PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Accomplished QA professional with 10+ years of progressive experience and proven record of significant, successful contribution in quality management, automation processes, standards and systems in a wide range of organizations that previously had no standards or programs in place
• Extensive experience in Black Box, Integration, System, Functional, User Acceptance (UAT) and Regression testing of Web, Client Server, Web Application, Middle Ware(ESB) applications
• Experience in creating Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases, Test Estimation, Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Test automation experience using Selenium (Web Driver) on Java platform
• Good Knowledge in building modular test framework incorporating page - object model, parameterization and utilizing object-oriented programming concepts to develop easily maintainable test scripts for regression and cross-browser testing.
• Good Knowledge in using TestNG and Maven tools along with Selenium
• Experience in using SOAPUItool for testing the Web services
• Proficient in analyzing requirements, identifying test scenarios, test case design, identifying test data, maintenance of test data, test execution, defect logging and tracking
• Expertise in all phases of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) in Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution, Defect Reporting and Worked on Agile and Waterfall Methodology
• Good Experience in Analyzing and Debugging the Production issues by identifying the root cause
• Documented all the testing deliverables to adhere to client requirements and standards
• Worked closely with development, business and project management teams to ensure testing is comprehensive
• Ability to collaborate with peers in both business and technical realms, to deliver with optimal quality, in-line with corporate priorities
• Self-motivated resourceful team player, and capable of delivering tasks within stringent timelines

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Functional Testing Tool: Selenium (Web Driver), TEST NG, SOAPUI.

Programming Language: Core Java, C, COBOL

Backend(Databases): My-SQL, SQL Server 2008.

Methodologies: Agile, SDLC, STLC, V Model

Operating System: Unix/Linux, Window’s Family.

Defect Tracking Tools: Jira, Bugzilla and HP ALM.

Methods: Black box, Integration, Regression testing.

IDE: Eclipse, Edit Plus and Notepad++.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Westborough

Senior QA Analyst

Environment: Java, SOA, Selenium Web drivers, JUnit, Firebug, Oracle SQL developer, Mainframes, AS400 and HP ALM.

Responsibilities:

• QA point of contact for the company leadership and cross-functional teams
• Understand the E2E requirement mentioned in requirement document.
• Developed automated test scripts for cross-browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari), functional, regression, and smoke testing.
• Handled dynamic web elements and implemented parameterization for data-driven tests and wherever required.
• Extensively used XPath, ID, ClassName, Text functions to identify the elements using inspect element/firebug.
• Preparation of the effort estimation and delegation of the work among the team.
• Preparation of the list of events that need to be done to get the data which meets the E2E test requirements.
• Review the jobs to generate the test data which is similar to the data produced by the production.
• Execute the unit test cases, SIT/UAT execution.
• Reviewing test data generated by the other teams as well as work done by the team members.
• Organize the status meetings and send the Status Report (Daily, Weekly etc.) to the Manager.
• Preparation of Defect Log and Defect Action Plan documents
• Support customers in troubleshooting exercises

Confidential, Westborough, MA

Senior QA Analyst

Environment: Confidential Windows, Oracle SQL developer, Mainframes and HP ALM.

Responsibilities:

• Tested the cashier activities, POS ability to read cards, store server, and back office integration.
• Tested on various VeriFone VPP Pin pads such as MX 0860 and MX 0915 pin pads with Omnico software
• (N2N4).
• Performed payment transactions authorization using Base 24.
• Involved in Test Data Preparation and Optimization.
• Used NCR's logix to create Copient Offers and used Copient web tool to load those offers.
• Used Zint barcode generator to create various types of barcodes for testing purposes.
• Performed POS (point of Sale) testing using image scanners, barcode scanners, POS registers and scale.
• Worked on Toshiba ACE POS application (IBM 4690) for performing commands to modify the terminal
• features and controller application features.

Confidential, Westborough

Senior QA Analyst

Environment: Confidential Windows, SQL server 2008, SAP BPC and HP ALM.

Responsibilities:

• Manage onsite and offshore QA teams
• Involved from very beginning of the project
• QA point of contact for the company leadership and cross-functional teams
• Chair scrum/defect review meetings with project team stakeholders to discuss issue found during testing and their current statuses
• Estimation with work breakdown structure/ Complexity and Size
• Analyzed system impact during design reviews with development and business analysts
• Involved in BVT, Regression, Functional, Performance, Reports Testing
• Involved in preparing Test Plan, Test scenario, Test Cases, Test Reports, ST Sign Off document
• Report the defects to developers using ALM/Quality Center Defect Manager.
• Actively track bug life cycle and interact with the responsible individual to solve the issue.
• Review various reports prepared by Test engineers.
• Ensure the timely delivery of different testing milestones.
• Prepares / updates the metrics dashboard at the end of a phase

Confidential, Newcastle

QA Analyst

Environment: Visual Studio, .net, UNIX, SQL Server - 2005

Responsibilities:

• Participated in BRD Reviews.
• Analyzed Requirements from Functional Specification.
• Prepared Test plan
• Prepared Daily/weekly/monthly status reports.
• Reviewed Test Cases according to the Business requirements and client specific standards.
• Involved in System Testing, Regression Testing as per test schedules
• Performed End to End testing of business scenarios as per test schedules.
• Reporting and monitoring the bugs in QC.
• Active participation in defect review meetings.

Confidential

Test Engineer

ENVIRONMENT: .Net, SQL Server and TFS.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in BRD Reviews.
• Analyzed Requirements from Functional Specification and logged gaps in Visual studio (VSTF).
• Involved in Preparation of Test plan.
• Used Visual Studio-TFS (Team Foundation Server) & Test Manager to manager all testing activities.
• Organized calls with other vendors to drill with their functionality.
• Assign task to all Testing Team members and ensure that all of them have sufficient work in the project.
• Act as the single point of contact between Development and Testers.
• Conducted training sessions to the team.
• Conducted collaborative integration testing between various Projects.
• Prepared Daily/weekly/monthly status reports.
• Keep track of the new requirements / change in requirements of the Project.
• Prepared and Reviewed Test Cases according to the Business requirements and client specific standards using Confidential Test Manager.
• Involved in System Testing, Integration and Regression Testing as per test schedules
• Performed End to End testing of business scenarios as per test schedules.
• Reporting and monitoring the bugs in Visual studio (VSTF).
• Active participation in defect review meetings.
• Escalate the issues about project requirements (Software, Hardware, Resources) to Project Manager / Sr. Test Manager.