PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of IT experience and expertise in Software Quality Assurance Testing, analysis, Validation and Documentation of Web Based, GUI, and Mainframe applications.
• Extensive experience in testing of various industries including Financial system, Health Care, Retail, Mail Delivery System using tools like Quality Center, Test Director, Rally, Team Track, Quick Test Professional and Load Runner.
• Experienced in developing and analyzing Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Cases, test data, execution of regression test scripts and analyze Test Results.
• Well versed with software QA testing procedure. Actively participated in all type of reviews including Project Requirements, design documents, business documents, Test Cases, Test log and Defects. Strong testing Quality Assurance experience within agile environment as well as waterfall. Extensively worked in all phases of testing include Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, System testing, Backend testing, Regression testing, Load testing and User Acceptance testing UAT . Solid experience with Automation Testing Tool using Quick Test Professional QTP . Extensive experience in Backend Testing on Oracle, SQL server, DB2 and MS Access. Experience in writing and executing SQL queries for Data Verifications, Data Validations and Data Integrity. Communicated effectively with project managers, development and testing team throughout the Software Test Life Cycle STLC to provide clear objectives and report on progress and issues in a timely manner. Have good documentation skills in creating Test Cases, Defect Reports and Test completion reports.
• Experienced in developing VB scripts in Quick Test Pro QTP to perform functional, regression, system and end to end testing.
• Actively participated in creating Automation Frameworks using QTP.
• Ability to handle multiple projects with competing deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Organized, attention to details, self-motivation, personable, multi focused and ability to meet project milestones and deliverable dates.
• Good team player strived to improve customer satisfaction and have ability to work independently.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Role: Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Involved in all Functional and Technical discussions with the Users, Project Management, Developers, Architects and Test Teams.
• Reviewed business requirements and design specifications to understand the application under test AUT .
• Involved in creating Test plans, Test conditions and Test cases using Business requirements.
• Identified gaps and issues with the data Identify as many errors and conversion issues at an early stage of conversion.
• Conducted the execution and validation of previously written test plans, test cases, and regression tests.
• Defined User stories, Test Cases using Rally.
• Performed Manual Testing for the Functionality and GUI of the application using Rally.
• Involved in testing the application during Smoke testing, Functional testing, System testing, Regression testing, End to End testing by using both manual and automation approach.
• Used QTP to develop and execute automated test script for Functional and Regression testing.
• Developed VB scripts in Quick Test Pro to perform end to end testing and created a set of re-usable scripts.
• Created reusable action for the common functionality of the application and call them in different script using QTP.
• Created IVP script using Quick Test Pro to verify the major functionality of the application just before release.
• Created Automation scripts using descriptive programming as well as shared object repository in QTP.
• Tested functionality of the application by inserting various check points like standard check points, text check points, table check points, image check points, and database check points in QTP.
• Created several Test scripts using QTP to create Data Driven Tests, Batch tests and performed Exception handling.
• Created Automation script to verify data in database by creating ODBC connection using QTP.
• Created automated deployment scripts and executed them after each of the deployment and reported status to the team.
• Attended daily, defect meeting with the developers and the team to clarify and discuss all the defects that are found during testing.

Environment: QTP, Rally, Team Track, ASP.NET, VB.NET, Windows, Microsoft Office, HTML, DB2, Mainframe.

Confidential

Role: Software Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Involved in participating in requirement gathering sessions and prepared test strategy, test cases for the application.
• Work with development, users and support groups to understand the application architecture, use and content.
• Involved in Functional, Data Validation testing, Negative testing, positive testing, Regression, Grey and Black Box Testing by using both manual and automation approach.
• Wrote Test plan, created the Test matrix, and developed Test Cases using Quality center.
• Developed test scenarios based on business requirements and Functional specifications.
• Used QTP to develop and execute automated test scripts for Functional and Regression testing.
• Created test suits of QTP scripts and executed from Quality center for regression testing of the application and also developed Custom function in QTP.
• Parameterized QTP scripts for use with varied, controlled test input values like runtime-generated, user-defined, or from data sources.
• Created a startup script using Automation Object model that standardizes QTP.
• Developed automation Framework using QTP.
• Created test suites of QTP scripts and executed from Quality Center for regression testing of the application and also developed custom function in QTP.
• Enhanced the QTP script by inserting VBScript function and check points to check for broken links, text, Table, XML, Image and Synchronization point to capture upload time.
• Performed Data-Driven, Text Output values by using global and local spreadsheets in QTP for testing multiple data.
• Created ODBC Connection to connect automation script with database and wrote the code to validate data in database using QTP.
• Performed the Regression Testing to make sure that the bug has been fixed and the application is running properly using QTP.
• Perform peer reviews for test cases and test results prepared by other team members.
• Documented the Bugs and generate status reports and Bug reports and present them in weekly status meetings using Quality Center.
• Created and executed complex SQL queries to check the integrity of data.
• Validated the Front end data with the Back end Data by querying the database using SQL queries.
• Involved in daily defect meetings and walkthroughs to find out the status of defects.

Environment: Windows, JAVA, .NET, VB Script, UNIX, UML, SOAP UI, Oracle, HTTP, QC, QTP, BPT.

Confidential

Role: Software Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Involved in gathering requirements, preparing detailed Test Plan based on the requirements.
• Prepared detailed Test Case by analyzing Functional requirement specification document.
• Generated test cases and traced them to the relevant FRD.
• Worked with users and Business Analysts to define and design test scenarios and test data.
• Performed Negative Testing and validated the content displayed in each page.
• Extensive working experience in Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, UAT Testing, Database Testing and End to End Testing.
• Converted manual tests to automated test scripts using Quick Test Professional and enhanced the scripts by adding user defined functions in VB scripts.
• Developed VB script for automated test procedure using Quick Test Professional.
• Conducted Regression testing for the changes made to the application using Quick Test Professional QTP .
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts to support regression testing and participated actively in system testing and regression testing.
• Used the Data Driven Testing and database accessing techniques to support the scripts.
• Performed Data Driven Testing in QTP for checking the Dynamic behavior of the application and analyze the results.
• Used Quality Center to raise the defect, Organize and manage all phases of software testing process, including planning tests, executing tests and Tracking defects. Also followed up with the development team to verify defect fixes and update defect status.
• Created, updated and maintained the Traceability Matrix, mapped the requirements to test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Responsible for Backend testing by writing and executing SQL statement.
• Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity and performed database testing for application.
• Executed all automated and manual test procedures to ensure the quality of the developed application.
• Isolated and simplified problems discovered during testing so that developers can fix them easily.
• Attended various meeting with the developers, client and management team to discuss major defects found during testing, enhancement issues and future design modification.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Java, J2EE, Oracle, VB Script, ASP.NET, Mainframe, HTML, IIS Sever, Windows and UNIX.

Confidential

Role: Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Involved in analyzing System Requirements and developed detailed Test Plan.
• Involved in all phases of testing from attending BRD review meeting to release testing in different test environments.
• Tested website performing content validation and capability testing.
• Performed Functional Testing, Data Validation Testing, GUI Testing, Positive Testing Negative testing, Localization Testing, End To End Testing, User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in testing of the online web application.
• Designed, developed and maintained Test Cases, Test Scenarios and Test reports using Quality Center.
• Extensively used Quality Center for Test Planning, Bug Tracking and reporting.
• Responsible for developing test scripts and cross checking with Business Requirements using Quality Center.
• Executed Test Cases based on Business Testing Requirements and Test Plans using Quality Center.
• Worked on backend testing and has very good knowledge of writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Performed data validation of the data flow from the front-end to the back-end using SQL.
• Created usage scenarios and executed them in order to test a product from a user perspective.
• Wrote the automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro.
• Performed Functional, System, Regression, Smoke and User Acceptance testing by using QTP.
• Developed the automation script for the functionality of most commonly used panels, added logic to the script with conditional statements, loops and arithmetic operators to create more powerful and complex test using QTP.
• Designed and built custom QTP Automated Testing Framework.
• Created reusable action in QTP to determine the environment by itself each time when we run the script.
• Created automation script by creating Shell object in QTP to verify keyboard input in application.
• Created Test input requirements and prepared the test data for data driven testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Tested the other applications integration with the online document display application.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.
• Worked as a team with other QA testers to ensure that all projects are executed accurately and completely and assisted other testers with account selection, clarification of ambiguity with test results and general questions that arise.
• Generated weekly Status Reports to the team manager participated in weekly status meeting with Team members, Team managers, Business Analysts Technical Team participating in Project review meetings.
• Participated in Inspection and walk through sessions of the project requirements.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, VB Script, ASP.NET, COM, HTML, SQL Server, IIS Sever, Windows and UNIX.

Confidential

Role: Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities

• Analyzed system Requirements, Business Requirements and generated Traceability Matrix, Test Plans and Test script accordingly.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases of various Business Applications and complete familiarity with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC .
• Interacted with End Users, Stakeholders and Business Analyst for gathering and Analyzing Business and Technical Requirement Specifications.
• Worked closely with all the business as well as the technology stakeholders to analyze complex business process.
• Designed and developed Test Scenarios and Test Cases based on Business Requirement and Technical Specifications covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrix RTM and traced the requirements to the corresponding test cases.
• Performed extensive back-end Database Testing using complex SQL queries.
• Created test data for validating scenarios based for functional requirement specifications.
• Worked closely with cross functional team including Users, development team, marketing and technical team.
• Created the Regression Test Cases and automated them for the purpose of Regression Testing.
• Involved in preparation of Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts and responsible for executing the test scripts.
• Developed Automated test Scripts using Quick Test Professional, enhanced the scripts inserting checkpoints, parameters, synchronized the scripts and saved the same scripts for Regression Testing.
• Performed Integration Testing using Data Driven Framework created in QTP.
• Performed Regular Expression for capturing dynamic value using HP Quick Test Professional QTP .
• Performed Regression Testing on the application for testing validity of functionality in different version of the application.
• Effectively utilized Mercury Quality Center in creating Test Plan, Test Cases and Defect Tracking.
• Used Test Director to prepare the reports for the same with excellent communication with the BA and developers.
• Tracked defects and facilitate defect review meetings with the team leads.
• Assisted in the management of the defect tracking using Quality Center, including logging defects, assigning them to the developers, facilitating defect review sessions and researching causes of the defects in the development builds and in the production environment.
• Mentor new team members.
• Attended daily team meeting, weekly status meeting, sprint review meeting and create notes for meeting-minutes.

Environment: QTP, QC, MS-Office, Oracle, VB.Net, HTML, Windows, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Product Studio.

Confidential

Role: Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Reviewed Project artifacts, Analyze Requirements, designed the test plan and provided weekly status report that includes testing metrics, test logs and Test Summary reports.
• Served as a resource and communication point for decisions about test schedule changes, resource forecast and estimation.
• Worked closely with product and project managers on the implementation of new projects and infrastructures, including operational readiness, Change preparation, Change Execution and post change QA validation.
• Identified test data requirements and working with business analysts to create test data.
• Did Test case definitions, development and maintenance of test script and documentation of all the phases of QA lifecycle.
• Wrote test plan, test cases on the basis of business functional and technical requirements.
• Performed Cross Browser Testing using different browser.
• Involved in test execution and defect reporting, tracking and regression testing of the defect.
• Designing test and writing script using automation framework in QTP.
• As an expert on automation testing, developed automated test script using Quick Test Pro for the Test Cases that were identified as good candidate for automation which saved time, money and earned goodwill for QA group.
• Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database using QTP.
• Generated test metrics utilizing Test Director for testing progress.
• Used Test Director for managing and updating various test documents.
• Interacted with developers to report software bugs and re-tested the fixed issues on a daily basis using Test Director.
• Used Test Director for reporting and updating the status of defect.
• Wrote SQL queries to retrieve data and performed data verification.
• Prepared test result report and completed QA sign off project.
• Assisted UAT team in defining the Test plans and provided support to the user groups in entire test life cycle.

Environment: QTP, Test Director, Windows XP, MS-Office, Oracle, VB.Net, HTML, MS Project.