SUMMARY

• 6+ years of experience as a QA tester in the Healthcare industry.
• Good exposure to different Software Development Life Cycle and Testing Methodologies.
• Experience in understanding Requirements handed over by the Business Analyst and work along with the Development team.
• Expertise in preparing test plans, test cases, test case execution, and reporting.
• Tested Application functionality, business flow and Database Driven Testing using QTP/UFT.
• Developed test scripts using QTP/UFT for existing test case.
• Documented the test results and reported the status of assigned test tasks and issues to project QA Lead.
• Identified the high - risk points and the priorities of the application.
• Defined the test criteria and project schedules during project meetings and walkthroughs.
• Established and maintained test cases and test data in HPQC.
• Maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure that test the plans written covered the requirements
• Prepared data parameterization for data driven testing using QTP/UFT.
• Involved in Database Driven Testing executed SQL Queries.
• Logged the defects in various tools like HPQC and SRTS (Team Track) and maintained track of the defect throughout its lifecycle.
• Personal skills include Excellent Communication, strong sense of Organization and effective time management and the ability to maintain and work in a team as well as independently with minimal direction
• Documented detail test cases, expected results and traced the test cases to the requirements using Quality Center ALM
• Conducted Black Box Testing on the application and validated the dataflow in the application.
• Checked the schema of Oracle database manually or using Toad after every upgrade.
• Designed, scheduled and executed test plans within the predefined timeframe.
• Involved in writing extensiveSQL Queriesforback end testing SQL Server and DB2 Tables.
• Validate the date from EDI output transaction. Involved in testing HIPAA Transactions & Code Sets Standards like 837/835
• Experience in testing web Services using SOAP-UI.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programing language: PL/SQL, VB, C++, Java

Web technologies: HTML, CSS, XML

Testing tools: QTP/UFT, Century test Automation (CTA), Century Shield, JIRA and Quality Center ALM, Selenium, SOAP UI.

SDLC methods: Agile scrum,Waterfall,Rup

Databases: MS SQL server,Oracle,MS Access

Operating system: Window XP, MS - DOS,UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jefferson City, MO

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with business Analyst to obtain specific testing requirements.
• Developed test scripts using QTP/UFT for existing test case.
• Established and maintained test cases and test data in QC ALM.
• Worked with Quality Center ALM to trace the requirements, write the Test Cases in the test
• Actively involved in Test Planning with manager & team leads in Agile based environment.
• Performed manual and automation testing, verified and validated the automation test scripts.
• Tested Application functionality, business flow and Database Driven Testing using QTP/UFT.
• Implemented Agile - scrum methodology for frequent changes to client requirements and following parallel Application in JIRA.
• Performed end-to-end testing for the whole project and created any defects found while testing the application in JIRA.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress reports to senior management
• Attended meeting on cross walking between ICD9 and ICD10.
• Extracted analyzed, reconciled, trended, and forecasting data, audited uploads of data to ensure the quality and timeliness of data. In addition, identified and troubleshooting issues within Legacy claims and membership system.
• Prepared data parameterization for data driven testing using QTP/UFT.
• Experiences on working in ANSI x12 EDI Transaction.
• Proposed strategies to implement HIPPA 4010 in the new MMIS system & eventually move to HIPPA 5010.
• Prepared Test cases based on business requirements and business rules for HIPPA EDI transaction 276/277, 270.
• Conducted Functionality and regression testing during the various sprints of the application using Rational Functional Tester (RFT)
• Involved in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI for testing interfaces, installed, and configured SOAP UI test Web services using WSDL file given by development team and track request and response SOAP messages.
• Performed Acceptance testing to evaluate the system compliance with the business requirements and ready for deliver to the client.
• Used SharePoint to store document and version control.
• Conducted Data Validation Testing (back-end) using SQL queries and verified Data with the Toad Interface tool running SQL queries in the Data Base.

Environment: Quick Test Pro/UFT, Quality Center/ALM, UNIX, SQL, HIPPA, EDI, JIRA, SharePoint, SOAPUI, Tidal, Java, HIX.

Confidential, Washington, D.C.

QA analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases for the testing. Involved in Up gradation of ICD-9-CM to ICD-10 codes
• Established and maintained test cases and test data in HPQC. Worked on different methods of SDLC like Agile, Waterfall.
• Logged the defects in various tools like HPQC and SRTS (Team Track) and maintained track of the defect throughout its lifecycle.
• Provided root cause analysis for the major claim failures to the developers.
• Documented the test results and reported the status of assigned test tasks and issues to project QA Lead.
• Involved in writing extensiveSQL Queriesforback end testing SQL Server and DB2 Tables.
• Validate the date from EDI output transaction.
• Checked the data flow through the frontend to backend and usedSQL Queries to extract the data from the database.
• Involved in testing HIPAA Transactions & Code Sets Standards like 837/835
• Tested web Services using SOAP-UI.
• Performed benefit match - miss match after every execution.
• Also checked the benefits after year-to-year members benefit changes.
• Actively participated in walkthroughs and enhancement meetings.
• Maintained the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure that test the plans written covered the requirements
• Documented the test results and reported the status of assigned test tasks and issues to project QA Lead.
• Actively participated in walkthroughs and enhancement meetings.

Environment: Windows XP, SQL, Mercury Quality Center, MS-Visio, Ms Projects, Rational suite (Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro).

Confidential, Rockville, MD

QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participate in setting up testing environment.
• Involved in reviewing and enhancing the codes for applications.
• Involved in decision making to launch new builds.
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology
• Participated in setting up testing environment.
• Conducted Back-End Testing using SQL Queries for the purpose of Database Integrity.
• Worked with Development and DBA team to collaborate results analysis on Database Testing and related issues. Involved in Database Testing and Verification using SQL and UNIX commands.
• Used Ramp up and Ramp down options to simulate real time scenario.
• Executed Configuration Testing to check if the application was compatible in different environment.
• Conducted result analysis and interacted with developers to resolve bugs.
• Interacted with developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported bugs.
• Interacted with developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported future bugs which the Automated Testing can produce.

Environment: Oracle (Relational DB), SQL, J2EE, Quality Center, Manual Testing.

Confidential - Des Moines, IA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business, Functional Requirements and Streamlined the testing activities
• Performed Functional testing for the MMIS Reference and Claims.
• Personal skills include Excellent Communication, strong sense of Organization and effective time management and the ability to maintain and work in a team as well as independently with minimal direction
• Extensively performed Regression testing on Claims adjudication for all providers’ types to see whether they have been impacted and not impacted due to this enhancement (as some procedure codes may only have one valid provider type) and verify that the payment information is shown correctly.
• Discussed and executed the test cases for Regression testing.
• Extensively used Quality Center for Test Development, Defect tracking and reporting.
• Development of SQL-queries for backend testing on Database.
• Involved in various documentation tasks such as daily status reports, weekly status reports, Requirement traceability Metrics (RTM), and defect logs.
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings, Project review meetings, Weekly status meetings and various other meetings that were focused on making the application more effective.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Participated in requirement walkthroughs and creation of test plan.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Java, Oracle 9i/10g, MS SQL Server, INFORMATICA, VB 6.0, COBOL, JCL, TSO, CICS."