Profile:

• Over 11 years of extensive and diversified experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Test Management, Design, Development and Test Automation of web, Client/Server based applications.
• Over 7 years of experience in test automation performance testing.

Areas of Expertise:

• Experienced across multiple types of testing i.e. User Acceptance, System Integration, functional test automation and Performance testing.
• Proficient in developing clear Test Strategies and with proven ability to translate Functional and Technical Requirements, Use Cases etc. into Test Plans, Scenarios and Scripts, with full traceability back to requirements.
• Experienced in working both Agile and Waterfall models.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle SDLC Quality Assurance QA Methodologies
• Test Management software experience: HP Quality Center, Test Director, Spira Test, FogBugz.
• Automated Tool experience: HP Quick Test Pro, Test Complete, Selenium, Sikuli, HP LoadRunner, JMeter
• Experienced in defining Automation Test Framework using Robot Framework that allowed the automated test cases to be used against any version of the application.
• Cross browser testing using Sauce-labs Teamcity.
• Solid experience in performance/stress testing using HP LoadRunner, especially correlation, custom coding and load analysis.
• Proficient in test scripting using Python, Javascript, JQuery, Shell and also with a limited experience using C Java.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Role: Lead Load Runner Developer

• Designed and developed LoadRunner scripts using VuGen with different protocols like Web http/html , PeopleSoft, Oracle Webservices SOAP/WSDL/XML web Custom Request for load testing the peoplesoft application.
• Extensively used correlation, parameterization techniques, goal oriented manual scenarios and created Vusers in the test scripts for testing the system.
• Created customized LoadRunner Vugen scripts at API level with manual correlation, user defined functions, development libraries classes and methods , and error handling.
• Developed Web Service Vuser scripts for a Web Service Call using Soap UI.
• Worked extensively with XML data and SOAP protocols in Non UI Web Services SOA Testing.
• Identified system/application bottlenecks and worked with web/app server administrators to facilitate the tuning of the application/environment in order to optimize capacity and improve performance of the application in order to handle peak workloads generated via HP LoadRunner tool to simulate activity.
• Conducted baseline test, load, stress and endurance tests.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed server performance status, hits per second, throughput, windows resources and database server resources etc.
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.
• Coordinated and collaborated with Developers, Production support team, Project Management folks to gather the requirements to create Load test run scope.
• Established software/system performance load benchmarks measurements for capacity, scalability and breakpoints.

Confidential

Role: Lead Software Test Developer

• Designed, developed and maintained keyword behavior driven Automation Test Framework using tools like Python, Robot framework, Javascript, JQuery Selenium.
• Installed configured performance tools like Loadrunner JMeter. Wrote scripts, executed tests and generated detailed reports for load analysis.
• Involved in web performance testing using Chrome webDriver.
• Executed automated cross browser test runs nightly using Sauce-labs and Teamcity.
• Generated Test metrics using Spira Test Agile Target Process and reporting the test progress to the Product management.
• Coordinated with the team in setting up Virtual test labs.
• Completed projects on time and in budget to challenging deadlines.

Confidential

Role: LoadRunner Developer

• Responsible for the load monitoring of the Maintenix applications.
• Analyze the Design, Architecture Documents, Use Cases and Software Requirement Specification SRS and create the performance test plans.
• Developed and enhanced scripts using Load Runner VuGen and designed scenarios using Performance Center to generate realistic load on application under test.
• Performed the load testing using HP LoadRunner 9.5
• Worked closely with developers and application owners to develop test success criteria.
• Monitored system bottlenecks during a test run and captured and displayed the performance data from every server.

Confidential

Role: QA Lead

• Lead the team in implementing the QA project, makes sure all miles stones, standards and processes on the right path toward completing QA project.
• Managed teams of varying sizes, peaking at 5 in Ottawa and 9 in India
• Defined an automation frame work that allowed the automated test cases to be used against any version of the application.
• Wrote efficient project proposals, Test plans for the upcoming releases and Test strategies.
• Responsible for analysis of test environments and for recommending appropriate test environment configuration for ensuring that the Test Engineering resources have an environment that will suffice their needs.
• Responsible for planning a load test using loadrunner 9.1 for every release and also prepare a performance test report with the help of development and database team.
• Prepared loadRunner test manuals and also conducted an in-house training to the test engineers.
• Analysis of test results using statistical quality control tools.
• Coordinating with the testers and developers in resolving the testing defects.
• Planning on regression testing for needed modules based on the amount defects.

Confidential

Role: Senior QA Analyst

• Involved in coordinating an issue tracking system that keeps track of build status, versions, defects, code changes, Test Coordination.
• Preparation of formal Test plans, Test cases and bug reporting. Perform bug reporting using an automated bug tracking tool Bugzilla and go through the verification process.
• Responsible for performing Functional, Regression, and Integration testing.
• Developed automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro QTP and Test Complete.
• Performed back-end database testing by executing SQL queries to test data integrity.
• Monitored and improved the process, making sure that any agreed-upon standards and procedures are followed, and ensuring that problems are found and dealt with.
• Perform Manual and Automation testing in web based GIS Applications.
• Perform Language Localization testing as the product supports 134 languages.
• Work closely with functional team to gain updates on current major release projects and maintenance release tasks including revised estimates, upcoming deliverables, potential

Role: QA Lead

• Planned all resources and schedules for functional and performance QA work for new and ongoing Web based GIS software applications.
• Supervised a team of QA three functional test engineers working on multiple projects.
• Reported QA team status to executives.
• Wrote test plans and test cases.
• Created SQL views and query in Oracle database.
• Executed manual and automated testing of .NET based web applications.
• Executed automated tests using Mercury Win Runner.
• Managed resource contention between ongoing development projects and urgent defects reported in production.
• Managed defects generating Test metrics using Test Director.
• Managed test case development and execution using Mercury Test Director.

Confidential

Role: QA Test Engineer

• Analyzed the requirements and formulated the test plan based on requirements.
• Reviewed the design document for requirements coverage and designed detailed test cases.
• Recorded the scripts in both analog and Context sensitive mode and replaying them back.
• Created test cases and mapped them with requirements using TestDirector. Managed the testing process, schedule batch tests, log and track defects using TestDirector.
• Created scenarios and Vuser scripts to perform load, stress and capacity testing using LoadRunner.
• Parameterized the scripts for unique data across different users. Create rendezvous points using LoadRunner to test the application stability at concurrent load.
• Participated in review meetings to resolve bug related issues with developers.