SUMMARY

• Organized and goal - oriented with 12 years of Software experience and working as Lead QA consultant.
• Good knowledge on SDLC, Requirement Analysis, Functional Studies, Test Designs, Application development / Maintenance phases, Test Execution process, Defect Management and Quality Assurance throughout the project lifecycle
• Experienced in various testing phases like Smoke Test, Shakeout Testing, System Integration Testing, End to End Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Operational Acceptance Testing, and Performance Testing.
• Experienced in Manual and Automation testing using Selenium Web Driver Framework.
• Web Services- API Testing using SOAP UI, XML
• Experienced in testing on GUI, Unix, informatica, JAVA, J2EE architectures, Mainframe, client/server technologies
• Experienced in ALM, Quality Center, Remedy, Rally, JIRA
• Experienced in Requirements Traceability Matrix, for Business, Functional and Technical Requirements.
• Participate in Business Requirement Review Meeting with Users, Developers, On-site and offshore, and provide ideas/suggestions.
• Experienced in working with Development team to identify and debug issues, executing defect fixes, reviewing results.
• Experience in impact analysis and Verification of defect fixes
• Experienced in Defect Root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Experience working on cross browser testing Fire Fox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer.
• Experienced in agile projects and waterfall projects.
• Good experience in SQL
• Operating system exposure Windows, Unix, MVS
• Demonstrated strengths in communicating with all levels within an organization and possesses excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Skilled in building excellent rapport with clients and team members.
• Good communication skills and Ability to work in-groups as well as independently with minimum supervision and initiative to learn new technologies.
• Experienced in Onsite-Offshore Co-ordination, Test Management, Requirements Management, Defect Management and Release Management.
• My core areas of expertise are in Test Plan creation, Web Application testing and High level scenarios for test cases and also review of the same.
• Experienced in supporting E2E issues/defects.
• Experienced in Supporting shakeout, regression testing issues/defects.
• Experience in ensuring compliance with specifications, interacting with developer in trigging and diagnosing the problem
• Good experience in hosting conference call with onsite/offshore teams.
• Analytical problem-solver, able to anticipate issues and create new systems that streamline operations, resolves concerns and improves efficiency.
• Able to see the big picture delegate effectively and motivate team members to achieve on-time project completion.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows (Windows 7 & 8, Windows XP) UNIX, MVS.

Database Technologies: Oracle, DB2, Teradata

Others: SharePoint, MS Office, MS Visio

Tools: Eclipse, Selenium, SOAP, XML, Quality Center, Rally, Remedy, File-Aid, QMF Xpeditor, Endeavor, Changeman, EzyEdit, Platinum, QMF

Languages: Java, C, C++, HTML, Javascript, XML, COBOL, JCL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test Lead/QA consultant

Environment: Coldfusion, Java, SOAP, XML, Selenium, Web Services, UNIX, HP ALM, SQL, Rally

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Requirements as per the business functionality
• Attending daily Scrum calls for the Agile projects.
• Working with SMEs/Business to understand the Business logic of the application.
• Preparing High level Test scenarios for the requirements
• Validating the Test Requirements with Test Traceability Matrix.
• Review Test Plan and Test cases
• Test estimates for new projects
• Preparation of Test Schedule
• Ensure High level Testing scenarios to cover E2E functionality
• Preparation of test data for complex requirements
• Perform Shakeout testing, Regression testing, and post production support.
• Web Services Testing using SOAP UI XML interface
• Executing Selenium scripts
• Executing Unix Shell scripts
• Defect Tracking and verification
• Support for E2E issues/defects in chat rooms.
• Defect root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Ensuring the overall quality of the deliverables and striving for zero defects of the system through increased test coverage.
• Clarifications to the team members for the queries/issues.
• Hosting defect status meetings.
• Sending Test Execution Daily Status Report to all the stake holders.

Confidential, TX

Module Lead

Environment: ColdFusion, JAVA, Web Services, Informatica, BO, HP Quality Center, SQL, Teradata

Responsibilities:

• Requirement Analysis.
• Test Plan creation
• Preparing High level Test scenarios for the requirements
• Defining Testing Approach for the release.
• Review Test cases
• Preparing Test execution schedule
• Preparing the Test estimates for new projects
• Creating Test Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Preparing Test case Review log after review meetings.
• Support E2E team for issues/defects
• Support Shake out testing issues/defects with development team
• Support Regression testing issues/defects with development team
• Executing Unix Shell scripts
• Defect root cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Involved in Test sign off with Business Clients and stakeholders
• Sending Daily Test execution status report to all the state holders.

Confidential, Northampton, UK

Test Module Lead

Environment: UNIX, Java, HTML, Java script, SQL, QC, JCL, CICS, Platinum

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Requirements to develop High level Test Scenarios for each release
• Attending High level/Low level design walkthroughs.
• Preparing the Test Plan, Test Approach, Test Schedule.
• Review Test Requirement traceability matrix
• Hosting review meetings of Test Cases
• Analyze Log files and support the issues/defects.
• Executing the regression testing
• Testing the defect fixes
• During my tenure Confidential onsite, I Solely supported User Acceptance Testing
• Involved in all Phase of testing End to End Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Operational Acceptance Testing, and Post Production.
• Preparation of Test Closure Report with acceptance of all the stake holders.
• Sending Daily Test execution report to all the stake holders.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Test Engineer

Environment: Cobol, DB2, JCL, CICS, Intertest, QMF, Test director, TWS Scheduler

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Requirements
• Attend Businessrequirementswalk thru
• Test the CICS screens in TSO
• Modify the JCLS, Procs, Control cards w.r. Confidential to Testing Environment.
• Preparing the Test cases
• Setting the Test data
• Executing the JCL Batch jobs through TWS Scheduler.
• Attending the High level/low level Design meetings
• Analyzing the issues/defects

Confidential, New York

Software Engineer

Environment: Cobol, DB2, JCL, ChangeMan, Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Requirements
• Attend Design meetings
• Low level design of the programs
• Enhanced the existing programs as per the Requirements.
• Code New JCLs as per the Requirements
• Attended the code Review meetings
• Perform the Peer review
• Perform unit testing
• Trouble shooting of issues/defects and fixes
• Production defect fixes.
• Defect/Issue support for Testing teams

Confidential, CA

Software Engineer

Environment: Cobol, DB2, JCL, Endeavor, Quality Center

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Requirements
• Code new JCLs, Procs as per the Requirements
• Code new Copy Books
• Attended the Review meetings
• Perform the Peer review
• Perform unit testing
• Trouble shooting of issues/defects and fixes