SUMMARY

• Quality Analyst with 7+ years of experience in reviewing Requirements, Creation of Test plans and Manual and Automated Testing.
• Well versed with all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Including Agile Test Methodology.
• Proficient in Test Planning, Test Scenarios, Test cases, Defect tracking and Bug reporting.
• Experienced in performing Unit, Integration, System, Functional, Performance, Regression Testing and User Acceptance (UAT).
• Experienced in creating Requirements Traceability Matrix, where the Test Cases are mapped to the Business Requirements.
• Proven ability in Test management using HP Quality Center, creation of Test Plans, writing comprehensive Test Cases, Defect Reports and Test Summary Reports.
• Experience documenting Test Log reports, Test Summary reports, Test Closure reports and Test Status reports.
• Vast Experience in Developing, Maintaining and enhancing Automation Frameworks.
• Tracked status and weekly progress reports and effectively communicated the same to the Project Management Team.
• Experienced working on client/server, web - based applications, with front-end GUI created using JAVA, XML, HTML, VBScript languages and Oracle and MySQL databases.
• Actively involved in peer review meetings, business unit meetings, requirement analysis, defect reviews with the development team and training the team members.
• Possess good communication skills, self-motivated, proactive, task oriented, quick learner of new technologies, mentor for team members, lead and coordinated different groups, trained new recruits with business process and methodologies.
• Coordinated the test efforts of both onsite and offshore team members and managed the test efforts, schedules and expectations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center 10.0, HP Quick Test Professional 11.0, Mercury Test.

Methodologies: Agile, SDLC, Rational Unified Process

Databases: Oracle 10g, MySQL, MS Access

OS: Windows Server 2003/XP/Vista/7, Linux, UNIX

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, JAVA, ASP.Net, HTML, VBScript, C, C++

Bug Tracking: JIRA, Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest

Tools: MS Office suite, MS Visio 2007, Rational DOORS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created Test cases from scratch by using Business & Functional Requirement Specifications
• Performed Manual Testing on the Test Cases for Validation purposes.
• Executed System, Functional, Performance and regression testing manually over web browsers.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Quality Center
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Simulation and validation for web service integration.
• Defect tracking and reporting using QC and bug reporting using JIRA.
• Worked with DOORS for requirements management and to created Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Took active part in walk through meetings with the Business Analysts, Project Manager and developers and provided feedback accordingly.
• Got involved in preparing scenarios for the regression testing using automation tool. Wrote and executed SQL Statements to retrieve data from backend.
• Created and executed data driven test scripts, Inserted Check Points to Check for the broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Involved in all SDLC stages under agile process in applications including Requirements analysis, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Did load testing using Load Runner.
• Testing of various kinds of interfaces depending on the applications.
• Kept a track of all UAT bugs/defects and resolved the issues and made a report of all the defects which were resolved and which were not using MS EXCEL.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0, QTP 11.0, MS Office 2007, MS Visio 2007, XML, SQL, Load Runner, JIRA, Rational DOORS

Confidential, Jersy City, NJ

QA/Database Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked and analyzed the project’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Waterfall model, right from project Test planning, system analysis and requirement gathering, design, Management and business people to understand requirements.
• Analyzed MS Visio’s flow to understand business applications and Use Cases, created the test cases based on them, executed test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Extensively worked on developing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Provide Test Summary reports for HRES web based application.
• Reviewed test cases and status report of testing process carried out by test team. Conducted peer reviews for assigned task. Developed automation scripts in Quick Test Professional (QTP) to automate smoke and regression testing.
• Wrote and executed SQL scripts to validate data which flows to the end user with the actual data in the Database.
• Worked with development team to resolve defects, follow-up with defect updates and report test status to concerned team Managers.
• Documented detailed test plans, test cases, test scripts and expected results in Quality Center. Conducted bug report meetings with developers to resolve issues.
• Good Knowledge in understanding the Field Level Specification’s (FLS) documents in both Source and Target databases.
• Experienced in analyzing system requirements and developed test plans for Functional Testing.
• Experienced in writing simple and complex procedures, Triggers, CTE’s and User-defined functions in Sql 2000/2005/2008 and Oracle PL/SQL environments for data verification.
• Experienced in writing SQL queries in SQL, Oracle PL / Sql environment using joins, Correlated sub queries, Sub Queries, Views and Stored Procedures for data verification in the backend databases.
• Experienced in using SQL GUI in Sql, Pl/ Sql databases.
• Tested the application manually by executing the test cases prior to automation.
• Performed data driven testing to test the application for different set of data.
• Experienced in working on Star Schema / Dimensional database Design.
• Experienced in Documentation, testing and implementing solutions using applicable SSIS and SSRS technologies.
• Experienced in development of Test Cases in various scenarios around the SQL Code and SSIS Packages in Dev, QA and UAT environments.
• Involved in generating Matrix reports, Sub reports Drill-through reports, parameterized reports, sub-reports, linked reports and Complex reports with multi value parameters for the analysis of Performance using SSRS.
• Developed and deployed various types of Chart, Bar, Pie-Chart Reports in the front end using OBIEE tool.

Environment: Quality Center 10, Oracle PL/SQL,MSSQL Server 2008 R2/2008/2005, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, T-SQL, ERWIN, Visual studio 2008/2005, IIS, Visio, Team Foundation Server 2010,VSS,C#, VB.Net, OBIEE.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Detailed Test Cases based on the Use Case Documents, Business Requirements and Functional Specifications.
• Performed tests for Functionality, Security, GUI, End to End, System, Configuration and Backend.
• Assisted with user testing of systems (User Acceptance Testing), developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Involved in Automated and Manual Black box testing, ensured on-time and on-budget performance of the assigned efforts to the mutual satisfaction of the business partners/ sponsors.
• Used Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest as Configuration Management and Change control tools.
• Full knowledge of phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Performed Regression test to ensure product integrity after modification and enhancements.
• Responsible for analysis of business requirements for creating test cases and scenarios.
• Validation (run test scripts and validate reports generated) for mock, integration and test re-run.
• Developed automation test scripts for functionality of the web application.
• Worked in UAT process through approach planning, test case creation, and test execution for unit, system, and load/stress testing of legacy and COTS systems.
• Tracked bugs and reported them using Test Director as the defect tracking tool and performed Regression testing.
• Involved in preparing Test plans based on User Requirements Document and prepared the Test Cases using Test Director.

Environment: Java, J2EE, HTML, Quality Center, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS Visio, RUP, Rational Rose 2002,, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, Rational requisite pro, Oracle, Test Director

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed the systems implementation project management plan with milestones and steps from procurement of vendors to project implementation and maintenance.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Detailed Test Cases based on the Use Case Documents, Business Requirements and Functional Specifications.
• Performed tests for Functionality, Security, GUI, End to End, System, Configuration and Backend.
• Assisted with user testing of systems (User Acceptance Testing), developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Involved in Automated and Manual Black box testing, ensured on-time and on-budget performance of the assigned efforts to the mutual satisfaction of the business partners/ sponsors.
• Used Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest as Configuration Management and Change control tools.
• Full knowledge of phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
• Performed Regression test to ensure product integrity after modification and enhancements.
• Responsible for analysis of business requirements for creating test cases and scenarios.
• Validation (run test scripts and validate reports generated) for mock, integration and test re-run.
• Developed automation test scripts for functionality of the web application.
• Worked in UAT process through approach planning, test case creation, and test execution for unit, system, and load/stress testing of legacy and COTS systems.
• Tracked bugs and reported them using Test Director as the defect tracking tool and performed Regression testing.
• Involved in preparing Test plans based on User Requirements Document and prepared the Test Cases using Test Director.

Environment: Java, J2EE, HTML, Quality Center, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS Visio, RUP, Rational Rose 2002,, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, Rational requisite pro, Oracle, Test Director.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document.
• Created all requirements in Test Director from Requirements finalized doc.
• Written complex SQL and PL/SQL statements for data validation.
• Developed Test Estimations to develop test cases and execution.
• Test Case status reports and defects reported weekly in Daily Project status meetings.
• Involved in Developing Test Cases, Test conditions and strategy.
• Traceability Matrix developed to map Requirements with Test cases.
• Involved in Unit, GUI, Functional, Integration, System, and Compatibility Testing.
• Performed Regression, and end to end business scenario testing.
• Developed SQL Queries for database validations for insert update, delete of the records
• Quality Center used to maintain test cases and test execution status with and test results.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the QA lead and Project Manager.
• Attend project meetings, daily status, and defect scrub meetings, and provide test status.
• Tracked all defects in the Test Director and update status test life cycle and disposition
• Developed Defects, Test Status reports with Charts from Test Director and provide to team
• Production test data created early, for the production test case execution.

Environment: Windows2000/NT, VB, Java, JSP, Java Servlets, Java Script XML, XSLT, Oracle 9i, F-Secure SSH Client, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows 2000, QTP, Test Director.