SUMMARY:

• Over 2 years experience in IT as an SDET (Software Development Engineer In Test) with a focus on testing of back - end and client-server applications through test automation.
• Experienced in Agile and Waterfall software development lifecycle process.
• US Citizen
• Experienced in manual testing and Test Automation using automation testing tools such as Cucumber and Junit for running test cases.
• Experience with Java and Maven for build automation and dependency management.
• Experience in managing testing efforts, responsible for test deliverables, reporting test case status/results to management and escalating issues appropriately.
• Developed static test bed with CSV files.
• Experienced in analyzing flow diagrams, functional requirement document (FRD), business requirements documents for use in test case creation / automated testing implementation.
• Experience with implementing Regression Suites in Jenkins for nightly runs.
• Experienced in collaborating with Business Analysts, Developers, Product owners and Product managers in an ongoing effort to implement high quality software solutions in an agile space.
• Extensive experience in developing and executing Test Plans for Regression, Unit, Functional, Integration, User Acceptance (UAT), Database, Load and Performance Testing.
• Extensive experience in writing SQL queries / scripts for data validation.
• Strong Analytical/Testing skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experienced in retrieving log files using PuTTy and ability to read, interpret logs and provide analysis to the development team to speed up issue resolution.
• Experienced in reporting and tracking defects using test management tools such as Rally, HP Quality Center and HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Experienced in mocking XML data for happy path and negative scenarios. Proficient in mapping XML elements for uplifting test automation.
• Experience working with teams distributed across different geographical regions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Soap UI, Cucumber

Management Tools: Rally, JIRA, HP ALM

Programming Languages/Script: Java, SQL, PLSQL, Gherkin-Cucumber, HTML5

Databases: Oracle, Toad, MySQL

Operating Systems: Unix, Windows 2000/XP/7/10

Other Tools: IBM Rational DOORS, TIBCO Gems, Eclipse, XML Spy, MS Office, MS Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Herndon, VA

SDET (Software Development Engineer In Test)

Responsibilities:

• Creating Test Plans and Test Cases based on Business Requirements and Use Cases.
• Automated Test Cases using Cucumber and a custom built Automation Framework with Java and Eclpse as the IDE.
• Utilized Junit for running Test Cases for the Automation Framework.
• Created XPath mappings to automate the consumption / parsing of XML data and dynamically test input files.
• Performed Unit Testing, Regression, User Acceptance, Black Box, White Box, Shakeout, Sanity and Functional Testing.
• Creating Test Plans in HP ALM and executing Automation Framework to automatically update test cases for tracking purposes.
• Implemented Regression Suite in Jenkins to automatically run overnight.
• Utilized Rally / HP ALM to track defects and provide reports for testing status.
• Worked in an Agile environment with In-Sprint testing. Participated in daily SCRUM meetings, sprint planning, backlog refinement and Sprint Showcases to present automation capabilities and testing status.
• Automated dynamic SQL Query generation based on input XMLs for backend testing.
• Performed manual testing in cases automation could not cover. Utilized PuTTy to view server logs and provided analysis of issues to developers in order to speed up time for resolution.
• Actively worked with Business Analysts, Developers, System Analysts for application design and Testing Strategy.
• Performed End-to-End testing for the entire application.
• Performed web service testing using SOAPUI.
• Analyzed flow diagrams to implement User Story logic in Automation.
• Ability to multi-task well, handle work independently as well in a collaborative team with developers, testers and analysts.
• Delivered results on time and worked well with business to help meet testing deadlines to support production dates.

Environment: Cucumber, Java, Eclipse, HP ALM, IBM Rational Doors, SQL, Toad, Unix, MS Excel, MS Visio, Rally, TIBCO BE/BW & GEMS, HTML5, SVN, XML, SharePoint

Confidential, Herndon, VA

SDET (Software Development Engineer In Test)

Responsibilities:

• Implemented new test cases using Cucumber on an existing Automation Framework built on Java and maintained existing test cases.
• Made functional enhancements to the framework and implemented jobs in Jenkins to perform overnight testing for assessing environment and code health prior to daily SCRUM meetings.
• Responsible for tracking defects in HP ALM.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing, shakeout, smoke and regression testing.
• Wrote specific test cases to cover negative scenarios and UAT testing.
• Mocked up XML data with business present to cover negative scenario testing.
• Actively communicated with business analysts to fully understand requirements and develop thorough test cases to insure delivery of a high quality product.
• Extensive manual testing, wrote SQL queries and scripts for backend data validation.
• Created stories in Rally to track Automation Stories / tasks for spring testing.

Environment: Java, Eclipse, Gherkin-Cucumber, Jenkins, Unix, Windows 7, HP ALM, SQL, Toad, PuTTy