SUMMARY

• Around 7+ years of diverse experience in Software Quality Assurance with a thorough knowledge of System, Functional, Regression and Performance testing methodologies Capacity to identify problems, analyze test results, and investigating their cause and suggesting remedies.
• Developed Strength in testing of cross - platform Client/Server and Web based applications.
• Expertise in analyzing and designing automated as well as manual procedures for the verification, validation and implementation of accurate testing strategies for the successful deployment of real-time solutions
• Extensive experience in reviewing and understanding of Business & Testing requirements and writing detailed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
• Involved in entire QA Life Cycle (SDLC), which includes Design, Development and Implementation of the entire QA process for the Relational Database, Web and Client/Server, IBM Mainframe Applications.
• Excellent working knowledge of designing and implementation of all QA test strategy plans and automated test solutions for client/server and Web applications with Mercury Interactive Test Suite (LoadRunner, WinRunner, QuickTest Pro and test Director)
• Worked as a QA Engineer on a front office electronic trading system for an Investment Banking.
• Diverse experience in Banking, Financial Services and Trading.
• Experience with SOX, Regulatory Compliance and Controls.
• Experience preparing and executing Manual Test Scripts/Cases and documenting the results.
• Knowledge of using automation tools - Win Runner, QTP, Load Runner, Quality Center and Test Director.
• Develop and implement load and stress tests with Mercury LoadRunner, and present performance statistics to application teams, and provide recommendations of how and where performance can be improved
• Used rational Clear Case and Clear Quest for defect management and change tracking.
• Collaborate with project team to understand requirements in order to effectively plan and execute tests.
• Involved in capturing and maintaining business and technical requirements as well as capturing and analyzing process of the DB project, which was developed in Java, J2EE and XML environment.
• Identified Disk Usage, CPU, Memory for Web, APP, TUXEDO, Database servers and how the servers are getting loaded
• Participate in determining test environment needs.
• Involved in testing Java web based application.
• Involved in batch processing of mainframe to update policies.
• Involved in test environment planning and setup.
• Document and communicate environment security requirements to security.
• Involved in data gathering as well as creating and maintaining test data.
• Gained experience in implementing LDAP security models.
• Expertise in deploying J2EE applications on IBM Web Sphere application server thru Admin console as well as thru scripts.
• Experienced in creating data sources and setting up connection pools as well as creation of J2C Authentication aliases.
• Extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Methodologies (AGILE, RUP), Test Process and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Integrating enterprise-wide J2EE applications and deploying using IBM Websphere Portal Server Application Assembly Tool and managing security policies for different applications.
• Extensive working Experience in using testing methods like Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Security, Initialization, Usability, Database, Smoke/Sanity, End to End and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experienced in back-end testing using SQL queries, generating reports to ensure Data Integrity and validate business rules.
• Created and performed data driven tests for checking positive and negative test scenarios using automation tools by using test data provided.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team, having strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A good team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, VB.NET, ASP.NET, VB 6.0

Operating Systems: Windows NT 4.0/XP/2000/ME/95/98, UNIX, Linux

RDBMS: SQL Server 2000, MS Access 2000, Oracle 9i, IBM 6000, MQ Series (IBM and MS)

Servers: IIS 5.0, Web sphere6.0, Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Scripting Languages: TSL, 4Test scripts, JavaScript, VBScript

Networking: TCP/IP, UDP, SOAP

Version Control: Visual Source Safe, PVCS Version Manager

QA Testing / Modeling/Defect Tracking Tools: WinRunner, LoadRunner, Test Director, QTP, Quality Center, Clear Case and Clear Quest, IBM Mainframes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Sr.QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interface testing with downstream Trading application.
• Extensively involved with the trading activities of Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, FX Derivatives, Equity Derivatives and Commodity Derivatives; and Futures including Commodity Futures Contracts and Financial Futures
• Interacted constantly between legal and marketing departments with the PM regarding various compliances which need to be in place before anything can be finalized;
• Gathered the business requirements;
• Performed requirement analysis and gap analysis;
• Documented the business requirements for the developers,
• Developed Test cases for manual testing and automated them using Win Runner, Silk, Load Runner, Silk performer and QTP.
• Maintained and kept track of stakeholders requests for enhancements and changes using Rational Clear Quest;
• Manually verified the validity of the failed test cases. Performed Positive, Negative and Black box testing on the application
• Tested a broad range of traded products, including OTC derivatives (swap/swaptions, etc.), FX (options, spots and forwards), CDS/CDX, exchange-traded Funds and international wire transactions using SWIFT Codes.
• Translated Business processes into Informatica Mappings for building Data marts.
• Experienced in testing web services using SOAP UI.
• Tested security test and audit test for this particular system. Performed Black Box, functional testing, end to end testing for world points system
• Utilized corporation developed Agile SDLC methodology. Used ScrumWork Pro and Microsoft Office software to perform required job functions.
• Create technical design documentation for the data models, data flow control process, metadata management.
• Tested the web based application which provides various financial services like Brokerage Services (Trade Stocks), Mutual Funds (Scan for mutual funds using criteria such as performance, risk parameters, fees and expenses, Buy, Sell, Exchange Mutual Funds), Wealth management, Fixed Income Investments, Annuities etc.
• Using the Trade Control System for controlling the Trades coming from Investor via Crossroad to the BCMS and Accounting System.
• Responsible for developing and improving existing Automation Frameworks using QuickTest Pro (QTP) and HP ALM
• Used Jira for the defect reporting and tracking.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Test Director.
• Middle office liaison for OTC, bulletin board/pink sheet, and option desks, both internal and external to make trading decisions on firm positions, often carrying more than fifty positions at one time.
• Manually tested and GTS modules using Quality Center.
• Wrote Test plan and Test cases for the Integration testing and system testing.
• Did Integration Testing, GUI testing, Smoke and Sanity Testing, and Acceptance testing in the new builds for Basic Functionality Checking.
• Conscientiously followed agile methodology and conducted scrum/sprint meetings with the team members.
• Provide implementation assessment, strategy, and mentoring services for Rational Rose, UML and RUP.
• Served as a resource for analytical services utilizing SQL Server, TOAD/Oracle, and SQL Developer.
• Developed and maintained the project plan using MS Project
• Rational ClearCase was used to manage all the changes and change requests in the projects. Worked with QA team with the aid of ClearQuest for the bug tracking and Mercury Test Director for Test Case Management.

Environment: Load Runner, Windows NT /2000, SQL Server 2005, Sybase, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Ms-Visio, Cognos BI, MS Project, PowerBuilder, Clear-Quest, Rational Test Manager, GIS Tools, Lotus Notes R6 client, HTML, XML, Notes SAS.

Confidential, New York City

QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacting with the stakeholders to get a better understanding of client business processes and gather business requirements
• Conducted a comprehensive use case analysis to determine key abstractions such as loan underwriting, loan-closed, borrowers-info, mortgage-payments etc, and their mapping to the standard analysis mechanism to enable maximum reuse.
• Worked on SQL Tools like TOAD and SQL Server Management Studio to run the SQL Queries to perform manual test in regular basis and validate the data.
• Developing Test Plan with a Test Strategy for the System testing. Instrumental in creating design and frame work for automation.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and also helped in developing detailed test plan and test cases.
• Performed manual testing and maintain documentation on different types of Testing viz., Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, System, User-acceptance, Performance and Black Box
• Helping development team in defining the scope for Unit testing. Although Unit testing is not in the scope of QA efforts but QA team helped delivery team in putting a process in place for Unit testing activities.
• Has done functional testing of the front-end application using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Backend testing of the DB by writing PL/SQL queries to test the integrity of the application.
• Involved in testing various New Policies, Amendments, Renewals, and Cancellations etc.
• Involved in end to end testing from Quick Quote to the policy activation in both frond end application and in the mainframe.
• Built a repository of test scenarios for our trading applications to be used by developers and traders for testing applications before deployment.
• Involved in story creation and pair testing as part of agile development process
• Excellent working knowledge of designing and implementation of all QA test strategy plans and automated test solutions for client/server and Web applications with Mercury Interactive Test Suite (LoadRunner, WinRunner, Quick Test Pro and test Director)
• Involved in creating entity and attribute definitions and created physical data model using Erwin.
• Worked with logical, physical, conceptual, star, snow flake schema data model.
• Research in design methods to create scenarios for adequate test coverage.
• Performed database validation in the Mainframe to ensure the data entered through the front end reached the database.
• Interface testing with downstream Trading application.
• Tested and verified coverage/s including Rental Reimbursement, Towing, Medical limits, Medical coverage premiums, bodily injuries etc.
• Tested the various coverage premiums such as Liability only, Comprehensive and Collision, Comprehensive only, Collision only etc. and verified the calculations based on the premium.
• Worked on documenting Master QA Strategy (a new template per ESDM guidelines).
• Defining the QA tasks for Java and data intensive projects. Customizing the scope of various QA activities based on nature of projects.
• Extensively involved in the automation of Regression Test Cases by scripting.
• Worked on ‘Segmentation Rule Analysis’ document, which will be made as a QA artifact and will be used as a KS tool (Knowledge Session) tool for any new team member.
• Worked on creating a document on putting a process in place for incorporating Sarbanes - Oxley act to mock up real production data in case of volume testing.
• Actively involved in Source Driven Testing, Target Driven Testing, Business Cycle Testing, Business Scenario Testing and Data Integration Testing.
• Worked on different database like Oracle to check the data consistency.
• Involved in the Production Validation for each Release Project and also took part in post production support.
• Hand on experience on different SQL tools like Query Man was used to test the complex queries.

Environment: VB .Net, ASP.Net 2.0, VB Script, Java, J2EE, C+, IBM, Agile, Oracle, DB2, SQL, PL/SQL, SQL Server 2000, SOAP, HTML, XML, IIS, Quality Center 9.x, QTP 8.X, Rational Requisite Pro, Mercury, Load Runner 8.1, Windows XP, MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Project.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed technical specification and business specifications and created Test plan and Test case in Quality Center.
• Create functional and regression Test Cases based on Functional Requirements Documents and Test Requirements Document
• Provided guidance and leadership to offshore and onsite resources
• Coordinated the test execution effort with the resources.
• Using Rally as progress tracking tool of sprint within the Scrum methods for Agile methodology.
• Escalate the issues/risks to the stake holders and planned for risk mitigations.
• Developed both Positive as well as negative test cases and entered into Quality Center
• Performed Smoke, Functional, End to End, Integration and Regression Testing and running Batch jobs.
• Generate Test Date for Positive and negative test scenarios.
• Involved in external reviews for the test cases with the test lead and business analyst.
• Detected several defects, report and track them using Quality center.
• Experience with SOA architecture.’
• Manual testing of the modules as a part of functional testing.
• Performed Security Testing on the application.
• Automation of test scripts was done using QTP for test re-usability of different online transaction modules.
• Coding of QTP automation scripts was done by using VB Script.
• Prepared weekly status reports and participated in weekly status meetings.
• Generated Test Plan from Quality Center and attach the Project deliverables to the QC
• Interact with the development teams in resolving several issues.
• Managed the testing phases and trouble shouted defects.
• Coordinating Off-shore and onsite test activities and sending the status to managers responsible Generated reports from Quality center actual test cases planed against expected.
• Worked with the development team very closely and made sure that all the defects were fixed and closed in a timely manner.
• Attended weekly project review meetings with Product Management and Development team.

Environment: XML, IIS, Windows, Oracle 9i, Internet Explorer 7.0, Quality centre 9.2, QTP 9.2,TIBCO, SQL Server 2005,Toad, JAVA, J2EE, EJB’s.

Confidential, Miami, FL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the business process through Use Cases, Work Flows and Functional specifications.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Test Director.
• Defined the test criteria and project schedules, and baseline the Test Plan with the help of project meetings, walkthroughs.
• Developed the Test plans for quality assurance based on functional requirements.
• Involved in the automation of testing process Loadrunner as testing tool.
• Performed database testing using SQL.
• Performance Monitor graphs was analyzed.
• Memory leaks, Network bottlenecks, Response time for each scenario was monitored.
• Involved in the documentation of the complete testing process.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing.
• Interacting with the development and testing teams to improve overall quality of the software.
• Involved in creating periodic status reports.
• Developed the test harness and automated regression tests in WinRunner for functional and regression testing.
• Data modeling and design of data warehouse and data marts in star schema methodology with confirmed and granular dimensions and FACT tables.
• Created Logical and Physical models for Staging, Transition and Production Warehouses using Erwin.
• Created GUI, Bitmap, Database and Synchronization Checkpoints to compare the behavior of a new version of the application with the previous version
• Created in-depth reports and graphs in LoadRunner to check where performance delay occurred: network, client, server delays, CPU performance, I/O delays, database locking.
• Actively participated in BUG meetings to resolve the defects in efficient and timely manner.
• Used Test Director to detect defects, communicate to the developers and tracking the defects.
• Coordinated and communicated the whole QA effort by effectively working with different teams.

Environment: LoadRunner, Test Director, QTP, Quality Center, VBScript, MS Excel, DAP, TOAD UNIX, Web Logic, XML, VB.net,ASP.net, Windows XP, Oracle, MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Project.

Confidential, Reston, VA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performed automation testing on the application using LoadRunner. Created test scripts for the functional interface of GTS modules using on LoadRunner.
• Analyzed Functional requirements document, A&D document and developed Test cases to test GUI, Security, Performance and functional requirements of the application
• Testing and Data analysis of the TAP Validator module application both manually and by automation in all environments.
• Execution of system test manually.
• Exclusively worked on writing test plan, test cases, test scripts, test reporting,
• Data Driven Tests using LoadRunner to verify database values to ensure group login transaction accuracy and database integrity.
• Manually tested and GTS modules using Quality Center.
• Checking the system behavior with multiple values of data for regression testing using LoadRunner and enhancing the scripts for Reusability and Modularity.
• Performed backend testing by using SQL.
• Logging defects and writing test cases in Test Director.
• Creating Test Plan and Test cases using Mercury Quality centre.
• Performed Functional testing, Performance testing, Backend Testing, User Acceptance Testing and System Integration testing.
• Assisted technical documentation to formulate user support manuals and given live demonstration of new functionality to users.

Environment: Loadrunner, QTP, TestDirector, Oracle8.0,PL/SQL,Tuxedo,WindowsNT.TSO/ISP, DB2, MS Office Suite, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Project.