SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of IT experience in Software Testing as Sr. Software Quality Assurance Analyst with expertise in manual and automated testing for client - server and web-based applications.
• Worked on a very complex and large web-based application (portal) testing built on JAVA, Web-Sphere (presentation layer), DB2 LUW (backend database), middleware (web-services, API calls testing using SOAP UI), backend batch jobs and interfaces.
• Experienced in Functionality Testing, Smoke Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Positive, Negative, Data Base Testing and Web Services Testing on various applications.
• Strong knowledge in software models: Waterfall and V Model, Agile (Scrum) methodology.
• Experienced in writing manual test scripts and logging defects using ALM. Quality Center, Clear Quest and JIRA.
• Expertise in Performing Back-End testing by writing SQL queries.
• Experienced creating RTM (Requirement traceability Matrix) and involved in preparing test plan document.
• Experience in preparing the reports to track the execution of Test cases and defects.
• Experienced in coordinating with multiple teams, defects triaging, data management and assisting UAT test team.
• Hands on experience with all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Having good experience in analyzing and testing complex business rules and rule engines.
• A highly motivated with Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication skills, ability to interact with team members, developers, and users.
• Experience in handling team small and large teams and manage change requests (CRs)/enhancements for a release

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Methodologies: Agile and Waterfall

Bug Reporting Tool: ALM, IBM Clear Quest, Quality Center, Digite, Jira

Testing Tools: QTP 11, ALM

Configuration Management Tool: SVN, VSS, SharePoint

Databases: Sql Server 2005, MySQL, Sql Server 2008

Certifications: OCA, ISTQB, CUES

ERP Tools: PeopleSoft 8.5

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Roseville CA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Executed manual scripts on different browsers/environments & reported defects/results to the management.
• Participated in peer review with team and developers to review test cases/test scripts to automate.
• Regression testing was performed after each build release of the application and updated the Scripts by executing the Regression suites built approve for regression suit.
• Interacted and worked with the development team to analyze the defects and reported them in Jira and tracked them until closure.
• Involved in Preparation of Test plan and Test Strategy with respect to Test Automation.
• Provide test summary documentation and analyze test results, identifying trends and/or root causes of problems.

Environment: Web Services, SOAPUI, ALM, Java, SQL, QTP, XML

Confidential, Buffalo NY

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Interacted and worked with the development team to analyze the defects and reported them in Quality Center and tracked them for closure.
• Converted Business requirements and design documentation into test design, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Involved in the design and development of test plan from business and Functional requirements which includes test objectives, test strategies, test environments etc.
• Regression testing was performed after each build release of the application and updated the Scripts by executing the Regression suites and approve for regression suit.
• Participated in weekly QA status and project status meetings to report any defects and issues encountered in application.
• Performed Defect Tracking & Management in HP ALM.
• Actively communicated with the end users and business users to create realistic test cases.
• Provide test summary documentation and analyze test results, identifying trends and/or root causes of problems.

Environment: Agile, ALM, Peoplesoft, QTP, SQL, SOAPUI, XML

Confidential, Milwaukee WI

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Converted existing tests from internal Testing tool to Feature Files.
• Analyzed requirements & developed Acceptance Tests for developers to use in test-driven development.
• Good knowledge of developing feature files using Gherkin Language.
• Used Jira for Test Management Tool and Defect Tracking Tool.
• Experience in executing shell scripts to start and stop several components on Unix Boxes.
• Used Bamboo as a Continuous Integration tool to configure with GitHub and Maven.
• Scheduled testing job and set up the flag to run automation script every time developer commits new code.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports and Customized Summary Reports.

Environment: Agile Methodology, ALM, QTP, XML

Confidential, Buffalo NY

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) to map the requirements with test case coverage
• Studying and understanding the Functional requirements
• Involved in the preparation of Project Plan, Test Plan.
• Involved in preparation of Test Cases and Test data.
• Involved in Peer reviews
• Test case Execution, Result analysis and Test Report generation
• Performed PreQA testing for new projects in the development stage.
• Performed Functional and regression testing
• Performed Browser Compatibility testing using in Internet Explorer and Firefox Mozilla.
• Defect verification, Reporting defects and track them till closure using.
• Identified manual test cases for automation.
• Performed Functional testing (Tested all links in web pages, Forms used), Usability Testing (Tested Navigation, content and other user information).
• Performed extensive back-end testing to ensure data integrity and accuracy by designing SQL queries on MS SQL Server 2008.
• Detecting Defects, Communicating to Business Leads and Using Priority based, Business critical bases and enhancement based strategies to conduct Functional testing.
• Perform database verifications using SQL queries to validate test data.
• Reported various defects in user-friendly format using Quality Center as a test management tool and defect-tracking tool.

Environment: Windows,.Net, SQL, Internet Explorer, Fire Fox Mozilla, TFS

Confidential

Associate Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Studying and understanding the Functional Requirements
• Involved in the preparation of Project Plan, Test Plan.
• Involved in preparation of Test Cases and Test data.
• Involved in Peer reviews
• Test case Execution, Result analysis and Test Report generation
• Performed Functional and regression testing
• Reporting Defects, Defect verification and track them till closure.
• Client interaction via conference calls on need basis.
• Working as SCM coordinator for the project.
• Developing Test Plan and Test scripts
• Test Data preparation and work with interfacing applications for data needs
• Status Reporting to all project stakeholders
• Generating Test and Defect Metrics for client manager and release management.
• Performed functional testing to identify various critical points in the application.
• Perform database verifications using SQL queries to validate test data.
• Reported various defects in user-friendly format using Quality Center as a test management tool and defect-tracking tool.