SUMMARY

• 8+ Years of experience in Information Technology with strong emphasis on Quality Assurance
• Strong experience working in verticals like Mortgage, Banking, HealthCare and Insurance
• Very good understanding of Test Methodologies and Executing, Manual and Automated Testing of Mainframe, Web - based and Client/Server applications and implementation of Best Practices.
• Proficient in Manual, Automation and performance testing using tools like HP QC,JIRA, HP QTP and RFT
• Good understanding of various phases of SDLC such as Requirements and Analysis, Design, Development and Testing
• Experienced in various methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile project management methodology
• Good command in test case analysis and design, test script development and test coverage, test summary reports and Defect tracking
• Involved in requirement gathering and Gap Analysis and played an important role in business analysis and requirement analysis meetings
• Acted as a liaison between management and development team for requirements and QA
• Expertise in performing User Acceptance testing and End-end testing, Integration testing, System testing, Functional testing, Regression testing
• Extensive knowledge of performance testing and database testing.
• Strong Extensive experience in running various kinds of tests such as System, Regression, User Acceptance Test (UAT), Backend in different stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience in writing SQL queries and worked with SQL Scripts for Data Validation and Back End Testing.
• Experience in testing web Services using Soap UI
• Extensive experience in validating XML using VBScript in Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Extensively involved in Defect Reporting and Defect tracking process using MS-Access, TestDirector, Quality Center (QC) and Rational Clear Quest.
• Involved in the process ofDefect identificationand resolution using tools likeTest Director, Quality Center
• Good exposure in creating documents like QA Status Report, QA Summary Reports, QA Test Logs, issue and defects
• Strong understanding of software Test Methodologies and knowledge of modern software development processes, including issue/Bug tacking, Release management, requirements.
• Coordinated testing efforts and effectively interacted with Off-Shore teams.
• Worked extensively on creating Traceability Matrix between Requirements and Test Cases using HP Quality Center.
• Experienced at testing ETLs and flat file data transfers without relying on a GUI layer.
• Work across multiple cross-functional teams to execute full system, interface, and end-to-end testing.
• Checking and validation of testing requirements in conjunction with the stakeholders
• Have extensive experience working in both team and individual work environments as a Quality Assurance Analyst, handling complex projects
• Excellent Organizational, Analytical and Problem solving skills and ability to quickly learn new technologies.
• Good communication, interpersonal and Teamwork skills and leadership Qualities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating systems: Windows 7, 8; windows XP, UNIX

Office automation tools: MS Office(Word, Excel, Power point, Visio)

QA test tools: QTP, JIRA, QC, RFT, Test Director, SOAP UI

Databases: Oracle 11i, MS SQL, DB2

Languages: C, C++, JAVA, SQL,T-SQL, J2EE, Python

Web technologies: HTML, ASP, XML, Java Script

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jefferson city, MO

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analyst to obtain specific testing requirements.
• Actively involved in Test Planning with manager & team leads in Agile based environment.
• Created Test scenarios and Test cases
• Performed manual and automation testing, Verified and Validated the Automated Test scripts.
• Implemented Agile - Scrum Methodology for frequent changes to client requirements and following parallel development and testing.
• Performed end to end testing for the whole project and created any defects found while testing the application in JIRA
• Logged defects using JIRA, research the origin of errors and recommend bug fixes.
• Escalated defects to programmers/developers to resolve the issue in order to provide bug free product to the client.
• Conducted Functionality and Regression testing during the various Sprints of the application using Rational Functional Tester (RFT)
• Involved in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI for testing Interfaces. Installed, configured SOAP UI to test web services using WSDL file given by Development team.
• Track request and response Soap messages.
• Conducted Data Validation Testing (back-end) using SQL queries.
• Estimated the baselines for the performance testing, design and implementation of high-performance and correctness test framework.
• Integrated RFT with Rational Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager to provide access to work items and logical or compound SCM test asset support.
• Performed Acceptance Testing to evaluate the system compliance with the business requirements and ready for deliver to the client.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress reports to senior management.
• Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and update the status of bugs once they are fixed.
• Generated cognos reports and validated.
• Performed operations on the front end and check all the tables involved whether they are updated correctly as per the specifications.
• Verified Data with the Toad Interface tool running SQL queries in the Data Base

Environment: JIRA, Sharepoint, SoapUI, RFT, Dbeaver, Toad, Jenkins, Cognos, RQM, Java, SQL, DB2MS Project, Informatica, XML.

Confidential, Houston, TX

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Best practices interacted with Business Analyst to obtain specific testing requirements and participated in various phases of SDLC.
• Actively involved in Test Planning with manager & team leads.
• Created Test scenarios and Test cases in Quality Center.
• Performed test cases by analyzing requirements, test planning, identifying test case scenarios, and executing the reviewed and approved test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Performed manual and automation testing, Verified and Validated the Automated Test scripts.
• Performed Smoke testing to determine if an application is healthy and stable before starting other major testing.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP. Reviewed White Box Testing with other developers in the team.
• By using Execution Grid, run all manual and automated test cases in Quality Center
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using HP Quality Center (QC).
• Escalated defects to programmers/developers to resolve the issue in order to provide bug free product to the client.
• Performed Integration Testing as development team releases the product.
• Performed Acceptance Testing to evaluate the system compliance with the business requirements and ready for deliver to the client.
• Tested Web page presentation manually for different Browser compatibility.
• Attended weekly defect report meetings and presented progress reports to senior management.
• Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and update the status of bugs once they are fixed. Responsible for preparing Traceability Matrix report.
• Performed Acceptance Testing to evaluate the system compliance with the business requirements and ready for deliver to the client.
• Involved in developing SQL queries and stored procedures to check data integrity. Conducted Data Validation Testing (back-end) using SQL queries
• Created SQL scripts to test the stored procedures by sending different sets of input parameters.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries to retrieve and verify information in the database.
• Responsible for entering defects into the defect management system and performing tests after the defects were fixed.
• Executed test cases before and after bug fixes for each build for User acceptance testing.

Environment: QTP 10, Quality Center, TFS, LoadRunner, Java, J2EE, SQL, TOAD, DB2, MS Project, Web Logic, Sybase, XML, VB Script, PVCS, UNIX

Confidential, Lincoln, NE

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Functional Requirement Specifications and created Test Cases based on Test Scenarios drawn from functional requirements
• Performed Manual and Automated Testing for the test cases using Quick Test Professional (QTP)
• Developed Test Plans, Test Strategy, and Test Reports.
• Wrote Test Scenarios, Test cases in excel sheet and imported them to Quality Center Divided tests into multiple actions to design more modular and efficient tests.
• Identified, troubleshoot and provided solutions for potential issues and conducted Test flat file data transfers.
• Executed test cases and logged defect in Quality Center .Extensively used Quality Center for scheduling test and defect tracking
• Reported defects using Quality Center and interacted with the development team to resolve any defects/issues
• Managed Requirements, Test Plans, and Test Cases using Quality Center
• Performed Positive and Negative Testing using Data driven tests
• Performed Stress Testing of front-end web applications. Mapped and tested XML files.
• Performed Data mapping tests extensively by using SQL queries.
• Worked with SQL, functions to test the database integrity. Validated back-end data using SQL.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases
• Responsible for updating and maintaining Quality Center for all the defects found during Functional and Regression testing and follow up the Bug life cycle
• Prepared QA Sign off Document based on the Test Plan approved by Project Manager, Developers and QA Manager
• Worked closely with the QA Manager and QA Lead to discuss/decide major activities, scopes and milestones in the QA life cycle
• Organized weekly Project status and Task Review meetings with the team.
• Ensured project management best practices were followed and progress was properly tracked and analyzed.

Environment: Quality Center, ALM, Quick Test Professional(QTP), TOAD, LoadRunner, Java, XML Linux, Web server, XML

Confidential, Louisville, KY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Functional Requirement and Business Requirement Documents to get a better understanding of the system on both functional and business perspectives.
• Involved in regular project review meetings & Testing Status Meetings and sending Test Report to Project Manager and Project Team
• Analyzed the testing requirements by interacting with system architect, developers, Business Analyst and Client.
• Estimated new Test requirements and efforts
• Prepared Test Management Reports and expert in preparation of Regression Plan and Regression Summary Report
• Involved in writing and implementing the Test plan, Test cases, Test Procedures, Test sets using Use cases and Technical Specification Document.
• Analyzed test cases for automation and used Quick Test Professional (QTP) to automate manual test scripts for Regression and Functional testing.
• Created test scenarios for System testing and Regression testing.
• Exported Test Requirements and Test Cases from Excel and Word to Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for generating Requirements, Test Sets, and Test Plan and for reporting defects.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP.
• Automated the test scripts using Mercury QTP for the Web portion of this application.
• Parameterized various links in the application for Functional/Integration Testing.
• Created Test data for testing in test environment. Reviewed Test Cases and prepared and reviewed report.
• Posted and closed Bugs for each phase into Defect Tracking system.
• Participated in Walk-throughs and Defect report meetings periodically with client.
• Prepared Test metrics and sent the same to client. Generated detailed Test Status Reports.
• System Testing and Sanity Testing for the daily builds and the point builds.
• Executed the test results and mapped the Test Scripts to the corresponding Test Cases in Test Manager to do the test coverage.
• Reported all the Test reports and Bug reports in Quality Center (QC).

Environment: Visual Basic 2008, SQL 8.0, QTP, Quality Center (QC), Java, Excel.

Confidential, Schaumburg, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified the test requirements based on application business requirements and blueprints.
• Performed Manual testing and maintained documentation on different types of Testing viz., Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, System, User-acceptance and Performance Testing
• Created Test cases and test script and developed Requirement Traceability Matrix to match the requirement
• Performed parameterization of the automated test scripts in QTP to check the performance of the application against multiple sets of data
• Involved in analyzing the applications and development of Test Cases
• Involved in performing System Testing of the entire applications along with team members
• Developed Test scenarios and test procedures based on the test requirements.
• Participated in Preparing Test Plans during initial stages of testing.
• Documented Bugs/ Defects during various testing phases and implemented their resolutions.
• Investigated defects and interacted with QA managers and Developers to resolve technical issues and used JIRA to log and track defects
• Conducted Regression testing using QTP after the bugs have been fixed by the development team.
• Performed Backend testing to validate the data using SQL queries to the required Test cases.
• Used site scope for monitoring the backend processes
• Wrote SQL queries and stored procedures to validate data.

Environment: s: Windows2K, Html, RadioComm, RSDLite, Eclipse, Clear Quest, Moto runner, Moto SEEM P2K, UNIX.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in creating Test Plan and Test strategy.
• Participated in developing Test cases, traceability matrix to cover the quality assurance testing.
• Created test cases for both Manual and Automated testing and executed them using QC and QTP
• Wrote positive and negative test cases for the business scenarios and Created and executed Test scripts
• Participated in performance tuning to improve the performance of the application at peak load
• The bugs detected were recorded and notified to developers and managers using QC.
• Responsible for logging defects in Defect Manager, monitoring their status and tracking them to closure using Quality Center.
• Interacted with the Developers and Business Analysts on a daily basis to update the Test Documents
• Performed DB checks and verifications
• Analyzed and reported Defect to manager

Environment: s: Java / JSP / Servlets / J2EE, Weblogic, HP QC, HP QTP