SUMMARY

• Extensive experience in writing test plans, test cases/scenarios, test procedures and analyzing test results.
• Developed and implemented powerful test strategies in the scopes of security, recovery, multi - platform concurrency and database validation.
• Experienced in gathering and documenting functional requirements.
• Experienced in preparation of system documentation.
• Experienced in managing a team consisting of developers, testers, and documentation engineers.
• Experienced in various kinds of testing like System, Integration, Graphical Interface - Web based testing, Functional, Regression, User Acceptance (UAT), End to End Testing, Load testing, Stress testing, Black Box testing, Manual Testing, Back-End testing and Volume testing.
• Having strong experience in Black Box/ Gray Box Testing.
• Experienced in manual and automated Testing of client/server and web based applications using structured methodologies.
• Experienced in different tools like Apache Jmeter, LoadRunner, QTP and UFT. It includes creating, parametrizing and then executing test scripts.
• Worked in Defect Management Team to track all Change Request (CRs) while the Original build in Production Instance.
• Having Working knowledge on UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris.
• Involved in QA Life Cycle, which include analyzing the requirements, defining use cases, designing, developing and execution of the QA Process and Documentation.
• Involved in Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Record and Play back approaches.
• Having Extensive knowledge on Programming Skills and Code verification Skills.
• Having good understanding on Automation Framework of QTP.
• Experience in working with Java, VBScript, XML, HTML/DHTML, C, and C++, Visual Basic, Oracle, SQL
• Ability to prioritize tasks well and work on multiple test projects at the same time.
• Involved on Issue Tracking, Matrix Tracking before Every Meeting with Project Managers
• Having knowledge on Web Sphere, Web Logic, Apache Servers.
• Extensively involved in Database testing using SQL Queries to view the transactions for Client/Server testing.
• Automated test cases for GUI, Functionality and Regression testing using QTP.
• Performed regression testing for fixes using QTP and closed the defects in Test Manager.
• Involved in Test case design, Test Plan Design, Test Execution Document Design.
• Worked on Package, Procedures, Functions, Tables, Views on Oracle and MS SQL Server 2005.
• Extensively used check points in QTP for testing purposes and also performed batch testing.
• Involved in Business Process Testing as per customer perspective, and had interaction with Clients Customers.
• Test cases created within HP Business Process Testing executed in Quality Center.
• Familiar with Software Development Life Cycle SDLC, Test Methodologies, Test Matrices, Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Having knowledge on SOA and implementations.
• Strong problem solving skills, quick learner and able to work independently as well as a team member of varying sized teams.
• Strong working knowledge on Quality Center Administrations for large project.
• Active team player and ability to work independently with excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Oral and Written communication skills with track record of successful task completion under tight deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Jira, Apache Jmeter, HP ALM/HP Quality Center/Test Director, Rally, QTP, Load Runner, Clear Quest, WinRunner, VersionOne

Databases: Oracle8i/9i/10g, SQL Server 2005, MS Access7.0/ 97/ 2000, DB2

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ 00/ NT/ XP, 7, 8, 10, MS-Dos, UNIX

Languages: C, C++, Java, SQL, PL/ SQL, .NET, VB Script

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, JSP, XML, JDBC, Perl

Desktop Tools: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project

ETL Tools: Informatica

UML: Select Enterprise, Visio, Rational Rose

OLAP/DSS Tools: Business Objects, Crystal Reports.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NY

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Master Test Plan, duly designing and developing test cases for the modules of the system that defines types of testing to be conducted and test data required for testing.
• Participated in Iteration Planning and daily standup meetings
• Types of tests conducted manually include: Module, System, Functionality, Negative, Integration, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Performed cross browser and mobile testing.
• Defects tracking, reviewed, analyzed and compared results using YouTrack
• Conducted load testing and provide input into capacity planning efforts.
• Created and executed test scripts, cases, and scenarios that will determine optimal system performance according to specifications using Jmeter.
• Tested the database to check field size validation, check constraints, stored procedures and cross verifying the field size defined within the application.

Environment: Windows XP, Apache Jmeter, YouTrack, MS SQL Server.

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified potential risks associated to testing scope, quality of the product and schedule.
• Types of tests conducted manually include: Module, System, Functionality, Negative, Integration, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Participated in Iteration planning and release retrospective meetings.
• Developed queries for data retrieval using SQL and PL/SQL.
• Identified & presented effort estimations related to testing efforts to Project Management Team.
• Created performance Test Scripts using Jmeter for API calls.
• Executed performance tests to identify the environment stability, potential issues, memory leaks & bottlenecks.
• Executed the stress tests to identify the capacity of the system.
• Analyzed the application and web server logs to find the root cause of errors found during performance tests.
• Used App Dynamics monitoring tool to collect CPU Utilization, Memory Utilization, Network Utilization and Disk Utilization.
• Experience analyzing system & functional specifications, use cases, business requirements and business rules to identify test requirements, design and execute test plan, test cases and test data.
• Created JIRA tickets to track defects found during the release.

Environment: Apache Jmeter, Jira, Windows 7&10. Oracle, Postgress, AWS, Appdynamics

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created UFT framework for UI/Smoke test validation for the FedWire Securities application encompassing 300+ screens and multiple.
• Created additional functions as needed to validate various functionality including but not limited to sorting and pagination.
• Remediated manual test cases and converted to automated scripts using UTP keyword driven framework.
• Ensured BDDs and business rules were covered in test cases and tracked in RTM
• Involved in various types of tests such as User-Interface testing, keyword driven testing, data driven testing, regression testing, permissibility testing, testability and survivability testing, system testing and acceptance testing.
• Performed Regression Testing and the additional scripts were generated for each new release using UFT.
• Created VB Scripts and performed Data driven testing.
• Extensively used ALM, for test planning, bug tracking and reporting.
• Identified potential risks associated to testing scope, quality of the product and schedule.
• Identified & presented effort estimations related to testing efforts to Project Management Team.
• Performed targeted regression for each defect using risk analysis to ensure other modules were not affected.
• Performed the Back end testing by using SQL and verified the data integrity was not violated.
• Created Shared Object Repository in UFT for each module and created some user defined functions and prepared design documents using Unified Functional Tester.
• Utilized ALM for UFT script storage and version control.
• Provided training and automation support to junior testers and other teams as needed.

Environment: HP Unified Functional Tester (UFT), ALM, SharePoint, Windows 7, VB Script.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Followed AGILE scrum methodology in executing different processes.
• Collaborated with the agency’s usability and accessibility teams to ensure prototypes and final product comply with agency’s standards.
• Used Quality Center to invoke the scripts and initially performed the baseline testing and organized all the scripts systematically and generated reports.
• Interact with Product Managers and Developers during requirements analysis, design reviews and test documentation preparation.
• Wrote Test Cases and Performed Manual Testing like Positive Testing, Negative Testing and Black Box.
• Gave product demo to stakeholders for approvals at the end of each two week sprint.
• Created test scenarios for Regression and UAT Testing.
• Performed 508 compliance testing on deployed JSP web pages using JAWS tool.
• Responsible for planning and overseeing all QA activities for Scrum Team.
• Supervised automation testers and allocate scripting tasks to appropriate testers.
• Created and Maintained the Object Repository for Keyword Driven framework using QTP.
• Created and updated function libraries for Automation as needed
• Tested WDL based WebService using SoapUI

Environment: DB2, HP Quick Test Pro 11, ALM, SharePoint, Verison One, Windows 7, VB Script, J2EE, JSP, JPA 2.0, HTML5, jQuery. JAWS, Dragon Dictate

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and overseeing all QA activities on multiple projects.
• Managed the offshore and onshore project teams for multiple concurrent projects with short deadlines.
• Verified all test cases assigned to testers are designed and executed properly.
• Heavily involved in the recertification process for CMMI level 3.
• Identified and filled gaps found during CMMI Audits.
• Performed GUI Test, Functional testing, Smoke testing, Backend testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT) and System testing.
• Developed Use Cases to highlight different requirements from the SRS (Software Requirement Specification) and SDS (Software Design Specification).
• Supervised the Testing Team and to insure Test activities are executed according to the test Plan.
• Performed manual testing, automated testing, defect tracking, resolution of applications and solutions.
• Involved in writing comprehensive test plans based on business requirements and technical specifications.
• Executed SQL Queries to check the data table updates after test execution.
• Documented existing QA processes and suggested and implemented industry best practices.
• Maintained the defect reports using Bugzilla & SharePoint.

Environment: ORACLE 11g, Appvance Push To Test, BugZilla, Jboss, Windows 7, VB Script, AJAX, Java, .Net, HTML.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided enterprise wide automation support as needed for new, existing legacy and cots applications
• Modified the automated scripts to accommodate the changes/upgrades in the application interface.
• Assessed new projects as assigned and created level of effort LOE based on complexity.
• Created new Keyword and Data Driven frameworks in QTP and maintained existing legacy frameworks
• Involved in tracking, reviewing, analyzing and comparing the defects using Quality Center.
• Responsible for identifying the functional test cases for Regression Testing and developed automated test scripts to facilitate regression testing and data driven testing using QTP.
• Verified expected results using Toad and SQL from the backend.
• Responsible to understand and train others on the enhancements or new features developed.
• Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database using QTP.
• Created Custom Functions, Objects, Methods, Dictionary Objects, Recovery Scenarios, Environmental Variables, Driver Scripts, Descriptive Programming, using VB Scripts for QTP automation on Regression Testing.
• Created documentation for newly created automation and performed knowledge transfer sessions to system test teams and stake holders as needed.
• Used Regular expressions in QTP to change the logical and physical description whenever necessary and to solve the script failure for the dynamic properties of the objects.

Environment: ORACLE 10g, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center/ALM, XML, Unix Web Logic server, Windows XP, VB Script, Flex/Flash, Java, .Net, HTML.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Engineering responsive internet website application in an agile development environment
• Used Rally tool to manage user stories and track Iteration/team progress
• Participated in Iteration Planning and daily standup meetings
• Types of tests conducted manually include: Module, System, Functionality, Negative, Integration, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Monitored database during logins and registrations through SQL queries using TOAD.
• Extensively used Rally Tool, for test planning, bug tracking and reporting.
• Entered defects in Rally and written test cases in Rally.
• Involved in requirement assessment after receiving the requirements and design documents.
• Performed Risk Analysis through pow-wow with developers and product owner.
• Responsible for identifying the functional test cases for Regression Testing and developed automated test scripts to facilitate regression testing and data driven testing using QTP.
• Verified expected results using Toad and SQL from the backend.
• Helped identify and optimize SQL search queries implemented in the system.
• Created Shared Object Repository in QTP for each module and created some user defined functions and prepared design documents using Quick Test Pro.
• Used QTP for regression testing of repaired bugs in accordance with specified directives and good judgment.
• Gave product demo to stakeholders for approvals.

Environment: ORACLE 10g, Quick Test Pro, Rally, Jira, XML, Unix Web Logic server, Windows XP, VB Script, Flex/Flash, Java, .Net, HTML.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test plan documents from functional requirements, technical specifications and use cases.
• Involved in Requirement verification with BA.
• Involved in various types of tests such as User-Interface testing, data driven testing, performance testing, regression testing, system testing and acceptance testing.
• Regression Testing was performed and the additional scripts were generated for each version using QTP.
• Extensively used Quality Center, for test planning, bug tracking, reporting and analysis.
• Extensively used LoadRunner for performance and stress testing.
• Written LoadRunner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C++ functions, Parameterized cookies, stored dynamic content in LoadRunner functions, used client side secure certificates. Written LoadRunner scripts by using Virtual User generator for Single User, Base Line, Soak (Endurance test) scenarios
• Measured Response times at web, App servers and database server levels by using Optimal Application expert. Highly concentrated on Transactions per sec during testing.
• Memory leaks at each component level were identified and analyzed.
• Monitored database during logins and registrations through SQL queries using TOAD.

Environment: ORACLE, Quick Test Pro, LoadRunner, SOAP, XML, Unix Web Logic server, Windows NT, VB Script, .Net, HTML.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Setting up of environments to be used for testing and the range of functionalities to be tested as per technical specifications.
• Created, debugged and executed the test scripts/procedures in QTP.
• Involved in Manual and Automated testing using QTP and Quality Center.
• Conducted Black Box - Functional, Regression, Data Driven, Integration Testing Defects tracking, reviewed, analyzed and compared results using Quality Center.

Environment: Windows XP, QTP, Quality Center, Oracle 10g, Java, SQL Server 2005, Unix and VB Script.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Identified the Use Cases from the requirements, Web Page Mock-Ups using MS Visio.
• Review Functional design document to develop Test Plan, Test Cases and Traceability Matrix documents.
• Work with Product managers and Developers during Bug Reviews.
• Performed Backend, Unit, Functional, Integration, Regression and System level testing.
• Communicate the overall test progress and escalate issues to upper management in a timely fashion.
• Developed test scripts for Functional and Data driven tests using QTP on web based module.

Environment: Windows NT/XP, QTP, Quality Center, Oracle 9i, Cobol, Java, VB Script.