SUMMARY

• Around 7 + years of professional experience in Quality Assurance and Software testing. In depth knowledge of Software development life cycle, testing methodologies.
• Proficient in System, Functional, Regression and Performance testing of Client/Server and Web Based applications.
• Hands - on experience with diverse testing tools like Quality Center (Test Director), QTP.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated Testing using Win Runner, Quick Test Pro, Load Runner, Test Director Rational Clear Quest and Quality Center,Test Manager in real time and unattended testing environment across multiple operating systems and technologies. Extensive knowledge on all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• IT industry experience with strong Business and Functional knowledge in Banking, Financial, Mortgage, Health Insurance and Pharmacy
• In depth business knowledge of Banking with FIX protocol environment and CRM applications.
• Experienced in software testing which involved development of test cases and test scripts and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Strong analytical and QA/ testing skills, capacity for work and diagnostic ability, gathering different kind of projects requirement.
• Exported test cases from Excel and requirements from MS Word to MS Test Manager.
• Covered Agile and Waterfall models of SDLC.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Regression and Stress/Load/Performance testing of web-based and client-server applications using Mercury Interactive Test Suite: WinRunner, LoadRunner, and Quick Test Professional (QTP), Quality Center for Banking, Mortgage, Insurance applications
• Proficient in designing, reviewing and documenting system test plans, defining test procedures and creating test cases on the basis of product release features, client’s requirements and related technical documents
• Extensively used Clear Quest for Bug tracking.
• Experience in Database Testing
• Profound experience in testing web applications
• Highly adept in Functional testing using QTP
• Strong VB Scripting Skills
• Hands on experience in Keyword Driven, Data Driven and Hybrid Automation Frameworks
• Hands on experience in testing of Web based and Client/Server Applications
• Extensive use of defect tracking tools like Quality Center, Clear Quest. Testing of web application, client-server and database related projects on Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems
• Conducting batch testing in Windows, Unix/Linux platforms
• Experience in writing SQLPlus and PL/SQL queries and UNIX shell scriptExpertise in Relational DBMS like Oracle, Sybase and SQL Server.
• Customize the interface betweenSQLand QMF by modifying the parameters that define the target host system
• Experience in Offsite/Offshore Testing Management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, intuitive and analytical skills
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP QTP 9.2/8.2, HP Quality Center 10.0,9.2/Test Director, HP Load Runner 8.1, JIRA, Clear Case 7.0, Clear quest

Programming Languages: C, C#, VB, Java & Perl

Query Languages: SQL, PL/SQL

Data Bases: Oracle 8i/ 9i/10g, SQL Server 2000, DB2, Sybase

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/NT/95/98, UNIX, Solaris, Linux

Web Servers: IIS 5.0/6.0,Apache Tomcat

Web Technologies: HTML, VB Script, Java script, XML

Development Tools: MS Visual Studio, MS FrontPage, MS Office

Web Browsers: Internet Explorer 4.0/4.5/5.0/6.0 , Netscape 4.0/6.0/7.0, Mozilla Fire fox.

Others: ASP.Net, Share soint and Crystal Reports

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York

Sr. QA Analyst / QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and End-Users to designed detailed test plan document for application testing.
• Provided assistance to team members to clarify functional and technical difficulties.
• Involved in Onsite and Offsite coordination, training Offsite teams by walking the team through the applications and setting up the Defect Review Board (DRB) meetings between Dev and QA team to discuss the defects that are traced in QA environment.
• Used JIRA for logging Defect and tracking purpose.
• Reported the issues in JIRA with priority and severity based on the timelines of deliverables and impact of the application.
• Used Autosys to kick Jobs for data load, transforms to populate the data and monitor the process.
• Involved in testing the data Conversion, Migration, Data Integrity testing and data integrity validation.
• Developed SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and/or calculate information to fulfill large volumes of data and reporting requirements.
• Tested the data flow from Feeds to Source to Standard and Risk layers of Equity Systems (Euclid, SMO, SPEAR, COMPASS, NCS, SPYDER, SPHINX etc).
• Tested various transforms such as (Index Disagg, VIX adjustments, Equity Rights, Gross Exposures, Delta Based Sensitivities).
• Tested Greeks and sensitivities related to Equities along with their derived measures.
• Tested Various UI’s such as SSAS Cube and Portfolio Viewer that are used by Risk Manager for checking the sensitivities, stresses, limits.
• Provide Production support for SQL related problems, SSRS Reports and Crystal Reports
• Tested reference data for Trades and Positions, such as Instruments, product types, sector etc.
• Provided regular status updates to the project manager on high priority issues.
• Responsible to help UAT team to get familiarized with the functionality of application and help them in designing the UAT scenarios.
• Implementing testing solutions for SCRUM, AGILE and Waterfall SDLC models.
• Worked under different iterative and modular SDLC methodologies like Agile, Scrum, and RUP and actively conducted and participated in various meetings.
• Used SQL for Data base queries on UNIX operating systems and executed shell scripts for batch mode testing.
• Performed manual testing of backend, nightly jobs, integration testing and end to end testing. Wrote complex SQL statements for querying databases during functional and regression tests.
• Executed Store Procedures for publishing the files during the rendering process.
• Wrote complex SQL queries to perform Back-End testing.
• Wrote INNER, OUTER JOINS to retrieve desired or expected data from tables of database.
• Querying the database using SQL to check out for successful transactions, reporting and prioritizing software bugs according to the severity.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0, 9.2,QTP 9.5/10.0, JIRA 3.13.1/4.0.2 , Clear Quest 7.0.0, SOAPUI 3.5.1, WSDL,XML Spy, MS EXCEL, MS WORD, MS Projects 2007, Load Runner 8.1, Performance Center, Siebel 7.8/8.0, Bugzilla, NT, UNIX, VB Script, C++, C# .NET, TFS, SharePoint, Java, Crystal & SSRS Reports, WebSphere and LINUX.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in documentation of test strategy based on Business and Requirement Specs.
• Worked as Senior tester at Onshore and implemented task of Leading a team of 4 working offshore
• Enhanced existing Test Scripts based on changes to the requirements
• UsedQuality Centerfor tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status
• Involve in functional, Integration and regression testing of all applications.
• Tested distributed applications including datavalidationand error handling
• Involved in testing the application that identifies, measures, and manages all market and trading-related credit risk across the firm and fixed income trading inventory.
• Created Business Flows using Visio to bring priority test cases to limelight.
• Generated reports using quality metrics data.
• Checked the response times and the load handles of the customer management application using Trading System Testing.
• Participated in Agile Development Cycle.
• Performed on Agile to emphasize face-to-face communication over written documents.
• Worked with ETL platform validating data, in data migration process using INFORMATICA tool.
• Worked on Actimize application when dealing with customer Authentication into website and blocking fraudulent Ask or Bid.
• Performed SOA services testing including WSDL, XML, and SOAP messaging using SoapUI, XML spy.
• Performed backend testing and data validation in Oracle environment.
• Tested SOAP Envelope which is the root element of a SOAP message.
• Prepared Data including raw and XML data, SOAP messages that satisfies all the business conditions and real world scenarios.
• Performed testing of web services using Para soft SOA tool for EI (Enterprise Integration) Middleware services on BSS.
• Validated trade placed by employee received Trade Pre-Clearance approval, Excessive trading of securities, Monitor value of securities traded, Monitor holding periods and Custom rules.
• Worked in XML file editing customer data while creating Test Environment.
• Generated Test Scripts using QTP for Regression testing.
• Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are generated for each version.
• Involved in various testing investment securities like Equity, Fixed income, Options, Mutual funds.
• Tested application on different web browsers to validate consistency.
• Worked on Java based Flex applications.
• Tested daily activities that in corporate all typical treasury activities of a financial institution including securities, FX and derivatives trading, MM, repo transactions, and hedging.
• Wrote test cases for Fixed income, Equities and mutual funds modules.
• Tested Fixed Income, FX trades and Derivatives Applications
• Integrated TFS withMicrosoft Excelfor the creation and tracking of project items.
• Involved in testing the complete application of the Inforalgo GUI.
• Worked on VB scripting to Automate Test cases QTP.
• Worked on parameterization, synchronization points and descriptive programming.
• Wrote many functions and created frame works to make scripts reusable.
• Used various web services and websites such as Bond desk and Bond track to validate flow of data.
• Developed automation scripts for web services using SOAP UI.
• Tested various Web Services using the SOAP UI.
• Created a generalized model conversion tool to automate the modification of Excel spreadsheets in analysts' company models
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing.
• Used Oracle Database 10g, Sqirrel SQL client.
• Prepared Test Metrics and reporting
• Developed SQL Queries for Interacting with data bases to validate Data Transaction.
• Involved in the day-to-day project team development and management activities like reportingstatus, performing testing and managing the process for deploying code releases through the Virtual Gateway Environments.
• Participated in various meetings fordiscussed EnhancementandModification Requests.

Environment: QTP 9.2, QC 9.2, Mainframe, Load Runner 8.1, Performance Center, Bugzilla, WSDL Web logic, XML Spy, VB Script, AJAX, C# .NET, SharePoint, Visual SourceSafe, Oracle 9i, UNIX, SOAP 3.5, XML, PVCS Tracker, TFS, .NET, C#, and LINUX.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Quality QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and End-Usersto design detailed test plan document for application testing.
• Coordinated the deployment of the application and needed software for hardware setup in Performance Environment
• Developed test cases for GUI, Functionality Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Provided Efforts Estimate and coordinated the test schedule using Agile testing methodology in UAT phase.
• Gather, analyze and document Business & Functional requirements specifications for theOption Order Entry/Trading system, Booking Console & Allocation Module projects
• Extensively usedQualityCenterto upload requirements, write test cases and executed the test cases also used clear quest for bug tracking.
• Created User Defined Functions and Procedures in QTP using VBScript
• Worked on Actimize, the best tool that uncovers anomalous financial transactions, likefraud,money launderingandmarket manipulation.
• Tested trade practice surveillance program that preserves the economic functions and option markets under its jurisdiction by monitoring trading activity to prevent fraud against individuals and the broader markets and thereby ensure customer protection and market integrity.
• Worked on application that detect fraud upon customers (including trading ahead, front-running, misallocation of fills, bucketing, and churning) and fraud upon the market (including wash trading, bumping or marking the close, and accommodation trading).
• Prepared a training manual on performance testing and trained the client personnel
• Performed manual testing for the entire application
• Enhancements and debugging the automated Test scripts in QTP.
• Reported defects usingQuality CenterVerified fixes and closed bugs during regression testing.
• ProducedRequirements Traceability Matrixto support the application development.
• Developed all test plans, test cases and test schedules for RMT project and posted toSharePoint site.
• Involved in database tuning and store procedure tuning which brought down the response times, CPU utilization and improved overall systemperformance.
• Involved in the User Acceptance testing (UAT) to check the reliability for end users.
• AnalyzedLoad Runner monitors/graphsforTransaction response times, Resource utilizationetc
• Involved in reviewing theTest Resultswith the Business to ensure user approval of the tuning and state of the application.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP.
• Validated data for theSybaseversion of the application with theSQLversion in order to check thedata integrityof the new version with the older version.
• Wrote many SQL queries for back end Testing.
• Provided regular status updates to the project manager on high priority issues.
• AttendedTurnoverandProductmove meetings.

Environment: Quality Center 8.2, 9.0, QTP 8.2, 9.0, VB Script, Agile Methodology, UNIX, Oracle, VB, C#, .Net, JAVA, MS-Office, Windows XP/2000/NT, XML and HTML.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and Documented Test scenarios and Test cases in accordance with the Business Requirements Documents and the Functional Requirements Specification documents.
• Tested New Features and their impact on existing functionality before each release.
• Created test cases, test scripts as per the requirement documents and tracked them using Quality Center.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from database.
• Prepared and executed numerous test cases based on technical requirements and initial manual testing efforts.
• Active participation in the preparation of the Test plan.
• Interacted with the team on a regular basis (daily).
• Involved in planning and creating Test scenarios and Test objectives to ensure that the system modification will meet the specified business requirements.
• Performed manual testing executing all the test cases inQuality Centerbefore switching to automation testing.
• Reported defects usingQuality CenterVerified fixes and closed bugs during regression testing.
• Involved in Black Box Testing, GUI and Functionality testing.
• Monitored the run scenario using various monitors to identify functionality and performance issues including:Deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems, system crashes under load.
• Performed database testing using SQL, executed various DDL and DML statements
• Involved in communicating the status of testing includingreportingof overall test results
• Maintained test matrix and bug database and generated monthly reports.
• Performed regression testing, once the defects were fixed.

Environment: Quality Center 8.0, Java Script, Java, HTML, Weblogic, Java, Clear Case, SQL,UNIX, Windows, Linux, Unix.