SUMMARY

• 8 years of experience in IT industry, poised to offer expertise spanning a range business and design best practices in a QA/Test Engineering position.
• Experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Methodologies and Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Proficient in using test automation tools such asSeleniumWebDriver/IDE, QTP and Mercury Quality Center to develop automation testing scripts for web and client server applications.
• Expertise in functional testing AUT usingSeleniumIDE andSeleniumWebDriver.
• Good experience in creating automation framework along with developing, executing and maintaining automation testing script withSeleniumWebDriver.
• Proficient in both Manual and Automated testing using HP interactive products like - HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), HP Load Runner, HP Quality Center (QC) and Test Director.
• Strong experience in using QTP Integrated Environment (Step Generator, Synchronization, Data Table, Actions, Recovery Scenarios and Methods etc.)
• Experience in Documenting and Executing Test cases manually and generating Automation Scripts using Quick Test Professional, TestDirector/Quality Center, WinRunner and LoadRunner to ensure proper business compliance and worked closely with users and business analysts, Project Managers, Developers to understand requirements, business processes for testing and attended regular walkthroughs.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance and Analysis with expertise on Black Box testing, Regression testing, Integration Testing, GUI Testing, Compatibility Testing, Front End Testing (Functional Testing & GUI Testing), Automation, and Gray Box Testing.
• Expertise in Test plan formulation from Functional Requirement Documents, Business requirements and Use Case diagrams etc.
• Extensive experience in implementing QA methodologies, test plans, test cases, test scenarios and test deliverables.
• Expertise in Functional, Regression, User Acceptance (UAT) and Black Box testing.
• Experience in System Testing (Functionality, Regression), Performance Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Extensive experience working with Databases such as Oracle, SQL Server and MS-Access.
• Experience in web technologies like JavaScript, XML, HTML, CSS, and SOAP.
• Expert in using defect tracking tools like Quality Center, Team Track, Jira, and Bugzilla
• Experience in Migrating and upgrading from any version of Test Director to Quality Center.
• Good experience in using SQL Queries to make sure that data was entered properly in the right tables, when the data was entered from front end screen.
• Strong exposure testing applications on different browsers - IE, Firefox and Safari.
• Experience in interacting with Clients at both onsite and offshore, cross group collaborations and meeting tight schedules.
• Proficient with tools such as MS Office, Visual Source Safe, CVS.
• Experience with testing on UNIX and Windows environments.
• Demonstrated ability to self-motivate and be flexible within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical skills, documentation skills, communication skills, presentation skills, strong problem solving skills and good team player

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database: RDBMS Oracle 10g/9i/8i/7, MS SQL Server 2000, MS-Access.

Operating System: Sun Solaris, UNIX, Windows NT/2000/XP and DOS.

Internet: J2EE, XML, Java Beans, Servlets, JSP, ASP, VBScript, JavaScript

Languages: Java2, PERL, C++, C, VB, Shell Scripting

Servers: Web Logic App Server 4.5, TOMCAT 3.2.1.

Automated Testing Tools: Selenium, SoapUI, QTP, WinRunner, LoadRunner

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the Business and Technical Requirements, creating the test scenarios and developing test plan and test cases.
• Identified the gaps between the requirements and communicated to the business team.
• Performed Smoke Testing, Integration System testing, Functional Testing, Regression testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in preparing test data for the execution and involved in defining Entrance criteria and Exit criteria.
• Experienced in customizingSeleniumAPI to suit in testing environment.
• Experienced in developing and executing automation Regression testing and System testing using Selenium.
• Experienced in performing Data driven testing to validate the components displayed on the website usingSelenium.
• Used HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) as Test Management tool.
• Designing the Test Plan documents, Test Cases and Scripts in ALM in each release, test execution using ALM and defects were tracked in ALM.
• Collaborate with Technical Lead to get more details about the complex user stories and getting the feedback from the business analysts and the test lead about the testing approach.
• Responsible for completing end of planning, end of release and project close review to ensure that required deliverables and activities have been completed.
• Conduct review meetings with the developers, business analysts, test lead and project manager to get their Approvals.
• Interacted with the business analyst team and the development team regarding the defects.
• Good planning, strong interpersonal communication skills and worked under heavy pressure and tight deadlines.

Environment: Quick Test Professional, HP ALM,JAVA, JAVA Script, HTML, UNIX, VB Script, SAP R/3, Windows XP HP-UNIX, Oracle 9i/10g, Weblogic.

Confidential - San Antonio, TX

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and Analyzing the user stories and acceptance criteria and created the test plan, test scenarios and developed the test cases.
• Involved in Test Planning and Estimations.
• Involved in developing Test Plan documents, Test Strategy and defining the Entrance and Exit criteria.
• Involved in Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration System Testing, End to End Testing and Regression Testing.
• Tested the Service Now application using Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Attending daily stand up meetings with the team.
• Involved in sprint planning meetings with the end user team, business analyst and developers and each sprint was for two weeks.
• Involved in defining the deliverables, tracking the deliverables for each sprint.
• Involved in Resource forecasting for different projects based on the scope of the project.
• Involved in web services testing using SOAP UI.
• Involved in discussions with the business analyst and developers regarding the issues found during the testing and gave inputs to resolve the issues.
• Played a key role in testing the new functionality built for different projects and assisting the team in developing the test plan, test cases and execution of test cases.
• Designing the Test Plan documents, Test Cases and Scripts in Quality Center in each release, test execution using Quality Center and defects were tracked in Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center as Test Management tool.
• Involved in defining Entrance criteria and Exit criteria for each sprint.
• Collaborate with Technical Lead to get more details about the complex user stories and getting the feedback from the business analysts and the test lead about the testing approach.
• Maintained the projects in Quality Center based on release calendar.
• Manage the release calendar and design the meeting agenda based on task status.
• Worked with development, testing and business analyst teams from the client side and made modifications based on the need.
• Generated reports for the defect tracking test project metrics, test process improvement for management review and stakeholder review.
• Responsible for completing end of planning, end of release and project close review to ensure that required deliverables and activities have been completed.
• Conduct review meetings with the developers, business analysts, test lead and project manager to get their Approvals.
• Involved in Regression Testing usingSelenium.
• Provide testing sign offs for each phase of testing as per the entry/exit criteria of each phase.
• Flexible in switching the projects based on the need.
• Involved in testing the production defects after the implementation.
• Involved in training and going through the applications with the new resources
• Possess excellent professional and analytical skills coupled with interpersonal, communication and self organizing skills describing a committed team player.

Environment: Service Now (SaaS), Quality Center, HP ALM, SOAP UI, JAVA, JAVA Script,Selenium, Jira, Version One, Web Services, Windows XP.

Confidential, Irving, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Business and Functional Specification review meetings, Design walkthroughs and Test Plan reviews.
• Involved in writing and executing system test plans and test cases. The test cases were developed after reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document.
• Involved in the analysis of the project for integration test.
• Conducted Functional Testing, Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Manually tested data from high level to detail level during verifications.
• Performed the testing of the build release.
• Test management and test case generation was done using Test Director.
• Major involvement in testing the user interface inconsistency and application functionality.
• Wrote SQL queries for data validation.
• Analyzed, documented and maintained test results and test logs.
• Involved in Regression Testing using Win Runner.
• Reported defects in Test Director.
• Defect management using Test Director and configuration management with Visual Source Safe.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the management.
• Interacted with the developers and other teams like Franchise for resolving the issues.
• Guided team members with testing and functionality of the application.
• Actively participated in the weekly status meeting with managers and team members.

Environment: Delphi 2005, Visual Source Safe, JAVA, XML, PL/SQL, Web Services, Win Runner, Windows XP, Test Director.

Confidential, Georgia GA

QA Software Analyst

Responsibilities:

• The project testing strategy creation of a QA environment includes creating execute tests scripts, verification of test results, troubleshoot the bugs and track till it closes.
• Extensively used UNIX to validate process oriented testing like variable length data file validation.
• Used Mercury Test Director for managing the overall testing effort to define and store information about test documents, requirements, scripts, schedules, and sessions.
• Developed and reviewed SQL script with use of sub query, join, Oracle function, group by and order by clause to validate all Front end transaction (Insert, update, delete) for data validation.
• Automated basic testing process in back end testing using shell script and understood developed script by developer.
• Participated in requirement Gap Analysis, tracked defects, retested defects and performed regression testing in each release.
• Used testing methodology to develop test cases using positive, negative, boundary testing and use sanity, E2E testing after each installation code process using Selenium.
• Interacted with cross-functional team to install software, understand application functionalities, resolved daily defects, blocking defects, etc.
• Participated in walk-though, inspections, reviews, and user group meeting.
• Participated in Change Control meetings, provide QA signoffs and implement the product into production as needed.
• Provided customer support in critical production issue and maintain production software as needed.
• Monitor and resolve testing issues with internal team and contribute effort to understood problems.
• Involved in testing of User Guide, installation guide, and release notes for each deliverable of software.
• Involved frequent communication and collaboration with stakeholders to be a constant driver for quality.

Environment: Quality Center, UNIX, SQL, E2E testing, Selenium, MS words, MS excel

Confidential, Philadelphia

Jr. Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Development of Test Cases, Release Plan and Test Plan based on the information gathered through business requirements, Product Backlog and design/application walkthroughs.
• Performed GUI Testing Negative Testing and Positive Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing.
• Worked in Agile scrum methodology for both manual and automation testing.
• Work closely with the SCRUM team to create test scripts and test cases to ensure coverage of all areas of the product/feature(s)
• Planned and executed backend testing using numerousSQLQueries to verify the dataflow from the database.
• Experience in working with Business Analysts to understand the business critical functions and workflows define in BPT module of Quality Center and to convert them into automation test scripts using QTP.
• Used Quality Center for Requirement/User story repository, Test cases execution, Bugs reporting and communicating to developers, Product Owners and test team members.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Professional (QTP), SOAP UI, XML, WebServices, Oracle, DB2, MS Office, Informatics, etc.