SUMMARY

• Over 4 years of experience in software industry with emphasis on Quality Assurance of both Client-Server and Web based Applications in Manual Testing and Automation Testing.
• Experience in analyzing Functional Specifications, Use Cases and Business Requirements to prepare test scripts, test cases and test deliverables.
• Experienced in testing Java and MS .NET applications in both Windows and UNIX environments.
• Experienced in using SQL queries on RDBMS databases like SQL Server and Oracle.
• Expertise in bug tracking and reporting using Quality Center.
• Extensive knowledge of STLC and SDLC methodologies i.e. Waterfall, RUP and Agile.
• Skilled at identifying and reporting issues and prioritizing defects to meet timelines.
• Experienced in the different types of testing that includes System testing, Integration testing, Component Testing, Functional testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT), Black Box Testing, Manual and Regression testing with automated testing tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and capable of adopting and learning new tools, techniques and approaches.
  

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft office 2003/2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Microsoft Project
• Jira
• Microsoft Visio
• Load Runner
• HTTP/HTML
• UML
• Use Cases
• Linux/Unix
• HP Quality Center
• Test Director
• Quick Test Professional
• SQL Server 2000/2005
• Oracle 8i/9i/10g
• MySQL
• T-SQL, PL/SQL
• Java / Java script
• Microsoft .Net Framework
• OOA, OOD

Software Quality Assurance Analyst January 2011 - July 2011
Confidential, Tampa, FL

• Worked closely with the business and the technical leads to analyze the data required for testing and verifying functionalities of E-Ordering application.
• Manually developed and implemented test plans, test scripts and test cases using the design documentation and functional specifications provided by the business analysts.
• Managed all phases of testing for assigned module ensuring the test plans and test cases are complete and meet business requirements.
• Documented the test procedures and findings and reconciled the actual and expected test results for any discrepancies.
• Identified and assessed the severity of the defects, updated defect tracking logs and worked with the developer to ensure that all defects are resolved.
• Traced the test cases to functional specifications to ensure all requirements are covered as per the business rules.
• Performed functional testing on negative and positive scenarios.
• Performed daily analysis and execution of test efforts of multiple product releases as defined by the Quality Assurance Lead.
• Analyzed test results, documented the defects and provided regular progress reports on the defects resolution.
• Performed regression testing for any changed and added functionalities to the requirements and updated Test scripts and Test cases for the changed functionalities and enhancements.
• Wrote SQL queries to extract and verify data needed for testing functionalities.
• Performed complete end to end testing, system integration testing, regression testing and User acceptance testing.

Environment: Quality center 9.2, Windows, Microsoft .Net, MS Office, MS SQL server, SQL.

Quality Assurance Analyst November 2009 - September 2010
Confidential, Miami, FL

• Managed and executed the QA processes for testing the Claims Processing and integration system with the internal adjudication process.
• Manually tested the application functionality and developed Automation test scripts to perform functional and regression testing.
• Prepared Test Cases in Quality Center based on use cases and Requirements, and executed test scripts to verify actual results against expected results.
• Created Automation scripts in data driven Automation model using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Designed and developed User defined functions and reusable actions to perform certain frequently used operations inQuick TestProfessional.
• Created VB script conditional statements to perform different actions.
• Tracked defect status, worked with developers to reproduce and resolve defects, executed re-tests and regression testing.
• Created and maintained Shared Object Repositories to enable QTP to identify the various objects in the application.
• Performed data parameterization for the VB scripts in order to use different sets of data for testing.
• Inserted Synchronization points in the script using QTP.
• Monitored requirements, Functional specifications and updated the Scenarios and Scripts as per the changes.
• Attended review meetings and walkthroughs to better understand the business requirements and the application.
• Integrated QTP scripts with Quality Center to store and execute regression automation test cases for every release.
• Performed Black box testing, Component Testing, System Integration Testing, Regression testing and UAT.

Environment: HP Quality Center 9.2, QTP 9.2, VB script, MS .Net, Windows.

Software Test Engineer November 2008 - October 2009
Confidential, Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Manually tested E-Marketing Campaign Management Application.
• Reviewed all business requirements, use cases, process flows and business rules for preparing and executing test cases.
• Maintained traceability in Quality center to track test cases to corresponding requirements for complete coverage.
• Performed Black box testing, Regression Testing, System Integration Testing and User Acceptance testing (UAT) for the assigned module.
• Enhanced test cases and test scripts to meet new functional requirements as per the new business requirements.
• Performed Regression testing for every new build.
• Developed test scenarios, executed test cases, and analyzed the actual results against the expected results.
• Worked with developers and users to analyze and resolve critical and major bugs.
• Reported and assigned defects to the development team using Quality centre and updated status.
• Involved in extracting client side and server side exception logs using UNIX command on Linux operating systems.
• Provided feedback on the QA testing activities in the project related meetings.
• Participated in back end testing.
• Run queries on SQL server database to verify the data from database tables and log files.

Environment: MS Access, Unix/Linux, SQL Server 2000, SQL, Quality Center 9.0, Windows, MS .Net.

Quality Assurance Analyst March 2007 - June 2008
Confidential, Lahore, Pakistan

• Applied quality assurance and testing guidelines for Supplier Network Management System application.
• Gathered business and technical requirements with the consensus of all stakeholders.
• Managed documentation and development, and traceability of the project.
• Converted business and functional requirements into test cases and performed manual testing for positive and negative scenarios.
• Wrote Test Plans and Test Scripts as per the business requirements to ensure complete testing of the application.
• Interacted with the business analyst and developers for bug fixes and problem resolution.
• Revised test scripts as needed to meet new and changing specifications.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing and trained end-users on system functionality.
• Performed Functionality testing, System Integration testing, and Regression testing.
• Executed SQL queries Oracle database for data analysis.

Environment: Oracle 8i, SQL, MS Office, Java, Test Director 8.2, Windows.

Software Test Analyst December 2005 - January 2007
Confidential, Lahore Pakistan

• Worked closely with the business and the development team to analyze the functional requirements for testing the Online Banking Application.
• Managed and supported E-business portal using Waterfall methodology.
• Participated in creating Business requirements document, Functional requirements specification and Use Case documentation.
• Worked closely with subject matter experts and developers to develop, maintain product help documentation, and functional design guides.
• Served as a link between business users and members of the technical support team.
• Involved in reviewing the business and design documentation for creating the test cases and scenarios for the assigned module.
• Analyzed the user requirements to prepare data for testing the system functionalities.
• Tested the application in positive and negative scenarios.
• Identified and analyzed defects in the system functionality and logged defects using Test Director.
• Participated in various meetings for enhancement and modifications of applications as per the client request.
• Coordinated with the development team to resolve the issues associated with the application.
• Participated in regression testing and end to end testing of full system functionality.

Environment: Windows, Java, Test Director 8.0, Oracle 8i, MS Office.

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