SUMMARY

• 11 plus years of experience with an emphasis on Software Quality Assurance of various web based and client/server applications using automation tools and manual testing.
• Automation testing using Java and Selenium Web Driver, Quick Test Professional
• Extensive experience working with Waterfall/V Model and Agile Methodology.
• Proficient in preparation and execution of test cases/scripts in all stages of the product development lifecycle with well - organized test steps.
• Performed End to End testing, System Integration testing, Regression testing, ETL testing and production support testing on client server and web applications.
• Experience with Financial Markets, Wholesale Lending and Order Management.
• Knowledge of FIX Protocol, Trade Life Cycle, TIBCORV messaging.
• Extensive experience with Amdocs Clarify CRM application and Order Management System.
• Strong knowledge of Business Support System (BSS) and OSS(Operations Support System) and eTOM model.
• Used JIRA/Test Director/Quality Centre/Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for defect tracking and defect management.
• Prepared comprehensive and detailed status reports.
• Extensive experience in multi vendor, Complex integrated systems, round the clock global software delivery model, Onsite-Offshore/ near shore Coordination, different engagement models like T&M and Fixed Price.
• A team player with a strong work ethic and strict process adherence.
• Motivated individual with excellent teamwork, communications and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Microsoft windows 95,98,2k,XP,7,Linux

Languages: C,C++,Java,VB,VB Script,.NET

Database(s): Sql Server 2005/2008,OracleX.X,Sybase

Automation Tools: Quick Test Professional, Load Runner,Selenium,Cucumber

Packages: MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint )

Test Mangement Tools: ALM/Quality Centre/Test Director

Others: Git,JIRA, Eclipse,UNIX Shell Scripting, Excel Macros,UC4

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr Agile QA Analyst

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• As a member of the Scrum team participated in daily standup meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and iteration reviews.
• Test Case planning, reviews, execution and defect status reporting.
• Developing the Automation test scripts using Selenium Web Driver
• Feature files creation for validation of requirements using cucumber framework.
• UI validation and migration testing.
• Various algorithm validations to derive the settlement price for the outrights and spreads.
• FIXML message publishing verification to downstream applications.
• Build Deployments from Dev Environment to QA Functional environments.
• Connected remotely to RedHatEnterpriseLinux (RHEL) servers using PuTTY terminal emulator across different Dev/QA Functional/New Release/Prod environments.
• Start/Stop/Restart the application from the Linux Server.
• Reviewed log files in Linux Servers for application errors/exceptions/warnings and SQL errors.
• Comparing the UI data with respect to Database table’s data using SQL queries through TOAD.
• Modifying the database tables to create the pre-condition set up to test the application.
• Inserting the test data into the Database tables as needed.
• Verifying the data being stored in the Database tables from UI and external applications like Reuters /ZEMA.
• Verifying the Database tables for the reference tables view updates.
• Performed the validation of UC4 automatic/scheduled job runs.
• Responsible to for verification of Web Service call/s within the application and for external applications.
• Performed integration testing with the other team for message publishing/web service calls.
• Performing Functional Testing in Dev environment, Functional/ Regression Testing in QAF environment, UAT in New Release/Cert environment, Build Verification and Checkout Testing in Production environments.

Environment: Java/J2EE, Front End UI Stack, Oracle, TIBCO,JIRA,Confluence,UC4,BRIO,TOAD RHE Linux,Apache Tomcat.

Sr QA Analyst

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Attended requirements meetingss, Iteration Planning, sprint meetings.
• Conducted Test Case planning, reviews, execution and defect status reporting.
• Developing the Automation test scripts using Selenium Web Driver, Cucumber framework
• Responsible for feature file creation for validation of requirements.
• Conducted UI validation and migration testing.
• Adding the identified functional test cases into regression pack and creation of automation test scripts for the Regression testing.
• Build Deployments from Dev Envs to QA Functional environments.
• Handled production checkouts/validations.

Environment: Java/J2EE, Front End UI Stack, Oracle, TIBCO, JIRA,Confluence,UC4,BRIO

QA Lead

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Release System Test Plan.
• Involved in the preparation of QA environment set up for QA team of FS Explorer application.
• Planned and executed the KT plan for the team.
• Facilitated test case planning, reviews, execution and defect reporting.
• Ensured that all deliverables were on time.
• Highlighted risks, issues and brought to leadership team as needed.
• Conducted QA Metrics collection and reporting.
• Prepared and maintained the PPR and various process related documents.
• Sent weekly status reports to all the stakeholders.

Environment: .Net GUI, Sybase, Java services, Zapp DB, Jenkins, Quality Center 11.00,QTP 11.0,JIRA

QA Tester

Confidential, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Release Level Test Plan.
• Offered release effort estimation, review and sign off.
• Responsible for attending the daily/weekly status call with all the stakeholders for project - release planning and tracking.
• Involved the BRD/FSD design review with all the stakeholders.
• Played the role of single point of contact for all the deliverables from offshore.
• Provided technical assistance and guidance as and when required to the team members.
• Facilitated maintenance/creation of test scripts to the regression suite using QTP.
• ETL packages business rules validation against the SQL Server 2008 database by testing Joins, Union, Except, Intersect, Views, Stored Procedure, Functions and Triggers etc.
• Validation on ETL (Data warehouse) testing of data extracting, cleansing, transforming, integrating and loading data into database.
• Verification and Validation of test results (data analysis, data mapping, data validation, data cleansing and data rejection) by performing SQL queries on SQL database.
• SSRS Reports testing by using SQL Server Report Service.
• Data Migration testing of legacy application database from SQL 2000/DB2 (Mainframes) to SQL Server 2008.

Environment: .Net, SQL SERVER 2008, SSIS, Quality Center 11.00,JIRA, QTP

QA Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared release of High Level Test Plan.
• Offered release effort estimation, review and sign off.
• Responsible for attending the daily/weekly status call with all the stakeholders for project - release planning and tracking.
• Conducted BRD/FSD design review with all the stakeholders.
• Played the role of single point of contact for all the deliverables from offshore.
• Provided technical assistance and guidance when required to the team members.
• Maintained/Created test scripts to the regression suite using QTP.
• Responsible for sending and getting the signoff of internal and external review of test cases.
• Sent weekly/daily status reports to leadership team.

Environment: .Net, SQL Server 2008, SSIS, Quality Center 11.00,JIRA, QTP

QA Tester

Confidential, SAN RAMON, CA

Responsibilities:

• Provided the required knowledge sessions to the new team members, to get on par with the team.
• Helped and reviewed the team members work as needed.
• Involved in Bug tracking and reporting using the customized Mercury Quality Center.
• Worked over the releases as the SPOC for keeping the environment up to date with all the emergency fixes being delivered by Development teams.
• As part of the End to End application testing I employed various Lightspeed applications such as ISAAC, SDP, BBNMS, Enabler and all other downstream applications and interfaces.
• Closely monitored and reported the test execution progress on a day to day basis.

Environment: Java/J2EE,Web Programming, HTTP, HTML, Jscript, Oracle, Quality Center 9.2

QA Tester

Confidential, SAN RAMON, CA

Responsibilities:

• Performed system testing of Light Speed Order Management application.
• Conducted required knowledge sessions with new team members.
• API testing related to different upstream & downstream BIS’s systems.
• Prepared and executed UNIX Shell scripts for hard stop/start of workflow activities.
• Involved in bug tracking and reporting using Mercury Quality Center.
• Performed back end testing by writing SQL queries to extract the data from Oracle database.
• Worked over the releases as the SPOC for keeping the environment up to date with all the emergency fixes being delivered by development teams.
• Closely monitored and reported test execution progress on a day to day basis.

Environment: Java/J2EE,Web Programming, HTTP, HTML, Jscript, Oracle, Quality Center 9.2

QA Tester

Confidential, SAN RAMON, CA

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the functional requirements.
• Derived test cases from functional specifications.
• Executed test cases for functional requirements.
• Performed System and Regression Testing.
• Updated requirements Tracebility Matrix (RTM) from system testing perspective and idenfying gaps if any.
• Provided effort estimation for Change Requests.

Environment: Visul Basic(Web Classes),ORACLE,SVN,JScrpt, HTML, Test Director 8.0