SUMMARY:

• 7 years of professional experience in Quality Assurance and Software testing. In depth knowledge of Software Development and test Life Cycles and testing methodologies. Expertise in Manual Testing and Automated Testing Strong experience in Functional, Regression, System, Integration, Performance and Back - end testing
• Excellent Expertise in understanding various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life cycle (STLC).
• Experience in leading Offshore and Onsite teams.
• Experience in SOAP UI, UFT/QTP testing tool and Selenium.
• Strong Experience in Data warehouse testing ( Confidential ), Batch Execution ( Confidential ).
• Strong experience in Defect Management, QC management and adherence to Quality guidelines.
• Excellent expertise in estimations, forecasting, resource allocations and milestone tracking.
• Excellent expertise in requirements, design and code reviews.
• Strong Experience in Client Server, Web based Application testing
• Strong Experience working in Agile (Scrum) methodology.
• Experience working in Waterfall methodology.
• Strong Experience with working in Middle Ware Applications.
• Expertise in both Manual and Automated testing.
• Excellent Expertise in formulating test strategy, preparing BAS (Business Assurance Strategy) and creating Test Plans and test cases.
• Strong Expertise in executing Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Thorough hands on experience with all levels of testing including Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, End-to-End testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Experience with working in Mercury Quality Center 10.0, HP ALM (Application Life cycle Management) and Agile JIRA
• Strong experience in data validation (SQL).
• Expertise in RDBMS like Oracle and SQL Server, writing SQL Queries.
• Good working knowledge of major Operating Systems and tested applications on Windows and UNIX environments
• Extensive experience MS Office tools like Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint and Access.
• Strong experience working with Banking Industry.
• Excellent in meeting deadlines, attention to detail, time management and presentation skills.
• Excellent written, communication, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Possess strong problem analysis skills with ability to follow project standards.
• Exceptional ability to quickly master new concepts to applications and a team Player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: SOAP UI, QTP, Selenium

Test Management Tools: Agile JIRA, Confluence, Quality Center 10.0, HP ALM

Specialization: IT Quality Assurance

Software Development Process: SDLC RUP, Agile, Scrum, XP, Spiral, Waterfall

Scripting: JavaScript, shell scripting.

Programming Languages: C, Java, J2EE, PL/SQL, XML, CSS, HTML, COBAL.

Operating Systems: Windows MAC, UNIX, Mainframes Z/OS, MS DOS

Databases: MS Access, Oracle, MySQL, MS Access, and DB2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chapel Hill, NC

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for development, review, analysis, and coordination of the test plans, test scripts, and testing of internally developed software system.
• Written complex SQL queries and PL/SQL stored procedures to validate the data movement based on data mapping document.
• Ensure alignment of testing strategy with the project's quality goals and resource limits and escalates issues to the QA Lead and alerts the project team on potential impact to test schedule.
• Experience in testing applications in an iterative development lifecycle.
• Work with requirements analyst to get a good understanding of functionality
• Tested Complex Data warehouse Data warehouse ETL Informatica Mappings and Sessions based on business user requirements and business rules to load data from source flat files and RDBMS.
• Identification and documentation of test cases for multi - component systems
• Responsible for development of test plan and test cases and executing of test cases and documentation of software defects in Quality Center
• Co-ordinate with Developers towards resolution of outstanding issues/bugs
• Update Testing/Project managers on status/issues
• Participates in Production Support Testing though rotating on-call responsibilities.
• Experience in System Integration testing, Database API testing, Functional testing (Black box testing) Security, Recovery, Negative, Regression testing, Load testing
• Performed extensive back end validations using SQL queries in TOAD to verify that the data has been processed correctly based on the business requirements
• Experience with SQL and PL/SQL to query Oracle database to check/compare process inputs/outputs using complex joins and sub queries
• Involved in understanding the service request and making the relevant changes to the Business Objects universe and reports functionality.
• Provide timely and accurate status defect information and appropriate metrics to facilitate QAreporting. Reports individual status: dashboard information, open issues, risk analysis.
• Experience in preparing test data for testing application
• Experience in creating simulated data and invoking UNIX process for data fill jobs.
• Performed XML schema validation for API testing
• Development of regression testing framework and detailed documentation of test results
• Demonstrated problem solving, design and technical leadership skills
• Provided training to the team members for working with interfaces

Environment: Oracle 11g, HP Quality Center, Toad, MS Office Suite, HP ALM, Rational Clear Quest, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX, SOAP UI and XML.

Confidential, Portland, OR

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for QA Functional Testing within Agile development environment.
• Analyzed the Business Requirements, Functional Requirements and Technical Requirements documents.
• Proactively communicated with team in Planning meetings, Daily Stand up Meetings.
• Involved in writing Test plan, Test strategy, and Test scenarios based on business requirements.
• Created Test Cases for web based application
• Followed the SDLC model in the Development Environment.
• Used VSS (Visual Source Safe) to maintain the code.
• Wrote SQL queries for validating the data from back-end.
• Analyzed the requirement from Business Requirement Document.
• Involved in writing UML diagrams using Rational Rose.
• Involved in the Database and System Design Phase to prepare the Data Model Diagram, High Level Design and Detailed Level Design Documents.
• Created Use Case for the system interfaces.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Generated detailed bug reports, pass-fail reports and comparison charts using Quality Center.
• Performed back end validations using SQL statements against Oracle Database.
• Performed Functional testing, Integration testing and Regression testing while integrating various modules.
• Executed test scenarios & analyzed the actual results against the expected results
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on behalf of End Users at client's environment.
• Coordinated Test Plan and Test script walkthroughs with business, programmers and testers

Environments: VB Script, HP Quality Center, UFT/Quick Test Pro Windows XP, UNIX, Excel, Rally, Oracle

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Data Requirements and Design documents.
• Gathered requirements and performed requirements analysis and discussed the concerns with development and design team.
• Created Test strategy, Test plans and test estimations for the product from the BRD and SRS documents.
• Reviewed the test cases authored by the team regularly and given necessary inputs in effectively writing and executing the test cases.
• Authored Test plan, Use cases then test scenarios and test cases for the use cases along with the team.
• Arranged and attended meetings regularly like the daily Scrum meeting and the Weekly status meetings with Testing team, Developers and BA's.
• Interacted with Business Analysts for constant upgrade of the Functional Requirements.
• Ensured process compliance in the testing team throughout the SDLC implementation.
• Performed functional testing, smoke testing, regression testing, system integration testing and UAT.
• Performed automation testing using Selenium Web Driver, authored test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG.
• Involved in Page Object Model Framework development for automating the application.
• Created Object repository and reusable functions in the framework.
• Executed automation test scripts in Selenium Webdriver, reported defects in ALM.
• Implemented Automated execution of tests (nightly and need based) using Maven and Jenkins.
• Used Java language and TestNG framework for scripting, used Maven for building the WebDriver project. Integrated with Continuous Integration tools Jenkins
• Performed object identification using locator techniques while authoring test scripts.
• Implemented assertions, error collector functionalities for validation using TestNG.
• Used ALM for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with development team to verify bug fixes, and update bug status.
• Executed Shell Scripts to load the data files (Source files) into the database in SIT.
• Developed and executed SQL queries, to fetch the data from the database for validations.
• Involved in extensive DATA validation by writing several complex SQL queries and Involved in back - end testing and worked with data quality issues.
• Wrote SQL and PL/SQL scripts to perform database testing and to verify data integrity.
• Maintained the bug reports and actual results for internal evaluation/audit.

Environment: Oracle, UNIX, ALM, Java (J2EE), Selenium Web driver, TestNG, MS-Word, MS-Excel, Autosys (JILScripts)

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and reviewed Business Requirements Document (BRD) and System Requirements Document (SRD).
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases using Software requirements and Design documents and converting them into test scripts by using HP QTP.
• Involved in preparing Test Plan Document based on business requirements and system requirements.
• Followed HP QC process for writing System & Product Test Plan, Test Scenario Document, Test Cases, Test Closure Review, and Traceability Matrix.
• Involved in System, Integration, Regression and Functional Testing for the application for Manual and Automated Testing using HP QTP.
• Created and executed Test Scripts in QTP for Data Driven Testing to test the application to validate with different sets of Test Data.
• Developed and maintained Function Libraries, Recovery Scenarios by creating reusable Functions using VBScript to enhance the script readability and usability.
• Create and execute Database Scenarios for validating data by running SQL queries and performing Database verifications.
• Extensively used SQL queries for testing the Back end databases using MS SQL Server 2012.
• Used different Modules in HP QC like Dashboards, Management, Requirement, Test Lab and Defects.
• Understanding the ETL process from the business requirement documents and Developed test parameters using ETL process to map source data base to target data base.
• Verifying ETL process run and validating the output data with expected results.
• Followed Agile-Scrum Methodologies for all of the project activities.
• Coordinate with end-users to schedule and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Environment: QTP, HP QC, SQL Server 2012, Web Services, SOAP UI, Agile, .NET, Windows and UNIX.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Using Quality Center Writing Test plans and Test cases, Involved in preparation and execution of the test cases for compatible versions of the new applications that are going to be released.
• Identify defects in multiple environments and through out all phases of the development cycle.
• Testing the Liberty Tax application like Liberty Tax service and financial services and customer support.
• Working with Development team address all open defects and resolve them accordingly.
• Coordinating with all team members and make all Test cases covered as per Software requirements.
• Using Traceability Matrix in Quality center for All requirements and Test cases.
• Working with Business Analyst to discuss the requirements and clarify the Software Requirements according to Customer expectations.
• Troubleshooting experience and methodology for data networks.
• data networks relating to performance, quality of service, response time. Experience in monitoring
• Performed Level 2 support, Data analysis responsibilities
• Provide technical support for UAT for all Liberty state offices.
• Prepare status reports, updating the data sheets, managing defects and assigning the defects to appropriate person on development.

Environment: AIX, JAVA, SQL, VB.NET, MS Access, Oracle, SQL server, Quality Center.

Confidential, Durham, NC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plans and Test Cases based on functional requirements using Test Director.
• Involved in Manual and automated testing. QTP used for regression testing.
• Assisted in estimating the test effort and revisiting the estimates based on the changes in requirements
• Analyzed business requirements and the functional specifications documents to prepare the test cases
• Involved in GUI and Functional Testing.
• Following the FDA regulations
• Responsible for creating and executing test cases, Verify the actual result against expected results.
• Carried out Regression testing and Data validation testing.
• Rerun the test cases and make sure the application on every new build
• Used Test Director for Bug Reporting, Tracking and Documentation.
• Extensively executed SQL queries on Oracle database in order to view successful transactions of data and for validating data
• Reviewed and analyzed log files and SQL traces to identify program errors.
• Involved in Regression testing of the application using QucikTestPro (QTP)
• Responsible for providing test reports to the management.

Environment: VB, JAVA, SQL, Lotus Notes, Windows XP/2000, Linux, Oracle, SQL Server, Test Director, QTP, HTML, XML.