SUMMARY

• 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance.
• Extensive experience in Finance, Logistics, Telecom and Insurance sectors.
• Have experience in Manual Testing and Automation testing.
• Used tools like soapUI - Pro 2.0.2, HP service test 9.10, Win Runner 7.5, Quick Test Professional (QTP) 9.2, Toad 8.5, HP Mercury Quality Center 9.0/Test Director 9.2, Load Runner 8.0 and Oracle SQL Developer.
• Used Win runner 7.5 / Quick Test Professional 9.2 for Automating test scripts for regression suites.
• Experienced in different testing scenarios such as Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Black Box Testing, GUI Testing, Back-End Testing, Browser Compatibility Testing, Exploratory testing and Unit testing.
• Have wide experience of Test Planning (including Estimation & Risk Analysis), Reviewing docs, establishing QA processes/Traceability Matrices, test case and test scripts writing, setting up test environment, installation, test execution, Root Cause Analysis, test reporting.
• Knowledge of scripting (VB Script, Unix Shell).
• Experience as Test Coordinator Managing Onsite and Offshore Teams
• Have experience of testing on thin and thick clients (Classic and Web Clients).
• Have experience working within an SDLC process (Agile-Scrum, Waterfall).
• Strong analytical, trouble shooting, communication & willing to learn new technologies.
• Effective Communicator possessing excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Detail oriented, Team Player, Can-do Attitude.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: soapUI-Pro 2.0.2, HP Service Test 9.10, WinRunner 7.5, Quick Test Professional (QTP) 9.2, Toad 8.5, CUSMS, HP Quality Center/Test Director 9.2, Oracle SQL Developer, winSCP4.1, and Oracle BPM studio

Operating Systems: Unix, Windows 2000/XP/Server.

Databases: Oracle, MSSQL Server, DB2.

Web & APP Servers: WebLogic, WebSphere.

Languages: SQL, C, Visual Basics, Java, HTML, Pythen, perl.

QA Processes: Product testing, Patch/Release/Build testing, Test Planning (including Estimation & Risk Analysis), Reviewing docs, Test case writing, setting up Test Environment, Test components Installation, Test Case Execution, Trouble Shooting, Bug Reporting, Root Cause Analysis, Communication, Test Reporting.

MS Office: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft power point

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Kent, WA

SR. QA CONSULTANT

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Testing documents like Test Plan, Defect Reports and Requirement Traceability Metrics.
• Create and maintain Testing Efforts schedules, tasks assignments and produce status reports
• Coordinating with other QA Teams regarding various Testing Efforts
• Provide necessary inputs to Management to Prepare Project Road Map containing important Milestones to be delivered during the project
• Providing weekly Reports to QA Manager regarding Progress of various Testing Efforts
• Conduct Weekly meeting with the Team to discuss various Testing Efforts/issues
• Participate in monthly meeting with other Team Leads, QA Manager and Senior management to discuss
• Progress/any issues related to Testing
• Brainstorm/implement QA Process Improvements
• Coordinating with Business/Development Teams for timely Resolution of Defects
• Attending Triage Meetings with Release Manager/Project Managers/Business/Development Teams
• Reviewing Requirements with Business/Development Teams
• Conduct Impact Analysis
• Preparing Test Scenarios and Test Cases
• Executing Test Cases and Reporting Defects
• Conducting Functional, Regression and Integration Testing in every new Release
• Executed Back-end test cases using SQL*Plus to confirm Data-integrity
• Automating regression test cases using QTP
• Using Soapui to test the web services
• Assisting Business and Regional Teams during UAT
• Analyze Defects reported during UAT and take necessary action
• Conducting Sanity, Smoke and Connectivity Testing during Regular Releases/Builds
• Conducting Causal analysis of Defects
• Providing Production Support
• Advise other QA Team members about the Functional Issues related to Application

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed the test cases for various scenarios, and participated actively in system, integration, performance and regression testing.
• Extensively performed manual testing, requirements verification testing, and functional testing for the three interfaces.
• Participated in design review sessions, sprint planning meetings
• Participated in daily status meetings to report any bugs, issues and risks.
• Conducted daily Scrum meeting.
• Worked closely with the developer in every sprint to learn more about Test driven development and find and fix defects quickly.
• Document test cases for each sprints
• Used QTP to generate test scripts for Regression Testing.
• Performed functional, data and regression using QTP.
• Inserted Check Points to check broken Links, Text, Standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Performed GUI/UI and Regression Testing of application using QTP.
• Used functions, loops and VB scripting in QTP Scripts.
• Recorded scripts in QTP to perform Functionality Testing.
• Performed Integration Testing and Regression Testing.
• Extensively conducted Data Driven Testing.
• Used SQL to retrieve and verify database information.
• Involved in running UNIX Shell Scripts to back up daily test data.
• Involved in writing complex SQL queries to check the data integrity
• Used SQL Plus to connect to Oracle Database.
• Performed Backend Testing by writing SQL statement
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database

Confidential, Wayne, PA

MODULE LEAD/QA consultant

Responsibilities:

• Module Lead for various important Modules of the application
• Leading the Testing effort on the assigned modules so as to make the modules ready for UAT
• Reviewing Use Cases to understand the requirements on different modules
• Scheduling meetings and seeking clarifications on requirements from Functional/Process Teams
• Preparing Test Scenarios, Test Scripts
• Executing Test Scripts and reporting Defects
• Conducting Role Based Testing in coordination with Functional team and Business users
• Tested Business roles such as Vendor Services, Credit Analyst, Residual Analyst, Sales Support and Pricing Analyst etc.
• Create and execute end to end/Process Life Cycle Test scripts in coordination with Process Team
• Frequent travel to Developers’ site to conduct Alpha testing
• Providing Support during Beta Testing
• Extracting data from Legacy application (AS-400) and create transactions in new application for verification
• Understanding Trigger points with various interfacing applications and create/execute Integration Test scripts
• Verification of XML’s to point out the integration issues and coordinate with Integration/functional teams to resolve the issues
• Conducting Smoke, Functional and Integration Testing in regular builds
• Conducting UAT with Functional Team
• Planning, Creating and Debugging Automated Test Cases using QuickTest Professional
• Extensive use of VBScript/Descriptive Programming to Program the automated test cases
• Connecting QuickTest Professional to Quality Center and running the Automated Test Cases from Quality Center and Analyzing Results
• Updating the automated test scripts with new application enhancements
• Automated the smoke and Regression Test Suites
• Weekly meeting with Offshore Team regarding various Testing issues
• Extensive Interaction with Development, Integration, Process and Functional Teams on various issues
• Daily and Weekly reporting to Team Lead
• Executed Back-end test cases to confirm Data-integrity
• Assisting Functional Teams during UAT
• Suggesting QA Process Improvements

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Working as an integral part of QA Team for successful patch/service release deliveries.
• Devising Patch Testing Strategy (including Estimation & Risk Analysis), Patch Setup, Co-ordination, Trouble Shooting, Communication, and Patch Delivery.
• Running automation Test Scripts and analyzing automation Test Results through QTP.
• QA walkthrough of Change Request (CR).
• This involves reviewing Impact Analysis document prepared by developer
• Replicating problem faced by customer and testing of code (fix) against the problem to check whether given fix resolves customer problem or not.
• Executing Cursory Regression and MAT test cases.
• Did Performance/Load Testing by simulating bulk customers scenario
• Checking response of an application when multiple requests fired from GUI and during CRM database interaction.
• Writing & executing SQL to verify Oracle database results.
• Reviewing and Recording test scripts using QTP for testing the compatibility of the application with different platforms.
• Logging and tracking CRs in Test Director.
• Trouble shooting for the testing issues, referring to tools/sites/pdfs for the solutions
• Root Cause Analysis of the problem, maintaining internal knowledge database with problem & solution information.
• CR testing, putting QA points to developer, suggesting fix, sharing functional knowledge with developer.
• Certifying the environment when an altogether new release of CRM comes.
• Maintaining Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Results and driving project through Test Director (Later through Mercury Quality Center).
• Writing QA processes and modifying existing QA processes.
• Handling special projects/patches on need basis.
• Involved in Configuration Testing.