SUMMARY

• 12+ years of expertise in telecom domain with wide exposure in all phases of SDLC/ STLC for End to End testing.
• 1+ years of testing experience in finance domain and Auto Industry.
• 8 years of expertise in requirements analysis, development and implementation of test strategies, plans, traceability matrices, procedures, and reports.
• 8 years of expertise in test and defect management.
• 8 years of expertise leading software testing activities including scheduling resources onshore and offshore, coordinating build schedules with development, reviewing requirements, estimation, reporting status and negotiating time sensitive information with project management.
• 1 year of expertise in testing real - time DSL provisioning and CPE activation activities using device (Modem) from the LAB.
• Extensive exposure to testing and development methodologies such as V-Model, Iterative Integration and Waterfall.
• Ability to influence and lead others across geographies.
• Ability to deal efficiently under pressure during escalations and time crisis.
• Demonstrated strong analytical thinking, logical reasoning, problem recognition and problem resolution skills.
• Well organized, detail oriented, trust worthy and complete tests within allocated time frame.
• Highly motivated, dependable trouble-shooter and problem solver.
• Skilled communicator with strong interpersonal and management skills.
• Received numerous recognition awards across Client organizations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Products: WMS, DAS, Sterling OMS 8.0, GIS (Gentran Integration Suite)/Sterling Integrator, AMDOCS CRM and AMDOCS OMS.

Databases: PLSQL, Oracle, Sybase and MS Access

OS: DOS, Windows, UNIX(Solaris) and Linux

Testing Tools: HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.0, Clear Quest 7.1, Clear Case 7.1, QTP 11.0, HP Sprinter and Jenkins

XML Editors: Oxygen, Altova XML Spy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Test Architect

Responsibilities:

• Estimate, plan and effectively manage delivery of all Functional testing activities for assigned projects.
• Collaborate with Solution architects and Business analysts for architecture discussions, project correspondance, etc.
• Develop high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Develop high level design and detail level design for E2E testing based-off Functional and Business requirement documents.
• Perform Scope review with client, vendor teams during design phase.
• Track Change Requests and communicate with project management teams for impacts.
• Submit test data requests, performing data consistency, data validation and data integrity validations.
• Worked closely with UAT team for UAT tests and Production testing.
• Host status calls with offshore teams, lead the defect triage calls with vendor teams.
• Create daily reports for test status, weekly reports to management and executive level audience(s).
• Negotiating time sensitive information with project management / leadership.
• Raise risk as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Assist with or where appropriate take responsibility for QA delivery along with continuous monitoring and mentoring the team.
• Worked on waterfall methodology for migration projects and enhancement projects of Complex to simple scale.
• Worked on Agile methodology including Requirement Analysis, monthly release plan and scrum meetings for configuration changes, and maintenance projects.

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Working with the environment support team to establish software testing environments and resolve issues with the environments before the start and during execution.
• Estimate, plan and effectively manage delivery of all Functional testing activities for assigned projects.
• Develop high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Develop high level design and detail level design for testing based off Usecase and Business requirement documents.
• Create/Author the regression Suite, Change requests and enhancements by closely working with Business users and Business Analyst teams.
• Write, review and execute test cases via HP ALM.
• Troubleshooting issues and tracing transactions using log files.
• Write SQL queries (simple and complex) for data base testing executed using TOAD.
• Worked closely with UAT team for UAT tests and Production testing.
• Create daily reports for test status, weekly reports to management and executive level audience(s) using HP ALM.
• Negotiating time sensitive information with project management / leadership.
• Raise risk as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Working on waterfall methodology for migration projects and enhancement projects of Complex to simple scale.
• Working on Agile methodology including Requirement Analysis, monthly release plan and scrum meetings for configuration changes, and maintenance projects.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

End to End Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Estimate, plan and effectively manage delivery of all Functional testing activities for assigned projects.
• Develop high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Develop high level design and detail level design for E2E testing based off Functional and Business requirement documents.
• Perform Scope review with client, vendor teams during design phase.
• Create/Author the regression Suite, creating test scenarios for testing production defects
• Change requests and enhancements by closely working with Business users and Principle Technical Architects.
• Write, review and execute test cases via HP ALM. Perform Ordering validations using AMDOCS CRM.
• Perform provisioning validation using AMDOCS OMS and validate Web Services via SOAP UI and Sterling Integrator.
• Track bug fixes in Clear Case 7.1 and communicate with development and project management teams for deployment.
• Track production defects via Clear Quest 7.1
• Submit test data requests, performing data consistency, data validation and data integrity validations.
• Write SQL queries (simple and complex) for data base testing executed using TOAD.
• Worked closely with UAT team for UAT tests and Production testing.
• Host status calls with offshore teams, lead the defect triage calls with vendor teams.
• Create daily reports for test status, weekly reports to management and executive level audience(s) using HP ALM.
• Negotiating time sensitive information with project management / leadership.
• Raise risk as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Assist with or where appropriate take responsibility for QA delivery along with continuous monitoring and mentoring the team.
• Worked on waterfall methodology for migration projects and enhancement projects of Complex to simple scale.
• Worked on Agile methodology including Requirement Analysis, monthly release plan and scrum meetings for configuration changes, and maintenance projects.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Oracle, Sybase, Clear Quest, Sterling OMS, GIS, Voltage and SOAP UI.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

End End to End Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Estimate, plan and effectively manage delivery of all Functional testing activities for assigned projects.
• Develop high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Develop high level design and detail level design for E2E testing based off Functional and Business requirement documents.
• Perform Scope review with client, vendor teams during design phase.
• Create/Author the regression Suite, creating test scenarios for testing production defects
• Change requests and enhancements by closely working with Business users and Principle Technical Architects.
• Write, review and execute test cases via HP ALM. Perform Ordering validations using AMDOCS CRM.
• Perform provisioning validation using AMDOCS OMS and validate Web Services via SOAP UI and Sterling Integrator.
• Track bug fixes in Clear Case 7.1 and communicate with development and project management teams for deployment.
• Track production defects via Clear Quest 7.1
• Submit test data requests, performing data consistency, data validation and data integrity validations.
• Write SQL queries (simple and complex) for data base testing executed using TOAD.
• Worked closely with UAT team for UAT tests and Production testing.
• Host status calls with offshore teams, lead the defect triage calls with vendor teams.
• Create daily reports for test status, weekly reports to management and executive level audience(s) using HP ALM.
• Negotiating time sensitive information with project management / leadership.
• Raise risk as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Assist with or where appropriate take responsibility for QA delivery along with continuous monitoring and mentoring the team.
• Worked on waterfall methodology for migration projects and enhancement projects of Complex to simple scale.
• Worked on Agile methodology including Requirement Analysis, monthly release plan and scrum meetings for configuration changes, and maintenance projects.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Oracle, Sybase, Clear Quest, Sterling OMS, GIS, Voltage and SOAP UI.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

End to End Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Actively working with clients, business analysts and technical architects to baseline the requirements.
• Developing solution blue print, use cases, high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Scope review with client and vendor teams during design phase and test estimation.
• Identifying the regression Suite, creating scenarios for testing production defects.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge to team members, colleagues and/or customers.
• Provide guidance to team members about how to select and leverage methodology, tools and technology options to maximize personal impact and minimize costs.
• Raise RISK as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Host status calls with offshore teams, lead the defect triage calls with vendor teams.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Oracle, Sybase, Clear Quest, Sterling OMS, Oxygen and GIS

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Test Architect

Responsibilities:

• Actively working with clients, business analysts and technical architects to baseline the requirements.
• Developing solution blue print, use cases, high level estimates, test strategies, plans and impact assessments.
• Scope review with client and vendor teams during design phase and test estimation.
• Identifying the regression Suite, creating scenarios for testing production defects.
• Provide functional and technical knowledge to team members, colleagues and/or customers.
• Provide guidance to team members about how to select and leverage methodology, tools and technology options to maximize personal impact and minimize costs.
• Raise RISK as required with the project management and provide timely status to senior management.
• Host status calls with offshore teams, lead the defect triage calls with vendor teams.

Environment: HP Quality Center, Oracle, Sybase, Clear Quest, Sterling OMS, Oxygen and GIS

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Senior Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysing the business requirements, creating requirement traceability matrix and actively participate in review sessions.
• Test scenario creation, review with peers and architects.
• Test data verification, test execution and defect creation.
• Defect trouble-shoot with developers, architects and fellow QA engineers to resolve defects.
• Assisted UAT team during test execution.
• Timely status reporting to leads and onshore counterparts.
• Create and update Issue log/tracker

Confidential

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Test scenario creation, review with peers and architects.
• Test data verification, test execution and defect creation.
• Defect trouble-shoot with developers, architects and fellow QA engineers to resolve defects.
• Assisted UAT team during test execution.
• Timely status reporting to leads and onshore counterparts.
• Create and update Issue log/tracker