SUMMARY:

• 10+ years of accomplishments in test process and quality management, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills , experience in Quality Assurance and Testing of client server and web based applications using Application Lifecycle Management on Windows platform.
• Expertise in Functional and System testing, writing Test plans, Test cases End - to-End testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Load testing and Stress testing. Experienced in both Team and Individual work environment.
• Extensive experience in complete life cycle of Software products involving Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Testing and support for various web, client server applications.
• Excellent understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience with QA Methodology, tools and techniques.
• Hands on experience in QA Testing Process, Creating and Analyzing Requirements, Data Dictionary, Creating System Wide Test Plans, Test Artifacts, Peer Review Templates, Traceability Matrix’s, Test Cases, Test Strategy Documents, Manual and Automation Test Summary Reports, Defect Tracking Processes, Identifying Software Pre-Requisites, Test Scenarios, Test Data and Executing tests.
• Participated in requirements analysis reviews and JAD sessions to understand the requirements and system design.
• Excellent skills and experienced in Manual Testing along with skills in Automation Testing using QuickTest Pro and Selenium as well as bug tracking tools like Rational Clear Quest.
• Strong experience in developing Test Plans and Test cases using requirements and design documents while specifying Testing Overview, Approach, Strategy, Scope, Roles and Responsibilities.
• Extensive experience in performing Smoke, Graphical User Interface (GUI), Functional, System, Regression, Integration, Back-end, User Acceptance, Black-box, Compatibility and End-to-End testing.
• Performed Web Service testing using SOAP UI.
• Involved in maintaining the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Bug Reporting and Defect Tracking using ALM.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Tracking Reports using Bug Tracking tools.
• Worked on Software Configuration and Version control tools like Visual Source safe and PVCS.
• Good understanding of RDBMS and extensive working experience in Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access.
• Excellent Organizational and Communication skills. Exceptional ability to learn new concepts.
• An efficient self-starter and quick-learner with effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Skilled in cultivating positive relationships with clients, colleagues and project teams.
• Ability to communicate impeccably with business and technology professionals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/NT/XP, Apple Mac

Testing tools: WinRunner, Quick Test Pro(QTP), LoadRunner, Rational Test Suite, SOAP UI, Selenium

Methodologies: Waterfall, V Model, Agile

Programming Languages: VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Visual Basic 6, SQL, PL/SQL

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, ASP

Database Technologies: MS SQL SERVER 2012, Oracle 11g, MS Access, DB Visualizer

Packages: MS Office, Crystal Reports, TOAD, Visual Source Safe(VSS), PVCS, MS Visio, MS Project

Bug Reporting Tools: HP ALM, Rational Clear Quest

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MD

Validation Specialist III

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Design Specifications and Functional Requirements of various SSA websites.
• Execute test cycles according to test plans and test procedure specifications using test automation software, tools, and utilities; and monitors the test cycle for correctness and completeness.
• Extensive experience in reviewing Business Requirement Documents.
• Responsible for interacting with client on requirement gathering and design clarification along with System Validation planning activities.
• Develop test cases from requirements and exports from Excel to ALM.
• Experience in Functionality testing, Database Testing, GUI testing, System testing, Ad-hoc testing, Regression testing, E2E testing and Automation testing.
• Involved in writing sanity, Maxdata and detailed test cases based on the Detail Design Document and DFR.
• Ability to develop complicated SQL queries for Data validation testing.
• Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in Selenium WebDriver.
• Executing Sanity, Compatibility, Max data and Server side edit Testing using Selenium Test Cases.
• Perform CICS (Customer Information Control System) testing on Mainframe.
• Export test results and reports from ALM to Excel and/or word for project reporting purposes.
• Perform regression testing using QTP and report defects in ALM.
• Perform Sanity testing of the application in Validation Environment using QTP.
• Provide weekly test project reports to the team lead.
• Involvement in validation Peer Reviews during test case creation for pre-validation activities.
• Perform compatibility testing on multiple internet browsers using Firefox and Chrome’s Developer tools.
• Perform UEF Style testing by looking at the HTML/CSS of the application.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Integration/System testing, Regression testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in maintaining the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Perform UEF testing in various applications that provides reusable User Interface (UI) components that support usability, accessibility, and multilingual features.
• Perform Web services testing as well as Load testing using SOAP UI.
• Populate Data Tables with test Data for the automation uses.
• Performed and reviewed Regression testing to identify errors in each modified build in the process of testing. Invastigated bugs and interacted with Developers to resolve technical issues.
• Identified, analyzed and documented all defects with severity by comparing actual test results with expected results.
• Attends meetings with Client, Analysts, and Developers to keep track of progress and changes being implemented for new and existing builds.
• Develop Test Summary Report and meeting minute documents.
• Actively involved in maintaining the versions of deliverables like test plans, test cases, test scripts and status reports in MKS integrity.
• Participation in the discussions and daily Client calls.
• Mentor team members and new hire orientation.

Confidential, MD

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performing a lead role in developing Test methodologies and Test scripts for all the system applications.
• Worked with development team and the users that whenever new changes comes in the requirement and coordinate with QA team and update and maintain the test cases according the new changes.
• Analyzed Design Specifications, Functional Requirements and Created Use Cases, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Pre-Requisites, Test Conditions, Test Data, and Executed Tests.
• Defined the workflow for the testing process in the complete Software Development Life Cycle.
• Executed test cycles according to test plans and test procedure specifications using test automation software, tools, and utilities; and monitors the test cycle for correctness and completeness.
• Developed test cases from requirements and exports from Excel to Quality Center.
• Involved in writing sanity and detailed test cases based on the Detail Design Document and DFR.
• Created Manual test cases from System, business requirement (Release Notes) document and Traceability matrix document for System, functional, End-to-End and Integration testing.
• Performed manual testing for the entire application.
• Developed Test Strategies, Test Plans and Test Cases depending on the Requirements, Prototype and Design documents.
• Good expertise in using TOAD and SQL*Plus.
• Created complex SQL queries for database testing.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and stored in Rational Clear Quest.
• Successfully implemented the change request and defect tracking using Rational Clear Quest for utilization of developers and QA Team.
• Participated in QA Team meetings and walkthroughs or weekly QA testing reviews
• Provided management with metrics, reports, and schedules as necessary and participated in the walkthroughs and meetings.

Technologies and Tools: ASP.NET, VB.NET, TOAD, VSS 6.0, VBScript, MS SQL Server, QTP, HP Quality Center

Confidential, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the User Requirements Document and prepared the detailed Test Plan and Test Criteria for the testing effort. Prepared Manual Test Scenarios and Test Cases for the Application under test.
• Defined the workflow for the testing process in the complete Software Development Life Cycle.
• Performed manual testing for the entire application. Coordinated with the developers on Defects Status on a regular basis. Defects were tracked, reviewed, and analyzed in Defect Status report. Actively participated in Status report.
• Performed complex queries to perform backend testing using SQL queries and stored procedures.
• Reviewed and analyzed specifications: requirements, design, or functional specifications.
• Developed Test Strategies, Test Plans and Test Cases depending on the Requirements and Design documents.
• Involved in analysis, design, development and testing of the Database Application for SPIN Cards made in ASP.NET as front end and SQL SERVER 2005 as back end.
• Managing test team to perform regression testing on the builds obtained from developers. Interacting with developers to resolve any issues related to releases.
• Executed Automated tests using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed SQL queries to get test data from test database.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and stored in HP Quality Center 9.2 and successfully implemented the change request and for utilization of developers and QA Team.
• Regularly meet with team leads, other team members and developers to evaluate the project progress.
• Working with business analysts to define the existing software requirements and then working with testers to complete the coverage of the requirements with the test cases.

Technologies and Tools: ASP.NET, VB.NET, TOAD, VSS 6.0, VBScript, MS SQL Server, QTP, HP Quality Center

Confidential

Sr. Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Business analysis team to prepare a detailed Business Requirement document.
• Worked in Database creation and developing code in VB, ASP.NET and VB.NET.
• Involved in the quality assurance phases of Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC).
• Worked with Stored Procedures and Functions.
• Responsible for writing the system test plan and multiple test scripts.
• Participated in and review results of manual test case creation and execution to define areas for further automation or improvement.
• Manually created and executed several tests script and documented the results.
• Interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues and investigated software faults.
• Conducted Configuration and regression testing.
• Analyze the functional requirements, writing test cases for each and every object.
• Performed Back-end testing by extensively using SQL queries to verify the integrity of the database.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed, and analyzed using Test Director.
• Maintained Test Logs and Reports in Test Director.
• Actively participated in Status report meetings and interacted with Development to discuss the technical issues.
• Involved in maintaining Test Matrix.
• Played a key role in the planning, User Acceptance Testing and implementation of system elements and conversions.
• Involved in development and analysis of import information in Crystal Reports.
• Version control and configuration management using Visual Source Safe.

Technologies and Tools: ASP.NET, VB.NET, Oracle 9i, VB 6.0, Crystal Report 9, VSS 6.0, VBScript, MS SQL Server

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with developers and the Business team to fully understand the scope and functionality of the proposed systems requirements.
• Design, Development, Testing, Implementation and Documentation of the application.
• Design and development of databases.
• Work with Stored Procedures and Functions.
• Deployment in Visual Basic, .Net and ADO.Net.
• Developed test cases and scripts for Functionality, Security, GUI Testing.
• Performed manual testing for implemented modules.
• Developed and executed numerous test cases for complete testing coverage of many functional areas. As a result of performance testing suggested several changes to the database structure.
• Coordinated with the team on Defects Status on a regular basis.
• Participated in Walkthrough and defect report meetings periodically.
• Involved in documentation as to how to maintain and run scripts for future enhancements.
• Generated reports in Crystal reports.

Technologies and Tools: ASP.NET, VB.NET, Oracle 9i, VB 6.0, Crystal Report 9, VSS 6.0, VBScript, MS SQL Server