SUMMARY

• 10 years of IT experience in Quality Assurance and Software testing.
• Experienced in manual testing, automation testing and database testing.
• In depth knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies that includes Waterfall, V - Model, Agile, Test Driven Development (TDD), Data Driven Development and RAD.
• Strong experience in analyzing and reviewing business requirements documents, functional specification documents and system specification documents.
• Experienced in developing and executing test strategy documents, test plans and test cases.
• Experienced in Functional testing, Regression testing, System testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experienced in Stress testing, Load testing, Volume testing and Performance testing.
• Experienced in database testing using SQL on Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and DB2.
• Proficient in black box testing, white box testing and gray box testing techniques.
• Experienced in test automation frameworks - keyword driven and data driven.
• Experienced in HP Tools - QTP, Load Runner, Quality Center/ALM and Selenium.
• Expertise in defects tracking tools - Quality Center, JIRA and Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Experienced in setting up test environment, maintaining test metrics and maintaining test data.
• Experienced in performing root cause analysis and risk analysis on the systems developed.
• Applied best practices to the systems developed to ensure good quality and better ROI.
• Experienced in performing root cause analysis and risk analysis on the systems developed.
• Experienced in Finance, Telecom, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical domains.
• Ability to work independently or as a team member, attention to detail, problem solving and multi tasking. Quick learner and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to work with minimal supervision.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

OS: Unix, Linux, Windows 7/XP

Hardware: HP-9000, Sun, Intel, IBM PC

Testing Tools: QTP 11.x, Load Runner 11.x, Quality Center/ALM 11.x, Selenium

Languages: C, C++,Java, SAS,SQL,PL/ SQL, TSL.

Web Technologies: J2EE, Servlets, JSP, EJB, Struts, XML, XSL,XSLT, HTML, DHTML, SHTML, XHTML,JavaScript and VBScript.

Version Control Tools: PVCS Version Manager, IBM Clear Case, MS-TFS, JIRA.

Enterprise Software/CRM: Siebel, Oracle Financials 11i, SAP, Salesforce.

Database: DB2, Oracle 8.x/9i/10g,, SQL Server 2005/2008, Sybase.

Others: MS-Office, MS-Visio, Perl, Unix shell scripting, Python.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Senior/ Lead QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed functional specification documents for writing the test cases.
• Involved in preparing test plan and estimating testing efforts.
• Reviewed test cases with business analysts.
• Uploaded test cases written in Excel to the ALM by applying the add-ins respectively.
• Performed database testing on Oracle using SQL .
• Used HP-ALM for logging, tracking and reporting the defects.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared the test metrics and test environment.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.
• Worked with QA team and Development Team to analyze test issues/defects.

Environment: Manual Testing, HP-ALM 12.0, Unix, Java, J2EE, Web Sphere 8.0, SQL, Toad, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, JIRA.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing test plan and estimating testing efforts for test automation.
• Uploaded test cases in Word and Excel to the quality center by applying the add-ins respectively.
• Involved in identifying the test cases that needs to be automated.
• Used Keyword driven test automation framework with descriptive programming using QTP.
• Extensively used VBScript in automating the EMS system.
• Performed trade-off for maintaining the data in Excel sheet Vs Database.
• Executed automation test scripts for every regression testing cycle.
• Performed database testing on DB2 using SQL .
• Used Quality Center for logging, tracking and reporting the defects.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared the test metrics and test environment.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.
• Worked with QA team and Development Team to analyze test issues/defects.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 11.0, Quality Center 11.0-ALM, Unix AIX, Java, J2EE, Web Sphere 8.0, DB2, IBM HTTP Server, HTML, Java Script, SQL, Toad, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, JIRA.

Confidential, Lakewood, CO

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed, maintained and executed test artifacts - test strategies, test plans and test cases for the test automation.
• Involved in identifying the test cases that needs to be automated.
• Used data driven test automation framework using QTP for automating the COHBE system.
• Extensively used various checkpoints and output values to ensure the object’s current value matches the expected value.
• Resolved the object description values by using object identification with mandatory properties, assistive properties and ordinal identifiers.
• Used local and shared object repositories for test automation.
• Performed parameterization of the automated test scripts with data maintained in Excel.
• Used Recovery Scenarios to continue execution of automated test scripts when an unexpected event/ error trigger during testing of the application.
• Performed database testing on Oracle using SQL.
• Used various linux commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Prepared test environment, maintained test data and maintained test metrics.
• Used Quality Center for logging, tracking, reviewing and reporting defects.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 10.0, Java/J2EE, Redhat Linux,Web Logic, Oracle 11g, HTTP Server, Quality Center 11.0/ALM, SQL, SharePoint, Excel VBA Macros.

Confidential, Herndon, VA

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creating test plan and estimating testing efforts for test automation.
• Identified the test cases that needs to be automated.
• Used data driven test automation framework using QTP for automating Loan Delivery system.
• Extensively used QTP Test Object Model while executing the automated test scripts.
• Used Object Spy and Object Repositories to know the object properties.
• Used different action types - Nested actions, Splitting the actions, Reusable action and Non Reusable action.
• Used base filter properties and optional filter properties of smart identification in object identification.
• Used Reporter.Report Event and Result Formatting to report test step in QTP’s test result tree.
• Performed database testing on Sybase using SQL Queries.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared test metric and maintained test data.
• Logged the defects in defect management tool- Rational Clear Quest.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 10.0, Oracle 10g, Quality Center 9.0, Java/J2EE,Sybase, Unix, SQL, Toad, Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, SharePoint, PL/SQL, XML.

Confidential, West Chester, PA

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing and executing -test strategy documents, test plans and test cases.
• Performed functional testing, regression testing, system testing and user acceptance testing.
• Performed end to end testing on the WFM.
• Involved in creating test plan for automation testing of WFM.
• Identified test cases that needs to be automated.
• Developed automation test scripts in Selenium.
• Used Selenium IDE, Selenium RC and Selenium Grid for recording and enhancing the test scripts.
• Executed automation test scripts for every new build/ release.
• Performed database testing on Oracle using SQL.
• Logged, tracked and reported the defects in Quality Center.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared test environment, maintained test data and maintained test metrics.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.

Environment: Manual Testing, Selenium IDE. Selenium RC, Selenium Grid, AIX, Java, J2EE, IBM HTTP Server, Quality Center 10.0, HTML, Java Script, SharePoint, SQL, Toad, Oracle 11g.

Confidential, Chattanooga, TN

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creating test plan for automation testing of LPS.
• Identified the test cases that needs to be automated.
• Developed automation test scripts in Selenium.
• Used Selenium IDE,Selenium RC and Selenium Grid for recording and enhancing the test scripts.
• Executed automation test scripts for every new build/ release.
• Performed database testing on Oracle using SQL.
• Logged, tracked and reported the defects in TFS.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared test environment, maintained test data and maintained test metrics.
• Applied best practices by adhering to the industry standards, in automating the system.

Environment: Manual Testing, Selenium IDE. Selenium RC, Selenium Grid,.Net,TFS, Oracle, Unix, SQL, Toad,, SharePoint, PL/SQL.

Confidential, Towson, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed the business requirements documents, functional specifications documents and system specification documents.
• Involved in creating and executing test artifacts - test plan, test strategy and test cases.
• Mapped the test cases to the requirements, i.e traceability matrix.
• Reviewed the test cases with test lead.
• Performed functional testing, regression testing, system testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing.
• Performed automation testing using QTP.
• Performed database testing on DB2 by running ddl’s, insert scripts, indexes, schemas, table spaces, views, Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts. stored procedures and dml’s using SQL and PL/SQL.
• Logged and reported the defects in Quality Center.
• Prepared test environment, maintained test metrics and maintained test data.
• Attended team meetings with DBA’s and database developers.
• Attended QA Team meetings with QA manager and QA analysts to work on continuous improvement of the quality of the products by applying best practices.
• Mentored Junior QA’s in understanding the application functionality and QA Processes.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 9.0, Quality Center 9.0, Java/J2EE,Oracle 10g, Sybase, Unix, SQL, SQL Navigator, PL/SQL, Soft Track.

Confidential, NYC, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed the business requirement documents, functional specification documents and system specification documents.
• Attended meetings with the business analysts and developers in analyzing and understanding the single broker voting system functionality.
• Developed and executed - test plans, test strategies and test cases.
• Reviewed the test cases.
• Mapped the test cases to the requirements - traceability matrix.
• Performed functional testing, regression testing, system testing and user acceptance testing on the SBV.
• Created and executed automated test scripts using QTP.
• Logged and reported the defects in Quality Center.
• Used various unix commands to copy, move, rename,compare and listing the files.
• Used grep command for searching in the files, get and put commands for downloading and uploading the files to ftp server.
• Extensively used vi editor and unix shell scripts for reading and testing the scripts.
• Prepared test environment set up, created test data and maintained test metrics.
• Attended QA team meetings with QA manager, QA Lead and QA Analysts to work on continuous improvement of the systems quality by implementing best practices.
• Coached Junior QA’s in understanding the SBV functionality and QA Processes.
• Attended the daily scrum meetings with business analysts and developers to discuss the status of the release for the current sprint.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 9.0, .Net, Oracle 10g, Quality Center 9.0, Sybase, Unix, SQL, Toad, Rational Clear Case, SharePoint, PL/SQL

Confidential, Lakeland, FL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed functional testing, system testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing on Enterprise Rx.
• Used Keyword driven test automation framework for automating the EnterpriseRX system.
• Developed and executed automated test scripts for Workflow track using QTP and VBScript.
• Developed global functional library, component scripts, core scripts and driver scripts using VBScript..
• Performed backend testing on EnterpriseRX database (Oracle) using SQL.
• Performed ETL testing on conversion track.
• Performed data migration testing from source system (PDX) to target system (EnterpriseRX).
• Logged the defects in Quality Center.
• Used Unix shell scripts to automate the data loading in the target system.
• Maintained test metrics.
• Attended QA team meeting with the QA manager, QA Lead and QA Analysts to work on continuous improvement of the system quality by implementing best practices.

Environment: Manual Testing, QTP 9.0, VBScript, Quality Center 9.0, Windows XP, UNIX, JAVA,J2EE, WebSphere 6.0, Oracle 9i,SQL, Toad 9.0,PL/SQL,MS Outlook, Visio 2007, MSOffice 2003.

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed business requirements documents, functional specifications documents and system specification documents.
• Attended meetings with the business analysts and developers in understanding and analyzing the portfolio management system functionality.
• Developed and executed - test strategies, test plans and test cases.
• Involved in performance testing of the CSPA using LoadRunner.
• Created Virtual Users (Vusers) on the system by using Virtual User Generator (VUGen).
• Performed load testing using LoadRunnerscript by configuring Load Controller and Load Generator.
• Identified bottlenecks in the application performance, conducted statistical analysis and provided recommendations to improve the performance.
• UsingLoad Runner Analysis tool for generating comprehensive analysis report.
• Logged the defects and results in the Test Director.
• Maintained Test Metrics.
• Attended QA Team meetings with QA Manager, QA Lead and QA Analysts to work on continuous improvement of the system quality.

Environment: Manual Testing, LoadRunner, Quality Center 9.0, Windows XP, UNIX, JAVA,J2EE, WebSphere 6.0, Oracle 9i, SQL, Toad 9.0,MS Outlook, Visio 2007, MSOffice 2003.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements documents, functional specification documents and system specification doucments.
• Attended meeting with business analysts in understand and analyzing the requirements.
• Involved in writing test plan.
• Developed and executed test cases.
• Reviewed the test cases with test lead.
• Mapped the test cases to the requirements.
• Performed functional testing, regression testing, system testing and user acceptance testing.
• Performed back-end testing on Oracle using SQL.
• Logged the defects in Quality Center.
• Participated in weekly status meetings and QA meetings.

Environment: Manual Testing, Java,J2EE, Java script, Test Director 6.0, Windows XP, Unix, WebSphere 6.0, Oracle 9i, SQL, Toad 9.0,PL/SQL,MS Outlook, Visio 2007, MS Office 2003.