SUMMARY

• Over ten plus years of experience in Software Quality Assurance in analysis, design of automation and manual testing for Client/Server and Web - based applications in Java, J2EE, Oracle, VB, ASP and .NET Environments.
• Extensive QA experience in all phases of life cycle, including Requirements Gathering, Project Planning, Testing, Defect Tracking, Management and Reporting.
• Designed and executed Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test cases, Test Scenarios, Release notes for different projects based on company standards.
• Extensive experience in Business Process, Requirements gathering, Analysis, Impact analysis, Design, Development and Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Mainframe testing (Unit testing, System testing, Integration testing and supported UAT), QA Testing Implementation, Project management, defect tracking, causal analysis for the defect, reporting project status reports.
• Possess the ability to perform successfully in a variety of technical disciplines and the ability to learn the latest technologies
• Self-motivated with extensive experience in managing projects.
• Thorough understanding of SDLC, TLC and Development Methodologies like Waterfall, V-model, W-model and Agile Methodologies (XP, Scrum).
• Adept at using both Manual and Automated testing tools to Troubleshoot Systems, Functionality, Regression, System, Integration, User Acceptance, Positive and Negative testing.
• Good domain expertise in the areas of Finance Services, Retail, Banking, Healthcare, Telecom, Manufacturing and Insurance
• Possess advance skills of programming and scripting concepts and logics for Test Automation Framework including Keyword Driven, Modular Driven and Hybrid Frameworks using HP Unified Functional Testing(UFT)
• Experienced in Selenium Web Driver, Selenium IDE for automated testing in various phases of SDLC
• Knowledge of software best practices like Agile/Scrum, Test Driven Development (TDD), and Continuous Integration
• 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.
• Designing and Developing the Industry best and the Cost effective Key Word Driven Framework for QTP.
• Conducted Cross browser Testing using IE, Opera, Fire Fox, Google Chrome browsers.
• Backend and Data Constraints Testing experience against Oracle and MySQL by multi-table querying using Joins, Views, Using, Aggregate Functions
• Worked on User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and prepared necessary documents.
• Logging and tracking defects and measuring the testing effort and the quality of the software by creating reports in HP Quality Center (ALM)
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills and consistently being organized by management and peer for producing high quality works.
• Reliable, dependable and aware of duties and responsibilities in all circumstances.
• Efficient and versatile team player with a positive approach to all tasks.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, TX

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior Quality Analyst Interacted with Business Analysts in developing requirements definition, created Functional Design and Technical Design document.
• Conducted Use Case Review sessions with business stakeholders.
• Prepared Test Strategy with testing scope, approach and necessary resources
• Used Quality Centre ALM for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and manage the defects and executing the test cases
• Designed and Implemented a Hybrid Test Automation Framework using Selenium Web Driver.
• Created and executed automated test scripts using Selenium Web Driver and Test NG.
• Used Selenium Web driver, java, J unit for designing automation test cases for testing complex functional areas across multiple Applications
• Performed Back End Testing by writing and Executing SQL Queries to validate that data is being populated in appropriate tables.
• Came up with Testing Effort Estimates upon review of Business Requirement Documents Involved in Test Execution and verification of the Test Script Executed
• Attended Daily Stand-up Meeting (DSM) with on shore team to get Regression Test status, Automation Test Coverage updates.
• Performed different types of testing like smoke, functional, system integration, white box, black box, gray box, Positive, negative and regression testing
• Organized the test cases in HP Quality Centre - ALM for traceability and monitored test results, tracked defects Involved in manually testing various modules of the application to ensure application stability and functionality.
• Good Experience in Agile methodology with SCRUM Process for the product development.
• Worked in agile environment with Scrum Master, AD and Functional Testing team to analyse user stories, and Test Cases to write automation test scripts.
• Did extensive work with ETL testing including data completeness, data transformation and data quality For various data feeds coming from heterogeneous source.
• Parallel testing between Tibco and Informatica

Environment: HP Quality Center, ALM,Selenium, UFT,SOAPUI, Oracle, Informatica, TOAD for Oracle, UNIX/Linux, MS-SQL Server 2005, IIS Server, HP Service Test, Toad for SQL, SOA Web Services,Java,Java script

Confidential, TX

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysed the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing.
• Prepared Test Strategy with testing scope, approach and necessary resources Used Quality Centre for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and manage the defects and executing the test cases
• Identified Manual Test Cases for Automation effort and created Test Scripts to increase testing efficiency and reliability using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Performed End-to-End testing manually and had assisted Business Testers in User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in risk assessments and used to communicate with the stake holders.
• Developed and maintained reusable Automated Test Scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing(UFT) for testing complex functional areas across multiple Applications.
• Implemented Function based Hybrid Framework for Small Group Renewals application from the scratch.
• Came up with Testing Effort Estimates upon review of Business Requirement Documents Involved in Test Execution and verification of the Test Script Executed
• Written and executed SQL queries and stored procedures manually for Database testing and Back-end testing.
• Executing test cases and reporting Manual testing defects through Quality Center.
• Organized the test cases in HP Quality Centre for traceability and monitored test results, tracked defects Involved in manually testing various modules of the application to ensure application stability and functionality.
• Created Batch file to Schedule nightly Regression Suite run by integrating HP ALM with HP Unified Functional Testing to update dashboard for Regression suite results.
• Used advance skills of Function Library, Recovery Scenarios, and Descriptive Programming using VBScript to customize Test Scripts of Regression Suite
• Worked extensively in Agile/Scrum environment with SME, Automation and Manual team to analyse Test Cases and user stories for automation regression testing.
• Validated the BCBS mobile applications end to end in both UAT and Production environments.
• Used Airwatch application to update the softwares in mobiles
• Tested the applications in different devices such as Ipad,Iphone and Android phones.
• Validated the BCBS mobile applications using Xamarin Test Cloud (mobile automation framework)

Environment: HP Quality Center (QC), ALM,Selenium, UFT,SOAPUI, Oracle, TOAD for Oracle, UNIX/Linux, MS-SQL Server 2005, IIS Server, HP Service Test, Toad for SQL, SOA Web Services,Java,Java script

Confidential, NY

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Senior Quality Analyst/Test Lead analyzed the Business Requirement Documents and developed test plans, test strategies and test cases.
• Conducted Use Case Review sessions with business stakeholders.
• Used HP Quality Centre for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and manage the defects and executing the test cases
• Involved in testing the application manually in the initial stages and in the later stages automated the testing process. Carried out Automated tests and batch tests in QTP UFT using Quality Center. Used database check points in test script to check databases and detect defects.
• Responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) activities involving QA Document Control, Training, Execute Batch Records, Review Incoming Materials Inspection, Investigation, and Corrective and Preventive Actions.
• Experience in System, functional, UAT and Regression testing methodologies
• Performed manual testing of the application to test the system for both the functional and business requirements for positive and negative scenarios.
• Analyzed the Traceability Matrix Using MS Excel
• Involved in Test Execution and verification of the Test Script Executed
• Written and executed SQL queries and stored procedures manually for Database testing and Back-end testing.
• Executing test cases and reporting Manual testing defects through Quality Center.
• Organized the test cases in Quality Centre for traceability and monitored test results, tracked defects Involved in manually testing various modules of the application to ensure application stability and functionality.
• Involved in the Weekly Bug's Status Meetings along with QA and Development team.
• Manually manipulate data directly from Oracle database using SQL.
• Performed database testing to validate database using TOAD.
• Reviewed data from Back End to Front End of the application using SQL statements.
• Followed Agile Testing Methodology.
• Executed Automation Scripts using Selenium
• Executed Automation Scripts for Mobile device and application testing((Android/iOS))
• Performed device compatibility tests

Environment: HP Quality Center,Selenium, QTP, SOAPUI, Oracle, TOAD for Oracle, Microsoft ASP.net, MS-SQL Server 2005, UNIX/Linux, HP Service Test, Toad for SQL, SOA Web Services,Test Track and Test Complete

Confidential, New York

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Test Coordinator, responsible for analyzing system specification and business requirements. Interacting with business analysts and the end-users to develop the High-level test strategy, test plans. Participated in Walk through and Defect report meetings periodically.
• Leading a testing team of 15 members that are divided between 3 tracks i.e.Manual,Automation and Performance testing
• Good experience working in TDD Approach and Agile method, SDLC Planning & Management, vendor management, Test automation.
• Recognised as a savvy leader with strengths in managing and coordinating QA Teams
• Intelligent consultant with highly diverse business and domain noledge and propensity to initiate positive changes. Praised for prudently managing human and financial resources by the internal team as well as the clients.
• Capitalize on strong QA acumen and natural leadership talents to steer teams in new directions.
• Conducted Use Case Review sessions with business stakeholders.
• Used Quality Centre for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and manage the defects and executing the test cases
• Responsible for the Quality Assurance (QA) activities involving QA Document Control, Training, Execute Batch Records, Review Incoming Materials Inspection, Investigation, and Corrective and Preventive Actions.
• Experience in System, functional, UAT and Regression testing methodologies
• Analyzed the Traceability Matrix Using MS Excel
• Involved in the Weekly Bug's Status Meetings along with QA and Development team.
• Motivated the teams to trouble shoot the issues to find out the root cause in order to reduce the turnaround time for testing cycle
• Executed Automation Scripts using Selenium
• Communicating with Offshore Team and assigning the Scripts to the Team. Investigated software faults and interfacing with developers to resolve technical issues. Defect tracking, defect reporting, analyzing results and documentation.
• Conducted defect tracking and fix progress meetings and planned back-up and alternate solutions to make the developer‘s life easier
• Involved in submitting Bug Report weekly. Used resource Excel spread sheets to list problems for different modules. Performed Data Validation before loading into the target database and documented test results in comparison with the expected results. Preparing test summary reports.
• Preparing the Understanding documents. Testing the scripts in QA, Staging and Production databases.
• Followed Agile Testing Methodology.

Environment: Java2, J2EE, JavaScript, HTML, Servlets, Java Server Pages, EJB, XML, Web Logic Server, Oracle, DB2, Quick Test Professional, UNIX (AIX), Windows XP, HP Quality Center,Selenium

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Quality Analyst Analyzed the Business Requirement Documents and developed test plans, test strategies and test cases.
• Conducted Use Case Review sessions with business stakeholders.
• Executing test cases and reporting Manual testing defects through Test Director.
• Created Test plans and performed manual testing of the application to test the system for both the functional and business requirements for positive and negative scenarios using Test Director.
• Performed Manual Testing on different Modules of the Application by executing the Test Cases.
• Created test scenarios, test data according to the test cases.
• Executing ofManual Scripts. Defect logging and Bug Tracking through an interface withTest Director
• Organized the test cases in Test Director for traceability and monitored test results, tracked defects Involved in manually testing various modules of the application to ensure application stability and functionality.
• Performed Backend database verification manually.
• Created Requirement Traceability Metrics.
• Created Script Status and Defect Status Reports.
• Linked the test cases and defects inTest Directorand generatedreports.
• Administered the complete testing effort in Test Director.
• Documented the errors using Test Director and tracked them to completion by communicating and co-coordinating with the development as well as the support group.
• Conducted system and functional testing manually.
• Conducted extensive testing against formal requirements.
• Involved in the Weekly Bug's Status Meetings along with QA and Development team.
• Manually manipulate data directly from Oracle database using SQL.
• Performed database testing to validate database using TOAD.
• Reviewed data from Back End to Front End of the application using SQL statements.

Environment: VB Script, UNIX, HTML, SQL, Test Director, Windows XP