SUMMARY:

• Dynamic technology leader with over 8 years experience leading onshore and offshore teams on initiatives resulting in major business capability and efficiency gains. Hands - on experience with Quality Assurance/Testing and Analysis with emphasis on GUI testing, System Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing of Web, Client/Server applications and oracle/SQL Database.
• Strong knowledge of Software testing principles and methodologies.
• Experience in working in Agile environment.
• Experience in analyzing the business, technical, and functional requirements to develop the Test plans, Test cases, Test Scripts and Test strategies.
• Solid analytical, dynamic troubleshooting and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge in GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, System Integration Testing, User Acceptance Test (UAT) and Database Testing.
• Used Black Box Testing using QTP, HP ALM Quality Center
• Proficient in performing GUI, Functional testing, System testing, Regression testing, Backend testing, Smoke testing using manual & automated testing tools.
• Clear understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Test Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in writing SQL queries to do data set up for testing and also doing production support.
• Involved in Tracking &Reporting Bugs using Defect Tracking Tools (QC), JIRA.
• Knowledge in how to test web services using SOAP UI and XML validations.
• Have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self - starter, ability to work both independently and as a team member.
• Ability and desire to face new challenges and flexible to learn and adapt to the team.
• Outstanding organizational skills including ability to multi-task prioritize and manage complex issues.
• Enjoy working collaboratively with testers, developers and other team members in testing complex projects and in the overall enhancement of software product.
• Experience using Rally to track stories and defects.
• Experience in testing J2EE and .NET applications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and reviewed the Requirements and Design documents and understood the system implementation.
• Involved in all aspects of the software development life cycle.
• Prepared Test Cases and developed Test Matrix for various scenarios.
• Executed test cases manually and verified actual results against expected results.
• Involved in Test case design.
• Performed Smoke testing and Adhoc testing of the applications.
• Performed Stress Testing.
• Performed Regression testing, Functional testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Validated the data in the system & the source files using SQL queries.
• Excellent support with offshore team and near shore teams
• Attended daily status meetings, go no-go meetings.
• Identified defects and logged defect using Latest Version ALM/Quality Center.
• Attended defect meetings and tested production defects.

Environment: ManualTesting, QTP Base24,FAST,ATM,Quality Center, Java, Java script, web sphere, WebServices/ Webmethods, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL Navigator, TOAD, Windows XP, UNIX.

Test Lead/Test coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated testing for large distributed systems including, Unit, System, Smoke, Performance, and Integration.
• Lead team meetings for business, technical, and testing groups.
• Identified test resources: test data regions, servers, personnel, software, and tools. Defined exit/entrance criteria.
• Coordinated the testing of non-functional requirements.
• Coordinated test data development: data integrity, reuse, availability, planning, execution, and defects.
• Provided test preparation, planning, and documentation including test plans, requirements review, team decisions, and other relevant documents
• Acted as the test escalation point.
• Provided daily and weekly status report to senior management.
• Created Master Test Plan and Testing Project Plan using MS-Project.

Environment: HP ALM Version, QTP, Oracle/SQL database, XML, HTML, Java, SQL, Agile, Scrum, Rally.

QA Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved on the analysis discussions.
• Followed Waterfall model and Agile for entire testing/defects.
• Created several Stories/Tasks using Agile for Identified defects during SIT test process.
• Involved on the requirements gathering process.
• Review the BRD and HLD/LLD and provide input where required.
• Worked on different projects and did conditioning for AML.
• Working closely with development team to find best approach and solution to requirements and
• Defects.
• Walk through of the code before code is released to SIT (code review).
• Working with BA’s and/or developers to fully understand the functionality in scope.
• Ensure that the test environment will mirror production as much as possible.
• Make sure the environment has the correct code, config, and data prior to your test.
• Involved in Data conditioning to different channels
• Closely worked with different teams like customer facing (online banking/dotcom/mobile IVR). Associate facing (banking center/call center/Home loans/GWIM customers and did data condition to this teams in time.
• Actually perform the steps of the test cases, and record the results.
• Any time a test case does not produce a desired result; a test defect should be recorded in ALM
• Worked closely with offshore team.
• Worked in automation tool (Green Hat) to test Web services call.
• Created and ran functional tests on web services prior to implementation and validate the results in SOAP UI.
• Used SOAP UI,WEBLOGIC TASK to test Web Services running on web logic Server
• Production Deployment Support: TA’s help with release docs and plan validation steps and monitor production releases.
• Provide detailed training to support team flow of offer conditioned.
• Prepare documentation to test flow of Pre-approved offers/BT offers/ITA offers/counter offers etc.

Environment: HP QTP (HP QuickTest Pro), QC (HP ALM 11 ), SQL, XML, Green Hat SOAP UI, Waterfall model, Agile model, Scrum

Technical analyst & QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Represent QA in the various phases of product development including construction, testing, and implementation and production transition.
• Impact analysis of new Requirements/Change Requests.
• Setting up review meetings with business & product analysts and development teams identifying the test scenarios based on BRDs and discussion with business and product teams Followed a multi-release Agile model to in corporate changes/fixes
• Knowledge of Foreign exchange concepts like NDF, Nostro Fees, Core FX Fees etc Creating Test cases/procedures for identified scenarios
• Preparing test data by creating real time scenarios and deals using the custom vendor system OPICS+
• Creating SQL queries (SQL server) to test the requirements
• Test case execution and data analysis of over reports and test SQL queries
• Batch execution (including EOD process) and data testing by running Java MBeans
• Work closely with developers during test execution to ensure proper communication of defects and follow the pre-defined time boxes. Manage defect tracking and reporting; using Quality Center (QC)
• Handle code deployments in various environments SIT, QA, CTE, DTE and UAT environments using AnthillPro and code versioning using CVS .
• Write detailed test documentation and manage the test cases & scripts using Quality Center (QC) Meet scheduled deliverable milestones

Environment: SQL Server, ALM.PAC 2000 CVS, AnthillPro, Citrix, Java, Quality Center (QC), Excel macros, VB scripting, UNIX .

QA Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing
• Used to interactive with vendors and wrote the scripts based on the requirement which were provided by vendors for cross-verification of deposits, orders, adjustments
• Attended daily defect calls and meetings with the team members
• Used to enter the data into compass mainframe based system
• Used Clear quest to log the defects.
• Worked on Mainframe Hogan application.
• Used to generate reports and validate them through mainframe (compass).

QA Engineer Mobile banking

Responsibilities:

• Proficient in Mobile Testing functionality
• Experienced with Real device testing
• Performed code push in real devices
• Handled issues related to devices (Real Devices / Device Anywhere Tool)
• SME in Mobile Banking Functionalities
• Involved in giving KT sessions related to Mobile Devices, code push issue reporting tasks
• Coordinated with Development team vendors, Backend team, and Release management Teams
• Involved in Defect Management activities. (Follow ups with Dev. teams, Environment teams, defect calls etc.
• Analyzed Business and Functional requirements provided by various line of business for MBDA; these applications run on multiple mobile devices like (Droid, IPad, BlackBerry, Windows 7, IPod, IPhone
• Developed Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing
• Conducted Manual Testing to check the compatibility of Confidential Applications with Mobile devices
• Performed in-depth testing of all aspects of these apps, including overall functionality as well as compatibility with different handsets
• Performed both manual and automation testing and created various test results to track the testing results
• Exported requirements, test cases into the Quality Center, run manual and automation test cases from test lab and log defects from defects module
• Followed up with standard software testing life cycle (STLC) to perform different types of testing for the projects
• Participated in peer review meeting for created Test plan, test cases and analyzing various
• Tested documents and process of testing life cycle
• Involved in preparation and execution of Test Scripts using QC
• Prepared Test Cases in Quality Center based on Use-Cases and Requirements, and executed test scripts to verify actual results against expected results
• Wrote Test Cases and Performed GUI, Functionality, System, Integration, Regression, UAT, Black Box testing
• Created UAT Test Strategy, UAT Test Plans and UAT defect reporting
• Fully involved in UAT testing phase to support client
• Analyzed Software and Business Requirements documents to get a better understanding of the system from both technical and business perspective
• Executed, Reported and Tracked the defects using Quality Center

Environment: HP QTP (HP QuickTest Pro), QC (HP QC ),waterfall, Real mobile devices.

QA Analyst Financial banking

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test plans and Test Cases to cover overall functionality of the application using Test Director
• Manually executed test cases from Test Director
• Prepared and executed Test Cases for end-to-end functionality testing
• Documented Defects found during test on the Test Director and communicated
• Developed detailed system Test plan, including test cases and test procedures for corporate financial corporation
• Participated in the product evolution meetings and procurement process and feedback
• Involved in analysis, management and documentation of requirements
• Involved in manually testing various modules of the application to ensure application stability and functionality
• Performed the back end testing by executing SQL queries for validating output data in the database tables on execution of standard transactions
• Closely worked with the developing team to rectify the Defect or Enhancement by performing re-testing of the Defect when it is deployed for each environment
• Exceptional with issue reporting and issue tracking related to test cases

Environment: HP QTP (HP QuickTest Pro), QC (HP QC), SQL, XML, HTML, PHP, waterfall, Oracle/SQL database, Squirrel Toad.