OBJECTIVE:

To secure the challenging position as a QA Analyst/QA Engineer where I’ll able to use more than 6 years of experience in implementing ground - breaking solutions for complex software testing issues relevance to various stages of software testing life cycle that start from collecting business specifications, user requirements, analyzing and designing business information systems in the entire life cycle.

SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience in all phases of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and good exposure to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Participated in requirements analysis, reviews and working sessions to understand the requirements and system design
• Hands on experience with HP’s test suite - UFT/QTP and Quality Center/ALM.
• Experienced in working with open source tools like Selenium (Selenium WebDriver/GRID) and Firebug
• Experienced in Manual and Automated testing techniques, such as Black box, GUI, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Back end and User Acceptance Testing, API Testing.
• Experienced in developing automation script with Selenium Web driver, TestNG
• Experienced in providing the efficient locators strategy like Xpath and Css to run Webdriver script in stable condition
• Experience in TestNG, JUnit, Data Driven and Page Object Model Frameworks in Selenium.
• Experienced in creating, executing tests and generated test reports and created graphs using ALM/Quality Center
• Experienced in using ALM/Quality Center to communicated defects encountered during Regression Test and followed-up with developers until all issues were resolved
• Experienced in database testing and validated application against database by writing SQL queries
• Experienced in creating checkpoints using UFT/QTP for web pages, images, tables
• Proficient in writing structure code using VB Script in UFT/QTP to enhance the power of automated scripts to handle logical test cases
• Experienced in Developing Automation Framework and User Defined Functions Library with reusable VBScript functions using UFT
• Ability to work with all levels of management, willingness to learn and implement new ideas quickly and to be a collaborative team player
• Excellent analytical, communication, documentation and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated resourceful team player that takes a positive approach to problem resolution Expert in industry standard software development methodologies and life-cycles
• Knowledge in test planning, product verification, product validation, and test automation; implementation phases of the development methodology and life-cycle
• Ability and desire to work in a spirited, collaborative environment
• Ability to identify and prioritize important tasks independently
• Self-motivated, willing to learn new concepts, technologies, and ability to produce quickly

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Selenium WebDriver, UFT/QTP,ALM/Quality Center

Bug Reporting Tools: HP ALM, HP Quality Centre, Jira

Databases: Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008 r2

Framework: Data Driven, Keyword Driven, JUnit, TestNG,, Page Object Model

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall

Programming Languages: Java

Scripting Languages: HTML, XML, VB Script, JavaScript, SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Work in an agile environment while supporting conversion of project from Waterfall to Agile environment.
• Assist Test Lead with process for developing project planning, monitoring, and controlling test activities.
• Participated in all the meetings regarding the project including sprint planning meetings, release planning meetings, Sprint review meetings, and daily stand-up (Scrum) meetings.
• Worked with UAT Team to gather requirements then develop Use Cases based on requirements.
• Worked on developing Test Plans, Test Cases and expectation level documents based on Use case.
• Transformed test cases into reusable actions using VBScript with Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to automate applications for functional, regression and integrations testing.
• Test application for positive and negative scenarios with Data-Driven and Key-Word Driven Framework on UFT.
• Track and report bugs such as Functional Defects, Runtime Errors, and Logical Error on ALM Performance Center
• Extensively involved with UAT team in writing, executing and analyzing UAT environment, Database Checkpoints, and Data Driven Test Scripts for all the projects using UFT.
• Developed and worked with ALM Performance Center to create different types of software development and testing documents templates such as Use Case, requirements gathering, test plan, test readiness report, requirement assessment report and test analysis report templates.
• Develop and execute SQL queries for data verification and validation in database to meet data quality standards.
• Conducted Functional, Integration, Regression and 508 Compliance testing to verify accessibility standards, and compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to make sure that that the application is accessible to people with disabilities.
• Work in a team, as well as, individually on projects while supporting other projects and team members.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements provide testing scope and proposed the testing methodologies.
• Developed test plan, test cases and then executed test cases to meet requirement on Application Under Test (AUT).
• Developed automated scripts based on user stories both for UFT and Selenium.
• Created and enhanced numerous test scripts to handle objects repository changes on application’s GUI environment while using Selenium WebDriver
• Performed GUI testing, Smoke testing, Blackbox testing, Grey box testing, Functional, System testing, Integration, Back end, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Designed, developed and implemented Page Object Model (POM) automation frame-work with Java open source jar for Selenium WebDriver.
• Automated test cases using Selenium TestNG Framework
• Automated testing tools such as JUnit and Selenium to conduct systems, integration, user acceptance, positive and negative, functionality, object, and regression tests.
• Worked as an Automation Tester, responsible for development and maintenance of Automation Frameworks, tools and solutions.
• Managed and coordinated onsite/offshore functional test efforts and automated functional testing.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to analyze changes and identified the areas of application for Regression Testing.
• Performed manual and light selenium IDE script-driven sanity and regression, cross-browser testing to ensure consistency.
• Created solutions to improve scripts by designing new functions, synchronization threads and processes, and check points.
• Tested system requirements for functional defects, bugs and glitches using various web-based test management software such as ALM/Quality Center.
• Analyzed system designs, requirements, and documents to effectively develop test scripts, and test specific scenarios for required levels of security and quality-control testing
• Identify and resolve technical problems with systems by comparing newly designed project interface requirements with current interfaces in the mainframe-based legacy system.
• Analyzed and verified data requirements and layout reports for various databasedesigns and other systems,
• Collaborated with business users and customers to clarify system requirements to improve user interface, design and development of the system processes.
• Worked directly and independently with customers to perform usability testing to thoroughly review and implement test scripts.
• Performed complex analysis and testing support for clients by executing regression testing and manually integrate system improvements.
• Analyzed physical system designs to develop system test plans and outlined an estimated timeline for test schedules.
• Examined business and operational requirements for new and modified systems.
• Worked closely with development team to identify and resolve system-related problems; discuss solutions and make recommendations to senior leaders; implemented and tested these resolutions.
• Prepared Test Cases and Test Data for test execution; validated results, managed defects and reported results.

Confidential, Silver Spring, MD

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Transformed user stories into Functional Requirements in order to create test cases and test procedures with emphasis on automation testing and scripting.
• Applied set of operations, and disciplines for planning, analyzing, designing and construction of information systems across major sectors of organization.
• Participated in test case coverage, test case design, script design and peer reviews.
• Developed test scripts along with maintaining and enhancing the automated test framework to support a continuous integration environment for smoke and regression testing.
• Ensured maximum level of test and automated code coverage, maintainability of scripts, reliability of equipment, and overall robustness of environment and solution during the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Tasked for performing analysis of requirements, writing requirements verification points and providing feedback on requirement testability.
• Responsible for having a thorough understanding of the projects test environment(s) and the projects policies for working in the test environment(s)
• Responsible for installing software into and upgrading test environments (hardware and software) including in-house applications and 3rd party applications.
• Responsible for integration testing applications as appropriate to use on the internet portal
• Responsible for working with a team including development, system engineering and customer representatives in combined integration test efforts.
• Involved in continuous support of overall software quality and testing with continuing refactoring of scripts and test cases as required and enhanced test coverage (system, performance, interoperability, stress, negative testing, etc.).
• Analyzed and logged defects, maintained test data and results, and monitored/analyzed automated test runs and results for reports.
• Supported for identification and debugging of software defects and champion the resolution of bugs and issues.
• Developed SQL, PL/SQL scripts for RDBMS testing with the SQL queries on databases.
• Responsible for developing manual test cases in HP Quality Center and executing tests according to software test processes and procedures.
• Responsible for developing automated test cases within Quick Test Professional and custom scripting as appropriate to the test case.
• Used Quality Center to manage and organize Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) activities to cover requirements, Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting, Defect Management, and Test Automation.
• Used VBScript to design automated test scripts.
• Provided test status report for management, end users and functional users.