SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of experience in Software Testing and expertise in Backend, Manual testing and Automation Testing.
• Experienced in Test strategy planning, scheduling and risk analysis, reporting and tracking.
• Experienced in implementing software testing process from project initiation to release.
• Strong Knowledge in creating Traceability Matrix to ensure comprehensive Test coverage of requirements.
• Extensively experienced in the Black box and Gray box testing and Agile test driven development environment.
• Strong Knowledge in all SDLC models like Water Fall, and V - model .
• Expertise in conducting and participating different Types of Testing - Integration, System, Functional, GUI, Regression, Sanity, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experienced in utilizing JIRA to document test cases, test results and defects.
• Experienced in HP ALM/Quality Center to ensure requirement coverage by Test Cases, as well as defect traceability to Test Cases.
• Good knowledge in uploading Business Risks in HP ALM/Quality Center and mapping the Test Cases.
• Strong Knowledge in using the tools like HP ALM/Quality Center and JIRA for defect Tracking Tool.
• Strong experience in backend testing, writing medium to complex SQL queries and working knowledge of PL/SQL.
• Extensively proficient in adopting the Descriptive Techniques of QTP/UFT for maintainability of the Scripts.
• Expert at creating a single huge Shared Object Repository for all the different modules in QTP/UFT.
• Skilled in handling Automation Scripts based on the concepts of Regular Expressions in QTP/UFT script.
• Proficient in using Soap UI for testing Web Services.
• Experienced in developing and executing plans, meeting deadlines and operating under time constraints.
• Proven skills related to meeting moderation and facilitation, including interviewing of and presentation to senior management.
• Excellent training skills in technical and domain areas required for the projects which helps the team.
• Expert in maintaining team harmony through effective Human resource communications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: HP ALM, HP UFT, HP Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, JIRA, Soap UI

Programming Language: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, XML, Visual Basic, Java, PHP

Database: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, DB2

Operating System: MS-DOS, Windows, Unix/Linux

MS Tools: MS Visio, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Office, PowerPoint

Project Management Tools: HP Quality Center, JIRA, HP ALM

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• developed and executed numerous Test cases for complete testing coverage of many functional areas.
• Tested Application for GUI Appearance and Functionality.
• Tested back-end content management mechanism.
• Performed Manual Testing for implemented modules.
• Performed Black box Testing to ensure the best quality of the source code.
• Implemented the Regression Tests for every modified build.
• Implemented of different Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) policies and plan.
• Worked with Agile methodology and scrum process in projects.
• Performed Black-box Testing, Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Stress Testing and Regression Testing.
• Worked closely with development team in resolving bugs and verified and closed bug reports once they are resolved in JIRA.
• Coordinated with development team for Bug fixing issues using HP ALM.
• Performed backend testing by extensively using SQL queries.
• Performed Automation of regression testing using UFT and programming dynamic VB Scripts for testing GUI functions, acceptance and limit validations.
• Maintained the dependencies using Widows INI (Initialization Files) by using UFT script.
• Conducted Test Automation Forum to identify areas of improvement and to provide solutions for any major UFT code issues.
• Designed the Data Driven tests in UFT to validate with different sets of test data.
• Created and executed UFT scripts for regression testing.
• Adapted existing regression UFT scripts for customized applications.
• Tested web services testing through SOAP UI.
• Interacted with developers, business analysts and discussed technical problems and reported bugs.
• Explored technologies best suited to build from the ground up.
• Proactively performed troubleshooting with Senior Business Analyst and Engineering peers to replicate, identify issues.
• Provided a risk assessment on the defects identified and set the correct priority and severity.
• As member of the Scrum team participated in daily stand-up meetings, project status meetings as well as retrospective meetings and reviews.

Environment: Soap UI, HP ALM, UFT, Java, J2EE, Java Script, VBScript, C, C++, AJAX, DB2, Oracle, HTML, SQL, XML, Windows, MS Visio, MS Excel, MS Office, JIRA.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Executed manual tests using required methods, cycles, phases, and conditions.
• Set up testing environment and equipment.
• Determined test objectives and standards by studying software requirements.
• Designed and created various Test Plans, Test Cases based on the Business requirements.
• Performed execution of Test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Defined Test strategy for various Testing like Positive and Negative Testing.
• Involved in Functional, GUI, Regression and System testing.
• Executed and managed test cases and report bugs in JIRA .
• Worked in quality/bug tracking systems such as HP ALM for testing processes.
• Ran Smoke Test and Regression Test which resulted in detecting defects in HP ALM in the developing stage.
• Analyzed data to meet project needs, created test beds and seeded test data using SQL.
• Maintained and updated existing script in UFT for the baseline Regression Test.
• Customized UFT scripts to run in loops perform data driven test, database verification with DB.
• Developed Test scripts using Test Scripting Language (TSL) in UFT.
• Connected UFT scripts for synchronization, check points, error handling and object recognition.
• Used UFT scripts for connecting text and image comparator and verified custom objects.
• Executed Soap UI for preliminary smoke-test to validate the build.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed Test cases.
• Developed integrated program management plans.
• Managed deadlines and dependencies across initiatives and coordination of project team activities.
• Performed Risks/Issues tracking, management and reporting.
• Motivated teams to increase productivity.

Environment: HP ALM, SQL Server, UFT, MS Excel, C++, C, Html, CSS, Visual Studio, JMeter, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, Java, Oracle, Windows, Linux, JIRA, Soap UI.

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Test Plans from a variety of documentation including Requirements, Vision, Use-case and User Help/Tutorial documentation.
• Involved with the Business and Development team to understand the requirements.
• Analyzed Business and System Requirements and interacted with users and developers.
• Prepared Testing needs, Test Strategies, Test Reports and Test Matrix.
• Tracked with end users and solved their bugs, other major and minor issues in Quality Center/ALM.
• Used Quality Center/ALM to prepare Test Cases with the complete description of requirements.
• Tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared defects using Quality Center/ALM.
• Conducted Oracle database testing by developing SQL Queries.
• Developed and implemented Software Test plans for Desktop Automation by using QTP/UFT.
• Implemented and run Software system Test Cases in QTP/UFT derived from a requirement document.
• Contributed to development strategy to deliver a quality product that might entail strategically designing a product that could easily be tested.
• Contributed to evaluation and development of the tools and reusable scripts to reduce time of the Testing procedure.
• Participated in cross-team coordination for resolving production incidents.

Environment: Agile, MS Office, UNIX, MS Excel, TOAD, Oracle, SQL Server, Quality Center/ALM, QTP/UFT, Java, Java Script, Windows, HTML.