SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of seasoned QA professional with vast experience in Web based, Client - server testing and excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and Test Methodologies.
• Quality Assurance Specialist with strong technical and analytical skills and broad experience in software testing.
• Excellent knowledge in Financial Domain in the Risk Management space with hands on experience in Global Risk and Compliance tools.
• Adept in creating and developing Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, and Test Reports, Defect reports for manual testing.
• Hands on testing experience on the Applications in Waterfall, Agile, Spiral process, Exploratory Testing, Defect Life Cycle.
• Sound knowledge and experience of Functional testing, API testing, GUI testing, System testing, Performance testing, Stress, Load and Regression testing of Window based, Back-end/ Database and Web based applications.
• Tested web and client server architectures which uses variety of programming languages, architectures, and standards like J2EE-Java, .net, n-tier architecture.
• Defect Tracking and Management using Quality Center, Clearquest, Sharepoint and Documented validation/verification results in Test Analysis Report.
• Experience working in test management tool HP Quality Centre.
• Executed functional, regression, smoke, ad-hoc testing strategies for Web and Mobile applications.
• Experience in Cross-Browser Testing in Firefox, Chrome, IE and safari
• Proficient in Manual Testing on various applications and using various devices.
• Possess knowledge and experience in testing Web Services using SOAPUI.
• Experience with testingenterprise service bus and service oriented architectures.
• Experienced with database testing by writing SQL queries using SQL Developer.
• Proficient in documenting Test documents using MS Office tools- Word, Excel, and Access, Visio.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in working with project management group to meet strict timelines and coordinated with business to identify the testing needs

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Clearquest, Quality Center, Rational RequisitePro, Rational Quality Manager (RQM), Test Director, JIRA, SOAP UI, Google REST Client, QTP, Visual Source Safe (VSS).

Languages: Dot net, C#, SQL

Web Technologies: HTML, XML

Operating systems: Windows 95/98/2000/XP/7/8, Android

Database: SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle

Testing Types: Functional, Positive and Negative Testing, Regression, Integration, System, Smoke, Sanity, User Acceptance testing (UAT), API testing, Database, Exploratory, End-to-End, Requirement, Usability, User Interface, Configuration, Security, Recovery, Installation, Error handling testing, Manual-Support testing, Compliance testing. Models: Waterfall, Agile,Spiral.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Functional, Negative, Positive, Integration,Regression,End-to End, smoke testing andUser Acceptance Testing.
• Defined data quality test strategy and test plan in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Conducted positive and negative testing.
• Responsible for establishing severity of the defects, gathering quality statistics, and interacting with the members of the development team to efficiently resolve the defects.
• Experience inData base testing including SQL query writing, execution, etc.
• Extensively involved in writing and designing templates for theTest PlansandTest cases
• Designed and AnalyzedTest casedesign document basing on theFunctional Requirement Specificationsto implement through testing process.
• Analyzed and DevelopedTest Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Expected Test ResultsandTest Procedurefromfunctional requirementfor different modules
• Involved in creating theTraceability matrixbased onFunctional requirementin each module.
• Regressiontests were scheduled and performed on every Release and build.
• SupportedEnd-to-endtesting.
• Created Test Datafor Member data’s according to the scenarios.
• Involved withTest Coverage MetricsandDefect metricssuch as Defect Density, Delivered Defect Density, Defects by Severity, Number of Defects, and Defects per build, Defect Fix Rate, Test Case Utility, Test Effort and various other measurements.
• Coordinateduser acceptancetesting with final users. Prepared end userdocumentationfor the new system
• UsedClearquest to store all testing results, metrics, implemented Test plan Document, created Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Reporting.
• Participated instatus meetingstoreport issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution usingRally
• Prepared and PresentedweeklyandmonthlyQADefectandStatus Reportsto the different Stake holders of the project
• Expertise in generating thedaily defectdetailedreportusing for the other project stake holders and the project Management
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues usingClearquest.

Environment: Clearquest, Quality Center, Rational RequisiteProRational Quality Manager (RQM), Test Director, Visual Source Safe, SQL

Confidential

Sr. Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Performed Functional testing using agile methodology as per client’s requirement.
• PerformedFunctional,Negative,Positive, Integration,Regression,End-to End, smoke testing andUser Acceptance Testing.
• Completed Exploratory testing of Confidential Education Service’s (CES) application School Information Management System (SIMS).
• Defined data quality test strategy and test plan in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Conducted positive and negative testing.
• Responsible for establishing severity of the defects, gathering quality statistics, and interacting with the members of the development team to efficiently resolve the defects.
• Experience inData base testing including SQL query writing, execution, etc.
• Participated in Session Test Planning, Risk Analysis, Test Execution, Debrief sessions and Retrospective meetings.
• Involved in Sprint Planning, Test Estimation activities.
• Participated as an active member in scrum meetings on a daily basis with client, also participated as a scrum master in scrum meetings.
• Analyzed Business Requirements, Functional and Technical Specifications.
• Created build and Responsible for smoke test after every build
• Involved in creating theBurnt-down chart for every sprint.
• Regressiontests were scheduled and performed on every Release and build.
• SupportedEnd-to-endtesting.
• Created ofTest Datafor Member data’s according to the scenarios.
• Involved in Task Creation,Task Estimation, Task Distribution,Task Prioritizationand Communication among Onsite and Offshore Team Members.
• Regularly followed up with thedevelopment teamto discuss thedefectsidentified during Testing.

Environment: Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Quality Center, Test Director, Visual Source Safe(VSS), MS-SQL

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• PerformedFunctional,Negative,Positive, Integration,Regression,End-to End, smoke testing andUser Acceptance Testing on different modules of the Catalyst ECSA application such as Administration, Planning, Testing, and Assessment.
• Defined data quality test strategy and test plan in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Conducted positive and negative testing.
• Responsible for establishing severity of the defects, gathering quality statistics, and interacting with the members of the development team to efficiently resolve the defects.
• Experience inData base testing including SQL query writing, execution, etc.
• Extensively involved in writing and designing templates for theTest PlansandTest cases
• Identified theTest Casesand documented them.
• Created build and Responsible for smoke test after every build
• Worked with the Developers and the Test Lead to verify theTest Cases.
• Designed and AnalyzedTest casedesign document basing on theFunctional Requirement Specificationsto implement through testing process.
• Analyzed and DevelopedTest Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Expected Test ResultsandTest Procedurefromfunctional requirementfor different modules
• Involved in creating theTraceability matrixbased onFunctional requirementin each module.
• Regressiontests were scheduled and performed on every Release and build.
• SupportedEnd-to-endtesting.
• Involved in functional testing and GUI testing of catalyst data extracts (business objects) which will improve the reliability, efficiency and consistency of the reporting process across Confidential .
• Created ofTest Datafor Member data’s according to the scenarios.
• Involved in Task Creation,Task Estimation, Task Distribution,Task Prioritizationand Communication among Onsite and Offshore Team Members.
• Regularly followed up with thedevelopment teamto discuss thedefectsidentified during Testing.
• Involved withTest Coverage MetricsandDefect metricssuch as Defect Density, Delivered Defect Density, Defects by Severity, Number of Defects, and Defects per build, Defect Fix Rate, Test Case Utility, Test Effort and various other measurements.
• Interact withend usersand investigate issues related to the QA.
• Coordinateduser acceptancetesting with final users. Prepared end userdocumentationfor the new system
• UsedSharepoint to store all testing results, metrics, implemented Test plan Document, created Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Reporting.
• Participated instatus meetingstoreport issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution usingRally
• Prepared and PresentedweeklyandmonthlyQADefectandStatus Reportsto the different Stake holders of the project
• Expertise in generating thedaily defectdetailedreportfor the other project stake holders and the project Management
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues usingSharepoint.

Environment: Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Quality Center, Google REST Client, Test Director, Visual Source Safe (VSS), MS-SQL

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all types of testing starting from Functional,Negative,Positive, Integration,Regression,End-to Endto User Acceptance Testing.
• Resolved Virtual tickets raised by the clients to address the query/issue on daily basis.
• Created new applications and managed all changes in the existing applications as required by various businesses units and to support all problems faced by users on a day-to-day basis across all the applications on Archer.
• Consultation with Archer SME (Subject Matter Expert).
• Created documentation of Archer Requirements.
• Involved in development and Modification of Archer Solution.
• Extensively involved in creatingTest PlansandTest cases
• Defined data quality test strategy and test plan in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Conducted positive and negative testing.
• Responsible for establishing severity of the defects, gathering quality statistics, and interacting with the members of the development team to efficiently resolve the defects.
• Experience inData base testing including SQL query writing, execution, etc.
• IdentifiedTest Casesbased off requirements and documented them inQuality Center.
• Responsible for regression cycles.
• Designed and AnalyzedTest casedesign document basing on theFunctional Requirement Specificationsto implement through testing process.
• Analyzed and DevelopedTest Plan, Test Scripts, Expected Test ResultsandTest Procedurefromfunctional requirement
• Involved in creating theTraceability matrixbased onFunctional requirementin each module.
• SupportedEnd-to-endtesting for downstream systems.
• Created Test Datafor execution of test cases.
• Helped test lead in task creation,task estimation, task distribution andtask prioritizationand Communication with Onsite and Offshore Team Members.
• Regularly followed up with thedevelopment teamto discuss thedefectsidentified during Testing.
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues usingQuality Center.
• UsedQuality Centerto store all testing results, metrics, defect tracking & reporting.
• Participated instatus meetingstoreport issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution usingQuality Center
• Prepared and PresentedweeklyandmonthlyQADefectandStatus Reportsto the different Stake holders of the project usingQuality Center.
• Involved in deployment of Archer Solution on Production Environment, transferring Archer applications using Export/ Import utilities to different environments such as Archer Production, UAT, Development
• Worked on User Management by creating users and Roles, Assigning Roles, Granting privileges, Resource utilization in Archer application
• Involved in weekly status meetings, participated in technical discussions with client, co-ordination with users & responsible for quick solutions to their problems
• Interacted with the onsite people and resolving the offshore issues.

Environment: Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Quality Center, GoogleREST Client, Test Director, Visual Source Safe(VSS), MS-SQL