SUMMARY

• Over 6+ years of experience in Manual and Automation, Black Box, Regression, GUI Testing, Integration, Functionality, Positive/Negative and User Acceptance testing of both Client - server and Web-based applications.
• Good at understanding the Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications.
• Expertise in Bug Reporting, Tracking and Documentation using Quality Center, JIRA, Confluence.
• Good knowledge of different phases of Software Testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Agile Methodology and Waterfall
• Excellent experience in developing TestScenarios, Testcases, Test Scripts and Testreports for Manual as well as Automated testing for various applications to ensure proper business compliance.
• Experience in using Confluence for writing the test cases, Executing the test cases and defect reporting and bug tracking using JIRA
• Experience working on ETL testing to validate Source and Target database.
• Experience in using Mercury Quality Center/ALM for writing the test cases, Executing the test cases and defect reporting
• Excellent knowledge of Software Testing life Cycle and Test Process Documentation.
• Analyzed and reported defects using Quality Center/JIRA, and interacted well with stakeholders in fixing bugs.
• Experience using Selenium WebDriver with core Java using Eclipse IDE for Automation testing.
• Well-versed with Object-Oriented Programming using C# .Net and Java.
• Knowledge and experience in Web Services testing using SOAP UI.
• Proficient in performing Backend testing by writing and executing SQL scripts for data validations.
• Experience in writing SQL stored procedures for validating Tableau and SSRS Reports.
• Good team player with an ability to work independently in a time sensitive environment.
• Strong communication skills and good experience in working in team environments, and with good planning, analytical and problem solving skills, can also carry out tasks independently.
• Proactively highlighted the Risk, Issues and dependencies to the higher management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Dos, Windows 95/98/2000/7/XP/NT, UNIX, Mac

Languages: C# .Net, C,C++,Java, JavaScript, HTML, Visual Basic 6.0

Database: MS Access, MY SQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MS-Access

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, HP QuickTest Professional 10.0 (Basic), Selenium Web Driver, Selenium IDE, JIRA,SoapUI

Methodologies: SDLC, Waterfall and Agile (Scrum),TDD,ATDD

Version Controls: Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Rational Clear Quest,TFS

Microsoft Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Visio, Share Point

Tracking Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Bugzilla,QC,Confluence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Agile phase of development model.
• Worked closely with business analysts, Development team and Quality analyst to create test plans, test strategies and test cases in the pre-testing phase for Integration testing, System testing, Regression testing
• Reviewed database business and functional requirements, reviewed mapping transformations.
• Worked with Program Managers, Requirement Analysts, Mappers, Developers, and other testers to resolve issues with requirements/mapping transformations.
• Written Test Cases for ETL to compare Source and Target database systems.
• Developed advanced SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and/or calculate information to fulfill data and reporting requirements including identifying the tables and columns from which data is extracted.
• Extensively used SQL queries for data validation, data integrity and backend testing.
• Prepared and executed manual test scenarios and test cases using Confluence based on business and functional requirements
• Performed Testing on QA, Staging and Production environments.
• Tested extensive amount of Tableau and SSRS reports.
• Worked with Developers, Business lines to understand the report requirements and wrote backend SQL scripts to verify data correctness in the reports.
• Reported the Bugs/Defects using JIRA defect management tool. Responsible for communicating Defect Status Reports to business in project meetings.

Environment: SQL Server 2014, Windows 2008, HTML, Confluence, MS Excel, MS word, JIRA

Confidential, Minneapolis

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Agile phase of development model.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Detailed Test Cases based on sprints User Stories.
• Execution of test cases, bug reporting and bug verification.
• Performed all aspects of verification including Smoke testing, Functional testing and Regression testing on major functionalities of the application.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing to ensure correctness of application.
• Developed hybrid framework to test several web pagesand Created Test cases, Test suites using TestNG,Seleniumweb driver.
• TestedWeb Servicesusing SOAPUI tool, validating WSDL, request and response xml.
• Performed UI testing on Admin Pages like Plans, Promotions, and Discounts.
• Performed Web Service Integration testing for Payment Processing Gateways and Credit Unions API’s.
• Tested user stories on 2 weeks sprints and participated agile ceremonies and retrospective.
• Used JIRA for Bug reporting, Tracking and defect Management.
• Setting up of QA Environment which includes installation of Application Server, Web Server and Reports.
• Participated in agile standup, meetings.

Environment: SQL Server 2008, Windows 2007, ASP.Net,C#.Net, HTML, JavaScript, Microsoft Share Point, JIRA, Confluence, TFS, JSP, Java, MS Excel, MS word, VM ware, SoapUI, XML, VersionOne

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system requirements, executed detailed Test plan, developed Test cases, Test scripts for testing the functionality, GUI, security, and usability of Loan Process.
• Performed Back-End testing to ensure data consistency.
• Manually performed Validation testing by executing SQL queries, System testing all the elements of the system ensuring.
• Analyzed test results and creating performance evaluation reports.
• Experience in writing and executing Test Plans and Test Cases, developing and maintaining -Test Scripts for both manual and automated testing
• Reviewed system logs and reports to identify application processing errors and possible improvements.

Environment: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Test Director, JSP, Servlets, SQL Server, JDBC, JBOSS, XSL, XML, CSS, Web services, webSphere.

Confidential

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gatheringBusiness Requirements,Functional RequirementsandDesign Documents.
• Extensively involved in writing and designing templates for theTest PlansandTest cases
• Identified theTest Casesand documented them inQuality Center.
• Worked with the Developers and the Test Lead to verify theTest Cases.
• Designed and AnalyzedTest casedesign document basing on theFunctional Requirement Specificationsto implement through testing process.
• UsedQuality Centerto store all testing results, metrics, implemented Test plan Document, created Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Reporting.
• Participated instatus meetingstoreport issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution usingQuality Center
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues usingQuality Center.

Environment: Windows XP, Quality Center,ASP.Net, C#.Net, SQL Server 2005, HTML, JavaScript, MS Office, Microsoft Excel, MS Word

Confidential

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in product requirements and design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product design, schedules.
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance.
• Developed Test plans based on functional and technical software requirements.
• Performing module wise Functional Testing, Database Testing, System Testing, Regression testing and End to End Testing etc.
• Document software defects, using bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers on daily basis.
• Extensively involved in back-end testing into SQL using SQL Server Profiler
• Worked with the Business Analyst/Requirement team, technical team for Change Request if desired by them for improving the usability of the application.

Environment: Windows XP, MS-Excel, MS-Word, HP QC, ASP.Net, C#.net, HTML, Bug Tracker