objective

Seeking a technically challenging position as a Software Test Engineer/ Test Analyst based on strong analytical background, extensive experience in Business requirements analysis, Manual Testing, Automation Testing and QA Methodologies. Over Six Years of Experience in Software testing, which includes testing Client Server and Web-based applications in Windows and UNIX Environment.

• Knowledge of various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Expert in preparation and execution of Test plans, Test Scenarios, Test cases, and Test scripts.
• Expertise in using HP Automated Testing tools Quick Test Professional, Test Director and Quality Center.
• Ability to analyze test results and to maintain the documentation of test results.
• Experienced Maintenance of Test matrix and Traceability matrix.
• Expertise in Manual Testing and Automated Testing applications developed on Windows and UNIX Environment.
• Ensuring all bugs/change requests is entered with adequate information to assist developers.
• Experienced in Waterfall, Iterative and Agile Methodology.
• Experienced in Smoke Testing, Functionality Testing, User Interface (UI) Testing, GUI Testing and Regression Testing, Positive Testing, Negative Testing, Integration Testing, Black box Testing.
• Experienced in using the Testing tools Quick Test Professional, and Test Director/Quality Center.
• Conducted Functional Testing of the application using QTP.
• Experienced Reported Bugs using the Test Director/Quality Center.
• Defined the activities required to prepare for Beta Testing, Functional Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Expert at performing Database Testing of back-end tables and data manipulation using SQL.
• Strong leadership, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of QA methodology, process and techniques.
• Great communication skills, with the ability to present and explain complex analysis to team members as well as to general audience.
• Self-motivated, quick learner, detail oriented, time bound, responsible, team player and ability to coordinate in a team environment.

Technical Skills:

Testing Tools

Quality Center, Test Director, HP Quick Test Professional (QTP).

Methodology

Waterfall, Agile, Iterative and Agile Scrum.

Testing Methodologies:

Black Box Testing: Smoke Testing, Functionality Testing, User Interface (UI) Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Positive Testing, Negative Testing, Integration Testing.

Browser

Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox.

Test Management Tools

HP Test Director, Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, MS SharePoint.

Application Software

MS Office and MS Project.

Application Server

Web Logic, Web Sphere, IIS.

Database

Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server, DB2

Scripting Tools:

VBScript, JavaScript, TSL, SQL, HTML, XML.

professional experience

Confidential,New York February 2011- Present
Software Tester Specialist
Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements, use cases, and business rules to prepare Test Plan, Test Cases, Traceability Matrix and Test Analysis Report (TAR).
• Developed Test Plan, Test scenarios, Test cases, Test Scripts and Traceability Matrix.
• Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Conducted manual testing on all application.
• Automated the steps for the Regression testing using QTP.
• Involved in weekly status meetings.
• Perform back end testing using TOAD and Access database.
• Involved in the documentation of the whole QA process.
• Interacted with business analysts and developers.
• Assist as needed during unit and integration testing.
• Involved in risk analysis & gap analysis based on the requirements.
• Consulted with the customer service representatives to take their opinion on the customer satisfaction with respect to their prior experiences and designed the test cases.
• Created user defined functions using QTP to reduce the redundant code.
• Created Data Driven Tests to validate the same scenario with different sets of test data.
• Executed all kind of scenarios for User Acceptance Testing.
• Quality Center was used for tracking and bug reporting.

Environment: SQL, Oracle, TOAD, Web Logic, XML, QTP, Quality Center, UNIX and Windows 2003/Win7.

Confidential,Toronto, Canada March 2009-February 2011
QA Analyst
Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and Analysis System Requirement Specification (SRS) and Functional Requirement Document (FRD) and Business Rules.
• Write Test Case base on the Business Requirements and write Test Plan Base on particular Testing Cycle.
• Responsible for creating and executing test cases for Functional, Integration, Regression, System testing of the Application.
• Executed the Test Cases Manually to verify the application functionality.
• Manually performed Back-End Testing by writing SQL queries.
• Developed queries for testing the data in the databases using SQL.
• Used Test Director to Login Defects and Tracking Change Request (CR) and generated Testing and Defects Reports.
• Used Test Director to reporting and communicating between developers, product support and test team members.
• Stored Requirement using Requirement Tab, developed Test Cases using Test Plan Tab, executed the Test cases using Test Lab Tab and reporting Defects using the Defect Tab in Test Director.
• Summarized detail test reports with Defect logs and sent them to developers through proper channel.
• Conducted System testing to ensure the system functions will meet the business needs and establishment of preliminary work instructions.
• Verified and closed Bug Reports once they are resolved.

Environment: Test Director, Java, SQL Server, Java, HTML, Java Script, Linux and Windows 2000/XP.
Environment: Windows XP , Linux, SQL, XML, QTP, Quality Center, Load Runner, C+ and .NET.

Confidential,Windsor, Canada December 2008-March 2009 Software Tester
Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans and Test Cases based on the Business Requirements.
• Manually conducted Smoke Testing, Functional, Regression, Positive, Negative, System, End-to-End.
• Test Director is used as Test Management and Defect Tracking Tool.
• Logged and Tracked Defects by using Test Director.
• Involved in Functionality and Regression Testing.
• Developed automation scripts using Quick Test Professional for Functional and Regression testing.
• Performed Data Driven testing using Quick Test Professional.
• Developed queries for testing the data in the databases using SQL.
• Tested the web interfaces both manually and also by capturing the screens using the automated tools, creating and editing the scripts for data driven and other types of tests.
• Summarized detail test reports with Defect logs and sent them to developers through proper channel.

Environment: Java, ASP, SQL Server, Oracle, QTP, Test Director, HTML, Java Script, Windows , IE, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox.

Confidential,Windsor, Canada September 2005-December 2008
QA Tester Intern
Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements, Use cases, and business rules to prepare Test cases.
• Developed Test Plans and Test Cases based on the Business Requirements.
• Involved in Preparing Test Plans and prepared the Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Defined and performed the Test strategies and associated scripts for the verification of the application and ensuring that it meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
• Responsible for creating and executing Test Cases for System, Integration, Regression and End-to-End, User acceptance testing of the Application.
• Executed the Tests Manually to verify the Application Functionality.
• Manually performed Back-end testing by writing SQL queries.
• Developed queries for testing the data in the databases using SQL.
• Conducted System testing to ensure the system functions will meet the business needs and establishment of preliminary work instructions.
• Used Test Director for defects reporting and communicating between developers, product support and test team members.
• Logged and tracked defects by using Test Director.
• Verified and closed bug reports once they are resolved.
• Summarized detail Test reports with Defect logs and sent them to developers through proper channel.

Environment: Test Director, QTP, Java, SQL Server, Oracle, C++, HTML.

Bachelor of Applied Science [Electrical Engineering]