SUMMARY:

• Over Six years of IT industry experience in Software Testing (Manual and Automation), Software Quality Assurance (QA), Software Quality Control (QC), and Configuration Controlling.
• Experienced in all phases of the QA Life cycle, including Test Design, Development, and Implementation of the entire QA process and documentation of Test Cases, Requirements Traceability, and Defect Reports.
• Proficient in analyzing business requirement specifications and system requirements specifications involving designing, developing and executing test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Experienced in front - end, back-end and compatibility testing in multi-tier client/server, web based and SOA applications in various business domains.
• Experienced with various phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with emphasis on the test and requirements gathering phases in Agile, V-model and Waterfall.
• Experienced in Black box, Grey box, functional and data driven testing using testing techniques.
• Proficient in different testing techniques such as Smoke, Integration, Regression, System, Security Testing, ad hoc, and UAT testing.
• Experienced in creating and executing tests, generating test reports, and creating graphs using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Strong knowledge in using HP ALM/Quality Center to communicate defects encountered during Regression Testing and following-up with developers until all issues were resolved.
• Experienced in database testing and validating applications against the database by writing SQL queries.
• Highly skilled in manual and automated testing techniques using UFT/QTP.
• Extensively experienced in creating checkpoints using QTP/UFT for web pages, images, tables.
• Proficient in writing structured codes using VB Script in QTP/UFT to enhance the power of automated scripts to handle logical test cases.
• Experienced in developing automation frameworks and user defined function libraries with reusable VBScript functions using QTP/UFT.
• Experienced in working/coordinating QA efforts with offshore resources.
• Actively engaged in walkthroughs and review meetings with BA’s and developers.
• Ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Excellent team member and mentor with good communication and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software/ Language/ Tools: Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML, XSL, VB Script, SQL, COBOL, Microsoft Office Tools - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Netscape Navigator

Testing Tools: HP ALM, HP QTP/UFT, JIRA, HP Quality Center, SOAP UI,

Data Base: Oracle, SQL Server, MYSQL, DB2

Operating System: Windows, Linux/Unix

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, D.C

QA Automation Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the proposed model with the subject matter experts from business, Quality Assurance (QA) and IT departments.
• Worked closely with business analysts and developers to fill the gaps in the requirements.
• Involved in the business requirements and functional requirements gathering/ reviewing process.
• Understood and analyzed available business requirements and functional requirements specification documents.
• Participated in the bug review meetings, updated requirement documents as per business user feedback, and change in functionality of the application.
• Involved in Agile (Scrum) methodology while implementing the above projects.
• Used HP ALM for test planning, test case writing, test execution and requirement mapping with test cases.
• Created test cases and scenarios for defect tracking and reporting using HP ALM.
• Logged new bugs; tracked and updated the status of previously filed bugs; prioritized and retested the bugs in HP ALM; participated in the daily bug meeting.
• Performed back-end database testing using SQL queries.
• Created regression suites for various test scenarios; tested and executed the suite whenever a code was changed using UFT.
• Designed and created new architecture design using class methods to implement UFT scripts.
• Created several test scripts using UFT to create data driven tests, batch tests, and performed exception handling.
• Generated UFT master scripts, called different functions, and checked for different properties for the recorded objects.
• Developed descriptive programming and maintained Local and Global Object Repository in UFT.
• Developed a Keyword Driven Automation Framework in UFT.
• Carried out user acceptance testing to validate customer acceptance criteria.
• Coordinated with onsite persons regarding documents, requirements, and discussions about the functionality.
• Participated in scrum meetings held bi- weekly to address the status of testing.
• Involved in writing business process testing manual components.

Environment: Windows, LINUX, Java, J2EE, SQL Server, Web Sphere, Oracle, HP ALM, UFT, SOAP UI, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, JIRA.

Confidential, Gaithersburg, MD

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in analyzing business requirements and preparing test plans based on user requirement documents (URD) and preparing the test scenarios and test cases.
• Coordinated with the QA manager, business analysts, and developers on requirement issues.
• Wrote test cases to test the mappings and workflows and analyzed the cache assigned.
• Performed tests on Source Analyzer user, defined queries, lookups and target, and aggregators.
• Prepared automation standards documents and created functions for reusable purposes.
• Involved in using HP Quality Center to load test plans, test scenarios and test scripts for both manual and automation testing.
• Responsible for defect management including, defect logging, defect tracking, defect triaging and defect closure using HP Quality Center.
• Used HP Quality Center to manage the requirements, test scripts and also defects.
• Developed SQL queries to check data validity and database integrity.
• Responsible for writing SQL queries to validate test cases.
• Wrote data driven tests using QTP/UFT scripting to read the test input data from flat file, to verify application behavior with positive and negative data.
• Performed regression testing after each new build of the application using QTP/UFT and tracking the defects.
• Inserted synchronization points and also regular expressions to enable QTP/UFT to recognize objects.
• Compared actual data to baseline data by inserting checkpoints for text, single property, and objects appropriately in QTP/UFT.
• Developed automation framework using VB script coding in QTP/UFT.
• Prepared test data and generated web service scripts using SOAP transactions and executed them using the SOAP UI tool.
• Performed tasks independently with little supervision.
• Responsible for planning, strategy and schedules, progress, and status reporting.

Environment: HP Quality Center, QTP, Oracle, SQL Developer, VB Script, C++, PHP, C#, Windows, UNIX, MS-Office, MS Excel.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed test cases and test scripts for both manual and automated testing based on functional specifications and design documents.
• Participated in creating requirements traceability matrices and test plans.
• Attended requirements and design meetings and analyzed requirements and design documentations for earned discounts in order to retain business.
• Improved the flexibility of the tests by parameterizing the entire test, inserting checkpoints, and using watch lists to monitor variables in the test script.
• Developed test cases and test designs using Test Plan Manager in Quality Center.
• Performed manual testing as an ongoing process of the development life cycle using Quality Center.
• Provided weekly updates through status report using Quality Center.
• Wrote SQL queries and executed procedures to perform back-end testing for the expected results.
• Generated Test Scripts using QTP/UFT, developed VB Script test object repositories.
• Scheduled, interacted, invoked the QTP/UFT Scripts using Quality Center.
• Created a startup script using the Automation Object Model that standardizes the QTP/UFT environment.
• Worked on excel files using VBScript with QTP/UFT and created data driven QTP/UFT scripts.
• Designed and built custom QTP/UFT automated testing frameworks.
• Monitored project plan execution and project metrics reporting.
• Documented the project sign off and other project closure activities.

Environment: C#, Quality Center, QTP, TOAD, Oracle, SQL Server, Windows, HTML, Agile, MS Office, MS Excel, UNIX.