SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of extensive, diversified experience in quality assurance of software development life cycle (SDLC) specializing in quality assurance processes and methodologies in both Manual and Automaton.
• Experience in all stages of STLC and SDLC ranging from planning, estimation, specification, designing, Preparation of GUI Test Cases, Functional Test Cases and testing with timely delivery against aggressive deadlines and QA process.
• Good understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies like Agile (SCRUM) and Software Testing life cycle.
• Worked in analysing BRD (Business Requirement Document), FRD (Functional Requirement Document), SRS (System Requirements Specification) and other project related documents to create test scenarios and test cases.
• Worked with Web and Client - server applications on Window and UNIX environment.
• Experience in methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile/SCRUM.
• Retrieved data using SQL queries to perform backend testing.
• Experience in different kinds of testing such as smoke, function, regression, compatibility, backend database, security, and system for WEB based application and Mobile applications.
• Planning and execution of automated test scripts using tools such as Test Director/Quality Center and QTP, based on business/functional specifications.
• Expertise in creating bug reports using tools like Test Director, Quality Center, Clear Quest, Bugzilla.
• Performed manual testing extensively—primarily Smoke, Integration, Functional, Regression, GUI, Database, Black Box, and Backend Testing.
• Experienced in building QA Automation tools and platforms with the goal of 100% automated testing and reduction of regression test cycles.
• Expert in writing Visual Basic scripts for QTP and managing regression test cases.
• Experienced in Software Testing, with excellent knowledge of the tools, techniques, and processes involved.
• Experience of working within structured software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Hands-on with HP quality Center/ALM.
• Extensive work experience in automating test scripts, writing automated test procedures and designing framework API’s.
• Proficient in test Scenario/case design, testing tool usage, test execution, defect management and tracking, test summary reports for delivering utmost quality product.
• Hands-on with QTP, integrating QTP with QC and synchronizing QC with TFS using QC Synchronizer.
• Performed manual testing extensively—primarily Smoke, Integration, Functional, Regression, GUI, Database, Black Box, and Backend Testing
• Testing experience in Anti Money Laundering (AML) for banking applications
• Experience in POS system for retail POS application.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, testing methodologies and techniques.
• Involved in Automation Test Effort Estimations and Feasibility Analysis.
• Experienced in testing the Functionality and Regression testing.
• Provided KT to the team members about Automation framework and QTP-QC integration. Suggested and implemented HP Sprinter for manual testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows XP 7/8, UNIX

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server

Browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari

Testing Tools: QTP

Testing and Defect Management Tools: HP Quality Center, Bugzilla

Other Tools: Toad, VMware, MS Office Suite

Mobile Platform: Apple IOS, Android OS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business requirement document (BRD) and Functional Required Document (FRD), Use Cases and other project related document to prepare test plan, test scenarios and test cases.
• Actively participated in JAD sessions and scrums by showing daily and weekly progress of testing in the meetings
• Prioritized the requirements to assure that the most critical issues are addressed.
• Performed Manual Testing prior to automate testing on the application.
• Created Test Cases in HP ALM/ QC, Mapped Test Cases to Requirements using Requirements Coverage and Maintained test Cases and defect reports in ALM/QC.
• Reported the bugs using ALM/Quality Center and tracked the bugs till closed.
• Executed VB Script in QTP for regression testing.
• Conducted Smoke, regression, security, compatibility, Integration, System and Functional Testing.
• Worked with team members to review and submit 100% of AML and CTF Transaction Monitoring Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
• Be a part of Bug Triage meeting for production issues and to help developers and management to resolve.
• Performed regression testing to make sure that any modifications in the product did not affect the system, or caused any errors.
• Validate data using SQL queries to do the back end testing.
• Communicated with development team throughout the STLC.

Environment: HP ALM/QC, QTP, Toad, SQL Server

Confidential - Blue Ash, OH

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Followed Agile (Scrum) project management procedures.
• Analyzed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and added the requirements to HP QC.
• Wrote test plans, test scenarios and test cases.
• Executed test cases, updated testing status on HP QC, and logged defects in Defects Module.
• Performed GUI, Smoke, Regression, Integration, Security, System, Compatibility, and Functional tests.
• Tests were performed in POS Lab.
• Tested the cashier activities, POS ability to read cards, store server and back office integration.
• Tested the compatibility of the different systems and software that was installed.
• Tracked bugs and features through HP QC to resolve any production issue that the bugs were fixed on time based on priority and severity level.
• Tested on iOS and Android platform.
• Performed mobile testing using Emulator and tangible hardware such as IPhone and Android devices for performance, security, compatibility and UI functionality.
• Wrote SQL queries on TOAD to validate data in the database.

Environment: s: HP Quality Center, TOAD, SQL server, IBM 4690, MS Office, Android SDK, Apple iOS, Java, Windows

Confidential, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the business requirements and developed test cases to test the complete functionality of the application.
• Attended functional reviews and other business analysis meetings.
• Involved in writing Test Plan, which detailed the testing scope, strategy, and necessary resources.
• Conducted Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Data validation testing.
• Performed Manual and Automation testing. Verified and Validated the Automated Test scripts.
• Developed automated Test scripts using QTP to perform Functional and Regression testing.
• Executed and managed test cases and reported bugs in Quality Center.
• Performed UI testing considering parameters like consistency, usability, visibility, accessibility and compatibility of the application under development
• Assessed testing processes, creating, implementing testing strategies using Agile-testing methodology in UAT phase.
• By using Execution Grid, run all manual and automated test cases in Quality Center.
• Formulate methods to perform Positive and Negative testing against requirements.
• Performed Verification, Validation, and Transformations on the Input data (Text files, XML files) before loading into target database.
• Knowledge in testing Web services and XML with tool called ‘SOAP UI’.
• Developed SQL queries to check the database automatically and checking the data integrity in accordance with business standards of the company.
• Tested Web page presentation manually for different browser compatibility
• Hands on experience in collecting several metrics and come up with corrective measure to be presented to senior management.
• Good knowledge of Financial Products like Derivatives, Equities and Fixed Income.
• Hands on work experience working with offshore and onshore team model; coordinate my own efforts with team members in the off- site team.
• Provided weekly status report to the Project Manager and discuss issues related to quality and deadlines.

Environment: Windows NT / 2003, SQL Server, Quality Center, QTP, HTML, XML.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked in agile environment from the design phase till the implementation phase.
• Examined the Business and Functional requirement specification documents for gaining an insight on the project.
• Attended JAD sessions with the business analyst, development team’s manager and SMEs.
• Performed business and requirement analysis and created the test plan.
• Documented QA processes and strategies and activities from project’s testing phase till the Deployment and UAT.
• Create complex SQL queries to help the team with database testing.
• Identified Test Scenarios and created Test Cases in accordance with the Test Plan document and came up with the time lines for scheduling tests.
• Conducted smoke testing during each and every release and commun7icated the status to the project team.
• Performed various types of testing like Functional, Integration, Regression and Load testing.
• Performed manual testing
• Identified test cases to be automated and executed them.
• Used UNIX commands to extract the log files from the server to identify the root cause of issues.
• Created recovery scenarios
• Carried front end and back-end testing.
• Used Toad for writing SQL queries, used many types of complex queries for validating, retrieving and comparing the data.
• Tested Mobile app for Confidential using keynote’s Device Anywhere.
• Validated the requests and responses of the Web Services.
• Documented the errors using HP Quality Center and tracked them to completion by communicating and co-coordinating with the development as well as the support group.
• Created weekly status reports and communicated to project teams on team and testing status.

Environment: Quality Center 10.0, Oracle 11g R2, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Keynote Device Anywhere

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Followed Waterfall for the POS system and Agile (Scrum) for the mobile application project management procedures.
• Analyzed Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and added the requirements to HP QC.
• Wrote test scenarios and test cases.
• Executed test cases, updated testing status on HP QC, and logged defects in Defects Module.
• Performed GUI, Smoke, Regression, Integration, Security, System, Compatibility, and Functional tests.
• Tests were performed in POS Lab.
• Tested the cashier activities, POS ability to read cards, store server and back office integration.
• Tested the compatibility of the different systems and software that was installed.
• Tracked bugs and features through HP QC to resolve any production issue that the bugs were fixed on time based on priority and severity level.
• Tested on iOS and Android platform.
• Performed mobile testing using Emulator and tangible hardware such as IPhone and Android devices for performance, security, compatibility and UI functionality.
• Wrote SQL queries on TOAD to validate data in the database.

Environment: s: HP Quality Center, TOAD, Oracle, MS Office, Android SDK, Apple iOS, Java, Window

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Followed Agile methodology in SDLC.
• Co-ordinate with Onsite and Offshore QA teams.
• Attended JAD sessions for requirement gathering sessions, requirement walk through sessions and demo sessions.
• Reviewed BRD and FRD to identify the ambiguities and test scenarios and prioritized them.
• Created and executed test cases using HP Quality center.
• Executed test cases on IE,Firefox, Chrome, Safaribrowsers for different builds and versions of applications for compatibility testing.
• Used Bugzilla for logging new bugs and tracking the bugs.
• Prepared Test Completion Report and Lessons learnt before the implementation of the release.

Environment: Quality Center, Bugzilla, MS SQL Server, IE, Chrome, Safari, Fire fox, Windows