SUMMARY:

• Proficient in Manual Testing including Black Box/White box Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Back End Testing, Front End Testing, Functionality Testing and UAT Testing approaches.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing in a multi - tier environment.
• Excellent testing experience in all phases and stages of testing with good working knowledge of testing disciplines, tasks, resources and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Excellent command in Manual Testing and Automation Testing Using Quick Test Professional (QTP), Win Runner, Quality center and scripting Knowledge of VB and TSL Scripts
• Developed test scripts and performed Load/Performance test using Quest Benchmark Factory and Load Runner.
• Experience with creating test data, executing test cases, defect tracking and resolution.
• Involved in preparation of Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP), reviewed plans and standard documents, monitored software process through entire software life cycle, participated in requirements reviews.
• Developed detailed Test Plan and Test Cases for the application through Quality Center.
• Expertise in preparing Test Plan, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Automated and Manual testing based on the User Requirement Documents and System Requirement documents for the Functional, System, Integration, UAT, Security, Database, Smoke/Sanity and Usability testing.
• Proficient in Black Box, Grey Box and White Box Testing.
• Experience with Agile Software methodologies.
• Ability to follow industry standards & procedures and quickly master new concepts & applications.
• QA/IT experience in the Software Testing of Web-based and Client/Server applications. Actively involved in all the stages of software development and Testing Life cycle.
• Good experience in different languages, browsers and multi OS Environments.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and problem solving skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional, Quality Center, Win Runner and Quest Benchmark Factory.

Languages: SQL, PLSQL and VB

RDBMS: Oracle9i,10g and 11g, SQL Server and MS-Access

Operating Systems: Windows / 2000 / XP / 98/ 2007/ 2008, MS-DOS

Applications: Toad, SQlplus, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and functionality specification to develop Test plan, Test cases and Test scripts.
• Used SQL queries extensively to verify data in Datawarehouse after running ETL workflows.
• Worked with Business Analysts for preparing the Test cases.
• Performed Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Adhoc Testing, Smoke Testing and Effective Regression testing.
• Prepared reports for Go-No-Go meetings.
• Performed GUI testing and web based testing .
• Involved in each stages of test documentation with Test Policy, Test Strategy, Test Methodology, Test Planning, Test Case Specification, Test Procedures, Test Scripting, Test Logs and Defect Reports.
• Helped enhance usability of the system by suggesting changes in the front end.
• Done Extensive Testing using Manual Testing
• Develop manual test cases to verify intermediate releases.
• Worked with development team to resolve defects.
• Assisted in configuring Mercury Quality Center, as a project management and Bug Tracking System to report and track all errors.
• Conducted walk through for test scripts and test cases.
• Thoroughly tested application along with bug reporting, bug tracking till bug closure.
• Followed a change control process for managing changes as and when they occur during the project life cycle.
• Assisted in preparing reports of Effort variance, schedule variance, defect density, defect removal effectiveness indicators with the senior management.

QA Analyst

ENVIRONMENT: Quality Center, QTP, Oracle 10g, MS Project, MS Office Professional, Windows 2000

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyzed user requirements and software requirement specifications documents.
• Writing high level test cases and low level test scripts.
• Testing the complete application and emphasizing on the scheduling module of the application.
• Testing the third party interaction with the application.
• Interacting with developers on a regular basis to better understand the application.
• Attend weekly defect review meeting to discuss the various defects with developers and BA’s.
• Created weekly issue logs and provided documentation to discuss and share with the team for resolution to common problems and solutions.
• Provided management with daily statistics of the test creation and execution.
• Analyzed user requirements and software requirement specifications documents.
• Identified and documented all issues and defects to ensure desired quality of the business application.
• Writing test plans and test cases.
• Tracking defects using Quality Center.
• Executed test cases manually and identified the mismatches.
• Performed smoke testing on new builds on various environments.
• Tested resolved defects on the new build released.
• Followed software testing methodologies and plans to ensure software product quality.
• Performed Functional testing to check if the application is error prone according the requirement specifications.

QA Analyst

ENVIRONMENT: QTP, Quality Center.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Involved in the preparation of System Test Plan which included scope, objectives, resources, timelines etc. of the testing effort.
• Used QTP to automate the Test Cases for Regression Testing.
• Performed Functionality Testing of all the graph types and Statistical Tool.
• Performed Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing & Installation Testing.
• Analyzed and created/updated test cases/test scripts for manual testing using Requirements documents, Functional Specification documents and Change Requests.
• Create and maintain Traceability Matrices to ensure 100% requirement and test coverage.
• Implemented API Testing for testing of an independent Graphing Tool.
• Involved in Verification and Validation activities.
• Testing the patch builds of Sigma Plot.
• Performed code reviews for various statistical modules of Sigma Plot.

Confidential, New York

Software QA Analyst

ENVIRONMENT: IBM Mainframes, Windows 2000, Java, Oracle, MS Office, Test Director, Power Builder 5.0, PL/SQL.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development and Execution of Test Cases using Mercury Quality Center
• Developed Test Strategy, Test Plan and Requirements Tractability Matrix (RTM) to ensure adequate test coverage
• Involved in Bug review and Project meetings.
• Used SQL Queries to test the application.
• Defect tracking and generation of reports
• Conducted System and Regression Testing Cycles
• Involved in managing the requirements and assigning priorities.
• Performed Manual testing to ensure quality
• Documented by Logging Test Results in Test Director.