SUMMARY

• 13 years of QA experience in software testing lifecycle with wide variety of projects and environment - Manual testing, Automation, Waterfall/V-Model and Agile/Iterative model
• Have good experience in Requirements understanding, Test Case Preparation, Test Environment setup, Test Execution, Defect and Status reporting, Defect Closures
• Proficient in analyzing functional specifications, use cases, business requirements to derive test requirements, prepare test plans, design test cases, estimations, schedules and strategies. Strong skills in implementing the testing process life cycle, execute test runs, defect filing and tracking.
• Implemented LEAN principles and KAIZEN techniques for process improvement in projects.
• Experience with HP Tools HP Quality Center/ALM
• Experience in scripting languages like TCL with Linux/Unix environment
• Experience in networking testing, Web services, SOAPUI
• DSLAM testing, L2/L3 Testing, NMS EMS testing, Project Management (PMA certified)
• Strong experience in direct customer handling, reporting and leading, mentoring teams Proven record of taking responsibility and accountability for project quality and timeliness
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills with ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and assignments.
• Received many spot awards for my performance on completing work on time and exceed organization expectations.
• Research-oriented, motivated, proactive, self-starter with strong technical, analytical and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Network/Telecom/Protocol: L2/L3 features-Multicast, IGMP, DHCP, OSPF, SNMP, LTE

Programming/Scripting: TCL/TK, UNIX shell scripting, Database

Platform and OS: Unix, Linux, Sun Solaris

Tools: /Utilities: HP ALM, QTP(UFT), SOAPUI, CVS, Vi, DDTS, Bugzilla, ATS, eARMS, MR center, JIRA, MR center

Traffic Generator/Analyzer: IXIA, Pagent, Agilent router tester, Ethereal, Spirent

Skills: Functional requirement understanding, Test case preparation, Test environment setup, Test Execution, Defect & Status Reporting, Functional testing, Regression testing, System Integration testing, Exploratory testing, Browser compatibility testing, User Interface testing, Basics of SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Roseville, CA

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supervise team in implementing quality-assurance and quality-control methodologies to ensure compliance with QA standards, business and customer specifications.
• Delivered thorough QA testing reports that determined product quality and release readiness
• Extensively involved in hands-on testing of applications for forthcoming releases, during regression and end to end test phases.
• Supervised routine generation of defect metrics and communicated them to upper management on a timely basis.
• Performed testing on Web and Mobile applications on Android and iOS devices
• Managing various QA phases and performing hands on testing including Regression, Functionality and Pre-Release testing.
• Managed and performed hands on project planning, analysis of system requirements, creation and execution of project plan, tracking progress metrics and defects through Mercury Quality Center and mentoring the team.
• Preparation of Test Strategy Document, Test Plan, Test Scripts based on Business Requirement, System Requirement, and HLD documents
• Developed Project Schedules, Time estimates, Test Plans/Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Infrastructure, Test Strategies, Test Suites, Test Scripts, Test Metrix, Daily & Weekly Status Reports
• Worked on creation and setup of testing environment with the configuration team for multiple releases and Troubleshoot complex failures including failures of the system under test.
• Monitoring project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance.
• Maintenance of automation scripts using UFT for Regression and Sanity testing that includes execution of the scripts.
• Coordinating with the team comprised of weak and balanced matrix in different locations and multiple projects simultaneously.
• Preparing and Managing the different QA metrics
• Coordinating the Offshore/ Onshore team with respect to QA activities
• Managing the testing team by delegate tasks to the team and tracking the same
• Preparing status report like DSR, WSR and reporting.
• Responsible for performing goal setting, mid-year and annual reviews for team members
• Extensively involved in Effort/Resource Estimation

Environment: Linux, MS SQL SERVER, HP ALM

Confidential, New Jersey, NJ

Senior Analyst / Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Direct interaction with client, BA/PM and lead the QA initiatives and status reports to all the stakeholders.
• Analyzing and understanding the business and technical requirements to design/develop test plans, test strategies, and all testing requirements for Multicast and IP Convergence.
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects through MR center
• Building environment using Cisco routers and switches, Agilent traffic generator in Test Lab
• Monitor health and stability of Test equipment’s
• MR verification and recreating customer issues/defects for Cisco.
• Mentoring and Technical co-ordination with the team members, direct customer interaction

Environment: Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, Shell Scripting, CLI, Networks, MR Centre, CRS routers

Confidential, New Jersey, NJ

Senior Analyst / Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Direct interaction with client, BA/PM and lead the QA initiatives and status reports to all the stakeholders. Analyzing and understanding the business and technical requirements to design/develop test plans, test strategies, and all testing requirements.
• Test management and planning of various releases of Prime Network and Prime Performance Manager, Virtualization testing
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects through JIRA and HP ALM
• Mentoring and Technical co-ordination with the team members, direct customer interaction
• MOP verification

Environment: PN/PPM, Cisco routers, Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows XP, JIRA, HP ALM, HP Quality Center, SOAP UI

Confidential

Senior Analyst / Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and understanding the business and technical requirements to design/develop test plans, test strategies, and all testing requirements.
• Handling team activities for Commit verification of IOS software (Routing and Switching Protocols)
• Manual testing of FM features
• Porting of multicast test cases for Quad SUP testbed.
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects.
• Direct customer interaction

Environment: Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, TCL/Expect, Shell Scripting, CLI, Networks, DDTS tool, Cat6k router

Confidential

Senior Analyst / Project lead

Responsibilities:

• Direct interaction with client, BA/PM and lead the QA initiatives and status reports to all the stakeholders. Analyzing and understanding the business and technical requirements to design/develop test plans, test strategies, and all testing requirements.
• Project Management
• Involved in all phases of Software testing life cycle including end-to-end system testing.
• Automation, manual testing and regression testing of Routing and Switching Protocols
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects through HP ALM, DDTS
• Responsible for Linux/Solaris servers, Cisco routers and switches in Test Lab
• Monitor health and stability of Linux and Windows environment
• Mentoring and Technical co-ordination with the team members, direct customer interaction

Environment: Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, TCL/Expect, HP ALM, Shell Scripting, CLI, Networks, DDTS tool, cat4k switch, HP ALM, HP Quality Center, SOAP UI

Confidential

Project Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing and understanding the business and technical requirements to design/develop test plans, test strategies, and all testing requirements.
• Involved in all phases of Software testing life cycle including end-to-end system testing.
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects through AR Center and automation using python.
• Monitor health and stability of Linux and Windows environment
• Diagnosed and resolved problems associated with DHCP
• Test Plan development and review was done for IGMP, DHCP and PPoE
• Mentoring and Technical co-ordination with the team members, direct customer interaction

Environment: Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, TCL/Expect, MS SQL, Shell Scripting, CLI, Networks

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Testing ADSL/ADSL+/ADSL2+ standards in corresponding line cards
• Testing of protocols, reporting Bugs in Bugzilla, Conducting training for customer support team
• Verifying field issues. System testing, writing test plans, test execution, bug tracking and documentation.
• Web testing for DIAS 24 A

Environment: Agilent router tester, Ethereal, Bugzilla, Linux

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Writing test cases for DHCP
• Testing of protocols, Reporting Bugs in Bugzilla, Conducting training for customer support team
• Verifying field issues, Automation of test cases using expect, Tcl, documentation

Environment: Agilent router tester, Ethereal, Bugzilla, Linux