SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, Software testing and QA process methodologies.
• Certified HP QTP 9.2(Quick Test Professional) and ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) Software Test Engineer.
• Extensive expertise on HP Tools QTP and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), Defect Life Cycle.
• Proficient in functional, negative, regression, System Integration (SIT), acceptance (UAT), positive and negative, load/performance, security, browser compatibility and performance testing of Client/Server and Web Based applications.
• Hands - on experience with diverse testing tools like Mercury’s Load Runner, Quick Test Pro, (QTP), HP Quality Center, Test Director (Quality Center), My Office, Silk performer, Load Runner and Load Tracer, Web load.
• Involved in implementing QA Standards, Guidelines and Regulations in large project environments.
• In-depth knowledge of all QA Phases that include Manual, Functional, System, Unit, Integration, Database, End-to-end, Business Process testing.
• Proficient in designing, reviewing and documenting system test plans, defining test procedures and creating test cases on the basis of product releases features, client’s requirements and related technical documents.
• Proficient in working SAP and Non - SAP environment.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX.
• Extensive knowledge and strong background in software for Financial Services, Fund Accounting systems, Equity and Retail Industry.
• Good knowledge and experience with Team Foundation Server.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of designing automation framework.
• Dynamic and assertive team player with a strong inclination to improve and optimize process development and implementation.
• Superior analytical, troubleshooting, communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner and a team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Platforms: Quick Test Pro8.2/9.0/9.2, Test Director7.6/8.0, Quality Center 8.2/9.0, 10,11, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Winrunner6.0/7.0, LoadRunner7.8./8.0,SOAP UI, Microsoft Test Manager 2010

Testing Tools: Quality Center 9.0/9.2,10,11 Test Director 8.0 Bugzilla, JIRA, Clear Quest, Clear Case, My Office, Test Manager

Test Management Tool: Financial, Banking, and Retail

Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows 2000/NT/XP/Vista, UNIX

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

Internet Technologies: VBScript, JavaScript, XML, HTML

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

Others: MS-Word, MS Excel, MS-PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Jackson, Michigan

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading the development of all aspects of quality assurance including unit testing, string testing, Integration Testing, regression testing, End-to-End testing, UAT, automation and load testing.
• Review project documentation to become familiar with the scope and purpose of the project, as well as high level understanding of the processes and functionality being tested.
• Review Project Scope, Project Plan, Business, Functional, Technical Requirements and Process Design documents.
• Sets direction for the Stress & Performance Testing, Automation Testing and effective use of automated testing tools (QTP & Load Runner).
• Creating Master Test Plan, Stress& Performance Test Plan, Test Data Management Plan, Detail Test plans, project specific defect Process flow, QC Job Aids, QC Training, Dashboards, Reports and Score Cards.
• Tested Business workflows for ECS in SAP.
• Tested story cards designed in SAP environment.
• Designed test cases for SAP application and tested business workflows for SAP application.
• Performed functional testing where all system features and functions, both software and hardware were tested to ensure that the ERP solution conforms to specifications and meets requirements.
• Executed performance tests to check whether ERP solution can handle the kind of load being placed on the system by simultaneous users or high amounts of data or transactions.
• Extensive knowledge in creating tasks and checking the status of the tasks in Clarity application.
• Tested portal application for Android and IOS.
• Setting up Project in QTP, Planning the Test Plan and Test Lab Folder structure in alliance with the Object Repository.
• Tested the MS SharePoint portal application.
• Managing HP Quality Center Administration - Adding projects, Adding users, Project customization (Defect Module) and authorizing the users.
• Gathering the requirements in a Quality Center Requirements Excel Template and uploading requirements to Quality Center.
• Devise ways to help the project team members enter test scripts and test results more efficiently (templates, uploads etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Test Manager.
• Extensive knowledge in creating test cases from UML cases/diagrams.
• Manually executed Test cases and performed functional and regression testing.
• Uploading existing test cases to Quality Center using QC Test Case Excel template.
• Peer review test cases, making sure the test cases are linked to Requirements and creating customized Macro enabled “Traceability Matrix” report.
• Involve in testing of E-Commerce application in order to achieve maximum productivity from application.
• Integrate the QC to QTP with the help of connectivity feature in QC.
• Managing day-to-day activities and guidance to QA engineers on test cases, sets test strategies, methodologies, and ongoing coverage (testing priorities, escalation, problem tracking software, processes and tools).
• Coordinate with tech architecture groups to ensure test environment availability.
• Perform quality control on HPQC content such as test script content, recorded test results, defect details and update to ensure completeness, relevance, and accuracy of the information captured.
• Performed Testing for Data Migration project application.
• Coordinate UAT approval of planned scenarios and test results with the business.
• Working with testing resources to drive all testing deliverables to completion.
• Representing/Leading QA in the status meetings and Defect status meetings.
• Coordinate the planning and scheduling of integration test effort.
• Conduct daily test status alignment meetings with the functional/technical team.
• Creating customized HP QC Excel reports (Macros & SQL) for test plan, test execution & Defects.
• Provide detailed reporting of testing metrics as required by project status reports.
• Manages all QA project aspects ensuring that QA is the gatekeeper to the production environment.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing the applications and development of test cases.
• Performed manual tests and created SQL queries for data verification.
• Test plan and developed test cases based on technical specifications and business requirements.
• Expertise in manual testing and execute test cases with the help of the Quality Centre.
• Identified Test Cases that need to be executed for the week based on the Sprint backlog.
• Analyzed Reviewed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications of the application.
• Involved in documenting Test failures and interfaced with developers to resolve Technical issues.
• Designed and Created different kinds of automation framework in QTP.
• Designed Test cases from BRD and UML diagrams.
• Tested application created to link databases and trading floor application through Reuters for foreign exchange.
• Created and executed Test cases in order to maintain derivatives, equity and fixed income accounting systems to properly record transactions as required for reporting.
• Extensive knowledge of OTC derivatives like IRS, FRA and CDS.
• Performed Browser Compatibility Testing using QTP.
• Analyze test results; perform SQL queries for data comparison and validation.
• Performed testing on web services based applications and test mainframe applications.
• Performed Testing for Integration and Data Migration project.
• Use Agile methodologies in order to perform task on web based application.
• Working knowledge of Team Foundation server and work on automated framework for regression testing using POS
• Tested GUI applications and backend database functionality using QTP.
• Creation of Automated Test scripts in QTP for the Regression and Smoke test efforts.
• Involved in the daily Defect review meetings with the Development and Business Analyst teams.
• Performed functional, regression and performance testing on ERP system.
• Performed mobile testing for Android and IOS.
• Extensive knowledge of Linux commands.
• Good understanding and working knowledge with SAP modules like R3 used to integrate various financial applications.
• Performed API Testing, Integration, ETL, database testing, smoke testing, system testing and Adhoc Testing throughout software development life cycle.
• Worked on tracing the requirements with test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Executed test cases and tracked defects for closure.
• Experience working with visual studio test professional 2010 to track the status of integrated tested activities.
• Created and executed data driven test scripts in QTP, integration with Quality Center.
• Performed Regression testing on each new build using Quick Test Pro in the application.
• Involved in the daily Defect review meetings with the Development and Business Analyst teams and communicated project/work status and issues to QA Lead.
• Used Team Track and Clear Quest for data management and defect tracking.
• Documented and reported the identified testing issues with the help of Test Manager andparticipate in or lead triage and test status meetings.

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Study and analysis of the Business Requirements, Systems Architecture documentation and the Functional Requirement documents for the creation of Test Plans and Test cases.
• Documenting and Organizing the Project Requirements, Test Plans and Test cases with the help of Rational Requisite Pro.
• Analyze test results; perform SQL queries for data comparison and validation.
• Execution and documentation of the Manual Test Cases through the Test Lab functionality in the Quality Center tool.
• Coordinating the internal reviews of the Test cases and completion of the reviews of the Test cases with the Business Analysts.
• Tested the application to calculate, analyze and review amortization for a variety of fixed income, derivatives, equity and commodities.
• Responsible for generating the required reports for the Project management teams for the Test efforts progress on the projects.
• Conducted requirements walkthrough with business teams. Also performed data analysis on ODS tables to help business teams for capturing requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of OTC derivatives like IRS, FRA and CDS.
• Done the task related to Facets.
• Extensively involved in White Box Test efforts of the project for Functional, Systems Integration, ETL, Database, Regression and User Acceptance Testing
• Performed testing on web services based applications and e- commerce.
• Extensive knowledge and working knowledge of various SAP modules like R3 used to integrate various financial applications Tested GUI applications and backend database functionality.
• Managed full Software Testing Lifecycle with the help Rational Quality Manager.
• Experience in designing and customizing automated test cases in Clear Quest.
• Used Check Points, Output Values, Recovery Scenarios, Regular Expressions, Object Repository Administration, created automation framework extensively in QTP
• Working experience testing Oracle based applications.
• Imported and exported data from and to Excel to and from QTP
• Used Parameterization in QTP extensively to perform Data-Driven testing
• Built effective test data covering all possible scenarios and added in datasheets for Load Runner
• Used Co-relation for using various data to test the application using Load Runner.
• Performed database testing using SQL, executed various XML statement
• Performed testing on web services based applications and test mainframe applications.
• Created various parameterized reports and sub reports, which were integrated into main reports.
• Good understanding and working knowledge of ETL process.
• Created Database Checkpoints in QTP for database testing.
• Created User Defined Functions and Procedures in QTP using VBScript.
• Used Built in functions of VBScript extensively.
• Creation of SQL queries for the Back-end testing of the application.
• Used JIRA for data management and defect tracking.

Confidential, Boston, MA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the objectives and scope of each stage of testing process from the Test plan
• Involved in analyzing the applications and development of test cases.
• Performed manual tests and created SQL queries for data verification.
• Test plan and developed test cases based on technical specifications and business requirements.
• Automated Manual Test Cases in SOAP UI.
• Expertise in manual testing and execute test cases with the help of the Quality Centre.
• Stored scripts and called Automation scripts from QC
• Identified Test Cases that need to be executed for the week based on the Sprint backlog.
• Analyzed Reviewed Business Requirements and Functional Specifications of the application.
• Working knowledge of Facets.
• Involved in the design, development of various modules and generation of reports.
• Involved in documenting Test failures and interfaced with developers to resolve Technical issues.
• Performed testing on web services based applications and test mainframe applications.
• Participate in kick off meeting with Business user to understand the requirement and frame the business rules.
• Created Test data and created Test Plans, Test Cases, and executing test cases manually and recording test results and logging defects in Rational Quality Manager.
• Involved in preparing test cases from Functional Requirement Docs. Involved in client and developer meetings to hammer out the functionality and requirements.
• Involved in End to End testing and User acceptance testing.
• Performed Integration, smoke testing and Adhoc Testing throughout software development life cycle.
• Recorded the Defects in Quality Center with priorities and coordinated with Development team for fixing.
• Worked on tracing the requirements with test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Creation of Automated Test scripts in QTP for the Regression and Smoke test efforts
• Communicated Test Status updates and defect metrics to project lead, escalate critical issues to Manager.
• Managed the defect and generated reports in Quality Center.
• Involved Metrics Collection, Daily Test reporting to manager Using Quality Center.
• Used Mercury Quality Center for storing and executing Test cases and JIRA for defect tracking.
• Used Test Director for running automated and manual tests and for defect reporting.

Confidential, NY

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analysts/Users/Developers heavily for collecting Requirements
• Participated in requirements reviews and design reviews and in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle
• Creating Test cases, Test scripts as per the design and require documents
• Maintained scripts with any new changes to the application.
• Verified and validated automated test scripts
• Test the mobile applications.
• Performed Functional, smoke, Usability, Compatibility, Regression testing, business process testing and UAT Testing.
• Created components and BPTs in business process testing.
• Using Load Runner, execute multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the Load Runner Controller.
• Developed automated scripts using Quick Test Professional to perform functional and regression testing.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QC.
• Extensive knowledge and working experience of Retail industry.
• Used Parameterization for using various data to test the application using QTP.
• Integrated Quality Center with Quick Test pro
• Expertise in manual testing and execute test cases with the help of the Quality Centre.
• Performed Functional, smoke, Usability, Compatibility, Regression testing and business process testing.
• Performed Integration Testing and Batch Testing in Load Runner.
• Conducted Functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP.
• Inserted Check Points to Check for the broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification requests.
• Used JIRA for tracking the defects found during the course of testing

Confidential

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Manual Test cases using the Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Creation of Test Cases in the Test Director tool.
• Execution of Test Cases and Documentation of Test results.
• Execution of the Manual Test cases for the Functional, Systems Integration, Regression and Smoke Test efforts of the project.
• Performed manual testing for data transmission for different parity and frequencies.
• Documentation of the Test results.
• Creation of SQL queries for the Backend testing of the applications under test.
• Creation of the Test results documents and Defects log documents.