SUMMARY

• 8 years of Experience in Information Technology in Finance domain with hands - on experience in QA Testing Methodologies.
• Experience testing web based, client-server and mobile applications.
• Good Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Experience is different testing methodologies like Agile and Waterfall.
• Actively involved in daily Scrum calls as a part of the Agile model.
• Good understanding of market trading including mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds and derivatives.
• Thorough knowledge in SQL.
• Experience in creating Test Strategies and detail Test Plans
• Proficient in performing Smoke testing, Functional & non-Functional, Automated and Regression testing in a multi-tiered environment.
• Co-coordinated testing efforts to high level management and isolated root causes to resolve the issues.
• Done extensive UAT
• Expertise in maintaining test plans, test scripts, test procedures and test status reports.
• Proven ability to support multiple projects with focus on efficiency and low cost testing effort.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: Oracle, MS-SQL Server, MySQL, DB2

QA/BI Tools: HP QC, HP QTP, JIRA, TOAD

Packages: Microsoft Office, MS Visio

Languages: VB, PL/SQL

OS: MS Windows, Android, iOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, PA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Testing on web and various mobile platforms including iOS, Android.
• Worked with the business team to clearly understand the requirements and create user stories as a part of the Agile effort.
• Creating detailed test plan, test scripts for system & regression and documenting the results.
• Involved in the planning meeting to decompose the Business capabilities into High level Epics and features
• Involved in providing test estimates for the test effort.
• Involved in creation of User centric Stories with acceptance criteria’s and tasks
• Involved in the daily scrum and decomp meetings to elicit the Business requirements, to provide with status and impediments if any.
• Performed smoke testing as each deployment.
• Used functional and non-functional testing to validate web applications and mobile devices for delivering the desired functionality and conformance to establishment standards as per Requirement Document.
• Designed and executed details scripts considering all the possible permutations/combinations of user actions.
• Defined the scope of regression testing and automation testing.
• Also created and executed automated test cases using HP UFT.
• Conducted backend testing using SQL with mainframe environments as required.
• Performed performance testing using Performance Center.
• Tracking the defects found in software using Quality Center
• Hosted defect triage calls to ensure proper resolution of defects, also maintained QA status reports.
• Work with developers and technical support specialist to find out root cause for defects.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all interfaces changes involving Canadian currency.
• Involved in the complete QA lifecycle activities like functional testing and regression testing.
• Reviewed BRD and carried out pre-testing activities such as collecting test data, writing test cases, and manual testing.
• Efficiently utilized reporting software, to generate reports from various data sources like Oracle database.
• Designed and created Test strategy, Test plan and test scripts as per functional specifications.
• Involved in different phases of Test effort like Integration testing, Regression testing, and User Acceptance testing.
• Logged defects and tracked them using ALM till its closure.
• Clearly communicated defects with developers and updated comments in ALM.
• Worked on SQL statements to check the validity of the backend data.
• Checked the validity and integrity of data.
• Analyzed reports generated to keep track of testing process.
• Hosted release meetings and QA status meetings.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to test the chip cards authorization decision engine (ADE) for different credit cards on web as well as mainframe (TSYS) platform.
• Used Visa and MasterCard simulators to test various authorizations including Cash Advance (thru Pin Pad), online purchases and in-person purchases.
• Review and Analyze Customer/ Business Requirements Allocation Document, Functional Specifications and related documentation for the software product.
• Created user stories and used Agile techniques like User Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing and Pairing.
• Creating test strategy, test plan, test scripts for system integration testing.
• Collaborated with developers, BA and the QA team for execution of test suite.
• Tests program for validity of results, accuracy and conformance as per Requirement Document.
• Analyze/test existing program functionality as a part of regression testing.
• Conduct back-end testing with mainframe environments as required.
• Tracking the defects found in software using HP Quality Center.
• Auditing and reporting procedures related to testing.
• Worked with users for UAT.

Confidential, Cranston, RI

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Review the FSD to create high level test strategy, plan and scenarios. Ensuring the testing would have full coverage.
• Created detailed level test scripts with clear understanding and support from the BA, development team and QA lead
• Worked with cross functional teams to validate flow of data to downstream interfaces.
• Conducted backend testing and validation using FileAid and TSO.
• Constant interaction with BA and DEV team to discuss issues that would impact the Software quality.
• Login of defects in Quality Center and did root-cause analysis with the DEV/BA team till the issue gets resolved.
• Managed the defect tracking call, and worked closely with other team members for resolution of defects.
• Identified test cases for Regression testing and executed them to make sure existing functionality is working fine.
• Creating automated test scripts using QTP as a part of regression testing effort.
• Maintained requirement traceability matrix to map requirements to the test cases and corresponding defects.
• Created test procedures, execution percentage reports and defect reports sorted by severity and priority.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing the new suppliers and their respective parts on Mainframe (TSYS) application as part of UAT.
• Created QA Strategy, Master Plan, prioritized and distributed the tasks to the team for effective execution.
• Formulated a Test Plan and manual Test Cases that comprehensively tested the critical components of the application.
• Performed End-to-End testing to validate the various modules and the integration between them.
• Performed back end testing using SQL statements to validate the front-end values against the database.
• Actively involved in identifying critical defects that had a high impact on the overall functionality of the application.
• Created test procedures, updated test suite to ensure an efficient testing process.
• Used Defect Tracking System of ALM to Report, Update and Analyze Defects during the Software Testing Process.

Confidential, Cedar Rapids, IA

Graduate Technical Intern

Responsibilities:

• Investigated potential measures that could be used to measure productivity or "work accomplished", based on basic requirements, failures, and measuring-testing systems.
• Used FMEA analysis to prioritize failures on how seriously they affect productivity.
• Used statistical analysis (Minitab) to find correlations between different elements and productivity.