SUMMARY

• 7 years of experience in the field of Quality Assurance, Support and Product Testing.
• Experience in planning and working in testing environments.
• Moderate experience in preparing and publishing test plans.
• Mid - Senior level corporate experience while working at Confidential Mobility, Confidential .
• Passion for testing and desire to ensure quality in the release cycles.
• Strong Written, Presentation and Interpersonal Skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, SQL

Scripting languages: PERL, Linux Shell, Basic HTML and JavaScript.

Protocols: TCP/IP, VLANs, IGMP, HTTP/S, SIP, RTP, FTP, SSH/TELNET, TR-069, SNMP.

Operating System: VMware ESXi 5.0, Linux, Unix, Microsoft Windows 2000, XP

Bug tracking tools: Team track, Clarify CRM-ClearQuality.

Management tools: Test Central.

Testing Expertise: Manual, Functional, System, Load

Testing Tools: Auto Moto, Selenium IDE.

Other Tools: Wire shark, Shenick dEye, Metrowerks CodeWarrior, Clear Case

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NY, NY

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understood the requirements and created test cases, expected results and traced the test cases to the requirements.
• Deliver project assignments (new and regression features) as per PMT expectations.
• Was Involved in Manual and Automation testing.
• Involved in developing test cases using Selenium IDE and Java Script.
• Involved in generating and Execution of Test Scripts using Selenium IDE.
• Familiar with Java Eclipse and querying the database using SQL.
• Performed manually GUI testing, Positive testing and Negative testing on various screens using different browsers.
• Raised the CRs of failed test cases and sent it to the development team using spread sheets like MS Excel.
• Worked with development team to ensure that the problems with the application are resolved.
• Wrote the help manual for the application.
• Understanding the issues in features promptly raised by customers, replicating them and assigning them to the development team.
• Consult and coordinate with other teams when necessary to resolve customer issues in a timely manner
• Participated in team meetings for weekly QA testing reviews.

Confidential, Lexington, MA

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Adept in testing software products and handling projects efficiently for delivering the required applications in a very systematic way according to the six sigma process.
• Understanding features in STB product line and features assigned and implemented in STB releases
• Knowing the domain knowledge from Head end(DAC, OM, NIM) to set-tops
• Actively involved in preparation of test plan.
• Performed Installation testing, System testing, Functional testing, and Regression testing.
• Written test cases for program guide applications running on set top boxes.
• Execution of system test cases of Verizon Mercury program guide application and Microsoft application. Verification of change requests and raising change requests accordingly.
• Tested various features like VOD-video on demand, Pay per view, DVR-digital video recording, media player, HMA-home media architecture, Parental control.
• Setting up the home media architecture and flashing the set-tops with thin client and application.
• Automated 20% of test cases of Verizon Mercury application using auto moto tool.
• Was Involved in Code reviews and inspections.
• Responsible for communicating status reports, risk management, escalation of issues that cannot be resolved in the team and in general to make sure the project is delivered on schedule and within scope.
• Prepared weekly test reports and followed up on the issues.
• Raising issues in features/PR fixes promptly using Clarify bug tracking tool.
• Maintaining automation Lab network, setup, rack space, and equipment Weekly update of equipment usage status
• Preparation of shadow resources, self-training contribute to automation suites execution, as required
• Active Involvement in mentoring new team members.
• Preparation of shadow resources, self-training contribute to automation suites execution, as required
• Worked on end-to-end and full cycle testing.
• Generating the traffic across the broadband router using Shenick dEye to test HTTP, FTP, DHCP protocols
• Doing Performance and capacity testing on routers
• Measured the network bandwidth and QoS quality of service policies to provide different priority to different applications, users.
• Was involved in testing various features of data security like content filtering, VPN tunnels on broadband routers.
• Received BRAVO award for working with Verizon for end to end setup of the test environment.

Confidential, MA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in designing the HMA (Home Media Architecture) withSD/ DVR QIP 2708,HD/ DVR QIP 6416,QIP 2500 Set tops.
• Functional/ Services testing such as EPG, Parental control, DVR.
• Pre-deployment testing of HDTV QAM-IP set top box firmware and application software functionality for Verizon.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• End-end device testing that involved wifi based web cam streaming audio/video frames through host-host processor
• Verification of problem reports assigned in each release
• Interaction with stakeholders, as required
• Regression testing of all assigned, PR related areas/features
• Raising issues in features/PR fixes promptly
• Publishing test results, reports on time.

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Onsite Consultant as a Business Partner from Confidential Ltd.
• Query the database using SQL for successful data transactions.
• Involved in System testing, Manual testing - System test case preparation and execution, bringing up long duration load runs on test machines using shell scripts and analyze the same
• Involved in project Kickoff meetings, Verification and walk through meetings.
• Was involved in technical writing of the product based on Client Server architecture.
• Well versed with entire Software Development Life Cycle.
• Domain knowledge of Broadband Access Networks and understanding TR-069 protocol.
• Created required documentation for QA testing, test cases, traceability matrix, and associated defect reports.
• Preparing test cases and getting reviewed.
• Well versed with various testing phases like Functional Testing, Regression testing, Black Box Testing, System Testing.
• Raising the problem reports using bug tracking tool Team track and assigning to the developer.
• Experience in Manual and Automation testing and good exposure in Client server and web based application testing.
• Received Client Recognition award.