Objective

• Seeking a challenging position in Software Quality Assurance and testing to leverage my skill, knowledge and expertise in testing methodologies and Testing Tools in web - based and Client-Server applications.

SUMMARY

• Over 10+years of experience in IT Industry as Software Quality Analyst/Tester.
• Worked on various modalities such as Medical devices, Finance, Electronic systems and Worked in FDA regulated environment.
• Experience in testing of both Client Server, Web bases and MainframeApplications
• Experience in multiple projects in the areas of Deposits, ATM/Debit/Credit Card processing, Check processing.
• Good experience as SOAP Web Services Tester
• Strong exposure to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and extensive experience in all stages of SDLC.
• Good experience in Quality Assurance (testing) with familiarity in all levels of testing like Unit, Regression, Integration, User Acceptance testing.
• Proficient in all Types of testing Functional, Regression, Smoke, Adhoc, Sanity, Retesting, CrossBrowser, GUI etc,
• Good understanding of Software methodologies like V-model, Waterfall, Agile and Iteration.
• Good Experience in both Manual and Automation testing.
• Extensively usedTest Director/Quality Center/ALMfor writing test casesand Defect tracking.
• Test automation for web application using Cucumber BDD and Selenium
• Creating the Test Scenarios in the feature file to build the Automation scripts
• Implemented Cross browser testing using Selenium API for Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and IE
• Experience in writing Test Plan based on Business Requirement Specifications.
• Experience in writing Functional Specification documents using Business Requirement Specifications.
• Extensive experience in Back End Testing with Databases Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase etc.
• Expert in using MS office Tools like Out Look, Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio etc.
• Ability to work with aggressive timelines and deliverables to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work well with a diverse team as well as ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Possess Good professional and analytical skills coupled with interpersonal, communication and self-organizing skills describing a committed team player

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Mercury Interactive Suite, Test Director,HP ALM, Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG

Basic Familiarity: VBScript, VC++, Java, PL/SQL

Work Flow Tools: MS-Project, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint

Management Tools: Bugzilla, IBM Rational Doors, Rational ClearQuest

Databases: SQL Server 6.5/7.0/2000 , Oracle Agile, DB2

Packaging Tools: SQL*Reports, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader

Languages: C, C++, Java, ASP.Net, HTML, XML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Owing Mills, MD

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and maintained Master Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Conditions, Test Data and Expected results for Functional tests.
• Identified and implemented Test cases based on the requirements. Test Scripts are created according to the Business and System Requirements and provided Test Estimations.
• Performed different kinds of testing including Smoke Test, GUI, Functionality, Integration, Regression, Usability, System, end to end and User Acceptance Testing.
• Developed and Maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix in HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Strong adherent to agile principles in letter as well as in spirit. Knows and follows agile convention, but importantly internalizes the agile spirit.
• Participating in daily scrum, Sprint Planning, Refinements, Retrospective and Demo meetings.
• Worked with Rally for tacking daily story board status tracking.
• Worked on gathering and documenting functional requirements as part of Kanban stories.
• Test Artifacts and Defects are tracked and managed using HP Quality Center/ALM.
• Detecting and validating defects and classifying them based on the severity.
• Developed build request XML and generating XML and Validating Requested and response xmls Using SOAP UI.
• Used POSTMAN for Validating JASON messages.
• Experience with Cucumber Gherkinlanguage to specify scenarios.
• Have proven experience in creating, maintaining and executing automated test scripts at the code level using Selenium Web driver.
• Tested applications compatibility on different browser versions (IE, Firefox, Safari and Chrome).
• Coordinated with the UAT and Project management teams and performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the Users.
• Validate database table column definitions, constraints on the tables using DB visualizer.
• Validate access permissions on database objects using DB visualizer.
• Prepare test data using DML scripts
• Tested the Database integrity by writing SQL Queries

Environment: HP ALM 12.0, Java, Rally, Db2, Oracle, DB Visualizer, OMNI Admin Web, Vb Script, SOAP UI, Agile Scrum, Cucumber, Selenium web driver, TestNG

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

System Verification Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for System verification for various modules of CT scanner
• Involvedin testable requirements, software reviews, defect reviews and verification testing.
• Responsible for installing the software with Latest build
• Performed Sanity, Integration, System, Functional, Regression Testing
• Responsible for executing tests, submitting defects, change management
• Involved in basic DICOM attribute validation of the CT images generated by reconstruction.
• Responsible for verification deliverables to project including Technical reviews, verification plan, verification report, Trace matrices
• Used HP Quality Centre/ALM tool for Test design, test execution and test reports
• Interacted closely and coordinate with other teams, including subsystem teams
• Troubleshoot system issues and reporting defects usingin ClearQuest defect tracking Tool

Environment: VC++,C#, Rational Clear Quest, Oracle Agile, Rational Doors, HP ALM

Confidential, Hopewell, NJ

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test plan, RTM and identified Test Scenarios by coordinating with Business people, Development teams.
• Handled multiple projects at a time and involved in all stages of SDLC.
• Responsible for all the QA deliverables to the project team.
• Responsible for organizing and conducting daily defect and touch point meetings during the test cycle and for conducting post-deployment project review
• Conducted Defect meeting at project level and release level.
• Experienced working in an Agile / Scrum environment
• Performed GUI, Functional & Regression testing.
• Performed testing web services via SOAP using MLIF Tester
• Performed Web Services testing to check connectivity and transfer of data
• Performed ATM testing in the areas of Deposits, ATM/Debit/Credit Card processing, Check processing
• Performed backend testing by writing and executing on database.
• Responsible for reviewing status reports of team, verify progress and updating to higher management on regular intervals.
• Managed the offshore and on-shore QA teams in India and NJ for executing the scripts and reporting the issues.
• Supervised routine generation of defect metrics and communicated them to upper management on a timely basis
• Responsible for sending Test summary report and QA certification

Environment: DOT.NET, ASP, SQL Server, XML, SOAP-UI, HPALM Quality center, Mainframes, DB2, V.B. Script, MS-Office, Windows

Confidential, Knoxville, TN

System Verification Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to updated hotcells with the latest build every day morning and verified (by running a standard set of test cases) the build was suitable for testing.
• Performed System, Functional, Regression, Adhoc, Configuration, Compatibility, User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in basic DICOM attribute validation of the PET images generated by reconstruction.
• Performed localization testing.
• Reviewed Test Plan and Test cases
• Involved in Sanity Testing for the Build Release.
• Closely worked with Developers to resolve the production issues
• Categorization and then reporting bugs using CharmNT.
• Responsible for organizing and conducting daily touch point meetings during the test cycle and for conducting post-deployment project review
• Managing various QA phases and performing hands on testing including Regression, Functionality and Pre Release testing

Environment: VC ++, ASP.NET, Rational Clear Quest, Charm NT, HP Quality Center (Test Director)

Confidential, Woodland Hills, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business and User requirements and participated in the creation of the test plan, test specifications.
• Involved in creating test Plan with the help of project meetings and walkthroughs.
• Involved in writing Test cases for enhancement of the Local Tile
• Involved in functional and regression testing
• Reviewed test cases within QA team as well as project Team
• Responsible for manual testing and filing bugs in bug tracking system
• Involved in executing test cases of Partner landing pages (CitySearch, Topix, LiveDeal)
• Heavily involved in regression testing across each new build
• Responsible for testing on Windows XP SP2, Windows 98 and Mac(o/s) with IE, Safari and Fire fox browsers
• Worked on DB2, Oracle databases to do backend testing

Environment: PL/SQL, DB2, Unix, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Servlets, Tomcat, CVS, Test Director, Bugzilla, Windows, Mac(o/s).