SUMMARY:

• 6 years of Information Technology experience in Development, Testing and Application support of projects in IBM Mainframe Technology and Java/J2EE based applications.
• Extensive experience in Healthcare domain with the focus on ICD10 remediation, Healthcare Reform changes and Core Claims processing.
• Have hands - on experience in HP Quality center, Rational Clear Quest.
• Have good experience in Life Cycle Testing (End-to-End testing) and I-UAT (Integrated User Acceptance Testing) as a Test Lead when worked for Marks & Spencer, UK and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
• Handled Defect Tracking and Management using HP Quality center, Rational Clear Quest.
• Acquired IBM certified DB2 Associate and Application Developer certifications.
• Ability to Adapt and learn New Tools, Techniques and Approaches.
• Proven work experience in various domains like Healthcare, Telecom and Retail.
• Excellent team player with ability to take on challenging assignments and excellent team leading capabilities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 7/ XP / Vista, MVS, IBM OS/390, UNIX

Programming Languages: COBOL, JCL, COOLGEN, SAS, REXX, CLIST, MODEL204, EZTRIEVE, Visual Basic

Databases/Technologies: DB2, ORACLE, SQL Server, TERADATA

Tools: and Utilities: File-Aid, ISPF, CICS, File Manager, Platinum and Softech for DB2, XPEDITOR, STROBE, SPUFI, JES Master, SDSF, VSAM, QMF, Page center, Connect Direct NDM, ENDEVOR, CHANGEMAN, ABEND-AID, Query Analyzer for DB2, Debbugger, INFO/X, ESP

Defect Management Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Quality Center 9.0/10

Data Modeling: MS Visio 5.0

Documentation Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint), MS Projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NY

Senior Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Functional Specification Document, Business & Application Services XSDs, Sample XML’s To prepare the Test Scenarios for the Web Service.
• Presenting the Prepared Test Scenarios in the Conference Call with the stake holders for review and updating the test scenarios as per the agreed review comments.
• Preparation of Test Scripts and Assertions in PARASOFT SOA TEST TOOL.
• Preparation of Test Data in a excel (Data Source) and configure the Data source to SOA Tool.
• Prepared complexSQL Querieswill be used in the Data Source.
• Integrated the test Scripts inHP ALMand executed the test scripts fromHP ALM.
• Logged Defects inHP ALMand Preparing various test related document such asRTM(Requirements Traceability Matrix), Test tracking/progress report, Defect report, Daily Test Report etc.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0,Application Lifecycle Management 11.0, Quick Test Professional 10.0, SQL Server 2005, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Office Excel,, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Word, Windows XP.

Confidential, NYC

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test plan and modified the test plan when required in later stages of testing
• Involved in Software Quality Assurance of the application.
• Defects were created, tracked, reviewed, analyzed, stored test data and compared usingHP QualityCentre and Application Lifecycle Management.
• Involved in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI.
• Performed Database testing.
• Used log files and reported errors through various commands into defect tracking tool.
• Documented errors and implemented their resolutions.
• Wrote test plans for positive and negative scenarios for functional, GUI and security testing and UAT.
• Involved in validating java interfaces for business applications.
• Responsible for creating test cases forEnd to End Testing.
• Validated XML schema to validate data.
• Online Test cases are created to test the whole functionality of the online screens.
• Executed all Conversion, Batch and Online Test cases to match with the expected results.
• Tested Database integrity testing by executing SQL statements on Oracle database.
• Participated in daily reviews and kick-off meeting.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0,Application Lifecycle Management 11.0, Quick Test Professional 10.0, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Office Excel,, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Word, Windows XP.

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Arranging and participating in the daily calls with Dev/Business team to discuss the defects logged in QC for every release.
• Preparing the Test cases, Test plan, test strategy based on the requirements doc, active Participation in ST/SIT/UAT.
• Allocation of the work within the team and coordinating with them, getting updates, providing support in their tasks.
• Utilizing PL/SQL to extract data using complex queries/procedure blocks .
• Preparation of test data for positive and negative test scenarios as documented in the test plan.
• Involved in requirement analysis, Feasibility analysis, Test Planning, Execution, Performing UAT along with USER and Production Installation and tracking post production issues.

Environment: Quality Center 9.1., 9.2, SOAP UI - 3.6, SQL Server 2005, MS-word, MS-Excel, Windows XP Professional.

Confidential

Application Tester

Responsibilities:

• Arranging and participating in the daily calls with Dev to discuss the defects logged in QC for every release.
• Preparing the Test cases, based on the requirements doc, active Participation in ST/SIT/UAT.
• Preparing daily Status Report.
• Allocation of the work within the team and coordinating with them, getting updates, providing support in their tasks.
• Utilizing PL/SQL to extract data using complex queries/procedure blocks .
• Preparation of test data for positive and negative test scenarios as documented in the test plan.

Environment: Quality Center 9.1., 9.2, SOAP UI - 3.6, SQL Server 2005, MS-word, MS-Excel, Windows XP Professional.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Detailed Test Plan for end to end testing which includes Scope determination, Risk identification, Test Readiness and Test Scenarios definition.
• Managed the project deliveries including Defect triage before assigning the defect to the technical team.
• Prepared various REXX tools to ease the Data setup for the test execution and prepared hands-on SQL queries used very frequently during testing and stored in a common repository for team’s use.
• Test Execution - Systems Integration including applications of various different platforms like Mainframe & UNIX. and Regression testing of Mainframe applications.
• Analysis of test results and preparing the Cycle End report during phase wise testing.
• Defect Management, Defect Tracking Quality Center.
• Analysis of new changes impact in the project on a need basis by the Technical team.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0,Application Lifecycle Management 11.0, Quick Test Professional 10.0, Oracle 9i, Microsoft Office Excel,, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office Word, Windows XP.