SUMMARY:

• Over Ten years of experience in Information Technology as Quality Assurance with Manual & Automated Testing of Client/Server and WEB based applications and System Engineer Analyst.
• Very Good understanding of quality assurance testing methodology relative to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in the areas of quality assurance, development, testing, deployment and documentation and worked on different SDLC models (Waterfall Model, V Model and Agile Model).
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC) aspects such as developing test strategies, test plans, test cases (manual / automated), defect reports and developing test scripts, HP Quality Center (QC), Client / Server and Web based applications.
• Hands on experience in tracking and reporting defects by using HP Quality Center / ALM, Bugzilla and JIRA. Good exposure in CMM and CMMI levels.
• Familiar with Agile Scrum process and worked on agile methodology and projects.
• Comprehensive knowledge of service oriented architecture system testing practices and methodologies.
• Perform responsibilities of developing test scripts by using SOA test tools.
• Experience in End to End testing.
• Mid - Level experience in automation testing by using Selenium, SOAP UI and Rational Functional Tester (RFT).
• Performed performance testing of the web application using RFT to check the stress and performance of the application.
• Wrote PL/SQL Scripts to extract data from various database tables for testing purpose.
• Implemented RDBMS concepts in MySQL and Oracle using SQL (DDL/DML) to create stored procedures, dynamic SQL, and triggers in database creation, maintenance, and testing.
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner, a highly motivated and versatile team player and always willing to work in challenging and cross platform environment.
• Experience in handling customer issues and providing them with solutions helping them achieve their business goals within a limited time frame.
• Extensive working knowledge in offshore - onsite model.
• Interacted closely with developers, environment people, client, team manager, team lead and team members for feature issues and discussion.
• Worked closely with Business analysts, Developers, Support teams to promote successful delivery of products and services.
• Experience of writing System Requirement documents for the Business Scenarios.
• Performed as a Scrum Master Role in couple of projects.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Types of Testing: Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, End to End Testing, Performance / Load Testing, Automation Testing, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, GUI Testing, Database Testing, Backend Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, Web Service Testing(Restful)

Tools: Soap UI, Eclipse, Quality Center/ALM, JIRA, Bugzilla, Rational Clear Quest, SQL Developer, RallyDev, Test Link, TOAD, Postman

Automation Tools: Rational Performance Tester, Rational Functional Tester, QTP/UFT, Selenium

Build Tools: Ant, Maven

RDMS: MySQL, Oracle, Postgresql, MS Access

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, V Model, Iterative Methodologies

Languages: Java, SQL, JavaScript, VB Scripting, Shell Scripts

Platforms: Windows, UNIX, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Business Users and the System Engineers to discuss/resolve the project requirements and issues.
• Written the Technical Specifications Document based on Business Requirement Document by Client.
• Interaction with Customers/Work center Users daily for upcoming features scope.
• Verification of traceability between phases in order to avoid latter cost reduction requirements.
• Worked as a Scrum Master for couple of agile projects. Followed Agile Methodology to emphasize on real time communication over written documentation and to minimize risk by implementing software test effort in short time sprints or iterations.
• Conducted Agile Scrum meetings to discuss project progress and plan with the teams. Used Agile methodology in developing the application, which includes iterative application Development, 2 week-sprints, daily stand up meetings, Sprint Retrospective, Sprint Planning, Story Estimates and customer reporting backlogs (bugs).
• Wrote Test Cases and Test Steps in Eclipse using Function, Overloaded Function, Variable, Array (single and multi-dimensional) and conditional logic to make script more logical and Debug Java Script.
• Performed functional, regression and UAT Testing extensively used selenium test suite (IDE, RC and web driver).
• Used Selenium automation (Test NG) to different type of browsers to perform Cross Browser Testing.
• Worked on Selenium GUI Object / element verification is done through XPath, CSSLocators.
• Used ANT and MAVEN to build and run the Selenium automation framework.
• Performed Performance Testing of the application using RPT.
• Responsible for defect tracking and management metrics.
• Reporting of Project Status, Defects and Risks to Management and Stakeholders on daily basis.
• Helped resolve many issues during system testing, end to end testing, user acceptance testing and production verification testing phases, also helped quick resolution of defects raised by business users by understanding their concerns and business flow.
• Helped Client System Engineers and business users in solving many issues by giving them inputs on application business functionality thus helping move a defect to correct application and saving time in handoffs and unnecessary investigation and discussion.
• Worked with Production Issue Managers across vendors to communicate on defect deployment and change request target releases.
• Guiding the team globally by conducting class room trainings, knowledge sharing sessions, walkthrough discussions.
• Mentored and trained the new joiners within and outside the team on Software Development Life Cycle and company/account processes.

Environment: Java, Selenium(Web Driver), Test NG, Soap UI, Ant, Maven, Agile, Gherkin, HTML, XML, XPath, JavaScript, Quality Center, SQL, PLSQL, Oracle, UNIX, Windows, Postman, Rally Dev, Rational Performance Tester, SQL Developer, XPath

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed the project delivery team of 12 which were assigned various parallel projects at same time.
• Ensure the team followed the defined testing methodologies, designing test plans and test cases, verifying and validating web based applications and documentation based on standards for software development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Analyzed the business requirements document, created the detailed test plan for the new functionality for the team.
• Handled the tasks of assisting senior SOA testers in developing test strategies and in gathering testing requirements.
• Good understanding of SOA requirements and SOA Reference Architecture.
• Well versed Maintenance of automation, regression tests using Rational Functional Tester (RFT).
• Performed performance testing of the web apps using Rational Performance Tester (RPT) to check the stress of the server.
• Performed Functional Testing, Smoke testing, Integration testing, UAT Testing, Backend testing, Regression Testing, End to End Testing and System Testing.
• Developed Shell Scripts wherever applicable during the project life cycle.
• Performed Backend Testing by Executing SQL Queries against SQL database. Used SQL to perform Data integrity testing and checking the integrity of UI data with Database Data.
• Extensively used bug tracking and defect mgmt. tools such as ALM, JIRA and Bugzilla to identify, manage and resolve defects found during various test cycles.
• Worked with development team to ensure ‘testing issues’ are resolved on the basis of using defect reports.
• Participated in system walkthrough and inspection meetings to understand the business rules and system operation flows.
• Assisted client implement User Acceptance Test (UAT) including creating test plan, generating test data, designing test cases, preparing test environment and executing test.
• Documented and communicated test reports using quality center dashboard.
• Generated the detailed reports of the bugs, pass-fail report and comparison chart for the management reporting.
• Handled Migration Projects like Server Migrations, Technology Migrations and Disaster Recovery Sites Testing from Scratch etc.

Environment: Java, Rational Functional Tester, Soap UI, Agile, HTML, XML, JavaScript, Quality Center, Clear Quest, SQL, PLSQL, Oracle, UNIX, Windows, Rational Clear Quest, TOAD, Rational Performance Tester, JIRA, Bugzilla, AJAX, MQ, CORBA, Connect Direct

Confidential

Software Quality Assurance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirement documents and the technical specification documents.
• Developed the test plan, test cases and test scripts based on rational unified process, also developed test strategies and test plans for effective and efficient testing practice.
• Prepared test scenarios based on business rules documentation.
• Performed function testing, integration testing, system testing and user acceptance test.
• Interacted with the Developers for bug fixes and problem resolution.
• Tested the claims for newly created benefit packages and changes made to existing benefit packages was involved in interacting with the clients on a day to day basis, effective allocation of tasks to all team members, involved in coordinating with the team to ensure coverage of requirement, effort estimation and resolution of issues on time to ensure delivery of quality work.
• Involved in defect triage meetings with the developers and project management.
• Experienced in working with Business Analysts to understand the domain from client's business perspective.

Environment: Java, Waterfall, HTML, XML, Clear Quest, SQL, Oracle, UNIX, Windows.