PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7+ years of IT experience in Software Testing, proficient in Client/Server and Web based applications
• Excellent working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Hands on experience in Analyzing Requirements, Design, Development, Implementation and Testing using Waterfall, V - Model Methodologies &extensive knowledge of Agile methodology.
• Expert in Manual and Automated Testing using tools like Quality Center, Quick Test Professional and LoadRunner.
• Involved in preparing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases by reviewing Business Requirements and use cases.
• Experience in Test Designing, Planning, Scheduling, Defect reporting and tracking and Test result analysis.
• Expertise in Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Daily Scrum.
• Preparation of Test Data for positive and negative scenarios.
• Experience with ALM Quality Center for Requirements, Test Plan, Test Designing, Test Analysis, Test Execution & Defect Tracking.
• Extensive experience in using Testing tools such as WinRunner, UFT/QTP, ALM Quality Center, Microsoft Test manager, Coded UI, Selenium, Fitnesse, Microsoft Stress tool and Fitnesse.
• Excellent knowledge in Bug/Defect Life Cycle and experienced in logging defects using the bug tracking tools like HP ALM /Quality Center, providing verifications on fixes in multiple environments and communicating fix success, failures, status updates as appropriate.
• Proficient in developing SQL queries and using different joins on multiple tables to perform Back-end Testing.
• Possess Management skills including implementing and maintaining QA processes and activities.
• Assisted Business Analyst in UAT.
• Excellent communication skills, documentation skills and problem solving skills with a strong technical background.
• Quick learner and excellent team player, ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Maintain Close interaction with developers and Business analyst to solve technical issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

QA Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, V Model

QA tools: Selenium, QTP, Quality Center, Load Runner, Clear Quest, Bugzilla, and HP ALM

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, VB Script, SQL, .NET, Visual Basic, PowerBuilder

Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 98 and UNIX

Technologies: Flash, ASP.NET, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS

Databases: Oracle 10G, 9i and 8i Microsoft MS Access, SQL Server, and MY SQL Sybase

Front End Tools: Visual Studio 2003, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Outlook, MS Office.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Selenium Automation Tester

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

• QA Tester for this application
• Interacted with Business Analysts/Users/Developers for gathering requirements.
• Executed test cases and logged in defects for failed test cases in HP ALM/ Quality Center
• Developed and executed test cases test Scenarios and followed-up defects using HP ALM/ Quality Center
• Created Selenium Test cases for automation using Selenium Web Driver and Java.
• Executed parallel browser testing on various machines using Selenium Grid and performed cross browser testing. 
• Interacted with the developers to report and using HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Advanced skills in MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Project
• Used Hybrid Framework of Selenium to get data from Excel. 
• Solid understanding of QA Methodologies
• Possesses a solid understanding of current technological trends.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience writing test cases, manually executing them and reporting test results
• Involved in designing Automation Framework and Create Scripts using Web Driver in Selenium for Smoke and Regression Test Cases.
• Executed test cases according to test plans and scripts, document results, and identify and troubleshoot issues.
• Using Selenium, automated the test cases using Java programming language.
• Assure optimum use of QA tools to ensure that defects are entered and updated according to standards.
• Executed test cases through HP ALM/ Quality Center and reported defects in QC.
• Developed the reports using HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for generating reporting defects.
• Report the results to the management and team lead in timely matter.
• Ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of individuals - including executives, managers, subject matter experts, developers, and field personnel
• Knowledge of SQL

Environment:HP ALM/Quality Center 10.0, Selenium web driver, MS-Office, QTP, MS-PowerPoint, Windows, XML and HTML.

Sr. QA Analyst

Confidential, Manhattan, NY

• Interacted with business analysts/users/developers for gathering requirements
• Assisted in developing keyword driven and descriptive programming framework for automation defects
• Involved in performing data inspection for files loaded from source to landing zone
• Detected, reported and tracked defects using HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Participated in creation of source and target systems using ETL Process and worked with various databases
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Extensive experience in testing code using Fitnesse. 
• Work in Selenium IDE and Selenium Web Driver and execute the test cases using Selenium Web Driver. 
• Performing Regression test using automated testing tool UFT/QTP, Fitnesse and Selenium.
• Worked with developers to resolve Issues and Production Incidents using HP ALM/ Quality Center
• Mapped the test cases to the Requirements in HP ALM/ Quality Center and executed the test cases in HP ALM/ Quality Center in Test Environment.
• Tested the brokerage and financial services applications for managing equities, fixed incomes, investment portfolios, account activity, balance& holdings, E-statements, retail consumer lending, mortgage lending and resources planning
• Also tested the Customer Relation Management (CRM), information services, account services and profitability analysis
• Performed Functional, Smoke, Usability, Integration and Regression Testing
• Made detailed analysis and tested the structured products, interest-rate products and credit products.
• Worked in protocols used in banking such as web Services, HTML, SOAP, XML
• Executed test cases and reported defects using HP ALM/ Quality Center
• Tracked defects using HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Used HP ALM/ Quality Center to record documenting information useful in debugging process, evaluating test data.
• Integrated the selenium smoke test into Jenkins for continuous integration 
• Worked on distributed test automation execution on different environment as part of Continuous Integration Process using Selenium WebDriver and Jenkins. 
• Tested each web services (SOAP messages) using SOA test tool (IBM Message Test Utility)
• Actively involved in black box, grey box, white box, negative testing of the application
• Developed automated scripts using QTP to perform functional and regression testing
• Conducted functionality testing during various phases of the application using QTP
• Developedand called user defined functions
• Applied synchronization points and checkpoints wherever required
• Worked with Object Repository to configure mandatory and optional properties
• Parameterized virtual user scripts to provide various sets of data to the server and avoided data caching
• Developed test cases and scripts, and created virtual users in LoadRunner for Load, Stress and Performance Testing of the application
• Performed User Acceptance Testing on all the trading applications
• Interacted with developers and business Users to communicate the defects

Environment:Selenium, SQL Server 2000, SOA, SQL, VB Script, Oracle 10G, ASP.Net, ADO.Net, Visio 2000, IE 6.0, JSP, Unix, Windows 2000, LoadRunner

Sr. QA Web Tester

Confidential, MN

• Analyzed Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) to understand the business requirements and reviewed master test plan
• Tested the brokerage and financial services applications forequities, fixed incomes, mutual funds, bonds, account management, and investment research
• Worked on FIX messaging and generated various test scenarios to validate differentFIX Transactions
• Created test cases and test scripts for modules of the application under test (AUT) using Quality Center.
• Used SOAP UI Web Services tool for testing web services, inspecting WSDL files, generating SOAP envelopes, and automating or accelerating other common XMLtasks encountered when testing web-service enabled applications
• Performed Cross-browser, Smoke and Security Testing for the web-based projects
• Involved in analyzingapplications using SDLC and development of test cases
• Performed Functional Testing and Manual Testing
• Automated all the test cases using java\selenium WebDriver and built a solid regression suite for the application 
• Created automation framework and test scripts using Selenium Web-Driver for multiple platforms and browsers testing.
• Experience in working with different modules of HP ALM/ Quality Center such as Requirements, BPT, Test Plan, Test Lab and Defects.
• Used HP ALM/ Quality Center to create Business Components, write test cases, execute tests, log, assign and track defects 
• Created various test sets for different test cycles within Test Lab module of HP ALM/ Quality Center and perform the test case assignment within ALM/ Quality Center for offshore QA testers.
• Used Web Logic as an application server
• Tested database integrity by writing SQL queries
• Participated in Statement of Work, Requirements Gathering, Estimation, and Project Planning with project stakeholders
• Wrote and logged defect reports into a Lotus Notes defect tracking database
• Executed backend manual testing using SQL and constraint validations extensively
• Implemented Quality Center for Requirement Management, Test Design, Test Execution, Defect Logging, and Requirement Mapping with test cases
• Provided Efforts Estimate and coordinated the test schedule using Agile testing methodology in UAT phase.
• Participated in Agile model of SDLC
• Used HP ALM/ Quality Center for reporting and tracking bug and generating reports.
• Created Regression Test cases Suite in HP ALM/ Quality Center and performed regression testing to make sure there were no broken functionalities.
• Automated test cases using Quality Center and monitored the defect tracking process, trouble shooting and generated customized graphs and reports for the client
• Developed and revised manual integration tests for client-server, web, and data management applications.
• Conducted defect review meetings with team members
• Used test batch runner in QTP for Batch Testing.
• Developed automated functional and regression test solutions using QTP
• Used VB Scripts functions extensively
• Created user defined functions and used parameterization for various data driven test scripts with VB Script
• Used check points in QTP to check the expected result of an application
• Developed, modified and debugged scripts in using QTP for future release
• Involved in extensive data validation using SQL queries
• Executed UNIX commands to perform tasks such as creating directories, initiating databases, copying and moving files, checking file lists, and modified the directory
• Analyzed results, measured application performance, created analysis graphs and generated reports

Environment: Quick Test Pro 9.0, Quality Center 9.2, SQL Server 2005, Oracle 8i, VB Script, Visio, UNIX, XML, Soap UI, HTML.Net

QA Analyst

Confidential, GA

• Documented and presented test strategies to management, business and development partners
• Worked with POS System and involved in testing functionalities related to sales tracking, POS scanning, Store ISP, ordering forecast, adjustments, custom retail price and promotions in POS
• Participated in project design meetings to understand the impact of changes in development
• Involved in Integration, Regression, Functional and End-to-End testing on store and merchandising applications that interface with POS
• Experienced in Bug Tracking Tools such as HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Raised Defects and maintained the status of the defect in HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Monitoring the defect life cycle, generating customized graphs and reports for the client, using ALM/ Quality Center.
• Performed verification and validation of various changed build artifacts
• Coordinated test efforts with UAT team and resolved issues in the application
• Executed Web Services automation and validation using tools like HP Service Test & SOAP UI
• Tracked defects using Team Track and used the metrics in testing of further releases
• Communicated functional discrepancies with business expectations and worked with all teams to develop alternate solutions
• Wrote test plans and test cases for enhancements and executed them in Quality Center
• Extensively utilized Quality center and JIRA for test management and defect tracking 
• Creating and executing test Plans, Test cases, Test cycles with in JIRA 
• Logged defects in Quality Center
• Made recommendations regarding defect prioritization
• Tested POS application that displayed information upon scanning or manual barcode entry such as the description and retail price of the merchandise and type of customer payment
• Conducted Regression and Performance Testing in various releases of the product life cycle
• Was involved in Performance Testing reports of the releases at Global level and provided inputs to rectify errors
• Worked on Production Push releases and handled issues on post-production
• Helped business analysts and developers in investigating software anomalies, analysis, enhancements and bug reporting status

Environment: Windows, Client/Server, JAVA, JSP, ORACLE, SOAP UI, Quality Center, Team Track, Agile, MS Office.