SUMMARY

• Certified Lead QA Consultant with over 10+ Years of professional experience in Telecom domain in various Quality Assurance and Software testing with in - depth expertise in Software development life cycle, testing methodologies.
• Excellent expertise in Perform Exploratory, Functional, Localization, Cross-browser, Cross-platform, Build verification, Release acceptance, Usability, Smoke, Regression, GUI testing
• Strong passion for delivering high quality software products and project: Social network for signing social petitions
• Expertise in testing using Tosca.
• Expertise in writing and executing test cases
• Reporting bugs to the Bug Tracking Database - Bugzilla and monitoring the status of the bugs
• Performing localization testing and GUI testing
• Conducting regression testing, unit testing after receiving a new release of the modules
• Expertise in running mobile testing on mobile devices: Android, iOS
• Expertise in executing browser compatibility testing on Chrome, IE, Firefox, Opera in Windows 7 and Safari/Mac Project: A native mobile application developed to track and show the Group member’s location on the map along with Social communication features
• Solid expertise in writing and executing test cases for components of the application
• Involved in performing exploratory testing including functional, GUI and integration testing
• Executing regression testing as defined by the Project testing activities for new releases
• Participating in project team meeting to discuss testing process, business assignments
• Worked with SDK-based Android Virtual Device and apk files installation
• Extensive experience in working on various test strategies and preparing Test Plans, Test Cases Test summaries and Analysing Test Results.
• Experience in providing customer support in the entire Quality centre related Technical issues.
• Experienced in troubleshooting the Customization issues in the modules of Requirements, Test plan, Test lab, Defects. Testing billing system of the STB.
• Experienced in software testing which involved development of test cases and test scripts and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Worked on different network facing OSS/BSS domain and Healthcare Domain as well
• Implemented the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) to follow standards in the application development.
• Strong analytical and QA/ testing skills, capacity for work and diagnostic ability, Gathering different kind of projects requirement. Covered Agile and Waterfall models of SDLC.
• Good understanding of CMTS, Networking, Guide over DOCIS, DNCS servers, Out of band and DSG mode for STBs.
• Good experience for IP protocol; IPV4 and IPV6
• Good experience and understanding of Confidential in house tools, automation, XfinityTV, Viper player, AVISA and Confluence.
• Experience in testing set top boxes (Cisco, Motorola & Pace).
• Hands on experience in testing of Web based and Client/Server Applications
• Used Bug & Defect tracking systems (Bugzilla, GitHub, Jira) for entering and tracking of bugs.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, SDLC, STLC

Testing Tools: Selenium (WebDriver, IDE), TestNG, Cucumber, Appium and Tosca

Languages: Java, C, HTML, XML

Test Frameworks: Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Hybrid, Page Object Model.

Utilities: GIT, Firebug, Fire Path.

SOA Technologies: REST, XML, SOAP UI, JSON

ArtifactsTest: Strategy,TestCases,TestPlan, RTM,TestSummary Report, Bug Report

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, HP ALM/Quality Centre, Bugzilla.

Behavior Driven Tools: Cucumber, Gherkin

Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle.

IDE: Eclipse.

Build and Integration Tools: Maven, Jenkins

MS Office Tools: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.

Browsers: Internet Explorer(Edge), Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.

Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/8/10, Mac OS, Linux, Unix

P ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior QA Consultant

Confidential, Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

• Wrote selenium automationtest scripts using Tosca tool.
• Developed and Executed Test Scripts using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and analyzed Test Results.
• Involved in Code/design review, conducting status calls and providing training to other QAs.
• Experience with Protractor to create end to end framework using Angular JS.
• Implemented a Data - Driven, and Keyword-Driven testing framework using Protractor and built a custom Dashboard using Angular to triggertestsand view results and logs.
• Involved in handling mouse and keyboard events using Actions class in Selenium
• Automated web services testing using SOAPUI and performed Restful web services testing using get, post, put and delete methods.
• Used Selenium Grid to perform parallel, cross platform and cross browser testing on multiple environments.
• Used Data Driven Framework and extracted data from external Excel files using Apache POI and loaded into the variables in the scripted code.
• Participated QA weekly meetings and various other meetings and discusses enhancement and modification request issues and defects in the application.

QA Consultant

Confidential, Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

• Performed Integration and Regression testing to check compatibility of new functionality with the existing functionalities of the application using Selenium.
• Developed and ExecutedTestScripts using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and analyzedTestResults.
• Involved in Code/design review, conducting status calls and providing training to other QAs.
• Experience with Protractor to create end to end framework using Angular JS.
• Implemented a Data - Driven, and Keyword-Driven testing framework using Protractor and built a custom Dashboard using Angular to triggertestsand view results and logs.
• Involved in handling mouse and keyboard events using Actions class in Selenium
• Automated web services testing using SOAPUI and performed Restful web services testing using get, post, put and delete methods.
• Used Selenium Grid to perform parallel, cross platform and cross browser testing on multiple environments.
• Used Data Driven Framework and extracted data from external Excel files using Apache POI and loaded into the variables in the scripted code.
• Implemented waits to overcome the issue of Synchronization using implicit wait and explicit wait.
• Used Parameters, Data Provider TestNG annotations to perform regression and functional testing.
• Involved in grouping ofTestCases,TestMethods andTestSuites using TestNG annotations.
• Performed browser compatibility and configuration testing on various operating systems such as, Android OS and IOS etc.
• Tested and coordinated mobile applications in both Native and Web environments and validated the mobile application functionality on physical smart phone hardware devices and virtual device emulators.
• Used emulators and IOS simulators to perform the manual mobile testing.
• As a Senior QA Lead involved in change request management meetings for ADHOC change requests.
• Performed back end testing by writing and executing SQL queries to validate that data being populated.
• Worked in continuous Integration (CI) environment and deploy the code stored in GitHub to QA environment.
• Interacted and worked with the development team to analyze the defects and reported them in JIRA and tracked them for closure.
• Participated QA weekly meetings and various other meetings and discusses enhancement and modification request issues and defects in the application.

QA Consultant

Confidential, Denver, CO

Responsibilities:

• Created and involved on issue track on Jira tickets and follow up with stack holders.
• Involved on troubleshoot for EC controllers, DNCS and DOCSIS side.
• Involved and created Test plan document, test strategy document.
• Troubleshoot components, cable modem, router, and PC, tablets and resolved issues remotely.
• Created Charter Engg. Prod environment STB Inventory include STB account detail to map STB with code push requirements.
• Test coordination of the functionality of Set Top Boxes including the billing system.
• Further responsibilities also comprise of ensuring top quality deliverables from Cognizant to client and collection of project metrics.
• Coordinated with various Confidential team to provide solution with specific type, model and code of STB to connect STB remotely with various environment.
• Provided solutions for users on their daily need for specific type and model STB with current zodiac codes for their test purpose.
• Performed troubleshoot on STB with Linux-Unix platform logs and analysed logs.
• Created automation test scripts on python scripting.
• Worked in implementing CI (Continuous Integration)
• Preparation of Test Estimation
• Preparation of Test Scenarios.
• Preparation of Test Data
• Execution of System test cases.
• Automation and Performance testing for different features.
• Defect Retesting and Change request testing.
• Daily and Weekly Status reporting.
• Offshore coordination
• Risk management

QA Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked in implementing CI (Continuous Integration)
• Test the functionality of Set Top Boxes including the billing system.
• Analyzed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications. Testing HDMI output on different TV v/s STB's.
• Reviewed the Business/ Functional/ System Requirement Specs, High Level Design Documents, Detailed Design Documents and Requirement Matrix.
• Developing the test strategy based on the provided Test Planning and Test Specification Documents.
• Worked with Quality Center Admin in customizing fields for Users and Assisted in creating users.
• Used QC as bug tracking tool for individual Vendor application and for logging defects, defect tracking, verification & closure activities.
• Involved in developing test plans and test cases.
• Analyzed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications.
• Documented the captured requirements and managed them using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Used JIRA for defect tracking. Testing the billing system of STB.
• Involved in developing test plan, designing the test steps, writing Test Cases and running test scripts using Test Management Tool Quality Center.
• Involved in Specifications.
• Involved in documentation of business constraints and assumptions.
• Involved in test strategies and test execution.
• Involved in Agile Test Method for continuous delivery of functional software application designed for customers; Widgets, Game Apps, TV Media Menu Directory.
• Identified and tracked project issues/risks and recommended solutions.
• Used Quality Center for documenting the test cases and bug reporting.
• Tested application builds on set top boxes, Samsung TV on SIT/ Production Environment.
• Involved with Integration, E2E test execution.
• Tested super user customer defects and supported application solution.
• Take logs and recorded on different set top boxes, Motorola, DVR, Class A, Class B boxes.
• Executed test cases of bookmarks, browse, options, parental control, play, purchase, rentals, search
• Assisted client proposal development and client presentation.
• Participated in walkthrough and defect report meetings periodically.
• Actively involved in User Acceptance Testing and training of the end users.

QA Engineer

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Used QC as bug tracking tool for individual Vendor application and for logging defects, defect tracking, verification & closure activities.
• Involved in developing test plans and test cases.
• Analyzed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications.
• Documented the captured requirements and managed them using Rational Requisite Pro.

QA Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Used QC as bug tracking tool for individual Vendor application and for logging defects, defect tracking, verification & closure activities.
• Involved in developing test plans and test cases.
• Analysed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications.
• Documented the captured requirements and managed them using Rational Requisite Pro.

QA Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Used QC as bug tracking tool for individual Vendor application and for logging defects, defect tracking, verification & closure activities.
• Involved in developing test plans and test cases.
• Analyzed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications.
• Documented the captured requirements and managed them using Rational Requisite Pro.

QA Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Used QC as bug tracking tool for individual Vendor application and for logging defects, defect tracking, verification & closure activities.
• Involved in developing test plans and test cases.
• Analyzed and Executed Test Cases based on software requirement specifications and Functional specifications.
• Documented the captured requirements and managed them using Rational Requisite Pro.

Environment: ALM, Tera-Term, Jira, Open stack, Apache,PL/SQL, UNIX, Linux, Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 R2, Widows 7/XP, SIP Protocol, CAP, SS7, Ethereal, Phones: X-Lite, Zoiper.