SUMMARY:

• Over six years of experience in Software testing experience in all phases and stages of Software Testing Life Cycle and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in the field of Software Quality Assurance.
• Full understanding and experience in advanced testing methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (Agile, Waterfall and V - Model) for Client Server and Web Based applications various areas of Financial Industry.
• Strong knowledge of financial products: equity, bond, derivatives and swaps.
• Strong knowledge of Trade lifecycle from front office all the way back office
• Performed different types of Testing: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Backend Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, UAT Testing, End to end Testing, Compatibility and Mobile Testing.
• Strong knowledge creating Test Cases, RTM, TAR and executing Test Cases.
• Strong knowledge of Documentation of Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Procedures and Test Scripts for the database.
• Experienced in Logging of the defects and coordinating efforts with the development team to solve the problems using HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in developing and executing automation Regression testing and Functional testing using HP UFT/QTP and HP ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in using checkpoints for Object, Text, Table, and Pages using QTP.
• Extensively used SQL queries and UNIX commands for data verification and back end testing
• Experienced in developing QTP framework using VBScript and Object Repository.
• Experienced in working with Regular Expressions in GUI maps to run the tests in System Testing, Integration Testing, and UAT using VB script in QTP.
• Extensively experienced in using checkpoints for Object, Text, Table, and Pages using QTP.
• Experienced in performing Data-Driven Testing and Text Output values by using Global and Local spread sheets in QTP for testing multiple data.
• Participated in root cause analysis for defects and provided process improvement suggestions to eliminate future occurrences of similar defects.
• Expert in developing and maintaining Test Scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with Developers in fixing the defects.
• Team player with an uncompromising attitude towards quality, confident and ready to respond to unplanned demand, excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to document and communicate the status of the testing progress against plans, taking corrective action, quickly adapt to different project environments, work in teams and accomplish difficult tasks independently within timeframe.
• Excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal skills, dedicated, result-oriented, self-motivated.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating System:: UNIX/Linux, Windows, Mac

Front End: MS Office, MS Project, Visual Basic, DeveloperTechnologies: HTML, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, JSP, Java, EJB, XML, PL / SQL

Servers: IBM Web sphere, Web logicDatabase: Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, MS-Access, and TOAD

Testing Software: HP UFT/ Quick Test Professional, ALM/Quality Center, Rational Robot, Test Manager, Clear Quest, and JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, VA

Automation Engineer/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in the requirements gathering sessions.
• Involved in preparing tests, executing tests, logging and tracking defects and creating Test Analysis Report (TAR).
• Successfully created Test Cases with clear and detailed test steps.
• Participated in daily (SCRUM), weekly team meetings, discussed Enhanced and Modification requests
• Performed Smoke, Functional, System, Regression testing based on requirements.
• Documented functional requirements and supplementary requirements in Quality Center.
• Performed different types of Testing: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Backend Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, UAT Testing, End to end Testing, Compatibility and Testing
• Reported and logged Defects through HP ALM/QC and interacted with developers on the status of Bug reported on a regular basis.
• Created Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), to make sure that all requirements are covered with Test Cases.
• Involved in writing SQL queries for Backend Testing and to verify the database updates, inserts, deletions of the records and validate them
• Performed testing using parameterizations using multiple actions to categorize tests using QTP.
• Performed Table, GUI, Database, and XML Check Points in QTP scripts to check the validity of the data.
• Developing the scripts using Descriptive programming for critical functionality by using
• Written test cases for automated tests using UFT.
• Developed automated test scripts from manual test cases for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using UFT.
• Performed Data-Driven Testing, Text Output values by using Global and Local spreadsheets in UFT for testing multiple data.
• Maintained Master object repository in the central repository and changes are made to it for every version using UFT.
• Performed test case execution using a keyword driven framework with UFT.
• Performed all aspects of verification, validation including functional, structural, regression and system testing.
• Involved in testing the UI applications.
• Planned and supervised the project milestones, test deliverables & test schedules with TM.
• Tracked and analyzed the defects and recorded the variation between the expected and actual results.
• Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing.

Environment: HP UFT, HP ALM, VB Script, Oracle, SQL Server, JIRA, Web Sphere, .NET, MTS, Share point, Soup UI, Web-Logic Server, Web Services, MS Office, XML, Windows, UNIX/Linux.

Confidential,NEW YORK, NY

QA Engineer

• Designed Test cases and Test scenarios, conducted functional testing for the variety of applications with expanded test coverage.
• Prepared Test Plan, Test Cases and Traceability Matrix as per the Functional Requirements.
• Involved in requirements Analysis & Review, Test Scenarios Identification, Test Case Preparation, Test Case Execution, Review of Test Cases and Analyzing Defects.
• Participated in Business Requirements gathering, preparation of use cases, designing of the services.
• Participated in the Sprint Planning Sessions to plan the test execution.
• Participated in daily Scrum meetings with Business Analysts and Developers and performed Agile testing for releases.
• Performed smoke testing, functional testing, Integration testing, Regression Testing and User acceptance testing.
• Ensured the actual results match expected results using HP ALM.
• Documented the Bugs and generated status reports and Bug reports and presented them in weekly status meetings using HP ALM.
• Performed different types of Testing: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Backend Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, UAT Testing, End to end Testing, Compatibility Testing.
• Worked on Backend Testing by writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Designed, Developed and Executed Automation Scripts using UFT.
• Created and executed test scripts using UFT for functional and regression testing.
• Used Shared Object Repository in UFT for developing Automation scripts.
• Involved in developing scripts using descriptive programming in UFT.
• Used UFT client desktop, made Scripts library of data-driven testing scripts complete with Recovery Scenario and checkpoint application.
• Executed the test scripts for the GUI, Functional, and Regression testing using UFT.
• Developed UAT management process and UAT Templates for green belt project.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate advanced technical issues both verbally and written to technical staff.
• Participated in developing, distributing, and coordinating in-depth end-user reviews for modified and new systems or applications.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, SQL Server, TOAD, JIRA, Windows, UNIX/Linux, MS Office, Oracle, VBScript, HTML, XML, JAVA.

Confidential, CT

Test Engineer

• Involved in entire, Testing Life Cycle, which included Design, Development and Execution of the entire Test Process.
• Participated in gathering Business Requirements and designed the project according to the Business requirement specifications.
• Identified & presented effort estimations related to testing efforts to Project Management Team.
• Involved in preparing and writing Test cases, Test Plan, Test Script, Test design and Strategies.
• Reported bugs and tracked defects using HP ALM.
• Maintained Progress Report of team members for update on individual work during test execution cycle in HP ALM.
• Prepared daily/weekly bug status reports highlighting bug fix metrics and tracked the progress of test cycles in HP ALM.
• Performed different types of Testing: Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Backend Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Black Box Testing, UAT Testing, End to end Testing, Compatibility Testing.
• Wrote complex SQL queries for data validation in back end testing.
• Wrote SQL queries to perform database Validations.
• Performed functional testing using UFT for end application testing.
• Written test cases for automated tests using UFT.
• Developed automated test scripts from manual test cases for Regression testing based on the requirement documents using UFT.
• Performed Data-Driven Testing, Text Output values by using Global and Local spreadsheets in UFT for testing multiple data.
• Maintained Master object repository in the central repository and changes are made to it for every version using UFT.
• Performed test case execution using a keyword framework with UFT.
• Performed all aspects of verification, validation including functional, structural, regression and system testing.
• Involved in testing the UI applications.
• Planned and supervised the project milestones, test deliverables & test schedules with TM.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, SQL Server, TOAD, JIRA, Windows, UNIX/Linux, MS Office, Oracle, VBScript, HTML, XML, JAVA.