Objective

• To obtain a responsible and challenging position as a Sr. QA Analyst in a progressive organization where I can maximize my quality assurance experience to achieve corporate goals, and also looking for a position of in an organization where I will get an opportunity to use all my skills, knowledge and expertise to benefit the organization and its goal the most.

SUMMARY

• 7 years of IT experience as a Software Tester and QA Analyst with extensive experience in performing end - to-end Automation Regression and Manual testing as well as GUI and Compatibility test process for complex application.
• Originate test plans for projects and work closely with the project teams to obtain approvals from the business.
• Design and Develop JAVA based Automation test scripts in Selenium; also, maintain the automation test environment for QTP.
• Identify Automation test data for Selenium and QTP test execution and maintenance.
• Conduct the execution of all functional tests according to test plans and scripts, document results, and quickly identify and troubleshoot issues.
• Expert in API testing using SoapUI and Java coding in Eclipse.
• Used QTP shared and local repository to perform Automation Regression testing as needed.
• Raise potential issues to the appropriate parties and contribute to solutions by assisting team and also maintenance the QA environment equipment and configuration in the QA lab and ensure that environments are available and properly configured for project needs.
• Expert using Selenium, QTP on ALMQC on different applications in heterogeneous platform.
• Skilled in review, update and upload project documents on SharePoint sites for Business and other Stakeholders review.
• Conducted System, Functional, Integration and Regression testing using QTP and Quality Center.
• Skilled in Web Based Client Server Applications. Also, expert in Web Service testing using SOAP UI.
• Proficient in working with Debugging and Checkpoints of QTP.
• Excellent knowledge of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on the Testing and Requirements gathering phases.
• Worked in the STLC, which includes Design, Development, and Implementation of the entire QA process.
• Expert on creating Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Script for Automated and Manual test execution.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in Agile Scrum, Waterfall as well as Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC)
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control and identifying the Test Requirements based on User Requirements and Design Specifications.
• Experience in backend testing using SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access and SQL, PL/SQL.
• Expertise in Artifacts manages like Requirement Coverage and Traceability Matrix preparation also in Defect Prevention Analysis activities.
• Skilled at working independently and with minimum supervision, multi-tasking and delegating responsibilities.
• Quick learner, strong analytical skills,, good inter-personal skills, individual contributor and team player.
• Extensive experience working with onsite/ off site team model, aware of the cultural issues also, aware of the issues in terms of planning efforts/ schedules etc.
• Great communication & interpersonal skills &self-motivated with a positive attitude.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management: ALM QC, Quality Center, SharePoint,JIRA

Deployment: JBOSS

Operating Systems: Windows 7/2000/ XP, 2003 and 2008 Server, UNIX

Functional/Regression: Selenium,HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)

Web Service Testing: SOAP UI

Bug Tracking: ALMQC, Quality Center

Language/Scripting: Java, Visual Basic, VB Script, JAVA Script, Groovy Script

Database: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Unidata and MS Access

DB UI: Oracle Developer, SQL Management Studio

Web, Client and Mail Servers: IIS, Apache Tomcat, Apache, SMTP, PHP, JSP, ASP.Net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, VA

Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product owner to create automation stories and establish acceptance criteria.
• Identify test cases for automation.
• Produce automation progress report and present to management team.
• Create data driven (excel, JDBC, file) framework using SoapUI.
• Create automation scripts, execute and maintain in Selenium(WebDriver).
• Utilize task scheduler to execute daily regression tests.
• Manage automated projects for daily regression run and analyze reports.
• Produce regression run reports for project manager and communicate any high and critical defects.
• Report failed test cases to developers.
• Write groovy script to create dynamic test data and read data in automation test suite.
• Write assertions in groovy script to validate raw and request response, capture error message.
• Execute Selenium test script and validate results.
• Implement test coverage for test suite.
• In corporate GET, POST, PUT and DELETE methods in automate test suite.
• Maintain, update automation projects, test suites, test cases for different versions.
• Participate in daily scrum, spec review, estimating story, grooming, and sprint retro.
• Participate in Sprint planning and recommend QA process improvement.
• Participate in project planning with all stake holders.
• Present end-of-sprint demo to all stakeholders.
• Produce sprint and release report.
• Extend help to manual testing.
• Deploy built in QA environment.
• Participate in weekly meeting with other automation teams to improve organizational automation process.
• Execute smoke and integration testing
• Maintain test cases and evidence in team share point.
• Write SQL queries to extract test data, validate test results.
• Write queries for Unidata.

Environment: SoapUI, Selenium, Microsoft Test Manager, Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server, Unidata, Putty, IIS, TFS, JIRA, Confluence, Java, .Net, Groovy Script, Silverlight, Json, SVN.

Confidential, Washington DC

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for assessing test environment and add additional value to existing business by increasing test scope.
• Also, responsible for evaluate, configure and integrate test tools with accessible application platforms.
• Perform data and document audits to ensure application integrity, accuracy, consistency and completeness in Deployment.
• Actively involved and prepares and copy final audit reports, summarize findings and note corrective action.
• Participate and helped the QA team to own Security, Database, Internet-WEB, as well as Data Warehousing, Enterprise including related Hardware Testing.
• Manage and monitor requirements, test cases and defects with HPALM Quality Center
• Designed, Developed and maintained Selenium automation framework.
• Developed Java based automation for data processing and establishes connection to database.
• Executed and managed daily regression test.
• Developed automation script using Eclipse.
• Proactively manage automation roadmap and drive team towards continual improvement of the automated regression testing suite.
• Perform Smoke/Sanity testing for business applications along with creating Test Plan and Test Strategy for various platforms as required by LOB.
• Actively participated in Test Execution, Defect Reporting and also in Defect Triage meetings with other stake holders to identify the issues that could potentially impact the business.
• Work Closely with Onshore and offshore teams and report directly to QA Manager also, verify quality standards, procedures and QA Best Practices are practiced for the project.
• Actively work on compatibility testing with Windows 7 & 8 and XP in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox for migratory Web based Application.
• Manage test data requests for development, Security teams.
• Produce daily and weekly Quality Assurance testing status reports and metrics for management.
• Participates in classification and disposition of defects. Create and manage test protocols, test cases and best practices for testing and present reports to Business.
• Worked in a subscription based application - digital satellite provider testing environment and test Database, Web, GUI and Client Server applications.
• Practice of CMMI Maturity Level 3 processes and procedures and also performed high volume applications testing.
• Participated in all aspects of testing including, but not limited to Smoke, Regression and UAT.
• Responsible for Maintain and enhance test cases for existing projects to stay abreast of the changes including documenting the testing process. Also, ensures targeted solutions meets defined specifications and business needs.
• Designed and developed test case and scenario to meet highly complex business needs as well as provides technical advice on complex test case writing.
• Responsible for Identifying and preparing test data as needed to execute test scenarios.
• Write Create, Insert, Update, Delete and Select statement for database server and execute SQL queries for database testing including inventory updates.
• Perform backend data validation testing using SQL queries in Oracle Developer. Also, write queries for JOIN, UNION, and FUNCTIONS in SQL for accurate validation.
• Identify, Log, Maintain and Update defects in Quality Center also, work with development team to reproduce and demonstrate defects as needed.
• Work with application owners and project managers to diagnose issues, defects, test exceptions and customer-reported problems.
• Participate in continuous process improvement efforts in test coverage and test effectiveness as well as QA Best practices.
• Perform Web Service Testing Using SOAP UI.
• Execute shell scripts for file manipulation, program execution, and batch processing via UNIX.

Environment: Selenium, Java, ALMQC, SharePoint, Visual Basic, VBScript, JSP, JAVA Script, XML,HTML, CSS, JSON, Windows XP, Terminal Emulator, Oracle, Oracle Developer, Commerce Server, Apache Tomcat, JBOSS.

Confidential, Washington DC

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible in various support platforms for searching and modifying the existing QA policies by increasing efficiency.
• Designed and Maintained project metrics that provide insight into SQA effectiveness and competence.
• Responsible for reviewing processes and constantly involved in meeting with business users and stakeholders for identifying new process and finding out gaps in existing process.
• Create Road Map to performed browser compatibility testing using different browsers like IE, Fire Fox, and Chrome etc.
• Created Test plans, Test Cases, Test Data in QC as per the business requirements and executed them as needed.
• Implemented Checkpoints, Output Values, Parameterization, and synchronization using QTP.
• Administered and worked with shared Object Repository.
• Test Functionalities with SQL commands and features for back-end testing the application.
• Ability to execute data warehouse, data migration for test data by executing SQL queries in SQL server 2008.
• Analyzed the business requirements.
• Developed and implemented test scripts based on the test case.
• Conducted testing and querying databases to synchronize testing and checked for data integrity and proper routing based on workflow rules at each step.
• Responsible for testing Navigation of an Application GUI.
• Performed GUI testing for data entry screens in client server environment.
• Involved in writing and implementation of the various test cases and test scripts created for Functional testing using Object Repositories.
• Test results and bugs are reported to the development team.
• Performed database integrity checks using SQL also, provide close technical supports to the business for User Acceptance Testing.
• Interacted with development, business & management teams.
• Interacted with programmers to identify and resolve technical issues.
• Conducted integration, functional, Validation, regression testing.
• Extensively worked on Quality Center for bug reporting/tracking.
• Conducted Regression testing upon the change control request feedback from clients.
• Performed Database Testing using Oracle Developer
• Developed keyword driven framework in QTP.
• Performed interactive walkthroughs of test scripts with developers, business users and Business Analysts.
• Analyzed Software Requirements and Business Requirements documents to get a better.
• Understanding of the Intelligence Engine from both Technical and Business perspectives.
• Prepared the Test Plan and tracked it in Quality Center and reviewed the Test plan to improve the quality of the document.
• Performed the Back-End testing to ensure data consistency on front-end by writing and executing SQL queries on the Oracle database.

Environment: Quality Center, QuickTestPro(QTP),SharePoint, Visual Basic, VBScript, CA Clarity, Oracle, Oracle Developer, XML, JAXB XML, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, CSS, Apache Tomcat, Windows XP,UNIX, AS/400.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business Requirement Document, modified the existing test plan and prepared detailed test cases.
• Experience in Manual testing methodologies and also developed Test Cases based on the technical specifications and business requirements.
• Developed and performed the data validation to meet all the test conditions requirements.
• Involved in planning, designing, executing an5d evaluating the test cases.
• Wrote complex SQL queries to verify data integrity and data validation.
• Performed Functional and Integration testing and reported the defects. Inserted Check Points, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Managed and update both local and shared Object Repositories for Automation test accuracy.
• Worked on both Expert view and Keyword view in QTP.
• Used Parameterization for using various data to test the application using QTP.
• Provide close technical supports to the business team for UAT Testing Performed Functional, smoke, Usability, Compatibility, Regression testing and business process testing.
• Developed automated test scripts using Quick Test Professional Object repository to perform functional and regression testing.
• Executed data driven test scripts in QTP for automation regression testing.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP object repository.
• Checked the data flow for both front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data.
• Integrated Quality Center with Quick Test pro. Also, Verified and Validated the Test scripts.
• Responsible for the design, execution, implementation, analysis, maintenance and test of new and/or modified test models, scenarios, cases, scripts, and test activity support applications, processes, and tools.
• Participated in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Ensure that the test environment is ready before the commencement of system testing.
• Prepared the Traceability Matrix to map the requirements with the Scenarios.
• Used Quality Center for Test Planning, Designing, Analysis, Execution and Defect Tracking
• Developed and executed quality assurance testing against multiple applications including clientserver and desktop applications.
• Based on change requests, performed Impact analysis to determine the regression testing efforts.
• Reviewed the Test cases and Traceability Matrix to ensure all functionality is covered by the test cases.
• Reports to client about the work done on a weekly basis with the status report.
• Create Test cases, test data, test scripts as per the design and require documents.
• Participate in requirements reviews and design reviews, also defines and maintains test system configurations.
• Performs test executions and writes test scripts for complex integrated systems.
• Performed Browser Compatibility Testing on Internet Explorer, Firefox.
• Contributed to the Quality Assurance activities of assigned projects and ensured that the software meets required standards prior to production release.
• Participated and contributed to strategic QA planning and also creates test scripts and continuing to update them
• Designed and performed negative & positive test cases to cover validation and enrichment.
• Planned test cases to perform System and System Integration Testing.
• Involved in Analysis of Business requirements, and developed detailed test plans also, Involved in testing the Business Rules, Navigation and Validation of the application.

Environment: Quality Center, QuickTestPro(QTP), SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Oracle, Oracle Developer, SQL Assistant, Visual Basic.Net, VB Script, ASP.Net, Java, JSP, Web Service, XML, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Internet Explorer, Apache Tomcat, IIS, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003.