SUMMARY

• Computer Science Graduate with over 8 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing in different industries like IT, Health, Mobile industry.
• Well versed and immensely experienced in Manual and Automated Testing.
• Hands on experience on Functional, Regression, Performance and Black Box Testing of both Web - Based and Client/Server Applications on various testing platforms and using various testing tools. Extensive working knowledge on various tools like Mercury Quality Center, QTP, Load Runner and Test Director. knowledge of AGILE methodology, SDLC, System Development, Testing Methodology, design, development, implementation of QA processes and procedures, analyzing the business requirements, defining test plans, test cases, test result analysis, verification, validation and reporting.
• Possess a very good ability to grasp the applications’ underlying business processes. Possess excellent communication skills and an ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Extensive knowledge of project management methodologies, including software development methodologies, testing methodologies, QA strategy, process and tools. In-Depth knowledge of SDLC, have scrupulous understanding of all phases.
• Worked in AGILE Software development environment that promotes development iterations throughout the life cycle of the project
• Expertise in preparing Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Summary Reports, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Automated and Manual testing based on the User Requirement Document and System Requirement documents for the Functional, System, Performance, Integration, Regression, GUI, Load, Backend and Database testing.
• Created Manual test cases in Mercury Quality Center, and worked on automated test cases in Quick Test Professional and viewing and analyzing the test results in the Mercury Quality Center.
• Experience in Automation using HP Quick test Professional and also in VB Scripting.
• Profound knowledge of web services testing using Service Oriented Architecture tools SOAP UI.
• Experience using Load Runner for Load, Performance and Stress testing on web and client server applications.
• Developing QA project schedules, resource allocations, tracking progress towards milestones, and contingency planning for project risks and deviations.
• Extensive experience in Database backend testing by writing SQL Queries, inner and outer joins.
• Analysis and documentation of test results and excellent skills in reporting and suggesting changes in testing environment.
• Excellent judgment skills to identify areas of high-risk, critical business areas, early in an application and prioritize my tasks to focus my testing effort when time is limited

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Packages: MS Office products, MS Project

Testing Tools: Win Runner, Load Runner, Rational Robot, QTP

Defect Tracking Tools: Mercury Quality Center, Clear Quest

Languages: C, C++,Java,TSL, VBScript

Web Technologies: HTML, JSP, JavaScript

Databases: MS Access, MS SQL, Oracle

Operating Systems: Windows NT/9x/XP, Unix, Linux

Version Control Tools: Rational Clear case, Perforce Visual Client

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Sandiego, CA

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Plan, Test Cases by analyzing Business Requirement Document.
• Analyzed Software and Business Requirements documents to get a better understanding of the system from both technical and business perspectives
• Responsible for building test scenarios for the web services project
• Performed manual test procedures for functional testing of Web services using SoapUI 4.0.1
• Involved in manual testing of the testing the functionality of the web services.
• Used pgAdmin3 for writing SQL queries, used many types of complex queries for validating, retrieving and comparing the data.
• Responsible for creating and execution of automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro .
• Performed Data Driven Testing using QTP to test the application with different sets of Test data.
• Involved in automating test scripts in QTP based on the test cases for Regression testing.
• Manually tested the application functionality and prepare Test Cases.
• Attended daily scrum meeting to discuss the status and
• Used Rally for repository, reporting and tracking bugs, and providing updates on resolved bugs.
• Developed Test data for Test Scenarios as per the functionality of the application.
• Coordinating with the development as well as the support group.
• Backlogs identified through the daily meetings are delivered in the Forth coming releases.

Environment: SOAP UI 4.0.1, Rally, pg Admin3, MS-office Excel, QTP 10.0,Windows XP.

Confidential, Maine

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed and reviewed the user/business requirements and functional specification documents.
• Involved in writing test plans and test cases for functional testing and stored in Quality Center.
• Involved in Unit, Functional, System and Integration Testing.
• Performed Data Driven Tests with Quick Test Professional (QTP) to test the application for different sets of data.
• Involved in Automating scripts for regression testing using QTP.
• Used Object repository for capturing objects and worked with different verification points like GUI checkpoints, Bitmap checkpoints and Synchronization points using QTP.
• Prepared the Test data (Input files) for interpreting positive/negative/regression test results based on the design requirements.
• Involved in Daily Scrum Meetings and also in planning at the end of each Sprint, to assess the progress of a project and plan its next steps.
• Created the Regression Test cases in Quick Test Professional for regression testing and validating against data from various database tables.
• Used SQL scripts and verified the Oracle database for the purpose of data verification.
• Involved in validating the data, which has been populated into the database tables using DB Visualizer Interface.
• Validated the input files from various Unix servers and scripted SQL statements to validate the output in the different database tables.
• Involved in project review meetings and discussed issues, status for tracking the progress with project Teams.
• Used JIRA 4.4for defect tracking and reporting.

Environment: Quick Test Professional 9.0 (QTP), Quality Center 9.2, JIRA 4.4, Oracle SQL Developer, MS-office Excel, Windows XP, Linux.

Confidential, Bedford, NH

SQA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user stories (Requirements) from Product Owners (Business Analyst) for each sprint.
• Reviewing user stories with BA and Architect for each sprint.
• Testing web services as per the SOA Design.
• Performed Web Services Testing manually using SOAPUI, BPEL.
• Performed extensive backend testing using Oracle PL/SQL Developer and Toad.
• Writing high level scenarios, test cases and acceptance test cases for each sprint.
• Reviewing services acceptance test cases for each sprint.
• Involved in creating and execution of automated test scripts using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Customized Test scripts define Different variables, Checkpoints, Parameterization, and regular expression in QTP 9.0.
• Modified the tests using groovy scripting.
• Worked with developers to create test cases for particular functionality using groovy.
• Attended daily SCRUM meeting and SCRUM of SCRUM meetings for each sprint.
• Escalating impediments in SCRUM meetings for each sprint.
• Provided Test results in each SPRINT.
• Performed Load Testing using Load UI.
• Performed SAS publishing data in QA, OPS Environments using LINUX.

Environment: Soap UI 5.3, Load UI 1.0, QTP 9.0,Compuware Quality Manager,J2EE, SOA, Oracle Developer, Agile Development, LDAP, Oracle BPEL Process Manager, OSB, XML,LINUX, Vault, Windows XP, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power point, MS Outlook, MS Paint, Visio, Selenium, Notepad.

Confidential - Sacramento, CA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Business and Requirement Specifications. Designing and formulation of Test Strategy and Test Cases in Mercury Quality Center. Reviewed Business and functional requirement documentsand detail design documents
• Reviewed Use Case diagrams for creating the different test plans andunder test cases
• Extensive work on UNIX platform. Performed UNIX commands for various operations to start, modify, and stop processes.
• Involved in Designing and formulation of Test Strategy and Test Cases in Mercury Quality Center. Reviewed Business and functional requirement documentsand detail design documents.
• Involved in writing test plans, test cases, test Design Documents .
• Involved in Manual Testing and Automated testing of the test cases using Quality Centre and QTP.
• Performed Data Driven Tests with Quick Test Professional (QTP) to test the application for different sets of data.
• Involved in testing the converted data which is on Mainframe Systems and also retrieving the legacy data that resides on the system.
• UtilizeSeleniumtest automationtool for developing regression test scripts running on Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers under Windows XP
• Install and configureSeleniumIDE,SeleniumRC, TestNG, IntelliJ IDEA, and Eclipse
• Involved in back-end testing on Oracle and SQL Server databases by writing complex SQL queries
• Used web services and Web methods to interact with the other applications and exposed them using SOAP and HTTP.
• Worked on IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for running the batch jobs in the test environments.
• Extensively used Mercury Quality Center for defect tracking and prioritizing defects and enhancement requests after base lining the requirements.
• Involved in Load Testing with Load Runner.
• Used TOAD to check SQL codes for optimal performance and scalability under real-time workloads.
• Collected test metrics weekly from the QC that reflected the current status of the test execution and the state of the defects.
• Used Clear Quest for repository, reporting and tracking bugs, and providing updates on resolved bugs.
• Communicated with developers and management to ensure delivery of a Quality product on time.

Environment: Oracle, SQL, UNIX, TOAD, Mercury Quality Center and HP Quick test professional, Rational Robot, Clear Case, Tivoli, SOAP UI.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Functional Specs reviews, detail Design Reviews and System Requirements Verification document to prepare Test Cases for manual testing.
• Reviewed high level and detailed requirements in Quality center.
• Developed Test Cases, mapped them with the requirements and wrote test cases in Quality Center.
• Assisted automation teams in developing QTP test scripts and Identified Test Procedures that need to be automatedduring the regression testing.
• Performed Data-driven testing - Parameterized the fixed values in checkpoint statements, created data tables for the parameters and wrote functions for the parameters to read new data from the table upon each iteration.
• Performed back-end testing on Oracle databases by writing SQL queries and executed the SQL Queries.
• Worked on UNIX operating system and worked on putty which is a command line interface for executing UNIX commands through client’s box.
• Configured Quality Center as Defect Tracking System, which was used by the testing team to report defects and check the status of the defects.
• Worked with the development team in investigating and correcting software bugs and deficiencies based on testing results.

Environment: Windows XP, HP Quality center, HP Quick Test Professional, Load Runner 9.0/8.1,UNIX, SQL, Oracle.

Confidential, CA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Actively participated in analyzing test plan as per the business requirements.
• Developedtest casesfrom different Use cases, flow charts and executed them
• Organized Test Cases, bugs, tracking of defect in the TD tool, through connectivity of TD.
• Participated in walkthroughs and reviews with developers establishing quality policy conformance
• Defect tracking is done in theTest Director 8.0to add, review, repair and analyze defects.
• Tested the application to see whether the user is registered for the right product
• Worked closely with development staff to resolve the defects and testability issues throughoutSoftware Test Life Cycle.
• Created numerous custom and data drivenLoadRunner scripts.
• Load/Performance testingwas done to verify and assess the acceptability of the operational limits of a system undervarying workloads.
• Analyzed theTransaction results, Virtual userstatus results and intimated the same to the Administrator to enhance the system architecture
• Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing
• Time to Time discussions with business analyst to know more details of the project
• Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing
• Time to Time discussions with business analyst to know more details of the project

Environment: Windows XP/2003, SQL server 2000, Oracle, HTML, JAVA, Servlets, Web Logic, Test Director 8.0

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writingTest casesfor functional andintegration testingusing Test Director.
• Involved in conductingUnit, Functional, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Performedsmoke testing,security testing, andGUI testingusingWin Runner.
• Parameterized theTSL scripts, created generic functions and Data Driven Test using Win Runner to avoid code redundancy and avoid hard coding of frequently changing values.
• Responsible for entering, Tracking bugs inTest Directorto resolve bugs.
• Load/Performance testing was done to verify and assess the acceptability of the operational limits of a system undervarying workloads. This was carried out usingLoad Runner.
• Verified XML data flow exported fromPOS systemsback to the internet site.

Environment: Windows, C, XML, HTML,Visual Basic, Java script,SQL Server, Test Director, Win Runner,Load Runner

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Functional Document Analysis of the project and created Test Plans.
• Designed Test Cases.
• Writing the test cases, test scripts and documented errors and Executing the Test Scripts.
• Performed Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Unit testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing and System Testing during the various testing phases.
• Performed Black Box Testing.
• Involved in testing the product for various browser compatibilities and certified the product to which browser the user can use.
• Proficiency in Test Director.
• Performed positive and negative testing using data driven tests.
• Tracked and reported the bugs
• Used Oracle as back-end database
• Performed testing after installing the Product/Release into the production environment as part of post-production testing

Environment: Manual Testing, ASP, MS Access and Windows 2000.