OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a position as Software QA Analyst/ Tester in the competitive information technology industry where I can utilize my technical skills and abilities to accomplish professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.

SUMMARY:

• Seeking a position as Software QA Analyst/ Tester in the competitive information technology industry where I can utilize my technical skills and abilities to accomplish professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.
• Results oriented, professional, building on around 7 years of innovative s in Software Testing and Information Technology in a team development and individual environment on major domains including financial, banking, e - commerce and hospitality industry.
• Skilled IT professional in Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience of both Web-based and client/server applications.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) beginning from initiation and definition to deployment and support.
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum development environment.
• Extensive knowledge of testing concepts, verification and validation techniques, defect management, quantitative methods, risk management and measurement programs.
• Collaborated with development team to understand new product features for the purpose of designing and developing test cases.
• Analyzed user stories in order to create manual and automated test cases that cover a broad profile of client configurations.
• Proficient in preparing the test plans, scripts and test cases by analyzing Business Requirements and various other ARTIFACTS with a strong ability to Work closely with Development team and Business Analysts to analyze the test scenarios.
• Proficient in different phases of Testing including Black Box, Functional, Integration, System, Back-end, Regression and User Acceptance testing.
• Extensive experienced with writing and utilizing SQL queries using Oracle Developer, SQL *Plus, TOAD against RDBMS databases (Oracle and MS SQL Server).
• Extensive experience in Test Management tools like HP Application Life Cycle Management (HP ALM), TargetProcess and Quality Center.
• Proficient in using HP Unified Functional Testing (HP UFT) for automated testing of functional and regression testing.
• Experienced in Automation Testing including creating test scripts, various enhancements- Parameterizing, Optional Step, Regular Expression, Modular testing method and Synchronization techniques.
• Expert in creating data driven automation test framework and used XML base input test data to reduced script maintenance time.
• Experienced in non-functional testing like Security testing, Load, Stress, and Volume Testing.
• Experienced in performance testing using HP LoadRunner and Performance Center.
• Proficient in using Virtual User Generator, Load Controller, Load Generator and LoadRunner Analysis applications.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment while consistently maintaining a positive and professional behavior.
• Ability to effectively communicate testing activities and findings in oral and written formats with Excellent Analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to work in a collaborative environment as well as independently with minimal supervision
• Experienced with specification, configuration, capacity planning, and maintenance of testing servers.
• Ability to easily shift priorities, multi-tasking and capable of producing quality work with minimal supervision, while meeting designated timelines.
• Ability to up-to-date with new technologies, operating systems, automated testing tools, etc. in order to maintain an awareness of technological advances.
• U.S. Citizen and authorized to work in the U.S.A. for any employer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT/QTP), HP LoadRunner and HP Performance Center.

Test Management Tools: HP Application Life Cycle Management (HP ALM), HP Quality Center, TargetProcess and JIRA.

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server and MS Access.

Database Access Tools: Oracle SQL Developer, SQL *Plus Command Prompt and TOAD.

Programming Languages: VBScript, JavaScript, and basic level of C language.

Application Server: IIS and Apache Web Server.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Confidential, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed System Design Documents and involved in the review discussions of Business Requirements.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Designed and developed Test Scenario, Test Cases and steps for various Business Services covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• Performed Manual Testing of web-based and client-server applications and used HP ALM for test management.
• Worked on HP ALM for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Developed automated Test Scripts to perform Functional Testing, and Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Baseline Testing, Stress Testing, and Volume testing of the application.
• Extensively used SQL *plus and Oracle SQL Developer tools to access and manipulate Oracle 11G database and validated back-end testing.
• Configured the connection between MS Excel and ALM to store requirements and test cases into ALM.
• Isolated test cases for manual and automated testing, and also established a regression test suite, both manual and automation, to assure the stability of AUT.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP UFT.
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and enhancing scripts using various checkpoints.
• Developed custom function/sub-routine and stored in function library to support automated testing solutions.
• Created Data Driven Automation Framework to reduce automated scripts maintenance time.
• Created XML file to supply input test data for better scripts optimization and reduce script maintenance time.
• Established ODBC Connectivity to ensure communication among HP UFT and Oracle Database to validate back-end testing.
• Created driver script using VBScript to execute numerous scripts sequentially and created user defined test status log file in text format.
• Utilized Windows Scheduler functionality to start the automation scripts execution while away from the desk.
• Involved in Daily Agile Scrum meeting, Weekly Sprint Review Meetings with various teams as required for better understanding the business requirement, software specification, and development process flow at various stages.
• Utilized HP Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) to track, report, and manage defect throughout the test cycle and attended Defect Status Meeting on daily basis during testing cycle.
• Communicated with Application Developers, Project Manager and other Team Members on Application testing status.
• Coordinated application defects and enhancements to ensure proper escalation and follow up.

Environment: .NET, Java/J2EE, VBScript, ALM, HP UFT, HP LoadRunner, Oracle 11g, MS SQL Server 2008, SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Windows Server 2008, and IIS.

QA Analyst

Confidential: Laurel, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in preparing Test Plan and developed test cases for automation team for regression testing.
• Analyzed business requirements, functional specification, and the required documents for testing.
• Performed Functional, Negative, Smoke, System, Integration, Regression, UAT and Performance Testing of Web and Client/Server Application
• Conducted elaborate manual testing on test cases and provided feedback to the development team.
• Used Quality Center for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Wrote SQL statements in script to retrieve data from database in order to verify accurate data stored in database as well as back end testing.
• Analysis of automation tools and usage on their web based application and recommendations for Performance testing lab methodology as well as scripting for web based application.
• Evaluated production issues to assess test coverage and modify approach and documentation for later s.
• Worked with members of other teams and Managers to design complex test environments and work out the best workflow to meet defined project milestones.
• Controlled and managed daily test activities for assigned area or application and provide recommendations for of testing and release readiness.
• Identified risks and constraints in test execution, schedule and resources.
• Provided hands-on participation, leadership and management of the testing activities and available resources.
• Monitored team queue, adjust workload and reassign task priorities within team to deliver high quality product on schedule.
• Developed test approaches/test designs. Wrote test plans, created production simulations, and test data.
• Installed, configured, and administered the automated performance testing tools including VuGen, Analysis, Controller and Load Generator.
• Identified testing methodology for load, stress testing based on the business processes and analyzed the business requirements along with Product Manager.
• Enhanced VuGen Scripts by parameterizing the input test data to minimize data caching, unique constraint, and data dependency issue.
• Inserted Rendezvous point into script to instruct Vusers to perform a specific task simultaneously.
• Inserted and configured manual correlation to handle dynamic data into script including unique session value.
• Created manual and automated scenario using LR Controller, setup Runtime settings, configured Load Generator, and assigned number of Virtual Users.
• Configured Ramp Up, Ramp Down, and calculated proper duration of the propose Load test.
• Administered the Load Test and Analyze test result using LR analysis to pin point the bottle neck and reported to development team.
• Provided weekly test status and defect matrix reports to the management.

Environment: HP ALM, QuickTest Professional (QTP), HP LoadRunner, .Net, Windows NT, SQL+, Java, J2EE, XML, IIS, MS Access, SQL Server and Oracle.

Software Test Engineer

Confidential: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements, functional specifications, and the required documents for testing.
• Developed, maintained and executed Test Plans and Test Matrices.
• Created Test Cases/Design Steps and Test Scripts and executed them accordingly.
• Prepared and executed manual test scenarios and test cases based on business and functional requirements and Automated identified test cases using QuickTest Professional.
• Created manual test cases from Use cases, Functional specs and other requirement documents.
• Performed Functional positive testing, Negative testing, Smoke testing, System testing, Integration testing, Regression Risk/Fix testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Used Quality Center for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Analyzed test results, separated potential defects with a focus on isolating problem areas, and documenting defects.
• Wrote SQL statements in script to retrieve data from database in order to verify accurate data stored in database as well as back end testing.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed test approaches/test designs, automation test plans, and test data.
• Defined the automated testing process, developed coding standards that served as the automation backbone and configured test environments.
• Created Data Driven Framework to reduce automated scripts maintenance time.
• Created XML file for test input data for better scripts optimization and reduce script maintenance time.
• Created Shared Object Repository to reduce significant script generation and maintenance time.
• Involved in writing SQL queries, Database Checkpoints to verify data quality and calculations, reviews using QTP.
• Executed automation test suites and provided test results to project management.
• Participated in defect review meetings with the team members.
• Developed reports to document findings and trends in the principal review process and recommend policy or procedure changes to management.

Environment: Windows Server 2005, Oracle10g, ASP, HTML, SQL, TOAD, PL/SQL, QuickTest Professional (QTP), HP Quality Center.