SUMMARY:

• Over 10 years of experience in Information Technology with Telecommunication & Mortgage Industry with Quality Assurance in Manual and Automation testing.
• Experience in all phases of Software Product Development including requirement gathering, analysis, testing, implementation and documentation. Good team player with excellent analytical and communication skills and leadership qualities.
• Expertise in Informatica Power center an ETL tool for data migration .
• Experienced in Web - based, client/server and Legacy mainframe applications using manual Testing methods.
• Experience in all phases of the project life cycle (requirements / design / testing / implementation).
• Strong experience in System, User Acceptance, Integration, End-to-End & Regression testing.
• Expertise in creating Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Defect Tracking using Quality Center & Jira
• Experienced in testing in SOA Architecture with XML validation using SOAPUI.
• Proficient in using SQL for querying the Oracle, and DB2 database.
• Experienced in using UNIX commands to validate the data.
• Strong understanding and creation ability to develop and implement test strategies as they apply to the SDLC.
• Ability to manage multiple Agile projects, under tight deadlines and shift gears quickly.
• Ability to provide demos to business stake holders for sign off before moving the code to production.
• Good understanding of Methodology and Test Processes.
• Excellent technical, process improvement, team-building and oral/written communications skills.
• Highly motivated and skilled professional with experience working directly with users and customers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows NT/2000/XP, MVS, UNIX, LINUX and MS-DOS

Language: Visual Basic 6.0, VBScript, XML, SQL, JCL

Packages: Microsoft Office Suite

Database: Oracle 10.0/7.x, DB2, MS Access

Bug Tracking Tools: Quality Center 10.0, Clear Quest, J IRA

Other Tools: SoapUI 3.6, TOAD, SQL Developer, DOORS, AutoSYS, Informatica Powercenter, Test Strategies Migration Testing, System, Integration, Regression, User-Acceptance, E2E testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QA Tester

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Responsibilities:

• Review the requirements with business stake holders and development team and create Test Scenarios for testing.
• Executed workflows using Informatica Workflow Manager and checked logs in Monitor to find if data was successfully loaded from source to targeted tables, and validate the transformed data.
• Validated the logs in UNIX server for transformed data sent in flat files to downstream systems.
• Executed SQL queries to validate the data against the tables
• Involved in GVE testing for Government customers made sure data is migrated from Networx to EIS and verify the requirement for EIS is met. And validated the customer data on address, products & pricing are met with EIS requirement.
• Reported project status to management on test progress.
• Participated in system testing following agile methodologies and created test cases & executed test and logged in defects on issues in Jira. And reviewed bugs created by Team and helped Troubleshoot and Analyze production issues for quick resolution.

Environment: Window XP, Informatica Powercenter ETL Tool, Oracle SQL Developer, UNIX, WinSCP, JIRA , EXCEL

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Review functional design specification and Invoice mock ups to create Test Cases, Test Scenarios and imported them from MS-Excel to Quality Center.
• Executed various Batch Jobs in JCL to create Confidential invoices, and validate the data in the database for backend testing.
• Performed GUI Testing for the application front end to calculate taxes.
• Taxes request & response files were ftp’d to UNIX to process the GDS files.
• Created Defects on issues in HP Quality Center, Reviewed bugs created by Team and helped Troubleshoot and Analyze production issues for quick resolution.
• Participated in peer and group reviews of defects.
• Prepared expected results according to Business requirements.
• Verified bug fixes and tested all impacted modules in application.
• Created Defects report for Management to review with Development & test team.

Environment: Window XP, SQL Server, DB2, Mainframe, JCL, FTP tool, Win sap, Quality Center, EXCEL

QA Tester

Confidential, McLean, VA

Responsibilities:

• Written test cases, test scenarios and imported them from MS-Excel to Quality Center.
• Written complex SQL scripts and X-queries to validate the data in the database for backend testing.
• Performed GUI Testing for the application front end.
• Executed VB scripts in QTP to generate multiple test cases and to import loans using test data.
• Reported bugs, reviewed bugs created by Team and Analyzing bugs in Clear Quest.
• Participated in peer and group reviews of defects.
• Conducted QA Audits, Reviews, status calls and responsible for preparing RTM.
• Track the work progress and ensure the timely delivery of work products.
• Prepared expected results according to Business requirements.
• Verified bug fixes and tested all impacted modules in application.
• Conducted Regression testing during & after all bug fixes.
• Provided Input for Daily Status Review.
• Accessing the requirements through DOORS and linking the test cases from Quality Center to DOORS.
• Identified the Risks, Quantify and Prioritize and mitigate them to minimize the impact.
• Analyzed business requirement and technical specification documents to Identify Test Requirements, Test Plans, Test Cases, sql’s and Test Data and followed the defined Test Process and Test Objectives.

Environment: Window XP,UNIX Rapid SQL, Webservice, DOORS, Oracle, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Quality Center, QTP, EXCEL.

Confidential, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with product owner, business analyst to thoroughly understand the requirements and created Test Plans and Test cases based on the system requirements
• Used HP Quality Center to map test scripts/test cases to requirements and also to log/track defects while testing.
• Involved in executing of System test cases manually to meet the business requirements
• Involved in Regression testing to verify the existing old functionality did not change with the new functional changes.
• Executed UNIX shell scripts to load the feed file to verify data loaded in the database
• Involved in Front End Testing through GUI and Back End testing by validating the data in the tables in SQL Statements.
• Extensively used SQL queries involving table joins and other statements
• Formulated methods to perform Positive and Negative testing against requirements.
• Worked closely with the Business Analyst team to correct the issues in FDD (Functional Detail Design documents)
• Worked with the development team to fix the issues raised during the conversion period.

Environment: UNIX, Windows XP, PL/SQL, JavaWebServer2.0, Oracle 10g, HP Quality Center9.0, TOAD, SQL Developer, PuTTY, SOAPUI, SOA, Altova XML, XSLT Webservices

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage the QA team and interface with the user and development communities to facilitate pre-testing set-up and planning activities.
• Involved with teams and walk through the E2E test cases with all the teams involved.
• Ensure all tests are correctly documented in Quality Center and set up data for testing .
• As part of the pre-testing activities, review the Business Requirements with the development teams to ensure that the code delivered covers all the requirements completely to save time during the actual testing phase. This approach helps identifying and resolving issues before-hand reducing some future defect tickets.
• Manage issue tracking and assist with resolution of issues with proactive follow-up to expedite resolution. Escalate issue and risks as appropriate to effectively manage deliverables and keep the project on track.
• Consolidate project status and create daily and weekly executive status reports. Open change controls as identified to correct design or testing issues.
• Ensure all tests are correctly documented in Quality Center.
• Attending Daily Testing call to discuss the Testing status and priorities the defects.
• Facilitate meetings and act as communications liaison for audiences which included internal departmental teams, federal government users, other IT teams, PMO, and upper management.

Environment: HP Quality Center 9 .0, Microsoft Office Suite

QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business Requirement Documents and Use Cases
• Developed the Test Cases according to the Business Requirement Document and User Interface Document.
• Used Quality Center to map test cases to requirements and also to track defects while testing.
• Maintained Test Logs, Test Summary reports and participated in defect scrubs / review / Status
• Involved in System testing manually to meet the business requirements
• Created order via web service and 3270 and validated the data against the table.
• Created testing VSAM files and Datasets using File Aid through batch JCLs
• Involved in Regression testing to verify the existing old functionality did not change with the new functional changes.
• Involved in integration testing to validate transactions with internal systems in Confidential .
• Involved in performance testing.
• Involved in several successful UAT presentations to Business Personnel and End users.
• Interaction with business product team, application developers, project manager and other team members on application testing status when necessary.
• Also involved in coaching and mentoring existing resources.
• Developed test cases and Performed and Database testing, Black box testing, Integration testing, and System testing.

Environment: QUALITY CENTER, MVS,ISPF, FILEAID, VSAM, QMF, XML, XSLT, JCL

Confidential, VA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• An accomplished liaison between management and development teams for requirements and Quality Assurance.
• Conducted walkthroughs and meetings with marketing and sales engineer team to verify business requirements.
• Worked for DTSCE, FTS direct and NETWORX requirements analysis.
• Defined business processes, identified risks and baseline acceptance criteria and project deliverables.
• Validated test cases for user interfaces and functionalities of the application under test.
• Ensured that requirements.
• Worked with the development team to help design the order database based on business requirements.
• Prepared time-line plans and status reports on the analysis effort.
• Extensively documented business requirement and technical specification document.
• the functional and technical aspects of the system under development complied with business

Environment: MS Office Suite, Windows XP, MS Project, Test Director, Oracle

Confidential, Colorado

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and Developed high-level end-to-end scenarios from business requirements.
• Involved in the analysis and development to recommend process improvement to Confidential products.
• Documented testing process and instructions to conduct manual testing using test data created in varied Excel, MS Access files.
• Responsible for setting up Use Case walk-through and specification meetings with Developers.

Environment: Visual Basic 6.0, Excel, Access, UNIX, Windows XP