Qa Lead/ Manager Resume
White Plains, NY
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
- Since last 10 + years in managing Software Quality Assurance, process improvements in US.
- Possess proven Communication, management & leadership skills.
- Extensive experience in leading and managing multiple testing teams working in Onsite - Offshore model.
- People management with 20+ resources along with Vendor Management
- Managed multiple projects located across distributed geographical Locations.
- Ability to work against extremely tight deadlines.
- Well organized, self-motivated, proactive, process and result oriented.
- Self-starter who can work independently or with a variety of IT partners.
- Extensive experience in driving of Automation frameworks, resource allocation, test strategies, Test plan.
- Strong testing exposure to web based application testing.
- GUI testing, functional, integration, regression and end to end testing.
- Vigorously worked on forecast deadlines and budgets for future projects.
- Good knowledge of MS Project and MS Office.
- Extensive exposure to CMM Levels and ISO Quality Processes.
- Rich experience on Automation frameworks with different applications having different platforms
- Extensively worked on Testing of ERP (4+yrs), Healthcare (1+yr) & Financial products. (5+yrs)
- Extensive knowledge in applications of Financial Markets, Core Banking, Capital Markets, Equity Research.
- Act as Subject matter expert for underlying business functionality.
- Work with product design teams to provide input on product design
- Attend and represent project track status meetings, host QA meetings
- Identify project risks and work with PMO to document, evaluate, assess, and respond to the identified issues.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Dev Platform: Java, .Net, C++, VC++, Oracle Forms, Pega, Informatica
Scripting Languages: TSL, SQA Basic, Java Script, Python and VB Script
Operating Systems: Unix / Linux / HPUX, Windows 98 / NT / 2000 / XP, Citrix
RDBMS: Oracle 7/8/8i,9, DB2, SQL Server and MS-Access
Application Servers: Web logic 6.0, Web Sphere Server, Tomcat and IIS
Testing Tools: WinRunner, Load Runner, QTP.
Defect Tracking Tool: Rational Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, QC
Configuration Tools: Rational Clear Case LT, VSS
Tools: IBM Web Sphere, Toad, DBArtisan, Truesite, MS Office.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, White Plains, NY
QA Lead/ Manager
Responsibilities:
- Was managing 2 teams 1 at offshore and 1 at onshore.
- Escalate issues to higher management.
- Worked closely with System Admin, Architect, DBA and Network Admin.
- Manage, plan and administer QA activities.
- Build and deliver QA project status reports and metrics.
- RCA of defects - Coding, communication, miss interpretation.
- Created project schedules considering associated dependencies and constraints.
- Involved in risk identification, impact analysis and mitigation/ contingency planning.
- Key strategist for all aspects of QA (Test Plan, QA Sign-offs and UAT).
- Successfully delivered weekly, monthly & quarterly releases.
- Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down.
- Monitored and reviewed defect management and defect lifecycle using Rally.
- Decide scope of testing, entry & exit criteria.
- Decide & monitor the project estimation.
Environment: Rally, AppliTool, InetPDF-C, Oracle, Java.
Confidential, Lincoln, RI
QA Lead/Manager
Responsibilities:
- Initiated Data Validation Practices at Amica.
- Did some presentation to client how we are going to implement Data Validation practices at Amica.
- Was managing a team of 8 testers.
- Was managing various phases of Migration such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
- Single point of contact for Data Validation at Amica.
- Successfully created macros for automating the data validation.
- Review of offshore deliverables - DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR.
- Understand T2S documents.
- Prioritize testing efforts looking at the time and resource constrain so that deadlines are met
- Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
- Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
- Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
- Worked closely with various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.
Environment: HP ALM 12.50, IBM - CQ 8.0.1.7, Windows, Teradata 15.00, QMF, SQL Server 2014.
Confidential . Warren, NJ
QA Lead
Responsibilities:
- Was managing a team of 8 testers.
- Was managing various phases of UAT such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
- Single point of contact between Citi and Citi’s internal Clients.
- Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
- Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
- Ensures proper test coverage exists based on requirements and design specifications.
- Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so that deadlines are met.
- Identify and communicate project risks, if required escalate issues to higher management.
- Worked closely with various teams Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.
Environment: Quality Center, Windows, Java, Sitescope, SQL Developer, Toad
Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ
QA Lead
Responsibilities:
- Was managing various phases of projects such as initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
- Developing test strategy, Project scope, Project estimates.
- Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, SOW, etc.
- Single point of contact between Cognizant and Client.
- Review of offshore deliverables - Test execution report, DSR, WSR, Test Plan, TSR,
- Interface with business and technology teams to understand requirements.
- Host/coordinate QA meetings, triage meetings, Prepare mitigation plan.
- Co-Ordinate among different teams.
- Prioritize individual and team tasks and projects so that deadlines are met.
- Worked closely with various teams - Offshore, Development, Network Admin, and DBA.
- Was involved in interviewing and hiring QA staff.
- Provide cross-project information, resourcing requests and release scheduling input
- Worked on Metadata (Informatica) in Johnson and Johnson (JnJ). Worked as a BA/QA in JnJ.
Environment: Quality Center (ALM), Jira, Oracle, Windows, Informatica, Pega
Confidential, Richmond, VA
Project Lead
Responsibilities:
- Project initiation; keep track of progress of the project, Co-Ordinate among different teams.
- Escalate issues to higher management.
- Worked closely with System Admin, Architect, DBA and Network Admin.
- Testing in a controlled environment before the code migration (Cycle Release) and repeat after every code migration to monitor performance between releases.
- Manage, plan and administer QA activities during all test-related project phases.
- Build and deliver QA project status reports and metrics.
- Created project schedules while identifying associated dependencies and constraints.
- Involved in risk identification, impact analysis and mitigation/ contingency planning.
Environment: Windows, Mainframe DB2, Loadrunner.
Confidential, NYC, NY
Project Lead
Responsibilities:
- Prepare weekly status report & metrics.
- Key strategist for all aspects of QA (Test Plan, QA Sign-offs and UAT).
- Successfully delivered monthly & quarterly releases.
- Resource Management - Negotiations regarding team ramp up, ramp down, etc.
- Established all benchmarking/ Performance measurement for web applications.
- Monitored and reviewed defect management and defect lifecycle
- Decide scope of testing, entry & exit criteria.
- Decide & monitor the project estimation, project schedule.
Environment: Python, SQL Developer, Java, UNIX, QC.
Confidential, Plano, TX
Module Lead
Responsibilities:
- Analyzed business requirements, wrote and implemented the Test Plan, Test cases according to functional documents and requirements.
- Used Data Driven Testing methodology to test the application with multiple sets of data.
- Performed Back End Testing and wrote queries to retrieve relevant data.
- Coordinated with network and application development teams and prepared application performance issues
Environment: SAP R/3, HP-QC, Windows, SAP GUI &SAPWEB protocols, MM.
Confidential, Boston, MA
Project Lead
Responsibilities:
- Was leading testing teams at on-site and offshore within N.A. and India.
- Prepared and updated Test Scenarios and cases, Test plan and Test results for SIT and UAT
- Written SQL queries for data validation, regression and end-to-end testing
- Closely working with Business Analysts and Development team in completing the testing of business applications.
- Worked in all phases of testing life cycle, including requirements gathering, project planning, Test Cycle planning, scheduling, Test case writing, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.
Environment: Test Director, Linux, Oracle, Windows, Sitescope, QTP, Loadrunner