SUMMARY:

• Confidential has a total of 21 years of experience in IT which includes QA, BA & Scrum Master.
• During his tenure, he has acquired a good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (Waterfall &Agile) and analysis, with emphasis on Black Box testing, ETL testing, Backend Database testing, ETL, Data testing, functional testing, GUI testing, system testing, regression testing, load and performance testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Automated Testing Tools: Confidential Rational Suite, Selenium, HP Quality Center, HP QuickTest Professional, Application Life Cycle Management (ALM 11)

Programming Languages: Visual Studio.NET, SQL, PL/SQL, Java, HTML, Pro*C, C, SAS, C++, Perl, EJB, COBOL, JCL, Pascal

Relational Databases: Oracle 12c, Sybase, Java Data Access, MS SQL Server 2005/2008, DB2 9.7, MS Access

Operating Systems: Windows 2010, Sun Solaris, HP Unix, AIX, MACOS, MS DOS, Red Hat Linix

Application Servers: WebLogic Server, WebSphere, IIS, WebMethods IS

Miscellaneous: Rapid SQL, Lotus Notes, FICO Blaze, TOAD, Lotus Notes, Quest, XML, XSL, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), SQL Server Reporting Services (SFRS), Confidential Rational ClearQuest, Confidential Rational ClearCase, Confidential Rational Rose, CVS, Data Junction, Element tool, Requisite Pro, Confidential Rational Unified Process, Terminal Server for Windows 2000, TIBCO, Informatica, Microstrategy, Integrity Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, VA

Test/UAT Lead

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business and development teams to gather business requirements/user - stories for the application. Participate in requirement review sessions, gathering requirements and performing gap-analysis as per project needs.
• Assist QA manager for LOE estimates/project planning and scheduling. Develop & document test strategies and templates to ensure/increase team velocity.
• Leading and coaching the organization in its Scrum adoption
• Responsible for performing SIT, UAT, Business Integration & E2E testing.
• Participate in discussion sessions with all teams including DBA, BA, Product Owner, Scrum Master, System Admin, and Developers to sort out/resolve any impediments.
• Provide day-to-day % completion status to QA Manager for multiple applications/projects.
• Participate/Conduct peer-review sessions (for Test Plan, RTM, Test cases) as needed so that everyone in the project gets familiar with each phase of QA. Obtain necessary sign-offs in documentation.
• Work closely with QA Manager for prioritization of tasks and ensure automated regression test suite execution after production deployments.
• USE SAS program for data extraction from warehouse and perform various data operations.
• Provide guidance/prepare for QA documents and reference documents for the team peer-review and make sure they are stored in network repository or checked into SharePoint.
• Mentor junior QA team members in best practices for writing test cases, test data prep, access for tools and SQL.
• Use Informatica for data ETL, mapping rules and table conditions validation test cases.
• Stay focused on completing the testing deliverables and contribute in creation of test cases to cover boundary values, edge conditions for business rules, positive and negative scenarios. Create test data for file format, XML requests etc. to test validation of functionality and rules.
• Schedule meeting with teams for triage/resolution of any identified defects.
• Write and execute test cases in ALM/JIRA. Document defects in CQ/ALM/JIRA as needed.
• Develop, document, and maintain Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and prioritize the work based on project priority.
• Review project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable.
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed.
• Provide management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis.
• Oversee the selection, design, and prioritization of test scenarios and test cases that will provide efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk.
• Maintained culture of learning and technical advancement by making presentations and participating and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Translate assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries.
• Mentor and share business knowledge with the team and new members on board.
• Assist QA Manager in all areas including maintaining software licenses, admin areas, reports, interviews.
• Provide feedback to QA Manager as needed.
• Escalated issues as needed and participated in CCB

Environment: DOORS, QTP 12, XML Spy, MS Office, Excel, Windows 10, ACCESS, SAS, SQL, Oracle, IE 10.0, TOAD, UNIX, HPQC/ALM, Soap UI, Business Objects, JIRA/Jenkins, Rally & Informatica

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Develop, document, and maintain Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and prioritize the work based on project priority.
• Review project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable.
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed.
• Provide management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis.
• Oversee the selection, design, and prioritization of test scenarios and test cases that will provide efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk.
• Maintained culture of learning and technical advancement by making presentations and participating and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Translate assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries.
• Mentor and share business knowledge with the team and new members on board.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and quality, ability to multitask, team focus, strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Manage multiple projects to determine budget, schedule, approach, and organization
• Provide resourcing forecasts and recommendations for projects
• Monitor projects to maintain a positive funding, positive cash flow and all targeted project margins are met or exceeded
• Manage all invoicing and accounting to ensure timely completion
• Ensure team compliance to all Company policies and procedures
• Prepare Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Leading QA teams in ensuring complete test cycle and on time delivery of product by using SCRUM methodology, Waterfall methodology.
• Analyze business specification and software architecture document to determine system integration points.
• Developed a Test strategy for GUI, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• Manage diverse teams in supporting multiple Business Platforms
• Develop the release test strategy for System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Version / Backward compatibility testing.
• Represented QA in all Change Control Board meetings and participated in technology strategy sessions, resource planning, and risk management meetings

Environment: DOORS, QTP 12, XML Spy, MS Office, Excel, ACCESS, SAS, SQL, Oracle, IE 10.0, TOAD, UNIX, HPQC/ALM, Soap UI, JIRA/Jenkins & Informatica

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed, documented, and maintained Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and prioritize the work based on project priority
• Reviewed project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable
• Develop, document, and maintain Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and prioritize the work based on project priority.
• Review project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable.
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed.
• Provide management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis.
• Oversee the selection, design, and prioritization of test scenarios and test cases that will provide efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk.
• Maintained culture of learning and technical advancement by making presentations and participating and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Translate assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries.
• Mentor and share business knowledge with the team and new members on board.
• Translated assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries
• Demonstrated attention to detail and quality, ability to multitask, team focus, strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Performed Report validation - for the reports generated in MicroStrategy
• Lead QA teams in ensuring complete test cycle and on time delivery of product by using SCRUM methodology, Waterfall methodology
• Prepared and executed SQL queries against Netezza Database to retrieve and validate the data
• Lead onsite & offsite team members and handling multiple projects
• Produced Test Metrics which provided the details of number of test cases executed, number passed, number failed and number left to execute in daily status meetings
• Analyzed business specification and software architecture document to determine system integration points
• Developed a Test strategy for GUI, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• Developed the release test strategy for System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Version / Backward compatibility testing
• Represented QA in all Change Control Board meetings and participated in technology strategy sessions, resource planning, and risk management meetings
• Participated in the issues resolution and change control processes

Environment: QTP 11, Natezza,XML Spy, Excel, ACCESS, SQL, IE 9.0, TOAD, UNIX, HPQC10, Manual, Automated Testing, JIRA/Jenkins, Microstrategy, Soap UI & Rally

Test Lead Software

Responsibilities:

• Created, maintained, and implemented feature test plans and test cases to test functional area(s) of the product
• Participated in reviewing and refining existing test suites
• Participated in development requirement discussions
• Participated and drive usability initiatives in QA
• Develop, document, and maintain Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach.
• Simultaneously work on multiple projects and prioritize the work based on project priority.
• Review project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable.
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed.
• Provide management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis.
• Oversee the selection, design, and prioritization of test scenarios and test cases that will provide efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk.
• Maintained culture of learning and technical advancement by making presentations and participating and knowledge sharing sessions.
• Translate assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries.
• Mentor and share business knowledge with the team and new members on board.
• Contributed to overall testing efforts for all major, minor, and maintenance releases of a product to ensure they perform as designed
• Troubleshoot issues that are encountered
• Executed Cross product regression test cases and participated in certification efforts
• Reviewed product documentation and contributed corrections as detected
• Entered bugs in the defect database, track status and test fixes
• Coordinated metrics collection and analysis and applied results to improve test coverage and techniques.
• Participated in Agile Scrum meeting
• Developed a Test strategy for GUI, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence
• Developed the release test strategy for System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Performance testing, Version / Backward compatibility testing
• Developed, executed, and maintained automated test cases designed for functional, system and regression testing
• Analyzed business specification and software architecture document to determine system integration points
• Performed data-flow testing, control-flow, boundary value and logic-based testing
• Evaluated and participated in implementation of new tools and frameworks for QA
• Documented test results and reports findings
• Developed test plan and test case methodologies
• Contributed toward enhancing the QA process
• Contributed to the entire Development process and the role of QA in it, including participation in design and prototype activities, and postmortems
• Owned QA initiatives and worked closely with the QA Manager to monitor and ensure completion of QA milestones

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; proven success in complex problem analysis and resolution in an environment requiring superior negotiating and conflict resolution
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed
• Provided management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis
• Developed, documented, and maintained Test Strategy, Test Plan and Testing approach
• Worked simultaneously on multiple projects and prioritized the work based on project priority
• Reviewed project requirements and design specifications to identify gaps and ensure documented project criteria are clear, consistent, and testable
• Oversaw the selection, design, and prioritization of test scenarios and test cases that will provide efficient coverage of requirements consistent with acceptable level of risk
• Translated assigned end-user requirements into fully documented, re-usable test cases and scripts in accordance with approved test plans. Maintain and utilize an inventory of re-usable test harnesses and queries
• Provided LOE's to the project manager for each release and assign tasks to the team members
• Mentored and shared business knowledge with the team and new members on board
• Demonstrated attention to detail and quality, ability to multitask, team focus, strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Produced Test Metrics which provided the details of number of test cases executed, number passed, number failed and number left to execute in daily status meetings
• Participated in the issues resolution and change control processes
• Facilitated requirements gathering sessions, preparing analysis documentation; such as business process diagrams, etc.
• Executed the Automated scripts for Regression using Loadrunner
• Participated in extensive planning and executing the Web services Interface(s) testing
• Managed XML Testing for SOA systems
• Extensively used SQL queries to verify the Database Tables
• Conducted defect review meetings and walkthrough with Business group
• Tested Middleware XML schemas and DTDs to verify that these were prepared according to the business requirements
• Developed automation SOA XML messages regression test suites for regression test build by using Web Services add-ins of Quick Test Pro
• Participated in implementing the TIBCO Business process management
• Extensively used complex SQL Scripts to query the database in order to do Back End Testing/Reporting.
• Represented QA in all Change Control Board meetings and participated in technology strategy sessions, resource planning, and risk management meetings
• Assisted UAT team and helped them understand the SDLC methodology and also helped them in the creation of various testing artifacts that are to be delivered by UAT as a part of the process
• Performed Report validation - for the reports generated from SSRS
• Worked with project team in understanding the issues encountered during the data flow and brought them to the attention of business users for resolution
• Reviewed the requirements traceability matrix (RTM) for accuracy and completeness and participates in the Test Suite Review and Test Case Peer Review to ensure test cases appropriately translate and map to requirements
• Evaluated overall results of test execution, perform risk assessments, and modify test plans and/or schedules based on findings

Sr QA Analyst/Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills; proven success in complex problem analysis and resolution in an environment requiring superior negotiating and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated attention to detail and quality, ability to multitask, team focus, strong interpersonal skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Produced Test Metrics which provided the details of number of test cases executed, number passed, number failed and number left to execute in daily status meetings
• Participated in the issues resolution and change control processes
• Facilitated requirements gathering sessions, preparing analysis documentation; such as business process diagrams, etc.
• Participated in extensive planning and executing the Web services Interface(s) testing
• Proven success in complex problem analysis and resolution in an environment requiring superior negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• Performed XML Testing capabilities related to testing of SOA systems
• Provided management with Progress and Status Reports on regular basis
• Prepared Test Cases based on the Functional Specifications and Use Cases in Confidential Rational Test Manager/Quality Center
• Prepared Data Validation and Replication Scenarios
• Prepared exclusive SQL Queries for various database testing
• Conducted meetings and walkthrough with Business group
• Executed Test Cases in Test Manager/QC for GUI, Reports and Functional Testing
• Performed Regression Testing for the subsequent builds of the application
• Performed Backend Testing of the application using Exceed, Command Center, and Rapid SQL
• Performed hands-on manual exploratory, ad-hoc, and charter based testing to validate that software meets user requirements
• Reported and Tracked defects using Confidential Rational Clear Quest
• Generated various Test Manager and Clear Quest Reports
• Performed the walkthroughs for TRR (Test Readiness Review)
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Participated in implementing the TIBCO Business process management
• Executed the Automated scripts for Regression testing of LP Application using Confidential Rational Functional Tester/QTP
• Performed Testing of the database replication of Lotus notes documents to DB2 Database, by creating the lotus notes views and validating the data against the DB2 Database
• Prepared Test Strategy, Test Plan and Test Readiness Review (TRR)
• Prepared Test Cases based on the Functional Business Requirements in Confidential Rational Test Manager/ HP Quality Center
• Performed Backend Testing of the application using Exceed and Rapid SQL and validated the population in the reports against the database using SQL Queries
• Responsible for determining Testing work effort & testing resources to determine the amount and extent of testing to be performed

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Documented all test cases using TestDirector 7.5
• Performed Unit, Integration, System and Regression testing activities
• Worked with the client and Management team as a Senior QA Analyst to kick off QA Automation process
• Performed manual and automated testing as well as white box and black box testing
• Developed automated regression test suites using QuickTest Pro 6.0
• Took the initiative to automate the manual test cases using automation tools like WinRunner 7.5 and QuickTest Pro 6.0
• Involved in Functional, System, Integration, Data Validation, User Acceptance, Scalability, Performance, Stress and Load Testing
• Developed automated scripts to monitor application websites (24 x 7) in real-time using e-Monitor
• Developed automated regression test suites using WinRunner for Client/server application.
• Performed Load/ Performance testing using LoadRunner
• Involved in various phases of the Confidential Rational Unified Process
• Coordinated with development team regarding bug reporting and verifying code fixes.
• Member of recommendation group tasked with improving organizational application standards
• Involved extensively in database testing using SQL scripts

QA Analyst / Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system specifications documents
• Developed project plans using a top-down approach
• Took the initiative to start the automation lab and successfully automated the testing of the HR module
• Developed automated test scripts using Confidential Rational Team Test 7.1
• Interacted with developers to address defects discovered during testing
• Involved in Functional, System, Integration, User Acceptance, Scalability, Performance, Stress, and Load Testing using a combination of manual and automated testing ( Confidential Rational Team Test Suite)
• Performed service pack testing as part of an ongoing effort to enhance the functionality of the product
• Utilized the WMS defect tracking system
• Performed additional testing of the Infinium HR NT product on Terminal Server for Windows NT
• Involved in select phases of the Confidential Rational Unified Process
• Tested various Travel Time and Effective Begin Date functionality manually and generated automated test scripts using Confidential Rational Robot 7.1
• Performed smoke, functional, user acceptance, integration, system, regression and stress testing activities