EXPERIENCE SUMMARY 

10 Years of experience in Software Quality Testing. Expertise in Banking and Financial, Investment banking and Payments (SWIFT messaging) domain involving Mobile Banking (Android smart phones & tablets), UAT testing and Web - based Applications using ETL, Manual and Automated Testing Tools. Currently working as Team Lead/QA Lead/Sr. Test Engineer

• Experience in understanding the Business requirements and writing High Level Test Cases based on Business Specification and executing the Test Cases
• Proficient in Testing Methodologies and experienced in Executing and Managing Testing activities
• Capable of leading a team as well as a good team player
• Excellent working knowledge of designing and implementation of all QA test strategy plans using manual test solutions for Client-Server and Web applications
• Proficient in ETL Testing using SQL and Unix
• Proficient in API Testing using SOAP UI tool
• Proficient in Backend Testing, Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing and End to End system testing
• Well-versed will all stages of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), STLC, Bug Life Cycle, End to End business flows
• Experience in conducting defect triage meeting with dev./implementation teams
• Extensive experience in manual testing of software applications
• Experience in writing and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Test scripts
• Good at reporting the test results in the format requested by the clients
• Good experience on working with Agile Methodology and Waterfall model
• Expertise in designing and developing Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenarios
• Well versed with automation testing project activities including requirements gathering, planning, designing scripts and creating test data, executing test scripts
• Flexible and versatile to adapt to a new environment and ability to multitasking and work independently
• Excellent problem solving, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Quick learner, good communication, presentation and management skills

SKILLS:

Testing Types: ETL, Manual, Functional, API, Black Box, UAT, Regression, End to End System, Backend and Automation Testing

Domain: Banking and Financial - Online Banking, Mobile Banking, KYC, AML, Securities and Derivatives, SWIFT Payments

Operating System: WINDOWS, Mainframe, Hogan, Android (Mobile)

Tools: SOAP UI, Informatica, Query Surge, Version One, QTP, Actimize

Test Management Tools: JIRA, ALM

Defect tracking & Management: JIRA, ALM, Clear Quest, Bugzilla

Database: SQL Server, Oracle

PROJECT DETAILS:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Description:

The purpose of this project is to define the changes required to implement KYC UI and Web API operation to maintain and display the profile and KYC data as per the new KYC standard. The Omni KYC application will integrate into document management solutions and sanction screening applications. Omni KYC application provide function to create an Alert, Generate a report and periodic review case management

Role & Contribution

• Working as a Test Lead/Onsite coordinator
• Defect coordinator

Contribution:

• Test Plan Preparation and Requirement streamlining for the ongoing cycle
• Designed, developed and delivered Manual API and UI test scripts to test the application
• Implemented test scripts for Smoke Test to ascertain that the crucial functions of the application work and also implemented Regression Test to detect bugs after enhancement and configuration settings of the code
• Bug Tracking and reporting through ALM bug tracking tool
• Interacted with the respective developers to explain the testing issues on behalf of the testing team and managed the entire testing effort
• Performed smoke, sanity, functional, regression and End to End testing
• Prepared test data for positive and negative test scenarios as per application specifications requirements
• Analyzing & understanding of the Requirement documents
• Test Planning: Complete responsibility of planning the Test case execution activities and assigning the test cases. Expert in creating targeted regression plans to test areas of fixes and ensuring quick delivering of software to the Customer
• One to one interaction with the end Customer involving project deadlines, planning & execution, bug scrub and ensuring that product is delivered with utmost quality
• Run overnight stability scripts and provide daily reports
• Created Defects with complete information including logs, screenshots
• Took initiative to participate in Bug scrub meetings with Development team and providing inputs about the reproducibility, criticality of the bugs

Technologies: GUI, API, Manual, Functional, Hogan

Tools: SOAP UI, QTP/UFT, ALM, Version One, GUI, Hogan

Confidential

Role & Contribution

• Worked as Test Lead/QA Lead
• Mentor for the new joiners in the team

Contribution:

• Responsible for managing the team of 4 members and keeping track of their daily work activities
• Responsible for mentoring the new team members
• Acting as a point of contact between stake holders and off-shore team to understand the client’s expectation and share with the team
• Keeping a track of Project status by monitoring the test execution status
• Took the Application Screenshots and copied the images whenever exceptions occurred and also at important checkpoints of application execution
• Analyzing & understanding of the Requirement documents
• Writing new quality Test cases based on the requirements and involving Corner cases, negative scenarios
• Test Planning: Complete responsibility of planning the Test case execution activities and assigning the test cases. Expert in creating targeted regression plans to test areas of fixes and ensuring quick delivering of software to the Customer
• One to one interaction with the end Customer involving project deadlines, planning & execution, bug scrub and ensuring that product is delivered with utmost quality
• Prepared RTM (requirement traceability matrix) mapping each requirement to a test case
• Perform Smoke testing on every new software build released
• Executed test cases for different features of the application
• Created Defects with complete information including logs, screenshots
• Took initiative to participate in Bug scrub meetings with Development team and providing inputs about the reproducibility, criticality of the bugs

Technologies: ETL, Data-base Testing, Unix, UI, Manual Testing

Tools: ALM, Actimize, QTP/UFT, Winscp, Toad, Putty, Informatica

Confidential

Role & Contribution

• Sr. Test Engineer
• Defect Verifier and logger in the team

Responsibilities:

• Fully responsible for CITCO application UAT testing
• Worked on development of UAT Test Plan and Test cases for different releases
• Found major issues during UAT testing which increases the quality of product
• Effective participation in daily defect triage meeting
• Responsible for tracking and updating the defects effectively
• Took full ownership and responsibility for tasks like planning, handling issues and delivering on time with high quality
• Perform Regression testing for UAT testing
• Effective and very frequent communication with the developer to resolve the defects
• Sharing Daily and Weekly status reports with all the stake holders

Technologies: Manual Testing, Database Testing, ETL Testing

Tools: Quality Center, Putty, Winscp, Toad