Profile:
3+ years of IT experience in Quality Assurance for ETL, Web based, Client/Server and ERP applications using Manual and Automated testing tools.

Summary:

• Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) experiences include QA Test Planning, Test Analysis, Test Design, Construction & Verification, Testing Cycles, Final Testing, Pre and post Implementation.
• Testing Types: Experience in System & Functional Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, GUI Testing, Unit and Integration Testing, Data Driven, Keyword driven Testing
• Test Methodologies: Strong knowledge of test methodologies: Object Oriented test methodology, Service Oriented Architecture, Top to bottom and Bottom to top test methodology, QA Validations & QA Compliances to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Analysis: Proficient in analyzing Business Requirements, Functional Requirement specification, Design Documents, Process Analysis, Use Case Specifications, Requirements Traceability Matrix and performing Gap Analysis and Impact Analysis.
• Test Design: Extensive experience in drafting Test Flows, QA Test Plans, QA Test Strategies, QA Scenarios, Test Scripts, Test Specifications, QA Test Procedures, Testcases & QA Status Reports
• Testing tools - Functional and Non-Functional: Adept in Mercury Interactive automation test tools Mercury QTP, Rational Suite, WinRunner & LoadRunner.
• Test Automation Techniques: Efficiently performed functional testing using QTP and WinRunner for various applications and performed performance testing, load testing, stress testing using LoadRunner by scripting VUser scripts for multiple users, multiple transactions at rendezvous points.
• Test Script Languages: Developed VB scripts in QTP and TSL scripts using WR
• Test Management tools: Used Test Director, Mercury Quality Center and Business Process Testing for management of QA test plan, test design, test execution and defect log phase. Rational Quality Manager for management of STLC including requirements gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.
• Database Testing: Proficient in writing SQL queries to perform data driven tests and involved in back-end testing. Strong knowledge of RDBMS concepts.
• Defect Tracking Tools: Efficiently performed Defect Tracking using tools like Mercury Quality Center, Test Director, Clear Questl, Bugzilla.
• Project Management: Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• SDLC Methodologies: Rapid Application Development (RAD), FDD, Joint Application Development (JAD), Lean Development & Plan Driven Methodologies including Rational Unified Process, Optimal Trace, Spiral, Waterfall & Agile Software Development (Scrum)
• Excellent analytical, multi-tasking, problem-solving, time-management & communication skills with particular emphasis on clearly documenting detailed test requirements and tests

EDUCATION

• BA

Technical Skills:

Test Analysis Functional Requirement Gathering & Analysis, Analyzing Business Rules, Test Flows, Test Planning, Change Request, Impact Analysis Test Management

MS Project Test Scheduling, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center, Rational QualityManager

Testing Methodologies

Object Oriented, Keyword Driven, Data Driven, Top to Bottom and Bottom to Top, Requirement based, Risk based, Priority based test methodology

Mercury Interactive QuickTestPro9.5/9.2/8.0, WinRunner9.2/9.0/8.0/7.5, LoadRunner9.2/9.0/8.0, TestDirector9.0/8.0/7.5, Mercury Quality Center9.2/8.2 IBMRational Suite Clear Quest 7.1/7.0.1, Clear Case7.1/7.0.1/7.0.0 Bug Reporting Clear Quest, Test Director, Bugzilla OS Windows XP/NT/2000, DOS, Mac 10.4, AIX UNIX, LINUX Databases MS SQL Server 6.5/7.0/7.5/2005, Access Web Development HTML, XML, VBScript, Java Script MS Suite MS Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Visio, MS Project

Professional Experience

Confidential, East Windsor, NJ Mar’11 - Present
QA Analyst/Tester
Confidential,website enables its customers to login and access their Checking, Savings or Money Market accounts. The application provides the account summary, mortgages, facility to transfer funds between various accounts, online bill payment and use their online customer service center.
Responsibilities:

• Created the detailed test plan and test cases from the business requirements documents and meetings
• Developed manual test cases and later created test scripts based on the requirement
• Ability to express technical concepts and procedures clearly and in easy to understand information, both verbally and in writing
• Conducted Functionality testing of the application using Quick Test Pro
• Responsible for the preparation of the test data for the application under test
• Developed strategy linked to requirements to create the comprehensive plan
• Developed SQL queries to test the back-end based on the front-end inputs
• Extensively used Rational Clear Quest to log and track the progress of the defects
• Developed system use cases by understanding business requirements and technical specifications
• Conducted Performance testing under off load and peak load conditions
• Retest the defects fixed and update the status in the database on a daily basis
• Designed the SQL queries to check the back-end information
• Created user acceptance test cases for the application under test with business users
• Executes the regression test suite to identify the unexpected side effects
• Executed the user acceptance test cases closely with the business users
• Worked closely with the development team and other team members to review the design
• Created quality assurance checklists for the application under test

Environment: HTML, XML, Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, SQL Server, Rational Clear Quest, Unix Environment.

Confidential,New York, NY Feb’09–Feb’11
QA Engineer

Worked on American Express’s web service, that provides 24-hour access to an individual’s credit card and other financial account information in a safe, highly secured environment. American Express customers can get up-to-the minute information about their accounts, track account activity and pay monthly bill online. My role was to test the online process to review credit card account information, monthly statements, and request address change and submit online applications. It was web-based application.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Functional requirements using Scenarios & DDD(Detailed Design Document)
• Responsible for end-to-end system testing
• Written and executed regression test cases for the application under test
• Created test cases (SQL) to test the source and target databases
• Create, debug and run the test scripts/procedures in QTP.
• Defects tracking, review, analyze and compare results using Mercury Quality Center.
• Follow the processes and procedures to design the test cases as per company standards
• Written SQL queries to test the source and target databases
• Conducted automated testing using QTP and Mercury Quality Center
• Prepared Master QA Test Plan (IEEE) duly designing and developing test cases for the system that defines types of testing to be conducted and test data required for testing.
• Extensively used SQL aggregation functions to test the reports
• Generated the reports using universes in BO and compared with sources using SQL
• Involved in the preparation of the formal test plan as per the organizations standards
• Tested the database to check field size validation, check constraints and stored procedures
• Modified the automated scripts from time to time to accommodate the changes
• Performed peer reviews of the regression test cases
• Prepare QA reports by collecting, analyzing and summarize test results
• Written and executed performance test scripts using load runner
• Conducted performance and load testing using load runner
• Document the QA test procedures and findings in the quality center

Environment: Win XP, Data Stage, QTP 9.2, Mercury Quality Center 9.0, Load Runner 9.0, Business Objects 6.5, Oracle 10g, UNIX, VB Script