SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience specializing in IT Quality Assurance and Software testing with Web and Client based applications verification, defects tracking and testing.
• Excellent knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like Agile (SCRUM) and Waterfall.
• Good experience of working in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience of testing applications through Manual and Automation Testing Methodologies.
• Efficient in performing reviews of the various project documents like Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD), Backlog & Users stories and other project requirement documents (Use Cases, URD, SRD etc.) to identify Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
• Extensive experience in Black box testing approaches like Smoke, Sanity, Functional, Integration, System, Database, Interface, Compatibility, Security and Regression testing.
• Knowledge on Automation tools like HP UFT using expert view and Data driven framework.
• Experience of using Soap UI for testing web services using protocol such as SOAP.
• Knowledge on cross - browser and compatibility testing on various web browsers and operating system platforms.
• Used various databases and efficiently executed SQL queries to ensure data reliability and consistency for data validation.
• Experience in software quality assurance in various UNIX/Windows platform.
• Active involvement in managing defects through tracking tools like HP ALM/QC and JIRA.
• Highly organized, with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Flexible, able and willing to learn new things.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operation System: Windows XP 7/8, UNIX (Solaris)

Programming Languages: SQL, XML, VB Script

Test Automation Tools: HP UFT version - 12.5, HP Load Runner and Soap UI

Databases: SQL Server, Oracle

Defect management: HP ALM/QC, JIRA

Browsers: Firefox, Safari, IE, Chrome

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business, System requirements and Test Requirements Document (TRD) that are being loaded in HP Quality Center.
• Wrote and executed test cases in HP ALM for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT).
• Executed manual and automated regression test cases before & after the bug fixes as per test scenarios.
• Performed regression tests to verify bug fixes for each release.
• Performed Black box, User Interface (UI), functional, Usability testing of web application and validated business rules.
• Performed Positive and Negative Testing to ensure appropriate user authentication.
• Worked in Agile environment, in which User Stories with its tasks were assigned to me as per the iteration.
• Attended SCRUM every morning to get updates and provide updates to the team.
• Burn down hours on the assigned tasks as per work done on it. This practice helped team to reflect work progress via Burn down chart.
• Ensured that tasks assigned as per the iteration get accomplished successfully.
• Used SQL queries to perform the backend testing of the Oracle database.
• Performed web service testing using SOAPUI.
• Generating weekly status reports to the team manager, attend weekly status meeting with team members, team managers, business analysts and technical team.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business, System requirements and Test Requirements Document (TRD) that are being loaded in HP Quality Center.
• Wrote and executed test cases in HP ALM for System Testing and User Accepting Testing (UAT).
• Executed manual and automated regression test cases before & after the bug fixes as per test scenarios.
• Performed regression tests to verify bug fixes for each release.
• Performed Black box, User Interface (UI), functional, Usability testing of web application and validated business rules.
• Performed Positive and Negative Testing to ensure appropriate user authentication.
• Worked in Agile environment, in which User Stories with its tasks were assigned to me as per the iteration.
• Attended SCRUM every morning to get updates and provide updates to the team.
• Burn down hours on the assigned tasks as per work done on it. This practice helped team to reflect work progress via Burn down chart.
• Create defect reports using Dashboard module of HP Quality Center as required.
• Ensured that tasks assigned as per the iteration get accomplished successfully.
• Used SQL queries to perform the backend testing of the Oracle database.
• Performed web service testing using SOAPUI.
• Generating weekly status reports to the team manager, attend weekly status meeting with team members, team managers, business analysts and technical team.
• Help team with any testing, research, and documentation as required.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created test plans and reviewed and updated all test cases in Excel and SharePoint, and managed the Requirements Traceability Metrics (RTM).
• Maintained and updated the RTC to provide input to project managers and others on the testing process and progress
• Coordinated and carried out Black Box, Sanity, Functional, Integration, System and Regression, Ad hoc and Security Testing for the Funds Network Web application.
• Followed Fidelity Agile Methodology (FAM) process.
• Used SQL queries to retrieve data from Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)/Teradata and validate them, tested on the Mainframe for data validation and also tested using Pivot Tables for ETL processes.
• Automated test cases using UFT 12.5 and enhanced scripts in UFT using different checkpoints, parameterization of data and inserting synchronization points.
• Used Reusable actions to avoid lengthy test scripts
• Conducted peer review of test cases and provided feedback on areas of improvement
• Involved in testing of web services using SOAP UI
• Used Quality Center to manage defects and track bug lifecycle
• Identified severity and priority of bugs, communicated to development team and helped minimize duplication of defects during testing cycle via QC.
• Provide a weekly project report that includes testing metrics and status reports.
• Communicated to and coordinated with team members, managed offshore team and conducted triage sessions with offshore team