SUMMARY:

• An accomplished Senior Test Engineer, with 11+ years of experience in software quality assurance, business analysis and database technologies. Proficient as Lead QA engineer in UAT/System/Integration testing process for Products, Mortgage - Finance & Telecom domain. Solid understanding of the SDLC, Agile methodology, configuration management, and release cycles.
• Masters in Telecommunications & Computers with strong networking protocols and information security training.
• Well-versed with TCP/IP protocols and networking architectures with strong critical thinking and communication and people skills.
• Proven experience testing in fast paced and complex business systems, worked on multiple projects to accommodate frequent releases.
• Good experience in using testing products such as Quality Center, Rational and ALM (Application Life Cycle Management).
• Experience with Requirement gap analysis and requirement traceability mapping.
• Consistent performer with excellent communication and professional skills.
• Very strong in SQL using Oracle, SQL server, Sybase and DB2 Database management system.
• Experience with the Waterfall, Agile development process and EDM methodology.
• Familiarity with network/security testing tools, routing/switching, penetration testing and virtual environment.
• Excellent ability to develop, design and prepare effective test strategies/test plans to perform different types of black box testing based on requirements and functionalities.
• Support continuous improvement of the current testing process.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Agile/Scrum methodology
• QTP/ Selenium
• Test Data Preparation
• SQL/PLSQL/Rapid SQL
• ORACLE/DB2/Sybase
• HTML/XML/API
• Lotus Notes
• Sharepoint
• Autosys
• Eclipse/STS tool
• Jenkins
• Production Validations
• Doors
• HP Quality Center/ALM
• RTM/Defect Tracking
• Unix/Shell Scripting
• Java/C
• Sybase
• Integration Validation
• CLearCase/ClearQuest
• Wireshark
• Rally/TFS/MTM
• Singleview/billing system
• Backtrack/Nmap

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential 

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for validating product orders flow through from downstream systems to upstream systems (Sale Force Application /Seibel to Singleview billing application)
• Invoicing and EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) billing process validations for customers with electronic billing requests.
• Creating test plans, test cases for the monthly releases and reporting bugs in TFS (Team Foundation Server) and revalidating upon fixing.
• Perform IT business analysis tasks, including requirements gathering in conjunction with the requirements team, lead Joint Application Design (JAD) meetings
• Supporting Integration projects of Account ledger/account balances information feed to n-SAP, testing output file for account adjustments to feed back to Singleview.
• Integration between Business Management Tool used for manual adjustments and Singleview for the adjustment process and billing validations.
• Validation of monthly reports and customer bill validations for yearly price increases for new customers and existing customers (Unix script update)

Applications & tools: TFS, PLSQL developer, TOAD, Microsoft Test Manager, Citrix, UNIX, Singleview

Confidential, VA

• Joined as a UAT Lead for Legacy Credit Transaction application to work on validation of Credit Application and the CRT process validations. Later worked with new Credit Enhancement project with fast paced agile implementation methodology.
• My responsibilities included were generating and validating CRT files - Prospectus, Issuance and CRT update.
• Conduct test case walkthroughs and regression validations.
• Preparing input test data and writing SQL script to cross validate CRT report generated by system.
• Responsible for system, end to end testing, production shakeout, pre-production shakeout,
• Verifying new builds, pushing deployments, defect tracking and status updates.
• Reviewing automation feature files and gherkin scripts.
• Lead the conduct of the test plan on the assigned application.
• Document test results, and compile results of other testers into consolidated report for management, clients, and applications staff.
• Attend standup meetings, sprint planning, retrospective meetings on daily sprint basis.

Applications & tools: Jenkins, Rally, spring testing tool, HP - ALM, Doors, SQL Developer, Eclipse, Gherkin script

Confidential, McLean

• Worked on identifying the Loan characters, based on types of loans, types of products, coupon% and cusips.
• Wrote complex SQL scripts for weighted average calculations, UPB, GFEE, SFEE, WAC and coupon calculations of the specific loan types
• Created temp tables to store the script output for the SIT validations on day today basis
• Validated SIT & UAT test results by running Autosys jobs and shell scripts for the different position date reports
• Worked on Test plan and test Strategies, created detailed test cases and stored the test results in ALM
• Validated summary reports for historical and present business dates by manually setting up mock up data for the negative testing
• Participated in writing Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases from business and functional requirement documents.
• Involved in identifying the data inputs from various source systems depending upon the business requirement and developed detailed test strategies.
• Created test data and loaded into the Test and UAT database for negative testing and to load data in SIT based multiple data scenarios.
• Conducted System Test plan and test cases walkthroughs to get approval from the business and UAT users.

Platform and Tools: Sharepoint, HP ALM, Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase/DB2(Rapid SQL), Unix

Confidential, VA

• As a part of IT testing team for 5 years, I have worked on major Singleview releases including Singleview version 7 upgrade and major telecommunications and network, wireless product launches such as VOIP, MPLS and SIP.
• Worked on manually setting up data for tax calculations, discount calculations for the specific amount of usages for particular type of markets or the customer type.
• Conducted UAT testing for products and services, usage capturing, rating process, validation of Invoice display, call records, discount and payment verifications.
• Used SQL developer extensively to track on table updates for web based application BMT and the integration testing between BMT and billing tool.
• Worked with client to re-test the issue conducting UAT tests with subject matter experts (End users)
• Cross trained other tester, participated in day today meetings and requirement walkthroughs with business users/system analysts.

Platform and Tools: Java/J2EE, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Developer, TOAD and ClearQuest, and Windows/Linux platform, Client/Server and Web application.

Confidential, Dulles VA

• Conducting testing on Account and Order management by setting up data manually
• Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, code to determine breakdown source
• Provide feedback and recommendations to developers on software usability and functionality
• Development documents Unit Testing results when necessary, including problems/issues to key project stakeholders (Requirements lead, Architects, Development Leads, and BPS QA).

Platform and Tools: J2EE, BEA Web logic, Oracle, Quality Center 8.2, QTP, CVS and RecPro

Confidential, Herndon VA

• Testing FDT (Fulfillment Desktop), a web-based application used by Nextel’s Sales team for creating accounts and managing customer records
• Test cases management and defect tracking using Test Director.
• The comparison of expected results was done using SQL. The organization and execution of test cases was manual and its associated automation testing (mostly regression) was through Winrunner. 
• Created Flat files and FTP into the system by running EOD jobs to get picked by billing
• Worked on Database interface tool TOAD to make changes in reference tables and verify the results by writing SQL queries.
• Worked with big team sharing several testing resources and cross training

Platform and Tools: Oracle, Test Director 8.0, Winrunner, TOAD, CVS, SQL and UNIX.

Confidential, VA

• Performed functional test for GUI validation, screen flow and layouts, data validations.
• Performed both System and Sanity testing on Centenium XL Script Vision tool, which is used for additional script customization with the script development tool in Visual Basic
• Worked on MySQL Query analyzer to verify the expected results and updates on server side
• Testing and verifying various System and Custom statistics, used for generating Centenium XL reports
• Worked with Project Leads, Project Managers, and directly with Clients to gain a thorough understanding of how customers are using Confidential software to run their business.

Platform and Environment: VB Script, VB, Windows NT/2000, UNIX, MySQL Query analyzer, MySQL Enterprise manager, Test Director.