SUMMARY:

• Around 7 years of extensive hands on experience in diversified fields of the Software Development Life Cycle, specialized in Quality Assurance Process, Verification, Validation, Testing and Reporting across multiple platforms and extensive database experience, seeking a position as a Software Test Analyst.
• Experience in implementation of Test Plans, designing, developing the Test Procedures and Test cases for the projects developed using GUI Tools, Client/Server and UNIX. Writing Test Scripts for Client/Server, Web applications using Java, VB, SQL, .Net etc.
• Well versed in all stages of testing and SDLC implemented using Waterfall, Iterative and Agile Methodologies etc.
• Experience in Business Functionality Testing, User Interface testing, Unit testing, Integration Testing, Black Box Testing, End - to-end Testing, Manual Testing, UAT testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Documentation and Reporting.
• Experience in reviewing of business requirements and design documentation for completeness and testability.
• Ability to create test cases with or without business requirements and design documents.
• Ability to execute and manage test cases; enter and manage defects to completion.
• Basic understanding of n-tier web application architecture.
• Experience withDB management/connectivity tools such as Oracle Administrator, SQL Server Admin, and TOAD.
• Experience writing SQL scripts to verify data in the database.
• Strong skills with test plans, test cases writing and defect management.
• Strong analytical, effective troubleshooting and risk analysis skills and ability to work on multiple projects, self starter and team player.
• Working knowledge of CMMI.
• Flexible and able to work with multiple priorities and collaboratively with development and QA team.
• Strong verbal & written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with peers and non-technical personnel.
• Flexible and willing to adjust to operational pressures, often at short-notice.
• Strong time management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Demonstrate ownership of all assigned tasks and projects, delivering status updates to management and stakeholders regularly. Includes escalating issues and risks as appropriate.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to identify and raise issues and resolve them in a constructive manner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, MS-Dos, Solaris

Language: C, C++, Java, HTML,XML, VB, SQL, PL/SQL, TSL, JavaScript

Databases: Oracle, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access.

Test Automation Tools: QuickTest Pro, WinRunner, Quality Center and LoadRunner

Test Management Tools: Quality Center,Quality Center, Doors

Web servers: IIS, Tomcat

Version Control Tools: Visual Safe Source, StarTeam

Application Servers: Weblogic

Software: MS Office, Photoshop

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Business Users and Developers to create complete test plan accordingly to the high level project schedule.
• Attended Functional spec, Test strategy, Test plan and Test cases reviews ensuring they meet business requirements.
• Involved in estimating the effort required to build the automation scripts.
• Conducted Test plan reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Involved in analyzing and reviewing the business requirements documents.
• Assisted team documenting functional and regression test plans, test cases with expected results based on the business functional requirements.
• Involved in black box testing and identified, prioritized, and implemented test cases for GUI testing.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability matrix, Test data, Test Coverage Matrix and Test reports using HP ALM.
• Monitored ALM activities to make sure the defects are logged in ALM and are linked to appropriate Test cases.
• Involved in Back-end testing by developing various complex SQL queries.
• Automated entire ETL process, DB based rule testing, cookie testing & event log validation using VB Scripts.
• Performed GUI testing, Integration testing, System testing and Regression testing using QTP.
• Used QuickTest Pro (QTP) for debugging & executing scripts, hold the resource files, to perform error recovery and integrate some part of the automation scripts with the shared object repository.
• Created VB scripts by recording user actions and writing re-usable functions.
• Developed various Frameworks for automating the testing process by using QTP.
• Involved in risk based testing approach with technology and business partners in order to detail out risks related with the project requirements and the risk mitigation approach.
• Fixed All issues \ Defects in scripts for new versions of application on time.
• Helped to QA groups to copy data from one project to other.
• Attended weekly meetings on project status. Responsible for designing and developing mockups for User Interface and prototype testing.

Environment: Linux, SQL, PL/SQL, ALM, UFT, JSP, Java Script, HTML.

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirements and technical specification documents.
• Participated in entire project life cycle from inception to implementation in production.
• Analyzed use cases, functional requirements to writing detailed Test plans and Test cases.
• Performed specification analysis, created test cases, test plans, tested software applications, and logged defects, worked with development team in resolving defects and assisted in production issues resolution & re-testing.
• Collaborated with business analysts to understand and help clarify requirements and assess testability.
• Reviewed and Walked-through High Level requirements, Detailed Requirements and design documents.
• Designed High Level Test Cases or Scenarios that map back to High Level Requirements and Use Cases.
• Designed Detailed Functional, Integration, and System Test Cases that map back to detailed requirements.
• Searched for, collected, and organized test data d from test cases.
• Conducted Test Case Walkthroughs to achieve consensus on Test Case correctness & completeness.
• Executed and managed functional, integration, and system test cases.
• Recorded and managed defects.
• Assisted BA by providing test cases for use at the User Acceptance Test Level.
• Assisted in estimating task work efforts and time lines.
• Escalated potential issues to Test Lead.
• Provided input to go/no-go decision.
• Developed Automation Scripts using HP QTP.
• Was responsible for performing software testing for quality assurance in all phases of development prior to launching of the application and continued up to deployment in production stage.
• Maintained all test scripts in HP Quality Center.
• Developed test scripts for performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Maintained test plans and proactively identify problems, and make recommendations regarding solutions.
• Produced test documents with detailed requirements, test cases, test coverage, graphical and analytical test reports using Quality Center and communicated the testing status to senior management.
• Performed back-end testing of the Oracle Database and used SQL queries to validate the same.
• Worked closely with Business Analysts and development team to understand business processes, functional architect and UI designing including the required deliverables in each release and coordinated mitigation of the identified defects.
• Maintained Data Driven Test suites for subsequent Regression testing.
• Participated in periodical progress review meetings with the stakeholders, business line managers, developers and QA team members.
• Participated in the creation of a testing environment.
• Cooperated with developers in solving QA environment problems.
• Reported, tracked and verified of bugs and bugs fixes.
• Created of test reports.

Environment: Windows XP, .NET, HP Quality Center, QTP, LoadRunner, TOAD,DOORS, Oracle, Web Services, MQ Series, StarTeam, VBScript, HTML, DHTML, XML, MS Office.

Confidential, PA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document (BRD), developed Test cases and Test scripts for the application under test.
• Involved in preparing the Test conditions, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test Data.
• Executed the test cases manually and test scripts using QTP and reported the defects through Test Director.
• Analyzed test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
• Involved in Functional, System, Positive and Negative testing of the application.
• Performed manual testing for user interface of the application under test (AUT).
• Performed database testing using SQL queries.
• Improved the flexibility of the test scripts by Parameterization and conducted data driven test to handle the scenarios requiring multiple sets of data.
• Conducted Functionality and Regression testing during the various phases of the application using QTP.
• Participated in Walk Through, Requirement review meetings and Defect report meetings periodically.
• Performed Installation, integration, functionality, and regression tests.
• Wrote test documentation, participated in the renewal of release notes.
• Reported, tracked and verified of bugs and bugs fixes using Quality Center.
• Analyzed received data in the database using MSSQL.
• Cooperated with developers and support in solving general QA environment problems.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities included planning, coordination, and execution of system, user acceptance and model office testing.
• Interacted with customer in gathering the requirements and getting the Proto Type approval.
• Wrote System Test Plan, Test cases, Test scenarios, Test Analysis Report.
• Responsible for Functional, User Acceptance and System Testing.
• Prepared, specified, and executed test case scenarios.
• Wrote and evaluated SQL.
• Interacted fully with GUI based applications.
• Accurately recorded and provided in-depth documentation of each problem found, track status of defect and verify the resolution, reporting information to management.
• Verified product documentation is technically correct, error free and user friendly, and provided standard test metrics to management.
• Created and maintained automated test cases based on new features or enhancements required by the project.
• Reviewed functional and technical specifications to develop test plans and test cases.
• Performed manual testing of ecommerce web sites and applications, including system testing & regression testing and documentation of results.
• Contributed and adhered to the overall Quality Assurance best practices, strategy and methodology.
• Prepared test plans and test cases for both positive and negative scenarios and mapped to the testing requirements in Test Director.
• Used defect-tracking tool, Test Director, for raising issues and interacting with developers.
• Designed and architected modular and reusable automated testing solutions that satisfy testing requirements using QTP.
• Developed functional and regression automated testing solutions using QTP and data driven techniques.

Environment: C++, Visual Studio, FTP, Windows XP, Quality Center, QTP, Linux RedHat.