OBJECTIVE:

Analytical, client - focused and detail-oriented QA Analyst with around 6 years' experience testing Web-based, and Client/server applications in an Agile Environment. Seeking an opportunity with a reputed organization that will challenge me further and will utilize my skills to benefit mutual growth and success.

SUMMARY:

• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Hands on Experience in Agile and Waterfall Model of Development
• Experienced in requirement analysis, creating traceability matrix, creating test data and implementation of test suite (test plan, test scripts and test cases)
• Experienced in different methods and levels of testing - Functional Testing, Regression Testing, GUI Testing, System Integration Testing, Mobile Testing, Browser Compatibility Testing, etc.
• Extensive experience in Defect Life Cycle, in reporting and tracking defects till fixes and closure using tools like HP ALM and Jira and communicating status to the business and the Development Team
• Ability to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies very quickly. Tools used are HP ALM, JIRA, Mainframe, Live Person Console, OLY Admin Console, Service Browser and Perfecto Mobile
• Familiar with SQL Queries to perform Backend Testing of database using PL/SQL developer
• Have fair understanding of Automation framework and Selenium WebDriver using Java
• Dedicated and Self-motivated to take independent responsibility with minimal or no supervision, coupled with ability to contribute as a team member
• As a Team Lead on various project, effectively mentored offshore and onshore team members to ensure project goal and objective is met
• Adaptable to any kind of project- worked on long term, high complexity projects as well as shorter projects with several changes. Delivered testing well before release deadlines with zero high severity defects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CA

Tools: ALM, JIRA, SharePoint, One Note, Mainframe, Service Browser, Perfecto Mobile

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in daily stand-up, story grooming session, Release Planning, Retrospective and other team meetings as part of Agile methodology
• Worked closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and Developers for thorough requirements review and developing test scenarios
• Assisted in planning and estimation of Quality Assurance support for new programs and projects
• Responsible for creation and execution of test cases based on the User Stories, Wireframe, and Business Specification documents.
• Responsible for ALM setup and test data setup for testing the application in the QA environment
• Experienced in Cross Browser Testing to check the compatibility of the application with different browsers
• Logged, Tracked and Updated defects using Quality Center. Followed complete Defect Lifecycle until the bugs were fixed
• Responsible for running smoke tests after each build and updating Regression Suite to keep up with the evolving application functionality and enhancement before every release
• Assisted Product Owners with UAT Testing by providing the Test Environment and Test Account Information
• Responsible for mentoring and training newly hired Offshore Resources and QA Team Members involved in Regression testing
• Prepared Application Review Document and Production Validation document and uploaded it in Sharepoint for easy access by other QA Team Members

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Tools: ALM, SharePoint, Mainframe, Clarity, Perfecto Mobile

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Migration Requirement
• Reviewed the existing Test Scripts
• Created Test Scripts for missing or new Functionality. Responsible for ALM setup and test data setup for testing the application in various test phases
• Responsible for running smoke tests, regression tests on each application which is being migrated in different environment and report results to management
• Performed Production Validation testing after the code was deployed in the Production.
• Tested Mobile applications for iOS and Android on Actual devices as well on Perfecto Mobile
• Trained team members in various tools associated with testing processes
• Used HP ALM Quality Center to execute test cases and identifying, reporting & resolving defects
• Update daily status report during test execution cycle

Confidential, CA

Tools: ALM, JIRA, Sharepoint, SQL, Windows 7 and 8.

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Attended sessions with the business owners and SMEs to understand requirements
• Explored and understood the existing application
• Analysed existing test cases and defect reports
• Identified Core Functional Scenarios and Interfaces
• Designed Smoke Test Cases and core regression test cases
• Created test metrics and reports
• Executed baseline testing prior to upgrade, then executed the same test case on upgraded system and compared with baseline results/screenshots

Confidential, Billerica MA

Tools: ALM, Windows, JIRA, Browserstack

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Agile methodology. Attended Scrum meeting on a daily basis.
• Analysed business requirements for positive and negative scenarios for Functional testing
• Prepared and maintained test cases in HP Quality Center 11
• Performed Smoke Testing for every new Build
• Performed, Functional, GUI Testing and System Integration Testing
• Executed test cases across mobile device, tablets, iPad across browsers using Browserstack
• Raised Defects in Jira, decided their priority and assigned them to the Developers
• Followed defects till closure and carried out regression testing in order to ensure that new code is not causing issues and that defects have been corrected
• Reported the execution test status/Test Metrics to Leads/Manager

Confidential

Tools: Windows XP, Bugzilla, MS Project

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Functionality / Business Logic Verification
• Test Data Generation
• Preparation and Execution of the Test Cases
• Adhoc Error Detection And Simulation
• Defect Tracking, Error Reporting and Tracking to Closure