Senior Test Engineer Resume
VA
OBJECTIVE
- To obtain a challenging position in the area of Software Testing/Quality Assurance that promotes continued Professional growth.
SUMMARY
- 10+ Years of Software Quality Assurance experience in software development environment.
- Proficient in planning, performing and executing Functional, Regression, Integration, User Acceptance, Interface, Ad - hoc, Security and User Access controls, Compliance, Cross browser Compatibility, Reports, Data Conversion, Parallel & IV&V testing.
- Expertise in testing complex Web Enterprise, Legacy, Client/Server, Appian, CRM and Java Applications.
- Diverse domain experience on Federal, Health Care, Insurance, Secondary Mortgage& Financial services.
- Proven experience in Automation Testing tools & Test Management Tools - HP Quality Center, HP Quick Test Pro & IBM Rational Quality Manager
- Strong Backend testing experience including database, feeds, jobs, batch processing, and ESB
- Knowledgeable in Load & Performance Testing tools & Open source test tools.
- Strong knowledge of Software Development Life cycle, STLC, Test Methodologies, and Best Practices & Release cycles.
- Proficient in analyzing requirements, planning, designing and executing manual and automated tests.
- Proficient in developing Test strategy, Test schedules, Test plans, Test scripts and Test Summary Reports.
- Proficient in tracking and reporting defects and change requests using Defect tracking Tools.
- Extensive experience in Test Coordination, QA and Test Management.
- Excellent ability to prioritize tasks and multi-task to meet critical deliverable dates.
- Exceptional Analytical, Problem solving, Organizational, Inter personal and Follow - through skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Customer Service Oriented and Detail-oriented with a strong drive for quality.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Test Management Tools: HP Quality Center, Rational Quality Manager, X Studio
Automation Test Tools: Quick Test Pro, Rational Functional Tester
Open source Test tools: Selenium, JMeter
Section 508 Compliance Tools: Wave Web accessibility evaluation tool
Defect Tracking Tools: Rational Clear quest, PVCS Tracker, Remedy, VANTIVE, Test Track Pro, Share point, Mantis, JIRA, Bugzilla, Rational Team concert, Team Foundation Server
Requirement Management Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, DOORS, Rational Requirements Composer
Test Repository/Version Control Tools: Rational Clear case, SVN, Quality Center, SharePoint, CVS
Databases: DB2, ORACLE, SQL SERVER, SYBASE,ADABAS
DB Tools: TOAD, WINSQL, MYSQL, RAPID SQL, SQL Advantage, Sybase Info maker, CONNX Query Tool, SQL Loader, SQL Developer
UNIX Emulator: Exceed, Humming Bird
Network Protocols: FTP, HTTP,HTTPS,TCP/IP,VPN,LDAP
Languages: HTML, XML, VBScript, COBOL,SQL
Scheduler Tool: AUTOSYS
Reporting Tools: Qlik View, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, People Soft, COGNOS.
Operating Systems: UNIX, LINUX, Windows, MVS/XA
MS Office: MS WORD, MS EXCEL, MS POWER POINT, MS VISIO
SDLC Models: Agile, Iterative, RUP, Waterfall
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential, VA
Senior Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for quality assurance of the applications throughout all phases of the Agile SDLC.
- Work in close collaboration with the development team to determine data requirements, functional requirements, acceptance criteria and dependencies for efficient implementation of technical direction documents.
- Analyze requirements & User Stories across products and applications to identify acceptance criteria, test scenarios and test cases.
- Create test cases with comprehensive coverage of test conditions and a full understanding of expected and unexpected outcomes, maintain and update regression and integration tests and contribute to the establishment of robust test suites.
- Execute test cases, track / report results, troubleshoot, coordinate defect resolution and escalate issues as required
- Identify and document defects consistently and clearly such that defects can be reproduced by the development team
- Work with development team as required to help reproduce issues and to insure defects are understood and valid
- Contribute to Test Plans and Test Reports. Perform database checks and queries, write scripts to access and manipulate data
- Support Testing efforts for Enterprise Portals on Prod, Pre-prod, QA, UAT and INT.
- Perform Smoke, End to End Integration, Functional, Regression, User acceptance & Cross Browser Compatibility Testing on Enterprise Portals, multiple downstream, CRM systems and 3rd Party systems.
- Perform web services testing through usage of XML and WSDL
- Develop testing artifacts -Test Approach, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test scripts, Test Summary Report for each assigned release.
- Manage Test documentation in SharePoint site. Identify quality and performance issues in new features developed.
ENVIRONMENT: JIRA, SOAP UI, Web services, SOA, XML, WSDL, Enterprise Portals, Agile scrum, Excel, Word, CAG, Firefox, IE, SharePoint, Rational Quality Manager, SQL, Oracle 11G, SQL Developer, Atlassian Tool Suite, Rational Tool Suite, Rational Functional tester, MS Dynamics CRM
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Translate Requirement Specifications to Test cases. Analyzed functional and technical system design for testability.
- Evaluate Health Care applications against design specifications, product requirements and determined test efforts.
- Develop comprehensive Test plans, created and maintained robust Test cases, Test scripts and Test scenarios.
- Develop Functional and UAT test cases based on VA defined standards for the VISTA Health Care applications.
- Develop positive and negative test cases from Requirement Specifications and Use cases.
- Create, modify and validate Test data for End to End Integration tests, System integration tests and User Acceptance Tests.
- Create and generate Requirements Matrix Traceability Reports. Identified, reported and tracked defects, risks and change requests.
- Conduct Smoke tests, End to End integration tests, Independent Verification & Validation (IV & V) tests, Regression tests and User acceptance tests using VA defined testing approach.
- Work with Development and Functional team areas to resolve defects. Provided feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality.
- Perform application installation and patches for upgrades in System and acceptance test environments.
- Ensure Test plans and schedules are executed appropriately using a combination of both manual and automated testing.
- Execute test cases for application changes and bug fixes; Verified and Validated patches and defect fixes; Tracked, Analyze, document and report Test results and Test Summary reports.
ENVIRONMENT: Agile, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Clear quest, Rational Clear Case, Rational Quality Manager, Linux, UNIX, Oracle, DB2,SQL, SharePoint, Citrix, Firefox, VISTA,CPRS
Confidential, DC
Senior Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Develop, Update and Execute test cases/scripts utilizing Rational Quality Manager. Defined test data requirements required to execute System Integration and User acceptance test suites.
- Map Requirements to the Test cases and defects and generate Requirement Traceability Matrix via Rational Quality Manager.
- Perform Adhoc, System Integration, Regression, Cross Browser Compatibility, Usability, Data & Database Integrity, Security & access controls, Beta/User Acceptance, Section 508 compliance and Implementation plan testing for the Testing efforts via Rational Quality Manager.
- Performed Interface Testing with third-party products/COTS integrated to Large Web Enterprise Applications and ERP applications.
- Edit, update and validate multiple XML files for System Integration, 3rd party vendor Interface and Process Simulation Testing purpose.
- Create Positive and negative test data in XML files based on Business requirement specifications.
- Identify & track defects and change requests and Support defects migration in Rational Team Concert and JIRA.
- Execute automated scripts via Rational Functional Tester and Rational Quality Manager.
- Create and update user acceptance test plan, test scenarios, test cases by analyzing business requirements.
- Verify the load, scalability and performance requirements have been met for the applications.
- Review and approve test plans, scenarios, scripts or procedures such as database impacts, software scenarios and usability.
- Log, track, document and report Test Results. Provide validation testing during implementations of new products or product revisions.
- Contributed to the development and implementation of testing metrics. Utilize test automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness of testing
ENVIRONMENT: IBM Case Manager, IBM Forms, Agile/Scrum, COGNOS, IBM Rational Jazz Platform, IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational Quality Manager, IBM Rational Functional Tester, IBM Rational Requirements Composer, JIRA, Oracle 11G,Oracle SQL Developer, Web services, Rest Client, Firefox, XML, Notepad ++, SQL, SharePoint, CMMI
Confidential, Mclean, VA
UAT Senior Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Create Test strategy, Test plans Test scenarios and Test cases to test Functional areas of the Web Enterprise Selling Systems. Analyze Business Requirements. Translate testable Requirements into precise Test cases
- Perform reviewing and refining existing User Acceptance, Regression, End to End Integration, Data Conversion, SOX Controls, Parallel and Application Security Test Suites in Quality Center.
- Trace Test cases to the Business Requirements, Generate and Maintain Requirement Traceability matrix using HP Quality Center.
- Create Positive and Negative Test data in MISMO XML files and Legacy Files for different Loan Products in support of UAT for Business Rules validation
- Perform GUI, Positive, Negative, End to End Integration UAT with downstream systems, UAT on Data conversion, SOX Controls, Application Security, Business Objects, People Soft Reports and Parallel Testing for the Web Enterprise applications.
- Validate Data persistence and Data integrity in Web Enterprise application by executing Complex SQL Queries. Performed UNIX backend testing by verifying the Log files.
- Perform Financial Calculations Testing for Data converted Settlement Statements and Funding Reports.
- Define automation test scenarios based on the Business requirements and use cases. Created Automation scripts via QTP for Smoke, User acceptance and Regression test scenarios.
- Validate and Compare the Reporting Test results in different File formats with XML and Legacy data files. Verify product documentation is technically correct, error free and user friendly.
- Evaluate and Implement new tools and frameworks for QA. Documented and Summarized User Acceptance Test results and Reported Findings in HP QC for Auditing Purpose. Contributed towards enhancing of the QA Process.
- Execute User acceptance test cases on behalf of business users. Identify Report and track defects, change requests and issues through to resolution in HP QC. Interact closely with development teams and customer support to identify, isolate and fix software defects.
ENVIRONMENT: XML,XSLT, SOAP, Web Services, XML Notepad, XML Spy, UNIX, DB2, Rapid SQL, SNAGIT, HP Quality Center, Auto Sys, ETL, Humming Bird, EXCEED, SharePoint, Wiki, CUTE PDF, EXCEL macros, Business Objects, People Soft, FORMS, Macros, ULDD.
Confidential, Reston, VA
QA Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate System testing and UAT testing efforts for different Web Enterprise Systems.
- Analyze and evaluate system requirements and technical specifications for the purpose of planning and executing integrated System tests for complex web Enterprise distributed Systems; Mainframe based Admin Systems, Payment Processing systems, SharePoint portals, web portals, CRM applications, Social media and Mobile applications.
- Create Test Strategy & test plans for individual functions and assist in creating overall test plans for product releases. Contribute to overall testing efforts including cross-platform support, Functional, Regression, Integration, Exploratory, Reports, User Roles/Security, UAT, Cross browser Compatibility & Usability Testing.
- Create automated test scripts using Selenium IDE for the Web Enterprise applications for Functional, Integration and Regression Testing efforts.
- Create test cases and defects in TFS. Generate test case and defect reports in TFS.
- Work with developers to perform root-cause analysis and preliminary problem diagnosis for client reported defects.
- Perform Back end testing through analysis of log files in UNIX server and through SQL queries in database to validate system functionality and troubleshoot issues. Identified & Tracked defects in SharePoint, Mantis and X Studio.
ENVIRONMENT: Oracle, UNIX, ADABAS, Infonaut Professional - CONNX Query Tool, SQL, Mainframe, Crystal Reports, Quality Center, X Studio, Quick Test Pro, Rational Clear quest, MANTIS, SharePoint portals, Eclipse, Selenium, Agile, Microsoft Silver light, TFS, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Social media.
Confidential, Herndon, VA
Senior Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Identify and construct test scenarios based on Use cases and Business Requirements. Plan, Design and Execute Functional, Integration, Regression and Data conversion test cases in Quality Center.
- Create automation test scenarios based on Use cases and Business Requirements. Created Functional & Regression automation test scripts based on automation test scenarios using Quick Test Pro.
- Perform Batch Testing of QTP automation scripts via Quality Center for Functional & Regression Test efforts.
- Perform Business Rules validation testing for all features, Data element specs testing for all the screens, and Security Testing with different User Role metrics.
- Create Test plans & Test cases for User Acceptance Testing for the Business Users and Subject matter Experts. Perform automated data driven testing via QTP for User acceptance testing.
- Create Database testing checklists for all the Enterprise releases. Performed Database Testing by executing SQL queries for Functional, Regression and Integration Testing efforts.
- Perform SQL validations on the converted data for Data Conversion Testing.
- Perform Integration & Interface Testing for different Web Systems/subsystem components. Performed Back fill testing between the new developed Enterprise System and the existing Legacy system.
- Perform Risk-based Testing & IT Audit Testing on the Java Enterprise Applications & ERP Applications.
- Validate cron jobs to verify the status of the products maintained in the Enterprise Application. Functional tested missed requirements, change requests, enhancements, data conversion rules and underwriting rules.
- Provide Production Support for complex Appian BPM systems upgrades from QA Standpoint.
- Provide Functional & Regression Testing support for Business Process flows in Appian based Enterprise application, COTS based Financial Management Systems Integration & CRM applications
- Perform Qlik View Reports Testing. Functional tested the Financial Calculations appearing on different reports of Enterprise Systems. Automate scripts were created using Quick test pro in order to generate test data for Reports Testing.
- Provide Test metrics and Project planning updates for the Functional & Regression Testing efforts. Identified & tracked defects, enhancements & change requests in Lotus Notes & Quality Center.
ENVIRONMENT: Sybase, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Sybase Info Maker, cron jobs, Qlik View, CRM, Appian, Agile, Oracle Forms and Reports
Confidential, Herndon, VA
Sr. Business Manager/UAT Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate User Acceptance Testing efforts for Java, .NET, People soft based financial applications.
- Serve as a liaison with Business Community and development team to ensure that change requests and functional enhancements were implemented in the project.
- Create Business User Acceptance Test Strategy, Test plans and Test cases. Created and managed Requirement Traceability matrix. Maintained and update Business and Functional requirements in Quality Center.
- Perform User Acceptance, Regression and Production testing for the front end & backend transactions of Financial Management Systems, Automated underwriting & loan origination Systems. Customize Quality Center for creating test cases, test sets, executing test sets and test execution reports. Create QTP automated test scripts for Data Driven Regression & User Acceptance Testing.
- Provide guidance and training to the UAT test team to execute the UAT test cases. Identify and recommend process improvements to the Test methodology.
ENVIRONMENT: Oracle, UNIX shell scripts, SQL, SOA, XML, Web Services, SOAP UI, Six-Sigma, Java, .NET, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Share point, COGNOS.
Confidential, Herndon, VA
Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Perform Test Planning, Test cases creation, Test case execution & Test reporting. Identify & implement Test process improvements & Best practices of Testing Methodology.
- Create Test Schedule, Requirement Traceability and Functional Readiness Matrix.
- Translate Business Requirements & Use Cases into Test cases to ensure complete functional verification coverage. Co-ordinate with IT departments to ensure required test platforms is available.
- Manage project testing scope, risks & resolved testing issues. Communicate Test execution status, issues encountered and test strategies to senior management.
- Customize Quality Center for creating test cases, test sets, executing test sets and test execution reports. Automated test scripts were created using Quick test pro in order to perform Functional & Regression Testing.
- Perform Data warehouse testing of ETL applications, Business Objects and Data warehouse reports. Manage defect reporting and resolution of defects in Rational Clear quest.
- Support the Application migrations in different Test environments as Primary & Secondary Support. Communicate with Production Support, Business and Development teams to resolve issues during test execution.
- Validate Inbound and Outbound XML Files which are sent to Lenders from Loan underwriting system. Execute Automated Smoke, Regression, Functional & Production tests from Win Runner.
- Execute ETL jobs to load and update the Target database. Validated the loaded data from the User Interface and backend based on Business rules.
- Perform Functional testing on People soft Accounting applications, BI Reports and Real time Trading Systems.
- Perform manual testing on Unix Backend Sweep Processing & Backend Edits validations for Web applications in User Acceptance Test Environments.
ENVIRONMENT: Oracle, UNIX, Telnet, FTP, UNIX Shell scripts, JAVA, XML, Crystal Reports, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Rational Clear quest, SQL, Win runner, EXCEED
Confidential, Mclean, VA
Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Perform Extensive Smoke, Functional, Regression, Adhoc, End to End User Acceptance, Production and Warranty fixes testing for the Web Enterprise Selling Systems
- Design Test plans, Test cases and Test scenarios for Use cases in Rational Test Manager. Trace test cases to the Business Requirements & Use cases in Rational Test Manager.
- Assist in creating Data pools for Loan and Contract products for the test automation.
- Execute Automated Test scripts from Rational Functional Tester & Rational Test Manager, record Test results & Analyze Verification Points from the Test Log.
- Extensive Defect Tracking with Rational Clear quest, Test Track Pro & VANTIVE.
- Support Business users to test XML requests & responses, set the test scenarios Test Tool & set the data for the contract and loan attributes to test the prices of mortgage products and Verified Output Price Results in XML.
- Access web application UNIX logs in order to report Exception errors from the System. Test Business Rules and Supplementary Business rules against the ILOG Rule Engine.
- Maintain Test Artifacts in Rational Clear Case. Participated in Use case Reviews, Test case Reviews, and QA Signoffs. Generated Reports for Test plan Reviews, Test Case Results Distribution and Defects.
- Perform data validations/Database testing using SQL queries with Query Analyzer on Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 for Windows NT and MS Access.
ENVIRONMENT: Rational Unified Process, Rational Test/Quality Manager, Rational Functional Tester, Rational Clear Case, DOORS, DB2, UNIX, Telnet, MS SQL Server, Rational Clear quest, VANTIVE, Test Track Pro, Rational Rose, XML, Harvest, Script Runner.
Confidential, Herndon, VA
Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Create Test Cases in Test Director based on the Use Cases maintained in Rational Requisite Pro. Traced requirements to test cases and created Requirement traceability matrix.
- Perform Smoke, Functional, Integration, Adhoc, End to End Regression, Browser Compatibility Testing and Security Testing on the Java based Loan delivery and Financial Applications.
- Perform Boundary Value Testing for Loan products Business Rules.
- Report defects and requirement issues in defect Tracking Tool. Maintain Defect metrics and Test Reporting metrics.
ENVIRONMENT: MS Access, UNIX, IDMS, ADSO, Visual Basic, Sybase, Test Director, SQL, Java/J2EE, Rational Clear quest, Remedy