SUMMARY:

Senior QA Analyst with over 12 years of Software QA testing and Automation experience including test planning, test design and execution, automating the regression test suites; coordinating project schedules and monitoring project timelines; worked in all phases of the Software Development life cycle and extensively in Agile environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: UFT 12.01, Quick Test Professional 11.0, Selenium Test Suite, HP ALM (Quality Center 11), Fitnesse, Visual Studio TFS, Loadrunner, Test Complete, Visual Source Safe, Sharepoint, Bugzilla, Microsoft office, MS Project

ETL Tools: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

Utility Tools: SQL Assistant, TOAD

Reporting Tools: Business Objects, Crystal Reports, OLAP, MS Access

RDBMS: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2012, Oracle 8i/9i/10g/11g, SQL

Web services: SOAP UI

Application Servers: IIS8.0

Scripting Language: TSL, VB Script, Java Script

Markup Language: HTML, DHTML, XML, WDSL

Programming Languages: PL/SQL, C/C++

Platforms: Windows 9X/NT/2000/XP/Vista/ 2008/ 2007/2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Linux and UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Senior Testing Analyst

Confidential, Owings Mills, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA activities & deliverables, Team co - ordination and planning for quality deliverables to client.
• Provide support during UAT and staging testing phases.
• Involve in Story design/BRD review, Story grooming, Sprint demo, Test scenario/scripts creation and defect management activity on daily basis.
• Perform ETL/Data migration testing for 7 source systems Vs a new enterprise system
• Attend Daily SCRUM standup calls to update status and understand the progress and changes being implemented in the current sprint.
• Responsible for Test Plan/Test scenarios/Test scripts/SIT Entry/Exit criteria and SIT Sign Offs preparation, setup reviews and team Sign Offs
• Responsible for Functional/Automation Testing, Sanity testing, System integration testing, Defect reporting and Closure
• Performed Data warehousing/BI Testing, ETL testing, Data Migration, Reporting testing, SQL testing, Web based Testing, Web services Testing
• Tested the DW ETL jobs developed in Informatica, SSIS and BODS
• Tested the DW Reports developed using reporting tools: SSRS and Business Objects
• Estimate the testing efforts required to automate the requirements to the maximum extent and ensure test coverage using Traceability matrix
• Automate Unit and Integration ETL tests using Fitnesse DBFit for Continuous Integration and Test driven development
• Script through and execute the DBFit test scripts written in Fitnesse as part of staging and deployment smoke testing
• Review and verify Regression Test Results to ensure Release candidate meets defined Sprint acceptance criteria
• Analyze the defects and categorize/escalate them based on severity
• Monitor QA team of 10+ resources and assigned them based on potential impacts to target dates and risks to testing and communicate them
• Identify and implement new processes and improve/update existing processes. Ensure both new and existing processes are being followed
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with all the stakeholders and vendor partners
• Review and estimate change requests and modify the functional test plan and test scripts if needed
• Provide tasks status and defect and status report communication to the manager on daily and weekly basis
• Handle daily work assignments, client interactions, management activities

Senior Software QA Tester

Confidential, Owings Mills, MD

Responsibilities:

• Transitioned user stories and collected test requirements in creating test cases and test procedures with emphasis on automation testing and scripting
• Applied the set of operations, and disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems across a major sector of the organization
• Participated in test case coverage, test case design, and script design and reviews
• Played a key role in developing overall quality processes, metrics collection and change management.
• Constantly verified Requirement Traceability Matrix to determine if each and every Functional requirement is taken care of and a test script is developed and executed for the same.
• Developed test scripts along with maintaining and enhancing the automated test framework supporting a continuous integration environment with automated smoke and regression testing
• Ensured high test and code coverage, maintainability of scripts, reliability of equipment, and overall robustness of environment and solution during the entire development cycle
• Responsible for performing analysis of requirements, writing requirements verification points and providing feedback on requirement testability
• Established Traceability between the Requirements and the Tests in Traceability Matrix using in Quality Center.
• Responsible for having a thorough understanding of the projects test environment(s) and the projects policies for working in the test environment(s)
• Responsible for installing software into and upgrading test environments (hardware and software) including in-house applications and 3rd party applications
• Responsible for integration testing applications as appropriate to use on the internet portal
• Responsible for working with a team including development, system engineering and customer representatives in combined integration test efforts
• Used SOAP UI, WebLogic ANT task to test Web Services running on WebLogic Server
• Installed, configured SOAP UI to test web services using WSDL file given by Development team
• Developed Test Cases using WSDL, Schema files which defines Web Service Request, Response, methods/operations, End Point of web service to be tested.
• Created Framework using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and TestNG/JUnit
• Created JUnit Test Cases, Test Suites using JUnit for Java Service Layer which was developed using Spring, Persistence layer using Hibernate.
• Developed Test Cases for Application using JUnit Framework using Eclipse IDE.
• Responsible for developing JUnit Test Case Classes, Test Suite in Integration environment
• Involved in SOAP and Restful web services using SOAP UI, axis client
• Responsible for Setting up Web Services project using WSDL in SOAPUI and provided setup help to other team members
• Developed new and updated existing Automation test cases using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG, using SVN as VCS for a Java based Web application, using Maven as build tool and Jenkins to create and run deployment jobs
• Executed automated test suites on multiple platforms using Selenium Grid and Maven scripts.
• Created pom.xml in APACHE MAVEN and run the builds using Continuous Integration tool Jenkins
• Based on page library, developed Selenium test cases in JAVA using JUnit framework
• Created DBFit test cases and test scripts in Fitnesse
• Automated the backend verification by creating dbfit scripts in Fitnesse tool
• Created and executed a Deployment testing test suite that includes the automated DBFit test scripts to be executed as part of Continuous integration testing/Unit/Regression/Smoke testing on various environments
• Developed custom libraries for automation using Java
• Wrote Data driven, Cross Browser automation test cases using TestNG framework.
• Created Maven build files to run the Selenium tests and created reports in HTML format
• Participated in daily defect resolution status calls to discuss defects with vendors, project management and users
• Involved in continuous support of overall software quality and testing with continuing refactoring of scripts and test cases as required and enhanced test coverage (system, performance, interoperability, stress, negative testing, etc.)
• Clearly logged defects, maintained test data and results, and monitored/analyzed automated test runs and reports
• Supported the identification and debugged of software defects and champion the resolution of bugs and issues
• Wrote SQL, PL/SQL scripts used RDBMS testing especially CRUD operations and verified ACID properties with the SQL queries on databases
• Responsible for developing manual test cases in HP ALM/Quality Center and executing tests according to software test processes and procedures
• Responsible for developing automated test cases within UFT/QTP and custom scripting as appropriate to the test case and running automation test scripts on UFT via HP ALM.
• Used HP ALM to manage and organize STLC activities like Requirements coverage, Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting, Defect Management, and Test Automation
• Used automated test scripts designed and defined by VBScript
• Used LoadRunner to create Vuser Scripts using VuGen, used Controller to generate and executed LoadRunner scenarios
• Provided test status report for the pinnacle management

Senior Software Quality Analyst

Confidential, Timonium, MD

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and software requirement/technical documents.
• Participated in Functional Requirement review sessions with the project team to identify system gaps.
• Performed Exploratory testing where the documentation is not clear.
• Developed Test Plans, test scripts and executed the test scripts for UPS MI Freight - DW Project.
• Created different Data Set for each Test Case and assured the test data for executing the Test Cases.
• Written test cases to test the application in Quality Center 9.0 and 11.0(ALM)
• Created RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) to match requirements and design specifications to a positive and negative test condition, also to show coverage of each testable requirement
• Good scripting experience using VB Script with knowledge of programming standards
• Developed automation test scripts for Regression test cases, and Data Driven tests reusable functional libraries using automated test tools HP UFT/QTP and Scheduling and automating jobs to be run in a batch process
• Thorough out the project conducted system testing, integration testing, functional testing and end-to-end testing.
• Developed complex SQL queries for querying data against different data bases for data verification process.
• Prepared the Test Plan and Testing Strategies for Data Warehousing Application
• Defining and performing the Test strategies and associated scripts for the verification and validation of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
• Developed ETL test scripts based on technical specifications/Data design documents and Source to Target mappings.
• Extensively interacted with developers, business & management teams to understand the project business requirements and ETL design document specifications.
• Participated in regular project daily sprint meetings, sprint planning, design and test review meetings, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Extensively used and developed SQL scripts/queries in backend testing of Databases.
• Involved in XML and Web service testing using SOAP UI for application release.
• Tested a number of complex ETL mappings, mapplets and reusable transformations for daily data loads.
• Creating test cases for ETL mappings and design documents for production support
• Used TOAD Software for Querying ORACLE. And Used Teradata SQL Assistant for Querying Teradata
• Extensively worked with flat files and excel sheet data sources. Wrote scripts to test the flat files data in the databases.
• Scheduling and automating jobs to be run in a batch process
• Worked with ETL groups and Acquisition team and business analyst for understating mappings for dimensions and facts
• Extracted data from various sources like Oracle, flat files.
• Worked on issues with migration of Data from development to QA-Test Environment
• Played a significant role of QA testing at various stages of the project including Data Quality Testing, Data load Testing, Data Integrity testing, Business Objects Reports Testing etc.
• Extensively tested several Business Objects Reports - Crystal’s reports and Dashboards to validate the reports the data and cosmetics of the report.
• Used Visual Studio TFS for repository, reporting and tracking bugs, and providing updates on resolved bugs.

Senior Software Test Engineer

Confidential, South Lake, MD

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Test Driven Development approach of Agile for software development methodology and used sprints to accomplish the functional specifications.
• Analyzed software designs in conjunction with the development team to ensure that all ramifications of the changes or additions have been discovered.
• Understanding the requirements and ER diagrams for writing DB test cases.
• Developed high level test matrix based on business requirements, functional and technical specifications, and development standards for assigned projects/applications
• Developed test cases based on test matrix including test data preparation for Data Completeness, Data Transformations, Data quality, Performance and scalability.
• Responsible for analyzing requirements, conduct review session with stakeholders (Business, Analysts, Development, and Architect) and maintain traceability till test scripts are ready
• Performed the functions of a primary tester of the website for section 508 compliance
• Tested software against section 508 compliance with JAWS 5.0
• Developed SQL queries /scripts to validate the data such as checking duplicates, null values, truncated values and ensuring correct data aggregations.
• Performed Data Count Validation, data consistency, process interdependency and backend tests, Dimensional Analysis, Statistical Analysis and Data Quality Validation for source and target systems in Data Migration
• Extensive SQL querying on Staging and Data warehouse.
• Performed UAT and Regression Testing.
• Updating and maintaining existing test Matrix and test cases based on code changes and enhancements to assigned applications.
• Test environment configuration and creation of test strategies and test data.
• Written Data driven Scripts for Automation using QTP and integrated the script with master script.
• Used Java Script for scripting through Jmeter, Loadrunner for load and stress testing as part of Performance testing of the application server.
• Interacted with the Client and 3rd party vendors to understand network or system issues. Worked with the development team to resolve issues. Implement fixes delivered by development team and retest the issue to ensure the problem is resolved.
• Used Visual Studio TFS for test case repository, reporting and tracking bugs, and providing updates on resolved bugs.
• Created metrics and updated management with the summary, progress, backlog and threshold.
• Provided staff training on section 508 compliance and proper 508 testing techniques
• Responsible for migration from Development to Testing and to Production
• Involved in Release support - Release to QA and Staging, environment setup, testing the release process.

Senior Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Member of a quality assurance team that incorporated best practices with a high level of process maturity. Initiated and completed software test automation efforts using QTP.
• Process Ambassador for implementing the CMM Level 3 process initiatives and driving the team to follow the process and deliver the same.

Senior Test Engineer

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Responsibilities:

• Integration and 508 Compliance tester and Test automation tool implementation consultant. Supported IEEE testing standards and assisted projects to align with the Capability Maturity Model (CMM).
• Identified and deployed process improvements and standards for key practices in requirements management, metrics management, software engineering, testing and release management for standard Windows desktop and server platform engineering.

Design Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating standard templates for testing deliverables, creating/executing test cases and managing various testing deliverables and other project archives using Test Director and creating Standard Guidelines for User Interface testing.
• Designed and successfully implemented end to end testing process for desktop application packaging team.

Graduate Apprentice

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for environment configurations, schedules, resourcing, application installations and hands on functional testing of applications. Led process improvement activities to identify and resolve quality related issues across organizational boundaries.
• Planned and managed user acceptance testing and production environment evaluations prior to several production releases.