SUMMARY:

• 10 years of extensive experience in Software Testing with wide variety of projects and environments.
• Competent and detail - oriented SQA Analyst with strong background in software development life cycle and testing methodologies
• Demonstrated abilities in testing of Web, Desktop and Middleware applications.
• Conversant with concepts and methodologies of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) encompassing Waterfall, Prototype, Staged, Agile and Extreme Programming.
• Experience in Test Planning, Scheduling, Effort Estimation, Design, Execution and Reporting.
• Participated in Project Document Reviews (SRS, Test Plans and Test cases).
• Expertise in Manual Testing and Automated Testing using the tools such as GH Tester, Integra, SoapScope and QTP for functional test automation and ClearQuest, BUGZILLA, Jira and Mercury Quality Center for bug reporting.
• Excellent knowledge of RDBMS and SQL Queries and used tools like Toad, Squirrel and PL/ SQL Developer for data base testing
• Performed functionality, performance, GUI, installation, security, backend, data migration, compatibility and regression testing.
• Extensive experience in coordinating with the business/development teams in understanding the requirements and the application under test
• Experience working in a SEI CMM Level 5 company
• Possessing Excellent technical and problem solving skills, strong interpersonal skills and a quick learner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Window Vista, 7, UNIX

Languages: Java, SQL, HTML, XML

Tools: MS Office, Putty, TOAD, Scripts, VB script, Java Script

Databases: Oracle 9i, 10G and 12C

PL SQL Developer: MS Access, Hogan (Mainframe)

Functional Automated Testing Tools: QTP 9.2 / UFT 12.5, Selenium, HP Quality Center 11.0, Jira, Bugzilla

GH Tester: Mindreef SoapScope, Version Controller, Visual Source Safe 6.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

S r. QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as the lead QA for Teller Cash Recycler (TCR) project.
• Partnered with QA Manager/architect to develop and establish Quality Assurance standard and best practices.
• Analyzed business requirements, design documents for completeness and testability
• Developed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data and test scripts for different types of testing activities.
• Performed execution of test cases, test scripts, captured test results, test metrics and produced test reports both automated and manual.
• Did extensive clean-up of Test Regression deck and had it automation ready. Also helped in preparing Smoke automation test.
• Identified and tracked system defects, performed root cause analysis of the defects and worked with the development team to resolve them.
• Performed Quality Assurance testing activities to ensure the applications and products and/or releases are in compliance with the Quality Assurance standards of the organization.
• Performed other duties as assigned.

Confidential, San Francisco

System QA Analyst, L4

• Returning Contractor for Confidential, Web Services (middleware) testing.
• Extensive experience with Confidential Demand Deposit, Debit Card, and Credit Card products.
• Did end to end testing of DCBS/ CCBS complex messages including Debit Card Activation and Credit Card Cash Advance.
• Defined the Testing Entry and Exit Criteria.
• Participated in client testing across applications and helped resolve project related issues. Also created Test Data for the team using Hogan (Main Frame DB) and Squirrel.
• Used tools for web services testing; Mind reef SoapScope; GreenHat Tester for running XML scripts ; IBM Clear Quest for defect logging; HP / Mercury Quality Center for Test tracking; Squirrel for SQL Queries and putty for log validation.
• Performed the role of a project level QA lead and coordinated with teams both onsite and offshore to execute Test Cases, Track and Manage Defects and improve overall testing functionality.

Confidential, San Francisco

Software QA Engineer

• Thorough understanding of the product under test, Mindjet and Mindjet Connect.
• Created, prepared and implemented systems quality assurance reviews for Mindjet desktop and Mindjet Connect application. Responsible for primary development of testing strategies.
• Verified the product under test on different platforms. Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and XP.
• Performed moderately complex to complex test data conditioning, regression testing and testing validation.
• Created Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test cases.
• Served as a coordinator for all testing activities on a project.
• Performed functionality, performance, GUI, and regression testing.
• Handled client queries related to project under test.
• Used Jira for Bug Reporting.

Confidential, San Francisco

System QA Analyst 4

• Worked as a System QA Analyst and tested complex middleware messages for various clients (Internet Banking, Mobile Banking etc) and used tools like Mindreef SoapScope, Integra and Green Hat Tester (5.2.11) for running XML scripts.
• Proficient knowledge of Commercial Banking.
• Prepared Test Plans, Test Cases in Mercury Quality Center and created XML scripts to verify the testing scenarios and opened defects in ClearQuest.
• Used Hogan for thorough database testing. Used Putty for tailing logs for different XML requests run and also modifying the configuration changes for different files (.xml) / tables using the vi editor.
• Played role of lead QA Analyst and handled team for projects involving onsite and offshore teams.
• Handled client queries related to projects under test.
• Participated in internal and external (with clients) walkthroughs of the testing documents.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer

• Thorough understanding of Asset Liability Management and Risk Anaysis Domain.
• Creating Traceability Matrix, Effort Estimation, Test Planning, Project Scheduling for the project.
• Creating Test Scenarios and Test cases.
• Performed functionality, performance, GUI, installation, backend and regression testing.
• Performed front-end and back-end testing.
• Used QTP 9.2 for doing Functional Regression testing and Bugzilla for Bug Reporting.
• Used PL/SQL Developer for thorough backend testing. Wrote complex SQL querries for the backend verification.
• Participated in Project Document Reviews (SRS, Test Plans and Test cases) and co-ordinating with team to resolve issues.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Thorough understanding of Capital Market, TBA Trade.
• Used Fixed Income Portfolio Management tool to submit order requests to the Wellington Trade Monitor.
• Prioritizing test cases and assigning work to the team.
• Used third party trading tool Trade Web for selecting winning quote.
• Designing High and low level test scripts, smoke, functionality, regression testing.
• Used Test Director for Project Management.
• Creating EVA Sheet for checking if the project is within or behind schedule.
• Project Electronic Pool Notification (EPN)
• Thorough understanding of MBS and TBA trades and their final allocation.
• Used third party tool APPIX for allocating, pairing-off, turning and full settlement of the pools.
• Did complete back-end testing using UNIX commands and used PL/SQL developer for SQL queries.
• Designed Test Cases and Test plans
• Used Test Director for Bug reporting.
• Project Global Trading System (GTS) -Fixed Income