SUMMARY:

• Detail understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and other development methodology like, waterfall, RUP, iterative, agile.
• Experienced in Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Back - End Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Validated user's work, track defects, provides feedback to users and managers, perform defect analysis, and identify process improvements.
• Defined and implemented processes necessary to assure production of quality products.
• Monitored, measured, and evaluated the processes for the purpose of making those defects free.
• Assisted with pre-live audits for conversions by reviewing the requirements document and analyze compared to plan set-up to determine if it was executed accurately.
• Lead testing efforts of all technology upgrades and systems changes to identify any defects.
• Identify and utilize necessary resources to plan and execute product / UAT test plans and test scripts.
• Maintained testing / defect methodology documentation and associated work product templates.
• Planed, designed and executed Product / UAT test plans / test scripts.
• Identify Product / UAT testing goals, time lines, milestone schedules, and metrics.
• Acted as a liaison between Conversions Teams and IT to facilitate communication of new products or enhancements.
• Experience in Mercury Interactive QuickTest Pro, LoadRunner, WinRunner, Quality Center.
• Experienced with IBM Rational toolset: Rational Functional Tester, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Rational Requirement Composer, ClearCase, ClearQuest and Rational Requisite Pro.
• Extensively used Test Director, Quality Center, Quality Manager for develop Test cases, Test Execution, Defect tracking and Test Evaluation.
• Good Programming skills and understanding of SQL and PL/SQL, Java, C, C++, TSL Scripts, VB Scripts, VB.Net Scripts.
• Experience in executing test script with Unix commands, Shell scripting, XML, HTML.
• Executed different SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, excellent inter-personal communication skills and flexible to learn new technologies in the IT industry towards company’s success.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System: Windows 7/XP/2000/NT/98, UNIX Linux/Sun.

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, SQL, PL/SQL, T- SQL and Cobol.

Database: Oracle 11g/10g/9i, MS Access, MS SQL Server, Quest Software (TOAD) .

Application: MS office, Word Perfect.

Web Tools: Web Logic, Web Sphere, Apache, IE, and Fire fox.

Net Work Tools: TCP/IP/Telnet/FTP.

Testing Tools: QTP, Test Partner, Rational Robot, RFT, RQM, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Rational Requisite Pro, Test Director, Quality Center.

Miscellaneous: UNIX Shell Script, Hardware/Software Maintenance and Installation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

Automation Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created Regression Test Plan.
• Wrote Test Cases.
• Analyzed the Application to learn the different features.
• Automate the Regression Test Cases using RFT.
• Created Datapool to perform Data Driven Testing.
• Added Verification Points to verify the actual result.
• Developed the script in Java based on the Test Cases.
• Wrote different Function to perform the common task.
• Developed the script according to the Framework.
• Retrieved data from the backend using SQLDBX.
• Used delete Function to delete the Auctions using SQLDBX.
• Attended meeting to discuss about the project schedules.
• Submitted the assignments on time.
• Showed demo of the assignments to the Leads and project Managers.
• Coordinated with the Team Members to perform the assignments on time.
• Submitted weekly status report to the Team Lead every Thursday.

Environment: Rational Functional Tester(RFT), AQA, Sybase, SQLDBX, J2EE, Unix.

Automation Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans and Test Cases from CR, Work Items and Release Notes.
• Created documents for Rational Quality Manager(RQM) and Rational RequisitePro.
• Performed System Testing, Integration Testing of eCMS v4.4 Release.
• Worked on Rational Quality Manager(RQM) for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected result.
• Integrated Rational Quality Manager(RQM) with Rational Functional Tester(RFT) in order to run script automatically from RQM.
• Used Rational Requirement Composer(RRC) to create and review the requirements.
• Used Rational Team Concert(RTC), Numara Footprints to log defects.
• Created Implementation Plan for Rational Functional Tester(RFT).
• Developed script in RFT using Java Scripting.
• Performed Regression and Data Driven Testing using Rational Functional Tester.
• Wrote SQL quaries to perform Back-end Testing.
• Created SCRUM Meeting Minutes.
• Participated in Daily SCRUM Meeting.
• Participated in Monday Kick Off Meeting.
• Participated in weekly Rational Meeting.
• Communicated and collaborated with Team members.

Environment: Rational Functional Tester, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Rational Requirement Composer, Numara Footprints, Oracle11g, PL/SQL, Windows, J2EE, Unix.

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases from business, technical and functional requirement & Use Cases.
• Worked closely with SME’s to identify critical business use cases (Scenario).
• Worked closely with software developers, business analysts, IS operators, and other project management personnel involved in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Performed Manual Testing to check the functionalities of the whole application.
• Developed test automation scripts using IBM Rationa Funtional Testing tool(RFT)
• Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data.
• Performed Data Driven Testing using RFT and was running regression test scripts in daily basis.
• Extensively used SQL Queries to perform Back End Testing.
• Using different browsers in different platform conduct User Acceptance Test.
• Instrumental in reporting and tracking defects/bugs using Clear Quest.
• Worked on Rational Quality Manager for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Developed clear and concise reports from accumulated information.
• Developed and managed the multiple tasks in time
• Experienced with end users needs and their objectives
• Coordinating and monitoring the process of testing of defects, bugs, releases and monitoring the smooth transition of them into production.
• Coordinated with beta client team for application configuration issues, defect analysis and timely release of test versions of application.
• Verified and validated the defects and delivered to the customer bug free software.
• Involved in weekly status updates showing progress of testing.
• Worked closely with product development team to ensure testability.

Environment: Rational Functional Tester, Selenium IDE, Eclipse, Rational Quality Manager, Clear Case, Clear Quest, XML, Oracle11g, PL/SQL, Windows, J2EE, Unix, and Web Logic.

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed high-level system Test plan, project timeline, milestones, test levels and responsibilities.
• Documented and created high level detailed Test scenarios (positive and negative) and reviewed with Business stakeholder.
• Active Participation in reviewing Business Requirements, Functional and Technical design documents enabling QA team to be proactive in their testing approach.
• Worked alongside key Business stakeholders and Development teams throughout the creation and refinement of system Test cases for each piece of functionality.
• Loaded test cases into a centralized Web based Test Management tool, Quality Center while mapping each case to either a defect or a new piece of functionality to augment Traceability and Transparency.
• Performed Manual Testing and Automation testing of Web-based and Client-server enterprise applications and used Quality Center for test management.
• Conducted Smoke Testing to ensure minimum expected system behavior.
• Executed detailed validation of application functionality, report Data integrity, and Real-time data integration.
• Performed comprehensive System testing, Functional testing, Regression testing and (UAT) User Acceptance testing.
• Performed Security testing of the high security levels in the client application security mechanism.
• Used SQL for Back-end testing and checking the output of various reports.
• Performed Production Deployment Testing to verify a successful deployment to Prod environment.
• Performed Regression, Integration, Data driven testing using Selenium IDE.
• Expertise in writing Java code and debug them using Eclipse tool .
• Developed test automation scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed and executed SQL queries to validate data.
• Created Standard checkpoints, Bitmap checkpoints and Text checkpoints to check the application’s current behavior to its behavior in previous version.
• Used Regular Expressions in identifying objects with varying names and titles every time a test is run.
• Enhanced the existing or default test scripts by adding some programming for Custom testing and Debugging the scripts.
• Used Synchronization points in the test script to capture the bitmap images of upload and download Status bars in the application.
• Performed Data Driven Testing using QTP and created automated QTP scripts in HP Business Process environment.
• Managed the Test execution and Defect management process for requirements.
• Created Defects and used as a repository of defect or store them in the Clear Quest.
• Conducted a thorough analysis of defects logged during each iteration to identify pervasive root causes and High-risk system areas.
• Attended daily meetings with the client and development team to review test scenario and obtained official sign-offs.
• Provided level-of-effort estimate at the individual test case level to facilitate iteration test planning.
• Attended daily defect status meetings and weekly team status meetings for reporting testing status and shared ideas for improved testing efforts.
• Communicated and collaborated information flow between Client, QA Team and Developers.
• Extensively involved in taking build, releases in QA environment and also participated in Production Environment releases.

Environment: J2EE, XML, HTML, PL/SQL, Oracle 11g, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center,

Senior Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed a road map by understanding the business logic and User Requirements for manual and automated testing.
• Collaborate with the software development team to document test cases and test plans.
• Execute test plans and document test results; document and log bugs as necessary.
• Validate bug resolution.
• Use available automation tools to automate QA repetitive testing where possible.
• Understand multi tier web application architecture and communication services between the web, application, and DB tiers.
• Develop UML diagrams as required.
• Regression test existing features to ensure no negative impact when new code is released.
• Extensively worked on requirements, followed Standard Operating Procedures.
• Automated test scenarios for GUI, Functionality, Security, Database and Regression Testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed Data Driven tests to validate the same scenario with different test data.
• Used GUI, Bitmap and Text checkpoints in Quick Test Pro script for validations.
• Performed regression testing by executing the baseline scripts identified software errors and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Reported identified software defects using Quality Center.
• Communicated with development team, requirement team, system admin team to perform different task of testing.
• Participated weekly team meeting with Test Team.
• Participated in Test Plan, Test case, Test analysis result peer review meeting.

Environment: Client Server, SQL Server, XML, HTML, T-SQL, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, Tracker Defect tool.

Software QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed software and business requirement documents to get a better understanding of the system on both technical and business perspectives.
• Involved in writing and executing Test Plans and Test Cases for different modules of this application.
• Reviewed the current billing system in operation and developing the Test Cases based on the client’s information for the integration and upgrade to the system.
• Developed test cases to perform Functional, Integration, System and User Acceptance Testing of the application
• Conducted Functional, and GUI testing on each build or version of the application through Rational Robot.
• Created and maintained automated Test Cases using WinRunner.
• Tracked results in the Test Director and reported system defects and bugs.
• Worked with Test Director to track bugs and interface with development team for the status of issue resolutions.
• Wrote SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for testing purpose
• Interaction with Business Development Team, Application Developers, Project Manager and other team members on application testing status when necessary.

Environment: Rational Robot, WinRunner, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Rational Requisite Pro,Test Director, Tracker Defect tool, Client Server, SQL Server, HTML, T-SQL