OBJECTIVE:

• To contribute solutions to challenges in the field of Software Testing and Quality Assurance Analyst.
• To accomplish a full-time permanent senior level QA/testing position to learn, excel and grow within your organization and contribute value using my expertise in software design, software-testing methodologies, software quality process and strong analytical skills.

SUMMARY

• Effective decision-making skills, excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, effective verbal and written communication skills, and high level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Motivated self-starter with exceptional team building, leadership, project management and excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good team player and also have ability to work independently in time sensitive environment.
• Strong ability in writing test Plans, test Cases, test procedures and test scripts.
• Experience in planning, designing, developing and implementing testing strategies for large-scale web applications and client/server systems.
• More than 14 years of professional experience in software development life cycle including quality assurance, validation specialist and software development.
• Expertise in working with automated testing tools like Mercury Interactive Test Suite Test Director, Quick Test Pro, WinRunner, Load Runner .
• Implemented Test Director for test planning, test case development, test case execution and test results analysis.
• Experienced in Development testing, system testing, user acceptance testing UAT , black box testing and data driven testing.
• Experience in CMM methodologies, testing life cycle and backend testing using SQL statements.
• Experience in SDLC Software Development Life Cycle and STLC Software Test Life Cycle from user requirements to implementation.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: Test Director, HP Quality Center, QTP 9.0, Win Runner, Load Runner 8.0, JIRA, CC/CQ Clear Quest , Empirix RSW Software

Systems: MS Windows 7, Windows XP, Vista, Windows NT 4.0 3.51, Linux, UNIX

Web Technologies: HTML, JSP, ASP, XML, Java, .NET, Internet Information Server

• Databases: MS SQL 2000, 2005, 2008, Oracle, MS Access
• Software: Java, ASP, .NET, Documentum, Vignette Story Server, TCL, HTML, Home site 4.5, Visual Basic 6.0, VP Script, Java Script, Visual InterDev, MS IIS, MS Office Products and Outlook, MS Project, MS Outlook 2007, MS Visio, DB2, ODBC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

IT Quality Assurance Lead

• Employed a test-to-break approach on testing initiatives and clarified ambiguous requirements to ensure the effectiveness of all test plans.
• Lead and managed a team of 4 people for training and mentoring.
• Developing and implementing quality-assurance and quality-control methodologies to ensure compliance with QA standards, federal regulations and customer specifications
• Proficient in software development life cycle including test strategy preparation, test plan development, test case creation, test execution and bug tracking.
• Worked on multiple project using agile development process with frequently changing requirements and also waterfall development process.
• Interacted with Business Analysts and Developers in requirements analysis, design review, System Architecture Plan testing and documentation for application developed in Agile and Waterfall environment.
• Designed a series of test cases testing installation with different deployment. configurations, testing localized product versions , executed test cases.
• Prepare the traceability matrix to fill the gap between the requirements and test cases covered.
• Experienced in different types of testing for example black box testing, white box testing, functional, GUI testing, System, regression, integration, UAT and performance testing.
• Documented software defects using bug tracking system and reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.
• Created detailed QA documentation including QA reports, actively participated in SQA and project status meetings.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with developers and communicate with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Improved the documentation of QA testing practices to enhance their repeatability, saving time and money and encouraging testing standardization and best practices.
• Recognized for developing excellent test plans/scripts and rapidly discovering defects

Senior Finance System Validation Specialist

• Involved in validation testing to meet with the Corporate QA department in preparing documents for Audit and remediation plan and responds to follows up on audit findings.
• Developed Requirements Tractability Matrix RTM to track requirements during the QA Testing and validation Phase.
• Strictly followed SOPs to ensure that computer systems/Infrastructure is designed according to Sarbanes Oxley SOX controls.
• Managed change control documentation including defect reports, risk analysis, and system change requests.

Senior QA Analyst

• Performed complete unit, integration, regression, functionality and user acceptance testing.
• Coordinate UAT activities with user groups and developed test scripts for User Acceptance Testing UAT and performed dry run to find out the issues in system workflow and documented the Validation Summary Report VSR .
• Tested the functionality, verified the flow and logged bugs found on the product before and after the product release using JIRA.
• Drafted the Remediation Plan for the Project Management approval after Gap Analysis.
• Wrote and executed SQL queries and stored procedures for data verification and gray box/backend testing.
• Confidential Senior QA Analyst
• Developed and implemented a testing strategy for a web-based software platform for real-time an expert location collaboration, video conferencing and business intelligence.
• Developed presentation outline, collected materials, and delivered a presentation on system requirements overview to company management.
• Created the business requirements document, functional mapping document and testing document.

Confidential

Senior Quality Assurance Consultant

• Prepated detailed test plan, developed test cases and test processes on User Requirements Document URD .
• Identified test cases to be automated and lead the effort for automating the testing process of the application using QTP for functional and regression test.
• Used and enhanced the test scripts through check points and parameterization features in QTP while automating system access and security test cases and also called user defined functions in QTP.

Confidential

Software Quality Engineer

• Involved in full QA life cycle: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Regression, Smoke Testing, and Build User Acceptance Testing UAT .
• Performed regression testing for different builds to satisfy changes in requirements and to verify its effect on other modules.
• Configured the load generators to ramp up and exercise the application with the required number of Virtual Users.
• Involved in review meetings to identify the enhancements and modify the automation scripts.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Analyst Consultant

• Involved in developing manual test cases based on the functional requirements of the application adhering to the defined software quality metrics and standards by the group.
• Mapped requirements to the test cases and test scenarios, executed the developed test cases, logged defects in the Test Director tool, re-tested to close the defects in order to launch the products with utmost quality.
• Created data driven tests to validate the scenario with different test data.
• Developed the test procedures and used various checkpoints page, table, text .
• Involved in the black box testing that includes Functional, Regression and System testing.
• Generated reports / graphs using Load Runner analysis tools

Confidential

Software Developer

• Responsible for creating screens and coding according to the users requirements, debugging several procedure and functions.
• Used SQL DML to access database embedded SQL- through application and interactive SQL using tools SQL Plus and SQL Navigator .
• Involved in design, development and implementation and user approval of the functionality.
• Implementation of new features based on functional requirements from business owners for CFO.com.
• Debug software defects using several procedure and functions and also test the application using SILK automation testing tool.