OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a position of Software QA Test Automation Engineer /QA analyst

SUMMARY:

• Strong knowledge of software development processes and methodologies (SDLC)
• Familiarity with testing distributed application in large Web - based environments
• Strong knowledge of SQA and testing philosophies and methodologies
• Ability to design and implement customized test fixtures
• Solid experience with manual testing, including test planning and execution
• Familiarity with the process for releasing a test set into production
• Highly experience in developing automated tests using test tools and scripting languages
• Expertise experience with STLC management tools Quality Center and Test Director
• Experience in authoring load, performance, and endurance test scripts in LoadRunner
• Experience in working with test automation frameworks, such as keyword and data-driven with Quick Test Professional
• Strong SQL, PL/SQL skills
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge and experience working in a iterative/agile test process
• Knowledge of special testing needs as relevant to testing of mobile solutions, internet portals, and web-based applications (security, load, application servers, differences in browsers)
• Expert in industry standard software development methodologies and life-cycles
• Knowledge in test planning, product verification, product validation, and test automation; implementation phases of the development methodology and life-cycle
• Ability and desire to work in a spirited, collaborative environment
• Ability to identify and prioritize important tasks independently
• Self-motivated, willing to learn new concepts, technologies, and ability to produce quickly

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

STLC Tools: Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, Quality Center, Test Director, Selenium, Jmeter, ALM Performance Center, Sprinter, Unified Functional Testing

Programming Languages: VB, Java, ASP.NET, Visual Basic, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, XHTML, XML

Application Software: Microsoft Visio, VSS, Mercurial Hg, Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Databases: Oracle, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Sybase

Tools: SQL*Loader, TOAD, SQL Analyzer, SQL Profiler

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2003, UNIX, Linux, MS-DOS

Others: IIS, Tomcat/Apache, UML, Web Services, IE, Firefox, Opera

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Software Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Perform quality assurance, quality control, and security tests for system designs, processes, and security features
• Production Support: Smoke testing on all production update in various environments. Script writing, plan and executing test including Automation with Selenium
• Perform System Integration, Regression, Database, and Black-Box testing at various phases of the development and test cycles.
• Perform Functional, Integration, User Acceptance testing, and 508 Compliance Testing.
• Conduct End-to-End verification for the entire application.
• Work as a team member in requirements mapping and preparing Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Perform Functional testing manually and use of descriptive programming in UFT-Unified Functional Testing.
• Perform web based testing using UFT for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.
• Automated testing tools such as Junit and Selenium to conduct systems, integration, user acceptance, positive and negative, functionality, object, and regression tests.
• Design, create, and customize scripts using various scripting language and testing tools, such as JavaScript, Selenium with Java, Junit, TestNG, and QTP 11, for data-driven network systems and others using JAVA Language.
• Worked as a Automation Tester, responsible for development and maintenance of Automation Frameworks, tools and solutions. Managed and coordinated onsite/offshore functional test efforts and automated functional testing.
• Work closely with Developers, Business Analyst, Architects and Project Manager to understand Portal Project.
• Use ALM Quality Center for requirements management (User Stories), planning, scheduling, and running tests, defect tracking and managed the defects and executed the test cases
• Review requirements from ALM in order to create test scenarios, test cases, test plans/test scripts.
• Work as ALM support to ensure efficient services to the team and the client.
• Analyze and validate requirements to develop and execute test scripts.
• Closely work with developers to ensure proper implementation of tests.
• Write Test scenarios, Test cases, Test Plans and Test scripts, corresponding to the test requirements.
• Responsible for developing Test plans based on Functional Specification and Technical Specification Documents of the application.
• Execute the test cases manually using ALM, enter defects and conduct regression testing after fixing the defect.
• Create customized Automated Test scripts using UFT & VB Script testing tool for the web-based applications while performing Sanity, Integration, System, Functional, and Regression testing.
• Perform query operations on Oracle to do database validation. Use standard SQL functions and commands.
• Extensively work with backend DB log tables and create SQL scripts for Backend Testing.
• Insert, update info using front end and verified data within the database using SQL statements.
• Use LoadRunner tool for stress/load testing, created VUser scripts, (Controller) and created scenarios.
• The average CPU Usage, Response Time, Network Delay were analyzed for each scenario Using Load Runner analyze the response times of the business transactions under load. Developed reports and graphs to present the stress test results to the management.
• Attend and actively participate in weekly QA, Agile Scrum planning meetings and User Story sessions.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Informed supervisor of important developments and obtains guidance and direction on individual assignments
• Represented the company through customer visits and consultation for the solution of technical problems
• Conceived ideas and developed testing events and actions for products to meet objectives
• Performed business analysis in accordance with established theories and methods
• Planed, designed, and conducted lab and tests of developmental and competitive products
• Accountable for complete results on development projects and special function within assigned area
• Prepared proposal to supervisor on new product designs and project modification
• Communicated technical results and information effectively both in written and oral form
• Maintained lab equipment, instruments and resources and used efficiently
• Provided direction for design and drawing of products, product components and testapparatus
• Built and represented and directed fabrication and procurement of prototypes and test equipment
• Developed and created master test plans and related documents, test cases, and test schedules
• Executed test cases and testscenarios across development projects
• Involved in functionality, user interface, regression, security, and UAT
• Identified and tracked defects, issues, risks, and action items
• Validated requirements for system testing, report preparation, defect recording, and defect tracking
• Performed regression testing to validate the resolution of any software or system defects
• Used Quality Center a web-based test management tool for centralized control over the entire testing life cycle
• Wrote and executed SQL queries to interpret test results and create test data
• Created, enhanced and maintained high-end object repository for various functional and regression test using Quick Test Professional
• Executed written test case scenarios, including manual, automated, and data-driven regression testing, and GUI verification by using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed Keyword Driven and Data Driven Frameworks test scripts using VBScript
• Used LoadRunner for performance and stress testing of the application to improve its efficiency and scalability, measured hits per second and response time.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Automation Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Transitioned user stories and collected test requirements in creating test cases and test procedures with emphasis on automation testing and scripting
• Applied the set of operations, and disciplines for the planning, analysis, design and construction of information systems across a major sector of the organization
• Participated in test case coverage, test case design, and script design and reviews
• Developed test scripts along with maintaining and enhancing the automated test framework supporting a continuous integration environment with automated smoke and regression testing
• Ensured high test and code coverage, maintainability of scripts, reliability of equipment, and overall robustness of environment and solution during the entire development cycle
• Responsible for performing analysis of requirements, writing requirementsverification points and providing feedback on requirement testability
• Responsible for having a thorough understanding of the projects test environment(s) and the projects policies for working in the test environment(s)
• Responsible for installing software into and upgrading test environments (hardware and software) including in-house applications and 3rd party applications
• Responsible for integration testing applications as appropriate to use on the internet portal
• Responsible for working with a team including development, system engineering and customer representatives in combined integration test efforts
• Involved in continuous support of overall softwarequality and testing with continuing refactoring of scripts and test cases as required and enhanced test coverage (system, performance, interoperability, stress, negative testing, etc.)
• Clearly logged defects, maintained test data and results, and monitored/analyzed automated test runs and reports
• Supported the identification and debugged of software defects and champion the resolution of bugs and issues
• Wrote SQL, PL/SQL scripts used RDBMS testing especially CRUD operations and verified ACID properties with the SQL queries on databases
• Responsible for developing manual test cases in HP Quality Center and executing tests according to software test processes and procedures
• Responsible for developing automated test cases within Quick Test Professional and custom scripting as appropriate to the test case
• Used Quality Center to manage and organize STLC activities like Requirements coverage, Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting, Defect Management, and Test Automation
• Used automated test scripts designed and defined by VBScript
• Used LoadRunner to create Vuser Scripts using VuGen, used Controller to generate and executed LoadRunner scenarios
• Provided test status report for the pinnacle management

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in interacting with the stakeholders, development teams, end users and businessanalysts in understanding the business requirements analysis, development of software testing documentation
• Analyzed and documented the software specifications for both the client-facing and internal windows and web applications
• Verified the requirements and business functionalities
• Designed, developed and implemented business logic architecture and object-oriented testing for middle and large windows/web-based information retrieval systems and database-driven applications
• Collaborated with user interface team, developers and architects to design and develop functionally rich, robust, user friendly applications as defined by business requirements
• Responsible for entering defect reports in the projects approved defect tracking system
• Responsible for providing information as requested in a timely manner
• Responsible for escalating schedule and process issues
• Participated in the creation of standardized and project-specific plans and procedures for testing
• Participated in developing project-schedules with well-defined tasks, deliverables, time estimates and required resources
• Supported and follows software development methodologies and life cycle
• Supported and follows software development standards and procedures as relevant to automated testing
• Planed and organized the testing process, created database of manual and automated tests, build test cycles using TestDirector
• Conducted functionality and regression testing during the various phases of the application using Quick Test Professional
• Wrote automation test scripts using VB script
• Developed complex SQL scripts using SQL queries for database testing
• Performs other related functions, including special projects, as required and requested