TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

• Over 14 years of professional QA Automation and Manual experience with 6 years as QA Technical Lead. Maintain in - depth knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Expertise in handling multiple projects simultaneously of projects of various sizes dealing with testing of stand-alone, mainframes and Web based applications.
• Trained on Scrum/Agile Methodology and Gherkin-Cucumber as per Confidential standards. Proficient in framing Test Conditions, writing Test Cases, Test Scripts and executing test sets using Gherkin-Cucumber language.
• Expertise in handling Point of Sale projects, while working in Confidential . Experienced in tracking the inventory item by item. Handled Point of sale cash register projects.
• Experience in using tools Selenium, QTP and Load Runner and setting QA Environment prior testing.
• Performed automation testing with Selenium. Designed and implemented test scripts in Page Object Model Framework
• Proficient in cross browser testing and using browsers’ plug-in to break software applications like Firebug, Fire Path, XPath, Developer tools, Google analytics debugger, Omniture debugger to track tags behind application under test.
• Used Maven build tool to generate source code, compiling code, and packaging code to a jar and provides a common platform to perform these activities.
• Extensive experience in Test Driven Development (TDD), Acceptance Test Driven Development ( ATDD) and Behaviour Driven Development( BDD ) using Cucumber.
• Developed recovery scenarios using VB script and QTP in built Functions. Created and using reusable actions using QTP. Automation of Smoke Test and Regression modules using Key word driven testing using QTP and Quality center.
• Key expertise includes testing and debugging GUI and Multi-Applications environment and automated testing using QTP. Modified existing automated test scripts wherever necessary using HP Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Experienced in creating, scheduling and run batch jobs using Quick Test Pro. Analyzed and reviewed test results after every batch test run. Used different types of checkpoints in Quick Test Professional while creating scripts.
• Experience in developing scripts in Jruby. Experience in testing SOAP UI, SQL Server, J2EE Experience testing in an agile project.
• Involved in Performance Testing. Expertise on Splunk administration, dashboard configuration, debugging, forwarder configuration, thread and heap analysis, Dynatrace app monitoring, configuration, dashboard build out and profiling .
• Experience in using test management and defect tracking tools like HP Application Life Cycle(ALM). Management(ALM), HP Mercury Quality Center(QC), Clear Quest, Clear View, Target Process, Jira, ICART, QREP, DOORS, Microsoft Visio Studio, Test Director 8.0, PVCS, and Bugzilla tracking tools.
• Administration experience with HP Application Life Cycle Management(ALM), and HP Quality Center(QC) in setting up projects, license and reports. 10 years of extensive experience with HP products in using for testing.
• Hands on experience with firewalls, routers, bridges, switches and gateway devices, appliances and software and experience with security issues in large scale networks.
• Widely experienced in working on redesigned projects. Experience in testing large applications in AS400, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic 6.0, ASP 2.0, Dot NET, Oracle 8.0, SQL Server, JSP, HTML and UNIX. Experience in ETL testing.
• Experienced product SME for projects. Experienced in training business users and testing team on application and HP Quality products.
• Co-ordinate with business team to understand requirements, develop user stories and prioritize user stories. Expertise in writing test cases on Non-Functional Requirements(NFR).
• Co-ordinate with business team to troubleshoot production issues. Responsible for decision making on release for the production issues.
• Co-ordinate between development team, business team and testing team in troubleshooting issues and delivering the fixes. Responsible for project deliverable for Business Acceptance Team.
• Preparation of test analysis and prioritizing the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.
• Responsible for identifying and documenting work around for production deferred issues to provide to business team. Responsible for preparing user guide and known issues document for business users.
• Experience on GUI, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Usability, User Interface, end to end, Database, and User acceptance, Performance, Volume Testing.
• Experience in working with CMM and ISO standard companies and following the process of V model, Traditional waterfall development and Agile or Extreme development life cycle models.
• Experience in preparation of RTM/UTM, Test Plan, QA Milestones, Preparing Defect Reports, Causal Code Analysis and Project approvals.
• Experience in Deploying builds via Team City and RepliWeb and utilizing MTM and TFS.
• Expertise in Project planning using MS Project, Resource management, preparing QA milestones and execution. Monitoring UAT testing and assisting business units in escalating issues to Release Managers.
• Perform security reviews of application designs, source code and deployments as required, covering all types of applications like web application, web services, mobile applications, thick client applications.
• Performed network penetration testing to assess the network security posture of IT systems using security testing tools such as Nessus, Nmap and Hping and Performs Port Scans, tracing, Foot printing of Network, Identification of Services running, Server Banners.
• Experience on preparing Defect Reports, Test Summary and Test Reports, Tracking Defects and Validation of Defects and Responsible for Test Sign-offs and a member of Change Management board.
• Efficiently involved in Product Releases, Production Support Releases and Technical Releases.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle pressure coordinating multiple tasks in the project environment.
• Interaction with the Functional Team, Development Team, Interfaces Team and IT Team regularly.
• Skilled in cultivating positive relationships with clients, colleagues and project teams. Exceptional ability to quickly master new concepts, very co-operative team player, fluent communicational skills, interpersonal skills, Innovative, self- starter and self-motivated.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: DOS Windows 98/2000/2003/ NT/Vista/7, Sun Solaris 2.6/2.8, HP- UX, IBM,AIX/AS400, UNIX, Linux and IMac

Languages: Gherkin-Cucumber, Java, J2EE, C, C++, Objective C, VC++, SQL, PL/SQL, JCL, HTML, ASP,TSL, TCL Shell Scripts, SAML, CSS, EDI (ASCI) Coding, Jruby, PHP, Python, C#.

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, AJAX

Databases: MS-Access, TOAD, Oracle 10g, 9i/8i, and MS SQL Server, ISQL plus, Query Analyzer

Application Packages: MS Office, MS project, Open Office, VISIO, MS Project

Domains: Home Mortgage, Telecom, Retail, Gaming and Logistics and Transportation, Point of Sale.

Test Management Tools: HP Application Lifecycle Management(ALM), Mercury Quality Center (QC), DOORS,Rational Clear Quest, Clear View, QREP, Microsoft Visio Studio, TFS, Test Manager, Test

Director 8.0, PVCS, Bugzilla, Win Runner 7.0, QTP, Selenium Web Driver, Selenium RC,Selenium IDE, Selenium Grid, Maven, Rally, DCON, Team City, RepliWebAdd-On s/Inspectors: Firebug, Fire Path, XPath, Developer Tools, Omniture, Endecca

Methodologies: Agile, V Model, Waterfall Methodologies Model, Software Development Life Cycle,Design patterns Application Servers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Technical Lead, UAT/BAT Testing

Environment: J2EE, Apache 2.0.59, Web Logic Plug-in 10, BEA Web Logic 10, TOAD

Responsibilities:

• Trained on Scrum/Agile Methodology and Gherkin-Cucumber language as per FannieMae standards.
• Product SME for Quality Assurance and redesign projects. Experienced in training business users and testing team on application and HP Quality products.
• Co-ordinate with business team to understand requirements, develop user stories and prioritize user stories.
• Co-ordinate with business team to troubleshoot production issues. Responsible for decision making on release for the production issues.
• Co-ordinate between development team, business team and testing team in troubleshooting issues and delivering the fixes. Responsible for project deliverable for Business Acceptance Team.
• Preparation of test analysis and prioritizing the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.
• Responsible for identifying and documenting work around for production deferred issues to provide to business team.
• Responsible for preparing user guide and known issues document for business users.
• Involved in project from stage 1-Requirement gathering sessions and developing user stories and Involved in Prioritization meeting by coordinating with business team to understand requirements. Expertise in writing test cases on Non-Functional Requirements(NFR).
• Expertise in using Gherkin language for Business and System Testing. Responsible for Business and System testing.
• Performed automation testing with Selenium. Designed and implemented test scripts in Page Object Model Framework
• Proficient in cross browser testing and using browsers’ plug-in to break software applications like Firebug, Fire Path, XPath, Developer tools to track tags behind application under test.
• Used Maven build tool to generate source code, compiling code, and packaging code to a jar and provides a common platform to perform these activities.
• Extensive experience in TDD, ATDD and BDD using Cucumber.
• Experienced in ETL testing in one of the projects.
• Involved in presentations to clients, Lenders and Management teams. Successfully completed Phase-1 by working individually and currently working on Release-2.
• Responsible for the delivery of the project from the Business team, reporting project on daily basis and reporting project with User Traceability Matrix (UTM).
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and Data Setup
• Involved in developing Shakeout scripts, End to End Scenarios, Integration test cases, Performance, Business and System test cases for all releases Sprints and Phases.
• Responsible for functional, regression, Real Time Interface, End to End and back-end in UAT environment.
• Developed, executed, and maintained Test Cases using HP application Lifecycle Management and Mercury Quality Center.
• Experience in QREP to store all testing results, metrics.
• Experience in using DOORS to implemented test plan document and Clear Quest and ICART in defect tracking and reporting.
• Created Test Strategy, Test Plan documents and maintained on SharePoint site.
• Tracking overall test coverage for all applications and projects.
• Involved in Scrum meetings with Project Manager & Deployment Team.

Confidential

QA Technical Analyst, UAT/BAT Testing

Environment: J2EE, Apache 2.0.59, Web Logic Plug-in 10, BEA Web Logic 10, TOAD

Responsibilities:

• Working on all three projects and maintaining the team. Train the team members to get technical experience and help them in completing their projects
• Working Closely with Business Users. Involved in Business Users testing and training the users in using the Application.
• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and design functional test cases and identify
• Impacted modules for building regression test cases. Expertise in writing test cases on Non-Functional Requirements(NFR).
• Responsible for the delivery of the project from the UAT basis.
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and making sure the QA environment has the latest builds available in Production and Test Data Setup.
• Developed Shakeout Scripts, End to End Scenarios, Integration test cases for all releases and projects
• Performed functional, regression, Real Time Interface, End to End and back-end in UAT environment.
• Developed, executed, and maintained Test Cases using HP application Lifecycle Management 11.52 and Mercury Quality Center.
• Experience in Clear View to store all testing results, metrics.
• Experience in using DOORS to implemented test plan document and Clear Quest in defect tracking and reporting.
• Created Test Strategy, Test Plan documents and maintained on SharePoint site.
• Tracking overall test coverage for all applications and projects.
• Involved in DRB meetings with Project Manager & Deployment Team.

Confidential, Grapevine, TX

QA Technical Lead, System/ UAT/BAT Testing

Environment: PowerShell, HTML, C#, XML Spy, SOAP UI, WCF Storm, Java, SQL, Selenium, IPhone 3G &4, Microsoft Project, Windows 7.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and design test cases.
• Responsible for the delivery of the project from the UAT basis.
• Developed End to End scenarios for Internal and external systems interacting with eComm site.
• Responsible for testing activities for Web-GS. Com, Web-PowerupRewards, Web in Store, Mobile-GS. Com, Mobile-PowerupRewards and I pad testing.
• Experience in working on Internal systems supporting the application as Sterling Commence, Sterling Integration, BRIERLEY, MultiPass, Genesis DB, Common Service, Order Store, BizTalk, OMS, IMS, Fulfillment Type process, ecommerce Channel, Middleware, Sales Audit, Enterprise data.
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and making sure the QA environment has the latest builds available in Production and Test Data Setup.
• Analyze the Specification document and coordinate with the Functional Team, Development team for writing
• Deploying builds using Team City and RepliWeb to QA Environment.
• Preparation of test analysis and prioritizing the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.
• Preparation of Test Reports, Project Reports, Issue Tracker, Test Data.
• Used D-Con framework to carry out the entire automated test. Test Scripts were JRuby based and were written for both Services and UI layer.
• Used SOAP UI to test each operation for different web services. Used Rally for creation of User Stories and tasks. Obtaining reports and task completion charts from Rally.
• Involved in testing page source and logs using tools like Omniture and Endecca.
• Used TFS to manage the project details and reports. Used Visual Studio 2010 to perform various functional and performance test.
• Creating web test on VS2010 and adding data source for performance test.
• Used MTM for creating and running the test cases (manual and automation).
• Created Generic test on TFS which can be linked to MTM for automation purpose.
• Developed test cases for Black box testing like GUI, Functionality Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing and regression testing.
• Performed Negative testing to find how the functions and variables perform when they encounter invalid and unexpected values.
• Testing of the notification services to receive email and SMS.
• Participated in Walk through and Defect report meetings periodically.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Performed the data validation and verification to meet all test condition requirements.
• Tested the reports (Sales, Inventory, and Price) and compared to POS reports.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Technical Architect, UAT/BAT Testing

Environment: J2EE, Apache 2.0.59, Web Logic Plug-in 10, BEA Web Logic 10, TOAD

Responsibilities:

• Working Closely with Business Users. Involved in Business Users testing and training the users in using the
• Application.
• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and design functional test cases and identify impacted modules for building regression test cases. Expertise in writing test cases on Non-Functional Requirements(NFR).
• Responsible for the delivery of the project from the UAT basis.
• Expertise in identifying regression scripts to develop Automation suite using Selenium Wed Driver.
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and making sure the QA environment has the latest builds available in Production and Test Data Setup. Involved in DB Mod testing related to Defect Repository.
• Communication with the external teams to get their support on testing in few areas.
• Developed Shakeout Scripts, end To End Scenarios, Integration test cases for all releases and projects.
• Performed functional, regression, Real Time Interface, End to End and back-end in UAT environment.
• Developed, executed, and maintained Test Cases using Mercury Quality Center.
• Experience in Clear View to store all testing results, metrics.
• Experience in using DOORS to implemented test plan document and Clear Quest in defect tracking and reporting.
• Performed automation testing with Selenium. Designed and implemented test scripts in Page Object Model Framework
• Proficient in cross browser testing and using browsers’ plug-in to break software applications like Firebug, Developer tools to track tags behind application under test.
• Used Maven build tool to generate source code, compiling code, and packaging code to a jar and provides a common platform to perform these activities.
• Extensive experience in TDD, ATDD and BDD using Cucumber.
• Experienced in ETL testing in one of the projects.
• Created Test Strategy, Test Plan documents and maintained on SharePoint site.
• Tracking overall test coverage for all applications. Involved in DRB meetings with Project Manager & Deployment Team.
• Involved in Performance Testing. Expertise on Splunk administration, dashboard configuration, debugging, forwarder configuration, thread and heap analysis, Dynatrace app monitoring, configuration, dashboard build out and profiling .
• Successfully completed of all Testing cycles on all application worked on.
• Analyse the Specification document and coordinate with the Functional Team, Development team for writing Test Scenarios.
• Preparation of test analysis and prioritizing the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.

Confidential

QA Technical Analyst, UAT/BAT Testing

Environment: J2EE, Apache 2.0.59, Web Logic Plug-in 10, BEA Web Logic 10, TOAD

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Business Users testing and training the users in using the application.
• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and design functional test cases and identify impacted modules for building regression test cases. Expertise in writing test cases on Non-Functional Requirements(NFR).
• Responsible for the delivery of the project from the UAT basis.
• Expertise in identifying regression scripts to develop Automation suite using Selenium Wed Driver.
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and Test Data Setup.
• Performed functional, regression, Real Time Interface, End to End and back-end in UAT environment.
• Developed, executed, and maintained Test Cases using Mercury Quality Center.
• Experience in Clear View to store all testing results, metrics.
• Experience in using DOORS to implemented test plan document and Clear Quest in defect tracking and reporting.
• Preparation of test analysis and prioritizing the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.

Confidential, Grapevine, TX

QA Technical Lead

Environment: AS400, VB, BRIAN, GISMO, SQL Server, Pervasive

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and designed test cases.
• Involved in Approval process of the Projects in Clarity Share point.
• Involved in QA and UAT validation in AS400 environment and Responsible for the delivery of the project from the QA basis.
• Involved in scheduling Performance testing and volume testing with large amounts of test data.
• Involved in assigning the projects to the team members and Tracking overall test coverage for all applications.
• Involved in preparation of QA Time Mile Stones and publish to the team members.
• Involved in setting the QA environment lab and making sure the QA environment has the latest builds available in Production.
• Involved in Meetings with Directors, PM and PMO’s to discuss on testing activities, roadblocks and dependencies.
• Communication with the external teams to get their support on testing in few areas.
• Performed functional, regression, and back-end and UAT testing.
• Used Microsoft Test Manager to store all testing results, metrics, implemented test plan document, created test Cases and Microsoft Visual Studio in defect tracking and reporting.
• Created Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, and Test Plans & Test Cases documents and maintained on SharePoint Site (MOSS).
• Involved in Bug Track meetings with DEV Team & Project Manager & Deployment Team.
• Developed, executed, and maintained Test Cases using Microsoft Test Manager.
• Successfully completed of all Testing cycles on all application worked on.
• Writing functional test cases using the Functional specification document prior to construction of the application.
• Preparation of test analysis and bifurcating the errors into severity High, Medium and Low.
• Preparation of Test Plan, Test Reports, Project Reports, Issue Tracker, Test Data, Test scenarios and Test Cases based on Software Requirement Specification and design documents.

Confidential

QA Lead

Environment: Dot Net Oracle 8i. Application, Web Services, Linux

Responsibilities:

• Working Closely with Project Manager & Developers & BA Team to gather requirements & Test Data.
• Analyzed the requirements, use cases provided by analysts and designed test cases.
• Performed functional, regression, and back-end and UAT testing.
• Involved in QA and UAT validation by Working on Agile methodology environment.
• Used Mercury Quality Center to store all testing results, metrics, implemented test plan document, created test cases, defect tracking and reporting.
• Developed recovery scenarios using VB script and QTP in built Functions. Created and using reusable actions using QTP.
• Automation of Smoke Test and Regression modules using Key word driven testing using QTP and Quality center.
• Key expertise includes testing and debugging GUI and Multi-Applications environment and automated testing using QTP.
• Modified existing automated test scripts wherever necessary using HP Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Experienced in creating, scheduling and run batch jobs using Quick Test Pro. Analyzed and reviewed test results after every batch test run.
• Used different types of checkpoints in Quick Test Professional while creating scripts.
• Involved in Updating and installing new patch releases of Defect Tracking tool TFS & HP QC.
• Created Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, and Test Plans & Test Cases documents and maintained on SharePoint site (MOSS).
• Perform security reviews of application designs, source code and deployments as required, covering all types of applications like web application, web services, mobile applications, thick client applications.
• Participate in Security Assessments of networks, systems and applications and work on improvements for provided security services, including the continuous enhancement of existing methodology material and supporting assets.
• Performed network penetration testing to assess the network security posture of IT systems using security testing tools such as Nessus, Nmap and Hping and Performs Port Scans, tracing, Foot printing of Network, Identification of Services running, Server Banners.
• Performed web application penetration testing to assess the application security posture and analyze the identified security vulnerabilities and recommend prioritized remediation’s.
• Tracking overall test coverage for all applications and Involved in Bug Triage meetings with DEV Team & Project Manager & Deployment Team.
• Defects are tracked and reported using HP Quality Center.
• Successfully completed of all Testing cycles on all application worked on.
• Analyze the Specification document and coordinate with the Functional Team, Development team for writing Test Scenarios.
• Preparation of Test Plan, Test Reports, Project Reports, Issue Tracker, Test Data, Test scenarios and Test Cases based on Software Requirement Specification and design documents.

Confidential

Sr QA Engineer

Environment: Java, J2ee C, Hibernate 3.0, JSP, Servlets, HTML, XML, Oracle 10 and Oracle 10.1.2 & 10.1.3 Application, Web Services, Linux

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed specification document and coordinate with the Functional Team, Development team for preparing test plan and test strategy.
• Documented and maintained testing methodology for helping new testers in team.
• Responsible for smoke testing once the application has been deployed in QA environment.
• Wrote test cases and test scenarios for releases.
• Writing functional test cases using the Functional specification document prior to construction of the application.
• Tested the application per the Test plan by executing the test cases.
• Tracked defects using WPBN.
• Generated daily reports for test execution and defects summary.
• Responsible for attending project status meetings from QA team for updates.

Confidential

QA Engineer

Environment: AS400, Windows NT, UNIX, HTML, XML DHTML, Web Services, Oracle,Services, Oracle.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements Document and existing Application to get a better understanding of the system from a technical and business perspective.
• Ensuring applications are designed to deliver all required functionality to the client.
• Participating in reviews and meetings to evaluate documents, plans, code, requirements and specifications.
• Performed Manual Testing for the GUI and Functionality of the application
• Performed Sanity Testing, System Testing, Integrated System Testing and Regression Testing.
• Ensured entire end user experience (i.e. Provision, Activation, Usage, Billing, Care processes) and meets their expectations.
• Done regression testing on High-level functionality of Previous Releases to ensure new code/Configuration has not adversely impacted code already in the production and performed Positive and Negative testing.
• Reporting and tracking defects through Bugzilla tracking tool and Email notifications.