SUMMARY

• Around 6 years of diverse experience in Software Quality Assurance with a thorough knowledge of Automation, Manual, Database, Web Service, System, Functional and Regression testing methodologies.
• Expertise in developing and maintain overall Test Methodology and Strategy, Documenting Test Plans, Test Cases and editing, executing Tests Cases and Test Scripts, Test case Matrix and Defect Reporting.
• Expert knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle and Quality Assurance Life Cycle (QALC) testing.
• Software quality assurance and testing experience with a wide variety of projects and environments. Functionality, compatibility, reliability, exploratory/ad hoc, regression, system, stress, usability, installation, security and related test methodologies.
• Expertise in Testing of client - server, web based and windows based applications on Windows and UNIX operating systems.
• Worked on validation for loops, segments, elements, qualifiers and code sets.
• Extensively data base testing, web service testing.
• Expert on HP QTP automation using VB Script and Descriptive Programming.
• Plan, Design, Build and Maintain complex Test Automation Frameworks (Data-Driven, Keyword, Hybrid).
• Extensively used QTP features like Descriptive Programming, AOM, Object Repository, Data Table, Recovery Mechanism, Synchronization, Virtual Object, etc.
• Extensively used HP Quality Center/Mercury Test Director as Bug Tracking System for reporting defects.
• Experience in RDBMS like Oracle/SQL Server 2000/ MS Access/DB2, Backend Testing of Stored Procedures, Triggers using PL/SQL Scripting.
• Able to work collaboratively with testers, developers and other team members in testing critical complex projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality.
• High efficient in complex, agile, Dynamic, Onshore-Offshore project environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QTP 10.0/8.2/8.0/6.5 , Test Director 7.x/8.0, Quality Center10.0

RDBMS: ORACLE 7.x/ 8.x/9i, MS Access 2000, DB2

GUI: Developer / 2000 & VB 6.0

Languages: SQL, PL / SQL, C, C++, Java, Perl

S/W Packages: MS Office

Operating Systems: UNIX, Sun Solaris 5.8, MS-DOS, AIX, Windows 95/ 98/00/XP, Linux

Protocol: Net 8, SQL * Net v2, TCP/IP, FTTP, TELNET

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Familiarized with the Healthcare domain modules and life cycle of the project in agile working environment
• Performed Business functionality testing, which involved testing of all core functions of the application.
• Involved in preparation of Test Plans for different modules based on the specifications and assisted in testing of the application
• Performed Functional and Regression Testing using QTP.
• Converted Manual Integration tests into automated tests. Used QTP extensively for the purpose of GUI and Functionality testing.
• Used Quick Test Pro to ensure correct functionality across all environments, data sets, and business processes.
• Debug the Test Scripts, created Batch tests, verifying the Test results and reporting the defects using Test Director.
• Performed UAT (User Acceptance Testing).
• Involved in Gathering and Analyzing Business Requirements and High Level Design documents
• Designed detailed test plans, test cases and executed test scripts and diagnosed problems in jobs based on Business Requirements.
• Executed VBScript and assigned checkpoints and Synchronization points to see how the application is reacting.
• Categorized bugs based on severity and interfaced with developers to resolve them.
• Responsible for Regression testing after bug fixes and verified those fixes.
• Directly worked with the development team to resolve problems and provide technical content for product documentation and participated in enhancement meetings

Environment: Java, HP QTP 10, HP Quality Center 10, Oracle 9i,MS Outlook Manual Testing, QTP, Test Director, VBScript, SQL, IE 6.0, UNIX

Confidential

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, Prototype, Use Cases and Business rules to identify Test Requirements, Test Plans, Design Test Cases and Test Data
• Familiarized the functionality by referring FS, TS and Manuals.
• Created Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) based on Business Requirements
• Test planning and Preparation of test strategy.
• Generation and Debugging of QTP scripts
• Involved in Preparation of Test Scenarios and Test Cases for Integrated System Testing (IST) by understanding the Functional and Technical Specifications of the Application.
• Planned the execution of Test Cases in Test Lab with Quality Center
• Verification of the reports after completion of Batch.
• Execution of Test Cases and Raising the Defects with Quality Center
• Preparing Status and Exit reports

Environment: Mercury QTP 8.2, Quality Center, Oracle, .Net, VSS, Windows NT

Confidential, Columbus, OH

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed extensive manual testing of the modified payments module
• Used Quality center to develop and execute test cases, log and track defects.
• Performed load testing to determine the performance of the system using Load runner
• Conducted end-to-end database testing and developed SQL queries to obtain test data from back-end database.
• Performed testing in payments module using QTP automation tool
• Documented the changes made in the Change management software
• Performed Functional unit, regression, and end to end testing for the Business Approval
• Participated in test plan, test case review and status meetings.
• Interacted extensively with the developers and provided them with ample information to get defects fixed on time.

Environment: WebMethods 6.5, MS SQL Server 2005,Load Runner, HP Quality Center, SOAPUI, EDI

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Business Requirement Specifications and Functional Requirement Specifications
• Communicated with Business Analysts on any clarifications on the requirements specified in RCN.
• Prepared Test Plan and templates to create test cases and test procedures
• Automated SQL server database testing by running VBScript in QTP
• Validated the data at every stage of the transaction for the correct update and data flow.
• Tested database on Test environment and Trail Blazer production server environment.
• Organize session data and student information
• Knowledge in Quality center to track the defects.
• Interacted with developers and discussed technical problems, reported bugs and supported development team.
• Performed cross-platform testing on Internet explorer and Netscape browsers.

Environment: Mercury Quality Center, Mercury QTP, SQL Server 2000,Microsoft office toolsVB Script, Internet Information Server, VSS, XML, Windows 2000 /XP

Confidential, Chicago, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked in multiple projects like Stop&Go, jELE and Metro PCs for Rebate applications·
• Reviewed the Business/ Functional/ System Requirement specifications, High Level Design Documents, Detailed Design Documents and Requirement Matrix.
• Reviewed Test Plan and templates to create test cases and test procedures
• Created test scenarios from use cases based on Functional Requirements Document and Design Requirement documents.
• Conducted Unit and Integrated testing manually for different modules of the application.
• Performed User acceptance testing for the rebate application
• Performed regression testing after fixing defects.
• Executed SQL queries to retrieve the data from database and performed Data Driven testing.
• Involved in testing of various sources, Targets, Transformations.
• Interacted with Test lead and Developers to analyze and resolve the issues that were encountered while testing the applications

Environment: Java, XML, HTML, SQL Server2000, SOAPUI