OBJECTIVE

• To make a contribution and add value in a fast - paced team environment by utilizing my proven software testing skills and abilities, and my diversified experience as an quality analyst, to ensure the company’s sustained growth and continued success.

SUMMARY

• Over six years of software quality analyst on large diversified projects, including manual/automation test case execution, defect tracking, test plan/test case creation and management, and requirements analysis.
• Experience in B2B, B2C and Ecommerce/Healthcare portals web application developments
• Experienced with Review meetings to identify Ambiguities in functional requirements.
• Experience in developing Test Plans and Test Cases for different types of software testing.
• Experience in both Manual and Automated Testing Tools such as Quality Center, QTP, Win Runner, Load Runner.
• Extensive knowledge of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and STLC methodologies.
• Experience in working with Windows, Client - Server, Web based as well as Mainframe related applications.
• Hands on experience working with different modules of Quality Center such as Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Test Cycle, Defects and Dashboard.
• Worked onAgile/ SCRUM technology and participated in demos at various sprints.
• Experienced in various types of testing including Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, Functionality Testing, Performance Testing, Volume Testing, Unit Testing, Integrated Testing, System Testing, Positive and Negative Testing, Security Testing, Stress Testing, Load Testing and Regression Testing.
• Performed Back End Testing by executing SQL queries.
• Involved in maintaining Test Matrix and Traceability Matrix and performed Gap Analysis
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Participated in design walkthroughs and verified QC Test Scripts and Results.
• Experience in creating various types of reports during test execution process such as Test Execution Status/Summary, Defect Injection rate, Requirement Coverage, # of Defects by Severity, # of Defects by Status etc. Through Test Lab, Defect and Requirement module of Quality Center.
• Effective Time Management Skills and consistent ability to meet client deadline.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Good team player with excellent communication skills, vendor experience and ability to lead, manage, coordinate and work independently in a time sensitive environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Defect Tracking Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Test Director, Team Foundation Server

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows NT/2000/XP

RDBMS: SQL Server, Oracle

SDLC: Waterfall, Agile, Spiral, RUP.

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional (QTP), Win Runner

Bug Reporting Tools: Test Director, Quality center, Rational Clear Quest

Databases: Oracle, MS Access, MS SQL Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - WA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Compared the hard copy EOP with the PDF format to make sure both matches to each other.
• Make sure the download time and the performance of the application works as per the requirement.
• Verify that the results are correctly displayed and analyzed based on the answers provided by the client.
• Participated in bi-weekly Sprint demo to show the working software to the stakeholder and the management team.
• Attended all hand release grooming/planning
• Validated stored procedure with SQL query.
• Wrote SQL query to validate data in various tables.
• Co-ordinated with cross functional team to gain knowledge, data information and testing strategy.
• Participated in the management of testing project with coordination with different teams.
• Involved in online, end to end web application testing to perform GUI testing.
• Evaluate the requirements documents and acquire all the functional requirements and monitor the test script development.
• Develop test Cases as per the requirement, sample test scripts and test scenario control inventory to get standardized document formats.
• Participated/Facilitated Defect Triage meetings with other testers, developers and SME’s
• Created and monitored various reports related to test execution and prepared Executive and Detailed Test Reports such as Test Execution Status/Summary, Defect Status, # Defects by Severity and Status etc.
• Discuss with project Managers/Team Leads the severity of the defects and assign accordingly.
• Coordinated with other team members and attended daily meetings to discuss progress of the project.

Environment: Quality Center, Team Foundation Server, SQL Server, Rally, Facets, SharePoint, Different servers and different databases.

Confidential - Union NJ

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in manual testing as well as automation.
• Created test plans and wrote test cases
• Use agile systems and strategies to provide quick and feasible solutions, based on agile system.
• Work closely with SCRUM team to create test scripts and test cases to ensure coverage of all areas.
• Involved in preparing Test Plan and Test Cases based on business requirements.
• Prepared automated scripts for Maintenance and Regression testing.
• Automated test scenarios for GUI, Functionality and performed Automated Data testing on the application inserting different data in TFS using Spec flow.
• Performed browser compatibility and configuration testing for various operating systems.
• Executed manual and automated test scripts/plans and provide defect and usability feedback to the SCRUM team in a timely manner
• Created and maintained reusable Actions in Device anywhere for mobile application.
• Reviewed extensive SQL Queries with complex multi-table joins and nested queries.
• Involved in reviewing complex SQL queries, views, functions and stored procedures and spotting issues before/during code migration.
• Participated in SCRUM team development and maintaining testing environments
• Created various test sets for different test cycles within Test Lab module of Quality Center and perform the test case assignment within Quality Center for offshore QA testers.
• Created test cases manually to perform different types of testing such as positive/negative, functional/regression, interface, black box, white box, batch testing, screen navigational testing, smoke/sanity testing, exploratory testing or Backend testing
• Used Quality Center to report and track bugs and impediments.

Environment: Quality Center, TFS, Java, DB2, XML, API, Mobile phones, SQL, J2EE, Lotus Notes

Confidential - Greenwood Village, CO

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Took part in development, documentation and implementation of the Test Strategy.
• Created Test Plan and wrote Test Cases based on business requirements and functional specifications.
• Performed Front End Testing and checked for GUI appearance manually.
• Performed Regression Testing manually and executed tests.
• Performed Sanity and Smoke testing manually after each build.
• Performed manual integration testing on the application
• Administered Quality Center for Defect Tracking and Reporting and generation of customized graphs and reports.
• Developed and maintained Test & Traceability Matrices.
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing.
• Exposed to GAP Analysis significantly.
• Recorded scripts in Quick Test Professional to perform Functionality testing.
• Inserted Check Points to check the broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Performed data driven testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in creating output values using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in writing SQL queries to check for the data validation.
• Performed manual back-end testing.
• Manually tested the web application to ensure the flow of the application functionality.
• Worked in proximity with clients and provided assistance with system builds to make enhancements and to provide programming support.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Java, J2EE, Oracle, TOAD, MS Office (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint), MS Project.

Confidential - Freeport, ME

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Test Plan and Test Cases according to business requirement.
• Creating and updating test cases based on new and/or /updated functional or interface requirements
• Extract data from an Oracle System and create MS Excel and MS Access reports
• Mentored a team of 3 onsite QA testers for multiple cross-functional projects within the business unit and offshore sites.
• Tested oracle application framework for utilizing agile methodologies regarding comprehensive solution and debugging process.
• Testedanddebugged various Oracle application, Order Management, Shipping, Purchasing, Configurator and Inventory modules
• Wrote queries onOrder Management set ups - Header and line flows, order and line transaction types, holds, ship and arrival sets, credit checking, system parameters, document sequences for Order numbering, shipping parameters and pick release rules using SQL.
• Wrote various SQL queries to validate data inserted, deleted and updated in the Oracle database
• Wrote SQL queries and performed Backend testing for data validation to check the data integrity during migration from back end to front end.
• Performed requirement traceability by setting automatic alerts for tracing changes in the requirements and system maintenance
• Worked with team on safety compliances project using oracle agile PLM
• Tested applications and documented results and bugs including documentation of information useful in the debugging process
• Generated Automation Scripts from Scratch for QTP
• Implemented library of functions using Descriptive programming, and QTP Plusto handle Shared Object Repositories
• Performed backend testing to validate the data using SQL queries
• Generated the test execution report in Quality Center to be reviewed by the QA Manager
• Efficient in Optimizing, Debugging and testing SQL queries, views and Stored.
• Documented and reported defects within established process and tracking systems using Quality Center.
• Generated various reports and graphs from Clear quest and Quality Center and analyzed the testing process overview.
• Prioritize testing priorities based on business risk, Access testing assets anytime; anywhere via a browser interface using Quality Center.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress update status.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Oracle EBS, Toad, Agile, Clear Quest, Java, Apache Axis, Eclipse, Web logic, Business Objects, Supervisor, MS Office.

Confidential - MA

QA analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Test Plan and Test Cases according to business requirement.
• Wrote Test Cases using MS Excel.
• Performed data driven testing by data driver wizard and parameterization.
• Creating and updating test cases based on new and/or /updated functional or interface requirements
• Performed requirement traceability by setting automatic alerts for tracing changes in the requirements and system maintenance
• Manually performed functional testing based on the specification documents.
• Imported test cases from MS Excel, MS Word to Test Director.
• Constantly tested SQL for joins and contexts for new object creation.
• Used shell scripting to run the scripts as a part of creation of test environment and then validate the data.
• Participated in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs
• Tested applications and documented results and bugs including documentation of information useful in the debugging process
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress update status.
• Participated in walkthroughs and meetings with business analyst, developers, team lead and QA manager on regular basis.
• Provided modification and enhancement request as needed to correct the defect and make the software more useable.

Environment: Test Director, Manual Testing, Oracle, MS Office