SUMMARY:

• An IT Consultant with over 12 years of experience in Software Testing, Quality Assurance of Web based, Client/Server, Mobile, Data warehouse and Web Services based business applications.
• Skilled in testing various software and business applications and communicating with technical and non - technical leaders.
• Experienced in all testing activities which includes test planning, execution and working with team members.
• Experienced in different testing types Functional/System testing, integration testing, regression testing, Load/Performance testing, User Acceptance Testing and database testing.
• Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing with experience in several automation testing tools Quick Test Professional (QTP), WinRunner, LoadRunner, Test Director, Quality Center and Rational Performance tester and Functional tester. Experienced in planning and executing test automation using HP and Rational products.
• Experienced in developing Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Procedures, Test Scripts, and Test Cases (manual and automated) after reviewing requirement documents, functional specifications, and technical design documents. Followed documentation structure Propath and PMAS
• Proficiency in testing databases using Oracle, SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL
• Proficiency in testing business reports using BI tools Cognos and Crystal Reports.
• Expertise in Requirements Analysis, Functional Decomposition, System Analysis, Use Case Design and Analysis and Documentation.
• Good understanding of the SDLC Process which includes Iterative and Agile based development projects.
• Ability to successfully work in a team environment or independently.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, Java, C, Visual Basic, SQL

Test Tools: Load Runner 9.0, Quality Center 9.0/11, Quick Test Professional 9.2, Rational Rose, Win Runner, Test Manager, Rational Requisite Pro, Clear Quest, Clear Case, DOORS, SoapUI and 508 Compliance testing tools, RTC (CM, QM, RRC),IIB, WSRR, CA Layer7, IBM Health care pack, HL7 Inspector, SQL Developer

Database: Oracle 7.x, 8i/9i/10G, SQL Server 7/2000, DB2, Microsoft Access

ETL Tools: Cognos Decision Stream, Data Stage, SQL Loader

Servers: Web Sphere, Web Logic 5.1/6.1, IIS 4.0/5.0, Apache Tomcat.

DW Reporting: Cognos Reportnet, C8, Report Studio, Query Studio, MicroStrategy, OBIEE

Middleware: IBM MQ Series, Tibco, Web services, SOA

Oper. Sys.: Sun Solaris 2.6/7,UNIX, LINUX, Windows NT 4.0/2000, Windows 95/98, XP, DOS, HP.

Hardware: Sun Solaris Workstation, Intel based systems, cloud sustems (IBM sandbox)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing System Test Plan, RTM, Test Execution logs, Test Evaluation report, Test scenarios, test scripts, test cases, maintaining testing schedule.
• Participate in daily scrum, sprint planning, and other agile meetings.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression testing, and support Performance Testing.
• Managed VistA release testing
• Managing the end to end traceability of requirements with test artifacts using RTC and RQM.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Rational Team Concert (RTC).
• Tested web services using SOAPUI.
• Prepared Execution logs and defect report logs for each sprint and release testing

Environment: XML, SOA, SOAP and REST based web services, SOAPUI, J2EE, Oracle, SQL Developer, mumps, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert (RTC), Linux, Web Services, MQ Explorer.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Test Plan (MTP/STP), RTM, Test Execution logs, Test Evaluation report, Test scenarios, test scripts, test cases, maintaining integration testing SOP for Web Service testing.
• Involved in requirement review sessions and understanding the user stories and Business requirements.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings and client meeting for each projects and SQA meetings as part of the agile development.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing (SOA)and support Performance Testing.
• Managing the end to end traceability of requirements with test artifacts using Rational Quality Manager (RQM) and other testing tools.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Rational Team Concert (RTC).
• Tested web services in SOAPUI, IBM Health care pack, HL7 Inspector, Monitored in MQ Explorer Queues and RFHutil, Putty for Logs.
• Prepared test summary report/Execution logs for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: XML, SOA, SOAP and REST based web services, SOAPUI, J2EE, Oracle, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert (RTC), Linux, Web Services, MQ Explorer, HL7 Inspector, IBM Health care pack, putty, WSRR, Layer7, IIB.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Sr. Tester / Application Support Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Test Plan, Test scenarios, test scripts and test cases for testing different types of testing.
• Involved in requirement review sessions and understanding the use cases and Business requirements.
• Participate in daily scrum meetings as part of the agile development.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and support UAT.
• Managing the end to end traceability of requirements with test artifacts using Rational Quality Manager (RQM) and other testing tools.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Rational Team Concert (RTC).
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: J2EE, Oracle, XML, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert (RTC), Splunk, Linux, Web Services, Rational Functional Tester (RFT), SQL Developer.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan, Test scenarios, test cases for functional testing.
• Reviewed requirement documents and use cases.
• Responsible for planning and executing System/Functional and Regression Testing.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Test Track.
• Planned and executed testing for Business Intelligence reports
• Performed database testing/back-end testing by writing SQL queries in SQL Server.
• Prepared test summary report for each release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: J2EE, Business Objects, XML, Rational Functional Tester, SQL Server, Test Track.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Sr. Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Test Plan, Test scenarios, test scripts and test cases for testing different types of testing.
• Involved in requirement review sessions and understanding the use cases and Business requirements.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and support UAT.
• Developed SQL scripts to validate the backend data conversion from SQL Server, flat files to Oracle database.
• Worked with client to execute UAT testing efforts by providing training and co-ordination and get the sign off for final implementation.
• Managing the end to end traceability of requirements with test artifacts using Quality Center and other test management tools.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Quality Center.
• Performed database testing/back-end testing by writing SQL queries in Oracle
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: J2EE, Oracle, Data Stage, Business Objects, XML, HTML, Quality Center, Rational Functional Tester, TOAD, Putty, SQL Server, Linux, SOA Services, LoadRunner, QTP.

Confidential, Mclean, VA

Software Testing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Test Plan, Test scenarios, test scripts and test cases for testing ETL, data conversion, SOA Services, BankFind, Data mart business Objects reports and dashboards.
• Attended agile daily SCRUM meetings to provide status.
• Involved in requirement review sessions and understanding the use cases and Business requirements.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and support UAT.
• Developed SQL scripts to validate the backend data conversion from SQL Server, flat files to Oracle database.
• Worked with Oracle Application Express (APEX) Server UI to validate the UI functionality and data validation.
• Planned and executed testing for multiple SOA services. Also tested the BankFind mobile application which uses the SOA service to get the data.
• Supported and UAT testing efforts by providing training and co-ordination.
• Mapped the test cases for requirements coverage and accuracy using Quality Center.
• Automated the functional testing using RFT for doing the functional regression testing.
• Used SoapUI for doing the functional and regression testing of Webservices.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Quality Center.
• Performed database testing/back-end testing by writing SQL queries in Oracle
• Responsible for testing different business objects reports for the remedy data mart.
• Participate weekly meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: Oracle APEX Server, Data Stage, Business Objects, Tivoli Access Manager, Tivoli Identify Manager, XML, HTML, Quality Center, Rational Functional Tester, SQL Developer. Java, JSP, TOAD, Putty, Oracle 10G, SQL Server, Linux, SoapUI, SOA Services testing.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Test Plan, Test scenarios, and test cases for testing different modules of the application. Analyzed use cases and prepared flow diagrams to identify the test cases.
• Involved requirement review sessions and understanding the use cases and Business requirements.
• Responsible for planning and executing the test cases for System/Functional testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and UAT.
• Developed SQL scripts to validate the backend data.
• Worked with IBM Process Server UI to validate the UI data.
• Developed the performance test plan and executed the performance testing activities.
• Mapped the test cases for requirements coverage and accuracy using Quality Center.
• Reported, tracked the defect progress using Quality Center and SharePoint list
• Responsible for testing lookup Data load load from other systems.
• Performed database testing/back-end testing by writing SQL queries in Oracle
• Responsible for testing different business reports of the ESE application.
• Supported post production release and post production defects testing.
• Participate weekly meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Evaluated the 508 Compliance testing using tools and involved in defining requirements for the 508 compliance.
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: IBM Web Sphere technology stack and open source tools including WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Portal, Web Seal, WebSphere Process Server, Tivoli Access Manager, Tivoli Identify Manager, Alfresco, Spring, Hibernate, XML, HTML, SOA, Quality Center, LoadRunner, QTP, SQL Developer. Java, JSP, TOAD, Putty, Oracle 10G, SQL, Linux

Confidential, Rockford, IL

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirement gathering sessions and understanding the requirements and Business Rules.
• Prepared the Test Strategy, Plan and test cases and scripts.
• Responsible for creating and executing the test cases for System testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance test.
• Developed Regression standards for the releases planned in production.
• Supported post production release and post production Patch Testing.
• Communicating the QA activities with other Business partners and technical owners.
• Worked on SQL, DDL, DML statements in checking the validity of the backend data.
• Create SQL and PL/SQL scripts for Database Validations.
• Executed UNIX Batch Jobs
• Worked with AutoSys commands to execute and monitor UNIX jobs in Acceptance environment.
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.
• Tested the Cognos Model and reports developed using Cognos reporting.
• Developed test strategy and test plan for Load Test using Load Runner and leading the performance testing activities.
• Review of test cases for coverage and accuracy using Quality Center.
• Reported, tracked the bug progress using Quality Center.

Environment: HTML, XML, Java, JSP, TOAD, Putty, Quality Center, MS Project, Oracle 10G, SQL, PL/SQL, Solaris 9, Load Runner, WebLogic-8.1, Tomcat, Windows XP, Sun Solaris and UNIX, Cognos Reporting.

Confidential, Saint Louis, MO

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed the Test scenarios, test cases for testing different work packets, System Interfaces and business reports.
• Reviewed system requirement documents and the Technical Specification.
• Performed Integration, System, Regression, Performance, E2E and UAT testing.
• Using Test Director 7.6 for maintaining the test plan, test cases and tracking defects.
• Involved in testing different interfaces for getting inbound data and uploading data to other internal systems.
• Responsible for doing back end data validation testing by writing SQL scripts to validate the data and shell scripts to execute the SQL scripts in back end.
• Validated data by comparing from database while doing interfaces testing.
• Did data conversion testing by writing SQL queries.
• Responsible to test different business reports developed using Crystal Reports
• Validated the reports data by comparing the data from database.
• Wrote SQL statements to get the data from database for validation.
• Prepared test summary report for each major release testing and reviewed with the project team.

Environment: Win 2000, AIX, J2EE, IBM Web Sphere, MQ Series, IIS 5.0, Oracle8i, Test Director 7.x/8.0,Win Runner 7.0, XML, Rational Clear Case, Rational Rose, TOAD, Crystal Reports, XML Spy.

Confidential

Application Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed system requirement documents and the Technical Specification.
• Written test plans with detailed testing scope, strategy, hi-level test requirements, and necessary resources.
• Documented test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Wrote test cases and test scripts for the functionality testing.
• Performed regression testing as more modules of the system were added to the application.
• Responsible for doing back end data validation testing by writing SQL scripts to validate the data and shell scripts to execute the SQL scripts in back end.
• Closely worked with developers to fix and retest the issues.
• Performed Regression testing and Load testing using Win Runner and load runner.
• Tested the application compatibility in all versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers.
• Reported the bugs, Email notifications to the developers using the defect tracking system.
• Tested the database-stored procedures for performance.
• Did the data validation by writing SQL queries.
• Tested different analytical reports and validated the validated the data.

Environment: HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Java 1.2, JSP, Servlets, Oracle 8.1.5, Apache, Windows 2000, Test Director, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports, Win runner, TOAD.

Confidential

Developer/QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed dynamic ASP pages using for different Librarian and Library Members.
• Involved in the design, development and testing of the application.
• Written test plans, test cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions.
• Tracked the change requests
• Performed End-to-End testing manually as well as using test automation tools.
• Performed UAT testing acting as a student along with Librarian
• Tested the application compatibility in all versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers.
• Tested the Database Stored Procedures and SQL’s for performance.
• Developed SQL queries for backend data validation.

Environment: IIS, ASP, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, Oracle8i, MS office.