PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 11 + years of dedicated experience on Enterprise Data Warehouse, Web based client server and mainframe applications in business analysis, requirement analysis, impact analysis, quality assurance, testing and validation.
• Functional experience includes Health Care, Telecom, Finance and Retail systems.
• Expert in various testing phases like Regression, System, System Integration, E2E, Smoke, Stress test, UAT, Post Installation.
• Proficient in using various test automation tools like Win Runner, QTP.
• Proven track record in technologies and tools COBOL, JCL, UNIX,CICS, XML, HTML, VSAM, DB2, IMS DB/DC, Web sphere, VSSS, J2EE, Expediter, File-aid, X-Mods, FTP,NDM(Connect: Direct), ESP, Vantive, ESP Workload Director, QTP, Winrunner, Quality Center 10.0, Bug Tracker, SQL Assistant, NMC, OMEGAMON, TSO/ISPF/SDSF,CLIST,DFHSM,STAR,IMF,SDF,MQ Series, AQT, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IEHPROGM, RACF, Job scan/PREP, SDSF, JES2, MLOAD, FASTLOAD,FAST EXPORT, TOAD, Teradata.
• Expert in backend data base testing, CICS online screen, File systems.
• Expert in documentation and enforcing guidelines for QA methodologies to ensure high standards for usability, quality and customer experience.
• Excellent technical and analytical problem solving skills.
• Proficient in test QRM finance modules.
• Expert in testing online screen (CICS Screens).
• Expert in backend (DB2, ORACLE) testing.
• Proficient in AS400/I-series
• Proficient in testing mortgage systems.
• Proficient with EMR, EHR, PMR systems.
• Expert in BO report validation with source(DB2,VSAM,ORACLE,MQ).
• Proficient in BTEQ,FASTLOAD,MLOAD utilities.
• Proficient in testing VSAM file systems.
• Strong planner and organizer with demonstrated ability to master new concepts quickly, to increase efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
• Proficient in using various SDLC methodologies like ITUP, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, Q4M.
• Worked in teams and adhered to the planned development, testing time frames.
• Exposure to job scheduling using ESP, CA7, Control-M and JCL.
• Proficient in creation of ad-hoc reports as per business needs.
• Highly motivated team player with strong communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong PC skills including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Windows and MS PowerPoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential,Atlanta, GA Nov’10 – till date
Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• System Analysis and creation of use case diagram as per business.
• Capture testable requirements as per business requirements and system specifications.
• Review/update test requirements and get sign-off from project team.
• Fill gaps in test requirements.
• Ensure testing standards/test timelines meet as Agile SDLC process.
• Co-ordinate with intra departments on test data & create test data in test environments.
• Setting up test environments.
• RSS feeds in test regions and validation.
• Component installation in test regions.
• Process change request/service request to create ad-hoc reports as per business needs in test regions for UAT.
• System Integration testing with upstream and downstream applications.
• Creation of master test plan and test cases as per BR/SFR.
• Impact Analysis, Risk analysis and alternate proposals.
• Develop/update automated test scripts.
• Peer reviews.
• Batch job execution using JCL and UNIX.
• Backend (DB2, Teradata) data validation using SQL.
• Functional testing.
• Test execution & defect tracking using bug tracker.
• Test online screens.
• Creation BO reports with sales summary, inventory, pricing data on daily basis.
• BO report validation with source data.
• Validate data mappings between source and destination in informatica.
• Validation of test results and update RTM with test case-ids and status.
• Creation of test summary report.
• Attend dash board meetings and report testing status, defect status and issues.
• Mentor and train new members on project environment, tools and skills.
• UAT support.

Confidential,MO Jun’09 – Oct’10
Test lead

Responsibilities:

• Develop high level specification as per business and system requirements.
• Code migration to test environments.
• Analyze requirements and external specifications to determine feasibility for testing and identify gap in requirements from testing standpoint.
• Analyze test data requirements and established process to create test data required to support testing.
• Co-ordinate with external teams on trigger files requirements and track the same.
• Develop detail test plan, risk analysis document.
• Develop & execute test scenarios for scratch & enhanced work packages.
• Validate the test cases as per design specifications.
• Develop system test strategy to validate end-to-end processing for each of the business processes that are part of the new platform.
• Conduct peer reviews of test plans.
• Conduct weekly call between different teams to track the day to day system test execution, testing issues.
• Perform backend testing for batch programs using SPUFI, QMF on DB2.
• Backend (DB2, Teradata) data validation.
• Modify JCL’s and Created new JCL’s according to run the required tests and submitting the batch jobs using JCL\'s.
• Execute batch in Unix environment.
• System integration testing with internal and external interfaces.
• Job scheduling and monitoring.
• Test SDF screen in test regions.
• Data loads and validation.
• Test Automation.
• Follow ITUP, Agile test process.
• Create test data to support the testing phase Test Cases using FILE-AID.
• Sales summary report creation in business objects.
• BO report validation.
• Ad-hoc report creation and validation.

• Created one-time programs to load the existing monetary variables to new format.
• Analyze production problems and create error scenario and fix them before implementing them in prod.
• Load one time data to new files and tables
• Automated test scripts execution using QTP/Winrunner.
• Test defect tracking using QC/Clear quest.
• UAT support of quarterly and off releases.
• Involved in preparing test plans and test cases according to the functional and business specifications
• Participate in status meetings and project release meetings
• Provide production support for the changes implemented
• Monitor of Daily, Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly Jobs
• Involve in creating various Daily, weekly, monthly batch reports using COBOL and JCL
• Attend dash board meetings and report testing status, defect status and issues.
• Mentor and train new members on project environment, tools and skills.
• Analyze and tuned SQLs for all DB2 application programs

Confidential,CA Jan’08 - May‘09
System Tester

Responsibilities:

• Create master test plan as per business/system/functional requirement.
• Create RTM.
• Create end-end test plans.
• Create/update automated test scripts.
• Execute test cases/test scripts.
• Track online transaction execution and log records.
• Perform daily operations of Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) on mortgage banking system which includes analysis of market data inputs, validations, trade and pool maintenance and settlement processing, servicing multiples update, and other necessary parameter updates.
• Web Portal testing.
• Log defects in QC.
• Follow Agile SDLC process.
• Validate test results.
• Process change request to create ad-hoc report for UAT.
• Create test summary report.
• Create/update necessary documentation for QCM approvals.
• Monitor adhoc jobs.

Confidential,PA May’06 - Dec’07
Tester

Responsibilities:

• Create detailed test plan as per requirement.
• Test plan reviews.
• Execute batch and online test cases and log necessary test defects.
• Defect tracking.
• End-End test support.
• Regression testing using Winrunner.
• Test EMR record system as per business requirement.
• Test EMR online screen.
• Test green screen on EHR,EMR,PMR systems.
• Create test environments for each release.
• Modify JCL’s and Created new JCL’s according to run the required tests and Submitting the batch jobs using JCL\'s
• Execute regression scripts using QTP.
• Prepare test Sequential/VSAM files for testing the modified code
• Resend NDM files to support external interface.
• Involved in creating various Daily, weekly, monthly batch reports using COBOL and JCL

Confidential,MO Jan’05 - Apr’06
System Tester
Responsibilities:

• Impact assessment based on based on functional and business requirement and prepare high level specification for system.
• Create detail test plan.
• Conduct test plan reviews.
• Test COBOL, CICS & DB2/IDMS programs according to user requirements to fix the production problems.
• Test CICS user screens as per requirement using SDF.
• Support CAMS interface using PL1.
• Regression test scripting & testing & log the results.
• Resend the NDM files from one node to other node.
• Modify JCL’s and Created new JCL’s according to run the required tests and Submitting the batch jobs using JCL\'s

Confidential,UK Aug’00 - Dec’04
Tester
Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed test plan as per system specification.
• Setting up test environments as per release specifications.
• Create test cases and test scripts as per SR/BR.
• Batch job execution using JCLs.
• Execute test plans.
• Log test defects.
• Test online screens.
• Test results validation.
• Test summary reports creation.
• Create test defect reports for each release.

Technical Skills:

MVS, OS/390, Z/OS, Windows 2000/XP, AS400

LANGUAGE(S)

Cobol, JCL, SQL,XML,UNIX.HTML

DATABASE(S)

DB2, Oracle, Teradata

OLTP

CICS, Middleware

Web/GUI

Account Management, VSSS(Client Server)

File System

VSAM

Utilities/Tools

Expeditor, X-Mods, Changeman, Endeavor, QMF, SPUFI, FTP, NDM (Connect: Direct), FILE-AID Utilities, SDF, Vantive, Tivoli NMC, ESP, ESP Workload Director, STAR, AQT, TSO, DASD, Tape Management, RMF, PROC, Job Folder(RUNBOOK), Autosys, ISPF, Client server, Winrunner, Load Runner, QTP, OMEGAMON, SDSF, NMC, MQ Series, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IEHPROGM, IEBCOMPR, DFHSM, Quality Center, Clear Quest, Toad, Vantive.

PC Skills

MS Word,MS Excel,MS Powerpoint,MS Windows

Education:

• Master of Technology