SUMMARY

• Aspiring for challenging assignments in the field of Software Quality Assurance, wish to achieve high career growth through a continuous learning processand prove to be an asset for the organization.
• A proven and exceptionally dedicated QA Lead with IT industry experience of 11 years.
• Worked on various types of SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, V - model and Agile software development process.
• Exposure of working on multiple size projects throughout their various phases including project initiation, analysis, development, testing and implementation.
• Experience in Business Analysis and co-ordination between customers and technical teams.
• Analyze business process flows and prepare the test scenarios and scripts
• Execute all different testing levels throughout the SDLC. e.g., System, Integration, SIT, UAT, E2E, Regression, Smoke and Sanity testing.
• Perform estimations, peer reviews, test data determination, monitoring and controlling of overall test activities during Sprint and SIT cycles.
• Experience in performing API testing involving Restful web services and exposure on executing in Postman tool
• Experience working in Automation Framework UsingSelenium Web Driver and J2EE
• Worked on management tools such as HP ALM, JIRA, Confluence.
• Work on Agile team collaborating with Product owners, business analysts, and developers.
• Scheduling Defect triage and ensuring quick fixes in turn to speed production deliverables.
• Experience in automation testing of applications using Cucumber BDD framework.
• Implemented Continuous Integration in projects using CI/CD tools like Jenkins and GitHub.
• Identify, communicate, and escalate risks and issues.
• Experience in implementing QA Release and Risk Management Processes.
• Experience in managing medium sized Teams spread across multiple countries and time zones.
• Proficient in testing database of applications developed withSQL Server, Oracle, MS Access and DB2
• Proficient QA Engineer with a solid knowledge and extensive expertise in Manual software testing methodologies and approaches.
• Proven skills in writing Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases and Traceability matrix.
• Proficiently use SQL and other data tools to research issues and obtain information for testing.
• Participating in UAT testing in collaboration with Client and provide Testing status.
• Successfully managed teams responsible for the Software Quality, Regression and Functional Testing.
• Reinforce team to follow QA guidelines, QA methodology and best practices.
• Experienced in Onsite Offshore Coordination
• Demonstrate participation in SCRUM team, willing taking on roles outside of QA when it benefits the team's goal.
• Comfortable working as a team member as well as independently, quick learner with excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive Team player with sound communication.
• Conduct knowledge sharing sessions within team for new joiners.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows, z/OS, MS-DOS

Languages: Java, VBScript, C, JCL, SQL

RDBMS: Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, MS SQL Server, MS Access and DB2

Web Technologies: XML, HTML, DHTML, VB Script, ASP, Java Script

Web Services: REST, SOAP UI

Testing Tools: Selenium Webdriver, HP QC, Rational Suite, Postman, ISPF Tool, HP Performance Center, LoadRunner

Version Control: GitHub, SharePoint, Clear Case

Management Tools: Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Confluence, HPALM, ClearQuest

Network Tools: FTP, HTTP, FileZilla, Putty, WinSCP

Build Tools: Maven, Jenkins

Others: MS Office, Notepad++, IDLE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA-Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participating in all aspects of the Software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Analyze business process flows and prepare the test scenarios and scripts
• Execute all different testing levels throughout the SDLC. e.g. System, Integration, SIT, UAT, E2E, Regression, Smoke and Sanity testing.
• Performing API testing and execution in Postman tool
• Scheduling Defect triage and ensuring quick fixes in turn to speed production deliverables.
• Perform automation testing of applications using Cucumber BDD framework
• Identify, communicate, and escalate risks and issues
• Participating in UAT testing in collaboration with Client and provide Testing status

Environment: JavaScript, HTML4.0, Oracle, JDBC, SQL, HP ALM, Pivotal tracker, Jira, Jenkins, MS Office, Java, Eclipse, Selenium Webdriver, Postman

Confidential

QA-Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participating in all aspects of the Software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Test Plan and Test strategy creation
• Estimations, Resource planning, staffing, and training
• Worked as End-to-End Lead Coordinator for ACA Portfolio projects for OEP period, coordinating with multiple teams to ensure accuracy of data flow in their respective systems
• Task planning and allocation to team members
• Review and submit status reports to senior management
• HPQC management of test tasks
• Involved in the process improvement for projects
• Led projects to perform Integration and End to End testing between multiple systems ensuring accuracy of data flow
• Execute Control M jobs to load data from different files sources and format into Database
• Validate database and perform data integrity validations writing complex SQL queries
• Performed Automation using VBScript for the creation of 834 test files utilizing excel
• Validate 834 files from Federally Facilitated Marketplace for On and OFF Exchange applications
• Large data files validation using putty commands
• Coordinate with multiple teams working in geographically different locations
• Responsible for conducting Application demos and provide data support during User Acceptance Test

Environment: JavaScript, HTML4.0, Oracle, JDBC, SQL, HP ALM, Dell Boomi, Jira, Jenkins, ClearQuest, MS Office, VB Script

Confidential

QA-Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of 4 members, assisting on day to day technical, work-related queries and issues
• Involved into Project planning and management activities
• Test automation framework enhancements and maintenance. Framework development using TestNG and Selenium Webdriver
• Building test automation strategy and planning
• Test automation effort estimations
• Execution of test scripts using TestNG. Integration with Jenkins for timely execution
• Co-ordination with teams for effective resolutions and reporting
• Mentoring the new team members
• Delivered complex project within timelines
• Designed Excel tools using VBScript (Macros) to reduce the manual execution effort and improve productivity
• Perform database testing for data conversion from one environment to other. Involved in SQL scripts creation
• Good experience working with geographically distributed teams

Environment: HP Quality Center, J2EE, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Jenkins, Oracle, JDBC, SQL, MS Office, Jira, VBScript

Confidential

QA-Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of 8 members, assisting on day to day technical, work-related queries and issues
• Building test automation strategy and planning
• Test automation effort estimations
• Performed Automation Testing with Selenium tool- xFramium was used- aframework used to write keyword driven tests using XML
• Involved in Requirement analysis, Test strategy and Estimations, Test data set up, Test Script preparation and Test Execution, Defect and Status reporting
• Execution of test scripts using TestNG. Integration with Jenkins for timely execution
• Performed ETL testing to verify the Input feed transformations into the IDMS and output data sent over are fulfilling the business logic. Involved in SQL scripts creation

Environment: Java, Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Selenium Webdriver, Jenkins, putty, MS Office, HP UFT, TestNG, VB Script, JavaScript, HTML4.0, Oracle, JDBC, SQL, HP ALM

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Successfully led testing projects to completion
• Leading a team of 4 members, assisting on day-to-day activities, work-related queries, and issues
• Involved into Project planning and management activities
• Building test automation strategy and test automation planning
• Involved in development of data-driven automation frameworkusing Selenium Webdriver
• Execution of test scripts using TestNG
• Performed automation using xFramium framework- aframework used to write keyword driven tests using XML
• Performed Functional, System, Integration, Regression Testing to successful completion
• Involved in Requirement analysis, Test strategy and Estimations, Test data set up, Test Script preparation and Test Execution, Defect and Status reporting
• Involved in Performance Test for the application, creating scripts and executing them
• Performance tracking and reporting using HP Performance center
• Involved in smoke testing and release testing for different environment servers and reporting the issues and providing sign off after successful test

Environment: HP Quality Center, Jira, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Eclipse IDE, Jenkins, HP Performance Center, HP Load Runner, HP Analysis, MS Office

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Functional, System, Integration, Regression Testing to successful completion
• Developed Automation tool in Excel using VBScript (Macros) to verify the ‘Agent level report’ to reduce the manual effort to generate the report
• Involved in Requirement analysis, Test strategy and Estimations, Test cases preparation, Test data set up, Test Script preparation and Test Execution, Defect and Status reporting
• Performed testing around Batch execution, JCL and Spool validation, Test data setup, Output file validations
• Sharing the Project status with onshore and attending weekly status calls
• Involved in sharing project overall knowledge and Test approach to the new team members

Environment: HP Quality Center, Mainframes, ISPF Tool, MS Office, Macros, Oracle, JDBC

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed Functional, System, Integration, Regression Testing to successful completion
• Involved in Requirement analysis, Test strategy and Estimations, Test cases preparation, Test data set up, Test Script preparation and Test Execution, Defect and Status reporting
• Performed testing around Batch execution, JCL and Spool validation, Test data setup, Output file validations
• Sharing the Project status with onshore and attending weekly status calls

Environment: HP Quality Center, Mainframes, ISPF Tool, MS Office, Macros