SUMMARY

• Versatile and dedicated Quality Assurance professional with more TEMPthan 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 teh end - to-end QA process, especially within an Agile framework, from user story/requirements analysis, through test case development and execution
• Experienced in developing teh 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 noledge in testing of REST and SOAP based web services APIs using Postman and SOAPUI. Working noledge of and experience with JSON, XML, HTTP
• Used SQL tools like TOAD and SQL Developer to run SQL queries and validate teh 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 noledge 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 noledge 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 teh Project manager, business analyst and developer, all project stake holders to understand teh application design and functional specifications.
• Responsible for Smoke and Regression Testing of teh Core and detailed test scenarios.
• Developed teh framework from scratch based on teh BDD (behavior driven development) Cucumber methodology, which supports teh Feature File execution.
• Written teh step definitions in java programming language to support teh feature file statements.
• Involved in executing all Selenium test scripts on different browsers and checked for compatibility, which are existing in teh current framework developed in Java.
• Integrated teh excel files to teh automation framework with teh help of POI-API to store teh data required for teh test cases.
• Automated manual test cases using selenium web-driver prior releases to make sure they run successfully before teh project goes into live environment.
• Experienced in using Maven build tool to manage framework dependencies jar files and involved in teh up to date clean up stuff.
• Performed APIs testing using POSTMAN for JSON and XML formats
• Implemented teh implicit and explicit waits which saves time, waiting for teh web element rather TEMPthan using teh solid wait threads.
• Created and built strong relative x-paths for teh constantly changing web element attribute values.
• Tested teh 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 teh application using Selenium Web-Driver.
• Involve actively in agile environment to accomplish all teh tasks, strictly within teh 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 teh 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 teh 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 teh Project manager, business analyst and developers to understand teh 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 teh 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 teh 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 teh new functionality, bug fixes, and fix packs. Tracked teh bugs accordingly using JIRA.
• Performs functional testing to identify various critical points in teh application and automated it by using Selenium Web-Driver with Test-NG.
• Implemented Auto-It tool to teh selenium/Test-Ng framework to manage teh windows GUI pop-ups efficiently.
• Involved in teh enhancement of teh Automation framework by integrating with third party tools and modules.
• Responsible for updating regression tests and issue documentation.
• Opened teh defects and assigned to developer and talked about teh opened defects with teh quality management team during status meetings.
• Involved actively in agile environment to accomplish all teh tasks, strictly within teh 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 teh functionality developed meets teh 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 dat all requirements are tested and passed testing before teh release
• Working closely with teh Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Developers, and DBAs to solve teh issues identified during teh 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 teh data generated from testing

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