SUMMARY

• More than 5+ years of experience as a QA Test Engineer using Manual and Automation Testing, Testing of Client/Server, and GUI & Web - based applications.
• Hands on manual(front/back end) & regression testing of web applications with many different scenarios while managing workflow with HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Develop test plan, written/re-written cases in HP ALM/QC & Excel from scratch & executed them.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and the Role of QA in different testing methodologies like Agile, and Waterfall etc.
• Worked with cross functional teams & cross functional projects simultaneously.
• Expertise in developing and Executing Test Plans, and Test cases based on the Business Requirements Document, Functional Requirement, Use cases and User Stories.
• Proficient in using test automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver/RC/IDE/Grid, HP QTP/UFTand HP ALM Quality Center to develop automation testing scripts for web applications.
• Hands on Experience on testing web services (SOAP, REST) using SOAP UI Tools.
• Expertise in using Tools Mercury/HP Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, BugZilla, Rally and JIRA.
• Exposure in programming languages and script like Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and Shell Script.
• Experience in working with Oracle, DB2, My SQL and MS-Access Databases.
• Expertise in using HP Quality Center (ALM), Rally, JIRA & TDP tool for Test management and defect tracking.
• Expertise in Performing UI Testing, Functional testing, Integrated Testing, Regression testing and UAT testing.
• Experience with UAT, Regression, White Box, Black Box testing along with data setup, environment setup and coordination between users, development, BA’s and Product Management teams.
• Extensive testing experience on Web-based and Client Server applications.
• Automation Tools: Selenium IDE.
• Automation framework: Selenium WebDriver.
• Excellent Organization, Analytical and Problem-Solving skills and ability to quickly learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Win 95, 98, 2000/XP and UNIX

Languages: C, C++, SQL, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT,JAVA

Database: RDBMS, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MS Access

Defect Tracking Tools: JIRA, Quality Center, ALM, Bugzilla, Test Directory, Clear Quest

Utilities: MS Word, Excel, Macros, Access, Power Point

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in testing phase of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) of application.
• Requirement Analysis.
• Developed the Automation test scripts using HP QTP/HPUFTfor the End-to-End test scenarios.
• Accurately monitoring and recording results in test documentation.
• Test scenarios and test casespreparation, test casesreview, test case execution.
• Web services Testing using SOAPUI.
• Automation Testing - Selenium for some modules.
• Acted as a liaison between technical and business teams during testing, and implementation phases.
• Developed and executed automation scripts, and REST assured automation scripts forAPItesting.
• Strong back end middleware andAPIfunctional automation using web, Rest/API, XML/API, JSON
• Worked in Production Support for Agile projects - Sanity Testing/Shake-down testing and regression testing of the Web Services for each releases.
• Proven ability in designing and creating automation frameworks for Java based applications using JUnit/TestNG
• Created and Verified Web servicesAPIrequests.
• Preparation of Test scenario/Test Cases in ALM (Quality Center)
• Executed SQL queries to validate the data in source and target database using Oracle 11g Assistance.
• Predefined JDBC Connections in Test Environment inUFTTool for Database Access.
• Executed the test cases, verified the results, and identified the bugs during the testing phase.
• Conducted defect review meetings for assigning severity and priority to the defects logged by the testers and UAT users.
• Identified repeatable fault case scenarios and reported to the development teams.
• Tracked the progress of the defects till the end of the defect life cycle.
• Used HP ALM for defect tracking, and maintained the trailing history of bugs.
• Creates status reports on a daily basis and provide status updates in Review Meetings
• Handling escalation and support collaboration.
• Tools used: ALM, Rally, SOAP UI, Selenium.

Environment: Manual and Automation Testing, Java, HP ALM (Quality Center), Selenium IDE, Soap UI, MS visio, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Oracle, Windows XP.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered, consolidated requirements for generating performance goals and test plans.
• Developed test plans, procedures and performed project management activities.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrices that satisfy all required project test conditions.
• Created, developed and executed test cases and test scripts manually and using automation tools.
• Used Quick Test Pro’s Data Table, to manipulate the data sets and create multiple test scenarios.
• Involved in data integrity, backend, data driven, regression and functional testing
• Inserted Check Points to check the broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using Quick Test Pro.
• Bug Tracking and Reporting with JIRA
• Analyzed Online Monitor graphs generated using Load Runner to check the behavior of application.
• Analyzed test results and traced performance bottlenecks.
• Used HP Quality Center to house all test documentation and report/track all issues and defects.
• Provided clear concise feedback to Development team on recurring errors both on an individual and team basis with aim of long-term reduction of defects found in final release.
• Provided back end testing for data validation using SQL.
• Involved with cross-functional Team and Users.

Environment: Load Runner, HP Quality Center, JIRA, Java, SQL, Windows, HTML

Confidential

Jr. Software Tester (Manual)

Responsibilities:

• Strong experience in manual testing of front-end and back-end applications.
• Used Quality Center (HP QC) as a bug tracking system.
• Created Test Cases Test Plans and Test labs using Quality Centre.
• Prepared Test Cases with the complete description of requirements, uploaded test cases and report results into Quality Center.
• Performed backend regression testing by writing SQL statements to review the returned data to ensure that the correct data was retrieved.
• Participated in QA Team meetings and weekly QA testing reviews.
• Investigated software faults using the customer’s configuration management tools.
• Everyday attending the Business walkthroughs to discuss the requirements.
• Involved in UAT testing and implementation.
• Involved in writing the SQL Queries
• Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused on making the products more effective in real time scenario.

Environment: Manual Testing, HPQC 9.0 (Quality Center), UAT, SQL Server, MS Office