SUMMARY:

• Around 5 years of experience in the field of IT as QA engineer with diversified experience in manual testing of web based and client server applications. In - depth understanding of SDLC methodologies (waterfall and Agile), Software Testing Life cycle (STLC) and Software Defect Life Cycle with proven ability to perform all phases of application testing and defect tracking in various projects using Quality Center, Jira, Excel and QTP. Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to handle multiple priorities and manage within deadlines.
• Expertise in understanding Business requirements and Functional requirements.
• Excellent understanding of Use Cases and business process diagrams.
• Experience in converting requirements into comprehensive Test Cases for various levels of testing.
• Experience in executing Test cases and Documenting Test results.
• Experience with Agile and Test Driven Development.
• Experience in web based User Interface testing and backend verification.
• Extensive experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, GUI, Back-end, API and System/E2E Testing with excellent debugging experience.
• Experience in REST and Web Service testing using.
• Expertise in Bug Creating/Tracking using Quality Center, Jira.
• Expertise in creating various Test reports for assessing the defect density trend and presenting to the management.
• Involved in creating and maintaining Traceability Matrix.
• Expertise in testing application on Mobile device using Cloud technology.
• Experience of working closely with developers to develop test approach for new features and on debugging / resolving issues.
• Exposure of running automated test script using HP Quicktest Pro (QTP).
• Working knowledge of SQL and UNIX.
• Hands on Experience with Confluence and Splunk for backend testing.
• Team player and have ability to work independently with minimal/no supervision in a time sensitive environment with can-do attitude.
• Highly motivated and fast learner with excellent time management skills.
• Detailed Oriented with excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Possesses excellent communication, documentation and organization skills with the ability to adapt to a new environment & meet stringent deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Domain: Telecom, Retail, Media

Testing Tools: Quality Center 10.2,11.0, Zephyr, Postman,SoapUI

Bug Tracking Tool: Quality Center 10.2.11.0, Bugzilla, Jira 5

Browser: Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari

RDBMS /Language: Oracle, Cassandra, Java, SQL, MS Access

Operating System: Windows, UNIX/LINUX, Mac

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing Business requirements and functional specifications documents.
• Identifying, prioritizing and designing test scenarios for GUI and backend testing.
• Designing & executing test cases in the Quality Center/Zephyr and comparing actual results against expected results.
• Individual contributor in project for Integration testing as well System/E2E testing in staging environment.
• Performing Sanity, Regression and Functional testing.
• Perform API testing when required.
• Performing REST and Web Service testing.
• Coordinating with developers and supporting development team through testing the build in CI environment.
• Identifying, analyzing and documenting all the bugs observed during testing and create a ticket in the Jira.
• Debugging/Analyzing the failure reasons using Splunk and various data services as a part of backend testing, documenting the logs of the findings in the Jira tickets and assigning the Jira tickets to the appropriate development teams.
• As a member of Beta Trial team performing E2E testing in staging and production Environment Also preparing daily report for product readiness as a part of CloudDVR team lead.
• Testing Mobile Application on mobile devices including windows, IOS and Android.
• In Agile module participating in daily standups, bug scrums meetings, weekly QA leads meetings and other scheduled meetings including brown bag sessions.
• Participating and contributing in debugging and campfires sessions to resolve any issues in Production when required.
• Timely and effective communication with all levels of management and stakeholders
• Participated in cDVR war-game with business operation and product team for understanding of Operational Support for Cloud DVR through hard-down component testing and contributed in creating use cases and executing system testing.
• Creating and maintaining daily integration test report and presenting the report to the Management/ UAT team members.

Environment: Java, Oracle, Cassandra, HTTP, XML, Jira, Quality Center, Zephyr.

Confidential, Hoffman Estates, IL

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed SRS, Business requirements and functional specifications documents.
• Analyzed the existing business scenario and understood the business rules.
• Participated in daily stand ups and reviews as Software development life cycle was done through Agile Methodology.
• Involved in writing and executing Test cases.
• Performed smoke /sanity testing.
• Performed Functional, Integration, and regression testing of the application.
• Performed Web Service testing using SoapUI.
• Participated in all phases of testing cycle including reviews, inspections and project status meetings.
• Assured the quality of the product primarily by Black-Box/manual testing methods as per company standards.
• Prepared various reports and provided daily, weekly status reports to QA Manager.
• Bugs/Defects reporting and tracking using Quality Center.

Environment: Java, SQL, Quality Center, Quicktest Professional, SoapUI

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Project manager, technical teams and business analyst to understand the system requirements.
• Participated in designing Test Cases.
• Converted requirements to test cases and maintained test cases based on requirement change.
• Created and maintained traceability matrix to manage requirement changes.
• Executed system testing and web testing.
• Performed regression testing against latest builds.
• Updated test data for every release based on the new functionalities
• Used SQL to perform backend testing for data validation on Oracle database.
• Reported defects to development teams using defect tracking tool.
• Participated in defect review meetings and provided inputs for prioritization of defects for various releases based on the business need.
• Created various test reports to represent defect density, test progress and test coverage.
• Involved in planning, estimation and prioritization processes to ensure successful execution of testing activities.

Environment: JSP, HTML, Oracle, Quality center, Quicktest Professional