Objective:

Over 6 years experience in the Information Technology Industry with diversified experience in automated, manual, functional and performance testing of Web and Client/Server applications on Windows/Unix environment to secure a position of QA Analyst/Software Test Engineer in a progressive company where my resourceful technical and academic skills will add value to organizational operations.

Summary:

• Experience in defining detailed application software test plans, including organization, participants, schedule, test and application coverage scope.
• Experience in gathering and defining functional and user interface requirements for software applications.
• Strong analytical experience in developing detailed business level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on functional and business requirements.
• Experience in developing detailed design level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on multiple user groups and detailed user interface design requirements.
• Experience in developing, reviewing and managing requirements traceability requirements, application components, test cases, test case execution results .
• Experience in defining and executing test data acquisition, including production data set selection and extraction and test data generation, as well as manual data preparation.
• Experience in CMMI level 3 software development environment.
• Strong Experience in automated software testing tools, including Regression/functional testing, user interface design testing, Performance, stress and load testing.
• Experience in developing and executing SQL queries in an Oracle environment to confirm database operations performed by software applications using Oracle 9g, 10g, 11g.
• Used TOAD to check SQL queries for optimal performance and scalability under real-time workloads.
• Ability to triage software defects providing development staff with adequate information for remediation.
• Experience Ability to adjust priorities to multiple demands and unanticipated events as wells as adjust decisions and actions to new information.
• Experience with planning, implementing, and testing mission critical information systems employing Web Services and built on Internet architecture principles.
• Possess strong listening, verbal, attention to detail, and written communication skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Title: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed System Design Documents and involved in the review discussions of Business Requirements.
• Participated in the QA activities for various releases in the Project.
• Wrote test objectives based on the on Functional Specifications and System Specification for System and Integration Testing
• Developed Test Condition and Test Data to execute the Test.
• Developed system and integration test cases in Microsoft Test Manager MTM based on the Requirements
• Executed system and integration test cases through out the Microsoft Test Manager MTM .
• Involved in Manual Testing of the application for Negative and Positive scenarios.
• Mentored the team members with business functionality.
• Performed the Regression Testing to make sure that the bug has been fixed and the application was working as per Requirements.
• Extensively involved in executing, analyzing and verifying test results and worked with Application Team to resolve issues.
• Communicated project business issues to appropriate business leadership groups.
• Wrote SQL statements to extract Data and verified the output Data of the reports.
• Modified and maintained test cases due to changes in the requirements.
• Detected, reported and classified bugs in Microsoft Test Manager MTM .
• Interacted with Application Teams to follow up on Bugs/Issues and analyzed results against functional design and expected results.
• Used MS Test Manager for managing test execution and defect tracking of all issues.
• Attended periodic meetings, teleconferences and led discussions on problem resolution.

Environment: Windows, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Test Manager MTM , Quality Center QC , QuickTest Professional QTP and HP LoadRunner.

Confidential

Title: Software Automation Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed test plan and test cases for different modules.
• Responsibilities included Manual GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Interface Testing, End-to-End Testing, Database Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Automated the functionality and interface testing of the application using QuickTest Professional QTP .
• Inserted Object Data Verification Check point on Quick Test Professional QTP automation testing tools.
• Verified Back End Data using ODBC after interacted with front-end Automation Test scripts.
• Used QTP for Shared Object repository creation and maintenance, used regular expression, re-usable actions, data table, checkpoints and recovery scenario.
• Developed and documented effective test procedures, which effectively directed other's work.
• Imported data from the Database to the Data table and performed Data Driven testing with different Data sets for reports generation module in QTP.
• Created XML file to store test data for Regression test suites to reduce scripts maintenance time
• Created Driver Script using VB Script to execute QTP application automatically and run number of automated scripts simultaneously.
• Verified test approach, validate build stability, test and evaluate, and achieve acceptable mission.
• Connected HP QC with QTP application and stored all test scripts into Quality Center.
• Executed automation test suites and results were reported to management.
• Analyzed requirements and user cases, certified application-specific software performed ambiguity reviews of business requirements and functional specification documents
• Lead brainstorming sessions to identify key testing concerns and prevent insufficiently broad testing.

Environment: Windows Server 2005, 2008, Java, Java Script, HTML, UNIX, SQL, Oracle 11g, TOAD, Web Logic, HP Quality Center, Quick Test Professional.

Confidential

Title: Software Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plan and Test cases.
• Developed test cases for automation team for regression testing.
• Formulated methods to perform positive and negative testing against requirements.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries.
• Reported bugs found during test using Quality Center.
• Conducted functional, regression, black box and system testing.
• Reviewed functional design for internal product documentation.
• Used Quality Center for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Analyzed, tested, and certified application-specific software and performed ambiguity reviews of business requirements and functional specification documents.
• Developed Manual Test cases and test scripts to test the functionality of the application.
• Assigned, tracked, and status problem reports, Change Requests, and release packages in Dimension.
• Provided test results, graphs, and analysis of application performance data by email or phone during testing to the application developer and manager.
• Implemented Automated-testing methodology such as Data Driven Testing, Key Word Driven Testing methods.
• Created and executed regression scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Inserted various check points, parameterized the test scripts, and performed regular expression on scripts.
• Created reusable user-define functions using VB Scripts to perform a specific task like clicking on button or a Link.
• Documented tests bugs in Quality Center.
• Also tested the modules on the application by Manual Testing and data validation using SQL queries.
• Created VuGen scripts by using Virtual User generator for Component test, Stress test and Volume test.
• Parameterized unique IDs and stored dynamic content in variables and paired the values to web submits under http protocols.
• Performed manual and auto correlation to handle error due to dynamic contents.
• Created Load Runner Scenario using Controller and executed scenario to verify applications performance under various load.
• Measured Response time at sub transaction levels at web, App servers and database server levels.
• Analyzed Load test results generated reports and provided to my technical lead.

Environment: Windows Server, Java, Java Script, HTML, UNIX, SQL, TOAD, Oracle, Web Logic, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center and Load Runner.

Confidential

Title: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Detailed System Design and involved in the review discussions of Business Requirements.
• Participated in the QA activities for various releases in the Project.
• Performed System and Integration Testing.
• Drafted test cases based on Functional Specifications and System Specifications.
• Prepared Test Plan and analyze integration system impacts.
• Involved in Manual Testing of the application for Negative and Positive scenarios.
• Mentored the team members with business functionality.
• Performed the Regression Testing to make sure that the bug has been fixed and the application was running properly.
• Extensively involved in executing, analyzing and verifying test results and worked with developers to resolve issues.
• Communicated project business issues to appropriate business leadership groups.
• Developed Data Driven Automation Test Framework and established a regression and functional automation testing.
• Used external XML based file to store test data and provided into test scripts.
• Created Shared Object Repository to reduce scripts maintenance time.
• Used ODBC mechanism to connect QTP application and the database to fetch real time data from database and provide into the scripts.
• Periodically executed automated regression test suites and reported the test results to project management accordingly.
• Master Object Repository is maintained in the central repository and changes are made to it for every version.
• Wrote SQL statements to extract Data and verified the output Data of the reports.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix RTM to establish traceability between requirements and test cases.
• Detected, reported and classified bugs in TestDirector.
• Conducted internal and external reviews as well as formal walkthroughs, and participated in status meetings.

Environment: Windows, SQL Server, Oracle, TOAD Visual Basic, Quick Test Professional and Quality Center and LoadRunner.

Technical Skills: