SUMMARY:

• Experience in writing Test specifications/Test strategies/Test plan documents for new/enhanced features of Telecom/Embedded/Storage systems/products
• Experience in defining the performance test strategies and Benchmark test strategies
• Experience in Test Project planning using Microsoft Project
• Experience in Test effort Estimation for new/enhanced features
• Good Knowledge of SDLC and PLC.
• Good Experience in Test project management and worked on all the Phases of product quality life cycle.
• Good Experience in Bug tracking and reporting.
• Experience in Test Automation using C, C++, UNIX Shell, Perl, python, and TCL, EXPECT scripting languages.
• Experience with Agilent N2X Traffic generator.
• Experience in Test Automation using Mercury Quick Test Professional (QTP vbscript,), Mercury Quality Center and Test Director.
• Experience in Component Testing.
• Experience in Test Automation using Rational Test For Real Time RTRT
• Experience in using Microsoft NET Meeting.
• Experience in manual testing of Storage switches, Tape Libraries, Automated Cartridge systems, (ACS), Volume Virtualization, FIBER CHANNEL and SCSI and ISCSI (StorageTek SN60000 )
• Experience in testing & configuring Storage Switches
• Experience in testing & configuring Alcatel PBX systems and phones.
• Experience in testing & configuring Sun solaris and Linux systems
• Experience in reproducing the customer critical problems and providing the traces to development teams
• Experience in manual testing of SME/LME PBX’s (ALCATEL PBX) systems
• Experience in Testing SIP and H.323 protocol and devices.
• Experience in manual/automatic testing of mobile handsets (Tested SIEMENS & TEXAS MOBILE INSTRUMENTS D&E Samples)
• Experience in testing Network management systems (Alcatel Omnivitsa 4760, Alcatel 5620 network manager)
• Experience in Build Management using Rational Clear Case
• Good Experience in Quality Processes like CMM and CMMI, PCMM
• Good Experience in conducting Quality Audits
• Good understanding of File systems
• Good Experience in maintenance of Test Automation Frame work.
• Good Experience in defining and developing of the Test Automation framework.
• Ability to rapidly learn new concepts together with excellent verbal, written, interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with MS Office (i.e., Word, Excel, Power Point, Access)
• Ability to work collaboratively with business analysts, testers, developers and other team members in complex testing projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality.
• Team player and a self starter with excellent written and verbal communication, technical writing, project planning and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of UMTS /GSM/LTE networks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Agile,sdlc,pdlc,cmmTest Methodologies like sanity testing, regression testing, and Bench mark testing, Automatic testing. Test Automation (development of Test scripts from Test cases)

Tools: & Technologies: Mercury Quick Test Professional(QTP),LOAD RUNNERMercury Quality Center, Test Director

Languages: Assembly Language (8086), C,C++,Java,Vbscript PERL, TCL, Expect, Unix SHELL Programming (csh,ksh)

Databases: Oracle 9i (SQL,SQL PLUS,PL/SQL)

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/XP/VISTASUN SOLARIS UNIXLINUX

Storage Area Network protocols/Tools (SAN): JBOD, RAID, SCSI (parallel & serial), FC, Veritas volume manager, Legato Networker, StorageTek Tape libraies and SN6000 storagetek Fiber channel switch, ZONING, Volume virtualization.

Data/Tele communication Protocols: TCP,IP,SIP,UDP,PPP,SNMP V1 & V2,CMIP,SIP,H.323, ISDN,SS7,GSM,CDMA,UMTS,SIGTRAN (M2UA,M2PA,M3PA,SCTP)GSM, Ethernet, L2TP,, AAA (RADIUS),PAP,CHAP, OpenLdap 2.4 on Linux, MGTS tekelecs

Office Tools: MS Word, Excel, MS Project, Outlook, Power Point.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Tampa FL

Engineer Verification and Validation

Responsibilities:

• Test case execution and bug reporting
• Providing services to other provisioning systems
• Circuit verification and path verification.

Confidential, Redmond WA

Engineer Verification and Validation

Responsibilities:

• Test case execution and bug reporting
• Call trace analysis for circuit switched fall back calls from 4G/LTE network to 3G/2G Network
• Collecting traces for the CS fallback call using JDSU (Agilent tool) and Access 7
• Interoperability testing between different vendors equipments.

Confidential, Seattle WA

Engineer Verification and Validation

Responsibilities:

• Test case writing and in the Quality Center 10
• Requirements importing in to Quality center 10.
• Design specification and Functional Specification review.
• Bug tracking using Rational Clearquest
• UI Feature Testing of the XIR Dash Board.
• Verification Dynamic Graphs
• SNMP traps generation and verification in the Dashboard.
• Trap throttler feature testing.
• Verification of real time events in the event monitoring tab.
• External DNS server status monitoring based on the last accessed time.

Confidential, Boulder Colorado

Engineer Integration and Validation (I&V)

Responsibilities:

• Feature Testing of the EPTS (Modified Ethernet ) traffic.
• Acceptance testing of the GPEX2R operating system for the board under test.
• Configuration of the Board under test with the respective software.
• Cpu load and stability testing of the Board under test.
• Regression Testing.
• Test specifications review and creating new tests.
• Automation using TCL and EXPECT.
• Setting up linux box for taking the wireshark traces.
• Setting up the BSC node.
• Fault reproduction, Logging the results and Faults for the failed test in the clear quest
• Setting the test environment in the LAB for the tests to perform. (loading the correct software on linux boxes, and loading MSC/BSC nodes with correct software)
• Interacting with Software to share the defect information.

Confidential, Boulder Colorado

Engineer Integration and Validation (I&V)

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of OpenLdap 2.4 server on Linux and loading the schema.
• Configuration of Confidential HLR with MGTS tekelecs product.
• Database creating by loading ldif files in the openldap 2.4 server..
• Traffic testing of HLR and performance measurement (Generating HLR traffic using MGTS and measuring Number of modify requests, search requests and measuring throughput between HLR and LDAP interface by collecting wires hark traces).
• Regression Testing.
• Test specifications review.
• Bug tracking using clear Quest

Confidential, Boulder Colorado

Engineer Integration and Validation (I&V)

Responsibilities:

• Setup the Blades and load MSC application on each of the blade.
• Upgrade the new release on to each of the blades.
• Setup MGTS traffic for handling 5 million subscribers.
• Feature tests under traffic such as blade removal/reboot and insertion while the traffic is handled.
• Checking the for load balancing by the blades.
• Weekend runs of traffic for stability considerations.

Confidential, Boulder Colorado

Engineer Integration and Validation (I&V)

Responsibilities:

• Feature Testing (TCP and UDP socket connection tests).
• Performance testing of the MSC for SIP calls over the UDP and TCP protocols.
• Measurement of performance parameters of the CP’s and RP’s for different call rates and call durations.
• Configuration of the DNS server on the Suse Linux Version10
• Regression Testing.
• Test specifications review.
• Bug tracking using clear Quest

Confidential

Engineer Integration and Validation (I&V)

Responsibilities:

• Feature Testing ( STP,RSTP,VLAN )
• Regression Testing.
• Test Automation Using TCL and EXPECT
• Test Automation using Agilent N2x Traffic generator.
• Manual testing of STP,RSTP,Vlan,QOS protocols
• Test specifications review.
• Acceptance testing (sanity).
• Light regression testing.
• Bug tracking using clear DDTS
• SCM using Rational clearcase

Confidential

Team Lead/Manager Test Validation

Responsibilities:

• Regression Testing.
• Test Automation Using QTP
• Identification of important tests for automation using QTP.
• Test specification & Test Plan writing for the new feature,
• Test case maintenance using Mercury Quality center.
• Volume/capacity and Performance Testing.
• TRAFFIC TESTING USING EMPIRIX HAMMER
• Development and maintenance of Test Automation frame work
• People Management (10 people),
• Test Project Planning & Tracking Reporting,
• Test platform creation and maintenance,
• Manual testing of new features of Omni Vista 4760 network management application.
• Defining good test strategies
• Conducting reviews of test specifications with marketing, Technical support and developments teams to increase the test coverage.
• Analysis of the customer fault reports and increase the test coverage.
• Reviewing the alpha test and beta test results
• Tracking the major and critical customer fault reports.
• Ensure delivery after verification on schedule.
• Test campaign maintenance in the Quality Center
• Release note preparation before the delivery to Technical support team.
• Updating the Release status to Software Technical Manager.
• Fault report analysis and feedback to Technical manager to get the solutions on time.

Environment: Rational ClearDDTS, Rational Clear Quest, Mercury QTP, Mercury Quality Center, MS Project, Excel, Word, EMPIRIX HAMMER

Confidential

Team Lead Test & Validation Software

Responsibilities:

• Regression Testing.
• Test Automation Using QTP
• Identification of important tests for automation using QTP.
• Test specification & Test Plan writing for the new feature,
• Test case maintenance using Mercury Quality center.
• Volume/capacity and Performance Testing.
• Traffic Testing of TDM & VOIP (h.323 & SIP) using Empirix Hammer FX - IP, FX-TDM.
• Testing the CALL SERVER functionalities (call transfer, call hold and call routing )
• Testing SIP and H.323, RTP, RTCP, PSTN (TDM, Analog ), Voice quality tests.
• Testing Voice codecs G.711, G.721.
• Testing ACD application and testing agent statistics application.
• Configuring Voip boards, Call Server boards, Analog Trunk boards,ISDN E1/T1 Boards.
• Testing Auto attendant, Voice mail unit.
• Development and maintenance of Test Automation frame work
• People Management (5 people),
• Manual testing of PBX for the bug corrections.
• Testing CTI (pimphony application)
• Ethereal trace monitoring
• Testing SIP call flows.
• Testing T1/E1 telephone trunk calls
• Test Bed preparation and maintenance
• Test automation of T1/E1 calls and call handling features (call pickup,call transfer etc)
• Testing of IP phones (H.323,H.245,Q931,VOIP and FAXOIP) and SIP phones.
• Testing and configuring the firewall rules .
• Testing and configuring the VPN using IPSec and L2TP
• Track the progress of release.
• Sanity testing
• Updating the Release status to Software Manager.
• Defining good test strategies
• Conducting reviews of test specifications with marketing, Technical support and developments teams to increase the test coverage.
• Analysis of the customer fault reports and increase the test coverage.
• Reviewing the alpha test and beta test results
• Tracking the major and critical customer fault reports.
• Ensure delivery after verification on schedule.
• Regression and Non Regression Testing.
• Test Automation Using C++, PERL, SHELL.
• Release note preparation before the delivery to Technical support team.

Environment: Rational ClearDDTS, Rational ClearQuest, MS Project, Excel, Word, PM5 tool, Mercury Test Director, c auteco Automatic Testing using C++ and perl,shell.

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Integration and Build Management using Rational ClearCase, Rational ClearQuest, Perl.
• Manual testing of Mobile software Release and check for the corrections of done by Software team
• Performing sanity testing.
• Fault reporting using rational clearquest.
• Release note preparation before the delivery to Technical support team.

Environment: Rational ClearCase, Perl,C, and Fluid (tool For Flashing Binary on the Target)

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Writing test plans
• Writing test specifications for the software components under test
• Regression testing.
• White Box testing and Blackbox testing of the Mobile application developed using MobSim ( c language).
• Writing stubs for the software components under test using c language.
• Test automation using C Language and Rational Test for real-time (RTRT)
• Software Component testing.
• Preparation of test stubs using C Language.
• Software configuration management using Win CVS.
• Design validation testing for mobile software
• Bug tracking using Rational ClearQuest
• Test result reporting using RTRT.

Environment: Rational Test for Real-time (RTRT), C Language, Rational ClearQuest, Win CVS.

Confidential

Sr. Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Writing test plans
• Test Case development documentation and maintenance
• Regression testing.
• Testing volume virtualization.
• Testing & configuring the SCSI and ISCSI tape libraries and backup.
• Testing backing after configuring the brocade switches (fiber channel).
• Testing the backup operation using pattern writing on the tapes and reading the patterns from the tapes to confirm read write operations using c programs.
• Configuring the simulators to make the test environment for testing.
• Testing JBOD, RAID controllers.
• Testing EMULEX and Qlogic HBA.
• Backup and recovery testing using veritas, Legatos on solaris, windows2003.
• Testing the volume virtualization for Stk (Storagetek) tape libraries.
• Configuration and maintenance of test lab
• Configuration of storagetek (Stk)Tape Libraries..
• Design validation testing of new features.
• Reproduction of customer problem reports and verification of corrected fault reports
• Creation and tracking of fault reports

Environment: Veritas volume manager, Legato backup software’s, Storagetek Tape libraries, Brocade storage switches, Remedy Action report system, Unix Shell programming.

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Writing test plans
• Test case development, documentation and maintenance
• Test automation using Tcl and expect
• Regression testing.
• Execution of automated test suite and reporting the results
• Testing the commissioning and decommissioning of Network elements in the network management software.
• Testing NMS application for the EMS.

Environment: Sun solaris, Shell Ksh, Tcl, C++, and Connect Exec test automation tool (itcl)

Confidential

Sr. Quality Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Conducting testing audits
• Conducting reviews for the service requests
• Creating work plans
• Preparation of quality statistics
• Ensuring the quality of deliverables

Environment: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft word, Wipro Iplat (Integrated process automation tool)

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Test plan preparation for SNMP testing of Alcatel BAS,
• Test case development, documentation and maintenance
• Test Case automation and execution using Tcl AND Expect on LINUX platform.
• Regression testing.
• System Testing (manual and automation)

Environment: LINUX, Tcl, Expect, SILVERCREEK 6.0 SNMP test automation tool.

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Coding and Unit Testing using C Language, RAPID Control for CLI (RCC).
• Preparation of module test plan CLI testing of the Alcatel XANTIUM core router
• Test Automation using TCL and expect for the CLI
• Test automation of configuration of Routers for BGP,OSPF,RIP,MPLS protocols

Environment: Tcl, Expect, C Language.

Confidential

Test Engineer Software

Responsibilities:

• Coding using C++
• Unit testing

Environment: Sun Solaris UNIX, C++