SUMMARY

Over 6 years of experience in the field of IT with focus on Software Quality Assurance. Strong Knowledge in all phases of Software Project Development Life Cycle and broad contribution to Analysis, Design, Development, Testing and Deployment of Software Applications. Proficient in Automation testing and Manual testing for web-based, client server and n-tier applications.Mentored and coordinated the creation and execution of QA and testing processes, test strategies and plans, test scripts, bug documentation and regression using Automation testing tools likeWinRunner, LoadRunner, Rational Robot, and QTP. Possess excellent professional interpersonal skills to analyze and design procedures for the verification and validation of the system under the test. Possess very strong analytical, troubleshooting, verbal and written communication skills.

TECHINCAL EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional specifications, Minor Development documents.
• Application was built on Agile Scrum methodology.
• Participated in design walkthrough to understand business logic implemented.
• Interacted with business teams for status and enhancement meetings.
• Developed Test Strategy, test plans and test scenarios for work orders.
• Preparation and review of the test cases for complete functional coverage, Identification of Regression Test cases and test cases execution.
• Performed Data Migration Validations across different Schemas from single byte to double byte DB2 environments.
• Managed other tests including User Acceptance Testing UAT
• Performed Functional, System, integrated and User Acceptance testing for various application modules.
• Performed data analysis and validation in support of data quality in staging and Citicom environments after ETL loads in GDR.
• Performed database validation using sql queries and PL/SQL procedures to verify the data reflected correctly from database to CCRS reports/Outbound Files.
• Test data creation and configuring the test bed for different environments and kickoff SIT.
• Performed Requirements mapping, test cases documentation, Reports Generation, Defects tracking in Quality Center.
• Assessed readiness and deviation of project performance based on test results and product specifications.
• Regression testing was conducted using Integrity Manager, QTP and Abinitio Diffs.
• Validated reports using Micro strategy CCRS application for Version 9 upgrade.
• Choose all Attributes, Hierarchies, metrics, filters and Created Ad-hoc reports in dynamic reports builder.Performed UAM, Program Dashboard testing for user access.
• Involved in maintenance of QTP scripts to perform CCRS report regression.
• Implement improvements in test methods and test Strategies.
• Provided Weekly status reports to Project Manager.

Environment:: AbInitio, JAVA, JSP, HTML, Java script, Oracle10g, DB2, TOAD8.5, IBM QMF, XML, Windows NT, QTP 9.0, Quality Center 10.0, DB2, Agile Scrum , MS Access, MS word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Toad 8.5, IBM AIX, Integrity Manager, Solaris, Autosys Console, PHP Admin, SQL server7.0, Micro strategy 8.x/9.x,FileLink.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements Document and Functional Specification document to identify the Gaps.
• Worked with Business users, Solution Analysts, Development team Support to identify and implement testing solutions for business and System requirements.
• Involved in the development of Detailed Test Strategy for Functional and System Testing.
• Performed data validation testing after the ETL process, Informatica.
• Designed, Developed, Executed and Analyzed Test plan, test cases test scripts for use in Integration, System, Regression and UAT Testing based on requirements.
• Reviewed business requirements and added requirements into the Rational RequsitePro, and Wrote test cases into the Test Manager for GUI and Functionality testing based on requirement from RequsitePro.
• Created Test SQL scripts for verifying the Informatica process as part of the Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• Tested Informatica ETL data Validation
• Validated Data in Database using SQL queries and PL/SQL procedures.
• Executed Batch jobs, FTP and UNIX shell scripts.
• Used Mercury Quality Center for test management.
• Defect Tracking using Rational Clear quest.
• Involved in Integration, System, Regression testing in Panorama reports
• Involved in proactively communicating the status of critical issues and escalate to appropriate management, when required.
• Worked with cross functional teams, project managers and worked towards implementation and improvement of QA Process.
• Responsible for weekly status meetings showing progress and future testing efforts to the QA Manager.

Environment: ASP.NET, IIS 6.0, MS SQL Server 2000, IE6, MS Office 2003, MS Visio, Rational Tools.

Confidential

Role : QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirement updates and mapped them with the respective manual Test Cases using HP Quality Center.
• Maintained and executed Test Plan and test strategies based on high level business and technical documents.
• Utilized Rational Unified Process RUP to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures.
• Designed use-cases and use-case models to further refine the requirements and understand the business processes. Worked extensively in Rational Requisite Pro to organize and catalog requirements, documents, and use-case documents.
• Involved in writing and maintaining Test scripts using HP Quick Test Professional to perform Automation testing during the regression and integration testing phase.
• Used various checkpoints like test, image, bitmap and table checkpoints in the QTP script.
• Used Object repository for capturing objects information for the current application under test.
• Performed Data-driven testing - Parameterized the fixed values in checkpoint statements.
• Created Data Tables using HP Quick Test Professional to perform Data Driven Testing to test the volume.
• Prepared Test sets, all possible combinations of the data required to test each requirement and created Data Driven automated scripts using QTP.
• Generated Reports, documented and communicated test results to the project manager.
• Involved in validating the data in the reports with the back end data using SQL Queries.
• Involved in writing SQL queries and stored procedures using Query Analyzer and matched the results retrieved from the batch log files.
• Used HP Quality Center for the reporting and tracking of defects.
• Active participation in decision making and Defect Tracking Meetings with Business Analysts, Developers and other stake holders.

Environment: Windows XP, HP Quality Centre and Quick Test Professional, SQL, Oracle.

Confidential

Role: QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business and Requirement Specifications, formulated Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases for the functional,Regression and Usability testing for dynamic validation of new features of website.
• Analyzed website specifications and developed detailed System Test Plans, including Test Procedures and Test Cases for different modules/forms added in the website and created manual test cases in Rational Test Manager.
• Performed data-driven testing to read test input data from an MS Excel File so as to test the application with different positive and negative data and wrote reusable functions using Rational Robot.
• Wrote Test Scripts using Rational Robot for automation of Regression testing and verifying the applications expected behavior at different stages by inserting database, bitmap and text checkpoints.
• Performed Functional testing to ensure that the compiled software components of the system adhere to project standards, performance criteria and functional specifications.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining defect tracking database in Clear Quest includes reproduction steps, actual vs. expected results, code versions, system specifics which includes submitting the defects and monitoring their review and discussing them with developers and BA's if needed.
• Contribute to the overall refinement and improvement of the testing process, standards and toolsets by active participations and suggestions in the meetings.

Environment: Windows 2000, SQL, MS-Excel, C , UNIX, and Rational Tools.