OBJECTIVE

• To add sustainable value to the organizational success by utilizing my technical skills and quality assurance experiences through the continuous learning which will contribute to the organization as well.

SUMMARY

• 6 years of experience in automation, manual testing and maintenance of various web and client/server applications.
• Strong experience in Software Development Life Cycle using Iteration, Agile, Waterfall methodologies.
• Proficient in manual and automated testing in client/server and web based applications for Banking, HealthCare and Phone companies.
• Quality Assurance expertise includes testing experience using Functional, Smoke, Regression, User Interface, Black Box, Integration and Database testing.
• Proficient in writing Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Estimating, Traceability Matrix, Knowledge Transfer documents
• Experienced in Tracking bugs and creating reports using defect tracking tools like ALM, Quality Center, Bugzilla, Jira and Test Link.
• Experienced in Organizing Defect Review meetings with project/development team to review and prioritize defects found during testing process.
• Hands on experience with HP’s test suite - UFT, Quick Test Professional (QTP), ALM and Quality Center.
• Experienced in logging defects and provide root cause analysis on criticality of Defects and performed defect review meeting
• Expertise with entire QA life cycle activities such as requirements analysis, design, development and implementation of test scripts/test cases, entry and exit criteria’s, defect tracking and documentation.
• Proficient in SQL, retrieving data for creating test cases.
• Strong knowledge and experience in backend testing to validate data against database like Oracle, SQL Server using SQL DML queries languages
• Team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Test Link, UFT and QTP,,ALM, Quality Center, Win Runner

Bug Tracking Tools: Bugzilla, ALM, JIRA Clear Quest

Languages: VBScript, SQL, PL/SQL, JAVA

GUI: Visual Basic, Web Based Applications

Database: SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, DB2

Web Technology: HTML, XML,VC++.NET, J2EE

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, LINUX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Cary, NC

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in various testing: Integration Testing, Sanity Testing, Adhoc Testing, Smoke Testing Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, and System Testing.
• Create daily defects report and submit to the lead and project manager as a daily work status.
• Test Data Creation by using Selenium IDE
• Defect Verification/Retesting Defects using Bugzilla
• Defect Identification using Bugzilla
• Customer defects Review using Bugzilla
• Everyday TRIAGE meeting with BA,DEV & QA team regarding defects.
• Test Case Execution on Test Link and report on bugzilla
• Story Board (SB) Validation with the application
• SB & USE Case Extension (EXTN) validation with the Application
• Participate weekly scrum or stand up meeting participation
• Iteration Review meeting participation
• Knowledge on SVN Documentation
• Internal communication we used lynch
• Always maintain update regarding any query on the KM (Knowledge Management) tool.
• Basic Understanding on Accessibility Testing on Compliance sheriff
• Internal meeting with BA & DEV team
• After every build release conduct sanity, adhoc and regression testing based on the supervisor's direction.
• Different sort of works as per the need of the Reporting Manager (RM) & Project Manager (PM).
• Test cases writing based on the Extension (EXTN).
• Efficient of using Microsoft Outlook 2013 for official correspondence.

Confidential, New York, NY

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created Reusable Actions in HP UFT.
• Inserted several checkpoints like Standard Checkpoints, Text Checkpoints, Text Area Checkpoints, Database Checkpoints, Bitmap Checkpoints and Synchronization Checkpoints in the Test Scripts to verify application properties and functionality.
• Developed HP UFT Scripts and executed those for test data set up required to conduct Functional testing.
• Involved in creation and maintenance of Hybrid HP UFT framework (combination of Data Driven and Keyword Driven automation approaches).
• Involved in various Functional Testing: Integration, Regression, User Acceptance, End to End and System.
• Practiced to work in Agile environment
• Wrote test cases based on functional specifications.
• Involved in the creation of test plan with the test lead.
• Monitored and tracked defects/risks and managed through resolution using HP ALM .
• Defects were identified and reported to the development team using HP ALM.
• Created Test scenarios in HP ALM.
• Involved in writing Test plans, Test Cases in accordance to the Technical Design Specifications.
• Organized the testing process and Problem Reporting using HP ALM .
• Used HP ALM as a defect tracker.
• Worked closely with QA HP team and developers to clarify/understand functionality, resolve issues, provide feedback and tune the entire development process.
• Determined user requirements and goals by conducting meetings.
• Created test templates, test cases and conditions.
• Coordinated with the developers on Result and Defects Status on a regular basis.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.
• Involved in the User Acceptance Testing of the application.
• Wrote complex SQL queries, executed PL/SQL
• Involved in weekly status meetings.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with projects deeply concentrating on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Involved in Manual Testing, Defect Management and Reporting in QC.
• Maintained all the test cases in QC.
• Used HP Quality Center for test management.
• Conducted SQL queries in database to generate reports for executive managers.
• Worked for data validation in SQL statements.
• For bug tracking tools we used the jira and QC
• Successfully developed User defined functions, Generic functions with QTP
• Used Object Repository to capture the objects of the application. Also used Object Spy to view the properties of the object at run time using Quick Test Pro.
• Developed Framework of Descriptive programming using QTP.
• Used QTP for automation of regression test cases.
• Customized the QTP Test as per the Test Case by using the VBScript.
• Worked on Manual test case creation and Test case execution.
• Added value to the project by turning the requirements to test cases with fewer ambiguities from the beginning of the project phase.
• Added value to the project by effective cost utilization by ramping up and ramping down the resources according to the need of the project.
• Created Manual test cases for functional and regression testing.
• As a member of the team analyzed the business and system requirements.
• Communicated with Business Analyst Leads on any issue clarifications.
• Clarified requirements with Business Analysts.
• Passed on the requirement clarification to the offshore testing and development team.
• Played key role in clearing the ambiguities in requirements by constant follow up business users.
• Worked Onsite with Offshore coordination.