EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Around 8 years of experience in Information Technology with emphasis on test Quality Assurance with expertise in software testing & automation.
• Experience in various phases of SDLC and well experienced in working with Iterative and Agile Programming Methodologies.
• Strong experience in Agile Scrum methodology.
• Good experience in Product Owner role and managed feature backlog for two scrum teams.
• Highly experienced in, preparing test designs, test plans, test cases, verification and validation of test cases.
• Strong experience in managing & coordinating QA activities for offshore team.
• Good experience in define and developing quality procedures to achieve stable product from design phase to deployment phase.
• Strong experience in reviewing test strategies, approaches & plans and providing feedback for QA activities
• Highly experienced in performing manual testing, regression testing, performance testing, Beta testing, integration testing, sanity testing and Smoke Test on different platforms.
• Expertise in using Configuration Management tools like Clear Case, Team Foundation Server.
• Had strong experience in Visual Studio Coded UI tool and in writing, modifying automated test scripts.
• Good experience in developing automation framework using Microsoft VSTS coded UI tool.
• Good experience in Automation tool like Selenium IDE & WebDriver.
• Good experience in automating test scripts with Selenium WebDriver and customized Selenium Framework.
• Good experience in various frameworks such as Keyword and data driven frameworks.
• Hands - on experience in programming language C# and SQL Server.
• Certified SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) practitioner and Certified Product Owner.
• Good experience in communicating with cross functional/geo-graphical or development teams to deliver a quality product.
• Highly dedicated, quick starter, excellent in solving problems under strict deadlines.

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Team Foundation Server, Kanban, IBM Rational Clear case, Mind Map

Automation Tools: Microsoft VSTS Coded UI, Selenium IDE, Selenium Web Driver and WWFAST

Programming Languages: C#

Database Skills: Microsoft SQL Server

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7/ 8 and Windows server 2008/2012, Windows 10

Product knowledge: HMI Products - Wonderware InTouch & Wonderware Application Server

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Sr. Product Assurance Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Worked as Product owner and managed feature backlog for two scrum teams.
• Worked with development team and portfolio team to finalize the product backlog.
• Involved in Release planning activities to provide accurate details for QA team.
• Worked on daily review of feature/sprint backlog for sprint closure in committed deadlines.
• Worked with QA team to finalize test design, test planning activities for every Sprint and release.
• Designed QA artifacts from design phase to product delivery phase.
• Authored & reviewed test design documents based on business requirements of product.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing, System testing, Sanity Testing, Beta testing, Performance testing and reported the major issues proactively.
• Involved in writing and modifying automated test scripts with VSTS Coded UI tool.
• Involved in updating Coded UI Test Framework based on product changes.
• Trained to automate Confidential Access Anywhere product using Selenium automation tool.
• Gained good experience in automating test scripts with Selenium Web Driver and customized selenium automation framework.
• Involved in code churn analysis and test case authoring for missing test scenarios in Code churn analysis.
• Worked on reviewing defect backlog with client and provided suggestions on the functionality and next steps to be followed by team
• Worked with Stakeholders to provide a proper environment for user acceptance testing.
• Reviewed and provided comments for the outcome feedback from user acceptance testing.
• Collaborated with software tech writers to prepare and review user guides.
• Authored and reviewed automated test scripts for regression testing.
• Involved in regular project review meetings & test Status Meetings and provided suggestions to deliver a project within specified milestones.
• Worked with cross functional & geo-graphical team for proper implementation of multiple functional areas.
• Worked on Industrial automation-based software and gained knowledge of different customer fields like Pharmaceutical, Bio-Tech and Oil based.
• Worked on project audit activities by providing required reports to Client.
• Presented feature demos for a release to the stakeholders and incorporating the feedbacks to the product.
• Supported Development team to resolve the issues on time.
• Delivered knowledge sharing sessions within onsite and offshore teams.
• Involved in project technical discussions on functionality defined to implement.
• Worked with On and offshore teams to coordinate testing teams.
• Trained and mentor new test engineers on testing procedures.
• Provided QA feedback for review retrospectives.
• Involved in subsequent patch releases of this main release.

Environment: Team Foundation Server (TFS), IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, C#, VC++, VSTS Coded UI, WWFAST, Selenium and Mindmap viewer.

Confidential

Product Assurance Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Worked as Product owner and managed feature backlog for my project team.
• Create User stories to represent product requirements in details needed for development.
• Involved in release planning activities.
• Understanding portfolio backlog and requirements and planned feature level user stories for the team.
• Worked with development team and portfolio team to finalize the product backlog.
• Worked with QA team to finalize test design, test planning activities for every Sprint and release.
• Authored and reviewed test design documents based on business requirements of product.
• Performed Functional testing, regression testing, System testing, Sanity Testing, User acceptance/Beta testing, Performance testing and reported the major issues proactively.
• Tested multiple versions of application software, taking into consideration of geographical locations and different platforms to ensure the product is worked as designed.
• Submitted testing reports for Bug-reporting and Bug-tracking using the test management tools Rational Clear Quest and Team Foundation Server.
• Worked on reviewing defect backlog with client and provided suggestions on the functionality and next steps to be followed by team.
• Worked with Stakeholders/customers to provide a proper environment for user acceptance testing.
• Reviewed and provided comments for the outcome feedback from user acceptance testing.
• Collaborated with software tech writers to prepare and review user guides.
• Involved in writing and modifying automated test scripts with VSTS Coded UI tool.
• Involved in updating Coded UI Test Framework based on product changes.
• Involved in code churn analysis and test case authoring for missing test scenarios in Code churn analysis.
• Supported Development team to resolve the issues on time.
• Involved in regular project review meetings & test Status Meetings and provided suggestions to deliver a project within specified milestones.
• Trained and mentor new test engineers on testing procedures.
• Provided QA feedback for review retrospectives.
• Worked on project audit activities by providing required reports to Client.
• Involved in subsequent patch releases of this main release.

Environment: Team Foundation Server (TFS), IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, C#, VC++, VSTS Coded UI, WWFAST and Mindmap viewer.

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assisted in development of Test Automation Framework in Coded UI and WWFAST tools.
• Involved in writing automated test scripts using Microsoft Visual Studio Coded UI & WWFAST automation tool.
• Authored test design documents such as Software Test specification, Test case documents based on business & market requirements.
• Performed Manual, regression testing of the product and reported the major issues proactively in ClearQuest tool.
• System testing and sanity testing for the daily builds and the point builds.
• Authored test cases for missing test scenarios in Code churn analysis.
• Actively following up the issues with the Development Team for timely resolution.
• Involved in project technical discussions on functionality defined to implement.
• Involved in regular project review meetings & test Status Meetings.
• Involved in subsequent patch releases of this main release.

Environment: IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, C#, VC++, VSTS Coded UI, WWFAST, Selenium and Mindmap viewer

Confidential

QA Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing automated test scripts using WWFAST automation tool.
• Performed Manual, regression testing and reported the major issues proactively.
• System testing and sanity testing for the daily builds and the point builds
• Involved in regular status meetings.

Environment: IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational ClearQuest, C#, VC++, VSTS Coded UI, WWFAST, Selenium and Mindmap viewer.