SUMMARY

• Around 7+ years of professional experience in Software Testing as Software Quality Assurance Engineer on different platforms and environments
• Experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), in - depth knowledge of contemporary QA/test principles, methodologies.
• Efficient in analysing System Requirements, Use Cases and other documents to gain overall understanding of the new application to determine the appropriate level of testing required and designing end-to-end testing framework that supports both manual and automated.
• Extensively Worked in Quality Assurance using Testing methods for both Manual and Automation tests with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in Requirements gathering (FSD/SRS).
• Experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing, and Production & Maintenance Methods using Waterfall, CMM, and Agile/Scrum.
• Used Soap UI to test Web services (SOA).
• Worked on retail and e-commerce applications
• Involved in risk based testing.
• Working knowledge of SQL, HTML and XML and internet browsers.
• Adept at developing automated test scripts using Load Runner, Quick Test Pro, Quality Centre.
• Experienced in developing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases, Defect Tracking, and Report Generation.
• Expertise in Unit Testing, Integration Testing, GUI testing, Functional testing, System testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance testing, end-to-end testing and Black Box testing methodologies.
• Experience in writing and executing SQL queries to perform Data Validation and Back end testing of databases to check the integrity of data.
• Experience in creating the Requirement traceability matrix and performing the corresponding analysis.
• Experience in coordinating testing efforts with the offshore teams.
• Experienced in recording tests, debugging tests, editing scripts, running test scripts and analysing results using testing tools Win Runner, QuickTestPro, Load Runner
• Excellent communications skills, strong problems solving skills and a good team player.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle pressure and co-ordinate multiple tasks in a work / project environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro RFT, Test Director 8.0/7.6, Quality Center 8.2,9.0, 9.2,9.5, Ranorex, Clear Quest, Winrunner7.0/6.0, Load Runner 8.0/7.8.

Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows UNIX

Languages: C, C++, Java, VB Script, TSL, Visual Basic, .Net, SQL, PL/SQL, Phyton Scripting.

Internet Technologies: VBScript, JavaScript, XML, HTML

Database Technologies: Oracle 8i/9i, MS-SQL Server 2000

Others: MS-Word, MS Excel, PowerPoin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Executed manual tests and identified, communicated, and documented discrepancies encountered during the testing process.
• Created, reviewed, and updated software defects in defect tracking tools.
• Created automation scripts using HP UFT tool.
• Executed and maintained automated test scripts using UFT and HP ALM
• Involved in Sprint review meetings and backlogs meeting.
• Involved in giving demos for each sprint.
• Providing daily status and report to client on day to day basis.
• Used Rally to understand the stories and track the hours spent on each task in the rally.
• Worked in Agile based methodology.
• Automation of Rest Services using SOAPUI and POSTMAN

Environment: HP ALM 11.5, UFT 11.5, Rally, Excel, Clearquest, Javascript, SOAPUI, Rest Services

Confidential - Allen, TX

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creation of test plan, test scenarios, test cases, Observation Summary Report and Test Execution Summary Report.
• Worked in Agile based methodology and worked in sprint to sprint.
• Attended Daily Scrum Meetings and provided with the status of each day.
• Tested Web Services and validated XML Data.
• Used data-driven testing and database accessing techniques during automation scripts development.
• Created and maintained automated tests using QTP by coding in VB Script.
• Developed custom QTP function libraries (like Object Oriented Functions, Database Functions, and Utilities etc). These functions are application independent and platform independent that can be used across multiple projects.
• Developed a comprehensive Automation Regression Suite that is executed at the end of each sprint.
• Involved in Sprint review meetings and backlogs meeting.
• Involved in giving demos for each sprint.
• Providing daily status report to client on day to day basis.
• Used Rally to understand the stories and track the hours spent on each task in the rally

Environment: Quality Center ALM 11.0, Quick Test Professional 11.0, Oracle 10g, VB.Net, Web Services, XML, Rally, SqlServer

Confidential, Schaumburg,IL

Sr. Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in automating test cases using QTP
• Parameterized test scripts in QTP to pass data from different data sources like Excel spreadsheets, XML files and database.
• Performed data-driven testing by developing data-driven tests to validate the same test with multiple sets of test data.
• Developed complex VB Script Functions and Keywords as part of automation framework.
• Used Selenium for Cross browser testing.
• Worked on HP ALM to write manual test cases and execute them
• Worked on an inbuilt automation framework called "Effecta".
• Worked in Agile based environment working from sprint to sprint
• Involved in Understanding stories in each sprint and creating scenarios in each sprint.
• Involved in Sprint review meetings and backlogs meeting.
• Involved in giving demos for each sprint.
• Providing daily status report to client on day to day basis.
• Used Rally to understand the stories and track the hours spent on each task in the rally
• Design and implement the best practices and ensure that new code uses our framework and coding practices
• Execution of smoke tests on each build using QTP and reporting the results to management
• Performed integration testing & data validations using QTP for various interfaces.
• Performed database testing to test data migration from different test environments.
• Developed utility scripts in QTP to export data from different database tables to Excel.
• Developed workarounds for many of QTP challenges by writing VB Script functions using "Effecta"automation framework
• Used "JIRA"to manage projects

Environment: Quality Center ALM 11.0, Quick Test Professional 11.0, Oracle 10g, ASP.NET, HTML, C++, VB script, Effecta, Excel, Rally, JIRA

Confidential, Woodbridge, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Formulated Test Plan that contains test scenarios for testing the Functional, System, Integration and Regression Testing.
• Written test cases for Web based testing.
• Tested functionality and performance of web services.
• Involved in Backend Web services testing.
• Developed test requirements and test plans for comprehensive testing of back-end systems like Web Services.
• Worked on HP ALM to write test cases and execute them • Used SOAPUI for checking the correct transmission of data.
• Worked on SOA based application.
• Used Microsoft TFS to track projects.
• Worked closely with the QA Lead in co-ordination and Implementation of the QA methodologies/QA processed and generating Test Scenarios.
• Participated in Integration, System, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing and production testing using QTP 10.0
• Analyze input and output of test data and identified discrepancies between requirements and expected results.
• Involved in the compatibility testing of the application with different browsers and Operating Systems.
• Actively participated in daily bug scrums, reviews and walkthroughs.
• Maintained Traceability Matrix for latest test results information and matching requirements to Test Cases.
• Generate Reports using QC at the time of execution and releases.
• Involved in creation of automation Scripts.

Environment: QC ALM11.0, QTP10.0, Oracle, Windows, Excel, HTML, Sql Server, ITSM

Confidential, Olympia, WA

QA Analyst/ Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Attended the review meetings of functional and technical specs with developers and Account Managers.
• Formulated Test Plan that contains test scenarios for testing the Functional, System, Integration and Regression Testing.
• Worked closely with the QA Lead in co-ordination and Implementation of the QA methodologies/QA processed and generating Test Scenarios.
• Developed test requirements and test plans for comprehensive testing of back-end systems like Web Services.
• Tested SAAS application for different clients such as Bank of America, Fannie Mae and JP Morgan Chase.
• Involved in writing manual Test cases for REOTRANs Application
• Involved in Automation of ReoTrans Application.
• Used Selenium for automation Testing
• Developed scripts using Javascript language
• Participated in Integration, System, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing and production testing using Selenium IDE
• Analyze input and output of test data and identified discrepancies between requirements and expected results.
• Involved in the compatibility testing of the application with different browsers and Operating Systems.
• Logging Defects in Company's Internal Bug Tracking tool, MKS.
• Actively participated in daily bug scrums, reviews and walkthroughs.
• Used "TrackStudio"to track the progess of each project
• Maintained Traceability Matrix for latest test results information and matching requirements to Test Cases.
• Generate Reports using ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)/QC at the time of execution and releases.
• Worked closely with developers in "War-rooms"to fix any issues occured during testing
• Collaborated with offshore developers and QA
• Worked with different account managers to understand the functiionalitiesmore better.

Environment: HP ALM, Sql Developer, MKS, TrackStrudio, Coldfusion, Selenium, SAAS, Javascript

Confidential

QA Analyst /Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Batch-processing using Autosys.
• Used Autosys to schedule the jobs on a daily, nightly and weekly basis.
• Used"Putty" to execute UNIX commands and verify logs
• Used Microsoft Visio to design the flow of jobs.
• Define a number of test cases using quality data end-to-end business processes during the UAT and validated the system set up for transactions and user access in UAT.
• Involved in Creation of test plan, reports.
• Worked closely with BAs and developers to better understand the functionalities.
• Attend meetings with BAs and client managers to gather documents to write test cases.
• Extensive involved in writing complex sql queries.
• Involved in extensive Data Validation using SQL queries in Oracle, Sql Sever and Sybase Databases
• Tested the front-end trading application known as "Charles River Development"application.
• Involved in validating data for different Hedge fund clients (such as JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs etc) by writing complex Sql queries..
• Tested the brokerage and financial services applications like Equities, Fixed Income, Investment Research, Bonds, Stocks, Options, Capital Markets, Investment Deposits, Accounts (Accounts Activity, Balance & Holdings, and Portfolio Management), E-statements, Retail Consumer Lending, Mortgage Modules and Integration Modules.
• Participated in Test Plan walkthroughs for test case approval with Business Analyst Manager and
• Development Lead
• Performed the White box and Black Box testing.
• Tested and Debugged the code during white box testing.
• Used Bugzilla as a defect tracking tool
• Design, implement and maintain the QA Automation Hybrid framework using QTP and developed VB scripts in QTP.
• Utilized Excel to maintain test cases and test scripts.
• Automated functional, GUI and Regression testing by creating scripts in QTP 10.0
• Worked on OOPS concept for automating the functionalities of the application..
• Involved in preparing Requirement Traceable Matrix (RTM) and Test Sets in HP Quality Center 9.2.
• Executed smoke Testing to test the main features of the application as and when required.

Environment: Quality Center 9.2, QTP10.0, Sql Developer, .Net, Excel, Bugzilla, SQL, Oracle 10g, AutosysJavaScript, Microsoft Visio, VBscript, CRD, Sybase