SUMMARY

• Over 9 Years of total work experience in Information Technology (IT) with primary focus on Web Application testing, Database testing, Functional Testing, EPOS, Application System Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Media and Entertainment Subject Matter Expert with excellent functional and technical capability.
• Worked on Challenging Projects for the Largest Retailer and one of the giants in Media & Entertainment industry.
• Proficient with Bugzilla, Quality Center and Jira.
• Over 6 years of experience Leading teams - Development as well as Testing, conducting performance appraisals.
• Experienced in creating automation scripts in QTP.
• Testing using Fiddler, Soap UI, Active MQ, Apache Karaf, SQL Developer, Dbeaver
• Strong Expertise in Defect Management, designing and maintaining test plans, test cases and preparing detailed test completion and defect summary reports.
• Proficient in creating Project Schedule, Project Estimation, Configuration Management Plan, RTM.
• Experience authoring requirement specifications document.
• Involved in Function Point Estimation and preparing RFP for prospective client
• Certified Scrum Master with proven skills working in both Agile and Waterfall projects.
• Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Abilities.
• Excellent in Business Analysis and System Study.
• Goal Driven Mentor and Self Starter able to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work individually and in a team.
• Functional Domain Experience in Retail, People and capability.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows, IBM 4690

Languages: SQL, C, C++, COBOL

Database: Oracle, Informix

Tools: /Technologies Bugzilla, JIRA, SQL Developer, QTP, HPALM, Excel, Fiddler, Soap UI, Apache Active MQ, Apache Service Mix, Dbeaver, Eclipse Kepler

Testing Skills: Point of Sale Applications involving Cashier Registers and Store Controllers,, Web applications testing, Database testing, Web API testing, UI Testing, SharePoint testing, Mobile Application testing, Web services testing and Grey box testing

Certifications: CSM, ISTQB, RPT, RMT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Onsite Senior Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with the client development team to understand the requirements.
• Component level Test Case Design
• Test case review.
• Executing the test scripts using Eclipse
• Build verification in Service Mix
• Database testing using Dbeaver
• Web services and API testing.
• Reviewing and researching log files to troubleshoot issues
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation.
• Back up scrum master
• Hosting and attending the various sprint ceremonies.
• Validating data in XMLs against the data generated by the interfaces
• Progress reporting and defect management using JIRA
• File validation
• Managing the regression testing team.

Tools: Used, Apache Active MQ, Fiddler, Dbeaver, Apache Service Mix, Eclipse Kepler, Soap UI, JIRA

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with the infrastructure team of our competitor to get the required configurations done.
• Working with UST Network team to ensure timely access to the servers for deployment and testing.
• Preparing and updating the Schedule
• Preparing the Commitment document
• Updating the Application Overview Document
• Allocating tasks to the team.
• Execute test cases and Defect management using Bugzilla.
• Status update to stakeholders
• Metrics review
• Test case review.
• CMP Review
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation
• Conducting Performance Appraisal for the team

Tools: Used, Bugzilla, CVS

Confidential

Project Lead

Responsibilities:

• Detailing the requirements to the team members
• Understand project requirements and develop the test scenarios
• Derive test cases and prepare test data
• Working with Test Architect to analyze automation feasibility of the test cases
• Preparing the testing schedule
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation
• Dividing the test cases to components
• Creating QTP scripts for the reusable components
• Scripting test scenarios using the reusable scripted components
• Involved in Test execution, Result analyzing and defect reporting using HPALM
• Allocating tasks to the team.
• Status update to stakeholders
• Conducting Performance Appraisal for the team and also involved in Normalization process.

Tools: Used, QTP, HPALM, CVS

Confidential

Environment: Java, J2EE, Oracle, Jasper

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements and develop the test scenarios
• Derive test cases and prepare test data
• Preparing the requirement document for Phase 3
• Execute test cases and Defect management using Bugzilla.
• Author and estimate effort for authoring Test Cases & Executing tests
• Co-ordination with the onsite Business Analyst for requirement clarifications
• Test case review.
• Preparing the testing schedule
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Integration, UI, Database, Smoke testing.
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation
• Detailing the requirements to new team members
• Allocating tasks to the testing team.
• Conducting Performance Appraisal

Tools: Used Bugzilla, CVS, Oracle SQL Developer

Confidential

Environment: OS IBM 4690

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements and develop the test scenarios
• Derive test cases and prepare test data (controller & till)
• Execute test cases (controller & till)
• Defect management using QC
• Author and estimate effort for authoring Test Cases & Executing tests
• Support Project Manager as required in Defect Triage Meetings
• Co-ordination with the onsite Business Analyst for requirement clarifications
• Test case review.
• Preparing the testing schedule
• Involved in Functional & UI testing of the EPOS system.
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation

Tools: Used QC, Excel

Confidential

Environment: SharePoint 2010

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements and develop the test scenarios
• Derive test cases and prepare test data
• Execute test cases
• Defect management using Excel
• Author and estimate effort for authoring Test Cases & Executing tests
• Co-ordination with the Business users for requirement clarifications
• Test case review.
• Preparing the testing schedule
• Involved in Functional & UI testing
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation

Tools: Used,Excel

Confidential

Environment: Java, J2EE, Oracle

Senior Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Single handedly managing all the QA activities in the project
• Browser compatibility testing of the application.
• Analyzing user requirements and developing Test Cases
• Interact with the onsite client for requirement
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Database, Integration, GUI testing, Smoke testing & manual Performance testing.
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation
• Coordinate testing schedules with project manager
• Support Production launches
• Defect management using Bugzilla.
• Preparing Knowledge Transfer documents
• Preparing pre-delivery checklist
• Preparing RTM

Tools: Used, Bugzilla, CVS, Oracle SQL Developer

Confidential

Environment: Java, J2EE, Oracle

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements and develop the test scenarios
• Derive test cases and prepare test data
• Write SQL queries to be used for data validation
• Execute test cases and Defect management using Bugzilla.
• Author and estimate effort for authoring Test Cases & Executing tests
• Support Test Manager as required in Defect Triage Meetings
• Co-ordination with the onsite Business Analyst for requirement clarifications
• Test case review.
• Involved in Functional, Regression, Integration, UI, Database, Smoke &Manual Performance testing.
• Assistance in Project planning and Estimation

Tools: Used, Bugzilla, CVS, Oracle SQL Developer