SUMMARY:

• Quality Assurance Analyst with strong analytical skills and extensive experience in the financial service industry.
• Experience with all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Strong hands on testing experience and successful in leading QA offshore and onshore teams in multiple projects while adhering to tight deadlines in a pressure driven environment
• Expertise in Real Time Electronic Trading Systems which include front office, middle office, back office, compliance rules, external broker dealers, retail and institutional sales trading systems
• In - depth knowledge in full trading process life cycle including Cash Equity Trading, Derivatives and FX
• Extensive knowledge in Fix Protocol and various software testing methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
• Expertise in developing Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Data and work flows based on business, technical and functional requirements
• Extensive knowledge in Securities Processing and Investment Management
• Strong Knowledge of Smart Routing/Algorithmic Trading Engine Testing
• Strong knowledge of FIX Protocol, XML and SOAP messaging

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

OS/Hardware: Windows OS, UNIX, Mainframe, Sun Solaris, AS400, NT 4.0, MS-DOS

Applications/Software: MS Office, Unix/Linux, PVCS, SQL* PLUS, SQL, ERWIN, ADP, Clear Case and Clear Quest, Lotus Notes, MS Office, Power Mart Client Data Loading Tool, NWII Workstation, Exceed, AppWatch, Rumba UNIX Display, CTM (OMGEO), PowerBuilder. IBM Green Screen. C#, C++, Visual Basic, VeriFIX,Putty and.FIX Protocol 4.2.4.4.5.0

Tools: Mercury Quality Center (QC) 11,, Clear Quest,Win Runner/QTP 9.0, Load Runner, Win Runner,, JIRA, MAC, Test Director 8.0, Rational 7.5 Test Manger, Confidential in House Automation Tool, Web logic 8.1, Putty, TOAD, DB Artisan, SharePoint, SQL Developer,AutoSys, QTP 11, QC 10, MS Visual Studio 2008R

Message Format: FIX 4.0, 4.2 & 4.4, 5.00 HTML, API, JMS, CMS, SOAP and XML

Database: Sybase, Oracle 11 G, MS Access, MS SQL, DB2

Connectivity Protocols: TCP/IP, STP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, SMTP, CTCI, ECN, TIBCO RV, ACES/BNET, Radianz.

Messaging/Routing: IBM MQ Series, FIX API, XML,VeriFix Apache Proxy Server, SWIFT, FEC STP, EDI & EIF, MR, Raptor, FIX 4.0, Fix 4.2, Fix 4.4 and Fix 5. MTM, TFS, VSTS, UFT, Visual Studio Test Manager, ALM, ETL, Data Warehouse, SQL, BACKEND, Cognos, Informatica, SQL, BI, BO, Business objects Business Intelligence, Microstrategy, SOAP, SOA, API, XML, as400 Mainframe, CICS, LISA ITKO, gherkin, TDD, BDD, cucumber, automation framework, XML, SOAP, salesforce, peoplesoft, SAP, MS Dynamics, SDK, SOA, Device Anywhere, Perfecto Mobile, iOS Android mobile testing, native, Blackberry, simulator, emulator, handset iPad, Teradata, clarity, ppm, Rest, API, Shell scripting, VB script, coded UI, FIDDLER, RALLY, UNIX, LINUX, JIRA, MDM, Master data management, Eclipse, Git, Jenkins, Advanced REST Client, Flash/Flex, CRM, Adobe CQ5/AEM, Open STA, Test Link, Microsoft ACT, WAPT/WSOP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. QA / Mobile Engineer

Confidential - Providence, RI

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with developers and business analysts to resolve discrepancies between system specifications and user requirements - involved in the complete testing life cycle (refining SDLC methodology).
• Communicating with QA manager providing requirement changing status and how it will take place for an alternate change in test plan and test case
• Conducted Functionality Testing for web forms and links.
• Performed database transaction verifications.
• Provided Test Plan, Daily Reports on the Functional or Performance Testing efforts.
• Performed Load Testing to analyze the real time load scenarios.
• Performed system analysis of mobile web, Android and iOS applications
• Designed Scenarios and used Load Runner Controller to monitor all Users in a scenario from single workstation.
• Completed smoke testing across different browsers on desktop, mobile before testing defects.
• Performed Integration Testing of different modules containing customer's property details, personal information, employment history & sources of income, assets, debts and other relevant information.
• Performed GUI Testing on various charts showing amortization details.
• Tested application with various internal interfaces like firewalls, plug-ins and links.
• Setup, co-coordinated, and conducted System and UAT Testing with Business Analysts and end users.
• Performed Data Driven Test Scripts for reading multiple data.
• Used HP ALM for bug reporting and tracking tool, further enhancing it by creating a report for the same.

Environment: Java, Oracle, ALM/Quality Center, MS SQL Server/Windows, iOS, Android, Ipad, Ipod, Windows Phone.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Design test strategy/test cases for End to End testing for Global Cash Equity, ETFs, Fixed Income,Futures and FX trading using Confidential platform to ensure new changes for global trade router (STP) process and verify FIX inbound and outbound messages after execution.
• Work closely with BA and Business and upload all QA documents and test results to shared drive
• Create and test high level test scenarios and detailed test cases, execute test cases using MQC 11.00 for test results and generate reports for QA progress
• Create and test different types of execution systems including DMA, Exchanges,Brokers, ECNs and Algo system
• Document User/Client Acceptance Test Strategy and assist UAT testing
• Design automation test cases for regression testing Australian Confidential platform to ensure new changes for global Equity, Fixed Income, Options, Futures, Commodities and FX products
• Perform end to end test and ensure all trades appear in database and compare all data between databases using QTP script and SlickEdit to validate data.
• Testing Middle Office and Back Office systems to verify Oasys Direct for Domestic and CTM for international trades matching applications provided by Omgeo including SWIFT message for Back Office ABOR system. Testing Taco batch process for global trade router and verify XML messages and using XML message to test Middle Office Tradeflow system to BO.
• Coordinate with other team members including Australian and UK teammates.
• Develop SQL query to verify database tables and track all defect using QC for any discrepancy
• Participate in daily scrum, prepare daily target tests and update in a daily call with FO, MO and Back Office team
• Use QC and Team Track for defect management and send daily test results at the end of the day
• Coordinate with all in steam offices for testing need and participate in weekly release management meetings including US, UK and Australian offices

Senior QA Analyst/Test Engineer

Confidential, New Jersey

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business and functional specifications and determined the overall testing need.
• Prepared critical business artifacts such as Test Plan, High Level Scenarios, QA Entrance Documents, Daily Testing Status, generate QC reports, weekly KPI reports and Production Readiness Review Reports
• Developed functional user interfaces, prepared regression package, end to end test cases and execute test cases to updated test results in QC daily
• Performed hands on testing and developed functional test cases and User Acceptance Test Scenarios
• Developed and documented Test Strategy and partnered with business analysts to develop a combined Test Strategy
• Led Defect Tracking and Reporting meeting and updated QC status and sent to all responsible stakeholders

System Business Analyst/ Quality Assurance Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as consultant at Vanguard Securities and Investment Bank testing Confidential Order Management system, including front, middle and back office modules. Utilized Vanguard Agile methodology for testing QA process and using QTP for Confidential regression testing
• Designed test strategy/test cases for testing Australian Confidential platform to ensure new changes for global Cash Equity, Fixed Income, Options, Futures, Commodities and FX products.
• Verified all trades log using Fix protocol to ensure executions data are correct.
• Worked closely with BA and Business and uploading all QA documents and test results to shared drive.
• Created test cases using MQC 10.00 and generate reports for QA progress
• Documented User/Client Acceptance Test Strategy and assist UAT testing
• Designed automation test cases for regrssion testing Australian Confidential platform to ensure new changes for global Equity, Fixed Income, Options, Futures,Commodities and FX products.
• Performed end to end test and ensured all trades appear database and compared all data between databases using QTP script and SlickEdit to validate data. provided daily QA progress and report to PM and all other team members
• Developed SQL query to verify database tables and tracked all defect using QC for any discrepancy.