SUMMARY:

• Accomplished, - driven and results-driven IT professional with diversified experience as Quality Assurance/Automation Test/Engineer performing both Manual and Automated Testing on Client Server and Web applications throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) &methodologies. I’m currently looking forward to a challenging & rewarding position to best utilize over 7 years of my extensive experience.
• Highly skilled & experienced performing Manual & Automated Testing in various environments & methodologies - Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, Scrum and XP
• Hands on experience in building and managing Automated Test Frameworks using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), Cucumber
• Deep understanding & experience of testing throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Advance knowledge of QA best techniques & best practices and execution of Manual & Automated Test Scripts using HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM&HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)/UFT
• Expert in testing Web & Client-server applications developed in various programming languages - HTML, .NET, ASP.NET, Ruby on Rails, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Visual Basic, C++, Java, J2EE
• Experienced in the use of HP Quality Center(QC)/ALM for Requirements, Test Case repository, Test Case execution, and Defect creation, tracking, and resolution
• Strong knowledge of software QA practices, including Test Case development, bug reporting & tracking, Cross-browser & Mobile platform testing, design & execution of Automated Tests
• Practical experience working with Structured Query Language (SQL) statements against Oracle Databases by using database access tools - SQL Developer & TOAD
• Ability to understand complex systems and formulate effective Test Plans, Test Cases & Test Scripts
• Able to provide team members with and mentoring on the testing processes, standards and tools
• Proactive in efforts to establish and verify compliance with Entry/Exit Criteria to approve software migration/promotion between Development, Test and Production environments
• Ability to maintain positive work relationships with supervisor and co-workers with excellent communication skills in expressing ideas clearly & effectively
• Ability to prioritize & perform manage multiple concurrent tasks, and adapt to changing priorities

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows XP Professional, Windows 7 Professional, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux

Programming Language: HTML, .NET, ASP.NET, Ruby, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Visual Basic, C++, Java, J2EE

Test/Defect Management Tool: HP Quality Center, HP ALM, JIRA, Fog Bugz, HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), HP UFT, JMeter, HP Sprinter, HP Agile Accelerator

Browsers & Databases: Oracle, SQL, MS SQL Server 2000, DB2, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari

Microsoft Tools: MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Visio, MS Projects, MS SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr Software Test Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Requirements, Specifications, User documentation, Job Aid, Help files, and other project documentations to assure quality of the products and development of Test Cases & Test Scripts
• Created Automated Test Scripts throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)by Descriptive Programming and Functions for Objects using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) and VBScript
• Worked with the Development team to capture and reuse Automated Unit Test Cases, Test Stubs and Drivers for MayoACCESS modules - Patients, Lab Orders, Results, User, Master Files & Batch Orders
• Logged system deficiencies in a clear & concise manner, and logged in HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM, and followed Bug Life Cycle (BLC) till closure
• Represented QA team in Defect Triage Meetings and clearly stated observations/Defects as required
• Continuously performed Regression Testing and enhanced with Recovery Scenarios, Optional Steps & Error Handling techniques to work with latest Builds and Release of MayoACCESS & MayoLINK
• Designed and developed Test Plans, Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM), Test Cases and Test Scripts from Requirements, Use Cases, Design Documents and other project documentations.
• Performed Functional/GUI, System, Smoke and Regression Testing for Patient Quicklinks, Lab Reports, Order History, Demographics, New Order and Results History modules of MayoACCESS
• Performed tasks as HP Quality Center (QC) Administration that included day-to-day user support, workflow setups, reports, Dashboards etc for Advanced Test Management Solution - MayoACCESS
• Participated in technical reviews/walkthroughs for all software development and testing products to better understand and design Test Artifacts for Claims, EDI validations, MayoACCESS & MayoLINK
• Automated Positive & Negative Scenarios using HP QTP by parameterizing with valid/invalid data
• Validated Requirements for Integration and E2E Testing and track defects at HP Quality Center/ALM
• Performed Test Script and Function Library change management and maintenance of Test Scripts and functions in HP QC&HP QTP for Search modules - Patient, Order, Lab Report, Test and Batch
• Developed Manual Test Cases with details to be repeatable and reliable, and re-usable with specified data sets using HP Quality Center (QC) as the test repository
• Participated in Go/No-Go decisions during pre-prod rollouts of AUT in various environments
• Reported test execution status and defect metrics according to schedule in Agile/Scrum Test Cycle
• Prepared, distributed and tracked defect reports using HP Quality Center (QC)/ALM

Quality Assurance Engineer

Confidential, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Wrote detailed Manual Test Cases& Automated Test Scripts by analyzing & identifying test requirements from Functional Design Definition, Software Requirement Specifications& Use Cases
• Performed Manual & System Testing of web applications as part of a SCRUM Agile ODBMS, CorTec and ChefTec development team
• Automated various web forms through multiple browser types and versions using HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) and HP Unified Functional Testing (HP UFT)
• Created Test Scripts using HP UFT including scripting from scratch with limited documentation
• Troubleshot and resolved technical issues with HP QC & test automation tools and provided technical support to other testers to resolve issues
• Performed risk assessment/testing audits to ensure appropriate levels of Integration and System Testing are completed for ODBMS products - Merchandise Management Systems TM (MMSTM), Distributed Store Systems (DSSTM), CorTec and ChefTec
• Developed, maintained, and executed Test Procedures & Test Scripts to properly cover functional specifications and requirements of ODBMS - Open DataBase Merchandising Systems
• Logged software Defects using HP Quality Center (QC) and reported defects to software developers
• Applied methods like GetTOProperty and GetROProperty to extract property values for Test objects and Run time objects respectively using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Worked with project team members to insure that the correct testing is in place and that the correct metrics are captured for analysis
• Performed full User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on multiple portals & modules in order to know that the product is designed/ working as per the business standards
• Created and enhanced Automation Testing effort to maximize test automation coverage to 80%
• Designed & Developed robust Automated Test Script and Automation Framework using advance VBScript in HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Analyzed business requirements and system specifications, identified and prioritized Quality Risks
• Designed Manual Testing strategy and performed Database Testing by passing SQL Queries and retrieved information from CorTec and ChefTec Database
• Played active role in creating standards, methods, and procedures to determine product Quality and Release readiness for ChefTec and ODBMS modules
• Converted manual test cases in Quality Center (QC) to automated test scripts in Quick Test Professional (QTP) by implementing hands-on advance VBScripting functions & procedures
• Demonstrated ability in communicating and working with both technical and non-technical team members

Quality Analyst/Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed System and Functional Requirements of ERP ATLAS and Governance Assessment Portal (GAP) products and extracted information to use in preparing Test Plans, Test Cases & Test Scripts
• CreatedE2E Test Cases & Scripts based on business, functional, and technical requirements
• Reviewed Test Scripts periodically to ensure robustness and test coverage against new releases/builds
• Used HP Quality Center to log &report defects and managed through to resolution by working with appropriate development and business resources
• Wrote Structured Query Language (SQL) statements against Oracle using QTP Test Scripts &ODBC
• Customized project to create new group, for User Acceptance Testing (UAT)in HP Quality Center (QC)
• Developed & executed Test Plans, prepared work schedules, resource planning and bug reporting in HP Quality Center (QC)
• Automated baseline scripts generated using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) to perform Regression Testing for different builds of UNTERM and ATLAS
• Involved in Data validation and Database integrity testing on Oracle database by writing SQL against ATLAS modules - Manage Projects, Finances, HR, Inventory & Procurement
• Responsible for leading QA Monthly & Progress Review Meetings to teams & upper managements
• Used HP Quality Center to log & report defects and managed through to resolution by working with appropriate development and business resources
• Developed testing scripts that addressed areas and tested Database, functional scenarios, Regression Testing, Negative testing, and Error/Bug retests
• Interacted with developers and product analysts regarding Testing Status and Defect Tracking using HP Quality Center (QC) and MS SharePoint
• Used Quality Center (QC) for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests, defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Developed in detail Manual Test Cases executed for manual testing against various cycles
• Used HP Quality Center (QC) to perform extensive Manual Testing & logging and tracking defects
• Performed various Regression Testing, functionality, navigation, volume testing of the billing module
• Generated the detailed reports of the Bugs, Pass-Fail report and Assigned defects using Quality Center