SUMMARY:

• Over 11 plus years of working experience in the field of Information Technology and specializing in Software Testing.
• Experience in software testing applications like GUI, Client - Server, Web based, ERP and Distributed environments.
• Expertise in testing several types of applications like Tibco, .NET, C#, Java/J2EE, Mainframe and AS400 systems.
• Extensively involved in System Testing, Integration Testing, End-to-End, Performance, Acceptance, UAT, Smoke, Sanity and Regression Testing.
• Having good experience in preparation of Master Test Plans, Test cases and Testing support documents like I. Confidential .S. & I. Confidential .R.
• Having good experience in preparation of Business scenarios (work flows) & business test scripts.
• Having outstanding knowledge on CDAS web services testing & Web Services APIs and its test harness tool.
• Expertise in generating graphs using Quality Centre (QC) like: test execution graphs, defect summary graphs and etc.
• Experience in gathering requirements, developing Test Plans/Test Strategies, submitting enhancement requests and Bug reporting using ALM Quality Center.
• Worked on Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS) to communicate throughout the process of designing, building, Testing and deploying software for Agile/Scrum.
• Knowledge of all phases in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) & Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Knowledge of all stages in software testing bug life cycle.
• Hands on experience with Software Configuration Management and Version Control (Merlin & MS Share point).
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, organizational and communicational skills.
• Strong ability to finish the work assigned under pressure in order to meet tight deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: C, C++, COBOL, SQL, XML, and HTML

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, and Macintosh

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server, and My SQL

Testing Tools: Quick Test Pro (QTP), SOA-Para Soft, ITKO LISA

Test Management Tools: HP ALM/ Quality Center

SCM Tool: Merlin, M.S. Share Point, Jenkins and Hudson

TFS Tools: eScrum, CVS, SVN and VSTS

Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA 3.3, Rational Clear Quest, ALM Quality Center

Web Severs: JRUN4, WebLogic, Websphere and IIS.

Web Services: CDAS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Oracle CC&B Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system design specifications and involved in functional testing requirements gathering.
• Followed Agile/Scrum Methodology throughout the Software Development Life Cycle ( SDLC ).
• Extensively worked with multiple integrated systems like Tibco, .NET, C#, Java/J2EE and Main frames .
• Used Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server (TFS) to communicate throughout the process of designing, building, Testing and deploying software.
• Involved in design and development of master Test Plan, Test cases and Test strategy.
• Responsible for creating and dropping EDI files like 650s, 810s, 824s, 867s and 814s transactions.
• Extensively worked on EDI transactions like: 02 (service orders), 13 (Move In/Move Outs), 03 (Invoices), and 03 (Historical Usage/Monthly Usage) etc.
• Extensively worked on Oracle Customer Care and Billing (CC&B) tool to perform all testing activities.
• Created and completed Work Requests (WRs), Field Requests (FRs), and Field Activities (FAs).
• Responsible for cresting and executing test scripts using ALM Quality Center.
• Validated EDI transactions using MTM (Market Transaction Management) tool for batch job statuses (Pending, Pending Validations, WR error, Hold, Completed, Rejected, Remove from Processing, waiting for WR, Cancelled, and Unexecute).
• Extensively worked on SBI (Sterling Business Integrator) tool for validating EDI transactions statuses and EDI Segments (SBI handles data in Encryption/Decryption).
• Written test cases on the basis of Business Requirement Specification documents.
• Worked on Field Activities completion using Mobile TC tool/InService, MDMS (Meter Data Management System) and Maximo (Meter Inventory) applications.
• Organized and Participated in the team meetings with Developers, Business Analysts and project coordinators.
• Worked on generating various reports for Accounting, Billing, Payments, and Revenue Management.
• Detecting defects/bugs & classifying them based on the severity rating.
• Worked on TDSP (Transmission Distribution Service Provider) and ARCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas).
• Extensive knowledge creating and completion of FAs (EDIs and Manual)

Environment: Oracle CC&B, Tibco, MDMS, Maximo, .NET, C#, Java/J2EE, Main Frames, HP ALM Quality Center, MS TFS, EDI File Zilla Client, SBI (Sterling b2b), JIRA, Mobile TC, InService, SQL Developer, Cognos, and MTM.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

QA Test Architect

Responsibilities:

• Participated in business requirements ( User Stories ) review meetings with Business Analysts & Scrum masters & team members.
• Extensively worked on Agile/Scrum Methodology through out the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Used the S.O.A ( Service Oriented Architecture ) architecture through out the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Extensively worked on large scale amount of Webservices (WSDL), and SOAP UI, Schemas and XMLs.
• Interacted with developers, system engineers, and testing teams to identify applications defects and to nail down the software problems.
• Extensively worked on Telegence Customer Care Billing System
• Extensively used SOA Test-Para soft for running the automated regression test cases.
• Extensively worked on Webservices (APIs) Protocols such as: HTTP, SOAP and XML.
• Effectively performed validation on Message Id, Conversation Id, Transaction Id, Billing Account Number (BAN) Address, Telephone Numbers and Billing Address in TELEGENCE GUI
• Experience in testing managements tools such as Quality center and Rational Clear Quest.
• Extensively worked on validating the debug logs by using Splunk tool.
• Used CVS and SVN repository tools for Software Confirmation Management (SCM)
• Maintained automated testing scripts for web services testing using SOA automation (Para soft) test for regression testing.
• Designed, developed and implemented virtual Services (ITKO LISA) models as per project requirements
• Implemented procedures for installation and configuration of all back-end vitalizations using ITKO LISA (CA).
• Extensively worked in designing and customization of automated test cases through ITKO LISA tool.
• Extensively used the Hudson tool for running and maintaining in the Automation test scripts.
• Used Soap UI for creating new test suites and add test cases to the suite.
• Worked on SOAP UI & Eclipse ITE tools for validating the XML request and responses .
• Responsible for validating the XML files based on the XSD.
• Extensively validated the WSDL files using XML SPY .
• Actively participating in daily defect calls to resolve the defects in efficient and timely manner.
• Extensively involved in Productions validation for the Shakeouts in every release.
• Used SQL queries to retrieve data from tables and to perform backend testing using Aqua Data studio.

Environment: TIBCO, C#, .NET, JAVA/JE22, Telegence, HP ALM QC, JIRA, Rational Clear Quest, Remedy, ITKO LISA, SQL Server, SOAP, XML SPY, Splunk, Aqua Data Studio, Toad, Hudson, Windows XP, Eclipse-ITE/SOAP UI and eScrum and SOA-Para soft, CVS, SVN and Jenkins.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirement (BRD) document and participated in the BRD review meetings.
• Followed the Agile/Scrum methodology for software development process throughout the life cycle. worked with eScrum tool for defining user stories and tracking the work.
• Extensively worked on Quick Test Professional for design and developing of regression automation test cases (QTP).
• Prepared the Master Test Plan and Integration test specification (I. Confidential .S.) documents.
• Worked closely with Business and Development teams to discuss the design and testing aspects of the applications to designing the Test cases.
• Extensively worked on Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) for tracking all requirements.
• Extensively worked on XML files for checking the CDAS web service field’s status.
• Extensively worked with business team to sign off on requirements.
• Worked with business Stake holders on project issues, time lines, scope and etc.
• Prepared the Risk analysis, resource estimations and outlined the testing time lines
• Organized and participated in daily Scrum of Scrum (SoS) calls with development Leads and Project Manger, Test Manager and Project coordinators.
• Used Quality centre as bugs reporting tool for communicating between developers, product support and test team members.
• Extensively involved in Release management process and responsible for QA deliverables.
• Developed the business scenarios (work flows) and business scripts UAT testing
• Responsible for UAT defects resolving process with project team members.
• Extensively involved in End- To- End testing process and prepared & executed end to end test cases.
• Coordinating with the offshore QA testing teams (Brazil and India). (Assigning, tracking & reviewing their work)
• Extensively worked on Mainframe & AS400 application to validate various testing application interfaces.
• Developed test cases, Reviewed the test cases & business threads prepared by the team members.
• Performing Functional, Data base, System (SIT), Acceptance, UAT, and Regression Testing.
• Extensively used Quality centre to track, review and analyze the defects.
• Preparing test summary report/document ( Confidential .S.R).
• Organized and participated in the team meetings with Business Analysts, developers and offshore tam members & coordinators.

Environment: Java/J2EE, .NET, C#, Mainframes, QTP, HP QC, AS400, DB2, MS SQL Server, XML, JMS, Quality Center 9.2, CDAS, GEDI, COBOL, EDI and eScrum.

Confidential, Austin, TX

QA Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system design specifications and involved in functional testing requirements gathering.
• Involved in design and development of Automation Frame Work.
• Followed SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) software development process throughout the life cycle.
• Extensively involved in UAT (user acceptance testing) testing process.
• Created batch jobs for application testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Executed scripts with different sets of data using Data Driven Wizard in QTP.
• Involved in design, execution and enhancement of automation test scripts using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Performing Integration, Performance, Installation, un-installation and Regression Testing.
• Written test cases on the basis of System Requirement Specification document.
• Preparing test data & Integration Test Specification (I. Confidential .S)
• Organized and Participated in the team meetings with developers and project coordinators
• Reviewed Unit test specification (U.F.S) prepared by the developer
• Detecting bugs & classifying them based on the severity
• Extensively used Test Director to tract, review and analyze the defects.
• Prepared integration test summary report (I. Confidential .R)

Environment: C#, .Net, VC++, XML Oracle 9i, Windows Server 2003, IIS server, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the functional requirements specification (F.R.S) document.
• Involved in Localization & Internationalization testing (i18n Chinese simplified language).
• Used Test Director for bugs reporting and communicating between developers, product support and test team members.
• Prepared the test cases on the basis of system requirement specification (S.R.S)
• Reviewed the test cases & business threads prepared by the team members.
• Detecting bugs & classifying them based on the severity
• Performing GUI, Integration, Performance, Installation, un-installation and Regression Testing.
• Extensively used Test Director to tract, review and analyze the defects.
• Preparing test summary report ( Confidential .S.R)
• Organized and participated in the team meetings with developers and project coordinators.

Environment: Visual Basic, ASP, C#,HTML, DHTML, Windows 2000, JIRA, Test Director, Web Logic, Oracle, SQL Navigator 4.0.