SUMMARY

• Overall 17 Years of experience in Testing with expertise in setting up of Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) from ground zero in US for the last 10 Years.
• Worked with fortune US clients to establish TCoE and worked with PMO team for a very successful approach and global delivery model in a Oniste, Near shore and offshore teams for all phases of SDLC/STLC Software Architecture, Development, Testing, Leading QA teams in Onshore/Offshore model and managing Vendors
• Proven and Delivered with ability to perform hands on delivery with delivery accountability and responsibility of end 2 end testing in multiple domains Health Care HIPPA compliance, Securities, Manufacturing, Insurance, retail, energy/utilities and Life Sciences
• Pre - TCOE activities:Due-diligence, maturity assessment, definition of Processes & templates, identification & implementation of testing tools
• TCOE activities:Defining Roadmap & metrics, rollout of the TCoE to clients and Continuous Improvement activities
• TCoE Delivery activities:Responsible & Accountable for test delivery (Functional testing - Manual & Automation) of all projects with Transformation for Integration, Performance and Regression Testing
• Designs, Develops and Executes the Test Strategy and Test Plan and getting approved with stake holders
• Provides leadership on Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Test / Scenario Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Lead the testing team in designing the test cases, test scripts and test criteria to validate all business requirements and interfaces and track with Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Co ordinates and worked with deployment team to manage DEV, QA and Pre-Prod environment to test
• Provides leadership in assigning and resolving testing related defects in the areas of process and leads the defect triage meetings and tracks with defect aging and closing
• Assigning the defects appropriately by assigning, reporting, tracking, and prioritize defects resolution
• Ensures that the various stages of testing have clear acceptance and sign-off and work with the stake holders
• Provides input to the Project Master Plan and MS Project Schedule regarding testing activities
• Defined and built metrics framework across organizations; serving business, delivery and CXO organization
• Responsible for Software tool selection, procurement and Installation of various tools
• Excellent working experience in SDLC/STLC Methodologies, Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, especially Testing Methodology and best practices
• Experienced with a variety of different Testing Tools including but not limited to HP ALM/QC, HP Load runner
• UFT/QTP, JIRA,SAP TAO, Selenium, Panaya, Work soft Certify, MS Test Manager, MS Team Foundation Server, SAP Solution Manager, Clear Quest and Hiperstation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Principal TCoE Architect / Global Delivery Lead

Responsibilities:

• Strategy and planning the overall test strategy, Test planning and delivery of quality software applications. This includes Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Test Infrastructure & Tools, Test Management Reports and Test Data management.
• As TCoE Global Delivery Lead responsible for QA initiatives through SDLC/STLC the full lifecycle of development, deployment, and maintenance testing of all integration components, systems, and applications
• Pre-TCOE activities:Due-diligence maturity assessment, definition of Processes & templates, identification & implementation ofTesting tools on the required projects
• TCOE activities:Defining Roadmap & metrics, rollout of the TCoE to clients and Continuous Improvement activities
• TCoE Delivery activities:Responsible & Accountable for end to end test delivery with Test Strategy, Planning, Designing and execution of (Functional testing - Manual & Automation) of all projects with speed to market test Transformation for Integration, Performance, Regression and User Acceptance (UAT) Testing
• Responsible and deliver the overall technical direction of the Quality Assurance and Testing
• Defines and maintains Test Plan and Test Strategy for highly complex large global rollouts
• Defines automation and performance testing tools and framework for complex integrated systems in large global scale projects
• Hands on Experience in Functional Testing, Integration, Performance and Regression Testing
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members and Trained/Mentored testing resources
• Hands on in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Design and Execution
• Expert Experience in writing Use Cases, Test Scenario, Cases and detailed steps
• Designs, Develops and Executes the Test Strategy and Test Plan and getting approved with stake holders
• Provides leadership on Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Test / Scenario Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Lead the testing team in designing the test cases, test scripts and test criteria to validate all business requirements and interfaces and track with Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Co ordinates and worked with deployment team to manage DEV, QA and Pre-Prod environment to test
• Provides leadership in assigning and resolving testing related defects in the areas of process and leads the defect triage meetings and tracks with defect aging and closing
• Assigning the defects appropriately by assigning, reporting, tracking, and prioritize defects resolution
• Ensures that the various stages of testing have clear acceptance and sign-off and work with the stake holders
• Provides input to the Project Master Plan and MS Project Schedule regarding testing activities
• Defined and built metrics framework across organizations; serving business, delivery and CXO organization
• Analyzed the SRS (System Requirement Specifications) and developed the Test Strategy, Test plan, Testing Types Required, Test scenarios and Test cases to cover overall quality testing
• Very detailed oriented interaction with the teams and management in all the testing related activities

Environment: Testing tools HP ALM / HPQC, JIRA, QTP/UFT, Work Soft Certify automation, Panaya, SAP TAO, SAP Solution Manager, MS Test Manager, MS Team Foundation Server

Confidential, Thousand Oaks, CA

Principal TCoE Architect / Global Delivery Lead

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the overall test planning and delivery of quality software applications. This includes Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Test Infrastructure & Tools, Test Management Reports and Test Data management.
• As TCoE Global Delivery Lead responsible for QA initiatives through SDLC/STLC the full lifecycle of development, deployment, and maintenance testing of all integration components, systems, and applications
• Responsible and deliver the overall technical direction of the Quality Assurance and Testing
• Defines and maintains Test Plan and Test Strategy for highly complex large global rollouts
• Defines automation and performance testing tools and framework for complex integrated systems in large global scale projects
• Hands on Experience in Functional Testing, Integration, Performance and Regression Testing
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members and Trained/Mentored testing resources
• Worked as a global test manager for Verification/Validation for full cycle of SAP Global Implementation
• Experience in SAP Service Packs with all the SAP Modules as well in SAP MM and SAP FICO and SAP/HCM with Payroll and Finance with end to end scenarios
• Worked Hands on and Lead SAP-HR Service Pack upgrade testing for 2016 and 2017
• Hands on in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Design and Execution
• Expert Experience in writing Use Cases, Test Scenario, Cases and detailed steps
• Defect management and lead and drive the defect triage meetings and presented dash boards and metrics to CXO level and client and vendor
• Managed SAP Production landscape Testing (Modules including- SAP (FICO, HR, SD, MM, SCM, EWM, CRM7 & Portal) refresh testing in HP ALM
• Expert in Test effort estimation / Level of Effort (LOE) and QA capacity
• Efficiently tracked and reported testing status of projects for the Release Management/Project Management Office
• Work with testing resources to drive all testing deliverables to completion.
• Worked, Lead and Managed QC Test planning, Test designing and execution with leading defect Triage meetings and tracking defect dashboards
• Analyzed the SRS (System Requirement Specifications) and developed the Test Strategy, Test plan, Testing Types Required, Test scenarios and Test cases to cover overall quality testing
• Very detailed oriented interaction with the teams and management in all the testing related activities.
• Designs, Develops and Executes the Test Strategy and Test Plan and getting approved with stake holders
• Provides leadership on Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Test / Scenario Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Lead the testing team in designing the test cases, test scripts and test criteria to validate all business requirements and interfaces and track with Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Co ordinates and worked with deployment team to manage DEV, QA and Pre-Prod environment to test
• Provides leadership in assigning and resolving testing related defects in the areas of process and leads the defect triage meetings and tracks with defect aging and closing
• Assigning the defects appropriately by assigning, reporting, tracking, and prioritize defects resolution
• Ensures that the various stages of testing have clear acceptance and sign-off and work with the stake holders
• Provides input to the Project Master Plan and MS Project Schedule regarding testing activities
• Defined and built metrics framework across organizations; serving business, delivery and CXO organization

Environment: SAP/Non-SAP Projects with testing tools HP ALM / HPQC, JIRA, QTP/UFT, Work Soft Certify automation, Panaya, SAP TAO, SAP Solution Manager, MS Test Manager, MS Team Foundation Server

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Global Senior TCoE QA Testing Architect / Delivery Lead /ePMO

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for the overall test planning and delivery of quality software applications. This includes Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Test Infrastructure & Tools, Test Management Reports and Test Data management.
• As TCoE Global Program Manager responsible for QA initiatives through SDLC/STLC the full lifecycle of the development, deployment, and maintenance testing of all integration components, systems, and applications
• Responsible and deliver the overall technical direction of the Quality Assurance and Testing
• Defines and maintains Test Plan and Test Strategy for highly complex large global rollouts
• Defines automation and performance testing tools and framework for complex integrated systems in large global scale projects
• Lead and oversees large quality assurance and testing efforts of many application systems and work streams
• Responsible for Integration, Performance and Regression Testing
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members and Trained/Mentored testing resources
• Lead multiple projects (HP Split HPE & HPI) simultaneously and handled multi-tasking across Confidential ePMO
• Played a global test manager for Verification/Validation for full cycle of SAP Global Implementation
• Managed and guided SAP-HR Service Pack upgrade testing in HP ALM 12.01
• Managed SAP Production landscape Testing (Modules including- SAP (FICO, HR, SD, MM, SCM, EWM, CRM7 & Portal) refresh testing in HP ALM
• Efficiently tracked and reported testing status of all the projects for the Release Management Office.
• Responsible for Ball Park Effort estimation of testing for various projects.
• Designs, Develops and Executes the Test Strategy and Test Plan and getting approved with stake holders
• Provides leadership on Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing and End to End Test / Scenario Testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Lead the testing team in designing the test cases, test scripts and test criteria to validate all business requirements and interfaces and track with Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Co ordinates and worked with deployment team to manage DEV, QA and Pre-Prod environment to test
• Provides leadership in assigning and resolving testing related defects in the areas of process and leads the defect triage meetings and tracks with defect aging and closing
• Assigning the defects appropriately by assigning, reporting, tracking, and prioritize defects resolution
• Ensures that the various stages of testing have clear acceptance and sign-off and work with the stake holders
• Provides input to the Project Master Plan and MS Project Schedule regarding testing activities
• Defined and built metrics framework across organizations; serving business, delivery and CXO organization
• Peer reviews test cases, write and analyze customized HP ALM 12.01 Excel reports (Macros & SQL) for test plan, test execution & Defects.
• Very detailed oriented interaction with the teams and management in all the testing related activities.

Environment: SAP/Non-SAP Projects with testing tools HP ALM / HPQC, JIRA, QTP/UFT, Load Runner, Panaya, SAP TAO, SAP Solution Manager, MS Test Manager, MS Team Foundation Server

Confidential, Jackson, MI

QA Test Architect

Responsibilities:

• Expert and Experienced leader with providing leadership in test strategy and approach across TCoE for all the projects.
• Proven Track record and hands on leader with successfully building, leading, and managing a functional and technical QA team with a strong sense of quality ownership and accountability
• Expert leader in planning to provide leadership and expertise throughout the entire Software Testing lifecycle ensuring the success of the team's manual and automation test efforts
• Lead and provided the direction, mentorship, and coaching to QA team members in skills planning for Testing Team and oversee all the testing activities for the projects and ensure defined testing standards & product quality is being met and exceeded
• Developed and derived a high-level QA strategy, as well as hands-on approach in implementing that strategy
• Created, implemented, maintained, and enhance test plans, test scripts, and test methodologies that ensure exhaustive testing of all assigned software systems to ensure compliance with software/system specifications
• Lead efforts to develop, document, and implement applicable QA processes and procedures to provide more effective quality methods within the group in support of providing quality products
• Manage processes for moving applications from test to production environments
• Collaborate with developers to improve overall product quality by emphasizing defect prevention throughout the development process and responsibly conducting defect triage meetings and follow to closures
• Identify areas for test improvement through analysis, experience and use of metrics
• Communicate critical issues and status updates in a timely manner with stake holders
• Educate and train peers and subordinates on the QA process and provide guidance to them when they are unclear about the processes
• Providing coaching and guidance to the Quality Assurance Team on “best practices”
• Plan, organize, and monitor the execution of the work assignments for the Quality Assurance teams
• Ensure that the project schedule is adhered to and the work is completed according to the schedule
• Participate in daily project status meetings, scrums & other critical meetings
• Successfully lead and doing multi tasking working relationships with different teams in Product Development, Project Management, Release Management, Change Management and Client Services, and with external vendors
• Responsible for Automation framework, Integration, Performance and Regression Testing
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members and Trained/Mentored testing resources
• Testing tools review and recommendation on the project required tools
• Managed SAP-HR Service Pack upgrade testing in HP ALM(Quality Center)
• Successfully delivered SAP Service Pack Upgrade for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
• Efficiently tracked and reported testing status of all the projects for the Release Management Office
• Responsible for Ball Park Effort estimation of testing for various projects
• Ensure Confidential PMO standards and methods are utilized, including use of QA standard methods and tools (SDLC - Agile (SCRUM) & Waterfall methodology
• Manage QC Test planning, Test execution and defects in Quality Center including QC training.
• Manage test scope, data and testing resource needs & represent QA in the status meetings
• Peer reviews test cases, write and analyze customized HP QC Excel reports (Macros & SQL) for test plan, test execution & Defects

Environment: SAP/Non-SAP Projects with testing tools HP(QC) ALM, JIRA, QTP/UFT, MS Dynamics AX, Load Runner, Panaya, SAP TAO, Work soft Certify, SAP Solution Manager, MS Test Manager, MS Team Foundation Server

TCoE - QA Architect

Responsibilities:

• Served as technical lead for testing team involved in development of testing utilities for Confidential custom components and controls
• Lead the other vendor teams, Confidential Team and on-shore off-shore model with a total team of 60 members
• Part of the evaluation panel that was involved in the selection of change management and configuration management tools for Confidential organization
• Developed the test strategy and plan for Confidential legacy application replacement
• Developed performance strategy of - pilot customer rollout
• Developed detailed ‘Activity Check List’ to track all activities part of go - live, resulting in detailed back-out process in case of rollback
• Developed a comprehensive regression testing strategy resulting in over 200 hours saved during every test cycle
• Mentored and groomed junior testers in preparing test plans and test scenarios
• Reduced the re-work effort to 5 % by following use-case model test design approach
• Developed agile based testing approach to test multiple releases
• Created defect logging and tracking. Change and Configuration Management tool. Trained all user community consisting of Business analyst, developers and testers on this process
• Created an extensive training plan on, to onboard new business analyst, developers and testers
• Analyzed the SRS (System Requirement Specifications) and developed the Test plan, Testing Types Required, Test scenarios, Test scripts, and Test cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members.

Environment: Salesforce.com, HPQC, JIRA, QTP, SAP TAO

Confidential, MI

TCoE - QA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Business/Functional requirements and gather requirements
• Preparing Test Plan and test cases and Requirement Traceability Matrix
• Monitoring & Training Test execution with the testing team and leading offshore team for delivery execution
• Defect management - summary reporting, defect triage meetings
• Status update to Key stakeholders for Review and Signoff
• Managed Onshore/Offsite testing team members & as well the other vendors

Environment: Clear Quest, HPQC, JIRA, QTP, TOAD, MS SQL, Finance, Mainframe COBOL, DB2, CICS, DB2, JCL