SUMMARY

• Over 9 years of IT experience as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in both development and enhancement projects.
• Expertise in formulation of Test Plans, Test cases, Test scenarios and preparing Test Data and System Requirement documents for the Functional System, Integration, Regression, UAT, Database, Smoke and Usability testing based on industry leading technologies and best practices.
• Has good Working knowledge of Automation tools and expertise in QTP, WinRunner and LoadRunner.
• Working knowledge of HP Quality Center for executing test cases and logging defects.
• Experience in working with Multiple Relational Databases like Oracle - SQL, MySQL, MS Access and Flat Files.
• Experience in backend testing using SQL queries, generating reports to ensure data integrity and validation in business rules.
• Extensive exposure to different Software Development models like Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Extensive testing experience in multitier applications.
• Excellent Functional knowledge on various domains like Printing, Health Care, ETL/Database management and Education.
• Good leadership skills and communication skills.
• Excellent team player and an enthusiastic learner who quickly grasps concepts and technical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java, C

Databases: Oracle-SQL, MS-Access, MySQL

Internet Technologies: HTML, JavaScript

Operating Systems: Windows & Linux

Development Tools: MS Visual Studio, Eclipse

QA: QA Process, ETL Functional Testing, Usability Testing Regression Testing, Test Automation, Performance Testing Test Management.

Testing Tools: Winrunner, Loadrunner, Quick Test Professional

Test Management Tools: HP Quality Center

Defect Tracking Tools: Bugzilla

Others: MS Project, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, MS-Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing
• Participated in complete QA Life Cycle.
• Performed initial Smoke testing to determine if the product was stable enough to withstand a major testing effort.
• Performed GUI, Functional and Integration testing manually.
• Involved in Automation Infrastructure development in Quick Test Professional.
• Designed Tests using Keyword Driven Methodology for selected areas.
• Involved in Regression Testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Ensure that all the test cases are updated in the Quality Center along with Master test plan.
• Generated different types of User scripts using Load Runner.
• Coordinated with the developers during bug fixing
• Daily testing Status, QA Status calls were held for better communication and to update the management team.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Blackbox testing and defect reporting.
• Prepared Test Data (mock up data) to test the application.
• Tested for data in the database by writing SQL queries for SQL Server before testing the module.
• Executed functionality, GUI, regression and data driven testing of AUT using QTP.
• Generated different types of User scripts using Load Runner.
• Ensure that all the test cases are updated in the Quality Center along with Master test plan.
• Daily testing Status, QA Status calls were held for better communication and to update the management team.
• Performed regression testing on various builds.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Estimation for QA tasks
• Prepared Test plan and defined testing phases for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Performance Testing (Loadrunner) -Execution of LoadRunner scripts to measure the end-to-end timings Confidential different load points .
• Involved as part of automation team using QTP, developed test scripts.
• Executed Test Cases and logged defects using Quality Center.
• Ensured the QA team followed standards and best practices following Virtusa’s internal process called the Global Innovation Process(GIP)
• Participated in QA reviews.
• Worked closely with the Project Manager and the entire team for project’s success.
• Helped the team streamline the process with Thomson’s SDM process.
• Worked with the development team to create a suit of test data for data validation.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Models and Use Cases and developed Test Scenarios
• Conducted and participated in Acceptance Testing to validate and verify the accuracy of successful completion of Business Processes, functionalities, and reporting features.
• Prepared and submitted periodical reports which contained the miles stones achieved to the project management
• Analyzed the change requests and updated the test cases and test data to provide test coverage.
• Automation using Rational Functional Tester
• Test Case Design
• Team Communication
• Code Reviews
• Reported the issues and followed up with development team and conducted regression tests
• Attended bug review sessions.

Confidential

Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Deployment of MarketPort Application on Linux platform and setting up the test environment.
• Designed the Test Cases and carried out the Functional, Regression and Usability testing.
• Assisted in Test Data creation
• Identified the GUI functionality test cases and used Winrunner to automate them.
• Performance Testing -Execution of LoadRunner scripts to measure the end-to-end timings Confidential different load points
• QA Planning and Design.
• Executed Test Cases and logged defects using Quality Center
• Project Testing & QA Oversight
• Attended Defect review sessions
• Management of Project related documents, plans, test cases and test scripts
• Close interaction with Team Members, Developers, Business Analyst and Project Management.
• Thorough testing of GUI for its functional & navigational part (Black Box).
• Active participation in decision-making & QA meetings.
• Test Estimation and Test Management
• Prepare Quarterly scorecards for the QA Team members and discussed their performance and escalated issues.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Planning releases
• Deployment
• After successful release of projects, developed automation scripts using QTP and integrated the script with master script.
• Executed Test Cases and logged defects using Quality Center
• Involved in performance testing QA using LoadRunner.
• Participated in entire Testing Cycle for the Application
• Active participation in decision-making & QA meetings.
• Prepared test status reports.
• Performed Integration testing of different modules.
• Blackbox testing and defect reporting.

Confidential

QA Engineer / Microsoft Certified Trainer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in study and analysis of the functional and technical specifications for the creation of Test Plans and Test Cases for the various scenarios involved in an online school management system.
• Provided full test coverage by developing test cases for every use case.
• Performed manual Data Validation test for all the reports in the application.
• Entering, Tracking and Managing defects in Bugzilla
• Active participation in decision-making &QA meetings.
• Client Interaction
• Training Corporate Batches on Microsoft Products