SUMMARY

• Over 7+ Years of experience in Software Testing Life Cycle from requirement analysis to User Acceptance Testing and good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & various Testing Methodologies like WaterFall, AGILE Modeling etc.
• ISTQB certified (Foundation Level) tester.
• Extensive experience in developing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Matrices, Test Summary Reports and documentation of Manual and Automated Tests.
• Experience in performing Black Box Testing, Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing, End - to-End Testing, Load Testing, Web Services Testing and Database Testing using SQL.
• Good background in Banking and Financial Services and Health care Services
• Good experience of function testing of PeopleSoft HCM, Financials modules.
• Proficiency in Defect management including Defect creation, modification, tracking and reporting using Industry standard Tools like Quality Center, Rational ClearQuest, Application Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Test Manager, Test Director and JIRA
• Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing using Mercury now HP Interactive Tools and using Microsoft Visual Studio Coded UI.
• Expertise in Querying and Testing RDBMS such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server using SQL for data integrity.
• Risk management - Risks Assumptions Issues and Dependencies log (RAID log)
• Test Data Management - QA point of contact for test data management.
• Static Testing that detects potential bugs in the design phase thus attributing to best practices And Value Adds.
• Reporting and Process control - Value Adds and Cost savings.
• Software Configuration Management - Configuration Identification, Configuration Control, Configuration Auditing and Process Management.
• Metric Management - Requirement Stability Index, Test effectiveness, Defect Density, Defect Slippage and etc.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills backed up by sound professional ability to work independently as well as a team member.
• Skilled at handling complex projects, customer expectations, and rapidly-evolving requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, HP-UX, Windows95-2000/XP, Sun Solaris, MV

Databases: Oracle 8i/9i, 10g, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, MS Access

Tools: HP ALM, Quality Center, Mercury TestDirector, WinRunner, Quick Test Professional

Defect Management: Quality Center, TestDirector, ALM, Rational ClearQuest, MTM and JIRA

Mainframe Utilities: SPUFI, ISPF Utilities, FileAid

Others: Visio, Project Publishers, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, IL

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understand the manual test cases and the system functionality by setting up meetings with the clients.
• Design of test cases and test scripts in Microsoft Visual Studio Coded UI
• Execute queries in Microsoft SQL server and Oracle SQL Developer
• Test execution and Debugging.
• Test Management using Microsoft Test Manager.
• Interaction with Architects and IT team.
• Tracking of issues using Issue tracker and Team Foundation Server
• Export Test Cases from Quality Center and import them to TFS as part of the TFS migration.

Environment: Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager, Microsoft SQL, Oracle Developer.

Confidential, IL

Senior Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the system design and functional specification document.
• Interact with client to understand existing functionalities and business process.
• Impact assessment and Test estimation.
• Understand the 9.2 customization and the list of objects/pages that were retained/retired/customized based on the new features.
• Impact assessment of the upgrade for the objects in scope
• Develop test cases for PeopleSoft Financials - Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Travel Expense Reporting.
• Develop the test cases for PeopleSoft HRMS modules - Recruiting, Payroll, Time and Attendance, Appraisal and Learning.
• Worked with Peoplesoft 9.2 Work Centers.
• Coordinated the ERP team members in testing and analyzing the data and various setups in the PeopleSoft financials modules.
• Preparation of Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Test design of scenarios, test cases and test scripts.
• Test execution.
• Test Management using Application Life Cycle Management (ALM)
• Defect Management and co-ordinate with the development team for speedy resolution of bugs.

Environment: Peoplesoft HCM, Financials, ELM, ALM

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in System Testing of PeopleSoft HCM System. Participated in the Integration Testing of different modules in PeopleSoft application.
• Involved in the testing of the Asset Management work center
• Tested employee changes include direct deposit account info, Hire date, Birth date and Benefits date.
• Performed functional verification of the PeopleSoft in future state and planned the complete testing of client’s PeopleSoft 8.9 HR, benefits and other Legacy and web applications after outsourcing to partner company. Verified the accuracy of the PS interface functionalities.
• Test Estimation (Test case point estimation) and Test Planning (Master Test Plan and Functional Test Plan.
• Responsible for design of test cases.
• Impact assessment for each of the applications to be tested.
• Test execution.
• Defect management with Rational ClearQuest
• Assist with IT team/Business team testing apart from QA team testing.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.

Environment: Peoplesoft HCM, Rational ClearQuest.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• QA Lead for a team of three.
• Understand the business requirements and translate them to a functional specification document.
• Impact assessment and Test estimation using TCP estimation
• Preparation of Test Plan and Test Strategy
• Test design of scenarios, test cases and test scripts.
• Test execution using HP Quality Center
• Test and Defect Management using HP Quality Center.
• Exposure to automation testing with QTP.
• Creation of Nugget, Nugget Input, Scenario and Scenario Input sheets for QTP.
• Optimized Quick Test Professional (QTP) scripts for Regression testing of the application with various data sources and data types.
• Defect Management and co-ordinate with the development team for speedy resolution of bugs.
• Interaction with Architects and IT team.
• Co-ordinate the release during deployment for successful transition.
• Co-ordinate with offshore resources for testing and tracking.
• Review the test deliverables of the offshore team.

Environment: HP Quality Center, QTP.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand the business requirements and translate them to a functional specification document.
• Impact assessment and Test estimation.
• Test design of scenarios, test cases and test scripts using ALM.
• Functional Testing of the web application on Internet Explorer
• Cross Browser compatibility testing on Chrome.
• Worked in cloud based technology Salesforce CRM for healthcare project.
• Responsible for testing Custom object, Custom and standard fields.
• Testing Validation rules, Task, page layout for custom object.
• Defect Management and co-ordinate with the development team for speedy resolution of bugs.
• Tracking of issues using ClearQuest.
• Risk Management using RAID logs.
• Co-ordinate the release during deployment for successful transition.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.
• Review the test deliverables of the offshore team.

Environment: ALM, ClearQuest, Selenium.

Confidential, OH

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Test Estimation (Test case point estimation) and Test Planning (Master Test Plan and Functional Test Plan.
• Co-ordinate with SMEs and LOBs to get the required knowledge transition of all the applications.
• Responsible for design of test cases.
• Single point of contact for test data management.
• Impact assessment for each of the applications to be tested.
• Involved in creating a tool to automate the test comparison strategies.
• Test execution.
• Defect management with Microsoft Test Manager.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.
• Assist with IT team/Business team testing apart from QA team testing.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.
• Automation testing using Microsoft Visual Studio, Coded UI

Environment: Microsoft Test Manager, Microsoft Visual Studio, TFS

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Test Estimation (Test case point estimation) and Test Planning (Master Test Plan and Functional Test Plan)
• Risk Management and handle RAID calls with the stakeholders.
• Review test cases prepared by trainees
• Responsible for addressing the team’s queries and issues.
• Responsible for tracking the issues faced by the team during test execution by coordinating with various other teams.
• Test design and Test execution.
• Automation Testing using QTP.
• Identifying Integration User-Stories and Tasks during the Sprint Grooming, Sprint Planning Sessions.
• Using Global/Local - Test/Action Parameters and Data-Sheets to create data-driven testing.
• Enhancing the QTP scripts by doing unit testing on the scripts before creating scenario based tests in Test-Lab Module of Quality Center.
• Creating defect tasks in Version One, and integrating it with JIRA.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.
• Post production bug tracking.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Version One and JIRA.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Test Estimation (TCP) and Test Planning (Master Test Plan and FTP)
• Risk Management and handle RAID calls with the stakeholders.
• Responsible for review of test cases.
• Responsible for addressing the team’s queries and issues.
• Single point of contact for test data management.
• Impact assessment for change requests.
• Web service testing using Soap UI.
• Created and ran functional and load tests on web services prior to implementation.
• Created MOCKS for web services testing.
• Collaborated closely with clients during testing process.
• Test design and Test execution.
• Defect Management - HP Quality Center and lead the war room calls.
• Interaction with Architects and IT team.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Soap UI

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing the Test conditions for Test design based on Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications.
• Responsible for preparing the test cases and have identified static defects in the Early design phase which could have possibly been a potential critical defect if found In the later phases thus contributing towards the cost saving of the project.
• Single Point of Contact for Test Data Management and ensured that the required data is in place before the commencement of test execution.
• Responsible for coordinating with various other teams for mainframe jobs run and tracking of mainframe jobs.
• Defect Management - HP Quality Center and coordinate war room calls.
• Interaction with Architects and IT team.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.
• Post production bug tracking.

Environment: HP Quality Center.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing the Test conditions for Test design based on Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications
• Responsible for preparing the test cases.
• SPUFI run for the data load
• Responsible for coordinating with various other teams for mainframe jobs run and tracking of mainframe jobs.
• Defect tracking and reporting using Quality Center.
• Handling Defect call discussion and WAR room calls in battling the defects.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Mainframe

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing the Test conditions for Test design based on Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications.
• Responsible for preparing the test cases
• Responsible for coordinating with various other teams involved in the integration for the test data setup required for the SIT to progress
• Performed data validation testing writing SQL queries
• Written moderate queries in SAS tool check the data from Source and Target.
• Used TSYS to update the accounts status.
• Used TSYS mainframes, for posting payment transactions for the card member to get enrolled by posting the monthly fix pay amount.
• Defect tracking and reporting using Quality Center
• Handling Defect call discussion and WAR room calls in battling the defects.
• Interaction with Architects and IT team.
• Interaction with Business Team to clarify requirements.
• Assist with IT team/Business team testing apart from QA team testing.
• Attend regular meetings and participate in resource allocation.
• Post production bug tracking.

Environment: HP Quality Center, ETL- TSYS Mainframe, DB2, SQL,