SUMMARY

• 11+ years of experience in IMS, VoIP Telecom Testing (Automation, Manual, Load, Sanity, Functional, Regression, Performance, System).
• Extensive experience in consulting, solutioning, documentation, stakeholder management, prototyping, requirement gathering, reviewing design and requirement documents for test planning.
• Wide experience in Telecommunication Industry which includes Testing of different products & support to live network, provisioning, implementation, lab set - up, upgrade and maintenance.
• Sound Knowledge of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Profound Knowledge in IMS, VOIP, SIP Proxy server, Cisco Switches, Sonus ASX, GSX, PBX, EMS, Media Server, Cisco ASR5K, Cisco BTS10200 Soft switch, GSM, SS7, Diameter, SDP, RTP, RTCP, SCTP etc. Familiar with the functionalities of IMS entities like I/P/S-CSCF, HSS, SGSN, GGSN, SIP AS etc.
• Handled multiple teams involved in testing of different telecom products which included both manual and automation testing.
• Excellent client interaction exposure with deployment at locations in Confidential & Confidential .

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing:  Automation, Manual, Load, Sanity, Functional, Regression, Performance, System and Integration Testing

Tools:  Spirent Nomad, EAST, PYPE, SITTEST, SKYWORKS, INET, MTH, Ethereal, DTT, CDETS, CLEAR QUEST, Proprietary Tools based on Perl and Python.

Scripting Languages:  Perl and Python.

Design & Documentation: Test plans, Test scenarios, Test cases, Requirement traceability matrix, Defect reports, Project status reports, Gap analysis and Estimation documents

Operating Systems: Sun Solaris, Linux, Fedora Core, Windows XP, Android and IOS

Protocols & Technologies:  SIP, H323, MGCP, SS7, ISUP, GSM, IMS, DIAMETER, Wi-Fi

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, PA

Consultant QA

Environment: & Tools: UNIX, Android, IOS, Windows, Ethereal, Spirent Nomad, JIRA.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management for QA (test planning, defect management, release management, change management and project weekly status reporting).
• Managed tech trail for the OTT VoIP app (identifying the trail participants, conducting weekly meet-ups, collating issues from different participants, reproducing issues and reporting to dev team, collaboration with vendors on defect fixes and new feature releases, weekly status reporting to concerned stakeholders, collecting participant feedback to improvise end user experience and conducted end user training for new feature releases).
• Manual Testing of OTT VoIP App on Android & IOS platform (End to End functional testing, Regression testing, documenting test scenarios and test cases, bug triage, defect management, test reporting, conducting MOS test for the improvement of voice quality).
• Design analysis and suggesting design changes to tech team based on defects.
• Proposed new feature enhancement for better end-user experience.
• Conducted product demos on regular basis to show case the product progress to executive management team.

Consultant QA

Environment: & Tools: Android, JIRA,

Responsibilities:

• Writing Test cases as per requirements.
• Executing Test cases for different releases.
• Bug - reporting.
• Involved in technical discussion about the defects and new feature implementations.

Confidential

Senior Technical Lead

Environment: & Tools: Linux, SIPP, Perl based test framework, VM Servers, JIRA, Perl, Python

Responsibilities:

• Involved in manual and automation testing of different features for VoIP and SS7 users.
• Assigning tasks and taking regular updates from the team. Helping team members in technical queries.
• Analyzing different failures and discussion with development team.
• Monitoring defects status and providing feedback to team members for defect updates.
• Looking into real time deployed server issues.
• Involved in peer review.
• Conducting Technical Interviews.

Team Lead

Environment: & Tools: Linux, VM Servers, SIPP, Perl & Python based automation framework, CDET, Perl, Python, and TCL-TK

Responsibilities:

• Involved in test automation deliverables, daily status call within team and with client.
• Assigning tasks and taking regular updates from the team. Helping team members in technical queries.
• Automation and manual testing of different IMS Features related to P/I/S - CSCF, Rx-Interface, Cx-Interface, etc.
• Monitoring defects status and providing feedback to team members for defect updates.
• Mentoring Team members on functionalities.
• Involved in peer review.
• Debugging the failures using Wireshark, tcpdump files and debug logs of client and server and raising defects on functional breakdowns.
• Conducted Technical Interviews.

Team Lead

Environment: & Tools: Linux, Windows, JIRA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirement gathering, test planning, writing test cases, and reviewing test specification of other team members.
• Monitoring defects status and providing feedback to team members for defect updates.
• Involved in end to end SIP based Functional Testing of features like - Private Wire, Call Transfer, etc from end user prospective.
• Debugging the failures using Wireshark, tcpdump files and debug logs of client and server and raising defects on functional breakdowns.
• Conducted technical Interview.

Team Lead

Environment: & Tools: EAST, MGTS, QC, UNIX, Perl based automation framework, SIPP, Perl, Python

Responsibilities:

• Regular updates on Test deliverables within team and with clients.
• Assigning tasks and taking regular updates from the team. Helping team members in technical queries.
• Involved in daily status call with client and provided regular updates of the team.
• Involved in End to end system testing as well as end to end testing from end user prospective.
• Involved in Test Automation of different features of ASX, features like - Conferencing, Call Forwarding, DND, Cause Code Mapping, Voice Mails, etc. using ATS tool which is Perl based automation framework.
• Testing training to interns in the organization.
• Mentoring team members on automation and protocols concepts.

Senior Software Engineer (Aricent)

Environment: & Tools: Linux

Responsibilities:

• Involved in implementation & support of MNP (Mobile Number Portability) for BSNL Telecom.
• Support to live BSNL Network.
• Testing MNP implementation as an end user on Tekelec SSTP for BSNL operator.

Senior Software Engineer (Aricent)

Environment: & Tools: Linux, SIPP, EAST, PIPE, SKYWORKS, Ethereal, INET, CDETS

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Lab set-up for the testing of this Softswitch at ODC, which involves configuring test servers, test server configurations, end-point configurations.
• Involved in End to End Manual Testing which includes call agent, end-points, media servers, Etc.
• Manual testing for end user prospective.
• Debugging the failures and reporting to development team.
• Involved in Regression, system, feature testing.
• Testing training to interns in the organization.

Software Engineer

Environment: & Tools: UNIX, Windows, Perl, Shell

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Automating Test Cases of MTH (Mascon Test Harness), Mascon Testing tool.
• Involved in Writing test cases and test scenarios.