Text file, Excel and HTML formats.
• Performed Regression testing Black-box testing and System testing for business needs.
• Performed Manual Testing for the Functionality and GUI of the application using ALM those cannot be automated.
• Ensured the actual results match expected results using ALM.
• Responsible for documenting application related errors in ALM.
• Documented the Bugs and generated status reports and Bug reports and presented them in weekly status meetings using ALM.
• Worked on Backend Testing by writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Executed Test scripts against Developed Software using UFT.
• Involved in developing scripts using descriptive programming in UFT.
• Used UFT client desktop, made Scripts library of data-driven testing scripts complete with Recovery Scenario and checkpoint application.
• Executed the test scripts for the GUI, Functional, and Regression testing using UFT.
• Tested functionality of the application by inserting various check points like standard check points, text check points, table check points, image check points, and database check points in UFT.
• Carried out Hybrid Frame Work by substituting the parameters using UFT.
• Involved in all the phases of Test Automation development life cycle.
• Developed and executed UAT (User Acceptance Testing) test cases and scenarios, ensuring user requirements were met.
• Perform UAT Testing against user stories.
• Generated problem and changed reports and ensured the Corrective action for these reports operate correctly.
• Participated in weekly status meeting with Team members, Team managers, Business Analysts & Technical Team participating in Project review meetings.

Environment: UFT, ALM, Windows, MS Office, Oracle, XML, SQL, Java, Java Script, VB Script, C/C++, Html.

Confidential, Ashburn VA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Improved testing efficiency by creating large amount test data using automation scripts.
• Developed Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Strategy, Test plan, Test cases, Test scripts and various other project documents on HP ALM.
• Responsible for performing UAT review sessions for test case design and test execution summary.
• Developed and scheduled daily Smoke Test script using Unified Functional Testing (UFT).
• Developed Test automation scripts from master regression suite for entire project.
• Executed automated test cases for regression and analyzed test failure for defects.
• Performed Deployment Support by developing and executing Smoke Test after each deployment for ensure system stability.
• Supported functional testing with Manual Testing in on demand basis to meet the project deadlines.
• Worked on data validations with SQL Quires to conform to all business rules and requirements.
• Performed all aspects of verification, validation including Analyzing the Requirement Document, Reviewing the Test cases and performing functional, regression, system testing.
• Monitored batch execution by executing the test scripts in multiple HOST Virtual Machines to reduce the execution time from HP ALM.
• Analyzed execution result to identify test failure and reporting defects in ALM.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Attended Sprint Planning meetings and provided estimates for Sprint Backlog Items.
• Attended Sprint Demo meeting and presented newly developed functionalities to business team.
• Attended User Story Sessions to help business team on creating better User Stories by improving the Testability.
• Prepared Executive Summary, testing trends, defect trends and percentage completion reports on a weekly basis for the Upper management.
• Executed Test Automation scripts in QA and UAT environment.
• Performed UAT (User Acceptance Testing) against user stories.
• Collaborated on creation and maintenance of UAT detailed test plan and test cases.
• Performed Cross Browser Compatibility Testing in major web browsers.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Windows, UNIX, SQL, Java, J2EE, VBScript, VB.Net, HTML, XML, Java Script, MS Office, MS Excel.

Confidential, Washington, D.C.

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Automated test cases for GUI, Functionality and Regression testing using QTP.
• Developed & updated automation scripts using QTP on different functionalities of the application.
• Performing smoke test for all the releases and verifying the fixes and closing them.
• Actively participated with the users during User Acceptance Test (UAT).
• Participate in all the Scrum Ceremonies like Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Demo and Sprint Retro.
• Investigated, researched, recommended and lead the implementation of commercial automated test tools and test scripts for regression testing of existing product functionality.
• Defined and Implemented the Software Development Life Cycle with process development meetings.
• Worked closely with product and project managers on the implementation of new projects and infrastructures including operational readiness, change preparation, change execution, and post- change QA validation.
• Created Function Library for common functionality of the application.
• Involved in Smoke, Integration, Regression, System, and End-to-End & Black box testing.
• Developed and executed Test Plan & Test Script in Quality Center.
• Designed the Test Strategy for multiple projects, defect management using Quality Center.
• Performed through Database functionality tests and verified the Business Logic Implementation by constructing and executing several SQL statements.
• Developed and executed automated scripts using QTP for Functional and Regression testing.
• Created user-defined functions and output values for the content builder and appliance by using QTP.
• Performed xml data validation using assertion method in soap UI.

Environment: Java, HTML, XML, Quality Center, QTP, SQL, Windows, MS Office, Java Script, VB Script.