OBJECTIVE

• Experienced QA Engineer with extensive skills in QA ( Manual and Automated Testing ) of Client/Server, Mobile and Web based applications, seeking for a position as a QA Engineer / Analyst.

SUMMARY

• 4 years of experience in Software Testing / Quality Assurance which includes testing Client/Server, mobile and Web - based applications.
• Extensive experience in Business Requirements Analysis, functional Requirement Analysis, Manual Testing, Test Automation and QA methodologies.
• Experienced with full life cycle of a project, from Verification to Validation.
• Experienced working in Agile and Waterfall development process.
• Experienced in writing and executing automated Test Scripts, Tracking Defects and interacting with teh development team in correcting and verifying teh defects.
• Experienced with writing and executing Manual Test Cases in QC/ALM, Excel, MTM
• Experienced in preparing Test Plan/Technical specification/Strategy.
• Experienced with agile/Scrum and Waterfall development methodology.
• Expertise in Writing, Executing and Maintaining Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Cases, Test Matrix in every release and in all phases of SDLC.
• Good communication, issue finding, solving and learning skills.
• Experienced Testing Client, Windows, Mobile and Web based applications.
• Expertise in Front-end/back-end testing, Requirement Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Functionality Testing, Compatibility Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Reliability Testing, Load/Stress Testing, Usability Testing, Installation Testing and Security Testing with both Manual and Automated Testing tools.
• Expert in using automated testing tools like HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), LoadRunner, Test Director and Quality Center/ALM.
• Specialist in using Quality Center and JIRA for global test management, bug tracking, reporting and Releases.
• Experienced performing database testing using SQL Queries.
• Able to communicate between teh technical and non-technical world.
• Equally TEMPeffective working in self-managed projects or as a team member.
• Able to manage interdisciplinary relationships TEMPeffectively.
• Has ‘can-do’ and ‘test to break’ attitude and great attention to details.
• Capable of making technical presentations understandable.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows 98, XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, MAC iOS

Web Technologies: C#.Net, VB.Net, ADO.NET, WCF, SOAP, WPF, Java, J2EE, J2ME, Perl, SQL, IIS, CSS, PL/SQL, HTML, HTML5, XML, JSP, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, SOAP UI

Databases: Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, MS SQL Server 2000

Defect Tracking Tool: HP Quality Center/ALM, TestDirector, TeamTrack, JIRA

Testing Tools: HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), LoadRunner, REST, MTM

Network Protocol: TCP/IP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP

Microsoft Tools: MS Office, MS Visio, MS Excel and MS Projects, Test Manager

Web Browsers: Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, Chrome, Safari, AOL, Netscape Navigator

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Tester

Confidential, PA

Responsibilities:

• Studied and Analyzed System Design Documents, Wireframes and Use Cases
• Attended Kick-Off meeting, Project Planning meeting, and other trainings
• Developed Test Cases based on teh project documents
• Executed Test Cases Manually using MTM (Microsoft Test Manager)
• Developed and Ran SQL queries on Oracle 10g to perform database/back-end testing
• Pushed XML files to SoapUI
• Performed Web-Service Testing, validated variables and placeholders on XML file
• Performed front-end, back-end and database testing using various testing techniques like Exploratory, functional, UI, black-box, compatibility, end-to-end, UAT and Regression.
• Coordinated with team members and kept QA Manager updated on teh testing progress.
• Provided status at teh Daily Stand up meeting, including sending daily status report via email.
• Ensured all teh functionalities of teh software meet teh highest quality possible by following industry recognized QA methodologies and best practices.

QA Analyst

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).
• Actively participating in all phases of SDLC (verification to Validation) and QA life Cycle.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services/methods covering both Positive and Negative Testing requirements.
• Teh projects followed Agile methodology, where developers, users and testers worked together to create stories, document requirements by interviews and analysis.
• Written story narratives, functional & non-functional system requirements and change requests.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Scenarios for different modules.
• Developed Manual Test Cases & Test Scripts to test teh functionality of teh application using HP QTP and QC
• Performed Manual Testing on web-based, client-server and mobile applications
• Tested teh application on iOS and Android platforms.
• Used Quality Center for test management and bug tracking.
• Developed Automated Test Scripts through Descriptive Programming (using conditional statements, loops, user defined functions, function library) and data driven testing which applies teh Business rules to validate teh components displayed on teh website.
• Conducted front-end, back-end, Functional, Regression, Black box, cross-browsers and System Testing.
• Formulated methods to perform Positive testing and Negative testing against requirements.
• Prepared Traceability Matrix for Test Coverage and review.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Performed Web Service Testing and validated XML variables.
• Performed backend/database testing using SQL queries.
• Created Vuser Scripts using VuGen and Used Controller to generate and executed Load Runner Scenarios.
• Simulated multiple Vusers scenarios. Defined Rendezvous points to create intense load on teh server and theirby measured teh server performance under load.
• Involved in Performance Testing to simulate a process, and observed teh behavior of teh system by using LoadRunner.
• Inserted Transactions and Rendezvous points into Web Vuser.
• Created scenarios and set up monitors including Oracle Database monitor, Web Resources monitor, UNIX Resource monitor, IIS web server monitor etc.
• Reported bugs found during test using Quality Center.
• Attended weekly Project Status Meeting with Development team and QA Manager, and worked closely with QA Manager to define Test Scope, Gap Analysis, Risk, Dependency, and Constraints.

QA Analyst

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Responsibilities:

• Performed Manual and Automation Testing on teh application
• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional Specification, and teh required documents for testing
• Involved with preparing Test cases and Test Strategy
• Performed Backend Testing using SQL queries to validate teh data in teh backend Oracle database
• Performed functional, negative, regression and smoke tests on teh new enhancements added to teh web application
• Used Quality Center for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running or executing tests, tracking defects and managing defects
• Performed Extensive Manual Testing on teh application across many supported Browsers and Platforms
• Assist other team members and engineers to determine root causes
• Involved in extensive black box, end to end, integration, and regression testing
• Created test scripts in VBScript using HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) tool to perform Regression and Functional Testing on new builds of teh software
• Conducted GUI, Backend and Functionality Testing using QTP
• Wrote and recorded VB Scripts for automating teh testing using
• Performed Data Driven test using test data from excel files.
• Reviewed functional specifications and assists in evaluating testautomationapproach profiling of manual test cases forautomationtest candidates
• TEMPEffectively employed testautomationto reduce testing cycles on repeated tasks
• Enhanced teh Test Scripts by Parameters and Output values
• Performed Load Testing and performance testing by creating LoadRunner scenarios by utilizing LR controller and VuGen to create a Vuser script and parameterized teh scripts and enhanced them according to teh test cases.
• Used performance monitors and LoadRunner graphs to analyze teh results
• Wrote SQL queries to perform data checking in teh database.
• Performed re-test and verified bug fixes as needed
• Coordinated with developers to recreate teh errors and maintained teh trouble log reports. Involved in conducting teh test walk-through and worked closely with project management
• Allocated priorities test to all teh cases into, taking consideration teh product module priorities.
• Conducted elaborate Manual Testing on test cases and provided feedback to teh development team
• Validated test to check boundary conditions and error messages
• Worked collaboratively with QA, Developers, and other engineers on teh testing and release of teh software
• Documented teh Test Results and presented teh daily and weekly report to QA Manager

QA Tester

Confidential, New Castle, DE

Responsibilities:

• Gatheird and Coordinated Test requirements between Business and QA team.
• Wrote Test Plans and Test Cases into Quality Center for Manual and Regression Testing.
• Executed Test Cases, reported defects and communicated with developers to get them fixed in timely manners.
• Developed and reviewed test automation scripts with Automation Engineer using Quick Test Professional for Functional and Regression Testing of teh various releases of teh application.
• Created Test Cases and expected results based on teh requirements for Functional & Regression Testing.
• Summarized issues, reporting defects and tracking teh bugs using Quality Center.
• Wrote SQL statements/Queries to check teh validity of database and to do teh backend testing.
• Interacted with developers to resolve teh software defects.
• Manually tested teh application.
• Identified, Tracked and re-verified bugs and reported defect using Quality Center.
• Implemented teh test cases and test processes with project time frames.
• Ensured Entry criteria and Exit criteria for all QA deliverables
• Performed Cross Browser, Configuration and Black Box.
• Conducted User Acceptance testing.
• Participated Weekly meeting.
• Attended daily defect prioritization meetings.