SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of extensive experience in Manual, Automated, Functional of Web and Client/Server applications on Windows /UNIX environment to secure a position of Software Test Engineer.
• To make a contribution and add value in a fast - paced team environment by utilizing my proven software testing skills and abilities, and my diversified experience in quality analyst, to ensure the company’s sustained growth and continued success.
• Extensive knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and CMMI.
• Intensive knowledge in QA Methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative and Agile.
• Involved in the Independent Verifications and Validation (IV&V) process.
• Experience in analyzing Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Specifications.
• Strong experience in developing Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing on Client Server and Web-based applications.
• Diverse expertise in manual and automation testing using HP/Mercury.
• Expertise in different types of testing includes Functional (Positive, Negative, Boundary) Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Performance (Load, Stress & Volume) Testing, Ad Hoc Testing, 508 Testing, User Acceptance Testing(UAT) and End to End Testing.
• Used HP Quality Center for Requirement Storage, Design Test Cases, Requirement Coverage, Execution of Test Cases, Summarize the Defect and Log the defect.
• Expertise of development, execution and maintenance of Quick Test Pro automated test and resources Framework, Actions, Function Libraries, Object Repositories, Data Table Files as well as Descriptive Programming.
• Executed different SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Worked closely with the Developers and other Testers to solve technical and end user issues in UAT environment.
• Attended meetings regularly and played an active role in team meeting.
• Self-starter with strong work ethic and skills in time management, client relationship and ability to adapt and learn new things quickly.
• Experience in building, trouble shooting and supporting personal computers, networking.
• Ability to multitask, motivate others, efficiency and excellent customer service skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows Vista/XP/2000/NT 4.0/98/95, Mac, UNIX, MS-DOS

Methodologies: Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, SDLC and STLC

Version Controls: MS Visual Studio, Team System, PVCS

Testing Tools: Jama, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, Test Director, Rational Test Suites (Robot, Clear Case, Clear Quest).

Defect Tracking: Jira, Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, Quality Center, Bugzilla.

Languages: JavaScript, VB Script, TSL Script, C, C++, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, Shell Script, XML, HTML

RDBMS/Databases: Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008, Oracle

Application Software: MS-Team Foundation Server(TFS), Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, MS-SharePoint, MS-Office Product Suite, MS Front Page, Adobe Dreamweaver

Networking: Telnet, FTP, TCP/IP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Camp Hill, PA

SIT QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Plans for each release, written Test Cases and executed them as part of Functional Testing. Prepared Test Reports and Deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Responsible for implementing standards for web based applications. Standards include creating manual scripts to do Quality Testing and documenting all procedures and processes for frontend and backend files.
• Creating and maintaining the Traceability Matrix of scripts That needed remediation as part of the data conversion effort.
• Responsible for construction, testing and implementation components of the business intelligence development life cycle.
• Coordinated with developers, interpreted requirements, wrote test scripts, and performed functional and regression testing on any code changes to address client custom requests for the WMS. Tracked defects, presented detailed progress reports and feedback to promote code to production after thorough testing.
• Developed test harness, technical procedures, methodologies, metrics, checklists, and standards. Identified, documented, and applied best practices for software quality assurance.
• Evaluated software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines.
• Worked with Network Services Section and Database Services to evaluate and test application performance and security.
• Used agile technologies for testing.
• Reviewed new or modified programs, including documentation and specifications, to determine if program will perform according to user request and conform to guidelines.
• Identified differences between established standards and user applications and suggest modifications to conform to standards.
• Acted as a Liaison between the customer and the Client during UAT.
• Performed Black Box Testing strategies. Developed and maintain test plans, manual and automated test scripts for user interface, functionality, system and 'adhoc testing'.
• Executed regression tests, functional tests and data tests. Reported, tracked, and help determine priority of reported bugs.
• Utilize data-driven and compartmentalized test automation practices using Mercury Interactive Test Suite and Compuware Products.
• Managed UAT groups from all parties involved to insure user ability.
• Provided for the portfolio in Service Center incident management tracking application.
• Executed SQL Queries to retrieve data from tables and to created views and perform backend data testing using IBM Data Studio.
• Always shown commitment towards deliverables without any failure.
• Participated in client meetings and given inputs on the new enhancements.
• Involved in creating automated Test Scripts representing various Transactions, Documenting the Load Testing Process and Methodology. Created meaningful reports for analysis and integrated the Performance Testing.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for various web based and database related applications.
• Preparing test cases and coordinating User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Involved in preparing Trace Matrix to design test cases
• Created performance reports and COB report of employees.
• Preparing Weekly action report & QA feedback to QA Manager.

Environment: Microsoft Office Suite, Jama, Jira, Java, JavaScript, HTML, IBM Data Studio, SOAP UI. XML.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business, Functional Specifications, Use Cases and develop Test Plans, Test Cases and Test scripts for both Positive and Negative tests.
• Analysis of functional requirements, testing on one portal Web applications, developing Test plans, Test cases and Test scripts as well as Evaluating test results to determine compliance with test plans and established business processes.
• Involved in preparation of Test strategy document that defines the test environment, phases of testing, Entry and Exit criteria into different phases of testing.
• Performed Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT and End to End testing to verify the functionality with the new codes introduced for modification and/or enhancement.
• Managed Software testing activities such as requirements, test cases, test executions and defects using HP Quality Center.
• Reported issues into the Bug Reporting System and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved using Quality Center.
• Connected to database to Query the database using SQL for data verification and validation.
• Prepared required documentation for testing signoff by various parties as required by the project plans.
• Participated in status meetings to report issues and communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution.
• Participated in walkthroughs and review meetings.
• Tested and implemented 508 compliances using Screen Reader tool Hi-Software for ACC Verify and JAWS software to meet the customer requirements.
• Trained team members regarding the application so that newly joined team members can come up to the speed and start working.

Environment: Quality center, Java, JavaScript, MS Office, SQL, Windows, Mainframe, UNIX, HTML, XML, SharePoint.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases from business, technical and functional requirement & Use Cases.
• Active Participation in reviewing Business Requirements, Functional and Technical design documents enabling QA team to be proactive in their testing approach.
• Prepared standard checklists and templates required for CMMI compliance QA processes for project.
• Responsible for preparing several Test plans and Test cases, Test scripts for Integration, System, User Acceptance, Functional and Regression testing.
• Loaded test cases into a centralized Web based Test Management tool, Quality Center while mapping each case to either a defect or a new piece of functionality to augment Traceability and Transparency.
• Performed Manual Testing and Automation testing of Web-based and Client-server enterprise applications and used Quality Center for test management.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using Mercury Interactive Quick Test Professional
• Developed test automation scripts using QTP.
• Enhanced QTP Scripts using different User-Defined-Functions.
• Conducted Data Driven Tests as per the User requirements.
• Responsible to run QTP script in three different environments.
• Created Standard checkpoints, Bitmap checkpoints and Text checkpoints to check the application’s current behavior to its behavior in previous version.
• Used SQL for Back-end testing and checking the output of various reports.
• Involved in using TOAD for writing SQL queries to perform data validation testing.
• Version Control and build management using PVCS Tracker
• Managed the Test execution and Defect management process for requirements.
• Communicated and collaborated information flow between Client, QA Team and Developers.
• Involved in the team meetings with representatives from Development, Database Management, Configuration Management, and Requirements Management to identify and correct defects.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, .net, Windows, UNIX, Web Sphere, TOAD, Oracle, SQL, PVCS Tracker

Confidential, Washington DC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Business Requirements Documents analysis and the Technical Specification.
• Analyzed Functional Requirement Document(FRD) and Detail Design Document(DDD). Attended periodic meeting for changes in the application and documents, implemented procedures for test changes.
• Attended Requirement Planning meeting, Design Planning meeting, IPT Meeting, Test Team Meeting and Peer Review meeting.
• Interpreted System Specifications into a System Test Plan as well as for Test Scripts.
• Responsible for Design, Development, Maintenance, Testing and Quality and Performance Assurance of system software products.
• Managed the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) between Functional Requirements and Test Scripts and updated on Share Point
• Creating Requirement Analysis Report, Design Assessment Report, Gap Analysis Report and attended on Requirement Review meeting.
• Performed Smoke testing, Functional testing, System Integration testing, Regression testing, System Acceptance testing, Black box testing, UAT testing, GUI testing and Backend/Database testing at various phases of the development and test cycles.
• Created High level Test Cases and User Manual to help performing UAT.
• Created Issues and used as a repository of defect or store them in the Clear Quest.
• Attended in CCB Meeting within the Team and Developers, Provided comments and feedback on Issues logged in Clear Quest.
• Interacted with Developers & Business Analysts to resolve application defects.
• Attended Daily Defect Status Meetings and Weekly Team Status Meetings for reporting testing status and shared ideas for improved testing efforts.
• Responsible to upload Documents on Share Point.

Environment: Clear Quest, ASP .NET, XML HTML, Microsoft.Net framework 3.5 & 4.0, Microsoft Sql Server, IBM Rational Suite and Microsoft Office Excel

Confidential, New York, NY

Software Test Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Clearly understanding our Clients' Quality goals in terms of productivity requirements and improvements.
• Provide ongoing gap analysis by analyzing current state and desired state.
• Provide strategy to reach desired state and reiterate to promote continual improvement.
• Learning and following the lean-Agile project methodology.
• Review of Functional Specifications, Development of Test Plan and Test Specifications, Development and Automation of tests.
• Developed user defined functions (UDF) and saved them in the function library file.
• Designed and created automation framework for various projects and wrote VBScripts to write descriptive programming.
• Used Quick Test Pro checkpoints to automatically capture and verify properties such as the number of links.
• Maintained automation scripts, object repositories, functional libraries in HP Quality Center (QC).
• Executed QTP test scripts unattended in batch (using QC Test Lab or Driver script)
• Defect isolation and Bug Reporting, reports on test status, bug categorization and product readiness
• Simulating and determining version, configuration that uncover bugs.
• Building patched version or special releases, abbreviated QA on feature specific build and release, Critical path for subsequent feature release.
• Responsible for creating weekly status reports regarding the progress of testing process.
• Prepared and presented progress reports and attended all meetings as required

Environment: Java, C++, J2EE,C#, Microsoft Project, Microsoft office, Clear case, SQL, DB2, Agile, Quality Center, .NET, HTML, XML