SUMMARY:

• Highly motivated QA professional aspiring to work for a Senior Testing/Software Quality Assurance position that can utilize my skills and knowledge and continuously upgrade my skills and knowledge through careful observation and perseverance at my workplace. I have proven experience testing Web Applications, Ecommerce websites, Mobile Apps Testing / Testing on Mobile Devices, Windows based applications, Databases, Mainframe and Unix based applications. I am extremely comfortable with creating/executing test plans, test cases, and scripts, Defect Management and I also have some Test Lead experience. I am also very experienced and comfortable with Technical writing and documentation, and have authored Business Requirements Documentation, Test Plan, Requirements Matrix, Test summary reports etc., I am a Senior Quality Assurance / Testing Engineer with diverse Testing background and has worked for clients in Financial, Auditing, Retail, E - Commerce & Tax sectors. I do have plenty of Manual Testing experience (8 years) and Automation Testing experience (5 years).
• I have excellent familiarity with Software Quality Assurance processes and best practices and comfortable working with various Testing methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Hybrid etc., and can quickly adapt myself to the model that best suits to the client’s needs. Besides, I can also effectively communicate with Development, Product Managers or Business Analysts, Technical support etc., in order to accomplish Testing tasks and activities.
• I have a total experience of 13+ years in the Information Technology Arena and around 10 years relates to Testing and Quality Assurance. Some of the reputed clients for whom I have worked for include Confidential, Confidential Chase, Confidential, Nielsen Media etc.,Well rounded QA/Testing & Good communication skills, Attention to detail, comfortable working in a fast paced and challenging environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: VS Cobol II, Cobol 85, Tandem Cobol, Java, HTML, PL / SQL, JCL, REXX, PL/I, C, C++, FORTRAN

Operating Systems: MVS/JCL, UNIX( HP, SUN SOLARIS), DOS, Windows

DBMS: SQL Server, DB2, ORACLE

Web Technologies: Java, Java/VBScript, Jbuilder, HTML, XML

Tools: Mercury Test Director & Quality Center ALM 11/10/ 9.2 /9.0, Jira, Microsoft Test Manager, Selenium WebDriver, QTP/UFT,TFS, Power steering, Ctrl-M Enterprise GUI, ISPF Panels, TSO, Fileaid, CA Endevor, CA-7

Other Areas of Expertise: SQL Query Analyzer / Enterprise Manager, Primavera Project Management Suite, Visio, Crystal Reports, FTP, QMF, SPUFI, TSO/ISPF, ABEND-AID, VSAM & MS Office (Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Creating test plans based off of user stories entered in Confluence
• Creating test cases for requirements in scope organized for functional, network and performance testing
• Exporting test cases into Jira Zephyr
• Test execution in Zephyr
• Conduct functional/regression/exploratory testing of the test environment
• Defect creation in Jira, followup, retesting and closing of defects in Jira
• Creation of test status reports
• Cross browser testing

Environment: Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, Cross-browser testing, Mobile device/Simulator testing etc.

Confidential

Sr. QA/Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Testing Co-ordination for Websites and Web Applications
• Automated Testing of Web Applications on major browsers using Selenium
• Testing on mobile devices (iPad, Android devices and simulators)
• Drafting BRDs (Business Requirement Documentation) & Wireframe diagrams
• Interacting with third party vendors, hosting providers for optimal functioning of the websites.

Environment: Selenium Webdriver (for Automation testing), Firebug/Firepath, Cross-browser testing, Mobile device/Simulator testing, Visio, MS Office, Sharepoint Application testing, Basecamp etc.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr.QA

Responsibilities:

• Standardized QA/Testing Efforts and created Test case and Test Execution templates using Excel.
• Creation & Organization of Test scripts, Uploading test cases in Test Manager for Test Execution
• Execution of Test scripts and documenting test results
• Logging defects in TFS, Retesting defects when they are ready for retesting
• Assigning Test execution tasks to the Testing team and monitoring status of assigned tasks
• Communicating with Development teams about availability of Testing environments, defect statuses etc.,
• Ensuring Test coverage, creation and documentation of Testing scenarios based on SME’s inputs
• Uploading Test scripts to Test Manager
• Creation and Running SQL queries to retrieve data from tables and to perform back-end testing

Environment: Microsoft Test Manager, SQL Server 2010, Team Foundation Server(TFS 2010), MS Excel, JHNet, Sharepoint etc.Confidential, Tampa, FL

Sr.QA Contractor,

Responsibilities:

• Creating test plans based off of user stories entered in Powersteering
• Exporting the test plan from Excel to Quality center via Excel Add-in tool
• Test Execution in Quality Center
• Conduct functional / regression / sanity / Exploratory testing of the Test environment
• Practiced Agile Methodology Testing principles while testing
• Defect creation, Defect retesting
• Creation of testing status reports
• Backend validation performed in SQL Server 2012 using T-SQL
• Cross browser and Browser Compatibility testing
• Testing on Mobile devices (Android tablet, iPad, Nook and Kindle)

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 11.0, SQL Server 2012, XML, T-SQL, PowerSteering, MS Office, Mobile Devices testing (Android/iPad/eReader) etc.Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Test Scenarios from PBIs
• Creation and execution of test cases
• Creation of Business Components in Quality Center (Business Process Testing)
• Defect Logging in TFS & Defect retesting
• Weekly status and progress reports to Management.
• Regression & Functional Testing

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 10.0, Business Process Testing, Team Foundation Server(TFS) 2010, PWC Aura, SQL Server & MS Office.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Creation and execution of test cases
• Test Execution and documentation of execution results for test cycles
• Defect creation and follow up with various development teams for defect resolution
• Training and mentoring activities for Offshore resources
• Attended Training sessions to equip myself with the Bank’s internal systems such as CORE,GFC,GFP,CIF,WDC
• Handle Production Support Requests from Bank’s customers by processing incoming transactions from the Bank’s Clients
• Perform File Validations as part of Testing
• Running Batch and Online jobs
• Extract data from DB2 using embedded SQL
• Daily Testing Status Report to the team

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.2, Extra/HLO Session for Mainframe, COBOL, MVS / JCL, ISPF Panels, TSO / ISPF, QMF, SPUFI, Fileaid, DB2, XPeditor, CICS, VSAM, MS Office

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Test cases and conducting Test case reviews with development team
• Creation of Traceability Matrix
• Input Test Cases in Quality Center and Test execution
• Routine follow up with Development team for defect resolution and Test environment availability
• Conducted Offshore Training activities to demonstrate system functionalities and testing steps involved
• Running daily baselines for crediting data (Scheduling a group of jobs in Ctrl-M environment)
• Perform baseline analysis for production data
• Offer VITE support and making sure the VITE environment is up and running.

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 10.0/9.2, Embarcadero Rapid SQL 7.6.2, WRQ Reflection, Sun Solaris 5.10, Control-M (Enterprise Manager GUI & Ctrl-M Desktop), FTP, Filezilla & MS Office.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Test case creation and Test case execution
• Conduct Test case reviews with development team
• Logging of defects and prioritizing and follow up of defects with development team to get them resolved
• Creation of Testing status reports
• Retesting defects after they are fixed and ready for retesting.

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.2, MS SQL Server, SQL Query Analyzer/ Enterprise Manager, Sharepoint, MS Office

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Business/QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Business Components in Quality Center (Business Process Testing)
• Creation of Test scripts based upon business components
• Test execution for BPT
• Conduct Test case reviews with development and cross-functional teams
• Communicate with Business Analysts to obtain requirement based clarifications
• Logging of defects and follow up with development team
• Attended training to familiarize with TACL Commands and RJ’s Financial Applications.
• Communicate with Helpdesk for resolution of issues
• Delivering Testing Status reports to the team

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.2 BPT (Business Process Testing), Mainframe TANDEM, COBOL, DB2, CICS,TACL Commands, Document Direct, Sharepoint, Windows Applications & MS Office.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Creation of Requirements Traceability Matrix
• Creation and execution of test cases
• Test Execution and documentation of execution results for test cycles
• Defect creation and follow up with various development teams for defect resolution
• Training and mentoring activities for Offshore resources
• Attended Training sessions to equip myself with the Bank’s internal systems such as CORE,GFC,GFP,CIF,WDC
• Handle Production Support Requests from Bank’s customers by processing incoming transactions from the Bank’s Clients
• Perform File Validations as part of Testing
• Running Batch and Online jobs
• Extract data from DB2 using embedded SQL
• Daily Testing Status Report to the team

Environement: Mercury Quality Center 9.2, Extra/HLO Session for Mainframe, COBOL, MVS / JCL, ISPF Panels, TSO / ISPF, QMF, SPUFI, Fileaid, DB2, XPeditor, CICS, VSAM, MS Office

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Technology Coordinator/Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Offer Training and Computer Education for K-8 Grades, Drafting Lesson plans for the weeks, Continuous Evaluation & Testing of the students, tutoring students etc.,
• Regularly implemented variety of technology in all my teaching. Use of Presentations (on computers) to demonstrate concepts, use of flash cards, playing subject relating videos, arrange guest speakers for a topic of interest were some of the novel strategies that I used while offering the technology training to students.