SUMMARY

• 6+ years of IT experience in Web and Client/Server based applications. Involved in Manual and Automated Testing of applications on Windows and Unix Environments.
• Experience in working independently and as a team member in designing, developing and implementing innovative quality process and system solutions using new approaches and technology.
• Experience in both Water fall and Agile/Scrum Methodologies.
• Experience in Software Quality Testing of Web based and Client/Server applications.
• Excellent Knowledge of Agile cum Scrum Methodology.
• Responsible for performing all phases of Quality Assurance software testing during development and prior to the application being launched and continuing during the product life cycle.
• Hands on experience in implementing QA methodologies on the basis of Quality standards.
• Proficient in defining test Cases, developing and maintaining test scripts, creating test data, analyzing/creating bugs, interacting with development team members.
• Expertise in testing GUI Applications and using SQL Query scripts and SQL commands for testing.
• Expertise in using Quality Center and TFS - Test Manager for storing Test cases and Test procedures and also used as a Defect Tracker.
• Experience in Designing and executing the automation scripts using Selenium-WebDriver.
• Developed test automation, using BDD approach (cucumber, gherkin).
• Extensively performed Manual testing primarily- Regression, Feature, Smoke, Integration, System on Client Server and Web Based Applications.
• Enhanced/maintained Regression Test Cases/Scripts based on the implementation details as process improvements.
• Experienced in Web Service testing using SOAPUI in multi-tier environments.
• Used features of SOAPUI like Data Source, Data Loop, Property Transfer, Run Test Case, Data Gen etc. according to the test requirement to optimize the test.
• Worked with Cross functional teams. Experience with Change Management and Release process
• Proficient in Bug tracking and defect logging tools like Quality Center and Jira.
• Hands on Experience with Unix/Linux Commands and executing Shell Scripting.
• Strong Problem Analysis, Problem Solving skills and ability to work amongst large teams.
• Strong work ethics, ownership of all responsibilities. Ability to interact with Project teams, Business analysts and Developers.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C#, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, Python, Gherkin scripting language

Scripting Languages: VBScript, JavaScript, Shell Scripts, batch files

Frameworks and Platforms: Microsoft .Net, Mac OS X, Windows, JQuery

Databases: SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle 8.x/9i/10g, MS SQL, MS Access

Testing Tools: Quality Center/ ALM, JIRA, QTP, TFS-Test Manager, SOAP UI, Selenium WebDriver/Grid, Maven, Cucumber, Jenkins, TestNG

Documentation Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Project, MS Visio and Adobe Acrobat

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Quality Tester

Confidential - AZ

Responsibilities:

• Managing the activities correlated with designing, implementing test cases and authenticating the defects after the fix
• Involved in Test Planning like Identification and definition of Test Conditions, Test Scenarios and Test cases.
• Identifying Test cases to create Regression Scripts for the Future releases.
• Performing various types of testing, such as functional, regression, GUI, system testing.
• Ran smoke test suite on each new build to find the environment stability
• Performed browser compatibility testing
• Developed Page Object Factory and Data Driven frameworks using Selenium to retrieve test actions, test data from Excel files and SQL Databases.
• Responsible for maintaining and executing automated regression test suite built on Selenium WebDriver using continuous integration tool Jenkins.
• Participated in Sprint Planning, daily stand ups, sprint demos and retrospectives.
• Participating in Status meetings with Developers/Management/Offshore teams.
• Partnered with Product owner in conducting Bug Scrub meetings.
• Involved in Defects evaluation process.
• Participated in technical meetings to understand enhancements, modification requests, production and new release issues.
• Prepared Test Data to support the execution of the test cases.
• Involved in deploying the Application in Unix/Linux Environment using Shell scripts.
• Tested the application on Unix/Linux Environment by navigating through servers using UNIX commands.
• Designed, Implemented and Executed Data Driven Test Suites for Web-Services Functional Testing using SOAPUI.
• Validated Requests and Responses for Web Services using XSDs (Schemas) by putting Schema Assertions.
• Conducting Back-end testing using SQL to enforce the business logic.
• Analyzing the Test Results and documenting the defects.
• Prepared Test Summary and defect reports, and shared it with the team which summarized number of passed and failed scenarios, Failure reasons, Server Log and Screenshots
• Presented POC of Testing framework based on BDD approach using Cucumber (using Gherkins scripting language) to the QA team.
• Implemented use of automated testing tools such as Cucumber for automating web UI to reveal, document and to create scenarios and feature files to elaborate the behavior of legacy applications (using mostly Selenium).

Environment: Java, Spring Framework, AngularJS, MS SQL Server Database, Python, JIRA, Selenium Webdriver 2.50, Maven, TestNG, Jenkins, LINUX, SoapUI, Postman Extension, Cucumber.

Software QA Analyst

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements document and developed Test plan which includes test objectives, test strategies, test environment, test priorities, test cases.
• Created Test Cases for GUI Functionality and Regression Testing.
• Performed Manual Testing to ensure the application is stabilized.
• Performed data driven testing of web services using data source and data loop and also exported the results to a folder using data sink.
• Performed Web Services automation testing (attended/unattended) using SOAP UI pro.
• Performed the Smoke Testing for overnight builds and reported the critical issues to the developers.
• Modified and maintained Test cases due to changes in the application screens and workflow.
• Used Query Analyzer for data manipulation using SQL queries on MS SQL Server database.
• Linked Test cases to Application Functional Requirements ensuring Traceability throughout the testing process.
• Extensively coordinated with business teams for review and sign-off of test artifacts
• Involved in bug tracking and reporting using JIRA.
• Interacting with the developers for fixing of bugs.
• Experience in troubleshooting the Issues in UNIX box when testing the Application
• Developed Scripts using VB Script language for Automating Testing Activity in QTP.
• Designed the Reusable Functions/Library using vbscript.
• Developed a POC for Cross Browser Testing based on Selenium RC and demoed to QA Team.

Environment: Java, JavaScript, JQuery, SoapUI, MS SQL, Quality Center, JIRA, UNIX, QTP, Selenium, Firebug.

Software Tester

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all phases of SDLC and testing the application.
• Analyzed user requirements and developed test cases/scenarios to test the GUI functionality.
• Created test plans, test cases and executed tests using Test Manager.
• Expertise in using TFS to open bugs, create tasks and user stories, initiate change requests
• Performed Testing on different functionalities of the application.
• Interacted with developers, business analysts to resolve technical business issues.
• Involved in Functional, System, and Regression Testing manually.
• Performed functional testing of web services messages based on WSDL documents in SOAPUI
• Participated in defect report meetings periodically
• Tested the application manually and reported any bugs/errors.
• Performed end to end testing and created documentation for the developed package to meet the client requirements.

Environment: C# .NET Technologies, MS SQL Server, TFS 2008, Test Manager, SOAP UI.

Software Quality Analyst

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in QA meetings and regularly interacted with Business teams and the Development team to gain a better understanding of the Business Process and Requirements.
• Performing quality assurance functions covering the full software development life cycle, including development and implementation of test plans, test scenarios and test cases.
• Identify test data required to complete test scenarios and interact with project team members to ensure the data is available for testing the Applications.
• Wrote and Executed SQL scripts as part of Backend Testing
• Extensively used HP Quality Center as Test Management tool to manage testing process more effectively.
• Performed end to end testing
• Performed Sanity Testing for each build of the application.
• Worked on all supported applications, both new and legacy and ensure all necessary production changes follow the change management process and are properly tracked.
• Worked with cross functional teams based on project needs.
• Attended daily status meetings to discuss the issues and deadlines.
• Extensively used Descriptive Programming in VB script to develop the Automation scripts using QTP.

Environment: C# .Net Framework, ASP, IIS, Oracle, Quality Center, QTP