SUMMARY

• 8 + years of experience in Manual and Automated testing of Client - Server and Web Based Applications using TFS, Mercury Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, and Load Runner etc.
• Thorough understanding of Software Quality Assurance methodologies with expertise in Black box, manual, automation and UAT testing.
• Skilled in Testing and Development of Client Server and Web based applications in Health Care, CRM, Mortgage, Financial and Banking industries across Multi-Platform environments.
• Software Development Life Cycle and implementing IV&V Test Methodology in Non-iterative (water fall) and Iterative (Agile or Spiral) development models.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated testing of applications developed on Windows Environment.
• Very good in scheduling, planning for the releases, builds, and patches for the QA testing worked with multiple releases simultaneously in QA environment.
• Excellent noledge in software engineering standards like CMM
• Expertise in problem solving and Tracking Bug Reports using Bug tracking Tools like HP Quality center, Team Foundation Server and PVCS.
• Expertise in interacting and coordinating with system architects and data administers.
• Ability to interact with people at all levels. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with likable personality.
• In Depth Automation Testing work Experience using QC (9.2), QTP (9.5) and Test Director.
• Good Experience in QTP(9.2) for test Automation Development / VB scripting.
• Have used Quick Test Professional extensively for automated testing. Also worked with Quality Center and Test Director to create Test cases and Report bugs.
• Have experience on Test Automation of Web applications using Selenium Web driver (Java).
• Have a very good noledge in using automation tools like Selenium IDE, RC, Webdriver
• Comprehensive understanding of tools like Eclipse IDE, Firebug, Firepath etc.
• Have experience in using XPath, Ant, TestNG, JUnit, and TestNG - XSLT (report generation).
• Have built a test automation framework based on Page Object Model, TestNG and Selenium WebDriver.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional 8.0/9.0/9.2, Quality center 8.2/9.0, Test Director 7.27.5/8.0 and LoadRunner9.0. Mercury Test Director, Team Foundation Server (2008,2010,2012), Make TLM,Microsoft Test Manager(20 )

Web Technology: HTML, XML, JMS, J2E, JavaScript, VB Script, VB. Net, ASP.net

Databases: Oracle 9i/10g 11g, SQL, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris 8/9/10, Windows 98/2000/NT/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/ Macintosh

Reporting Tools: Micro Strategy v8, v9 Web, Microsoft Access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Tester

Confidential, Austin

Responsibilities:

• Create test plans and test cases using Microsoft Testing Manager
• Test software programs to establish dat all business requirements have been implemented completely and correctly and are traceable to system requirements.
• Ensure all corresponding business rules are satisfied.
• Create data based on business rules, user interface standards, and technical specifications.
• Identify, analyze, and report defects with full evidence, such as functionality errors, inconsistencies in software program functions, file outputs, user interface forms, content, and system usability issues.
• Logs, tracks and verifies resolution of software and specification defects
• Triage bugs, issues, defects and failures.
• Peer review test deliverables
• Accurately estimate tasks and assignments
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing when necessary
• Used selenium for executing the test scripts.
• Recorded and plays back test in Fire fox using Selenium IDE.
• Created Automation test framework using Selenium.
• Used Firebug Tool to identify the Object’s id, Name, XPath, link in the application.
• Exported Test case Scripts (Java-Selenium RC) in Eclipse IDE and modified the selenium scripts and executed. Prepared automation test framework.
• Added annotations to the test. (selenium)
• Tests developed in Eclipse to start and to stop the selenium server and to execute the tests in browser.
• Run tests by using Selenium remote control in different browsers.

Environment: SQL Server 2008, Selenium, Visual Studio, TFS (2008, 2010, 2012) and Microsoft Test Manager.

IV&V Test Team Lead

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Non-iterative (water fall) and Iterative (Spiral) development models.
• Design and Execution of test suites/cases for Testing using QC (9.2) for Testing
• Written the Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Steps.
• Various Knowledge transfers and Presentations towards Team Members in the Team.
• Implemented Master Load Test plan and strategies for Load testing / Automation testing
• Functional testing using the Quick Test Professional tool (9.5)
• Managed and maintained test repository using Quality Center
• Performed manual testing and Automated regression testing using QTP
• Performed manual testing and automated the complete Auto Insurance module for Functionality and GUI testing using QTP.
• Automated regression testing using QTP
• Systems included client/server, web base, and ERP conversion projects critical to the Department of State Financial Division for new development And legacy systems.
• Test tasks included test planning, requirements review, design review, unit test, system and integration test, user acceptance test, regression
• Written JUnit Test cases for performing unit test.
• Used ANT automated build scripts to compile and package the application and implemented Log4j for the project.
• Writing test cases using JUnit, defect fixing, logging and debugging, documenting, build application and deploy it on the various environments
• Test and conversion test.
• Wrote test plans, test cases and test summary reports.
• Configured and used Log4j Framework for logging and debugging the application and to create the log files in development and production servers.
• Implemented Unit and Integration test cases with JUNIT Framework.
• Wrote JUnit test cases for testing UI Framework classes.
• Created test schedules, coordinated all facets of testing, transferred test methodology and noledge as necessary to End users and Developers.
• Resolved project scheduling and testing issues, represented the team at project meetings and prepared Executive Management weekly status reports.

Environment: SQL Server 2008, Visual Studio, QTP (9.5), QC (9.2), SQL Developer, JUnit, Test Manager, Make TLM, TFS and manual testing.

Sr. QA Analyst

Confidential, Arlington VA

Responsibilities:

• Tested the application at unit level, module level and system level for the Quality of the software.
• Performed all the Quality Assurance functions, which involved reviewing and analyzing the requirements specification for creating the Master Test Plan, Test strategies, and all types of test cases, and Test procedures and for installing applications Involved in creating and reviewing documentation for the installation and operating procedures
• Involved in the development of system test plan and test scripts using business and system requirement documents
• Review and understand data requirements and create the necessary test data and test cases to be used during UAT
• Edited functional descriptions, system specifications, user's manuals, special reports, or any other customer deliverables and documents.
• Trained and experience in working on Splunk and developing dashboards on Splunk server.
• Part of a one week training program for Splunk.
• Responsible to add data and maintain the data on Splunk Server.
• Worked with Splunk support team to resolve the Splunk issues.
• Performing search on the data on the Splunk server as per requirements.
• Worked as a SharePoint Admin for the Splunk Team room where all the documentation are added and maintained.
• Composed technical documents including, user's manuals, training materials, installation guides, proposals, and reports.
• Documented the Bug Reports for all the bugs detected and tracked the bug fixing process until they were closed.
• Performed Integration and UAT testing for system compatibility.
• Experience inPage Object Design Pattern.
• Working on page object model frame work, and Report

Environment: Oracle 11g, SQL Tools, SQL Developer, JIRA, IBM Rational Doors, Splunk 4.3.2, SharePoint, Microstratagy and manual testing.

Sr. QA

Confidential, Mclean VA

Responsibilities:

• Used Mercury Quality Center 10.0 to write test cases and Reports.
• Performed Functional, Regression Testing.
• Created and executed SQL queries and validated the test data in the database.
• Responsible in data validation, mapping data with database.
• Used IBM Clear Quest to log and track the Defects.
• Reviewed the Test cases of team members and identified the gaps to make them more effective and relevant to the requirements.
• Prepared and Presented weekly reports on the status of the project
• Testing the application at unit level, module level and system level for the Quality of the software.
• Performed Integration testing for system compatibility.
• Various other tests like Positive, Negative, Performance, Regression, and Stress, performed to check the various business functionality.
• Backend Testing using SQL queries.
• Wrote SQL queries to perform data validation and validate reports against the database.
• Documented the Bug Reports for all the bugs detected and tracked the bug fixing process until they were closed.
• Execution of Test cases with respect to source and target database tables.

Environment: Rapid SQL 7.7.2, SQL Developer, SQL Plus, IBM Rational Doors 9.2, HP Quality Center 10, IBM Clear Quest, Lotus Notes 7, UNIX, and manual testing

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Baltimore MD

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed application requirements and functional specification document to understand enhanced features.
• Produced High Level and Detailed Test Conditions.
• Worked on Agile Scrum Methodology.
• Wrote UAT test scripts in QC.
• Co-ordinate review & signoff of Test Conditions.
• Reported progress at regular status reporting meetings.
• Managed individual test cycles & resolved tester queries/problems.
• Ensured test systems outages/problems are reported immediately and followed up.
• Successfully implemented Quality Center for requirement management, test design, test execution, defect logging, mapping requirements with test cases.
• Ensured test entrance criteria are achieved prior to System Test start.
• Ensured test exit criteria are achieved prior to System Test signoff.
• Performed UAT and database testing using SQL-Navigator.
• Extensive involvements in bug scrub meetings with key stakeholders and reached consensus about outstanding issues.

Environment: Java 1.6, SQL Server 2005, HTML, J2EE, XML, Team Foundation Server, Quality Center 9.2, and manual testing.

Sr. QA Consultant

Confidential, Cupertino-CA

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Requirement reviews, Team meetings.
• Working closely with Programmers, Business Analyst’s to resolve technical and functional issues.
• Based on the Business Requirement Documents and Functional Specifications wrote the high-level Test cases
• Developed, Test Plans and Test Coverage/Test Approach for multiple projects.
• Performed Functional, Regression and UAT Testing.
• Created and executed SQL queries and validated the test data in the database.
• Responsible in data validation, mapping data with database.
• Used Mercury Quality Center 9.0 to Report and Track the Defects.
• Reviewed the Test cases of team members and identified the gaps to make them more effective and relevant to the requirements.
• Prepared and Presented weekly reports on the status of the project
• Testing the application at unit level, module level and system level for the Quality of the software.
• Performed Integration testing for system compatibility.
• Various other tests like Positive, Negative, Performance, Regression, and Stress, performed to check the various business functionality.
• Backend Testing using SQL queries.
• Wrote SQL queries to perform data validation and validate reports against the database.
• Documented the Bug Reports for all the bugs detected and tracked the bug fixing process until they were closed.
• Execution of Test cases with respect to source and target database tables.

Environment: Quality Centre 9.0, Java, J2EE, XML, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Windows NT, Oracle 8i.

QA Tester

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Vision document, Use Case document and Software Architecture document and developed the Test strategy.
• Worked on Agile Scrum Methodology.
• Created Test plans, Test Coverage and Test Cases.
• Prepared and Presented weekly reports on the status of the project
• Testing the application at module level and system level for the Quality of the software.
• Performed Integration testing for system compatibility.
• Performed load testing to ensure the overall system performance.
• Various other tests like Positive, Negative, Performance, Regression, and Stress, performed to check the various business functionality.
• Backend Testing using SQL queries.
• Documented the Problem Reports (PR’s) for all the bugs detected and tracked the bug fixing process until they were closed.

Environment: - Quality Canter, Java Web sphere 3.5, HTML, DHTML, JavaScriptWindows NT, Quick Test Pro8.0, Load Runner 8.0, and Oracle 8i.