SUMMARY

• Strong working experience of all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
• Experienced in creating test plans, traceability matrices, test cases and test scenarios
• Executed different types of testing under including Functional test, Smoke, System, Back End, and Regression testing.
• Performed Functional and End - To- End Testing of Electronic Trading Systems across number of internally developed subsystems.
• Used UNIX\Linux commands and confident in constructing SQL queries using Joins, aggregate functions to perform Data validation in the Back-End testing
• Proven experience of test management and defect tracking systems. Efficient in logging and tracking defects, using HP QC/ ALM and JIRA and cooperating with development team until closure of defects.
• Experience working with low latency and high-performance systems, trading and other financial applications.
• Deep knowledge of Capital Markets and Securities, including equity, debts and derivatives
• Experience in analyzing and defining FIX Logs (stack traces)
• Strong Electronic Trading experience in Stocks and Options and efficient in testing Buy Side of Equities and Options.
• A self-motivated team player with excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SDLC, STLC, Waterfall, Agile
• ALM / QC, UFT / QTP, MS TFS / MTM, Rally, Jira, SoapUI, Postman
• Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Toad, Mongo
• Scripting / Markup VB Script, PL / SQL, XML, JSON, HTML, CSS
• Dev. Environment C/C++, .Net, Java, Node Js, PHP, Python

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Astoria, NY

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Creation of automation test scripts for Unified Functional Testing.
• Closely Monitored requirements, Functional specifications and updated the Scenarios and Scripts as per the changes.
• Performed Regression Testing, Positive Testing and Negative Testing for the projects involved.
• Finding and Reporting the Product related defects through ALM.
• Used SQL server 2008 to query the database table records.
• Testing application for extreme load with LoadRunner & generating reports.
• Involved in all phases and stages of Software testing life cycle including end-to-end system testing and business requirements analysis.
• Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies,
• Test Environment Analyzing and understanding the BRD of the application to develop the System Test Scenarios and System Test Scripts Involved in Modifications or Re-work to existing test cases whenever there is a change or enhancement in functionality of the application.
• Extensively used HP ALM in writing, uploading and executing Test Scripts.
• Defect tracking of the bugs for re-testing and close operations Performed Testing on Web based application.
• Coordinated with Business, Developers to drill down business requirements, customization and testing requirements

Confidential, Long Island City, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Software testing in all stages of Software Lifecycle
• Created detailed test cases for new functions, smoke, regression using PRD, BRD, functional specifications
• Performed GUI, Functional, Usability and Regression tests of Trading system in order to test the stability and usability of software applications
• Utilized HP Quality Center to report software issues and monitored their resolution status
• Tested FX Trading applications compatibility on different browser versions (IE, Firefox, Safari and Chrome) across multiple platforms (Windows, Mac OS)
• Performed Mobile testing for iPhone and iPad applications
• Validated Integration testing of the FX Trading System with .NET
• Conducted regression and user acceptance testing for all the major and transitional releases
• Coordinated the progress of software projects for Backoffice and Trading platform applications with stakeholders, QA members, throughout the Software Development Life Cycle phases
• Reviewed and analyzed newly submitted specifications from BA to ensure functionality implementation
• Back Office/.Net is covered properly by business rules and provided feedback to address found issues
• Design, create, execute manual and run automated test cases based on business requirements utilizing HP Sprinter, ALM Mercury Test Plan and Test Lab modules
• Liaise among PM, BA, developers and QA teams to address outstanding issues and achieve bug- free implementation
• Present overview of new functionalities to members of other groups

Confidential, New York, NY

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Functional Requirement Documents, Test areas and the Functional Specifications of the application.
• Involved in the preparation of traceability matrices.
• Developed Test Scenarios and Test Procedures based on the test requirements.
• Created Test Cases manually for Functional testing based on the Functional areas and Use Case documents.
• Enhanced the effectiveness of the test environment by creating stubs.
• Responsible for performing static and dynamic analysis of the software module.
• Responsible for generating test reports, defect tracking.
• Responsible for recommending necessary changes and modifications to program developers.
• Implemented procedures to improve productivity and quality.
• Performed Test Case reviews and monitored Test Execution.
• Performed backend testing using SQL Developer / TOAD.
• Maintained and executed Test cases and Test scripts using HP Quality Center.
• Involved in Manual Testing, Integration Testing, UAT Testing and Regression Testing.
• Developed User Acceptance Test scripts, and carried out UAT.
• Wrote test plans for positive and negative scenarios for functional, GUI and security testing.
• Responsible for creating test cases for End to End Testing.
• Participated in regular QA Team meetings and discussions.