SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of extensive experience in Software Quality Assurance Engineering, doing Manual and automation testing on Web based and Client - server applications.
• Extensive experience in HP Mercury Interactive Tools: Quality Center & Test Director.
• Expertise in testing activities like Test case Development and Reviews, Test Execution, defect reporting and Test Automation.
• Proficiency in providing Defect management including Defect creation, modification, reproducing (as necessary), tracking, prioritizing and reporting using Industry standard Tools like Rally, Quality Center, Test Director, JIRA & Bugzilla.
• Experience in developing Test Strategy, Test Plan and Test Cases from System Requirement Specifications according to the Business requirement.
• Worked on Web Services Testing using SOAPUI
• Experience in working with business analysts, development groups in analyzing business specifications and in Working with other testers to resolve technical and end-user issues.
• Experienced in working in waterfall & Agile methodology.
• Expertise in Functional, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Proficient working knowledge in software development life cycle and Software QA Methodology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with clear understanding of business and ability to work as a part of team.
• Ability to work in tighter schedules and on different applications at the same time.
• Solid management skills, demonstrated proficiency in leading and mentoring individuals to maximize level of productivity while forming cohesive team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, Test Director

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access

GUI: Oracle, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)

Bug Tracking Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, Bugzilla & JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Document, Software Design Document, Software Requirement Specification and Functional Requirement Document.
• Involved in daily scrum meetings for agile methodology project
• Involved in mapping requirements to testing scenarios to ensure that all requirements are covered
• Reviewed Business and Technical requirements documents to develop Test Plan & Test Cases
• Involved in developing and implementation of Test Plan
• Written test plan, test cases and execution of test cases manually.
• Developed and Enhanced the Test Cases.
• Participated in the status meetings to discuss with developers
• Reported the test summary report to the management weekly
• Worked on Guidewire Policy Center
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues
• Employed testing practices to enhance the quality of the software
• Actively attend meetings with fellow testers and other groups to evaluate the progress of the application
• Extensive use of Rally Software to organize user stories, tasks, defects and tests plan and track iterations (sprints) and releases.

Environment: Guidewire Policy Center, TOS, Agile Test Methodology, Manual Testing, NOTUS & Rally Software

Confidential, Long Island, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing Business Requirement Documents.
• Analyzed the Test plan documentation.
• Developed Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Written test cases and executed them manually.
• Tested the business functionality, navigation and validation of the application.
• Validated all the user requirements specified for UAT
• User Acceptance Testing should ensure that the application performs at an acceptable level for the Customer.
• Extensively use SQL queries for backend testing.
• Testing of Web Services using web services client generated using SOAP UI to track request and response SOAP Messages
• Conducted UAT within agreed timeframes
• Bugs were identified and reported to the development team using Quality Center
• Generated reports in the Quality Center to show the run status.
• Participated in the meetings to walk through the defect reports periodically.
• Responsible for Weekly Status reports showing the progress of the testing effort.
• Regular meetings and updates are made to the Management team of the ongoing QA process.
• Worked with developers to resolve and fix the defects.
• Interacted with users by conducting User Acceptance Test to ensure that the total functionality of the application was met by complying with all the business requirements.
• Interacted with Development, System Admin, Team manager, Team Members to resolve the issues expediently.

Environment: Windows, Manual Testing, SOAP UI & Quality Center

Confidential, Cherry Hill, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and updating Test Cases as per requirement for different releases.
• Involved in the user acceptance testing to make sure that the application should work according to the client requirements.
• Involved in writing test plan, test cases and execution of test cases manually.
• Tested the project according to business rules and specifications.
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and used Bugzilla to track defects.
• Involved in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI.
• Review available documentation and specifications to develop both a test plan as well as test cases.
• Coordinated the meetings with Business Analysts, Development Team & Project Manager.
• Worked with the developers to track the problem.

Environment: SQL, Manual Testing, Java & Bugzilla

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Technology Project Requirements walkthrough and understand the business requirements.
• Prepared Test Strategy to identify the overall approach for testing.
• Participated in test strategy walkthrough and document the list of items that require corrective action.
• Prepared Test Plan to identify software risks and ways to mitigate the risks.
• Prepared system level test cases and User Acceptance test cases.
• Executed Acceptance test cases during the UAT (User Acceptance) on web based applications.
• Log defects in Test Director and track them to closure.
• Worked with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved on the basis of using defect reports.

Environment: Windows 2000/NT, Manual Testing & Test Director