SUMMARY

• Versatile and dedicated Quality Assurance professional with more than 6 years of strong experience in developing test plans, test case designs, test scenarios and end user documents for web based, mobile, client server and standalone applications. Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid).
• Good Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) starting from design, development, unit testing, Integration testing, end to end testing, UAT, implementation and post implementation
• Demonstrated understanding of the end - to-end QA process, especially within an Agile framework, from user story/requirements analysis, through test case development and execution
• Experienced in developing the test plans, test strategy, test approach, test summary report, test completion report, agile estimates based on requirements and specification documents
• Expertise in Selenium Automation using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Java, Test NG, Maven and continuous integration tool Jenkins
• Excellent experience of build tools like Maven and managing JAVA projects using them.
• Knowledgeable in functional, non-functional, Web application, Web services, DMS, Integration, Mobile and Stress testing
• Expertise in Object oriented programming Systems (OOPS) concepts.
• Good Understanding of PL/SQL concepts like stored procedures, triggers
• Sound knowledge in testing of REST and SOAP based web services APIs using Postman and SOAPUI. Working knowledge of and experience with JSON, XML, HTTP
• Used SQL tools like TOAD and SQL Developer to run SQL queries and validate the data
• Experienced in applying different testing methods such as Black box, White box, Grey box, Static and Dynamic testing
• Actively available to assist in research and testing of production issues
• Good knowledge of Change Management, Release Management and deployment concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, analysis skills, decision-making, problem solving skills, self-starter, ability to work with no supervision in fast speedy team environment
• Always eager to take on new challenges and responsibilities and able to proactively develop knowledge and new skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center, SOAP UI, Selenium Web Driver, Test NG, Cucumber, Maven, Eclipse, Putty, JIRA

Languages: JAVA, SQL, Unix Shell Scripting

Databases/Tools: Oracle 9i/10g/11g, SQL Server, DB2, Toad 8.x/9.x, VSS, XML Spy, Microsoft Visio, File Zilla, WinSCP, Putty, ServiceNow, SharePoint

Operating Systems: Mac OS, Unix, Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the Project manager, business analyst and developer, all project stake holders to understand the application design and functional specifications.
• Responsible for Smoke and Regression Testing of the Core and detailed test scenarios.
• Developed the framework from scratch based on the BDD (behavior driven development) Cucumber methodology, which supports the Feature File execution.
• Written the step definitions in java programming language to support the feature file statements.
• Involved in executing all Selenium test scripts on different browsers and checked for compatibility, which are existing in the current framework developed in Java.
• Integrated the excel files to the automation framework with the help of POI-API to store the data required for the test cases.
• Automated manual test cases using selenium web-driver prior releases to make sure they run successfully before the project goes into live environment.
• Experienced in using Maven build tool to manage framework dependencies jar files and involved in the up to date clean up stuff.
• Performed APIs testing using POSTMAN for JSON and XML formats
• Implemented the implicit and explicit waits which saves time, waiting for the web element rather than using the solid wait threads.
• Created and built strong relative x-paths for the constantly changing web element attribute values.
• Tested the application on various types of browsers like IE, Firefox, Chrome which resembled Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing.
• Responsible for working with Business team and development and QA teams to discuss regarding critical defects and provided more clarity on defects.
• Perform regression testing on new builds, every modification in the application using Selenium Web-Driver.
• Involve actively in agile environment to accomplish all the tasks, strictly within the given Iteration cycles.

Environment: Unix, Oracle (Database), SQL, JIRA, POSTMAN, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), Maven

Confidential, Brea, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Providing manual testing expertise to Confidential Billing and quote management departments
• Creating, reviewing and executing detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases using systematic approaches and formal risk-based testing techniques
• Reviewing business requirements and technical documentation related to billing and quote management applications ensuring completeness and testability for test planning activities
• Estimating, planning and prioritizing testing activities for assigned tasks
• Identifying, logging, and processing defects using JIRA as defect tracking tool
• Working closely with internal teams to understand and Document Management system requirements and business rules
• Involved in testing web services (SOAP over HTTP) using SOAP UI, got the sample SOAP xml’s from development team and updated with mockup data
• Involved in testing REST services (JSON) using SOAP UI and Swagger, mocked up sample JSON messages from API Specifications provided by development team
• Testing UI and new enhancements to billing applications ensuring end to end, cross browser functionality is unaffected
• Working with Confidential print services teams to ensure policy documents are printed as per business specifications
• Assisting in the development and implementation of testing metrics to ensure priorities and objectives are aligned with business needs
• Engage in positive and professional interaction with Software Developers, System Administrators, Project Management and other project team members
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and project teams
• Review and provide feedback on test plans and test cases created by QA team

Environment: Unix, Oracle (Database), SQL, JIRA, SOAP UI, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG

Confidential, LA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacts with the Project manager, business analyst and developers to understand the application design and functional specifications.
• Developed test code in Java language using Eclipse IDE and Test-NG framework.
• Performs Regression testing on new builds, every modification in the application using Selenium Web-Driver.
• Involved in System testing, Integration testing, Functionality testing, Regression, End-End testing, User Acceptance testing.
• Interacts with development and product management teams for the quick resolution of reported bugs and various technical issues.
• Configured Selenium Web Driver, Test-NG, Maven tool and created selenium automation scripts in java using Test-NG prior to next quarter release.
• Wrote and executed automated test cases using Selenium Web-Driver to automate manual testing solutions
• Performed automated regression testing to check the new functionality, bug fixes, and fix packs. Tracked the bugs accordingly using JIRA.
• Performs functional testing to identify various critical points in the application and automated it by using Selenium Web-Driver with Test-NG.
• Implemented Auto-It tool to the selenium/Test-Ng framework to manage the windows GUI pop-ups efficiently.
• Involved in the enhancement of the Automation framework by integrating with third party tools and modules.
• Responsible for updating regression tests and issue documentation.
• Opened the defects and assigned to developer and talked about the opened defects with the quality management team during status meetings.
• Involved actively in agile environment to accomplish all the tasks, strictly within the given Iteration cycles.

Environment: s: Unix, Oracle (Database), SQL, JIRA, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG

Confidential, Brea, CA

Junior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing user stories and other requirements and participate in product backlog grooming sessions to ask questions and gain thorough understanding of M1 (Mercury First) application functionality
• Developing functional and integration test cases for user stories ensuring the functionality developed meets the requirements and acceptance criteria by adhering to Confidential established standards and methodologies
• Testing M1 application in Mobile (iPhone, Android), iPad and Microsoft Surface
• Involved in testing web services (SOAP over HTTP) using SOAP UI
• Organizing meetings with Third-party vendors, thorough testing of application and logging defects
• Attending short development walkthroughs and providing fast feedbacks, functionality improvements based on test results
• Attending daily standups, sprint planning sessions and user story grooming sessions. Participating in sprint retrospectives after each release and contributed for improving team performance
• Maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix to ensure that all requirements are tested and passed testing before the release
• Working closely with the Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Developers, and DBAs to solve the issues identified during the testing process in a timely manner
• Creating and executing manual tests for regression testing of M1 application for any post go-live changes and application improvements
• Tracking defects and maintenance using JIRA
• Writing SQL queries to analyze/validate the data generated from testing

Environment: s: Unix, Oracle (Database), SQL, JIRA, SOAP UI