SUMMARY:

• More than Six years of Professional Information Technology experience in Software Testing.
• Proficient in creating Test plans, Test strategy, UAT Test strategy and Test cases based on the business and system requirements.
• Experienced in planning, designing, implementing, executing and evaluating tests.
• Proficient in maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix across the project deliverables.
• Experienced in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Methodologies such as Agile Scrum, Waterfall etc.
• Extensively experienced in different types of testing like Black Box, Functional, GUI, Smoke, Regression, System, Acceptance, Integration and Back end testing.
• Extensively experienced on test and defect management tools like HP Quality Centre/ALM.
• Excellent skills in overall Defect Management/ Problem solving including tracking bugs, reporting using Quality Center/ALM.
• Experienced in designing Test Plan and Test cases, verifying and validating web - based and Client/Server applications; and data validation by writing complex SQL queries.
• Extensively experienced in creating a Library of Functions in QTP/ UFT.
• Strong in VB Script and demonstrated the ability of creating, maintaining and enhancing Functional Test Scripts using Descriptive Programming on QTP/ UFT.
• Experienced in performing automated testing using QTP/ UFT to test the functionality of the application.
• Experienced in identifying the reusable code and creating reusable actions, functions and libraries to integrate with Automation framework.
• Ability to communicate and interact with team members and customers with ease and professionalism.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills in designing, developing, and implementing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP ALM/QC, HP Quick Test Pro, HP UFT, SOAP UI, JMeter

Programming Language: C/C++, C#, VBScript, Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML, SQL, PL/SQL

Database: MS Access, PL SQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Oracle, MYSQL, DB2

Operating Systems: Windows, LINUX, UNIX

Bug Reporting Tools: BugZilla, JIRA

Others: MS Office Suite- Word, Excel, MS Visio

Document Management Platforms: SharePoint, ClearCase and Share Drive

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering sessions with client end users to get understanding and prospective of client’s business model.
• Generated Test Scripts as per system, architecture and data synchronization requirements.
• Prepared and reviewed Manual Test cases.
• Involved in Test Script evaluation along with the Test Manger, Business Analyst, Client and the Development Team.
• Tested Graphical User Interface (GUI) Components.
• Performed GUI, Sanity, Functional, System, Regression, and Smoke testing.
• Used HP ALM for bug tracking and reporting.
• Prepared MS Excel sheets for requirements and design steps to export to HP ALM.
• Created SQL queries for quality assurance and analysis.
• Used UFT for testing web application.
• Performed Regression testing for new builds and modified application using UFT.
• Created automation testing framework using UFT.
• Involved in developing scripts using Descriptive programming in UFT.
• Participated in User Acceptance Test (UAT), Documented procedures and guiding the users in verifying various transactions on the System.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Participated in weekly status meeting with Team members, Team managers, Business Analysts & Technical Team participating in Project review meetings.
• Made extensive use of MS Office tools to create and maintain documents such as test plans, test execution and test results documents.

Environment: HP ALM, UFT, C/C++, .Net, Java, Java Script, VB Script, Oracle, HTML, SOAP UI, Windows, UNIX, MS Office, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS Project.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Senior Architects, Manager and the developers for issue resolution for critical business-related queries and acting as a liaison between the business and the IT teams.
• Involved in creating Test plan for functional and integration testing phase.
• Performed sanity, smoke, positive, negative and regression testing.
• Developed and executed manual and automated tests by using HP Quality Center.
• Developed and executed test cases test Scenarios and followed-up defects using HP Quality Center.
• Interacted with the developers to report and using HP Quality Center.
• Performed backend testing of the system by writing and executing SQL queries using TOAD.
• Set up automation testing framework using QTP.
• Created a Library of Functions in QTP.
• Performed automated testing using QTP to test the functionality of the application.
• Facilitated User Acceptance Testing along with defects status turn over meetings.
• Identified training requirements and forward it to the project manager to schedule workshops.
• Responsible for preparing and sending the deliverables like weekly status reports to the QA managers and project lead.
• Planned and worked flexibly to meet deadlines.
• Participated in weekly status meeting with Team members and Team managers.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Project, C#, MS Excel, QTP, Quality Center, MS Office, MS-SQL Server, Oracle, Java, Java Script, VB Script, J2EE, Windows.

Confidential, Horsham, PA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Agile model of software development by facilitating daily operational scrums and frequently coordinating across cross-functional team.
• Interacted with development Teams for timely closure of bugs.
• Used Quality Center for requirement management.
• Involved in discussion with the Subject Matter Experts (SME) during creation of test plans and updating of business requirements
• Worked with development teams to investigate and correct software bugs and deficiencies based on testing results using Quality Center.
• Involved in testing HIPAA Transactions & Code Sets Standards like 834-Enrollment to a health plan, 837-Claim, etc.
• Set claim processing data for different Facets Modules
• Performed Data Validation using SQL, Defect Resolution and Maintenance.
• Wrote SQL queries to perform back end testing.
• Parameterized QTP scripts for use with varied, controlled test input values (runtime-generated, user-defined, or from data sources).
• Developed and maintained QTP scripts for Functional, Sanity and Regression testing.
• Participated in test case automation using a structured, key word driven framework with QTP.
• Worked on the build management and release management for the product release.
• Involved in coordinating project testing tasks from initiation to deployment and maintenance.
• Involved in developing weekly status reports for the project team.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, C++, C#, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Java, J2EE, Java Script, VB Script, Oracle, Windows, UNIX, MS Office.