SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance of Web and client/server applications on Windows and Unix platform, expertise in analysis and design of applications.
• Well expert in the area of both manual and automated testing, currently seeking for a Software Test Engineer position to utilize my skills and further my experience.
• Experienced in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Extensive experience in Agile and Waterfall Methodologies.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance, which includes designing, developing, testing and implementation of customer oriented business applications and testing web applications.
• Experienced in Black box and White box, Functional, UAT, Verification & Validation, Compatibility, Unit, Usability, Load, Performance, Installation, Stress, Regression, Integration and System Testing.
• Expertise in Designing Test plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test Reports for both manual and automated tests.
• Excellent technical, process improvement, team - building and oral/written communications skills.
• Ability to work and manage projects independently, with a proven ability to meet and exceed set goals and deadlines.
• Experience with Automated Testing tools such as HP Quality Center, HP QTP, Test Director, Load runner, Win runner, SQA Robot.
• Performed Testing of Database applications developed with ORACLE, Sybase, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Used HP Quality Center/Test Director for planning and running tests and tracking defects.
• Extensive backend testing experience using SQL and UNIX.
• Well versed with the concepts of database design, development and testing of various Client/Server Applications using ORACLE.
• Defined and implemented IT Quality Assurance policies, plans and practices to meet CMM standards.
• Experience in the complete life cycle of project development: System Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment and End User Training.
• Good knowledge of RUP methodologies and Proficient in using the rational tools such as Rational clear quest, Rational Clear case and Requisite pro.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Load runner, QTP, Win runner HP Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Clear Case, SDLC, Agile and Waterfall Methodologies.

Bug Tracking Tools: PVCS tracker, iTracker, Remedy, Quality Center (9.2/9.0), Test Director7.5/7.0/6.0, Rational Clear Quest.

Languages: C, C++, Pro*C, JAVA, HTML, Perl, SQL/PLSQL, Visual Basic and COBOL

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT, UNIX (Sun/HP), Linux, Stratus, MS DOS

Database: Oracle 7.3/8.x/9.x, SQL Server 6.5/7.0, DB2, Sybase, MS-Access.

Net/Protocol: HTTP, TCP/IP and SSH, FTP, Telnet, Sql Loader, DNS.

Others: Autosys, DB Artisan, TOAD, Ms-Excel, Ms-word, MS-Project.

Web/Application Servers: IIS, Web Logic, Apache, Tomcat

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Manual and Automated testing of the front-end application.
• Generated and implemented Test Plans, Test cases, Test Scripts on different applications.
• After writing Test Cases in Excel/Word, exported into Quality Center.
• Automate regression testing using an automation tools Quick Test Pro.
• Performed End-to-End testing.
• Reporting and verifying the bugs in Mercury Quality Center.
• Involved in System and User Acceptance testing.
• Moved and installed the build into QA environment using various UNIX commands.
• Used itracker and Remedy as bug tracking tools to report Bugs.
• Involved in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing and to verify the database updates, inserts and deletions etc., of the records, and validate them using TOAD.
• Created and executed Manual test cases based on the business requirements and for each build.
• Involved in the team meetings with representatives from Development, Database Management, Configuration Management, and Requirements Management to identify and correct defects.
• Participated in to the weekly project development team and QA Test team status meeting.

Confidential, Rockville, MD

System Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Development of test scenarios and test plans.
• The verification of product requirements and functionality.
• Identification and reporting of product defects during system test.
• As an Analyst involved in gathering business requirements, studied the application, gathered the information from developers.
• Created and documented overall testing strategies - Test Scenario, Test Cases, Test Script and Procedure to be followed as Test Steps.
• Manually performed Functional, Positive, Negative, Integration Testing of the application.
• Exported the Test cases from excel spread sheet to Quality Center.
• Communicate, coordinate and support to the Project management, developers and end users in entire Testing life cycle includes resolving defects and responsible for initiating customization of bug reporting tools.
• Involved in testing of Web application performed GUI, Regression, and Security testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Wrote SQL queries to test data integration and performed Database Testing for the Application.
• Designed Test Cases, executed those using the Test Lab and analyzed the results in Quality Center.
• Added the defects, set the priorities, closed the resolved issues, and generated the test report in Quality Center.
• Developed test metrics, traced the bugs, and requirements to the defects for the management.
• Participated and reported statuses in all test related project team meetings.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and reviewed the Software Requirements, Functional Specifications and Design Documents.
• Created test requirements hierarchy to represent the features and functionality that needs to be tested in the application using Quality Center.
• Managed requirements, test cases and test scripts using Quality Center.
• Manually tested the application using the test cases.
• Performed integration testing between module releases.
• Developed Manual Test Cases, verified Actual results with expected results for the application.
• Manually conducted User Interface, Functional, Integration, UAT,Regression testing and interacted with developers to resolve the technical issues.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Executed SQL queries to validate the information updated in the database tables based on the test scripts.
• Involved in System and User Acceptance testing.
• Performed regression testing after bug fixes and also before and after code conversions.
• Performed the Black Box testing for functionality and structural flow of the application.
• Worked in team environment to achieve project quality goals.
• Involved in preparing timely test reports, status and updated documents.
• Assisted various members of the project team including development, technical and business team.
• Attended design review conference meetings with on-site team.
• Also initiated and participated in Conference Calls, Walkthrough and Review Meetings.
• Coordinated with beta client team for application configuration issues, defect analysis and timely release of test versions of application.
• Providing testing status to the Project Managers on daily basis.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test Scenarios, Test Data and Traceability Matrix.
• Performed Functional, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, UAT & SMOKE testing of the system.
• Participated in walkthroughs and review meetings.
• Test Plan/Test Strategy/ Test Scenario preparation and Reviewing of Functional, Integration and System Test cases.
• Performed Manual testing for the core applications.
• Executed SQL queries against Oracle database.
• Created Test Report based on test results.
• Analysis of test results and interactions with customer.
• Providing testing status to the Project Managers on daily basis.
• Coordinated with the Developers for Bug Fixing and documented defects using Rational Clear Quest.
• Involved in Review meetings, Walkthrough and Defect meetings.