SUMMARY

• 5+ years of work experience as a QA Test Analyst in Banking & Financial Services (BFS) industry
• Expertise in SIT, UAT and End - to-End testing
• Proficient in different phases of testing like Sanity testing, GUI testing, Functionality testing, Regression testing and Black Box testing
• Experience in writing Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts & Procedures, and Defect reports
• Expertise in testing tools such as Mercury Test Director / HP Quality Center (QC) for activities like Requirement Coverage, Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting and Defect Management
• Performed validations for Oracle General Ledger (GL) through IRIS Web
• Hands-on experience in reconcilement tools such as Intellimatch & Subsystem Reconcilement Presentation Layer (SRPL)
• Understood, documented, implemented and enhanced multiple systems (Opics Plus, Calypso, Tradeworks, London Midas Plus, etc) for books and records validations
• Knowledge on Snapshot reporting system
• Thorough knowledge on Oracle 9i & SQL Queries (i.e. creating database structure, storing, retrieving and manipulating data in a database)
• In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Implementation and Testing
• Exposure to Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall software development methods
• Developed & maintained Traceability Matrix and performed Gap Analysis
• Set up test environment for testing activities
• Knowledge on QTP fundamentals
• Certified by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)
• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication skills
• Ability to lead, work in a team or work independently
• Quick learner with an enthusiasm to learn new technologies

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, JAVA, Oracle (SQL)

Operating Systems: Windows-NT/2000, XP

Database: MS-Access, Oracle, MS SQL Server 2008

Productivity Software: MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Functional tools: Mercury Test Director / HP Quality Center (QC)

Reconcilement tools: Intellimatch, SRPL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Plan and Test Strategy document based on Functional Requirement Specifications and System Design Specifications
• Developed Test Scripts based on the technical specifications and business requirements
• Executed the test cases and verified the actual results with the expected results
• Performed logical day testing on data supplied to identify defects and ensure a smooth transition
• Extensively researched and evaluated to accurately carry out of the balance verifications and report any out of balance condition.
• Worked with the technology team to modify and test the SRPL system to provide new recons for certain subsystems to reconcile efficiently using an automated process.
• Identified, documented, and communicated potential risk items to management
• Tracked defects through Quality Center
• Actively participated in meetings with Business partners and Stakeholders on the status of the project.
• Coordinated with Sr. Business Consultant in researching functioning of business processes and identifying potential gaps.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created and reviewed various testing documents like Test Plan, Test Strategy, and Test Procedures.
• Developed Test scripts and Test scenarios and executed them through Quality Center.
• Performed balance verifications, created new recons, and set-up new IntelliMatch account mapping
• Completed end-to-end testing in the SRPL UAT environment and ensured the correct sign-off to move into a Production environment
• Provided analytical support for International Operations Reconciliation and Control Group as well as subsystem business partners
• Communicated weekly status of project deliverables to Sr. Technical Project Manager, department heads and relevant team members through meetings and emails.
• Trained new and existing employees on the different procedures for validations of the Trial Balance files and GL file.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained test plan from functional specification and technical specifications
• Understanding the Requirements and Creating Test Scenarios
• Derive test case from scenarios for specific modules
• Creation of Test Data for the application
• Preparing the Test Cases from Test Scenarios covering the entire product functionality
• Identifying functional defects and reporting it
• Performed Integration testing after the final changes were re-tested during system testing as part of the Exit criteria

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirement, studied the application and collected the information from developers. Understanding functionalities of the application and analyzing the impact of changes
• Preparing test scenarios using business requirement
• Writing test cases based on requirements/functional specifications
• Executing test cases using Quality Center for the project releases and maintenance release
• Filing Defects into bug repository and tracking them throughout the life cycle
• Verifying fixed defects and prioritizing outstanding defects

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the environmental setup
• Involved in the design and creation of test cases
• Executed test cases through Traceability Matrix to ensure all test coverage
• Used Black Box validation method by selecting valid and invalid input and determined the correct output
• Logged defects through Test Director and tracked those till closure

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of test scenarios using business requirement.
• Derived test case from scenarios for specific modules
• Performed testing to ensure data consistency on Front-end by writing and executing SQL statements on the database.
• Investigated software bugs and maintained reports, tracked defects and also interacted with the programming team to resolve technical issues.
• Designed the regression Scenarios

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Writing test cases based on requirements/ functional specifications
• Executing test cases and reviewing test results
• Keeping track of open and critical issues, following up with the client
• Escalating unresolved or critical issues to project manager
• Filing Defects into bug repository and tracking them throughout the life cycle
• Performing Regression Testing