SUMMARY

• 10+ years of experience in Information Technology specializing in Software Quality Assurance .
• Versatile in leading the teams of large sizes, defect triaging and working with geographically dispersed teams .
• Represent QA on a large forum, projecting highlights of Quality Assurance.
• Experience in Selenium Web Driver, TestNG/JUnit frameworks, Page Object Model and VBA excel macro Automation.
• Hands on experience in Web Services testing and possess good knowledge in REST services automation .
• Good knowledge in enhancing and developing automation framework .
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle ( SDLC ), Software Testing Life Cycle ( STLC ) and Test Methodologies.
• Experience in mobile handset testing, Field testing, OSS - BSS testing and Web application testing types.
• Experience in all types of testing types including System, Integration, Database, Web Application, Functional, Regression and heuristic tests.
• Well versed in preparing Test plan, Test cases and Requirements Traceability matrix along with QA process.
• Profound knowledge in cross browser testing including mobile applications testing.
• Experience in writing SQL queries for data validation and workflow verification in both DB2 and Oracle.
• Hands on knowledge of business check out process during production deployments.
• Very good in both functional and automation testing types.
• Expertise in generating test metrics and publishing dashboard data in HP ALM tool.
• Experience in resource estimation for small scale to large scale projects.
• Possess in depth knowledge and work experience in both Agile and waterfall methodologies .
• Good communication skills, proven team player with an analytical approach to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Types: Functional, System, Regression, Web, Database, Heuristic, Risk based testing.

Automation: Selenium Webdriver, TESTNG, JUNIT, Page Object Model, Java, OOPS concepts, VBA.

Web Services: REST services, ECS

Database: DB2, Oracle

Test Management Tools: HP ALM, Rational Clear Quest, JIRA.

Testing Tools: Mainframe, IBM Data studio, Toad for DB2, sling box.

Test Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Quincy MA

QA Lead/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of 7 members, handling daily deliverables, conduct appraisal discussions and mentor team members besides being an individual contributor.
• Responsible for developing automation scripts for user stories.
• Worked in enhancing existing framework and developed automation framework for the new application.
• Execution of automated regression suites for every production release.
• Involve in pre planning, planning discussion with business and analyze product requirements.
• Creation of test plan, test cases, test sign off reports and various other project documents.
• Created and maintained the Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) to track the coverage of Requirements vs. Designed test cases vs. Defects
• Actively participate with scrum team on application architecture design.
• Maintain Risk based testing matrix to prioritize testing of scenarios based on the likely hood of failures and impact of failure to optimize test suite execution.

Environment: Agile, Rational team concert, Selenium Webdriver, Java, Mainframe, VBA, HP ALM/Quality center and Database testing.

Confidential, Richardson, TX

QA Lead/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead E-Business/Client portal teams comprises of 6 members.
• Creation of test plan, test cases based on the business requirements for every month's major & minor releases.
• Involved in web application testing for order management portal and worked on daily orders, monthly refill, branded/generic drugs comparison etc.
• Worked on web services testing thru ECS test component.
• Responsible for executing tests thru different parameters like city, state, pharmacy, prescriber, zip code etc for web services.
• Execution of automated regression suite thru QTP for every production release.
• Creating test scripts using Selenium Web Driver Automation tool for the requirements.
• Involved in conducting test plan and test case review meetings with clients and business stake holders.
• Conduct defect triage meetings with development and business teams.
• Consolidating test summary, status for the deliverables and sending them in a presentable manner for sign off.

Environment: Selenium Web Driver, Web Services testing, Java, Waterfall model, Mainframe (AS400), QTP, HP Quality center and MS office.

Confidential

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Working with client leads from local client location.
• Configuring Set top box & IPTV application systems like EPG, CMS, and SMS.
• Creation of test data for Pay per view, VOD functionalities.
• Perform functional testing of the features through sling box and IPTV.
• Involved in testing Set top box features like EPG (Enhanced Program Guide), Free VOD,
• Pay per View, Majordomo, Scheduled/time based recording.
• Have good knowledge in Pay per View program and majordomo creation.
• Defect Reporting and Test Execution and Test Summary Preparation.
• Effective team player and conducted sessions within the team about the functionalities.

Environment: Set Top Box, IPTV Testing, Sling box, Clear case and MS office.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developing test cases and test data requirements for the requirements using Quality center.
• Involved in test execution by placing orders for PSTN service under OSS-BSS model.
• Reported test status to onsite test lead and discussed all issues occurred during testing on a daily basis.
• Identifying defects, triaging them with onsite business team and log them to HP Quality Center.
• Scheduled and conducted meetings with all component teams to track any environment issues and take them to closure.
• Developed complete regression suite for PSTN product testing team.

Environment: XML generation, HP Quality center, OA tool, OSS-BSS testing and MS office.

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Testing the functionalities like internet, DRM, Camera, local connectivity and messaging in mobile handset with different software.
• Testing Internet application includes the areas of testing like Securities (SSL & TLS), Streaming & downloads.
• Worked on stress testing, calculating turnaround time etc for gaming application in mobile handsets.
• Involved in testing WLAN features including (WPS, WEP, WPA & WPA2) & ad-hoc modes of testing in mobile handset.
• Logged defects using clear quest defect tracking tool with all necessary info to replicate.
• Communicating status of the deliverables promptly to the team on a daily basis.

Environment: GSM, GPRS, HTML, Clear case, Flash software, WLAN features and MS office.