SUMMARY:

A responsible, dedicated and result - oriented QA Tester with overall 13 years of experience in IT with 8 years in Software Quality Assurance and Testing in Diverse Applications on various Platforms. Possess excellent communication skills with a desire for growth & challenges. Highly motivated to develop client relationships and meet project goals.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• QA Testing & Methodologies
• Integration testing
• Regression Testing
• Functional Testing
• Performance/Load Testing
• System testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• Unit Testing
• Web/ Browser testing
• Test Automation
• Defect Management
• Test Plans & Test Cases
• UI & Compatibility
• Scripting & documentation
• SAP HR Modules

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP Testing Suite - ALM, Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, Performance Center & Test Director.

Software Skills: SAP HR (Personal Administration, Organizational Management, Payroll, Time Management, and Benefits), Accounting and Finance, MS-Office, HTML/Web Design, XML, UML, .Net, Unix/ Linux & SQL - Database Management Systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, ROSEVILLE, CA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as UAT Test Lead.
• Developed System, Regression UAT Test cases based on requirements, business designs and business scenarios where necessary.
• Communicated, co-ordinated and followed up on testing issues with Development and Testing Teams
• Communicated internal status updates with all the project teams and management.
• Maintained the scope of work, significant scope changes are formally documented, re-planning, and results of re-planning communicated.
• Identified, communicated and managed project risks. Worked with overall project schedule.
• Escalated issues to Internal and external teams as and when required.
• Ensured development team is adhering to standards and processes.
• Created and communicated the Quality plan and Configuration Management plan. Ensured the development team is executing to these plans.
• Performed defect analysis and tracking reports sharing across multiple teams.
• Performed UAT Testing in different environments, created test defects, tracking and monitoring in ALM.
• Worked closely with the Autosys Batch scheduling team and ensuring the batches are running as per schedules and addressing issues and following up with the respective teams during failures/issues.

Confidential, SACRAMENTO, CA

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked as IV&V contractor to conduct independent verification and validation services for the CA-MMIS System Replacement project.
• Validated if the software is built in a right way and all intermediate and final application software deliverables adhere to the project’s business and technical requirements intent and user’s expectations.
• Analyzed and Prepared Reports if all system development activities and processes adhere to industry standards and best practices.
• The Software Test Assessment and Evaluation was performed for each of the SRP Releases.
• Utilized own relevant test data and performed Adhoc testing.
• Using various tools to access to report based artifacts to aid the testing effort.
• Evaluated and executed the test scripts that have passed SAT (System Acceptance Testing), CAT (Component Acceptance Testing), SIT (System Integration Testing), Performance testing and Regression Testing.
• Validated all the Test Cases that have passed SAT, CAT & SIT.
• Performed detailed Analysis report on Requirements, Test plans and Ensured all the test cases and Stories meet the requirements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are in place.
• Validated if the SRP meets the various IEEE Standards like IEEE 829-200 8 Standard for Software and System Test Documentation (7/2008) • IEEE 12 207- 200 8 Systems and Software Engineering (2/2008) • IEEE 1044-199 3 Standard Classification for Software Anomalies (12/1993) • IEEE Standard for software Reviews and Audits (8/2008)
• Prepared Test Plan Assessment Report. Some of the activities include RQM Actual results comparing with the POT, if the test script exists for each major Function, test scripts support User story, does it provide comprehensive coverage, Gaps identified in test scripts, test cases, user stories, etc.
• Worked on Defect tracking and defect management using Clear Quest.
• Conducted peer review of test cases and provided feedback on areas of improvement.

Confidential, BEAVERTON, OR

SAP QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Proficient in all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Test Life Cycle with excellent knowledge of QA tools and methodologies.
• Expert in creating, reviewing and executing test plans, test cases and test scenarios, test reports for manual tests against technical design documents and managed through RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix)
• Maintained and updated the RTM to provide input to project managers and others on the testing process and progress
• Conducted peer review of test cases and provided feedback on areas of improvement,
• Experienced in Manual/Black Box testing of applications on Windows environment.
• Experienced in preparation of test scripts (Manual), User Interface testing with in-depth knowledge of Functional Testing.
• Expert in System Testing, Regression Testing and Integration Testing while analyzing test data and preparing test cases.
• Worked on Legacy application for importing data and analyzing.
• Expert in analyzing Business Requirements in Functional and Technical design functionalities.
• Worked on various Integration, Functional, Validation, and System and Regression Testing modules.
• Performed Interface testing, ensuring proper functionality of the graphical user interface (GUI ) for a given application and making sure it conforms to its written specifications.
• Performed database testing using SQL queries to check the data updates.
• Performed Back end testing by writing SQL statements like where, list in, Range, pattern matching, combination, null, aggregate, grouping, Join, Inner Joins, Outer joins.
• Participated in various design reviews with the Development team.
• Participated in weekly meetings with development, project, and QA team to review the updates and discuss the status of the projects.
• Excellent knowledgeable in Automated testing tools and involved in manual testing to test the GUI/User interface screens.
• Worked on QTP / HP UFT to develop automation scripts in VB Script.
• Experienced with QTP - Object repository, Checkpoints, Actions, Functions, regular expressions, parameterization, transactions, desc programming, Object spy, function library.
• Executed automated testing utilizing Quick Test Professional for complex regression testing; effectively enhanced scripts, check points, and exception handling.
• Performed Load and volume testing using Load runner.
• Experience with HP Load runner - VUGen, Controller and Analysis tools for performance testing (Non-Functional Testing)
• Prepared Automation Test Plans and Test Data Sheets for Web Testing.
• Performed BI (Cognos) & ECC reports testing, analyzing, validating end to end data across multiple systems including SAP, People Soft and Teradata.
• Detail-oriented and ability to multi-task, set priorities and follow up on all commitments.
• Excellent team player and have ability to work independently.
• Excellent in coordination & driving defects to closure and meeting the deliverables in a timely manner.

Confidential, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created test plans, reviewed and updated test cases in Excel and SharePoint, and managed the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Maintained and updated the RTM to provide input to project managers and others on the testing process and progress
• Conducted peer review of test cases and provided feedback on areas of improvement
• Wrote and executed test scenarios, and coordinated and communicated the status of the testing effort to ensure that the QA Best Practices
• Participated in setting up testing environment.
• Involved in preparing Test Cases based on business requirements.
• Performed Manual Testing using Quality Center (QC) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Authored and executed Test cases for Claims and Customer Service Workflow by manually.
• Responsible for writing the Test Cases and Test Scenarios based on the Functional Specification and technical Specification and documents.
• Uploaded Requirements and Excel Test Cases into HP Quality Center. Executed Test scripts from Test Lab manually.
• Identified, analyzed and documented defects, error and inconsistencies in the application using HP Quality Center.
• Performed testing on Legacy system.
• Comparing the test actual results with the expected results, identifying the defects, working with the development team for resolution.
• Involved in System Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing and Performance testing.
• Developed automated Test Scripts in HP QTP using VBScript.
• Performed load testing, volume testing, stresses testing and soak testing as Performance test using HP Load Runner.
• Written various SQL Queries and executed them using TOAD.
• Tested both on Graphical User Interface and Command line Interface.
• Connected remotely to UNIX servers using PUTTY and FTP files across different test environments by using Hummingbird and Command prompt.
• Performed and used various Unix commands like Is, Is-R, Is-a, Is-al, cat, sudo, man, history, clear, mv, mkdir, rm, rmdir, etc.
• Executed the UNIX shell scripts that invoked SQL loader to load data into tables.
• Reviewed Error log files in UNIX box when order fails to load into SQL tables.
• Excellent Technical writing and communication and follow up skills.

Confidential, SCHAUMBURG, IL

SAP HR Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed System Testing, Unit Testing, Interface Testing and Parallel Testing on SAP software Implementation
• Created test cases for HR integration testing and delivering technical documentation as well as for end-user documentation
• Worked on Bugzilla for defect tracking and defect resolutions.
• Retesting the test cases and/or test scripts with valid and invalid test data.
• Ensured all the test scenarios are fulfilled and updated in RTM, in per Business Requirements, Functional Specification and Technical Specification documents.
• Functioned on the Legacy application.
• Defined Enterprise Structure, Personnel Structure, Pay scale Structure and Wage Type Structure.
• Defined several different payment dates for various payroll areas for the same period parameters.
• Created Info type menus as per the requirements. Configured the features LGMST, TARIF and ABKRS to default the basic pay wage type, pay scale type and area, and payroll accounting area, respectively while creating the basic pay info type.
• Configured additional payment, recurring payment wage types and maintained the tables T512W, T511.
• Worked on garnishment deduction wage types and its relevant processing class.
• Worked in Third party remittance to the external vendors for taxes, garnishments.
• Analyzed process model in which processing steps must be performed for payroll subsequent activities
• Verified the relevant processing classes, evaluation class and cumulating classes for the wage types
• Worked on Info type 221 using batch processing to update the payroll results.
• Worked on Month end accruals and posting them to accounting.
• Defined benefit areas and various benefit plan types under different plan categories i.e., Health plans, Insurance plans, savings plans, Stock purchase plans, FSA plans.
• Benefit program groupings, employee eligibility and participation termination
• Defined vesting rules, vested portions, investment option s and groups for insurance plans.
• Configured the flexible administration, which includes administrative parameters, prerequisites and adjustments.
• Involved in Benefits Integration with PA module using relevant Wage types
• Involved in training end users to use Benefits Enrollment (HRBEN0001) for New Hires.
• Excellent team player and individually successful in achieving the expected goals in a timely manner.

Confidential

Payroll Associate

Responsibilities:

• Processed payroll for more than 3500 employees using SAP Payroll.
• Processed hourly, weekly, monthly and off-cycle payrolls for various country.
• Prepared Year end, Quarterly and Monthly Forms, Remuneration Statements, Client Specific Reports, Statutory reconciliation, calculating payroll adjustments, periodic reports of earnings, taxes and deductions.
• Payroll processing for allotted clients of different countries.
• Educated the clients with the SAP HR business workflow processes.
• Executing the interface process for the data flow into the system.
• Updated HR Master Data for pay increases, terminations, leave of absence, benefit changes, address changes, change of status, employee merit increases, title changes, and other pay related information.
• Conducted HR module workshop and cross trained team members on other HR sub components and user’s procedures.
• Worked overtime during peak and year end periods, learning new and complex Payroll, Tax, and software related training in both classroom and hands on environment.
• Excellent team building skills and drive for the completion of tasks with the given time assuring both quality and quantity in the output of the delegated work.

Confidential

Payroll Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Performed HR payroll responsibilities
• Processed monthly payroll for 450 employees.
• Generated monthly and year end forms
• Prepared year-end taxation
• Calculated payroll adjustments
• Processed new employees, terminations, resignations
• Generated various reconciliation reports to maintain payroll records.
• Detail-oriented and ability to be multi-task, set priorities and follow up on all client commitments
• Demonstrated excellent customer service, verbal and written communication, and interpersonal skills.