SUMMARY

• 7+ years of experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Senior Quality Assurance which includes Desktop and Web based applications.
• Experience in both Manual and Automated testing using HP interactive products like - HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), HP Quality Center (QC), and Selenium.
• Experience in working in onsite/offshore model as a Sr. Quality Analyst with strong verbal and written communication skills and leadership skills. Involved in providing Test Estimates for various phases of the project and planning/defining test strategies and coordinating test efforts for various iterations.
• Verification and Validation of software.
• Expertise in System Requirement Analysis, GUI Testing, functionality testing, Integration Testing, Exploratory testing, Black box techniques, Regression Testing, Security testing, User Acceptance testing, Compatibility testing, Integration testing, Smoke testing, System testing and RBT (Risk Based testing).
• Worked on automation Test Scripts using Selenium and Quick Test Professional (QTP) to support test automation.
• Experience in performing Backend Testing (Oracle and SQL Server).
• Executed automated Selenium scripts and reproduced failures manually.
• Experience in using other Defect Tracking tools like Quality Center (QC) and Clear Quest.
• Well versed with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), agile development models, Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Logging and Tracking Defects in all the phases with major responsibilities.
• Extensively involved in Defect Reporting and Defect tracking process using MS-Access, Test Director and Quality Center (QC).
• Specialized in analyzing functional specifications and writing Test Plans, Test cases, executing test cases, generating defect reports in MS-Access, Test Director and Quality Center (QC).
• Worked with Development and Requirements Analysts to define Test Scenarios and ensure that test requirements are correct and complete.
• Good exposure in creating documents (QA Status Report, QA Summary Reports,QATest Logs, issue and defects) to apprise project team members as to the status of meeting defined quality goals.
• Participated in Requirements review and supported User Acceptance and Production Verification Testing.
• Work across multiple cross-functional teams to execute full system, interface, and end-to-end testing.
• Worked extensively on creating Traceability Matrix between Requirements and Test Cases using HP Quality Center (QC).
• Strong understanding of software Test Methodologies and knowledge of modern software development processes, including Issue/Bug.
• Tacking, Release management, Requirements etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: C, C++, XML, SQL, VB Script

OS: Windows, Linux/UNIX, Ubuntu

Databases: SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle

Test Management Tools: QTP/UFT, HP Quality CenterDefect Tracking Tools Quality Center

Other Tools: Toad, Putty, MS Office Suite, Rational Suite, VM Ware Player, Clear

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing Test Conditions, Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on the Client need.
• Performing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and End to End Testing from seeding initial applications to making final payments.
• Taking part in Daily Scrum and Stand Up meetings with the whole Agile team.
• Logging into Oracle Siebel and making necessary changes to dates, enrollment periods and other categories as needed before processing payments.
• Writing Test Scripts in HP Application Lifecycle Management/ALM under Test Plan, moving Test Scripts from Test Plan to Test to Lab, executing the scripts and logging Defects as found.
• Regularly attending Defect Triage Meetings or Defect Calls with the Development Team.
• Working in the Agile Environment with three-week long Sprints before each release and frequently working extra hours during weekends and after regular office hours to accommodate the QA Timeline.
• Testing in multiple environments such as TRN, PRD and STG.
• Executing both positive and negative test cases to assure the quality of the application thoroughly.
• Following and/or preparing Workarounds and Job-Aids for the convenience of the testing team.
• Performing Cross Browser Testing in Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox etc.
• Validated Web Service including request & response validation using SOAP UI Pro.
• Helped in maintaining the existing regression suite using QTP/UFT.
• Executing SQL queries to perform data validation.

Environment: Windows 2000, Quality Center, SQL, QTP, HTTP, SOAP, Test Director, XML.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Software Tester(Manual)

Responsibilities:

• Defined and Implemented the Software Development Life Cycle with process development meetings.
• Architected and implemented test plan, test cases and process workflow.
• Investigated, researched, recommended and lead the implementation of commercial automated test tools and test scripts for regression testing of existing product functionality.
• Worked closely with product and project managers on the implementations of new projects and infrastructures which include change preparation, change execution as well as post-change QA validation.
• Analyzed business requirements, functional requirements, use cases and provided feedback for clear understanding of each requirement.
• Introduced, developed, documented, and periodically update the QA Test Plan, process and Procedures Manual and Objectives.
• Involved in Smoke, Integration, Regression, System, End-to-End & Black box testing.
• Participate in Daily Agile Scrum "Stand-up", Sprint Planning and Retrospective Sessions and update the team on status of upcoming User Stories in Version One.
• Designed the Test Strategy for multiple projects, defect management using JIRA and QC/ALM.
• Administered and operated in HP Quality Center (QC) and ALM.
• Helped to develop and execute automated scripts using QTP/UFT for Functional and Regression testing.
• Created user-defined functions and output values for the content builder and appliance by using QTP/UFT.
• Performed through Database functionality tests and verified the Business Logic Implementation by constructing and executing several SQL statements.
• Developed test suite, test cases, execute test cases and generate report in SoapUI.
• Performed XML data validation using assertion method in SoapUI.

Environment: QTP, HTML 4.0, VB Script, SQL Server, Windows XP, Internet Explorer 6.0, JIRA.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Design and Development of test plans based on high-level and detailed designs. Analyzed the user/business requirements and functional specs documents.
• Written Comprehensive Test Plan, Master Test Plan and Integration Test Plan for EMS Integration.
• Analyzed and helped in modifying the use cases using MS Visio and created the test cases based on them.
• Developed the Test Automation Methodology for automated testing of the entire application by using HP Quick Test Pro/UFT.
• Reviewed functional/design specifications, and other relevant documents to extract test requirements.
• Worked with Microsoft Test Manager.
• Translated requirements, designs and functional specs into test plans.
• Developed Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts in Waterfall and Agile methods.
• Created functional Test cases based on the software requirements.
• Verifying the correctness of the software calculations and creating test data files (valid and invalid) to thoroughly test program logic and system flow.
• Reported the defects to development team on periodic basis and retesting the defects as they are fixed.
• Reporting the status to the upper management on test progress.
• Created Transactions and reusable actions by using HP Quick Test Pro
• Extensively used HP Quick Test Pro methods to create automated test scripts.
• Conducted Functionality, testing during the various phases of the development of the application doing Manual Testing.
• Performed smoke testing and Security testing manually.
• Performed execution of test cases manually to verify expected results.
• Performed positive and negative testing manually.
• Created Project, Requirements, Test Plans and Tests using HP Quality center
• Performed Backend Testing to ensure the authentic retrieval of the data from the database.
• Involved in server side testing as well as client side testing to find the issues.
• Developed automated test scripts from manual test cases for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using Quick Test Professional.
• Tested the application by inserting check points and synchronization points in test scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Automate product array module using UFT & VBScript. Extensively used Descriptive Programming to handle dynamic object.
• Created Descriptive programming using UFT and created Re-usable Functions.
• Experience using HP Mercury Quality Center for large, complex multi-platform applications to include implementing automated testing solutions.
• Coordinated with developers discussed issues to take timely action. Conducted Meetings to Team Review status Reports submitted in time.

Environment: Windows 2000, Quality Center, SQL, QTP, HTTP, Rational Clear Quest, Windows 2000, Quick Test.

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

QA Web Tester

Responsibilities:

• Mainly involved in writing the Test Cases, executing the client side validations involved in preparing the Execution plan.
• Captured Test Cases and Test Results in Quality Center and documented and prepared the release notes as part of the project deliverables.
• Investigated Software bugs and Interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues and reporting the bugs to all concerned.
• Investigated requirements and interfaced with developers to resolve issues and reporting the issues to all concerned. Outstanding issues are documented and managed through Quality Center.
• Reviewed the requirement and design documents, ensure that requirements are clear and testable.
• Reviewed software Test plan for defining test scenarios and writing manual and automated test scripts
• Maintained Requirement Traceably Matrix (RTM) after developing and updating Test Cases
• Created, Maintained and Executed Manual Test Scripts in Quality Center.
• Analyzed and identified defects, and logged defects with detailed specification into Quality Center as they relate to Test Cases.
• Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action.
• Worked with Users and Business Analysts to define and design test scenarios and test data.
• Created the Regression Test cases and automated the script using QTP for the purpose of regression testing.
• Used the data driven testing and database accessing techniques to support the scripts.
• Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity and performed Database Testing for the Application.
• Extensively used SQL Queries to verify the data from the database.
• Worked extensively with SQL queries for database integrity and data validation.
• Used Quality Center as the test repository and used it for executing the test cases and scripts and logging & generated various reports and graphs for further analysis.
• Actively participated in Review meetings and walkthroughs and prepared the defect progress reports during defect meetings.

Environment: Oracle, SQL, MS Office, XML, HTML, UNIX, Mercury, Rational Clear Quest, Windows 2000, Quick Test, QTP, Quality, Test Center.

Confidential, Roseland, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Writing and executing software system test plans and test cases. These scripts were developed after reviewing the business requirements documents and technical specifications documents.
• Created test cases and for integration testing based on requirements
• Primary liaison between Test Team and Project Managers.
• Writing and executing software system test plans and test cases. These scripts were developed after reviewing the business requirements documents and technical specifications documents.
• Regularly followed up with Development Team to discuss discrepancies identified during testing and performance tuning.
• Collaborated with Work stream Test Leads to generate defect status reports and metrics within HP Quality Center.
• Worked on Selenium IDE to Automate Testing of Web Application, developed test scripts which includes sequence of commands to be executed.
• Conducted weekly Defect Status meetings with Work stream Test leads to ensure defects were following the Defect Life Cycle
• Reported Defect metrics and measurements to all levels of management.
• Worked with the Project Manager to identify resources, scope and limitations of testing.
• Created and Manipulated data pools in File-Manager
• Tested backend databases using SQL queries.
• Documenting and communicating test results using Mercury Interactive Quality Center
• Maintain and provide status and progress of project activities
• Regularly followed up with Development Team to discuss discrepancies identified during testing and performance tuning.
• Used Mercury Interactive Quality center for defect tracking and reporting bugs
• Designed Test Plans for Projects and work with Project Teams to obtain approval.
• Worked closely with Project and Project managers to provide testing timelines.