SUMMARY

• Over 6 (Six) years of Software Quality Assurance (QA) experiences, working with Client/Server and Web applications, seeking for a Software Test Engineer/Analyst position to utilize diversified skills in manual and automation testing.
• Excellent knowledge in different stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proficient in testing the applications in different software and hardware configuration platforms.
• Proficient in writing test cases and test scripts manually and automatically and in depth understanding of Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and Defect Life Cycle.
• Experience in working Agile development methodology environment called “Scrum”, .
• Extensive experience in Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Black box testing, GUI testing, Back End testing, Browser compatibility testing, Integration testing, System testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Expert of software test automation using HP Quick Test Pro (QTP) to design, develop, maintain, and execute scripts.
• Hands on Experiences on handling BladeLogic packages in difference server.
• Experienced in various software QA and Testing management tools such as HP Quality Center/ALM, Clear Quest, JIRA, and IBM rational suite.
• Excellent in writing complex SQL queries to access data from multiple tables using joins to perform database testing in Oracle and SQL server platform
• Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding testing status and maintain detail QA documentation.
• Excellent logical, analytical and testing skills with good communication skills.
• Quick learner and Good team player with excellent written and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in team in a time sensitive environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software Testing Tools: HP Quick Test Professional, Quality Center, Tode, Jira, UC4, BladeLogic

Databases: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, MS Access

Other: MS Office, Adobe suite, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Lync, Unix

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in system Specification Meetings, design Reviews, Requirement Study and the preparation of the Test Plan outlining the scope of the project.
• Gather system requirements, plan for testing new functionality, and identify requirements for queries, reports and producing metrics associated with test execution and defect tracking.
• Managed the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) between requirements and test cases.
• Conduct build deployment in the QA designated testing environment using BladeLogic.
• Involved in Functional, Smoke, Integration, System Testing and Regression testing for each build of the application.
• Coordinating testing efforts with teammates and User Acceptance Test (UAT) with business users
• Designed and Developed Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts and performed Manual testing on the entire Application.
• Created, debugged and executed test scripts on Quick Test Pro.
• Performed Functional, Integration testing and Regression testing using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Tested whether different modules are properly integrated or not
• Recommended the use of Quality center and Jira as Test Management Tool.
• Checked database to determine successful transaction of test data from the application by establishing connectivity using SQL commands.
• Coached and mentored Junior test engineers on various testing efforts and processes

Confidential, New York, NY

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on functional specifications
• Participated in daily scrum meetings and sprint review meetings with Executive Team.
• Involved in testing of application at Module level and system level for the quality of software after each build release of the application.
• Executed test scripts for automated testing using Quick Test Pro for each individual functionality of the applications.
• Modified the test scripts with predefined and user defined functions according to the necessary.
• Designed and developed high level and detailed Test Cases based on the available Use Cases.
• Tested SQL statements against Oracle database for performance tuning and optimization.
• Assisted UAT team by providing test data and test scripts.
• Identified and Enhanced the Regression model by adding scripts from system test, which can be used for regression after every release.
• Prepared detailed Test Metrics on a weekly basis for the project members to know the status of the application.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in project analysis, design and implementation.
• Analyzed the Business Requirement specifications.
• Performed different types Manual Testing to check the flow of the application
• Conducted database testing, passing SQL queries to the Oracle.
• Participated in QA team meetings and walkthroughs for weekly QA testing review.
• Identified defects and interacted with developers to resolve the issues.
• Created the Test Cases as per Business requirements and Use Cases
• Verified functionality of software during all stages of the development lifecycle
• Provided testing Estimates and resource plans based on Functional and Technical specifications
• Prioritized defects and logged them in PVCS Tracker and coordinated their resolution with the development team
• Created User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Test Cases for production testing
• Analyzed and document test results, including re - testing of all previous failures