SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of diversified experience in Banking/Mortgage, Health Care and Manufacturing industries Consulting, Vast knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle & its methodologies,
• Expert in Quality Assurance testing of Web Based and Client/Server applications.
• Expert in using the Agile/Scrum, RUP and Waterfall testing lifecycle Methodologies
• Experienced in Developing, Reviewing, and Executing Test Scenarios, and Test Cases/Scripts.
• Extensive experience with SQA Architecture & test automation using UFT, QTP 10/11, Test complete for applications of web and client server domains.
• Experience in UFT/ QTP using Descriptive programming.
• Good exposure in using of UFT/QTP Integrated Environment (Step Generator, Synchronization, Actions, Recovery Scenarios)
• Experience with different frameworks like keyword driven, data driven & hybrid frameworks in UFT/QTP.
• Experience in manual testing process and in creating automation test environment using Quick Test Pro (QTP), Load runner, SOAPUI, Test Director, Quality Center.
• Expertise in test strategy design based on the various types of testing including unit, integration, function, system, usability (UI),End to End, security, load, stress, capacity, performance testing and post implementation testing.
• Performed manual and automated test procedures for functional and performance testing, load and stress testing, scalability and compatibility testing, and usability testing of GUI and Web based applications.
• Robustly experienced in developing and testing Web Applications with J2EE, Java, Oracle 9i, DB2 Web Logic and Web Sphere and Good experience in HP Quality Center
• Strong knowledge of SQL and database
• Advanced in Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Project& Visio)
• Proficient in SQL query and testing RDBMS such as Teradata SQL Assistant, SQL Server for data validation.
• Expert in reviewing/reporting, tracking, & maintaining Defects with high level of detail, accuracy and informative steps using Quality Center and Email (outlook) and have knowledge about Selenium
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills with clear understanding of business processes and ability to work as part of team or individually.
• Experience in creating test objects using multiple object repositories.
• Experience in analyzing functional test cases/requirements/Business scenarios for suitability of Test automation
• Review test scripts periodically to ensure robustness and test coverage.
• Good SQL knowledge and able to create and work with database using QTP scripts.
• In - depth knowledge of quality management methodologies, principles, metrics and tools.
• QA experience in an agile development environment
• Working with Agile ALM applications

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile

Application: Mainframe (TSYS), VTS (VISA Simulator), MC Simulator

Testing Tools: Mercury/HP's Interactive Quick Test Pro, Load Runner,( HTTP Watch), SOAP UI

Bug Reporting: Test Director/Quality Center, ALM, Jira, Rally, Clear Quest

Software Packages: MS Office(s), MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Word

Application Servers: Web Logic, Web Sphere, IIS, Apache

Data Base/DB Tools: Teradata SQL Assistant, Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access, Toad .

Languages: C/C++, .NET, JAVA, VB, SQL, PL/SQL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CO

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created the test plan meetings and submitted test metrics daily to the management
• Generating test cases and test scripts, devise and/or acquire test data, and manage test data sets.
• Ability to drive newer initiatives.
• Maintained good relationship with Product Owners, Developers and with other team members.
• Support line of business requests for application access, document status maintenance, and issue resolution.
• Used Rally for scripting new user stories and keep track of the team status for the sprints and over all projects.
• Creating Preparing and Implementing Systems Quality Assurance reviews for Numerous Applications.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, test processes and methods.
• Verify Data Integrity and quality in the database (according to requirements).
• Writing SQL and PL/SQL scripts to validate the database systems for backend database testing on Oracle and DB Visualizer.
• Extensively work in production support and resolve high priority issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Conduct testing and prepare test results reports.
• Collaborate with development and integration teams to ensure tests are appropriately integrated.
• Worked and implemented QA Efforts using agile methodologies.
• Expertise in understanding Web Architecture and also involved in Web services testing using Soap UI.
• Participated in daily stand up meetings with Scrum Master, Product Owners and Developers and addressed outstanding issues related to the projects and has the ability to motivate the team as individual contributor as a part of a team on assigned projects.
• Worked on Mitigating risk and uncertainty with the appropriate testing strategies and plans.
• Work with product designers and developers at all stages to promote quality.
• Develop a repeatable process for designing, developing and executing scripts.
• Automated tests by writing test scripts using QTP/UFT and VBScript.
• Involved in designing test cases for automation using UFT/QTP.
• Involved in writing the scripts from scratch and enhancing the scripts based on requirements in QTP.
• Worked with various checkpoints & recovery scenarios for error handling in QTP.
• Involved in execution of QTP scripts in various environments.
• Worked on Full Testing Life Cycle from Test Planning, Test Design and Execution.
• Worked on testing RESTFUL web services using SOAP UI.
• Worked on testing the applications on ipads, mobile devices.
• Worked on Cross browser testing.
• Produce and Prioritize bug reports and reproduce bug reports from the field and write clear steps to reproduce.

Environment: Oracle 11g, DB visualizer 9.0.3, Rally, QTP/UFT, HP ALM 11, MS Office Tools, SOAP UI 5.1.2, Agile Scrum Methodology

Confidential, VA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creating Test Plans for the different aspects of the project according to the business specifications in coordination with the QA lead and project manager
• Involved in HLD/LLD review meetings to understand the requirements.
• Worked closely with Business Analysts to create comprehensive Test Plans and Conducted Test Plan walk through meetings with project team and leads, reviews test plans written by others.
• Took initiative to explore Alternative Approaches to Projects tasks and Communicated clearly about the technical topics and interacted effectively with representatives and various Business Units.
• Mapped test cases with requirements for requirements traceability.
• Experienced in primary development of testing strategies and interacts with users providing advice and direction.
• Designed test scripts for system, integration and regression testing and logs, tracks and verifies resolution of software and specification defects and uploaded them into QC.
• Performed XML Validations of the XML’s that are transmitted to the Print Vendor.
• Performed testing of the Application components which are not UI based.
• Documents all phases of the Systems QA process.
• Experience in gathering Results and ability to work independently and in a team and ability to work across multiple teams.
• Help leadership for critical GO / No Go decisions.
• Developed SQL Queries for data mapping validations.
• Used QTP for automation of scripts.
• Used checkpoints like standard, database checkpoint for different validations in QTP.
• Involved in Error handling / exception handling for automation scripts using QTP.
• Automation testing is done using hybrid framework in QTP.
• Involved in database testing using QTP.
• Experience in accounting or financial or payment system
• Extensively used AS400 and SQL Server for data base testing
• Experience in Analyzing complex analysis of business requirements and system specifications and acts as coordinator for all testing activities on a project.
• Expertise in Analyzing Test Results for Validity and Correctness.
• Experienced in Developing and Evaluating Business Requirements and expertise in Researching, Identifying and Resolving Problems.
• Expertise in generating test cases and test scripts, devise and/or acquire test data, and manage test data sets.
• Test Complete provides various checkpoints that helped in easily validating the applications behavior also checkpoints can be added while recording and editing your automated tests.
• Used test complete for functional testing & regression testing.
• Creating parameterized tests using Test complete.
• Expertise in understanding of RDMS and SQL/PL.
• Performs moderately complex to complex test data conditioning, regression testing and testing validation and provide specific guidance on defects to the developers.
• Worked in understanding Interdependencies between components from small to medium and provided training and guidance to onsite and Offshore folks.
• Experience in Testing with Messaging and Message Testing (XML, XSD, and XSLT)
• Worked in Automated Testing Tools, Methodologies and in Defect Tracking Systems.
• Extensively used Quality Centre for Defect Reporting and Defect Tracking.
• Participated in weekly Assessment Meetings with BAs, SMEs, and Developers and coordinated between Business Team, Development Team, and Testing Team.
• Experience in Testing Web Based Applications in .Net and Java as well as Web services testing in SOAP UI and XML.

Environment: AS400, SQL Server 2008, Java, HP ALM, Test Complete, Windows XP, MS Office tools, DB Visualizer

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test scenarios and test cases for integration and system testing each release.
• Created Test Cases, Test Case Inventory, traceability matrix based on mapping document and requirement.
• Used the Agile methodology to build the different phases of Software development life cycle. (SDLC).
• Performed Functional Testing and Back-end Testing using the database comparable results Manually
• Worked on Execution Tracker, Test Design Tracker & Defect Metrics.
• Did complex data validation using SQL queries.
• Developed Test Cases for testing the mapping designs before going to the production phase.
• Independently designed and developed project document templates based on SDLC methodology.
• Written several complex SQL queries for data verification and data quality checks.
• Implemented Database Checkpoints for Back-end Testing using QTP.
• Performed the Back-end Integration Testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing SQL statements.
• Vigorously worked on Manual Testing by writing the Test Cases and executing the Test Scripts for various scenarios.
• Extensively used T-SQL to verify and validate the data loaded to the SQL Server 2005
• Experience in working independently and multi task without negative impact to timelines or quality.
• Strong Knowledge on the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodology.
• Wrote complex SQL, PL/SQL Testing scripts for Backend Testing of the data warehouse application
• Load new or modified data into back-end Oracle database.
• Performed GUI testing, Web services testing and database testing.
• Review the test cases written based on the Change Request document.
• Testing has been done based on Change Requests and Defect Requests.
• Preparation of System Test Results after Test case execution.
• Experienced in writing UNIX script.
• Experience in testing web services (SOAP/REST; Throughput, Performance under Load etc)
• Experience in preparing the traceability matrix, test scenarios and test cases.
• Worked as ETL Test Analyst and responsible for the requirements / ETL Analysis, ETL Testing and designing of the flow and the logic for the Data warehouse project.
• Perform defect Tracking and reporting with strong emphasis on root-cause analysis to determine where and why defects are being introduced in the development process.
• Tested data migration to ensure that integrity of data was not compromised.
• Experienced in writing complex SQL queries for extracting data from multiple tables.
• Review the test cases written based on the Change Request document.

Environment: MS SQL 2008/2005, HTML, Oracle 9i, Perl and UNIX Shell Scripting, TOAD 7.0, Rational Clear Case,, Java, XML, XSD,SOAP UI, SQL, PL/SQL

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in all phases of testing lifecycle (Design, Planning, Development and Results).
• Coordinate with Development and Business team to develop high level Business and Technical documents.
• Design Test Plan and test strategies based on high level business and technical documents.
• Implemented Standardized and Unified process throughout the software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Conducted Database Schema Testing, Software Procedure Testing and Trigger Tests using SQL queries.
• Wrote complex SQL Queries using Joins and Sub-Queries to test the reports generated by the different modules.
• Involved in Designing and Analyzing of Test Scope strategies with other Test Analyst.
• Written Unit, Integration and System Test cases using HP Quality Centre from Functional, Technical and other high level design documents.
• Performed both manual and automated testing.
• Manually Conducted Positive and Negative testing.
• Extensively involved in writing Test scripts using HP Quick test professional to perform Manual and Automation testing on the UAT.
• Performed Sanity and Smoke Testing of the application manually after each build.
• Performed back-end testing and verified the data between GUI and database are reflected correctly.
• Conduct Business, Functional, User Acceptance and Usability testing.
• Involved in creation and maintenance of Test Matrix and Traceability Matrix.
• Use QUALITY CENTER for the reporting and tracking of defects.

Environment: HP Quality center, HP Quick test Professional, Java, Sql, Oracle, Windows.

Confidential

QA Analyst

• Performed manual testing of the application interacted with developers to discuss the technical problems.
• Involved in project coordination and implemented QA methodology.
• Created detailed test cases, test plans, Test Strategy documents and maintained them in Test Director.
• Manually executed the test cases and recorded the Pass/ Fail Results
• Created test logs and test summary reports using Microsoft Word/Excel.
• Performed regression testing and identified software errors and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries o extract the data and validated the output results from the database
• Responsible for the delivery and ensuring quality of the deliverables
• Responsible for reporting to the team leader for day-to-day activities and status.

Environment: Informatica Power center 8.1, UNIX Shell Scripting, Mercury Quality Center 8.2 (Test Director), DB2,Quick Test Pro 8.2, IBM DB2, Autosys, Oracle 10g, Rational Clear Case, Mercury ITG Governance, HTML, MS SQL 2008/2005.