SUMMARY:

• Five plus years of total experience in Manual testing of Client Server and Web Applications as a QA Tester with QA Management skill.
• Experience in using the HP Automated Tools like Quality Center (ALM) and JIRA for defect Tracking Tool.
• Experience in using UNIX Utilities like awk, grep, sed, vi editor, process, network, file and directory for back end testing.
• Expert in writing complex SQL queries for databases including Oracle and SQL Server using Join, Sub - query, Set operators, etc.
• Good experience with defect tracking, defect resolution and defect follow up with SDLC Team.
• Experienced in setting and configuring QA Environments, set up data and planned for release mapping of environment.
• Familiarity with Testing methodology like positive, negative, boundary, performance, parallel, pilot, regression, unit, system, system integration, UAT, etc. testing to perform robust testing.
• Areas of Expertise: Test plan/Test cases development, scheduling and execution, test strategy, test project management, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Front-end GUI testing of web and back end testing client-server based applications.
• Worked with multiple projects, production support, and user to identify daily problems and involved in resolution.
• Proficient at writing Test Plans and Strategies by following different QA Methodologies.
• Proficient in Black Box testing, QA and QC Methodologies and Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Have good knowledge of Test Plan development, business requirement gap analysis and review test plan and impact analysis for each release.
• QA Release management includes managing QA sign off, defect status, Regression Testing, UAT sign off and support of production night.
• Involve in change control based on change in business requirements. (Impact on current functionalities & risk analysis)
• Expertise in using TOAD, SQL developer. Knowledge in data analysis, database technologies like SQL script to validate testing.
• Have good knowledge of web technologies XML, API testing, UNIX process with good documentation skill for test results.
• Have good knowledge of Web Servers, Database Servers, Application Servers and network technolog

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows (NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista), Macintosh, MS-DOS.

Programming languages: Perl, SQL, JavaScript, Java, UNIX/Korn Shell VB, PL/SQL, HTML.

Database systems: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MS Access

Web Server: IBM Web sphere, Data power(IBM), Web logic

Networking: TCP/IP, FTP

Defecttracking software: HP(Mercury) Quality Centre, JIRA

Tools: and Utilities: Quality Center (ALM), Share Point, MS Office, HTML, JIRA, SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Toad, SQL Developer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, PA

Sr. QA Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for testing of E2E application including requirement analysis, Testing Strategy, QA Test Plan/Test cases, Defect Tracking and production support. Involved in System and UAT testing in different release
• Analyzed business requirements, identified high level functionalities, perform gap analysis and discuss with analyst, discussed LOE of project with project manager.
• Support project teams to provide assurance that requirements, design, and other project deliverables meet standards, as appropriate.
• Define scope and the testing approach; create QA project plan, review requirements and technical documentation for usage, testability and traceability.
• Deploy and manage the testing framework, manage and coordinate with testing resources including offshore resources.
• Interact with project team members to gain system understanding and to identify business, systems, and non-functional requirements.
• Manage the creation of test cases from requirement document and other related artifacts. Design test cases for system testing and document in Test Plan.
• Testing both FE and heavy Database testing to validate calculations based on the different counties and their taxes and rules. Check for Profit level indicator based on the county and comparing different companies.
• Develop, drive and execute test plans, test cases and scripts for functional, system, integration, security, data validation type testing.
• Assess risk to quality service based upon results of verification and validation. Monitors adherence to established test standards and procedures. Standardized QA Process using Testing Methodology, Process Improvement.
• Developed complicated SQL queries to validate data, manipulate data for Test Cases test condition, pre-and post-validation.
• Used Join, SQL clauses, Operator, Functions, Sub query to develop SQL scripts to test complicated scenario.
• Build and maintain strong working knowledge of the business area(s) supported, their work processes and key success factors. Have a good understanding of relevant systems/applications in use in the area supported and how they inter-relate, if applicable.
• Managed testing between on shore/Off shore Team, collected daily status, follow up daily status, issue and defects.
• Perform end to end and technical testing of applications and systems, coordinate with various teams as needed. Execute the test cases and lead the project test efforts.
• Manage and monitor defect reports and work with developers and other project team members to verify resolution. Participate in the identification and resolution of defects uncovered during the testing process. Facilitate test meetings with system, development staff and business throughout the test effort for deliverables reviews, test planning, and test execution.
• Deep experience with Agile methodology such as Scrum. Ability to multi-task effectively, Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to fine details
• Participates in both internal and external process improvement projects like QA, SIT, UAT Testing with business & Marketing and External Vendors team.
• Work and coordinate with UAT effort. Provide UAT guidance and support.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Senior QA Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Interaction with Business Team, Business Requirement Gap Analysis.
• Involved in Agile process, interact with different team, participated in Chartering, Retrospective, Scrum meeting.
• Contributes to and monitors test planning, test preparation and scripting, and test execution according to defined best practices, standards and procedures.
• Interact regularly with peers and management regarding test related topics including the coordination of test related initiatives with QA Test Leads, Project Managers, Development Managers, and other QA Core team members (SDLC Team)
• Participate in all phases of the IT Project Delivery Framework, including review of complex business and functional requirements. (Kick Off meeting, Change Control, etc.)
• Assess risk to quality service based upon results of verification and validation. Monitor adherence to established test standards and procedures. Standardized QA Process using Testing Methodology, Process Improvement.
• Expertise in Back End Testing and use of UNIX Utilities like awk, grep, sed, vi, network, process, file level, directory level, etc.), automation with Shell Script in data file validation testing. (Unix Log File Testing, Process validation, running process in background, etc.)
• Involved in Back End Testing using UNIX Utilities and automated Regression Testing using Korn shell scripting.
• Provide QA consultation services to support users of related test processes.
• Manage verification and validation activities for production modifications in production enhancement, interact with user, involved in automation of health check of application.
• Maintains document template libraries and internal project documentation like QA Test Plan, Local procedure, QA Test Results, etc.
• Organize and/or facilitates team member training sessions in each new application to implement process.
• Participates in both internal and external process improvement projects like QA, SIT, UAT Testing with business & Marketing and External Vendors team.
• Strong Project Management skills like Test planning with LOE, test estimation and resource plans, Set up test environment
• Expertise with testing tools like JIRA, Quality Center and third party tool Toad, MQ Editor (IBM Queue Testing)
• Expertise with relational databases like Oracle Database 11g to validate data testing in back end using complicated SQL script using Oracle functions.
• Ability to multi-task effectively, Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to fine details

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Senior QA Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements and understood customer and developed QA/SIT Test Plan using Testing Methodology.
• Demonstrated QA Test Plan with cross-functional team to approve business logic and baseline documents.
• Participated in unit testing and verified entrance criteria of QA and set up configuration data with developer and updated release notes.
• Performed sanity testing using post installation check using release notes and identified installation or code’s initial problems.
• Communicated with Project Management to establish LOE of each phase of SDLC and prioritized QA task.
• Ensured seamless transition for new and converted funds from implementation to production mode.
• Developed SQL Script to validate Data Transaction in Front End Testing. Developed complicated scripts and execute via Toad and saved Test Result.
• Worked with peers in development and other organizations to troubleshoot and resolve project issues both technical and non-technical in nature.
• Performed functional testing by deployment request, sanity testing, prioritized QA Test Cases within project plan.
• Performed Defect Root Cause Analysis, interacted with related Team, and tracked defects in Quality Center.
• Performed impact analysis and executed test scenario with Regression Testing.
• Involved in System Integration testing with external & internal interface team and performed E2E Testing.
• Assisted business & marketing team in execution of UAT by providing data.
• Involved in System Integration Testing with external/Internal interface and understood overall customer business functionalities.
• Shared technical information with team and involved in production testing with critical production problem.
• Interacted with upper management to provide daily QA status, discussed outstanding issue and upcoming project functionalities.