SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of experience in Quality Assurance and implementation of QA methodologies, Analysis, Testing and Implementation of Client/server and Web based applications.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), QA Methodologies like RUP, Waterfall, Agile - SCRUM and worked under CMMI.
• Leading and Performing UAT, Functional, GUI, Regression, Integration, and Performance testing
• Worked extensively in designing the Test Plans, developing the Test Scripts and Test Cases and executing for both Manual and Automated Testing.
• Highly proficient in working with automated testing tools like HP/Mercury Interactive Test Suite (Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner, Quality Center /Test Director).
• Hands on experience in Functional testing, Stress testing, Regression testing, Performance testing in a multi-tiered environment.
• Experience in developing the Data driven Framework, Keyword Driven Framework for maintaining the automation scripts and worked on reusable functions using VB Script to increase the reusability in the automation.
• Performed Sanity, Functional, Integration, Reliability, Compatibility, System, Regression, Stress, Performance, End-to-End and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) testing.
• Good understanding of RDBMS- Relational Database Management Systems and worked on different databases like Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase and DB2.
• Proficient in SQL and PL/SQL Programming for testing database integrity
• Experience in data verification using TOAD, Rapid SQL, and SQL analyzer for the databases by writing and executing SQL queries on the database.
• Experience in Browser Compatibility Testing: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape.
• Expertise in Load Runner to perform Load, stress and Performance testing.
• Experience in using various Bug-tracking tools (Quality Center, Test Director, PVCS Tracker, and Bug tracker).
• Have hands full of experience in Agile-SCRUM Methodology.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relational Skills. Proven communication, presentation skills and leadership qualities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Automated Testing Tools: QTP, Quality Center, Test Director, Load Runner, Win runner, TFS, Bug tracker.

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, UNIX/ LINUX, Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP.

Languages: C, C++, JAVA/J2EE, JSP, STRUTS, VB, SQL, and PL/SQL, XML, HTML, TSL.

RDBMS: Oracle 9i, 10g, MS SQL Server 2005, 2008,Ms Access, DB2, Teradata, WinSQL, TOAD.

Reporting tools: Quality center, Test Director, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, MKS Integrity Suite, BI reports, Cognos.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project Planning, resource allocation, task allocation and status reporting to client.
• Onsite team and Offshore team co-ordination for testing activities interacting with various stake holders of the project.
• Analysis of Business Requirements & Functional Design documents related to new developments / enhancements.
• Created the Strategy Document that defines the Test Environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria into different phases of testing in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using the RUP methodology.
• Performed load and performance testing on the web-application server using LR Controller.
• Associated each requirement to one or more test cases and vice-versa using the Quality Center and documented and tracked the Defects using Quality Center.
• Extensively involved in Unit, Sanity, Functional, Positive, Regression, System, End-to-End, Stress, Load and Security testing.
• Performed automation testing on the application using QTP (Quick Test Pro) and created database checkpoints to check if the data entered into the correct tables.
• Created functional libraries using VB Script and used them several times in the application testing.
• Enhanced the Test Scripts through Parameterization, Regular Expressions, and adding various Checkpoints to verify the functionality of the application.
• Written and executed complex SQL queries to extract and validate the data in People Soft tables and views as a part of Back End testing.
• Extensively conducted End to End testing on the application to check to see if the data entered in the respective pages is being transferred correctly in to the respective PeopleSoft tables.
• Coordinate with Business Analysts and developers regarding issues with requirements, functional/user acceptance testing.

Environment: Quick Test Pro 9.5, Load Runner 9.5, Quality Center 9.0, MKS Integrity Suite, People Soft HRMS 8.9 (HR, NA Payroll, Benefits), People Tools 8.49, Crystal Reports, ASP.NET 2.0, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, IIS 5.0, XML, XSL, HTML, SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager, .NET Framework, Windows 2000, UNIX.

Confidential, Union, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Planning and coordination efforts throughout the cycle.
• Performed the data driven testing by preparing the sample test data for Backend Testing.
• Performed the Functional Testing by preparing the Test Cases from functional documents.
• Performed the Regression Testing whenever new changes are incorporated in the build for new releases with rational functional tester.
• Created test plans for various levels of testing such as Integration test, Regression Test, System Test, End to End and User Acceptance Test.
• Developed Test Case(s) matching requirements coordinating with business analysts.
• Responsible for reviewing the detail design document, analysis & design document, and high level system Test Plan document.
• Executed the Test Cases and reporting errors to project manager and developers.
• Wrote SQL queries and statements to test database for retrieving information, editing data and inserting the data.
• Developed the SQL statements to test the database.
• Performed the compliance risk assessment from the risk matrices.
• Recorded Defects encountered in test execution and communicating the same to the concerned team members for resolution.
• Hands on testing and validation of actual results against expected results.
• Ensured Test Signoff from core team members and customers.
• Automated scripts were run by Win runner to test functionality.
• Performed End to End testing of application.
• Utilized Load Runner to perform load, stress and performance testing.

Environment: Win Runner 7.5, Quality center, QTP, visual Basic 6.0, ASP, VSS 6.0, VBScript, C, UNIX, MS SQL Server 2000, oracle 9i/10g, Windows NT, Defect Tracking.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Quality assurance tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparation of Functional & Integration test cases.
• Identified the test scenarios.
• Involved in Preparation & execution of Test cases.
• Performed peer review and self-review on test cases
• Analyzed and distinguished the functional and compatible defects.
• Logged defects in Test Director.
• Involved in Integration, Regression & Overall System Testing of the Product
• Actively participated in team meetings & other group’s to share the progress & performance of the product.
• Defect Review and Defect Analysis.
• Analyzed System Architecture from BRD and SRD
• Identified the Load profiles based on the business volumes
• Creating Virtual User Scripts using Load Runner
• Running Load Test Scenario for Load and Stress Testing
• Monitoring and Analyzing Performance Test Results
• Identified performance issues with the application and the integrated Content Management System.
• Provided recommendations to the client to overcome performance bottle necks.

Environment: ASP.Net, C+, QTP, MTM, TFS, Java, JavaScript, HTML, Web Logic, Oracle, Windows NT, UNIX, SQL.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibilities include translating business requirements for the creation of test plans cases, review of test plans and test cases.
• Creating and communicating test execution documents;
• Identification, documentation and reporting of defects during testing, documenting the test summary report.
• Represent the software quality assurance team in business meetings and partnering with business and development teams for issue resolutions to meet software specifications.
• Adapting test coverage matrix and test execution matrix in Mercury Quality for test tracking purposes.
• Performed extensive manual testing and maintained documentation on different types of Testing- Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, End to End, System, Performance, and Black Box Testing.
• Assisted with running automated testing.
• Extensive documentation of products.

Environment: MS-SQL Server 2005, TOAD, Mercury Quality Center 8.0, 10.0, Versioning, Testing of different Qwest RX applications.

Confidential

QA Tester, Policy Processor

Responsibilities:

• The project was designed for processing life insurance policies through Policy Processor system. This system integrated with multiple systems.
• Wrote and executed test plans and test cases which were developed after reviewing the business requirements and technical specifications documents.
• Involved in requirements traceability, analysis, and tracking; test planning, test execution and reporting of testing results, defect reporting and resolution for the application development.
• Implemented changes to SDLC by moving test case development into the HP Quality Center software tool, from MS Excel, Word, and other manual methods.
• Performed verification and validation testing.
• Created positive and negative test cases.
• Tested the backend database using SQL queries.
• Involved in developing test plans, test cases and test scripts with HP Quality Center tool.
• Wrote SQL scripts to extract data from the database using TOAD.
• Tested Web Services using Soap UI.
• Responsible for GUI, sanity, system, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the management.
• Monitored closely the defects/cases as and when Developers fixed the defects.

Environment: HTML, Java, JSP, PDF, Mainframes - CICS, COBOL, TOAD, Oracle, Web Service, WSDL, HP Quality Center, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Sphere Application Server (WAS), Windows XP, UNIX, Linux.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the documentation of the complete testing process.
• Analyzed the Test Results and graphs by generating different reports reflecting the stability of the application development and business team.
• Involved in analyzing and understanding of the business requirements through Use Cases and Wire Frame documents.
• Defined the Test Criteria and Project Schedules, and baseline the Test Plan with the help of Project meetings, walkthroughs.
• Prepared Test Cases to cover overall application functionality.
• Involving in the execution of the Manual Test Cases, analysis of the Test Results.
• Responsible for weekly status meetings showing progress and future testing efforts to the QA Manager.
• Created tracking sheet to trace QA testing efforts.
• Extensively involved in Functional, Regression, Boundary, and Security testing.
• Involved in tracking and Reporting Defects using Test Director and was also responsible for communicating the bug’s status to the team in bug meetings.
• Involved in preparing the reports about Functionality Coverage, Severity of Defect, Defect density, bug report after completion of the each and every build to QA Manger & PM

Environment: SQL Server 2000, Web Logic, JAVA, HTML, XML, Windows 2000, VSS, Bugzilla.