SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in the field of IT with focus on Software Quality Assurance.
• Strong Knowledge in all phases of Software Project Development Life Cycle and broad contribution to Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Deployment of Software Applications.
• Strong expertise in implementing the Rational Unified Process (RUP) in all four phases of a project: Inception, Elaboration, Construction and Transition and Agile models.
• Complete and thorough testing of the entire SDLC, including version/change control and new software rollouts.
• Proficient in automation, manual, batch and backend testing of web - based, client server and n-tier applications.
• Mentored and coordinated the creation and execution of QA and testing processes, test strategies and plans, test scripts, bug documentation and regression testing.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Black Box, White Box, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience in writing test plans, test cases, and test scripts in HP Quality Center.
• Extensive experience on UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Experience in schedulingAutosys jobs, UNIX cron jobs and troubleshooting.
• Extensively involved on Batch testing and Batch Processing, interacting with file systems and databases with programs like Cron jobs.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL queries - used in data validation, reports, backend testing.
• Expertise in creating complex SQL Queries using Joins and sub-queries.
• Extensive experience in working on Keyword Driven, Data Driven and Hybrid framework using Quick Test
• Professional.
• Experience of Quick Test Professional features like Descriptive programming, Exception handling, Object Repository & Checkpoint.
• Possess excellent professional interpersonal skills to analyze and design procedures for the verification and validation of the system under the test. Possess very strong analytical, troubleshooting, verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter with excellent presentation, communication, co-ordination, documentation and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: MS Windows NT/2000/XP Pro, UNIX, LINUX (Redhat, Suse), Solaris

Automation Testing Tools: HP Quick Test Professional 9.x, Test Director

Defect Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center8.2, 9.x, 10.0, ALM 11, IBM Rational ClearQuest 6.2

Programming languages: C, C++, JAVA, Visual Basic, SQL, PERL, SHELL, VB Script, HTML, HTTP, XML

Web Servers: Apache Tomcat, Weblogic

Databases: Oracle, RDBMS, MySQL, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Postgres, Sybase, JDBC

Database and Reporting: MS Visio, MS Project, Rational Rose

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Lead Senior QA System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed test plans, test cases and test scripts to ensure consistency with strategic direction, goals and objectives of QA resources working on the project with Agile SCRUM methodology.
• Worked as manual and automated tester and Analyzed Business and Functional requirements of the application and worked with Business users to understand project requirements and to figure out the scope of test strategy.
• Developed detailed Test Plan, Test Case Documents based on the SRS and Tech specs.
• Maintained Automation Framework using Data driven framework, and Functional testing by writing VBScripts in QTP.
• Test Case creation using Descriptive Programming in Automation tool Quick Test Pro checked the functionality of the application.
• Created Recovery Files using Recovery Scenario Manager associated the recovery scenarios to tests to instruct QTP with specified trigger action on unexpected event.
• Generated complex SQL queries to conduct Data Integrity testing and comprehensive backend testing to ensure coherence between the data entered in the frontend UI and the data reflected in the backend database.
• Conducted Batch processing and testing using UNIX jobs for daily information updating, automated transaction processing, and validating generated log reports as per daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Created and performed Batch testing as per required cycles- configured automated tests, distributed tests to different machines, processed results from test runs using Autosys.
• Invovled in co-coordinating with the offshore team in India.
• Was completely involved in co-coordinating and managing the offshore team.
• Maintained the automation scripts for enhancements and modifications to perform regression testing. Participated in peer reviews of functional specification, application previews, and test plans/test cases.
• Responsible for entering, Tracking bugs in Quality Center to resolve bugs.
• Involved in verification of fixed bugs using and generated weekly quality progress reports.

Environment: HPQuality Center ALM 11, Rational Clear Quest, UNIX shell scripts, Oracle, SQL, UNIX Cron Jobs, HTML, XML, TOAD, Autosys, Agile, SCRUM.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, tested and certified application-specific software and performed ambiguity reviews of business requirements and functional specification documents.
• Testing (manual and automated) various aspects of the Database-User Interface workflow for coherence.
• Used knowledge of applications to provide technical assistance in identifying, evaluating, and resolving complex test problems.
• Participated in planning and directing quality assurance schedules and assignments, and monitoring project status in comparison to constant time projections.
• Researched new products and industry methodologies and provided inputs in the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards.
• Performed Integration testing of the transferred data from Wachovia Bank database.
• Performed development and execution of test plans, test scripts and test cases.
• Performed functional, UAT and regression testing.
• Performed smoke testing and automation regression testing using QTP.
• Performed backend testing of the database using TOAD.
• Served as a coordinator for the testing activities on different projects.
• Performed thorough end to end functional and batch testing with the end-points.
• Logged, prioritized, evaluated, monitored defects, analyzed defect history and verified resolution of software and specification defects using Quality Center and Rational Clear Quest.
• Documented all phases of the QA process.
• Provided regular feedback on the testing efforts in the weekly status meeting involving the QA manger, Project Manager and QA team.

Environment: HPQuality Center ALM 11, Rational Clear Quest, QTP, UNIX shell scripts, Oracle, SQL, UNIX Cron Jobs, HTML, XML, TOAD, Autosys, Agile, SCRUM.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, Utah

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing detail software test cases and their associated test requirements systems, regression, and data quality testing for SOA application using QTP.
• Performed Data driven testing using Data table and also wrote generic functions which helped in reusability of the scripts in QTP.
• Involved in gathering of all the Project and Requirement documents required for Test Planning.
• Involved in Knowledge Transfer sessions with the Business partners in understanding the Business Logistics of the Project.
• Developed and executed manual test cases for GUI Functionality front end testing.
• Recorded and logged defects and problems that occurred during the testing process using Rational ClearQuest.
• Generated graphs and studied them to monitor the software performance.
• Involved in the discussion of Test execution progress, Defect resolution mechanisms and arranging meetings with the developers, system analysts and QA Lead.
• Created Functions using compile module file type that formed a part of the Test Harness for System Testing. Parameterized data for reusability.

Environment: Windows XP, SOA, MS Excel, SQL Server, Oracle, Visual C++, XML, Java, Windows 2000, SQL Server 2000, QTP, Rational ClearQuest.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business and Requirement Specifications, formulated Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases for the functional, Regression and Usability testing for dynamic validation of new features of website.
• Analyzed website specifications and developed detailed System Test Plans, including Test Procedures and Test Cases for different modules/forms added in the website and created manual test cases in Rational Test Manager.
• Performed data-driven testing to read test input data from an MS Excel File so as to test the application with different positive and negative data and wrote reusable functions using Rational Robot.
• Wrote Test Scripts using Rational Robot for automation of Regression testing and verifying the applications expected behavior at different stages by inserting database, bitmap and text checkpoints.
• Performed Functional testing to ensure that the compiled software components of the system adhere to project standards, performance criteria and functional specifications.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining defect - tracking database in Clear Quest includes reproduction steps, actual vs. expected results, code versions, system specifics which includes submitting the defects and monitoring their review and discussing them with developers and BA’s if needed.
• Contribute to the overall refinement and improvement of the testing process, standards and toolsets by active participations and suggestions in the meetings.

Environment: Windows 2000, SQL, MS-Excel, C++, UNIX, and Rational Tools.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

QA Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business and Requirement Specifications, formulated Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases for the functional, Regression and Usability testing.
• Analyzed functional specifications and developed detailed system Test Plans, including Test Procedures and Test Cases for different modules and created manual test cases.
• Developed and executed manual test cases for GUI Functionality front end testing.
• Wrote Test Scripts using shell and perl for automation of Regression testing and verifying the applications expected behavior at different stages.
• Developed test automation using SIFT (Sun ONE Integrated Framework for Testing) and performed integration and unit testing.
• Tested GUI and functionality of the application under test using different browsers and interpreted the negative/positive results.
• Performed Functional testing to ensure that the compiled software components of the system adhere to project standards, performance criteria and functional specifications.
• Contributed to the overall refinement and improvement of the testing process, standards and tool sets by active participations and suggestions in the meetings.
• Recorded and logged defects and problems that occurred during the testing process using Bugster.
• Actively involved in walkthroughs with Project Team to discuss related issues on either daily or weekly basis.
• Worked on multiple products on heterogeneous platforms (Linux/Solaris) and interacted with multiple teams across the globe.

Environment: Windows, Sun Solaris, Sun x86, XML, Java, Linux, Unix, HP-UX, SQL, Perl, Shell, Web Servers, Application Servers, Bugster.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing and distributing training materials.
• Create test plans, test cases, test procedures, and test scripts based on enhancing requirements and specifications.
• Created test cases, analyzed and managed test cases.
• Prepared and maintained reports and documentation.
• Responsible for Smoke testing, Regression testing, Integration testing and System testing.
• Used SQL Queries in back end testing, checking referential integrity and variables as well.
• Managed various status meetings, environment update meeting, walk through etc.

Environment: Windows, Sun Solaris, Sun x86, XML, Java, Linux, Unix, HP-UX, SQL, Perl, Shell, Web Servers, Application Servers, Bugster.