SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of experience in the IT industry in Quality Assurance using web based Client/Server applications with specific expertise in Retail, Healthcare, Insurance and Banking domains.
• Key expertise in manual and automated testing using Quick Test Pro and performance testing using Load Runner 7.x/8.0 on Windows and UNIX Environment.
• Experience in writingtest plans, definingTest Scenarios and Test Cases, preparing test data developing and maintainingtest scripts, executing test cases with different test data to test the application functionality against the requirements, analyzing bugs, interacting with team members and track the bugs till closure and update documentation.
• Experience in working in Agile - scrum methodology
• Experience in preparing test data using Boundary value analysis and Equivalence class partioning.
• Experience in test planning, creating and executing test cases, reporting defects and link the defect to test case and analysis the results using QC10.0/ALM.
• Hands-on experience in Black box Testing, Unit Testing, Functional, Integration, System, Usability, Regression and backend testing.
• Experience in preparation of automated test scripts using HP QTP.
• Knowledge in working with open source automation tool Selenium
• Defect reporting using tools like HP QC /ALM, Bugzilla and JIRA
• Extensively executed SQL queries on tables in order to view successful transaction of data and to validate the data.
• Experience in writing Complex SQL Queries
• Experience in preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Knowledge in open source tool Selenium to test the web based applications.
• Knowledge in testing Web services and XML with SOAPUI tool.
• Involved in participation of regular weekly project status meetings to discuss the risks involved in ongoing projects with the team.
• Participated in the daily scrum meetings to discuss the results and risks involved in the projects with the team. Involved in Sprint Planning and Sprint Review meetings.
• Good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Result oriented, committed and hard working with a quest to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Manual Testing: Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Compatibility Testing, Backend testing

Test Automation Tool: HP Quick Test Professional 10.0,11.0,UFT,Selenium

Test Management Tool: Quality Centre 10.0, ALM

Bug Reporting Tool: Bugzilla, JIRA

Database Testing: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle

WebServices Testing: SOAPUI Tool

Performance Testing: HP LoadRunner 8.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Santa Monica, CA

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test plan and test case for the new features.
• Responsible for preparing test data to test the application.
• Analyzed and developed test plan, test cases, test scripts, expected test results and test procedure from functional requirement.
• Modify the existing test cases based on change in a feature and requirements
• Developed and executed tests with diff inputs that ensure application meets business requirements and system goals, fulfill end-user requirements and identify existing or potential issues.
• Responsible for execution of test scripts using Quick Test Professional and analyze results including black box and regression testing with the Mercury Quality Center.
• Involved in preparation of regression and smoke test cases for new sites.
• Performed manual and automation regression testing of all Confidential sites on a daily basis
• Reported the found issues in bug tracking tool, followed up with the development team and verified them
• Communicated with the product team for clarifying requirements and business rules
• Database testing using SQL queries for the validity and visibility of data across all applications

Environment: Windows XP, PHP Unit, Quality Centre 10.0,UNIX, SQL Server

Confidential, Washigton D.C

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and rules and worked with business analysts and business users in preparing test plan.
• Gone through the Functional Specifications and implemented their technical aspect in System and Integration testing (SIT).
• Developed Test cases from the data mapping documents, functional Specification documents and mapped the test cases with the requirements for generating the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Closely went through and worked on all the stages of SDLC for this project and designed and executed Functional, Integration, Regression, and System (End to End), UI Testing, Browser Compatibility, Backend (Database) Testing.
• Identifying, reporting and analyzing the defects in HP QC 10.0.
• Mapped the test cases with the requirements for generating the requirement traceability matrix

Environment: Quality Centre 10.0, UNIX, Oracle, Windows XP

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and analyzed test case design document basing on the functional requirement specifications to implement thorough testing process.
• Analyzed and developed test plan, test cases, test scripts, expected test results and test procedure from functional requirement for each module.
• Scripted test suites in Quick Test Professional 9.0, including custom functions in VB Script, to regression test daily build and stored them in Quality Center 9.0 for execution and maintenance purpose.
• Retrieved records from multiple tables from oracle database by using joins such as inner joins, outer joins, and self joins.
• Performed back-end testing by extensively using SQL commands to verify the database integrity.

Environment: Quick Test Professional 9.0, Quality Centre 9.0, TOAD, Windows XP, Visio, Load Runner 8.0.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Prepared test scenarios and test cases using different test techniques
• Executed test cases according to the requirements
• Performed various black box testing methodologies like functionality testing, compatibility testing, database testing, usability testing, regression testing.
• Track the defects identified during testing in a defect log and follow up with development / maintenance team until the problem is resolved and verified.
• Communicated with the product team for clarifying requirements and business rules
• Database testing using SQL queries for the validity and visibility of data across all applications
• Participating in the daily scrum meetings to update the status of project

Environment: Quality Center 8.2, Java, UNIX, Oracle8i/9i, TOAD, Window 2000.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the requirements from SRS and FRS documents
• Prepared test scenarios and test cases using different test techniques
• Executed test cases according to the requirements
• Participating in the daily scrum meetings to update the status of project
• Track the defects identified during testing in a defect log and follow up with development / maintenance team until the problem is resolved and verified.
• Prepared testing artifacts like release test case, test summary report and defect report.

Environment: C#.Net, ASP.Net, IE 7.0/8.0, Firefox, Windows XP, QC 8.2, and Toad for SQL Server 4.0.