Test Lead Resume

SUMMARY

Senior Test Lead offering over 9 years of in - depth, end to end domain expertise in testing software applications to support large, complex, multimillion dollar business transformation programs for global insurance companies in the line of business such as Property & Casualty and Life & Annuities.
As a seasoned QA practitioner, Successfully handled and executed multiple projects at the client place which includes, Test Estimation, formulating test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test summary reports, Issue reporting, Issue resolution, Root cause analysis document, Review of Artifacts, Status gathering, reporting test metrics through Onsite-offshore model.
Critical thinker, inquisitive by nature, sharp troubleshooter and passionate about improving quality.
Practical knowledge and experience in all phases of Quality Assurance including Risk Based Testing.
Certified in ISTQB Foundation level, INS 21 General Insurance, LOMA 280 Life Insurance .
Educational qualifications include Masters in Software Engineering and Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering from India.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: MS Access, SQL Server and Oracle

Operating Systems: Windows 7/Windows 8.1/ Windows 10

Analysis & Testing Tools: Quality Center HP ALM,JIRA

Business/ Data Modeling Tools: Microsoft Visio,MS Project

Methodologies: Water Fall,Agile

Defect Tracking: HP Quality Center,Team Foundation Server, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

Prepare Test Strategy/Test Plan and obtain sign off.
Co-ordinate with different vendors in tracking issues to closure.
Worked with developers and Business testers which includes triaging/prioritizing the defects.
Managed a team of 4 members and mentored them through from Requirement Study, design till execution.
Sharing the daily/Weekly status reports with all the stake holders.
Involved in preparation and review of End to End scenarios.
Prepare Test Summary Report.
Attend daily Stand-up Meetings.
Attend Grooming sessions, Product Backlog user story discussion, Story point estimation, Retrospective meetings.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Prepare Test Strategy and Plan and obtain sign off.
Managed a team of 4 members and mentored them through from Requirement Study, design till execution.
Worked with developers and Business testers which includes triaging/prioritizing the defects.
Reporting and Tracking the Defects in HP ALM.
Coordinated numerous sessions with BAs on test ambiguities and geared the team for completion of test design.
Involved in preparation and review of End to End scenarios.
Tracking all the Environmental, Deployment and Configuration issues in an issue log along with the resolution details for future reference.
Tracking projects based on Quality, Cost & Time.
Sharing the daily/Weekly status reports with all the stake holders.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Worked with developers and Business testers which includes triaging/prioritizing the defects.
Reporting and Tracking the Defects in Quality Center.
Sharing the daily/Weekly status reports with all the stake holders.
Coordinated/Oversight for UAT Testing.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Created and maintained test plan and test cases based on business requirement document.
Created data quality metrics and proposed solutions to improve data quality.
Performed a full end to end cycle testing to validate the testing process of the applications.
Involved in System Testing, Regression Testing.
Actively participated as a liaison between the business and technology group.
Used JIRA for defect reporting and tracking.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Reviewed Business and Functional requirements to create and execute manual test cases for system testing.
Performed risk analysis of the requirements to identify the key business risks areas for the project and prioritized the application development and testing accordingly.
Responsible for managing defects on a release basis to ensure that all issues were resolved before implementation.