CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a challenging Senior Quality Assurance Testing position with ample opportunities for professional growth and advancement and resolution for delivering top quality Software Applications.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years 1 Months of experience as a Senior QA Analyst in Analyzing Business Requirements, Designing Test Scenarios, Test cases, Developing Manual and Automated Test Scripts for Web and Client/Server.
• Strong Experience in developing Detailed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios and maintaining Test Scripts, building test data, analyzing bugs, interacting with development team members to fix errors.
• Experienced in performing Business functionality tests at various stages like Build Verification, Integration, System, User Interface, Performance, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Developed and Implemented Test suites, which include features like Data Driven, Database Checks, and Batch Tests for automated scripts using Quick Test Pro QTP .
• Performed Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Stress Testing, Performance Testing, using automated tools using Load Runner, And Quick Test Pro.
• Strong understanding of object oriented methodologies, software life cycles and software testing methods and understanding of Quality Model ISO, CMMI, and Six Sigma.
• Experienced in Manual and Automated Testing using Mercury Suite's tools Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, Quality Center, and Test Director.
• Proficient with using Web, Web Services, Citrix, Winsock, SAP GUI, SAP Web and Database protocols in Load Runner.
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end Performance testing using Load Runner.
• Analyzed the test results TPS, Hits/second, Transaction response time, CPU utilization etc using Load Runner Analysis, various monitor tools and prepare Test Reports.
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and Vuser Graphs.
• Formulated and executed test queries using SQL on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server Databases.
• Expertise in Test Director/Quality Center's all modules in maintaining the whole testing process.
• Used Business and Technical Specification docs in preparation of Trace ability matrix based on the requirements for the projects from Test Director for Quality Center.
• Able to Understand complex test requirements and formulate test planning and design approaches to support requirements and able to perform multiple responsibilities concurrently.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases using S/W requirements and Design documents and converting them into test scripts using QTP.
• Broad experience in Data driven Keyword Driven and Hybrid Frame Works.
• Involved in Formal Reviews, Peer Reviews, Walkthroughs, and Inspections.
• Experience in Software Verification and Validation.
• Team player with good communication and written document skills.
• Knowledge on Capability Maturity Model, Configuration Management, and Test Metrics.
• Preparation of test cases and exporting using Test Director and Excel sheets and its Add-in from Software requirements and Design documents.
• Conducting the Exploration testing to finalize the functional flow of the modules of the applications and error handling using Quick Test Professional.
• Functional tests with Positive/Negative testing using both Black box and white box techniques.
• Strong skills in back end testing using SQL queries, generating reports to ensure data integrity and validate business rules.
• Strong skills using, installing, and configuring all components of Load Runner including VUGen, Controller, Analysis, and Load Generators.

project experience:

Tech Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Participated actively in Smoke, Functional, Integration, System, Regression and UAT testing of the application.
• Assisted in preparing Detailed Test plan considering Manual Automation testing process as per client QA standards.
• Designed Hybrid Framework as per the Project functional flow for sake of usability.
• Identified Automation Scenario's to automate the regression suite.
• Involved in Walkthroughs, Gap analysis, Test lab setup and Test data preparation.
• Generated Project status reports for team meetings and Management review.
• Performed end-to-end System Integration testing which covered the entire business process flow from the initial point through to all the downstream systems and XML output files, including apps/interfaces
• Involved in testing Agile methodology development project during continuous integration phase of each sprint.
• Reviewed backend database information and XML files to ensure proper reporting of transaction data for the application
• Participated in defect management process, track and retest defects found during testing until fixed.
• Updated status to the Tech Lead as and when needed.
• Tested new test cases and automated them for future releases and regression testing to reduce testing effort and time using Quick Test Professional.
• Interacting with the BA and development teams to clarify defects arise during each testing phase.

Environment: QuickTest professional QTP 11.0, Windows XP And 7, Oracle 9i, .net

Tech Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Setting up the testing environment in the Test Lab for System and Integration and Regression Testing.
• Updated Test scripts for Regression testing with new changes and maintained Test Suite.
• Maintained Shared Object repository for the entire project and developed Function Libraries to use in the testing process.
• Scheduling QTP scripts from Batch Tool in the weekends during regression testing phase with Recovery Scenarios.
• Coordinated and maintained the testing tasks with the test team of size 5 using Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab and Defects modules in QC.
• Inserted Verification Points to check the broken links, Text and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Carried out Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using Quality Center.
• Generated reports on testing status, defects status for management and team meetings.
• Internal and external project communication on the testing activities.
• Mentoring the test team in their tasks and running Defects and Status reports.

Environment: Quick Test professional QTP , JAVA jsf , Oracle 11i, Win XP, PL-SQL Dev, VSS and MS Office.

Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the functional specs to identify the various critical functionality of the proposed system
• Discussed and worked with business analysts to gather detail functionality of the application.
• Participated actively in Functional, System and Integration testing of the application.
• Generated Batch file for a set of scripts for respective modules of the application
• Maintained necessary backup and version information of the scripts generated.
• Developed Manual Test Cases for the testing for the new functionality.
• Compared actual results to expected results and recorded test results.
• Responsible for testing all transactions with its interfaces.
• Performed regression testing to ensure that the other parts of the application functions properly.
• Performed Load Testing to find the system limits by creating multiple vusers in Load Generator.
• Online monitoring of Graphs/monitors in Load Generator.
• Analysis of cross results, cross scenarios and merged graphs in Load Generator.
• Performed Stress testing to check the response time of the System, using Load Generator to see how well the server can handle the stress For e.g. Heavy Repetition of certain actions or inputs, input Large numerical values, Large complex queries to a database
• Conducted navigational testing, functional testing and Performance Testing.
• Participated in defect management process, track and retest defects found during testing until fixed.
• Scheduled formal status meeting to finalize a particular functionality test strategy.
• Updated status to the QA Manager as and when needed.

Environment: Quick Test professional QTP , Load Runner,JAVA jsf , Oracle 11i, Win XP, PL-SQL Dev, VSS and MS Office.

Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Proof of Concept of the Automation working flow for the project execution for sake of client Demonstration.
• Prepared Estimations of the efforts as per the timeline for the project execution.
• Identified Automation Scenario's to create the Test suites for Regression testing of the Application.
• Analyzed TC's and which can be automated for the technical feasibility.
• Defined functions and actions for reusability to save the efforts and time to maintain the common functions for entire project.
• Designed Frame Work to Execute the Actions as per the business requirements.
• Testing the automated scenarios to fix the issues which may comes on runtime and done Code review and given comments to fix.
• Prepared Automation Test Case metrics and execution metrics to show case the results and time and effort save.
• Prepared Software Delivery Notes to hand over the Scripts to Client and given the Knowledge Transfer to QA Team to maintain the scripts forward.

Environment: Quick Test professional QTP 11.0, Windows XP And 7, Oracle 9i, .net

Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Created Test plans for each cycle and identified Test Cases for Automation.
• Performed Positive and Negative Testing for the site using both manually and Automated Testing tools like QTP.
• GUI and Functional testing using QTP of all the features of the site.
• Performed Regression testing using QTP. Established the baseline, rerun the test scripts as apart of the Regression suite using QTP. Inserted some validation. I used VB functions in QTP, as well as wrote user defined functions to customize testing.
• Used Hybrid Frame Work using QTP
• Participated in writing Performance Test Plan and Test Scripts HTTP HTML // Click Script Protocol , software documentation from business, technical and functional requirement
• Performed Load Testing to find the system limits by creating multiple vusers in Load Generator.
• Online monitoring of Graphs/monitors in Load Generator.
• Analysis of cross results, cross scenarios and merged graphs in Load Generator.
• Analyzing scenario performance, graphs and reports in Load Runner.
• Performed Performance testing to check for the response time of the Application, using Load Runner E.g. When many users hit the web site at the same time, the time taken for the transaction. We generated 50 Vuser's and 50 iterations
• Performed Stress testing to check the response time of the System, using Load Generator to see how well the server can handle the stress For e.g. Heavy Repetition of certain actions or inputs, input Large numerical values, Large complex queries to a database
• Conducted navigational testing, functional testing and Performance Testing.
• Performed Browser Compatibility, Operating System Compatibility and Web Usability Test.
• Conducted navigational testing, functional testing and Performance Testing.
• Developed and maintained Scripts using SQL PLUS to test whether Data Integrity and Referential Integrity were being met.

Environment: QTP, Load Runner, Java, Java Script, HTML, JSF, Servlets, J2EE, Oracle and Windows XP.

QA Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Followed Keyword Driven Frame work.
• Identifying Automation Test Areas.
• Implemented automation as per Test Suite.
• Prepared various Test Scripts by using descriptive.
• Uses file system objects to drive data and post the results to log files.
• Used user defined Functions and Classes as per business Processes.
• Use the Q.T.P extensive features like Parameterization, Environmental variables, and Object Repositories.
• Handle the Exceptions like Pop-Up's and Run Errors by using Recovery Scenario.
• Posting of defects and tracking the defects until its closure.
• Re-testing the defects.
• Updated Daily and Weekly Status Reports.

Environment: QTP, Java, Java Script, HTML, JSF, Servlets, J2EE, Oracle and Windows XP.

QA Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Followed Data Driven Frame Work.
• Converted Test case's to Test Scripts for Endorsement and Cancellation Modules.
• Parameterized the Defined Test data.
• Handled Pop-Up windows while execute the Script by adding VB Script.
• Defined User Defined Classes and Functions for sake of reusability.
• Defined and Used XML for Environment Variables.
• Performed Gap analysis between SRS and DS, SRS and Application.
• Performed Dry Run and QA execution.
• Done database testing as per TDD by using API-TOAD 9.0.0.
• Tracking and Reporting the Incidents to our TL.
• Performed Regression and Retesting.
• Updated QA Review Comments and Participated in Peer Reviews.

Environment: ASP.net, SQL Server 2003, Win XP, QTP 9.2, Track and API-TOAD

QA Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved to prepare Functional Decomposition Frame Work.
• Application Familiarization with the help of BRD, WF, Content Documents.
• Writing, Reviewing and Executing the Test Scripts.
• Involved in System Testing, Regression Testing and Ad-hoc Testing.
• Involved to prepare Traceability matrix and Test plan.
• Used the extensive features of QTP like Parameterization, Data Driven, and User Defined Functions etc.,
• Handle the Exceptions like Pop-Up, Run Errors using the Recovery Scenario.
• Done effective Defect reporting and peer review of the test scripts.
• Review the defects logged by the team.
• Log the Results into a separate Results File for the Application Testing by using File System Objects.
• Keeping test lead updated about the daily status, sending weekly reports on time

Environment: JAVA jsp, Oracle 9i, Win XP and QTP 9.2

QA Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand the flow of the application.
• Designed Executed Manual Test Cases.
• Tracked and Reported the Defects until its closure.
• Create Enhanced the Virtual User Scripts using virtual User Generator.
• Identified Correlation Areas and Handled.
• Design Run Scenarios in Load Controller.
• Merged the Required Monitors.
• Published test results into MS Word Format by using Result Analyzer

Environment: Java Server Pages, Web Logic, Oracle, HTML, Mercury Load Runner 8.2 and TD

QA Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand the business process manage testing activities.
• Formulate the Test Strategy, Designing, System Plan and Validations.
• Involved in life cycle testing, functionality testing, regression testing, performance testing, volume testing
• Black box testing, unit testing, and defect tracking and testing for accuracy in workflow plans.
• Setting up of Testing Environment, Migration Standards.
• Designed System Test Plans and Test Cases, which detailed the testing scope, strategy, hi-level, test Requirements, validation and necessary resources.
• Performed extensive manual testing of the entire application suite.
• Developed Test Data and individual test cases to satisfy positive and negative testing.
• Testing nightly process. Tracking through draw table, create transactions in transactions table.
• Worked closely with data population developers, multiple business units and a data solutions engineer to capture the testing requirements.
• Coordinating with the QA managers and interacting with Business owners before preparing User Documentation.
• Interacted with developers for resolving Change Request issues.

Environment: Java, Java Server Pages, EJB, Oracle 8i, VSS and BugZilla

Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understand the business process manage testing activities.
• Developed Functional Test Cases Procedures, based on Requirements specifications, Business logic for Bill Box module.
• Executing Test Cases for various test data's and reporting defects.
• Performed Functionality testing, Regression testing and System testing.
• Reporting the defects to the Test Manager and tracking the defects using defect- tracking system until closure.
• Participate in Reviews

Environment: Java, Java Server Pages, EJB, Oracle 8i, VSS and BugZilla

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