SUMMARY:

• Around Eight years of extensive experience in Analyzing, Designing and Implementation of QA testing strategy for Web based and Client/Server applications using Manual testing and Automation testing on Windows, Java, and UNIX platforms.
• Expertise with various SDLC methodologies and experienced with Agile, Water fall.
• Expertise in planning, designing, implementing, executing and evaluating tests.
• Extensively experienced in developing and executing automation test scripts using configuration management, defect tracking tools like ALM/Quality Center/ Test Director.
• Expertise in performing manual testing of the applications in Windows and UNIX based environments.
• Extensively experienced in the entire QA life cycle - STLC, which includes designing, developing test plans, setting up testing standards and testing frameworks, developing test design and execution processes, design and execution of test cases, test scripts and finding, reporting and prioritizing the defects of the application-under-test.
• Vastly experienced in analyzing business requirements and functional requirements specifications of an application.
• Experienced in working with Test Management tools like ALM and Quality Center.
• Experienced in using ALM/Quality Center as repository for maintaining test cases, execution and tracking the defects.
• Experienced in creating, executing tests, generating the test reports and creating graphs using ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in performing backend testing VBScript in QTP by executing SQL queries and involving in Data Analysis by using SQL and through EXCEL.
• Experienced in performing automating functional Test using QTP.
• Expert in Parameterize Data using Data Driven Table and also including Checkpoints in Scripts using QTP.
• Expert in System, Regression, Integration and UAT Testing using QTP.
• Experienced in creating Data-driven and Keyword Driven Frameworks for GUI, Regression and System integration automated testing.
• Experienced in Java based applications.
• Knowledge in JAVA, VB, SQL, Oracle, XML, UNIX Shell Scripting, Relational Database Management Systems.
• Experienced in preparation of Requirements Traceability Matrix RTM , Software Metrics, Defect Report, and Weekly Status Reports.
• Experienced in interacting with developers, business analysts, and user representatives in application testing and issue resolving
• Proficiency in creating Weekly Status report and Metrics.
• Experienced in creating User Guides, Documentation Presentations.
• Good communication interpersonal skills, committed, result oriented, hard working with a quest and zeal to learn new technologies.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing comprehensive documentation like Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Plans, Bug Reports, and Status Reports etc.
• Generated Test Scripts as per system, architecture and data synchronization requirements.
• Interacted with developers and functional team to discuss the design and testing scenarios of the application.
• Prepared the Test Bed with all the client requirements.
• Prepared the Manual Test cases and reviewed the test cases.
• Involved in Test Script evaluation along with the testing Manger, Business Analyst, Client and the Development Team.
• Extensively tested Graphical User Interface GUI Components.
• Involved in testing of programs functions individually to complete Black box testing phase.
• Performed GUI, Sanity, Functional, System, Regression, Smoke, Back-end testing.
• Created Test Cases in HP Quality Center mapped Test Cases to Requirements using Requirements Coverage and Maintained test Cases, reports etc in Quality Center/ALM.
• Investigated software bugs and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues using Quality Canter/ALM
• Reported the bugs using Quality Canter/ALM and tracked the bugs till closed.
• Created SQL queries for backend testing and data integrity testing.
• Involved in Functional testing of the system using both manual testing and automation tool QTP.
• Performed Integration testing, system testing, Regression testing using QTP.
• Developed automated test scripts using VB Script in QTP to facilitate Regression testing on multiple releases.
• Modified the Automated QTP Scripts for regular release screen changes and to support regular functional changes.
• Parameterized QTP scripts for using with varied, controlled test input values.
• Performed test case execution using a Keyword Driven Framework with QTP.
• Involved in Code Reviews and Test Reviews.
• Coordinated testing of software defects, enhancements, and upgrades with users and other application teams.

Environment: Java, HTML, SQL server, Oracle, ALM/Quality Center, UFT/Quick Test Professional, SOAP UI, .Net, MS office, Windows , IE , UNIX. Headache

Confidential

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business, Functional Requirements, and Design Review Documents to develop Test Plan and wrote Test Cases.
• Worked with the Business Analysts to determine Business Requirements and set standards for Performance Evaluation in Agile methodology.
• Created Test Procedure document, which specifies step-by-step action for actual testing.
• Performed initial Smoke testing to determine if the product was stable enough to withstand a major testing effort.
• Performed usability testing to test the user friendliness of the website.
• Responsible for functional, regression, system, integration, back end and end-to-end testing.
• Developed Test Cases matching requirements with help from business analysts using Quality center.
• Uploaded the automation scripts to Quality Center and executed them from Test Lab module of ALM/Quality center.
• Tracked bugs using Quality Center and performed regression testing of the entire application once the bugs are fixed.
• Responsible for writing SQL queries for Backend testing.
• Responsible for planning and execution of E2E, Regression Testing from the scope closure to completion of the project.
• Performed automation of regression testing using Quick Test Pro.
• Programmed dynamic VB Scripts for testing GUI functions, acceptance and limit validations.
• Automated Smoke tests, Core-Regression tests and Functional tests by using QTP.
• Developed Automation Object Model AOM scripts for automate the QTP settings and options.
• Developed milestones to ensure the project deadlines were met.
• Communicated with Development Team to resolve and retest defects.

Environment: Quick Test Professional, HP Quality Center, .Net, Windows, Oracle, SQL Server, UNIX.

Confidential

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering requirements and preparing High level design Documents, Test Plan reviews.
• Performed Data Validation of the data flow from the front-end to the back-end.
• Involved in all phases of testing from attending BRD review meetings to Release testing in different test environments.
• Extensively experienced in designing Test Cases, Test Scenarios, and Test reports.
• Worked on Windows and UNIX platforms.
• Performed Minimum Acceptance Testing MAT , Smoke testing Ad-Hoc .
• Worked on Requirement Traceability Matrix and Test Matrix.
• Extensively worked on Test Director for Requirement Management, Defects tracking, review and analyzing.
• In depth understanding of the Bug Life Cycle and Used Test Director to prepare the reports for the same with excellent communication with the BA and the developers.
• Associated Test Cases to requirements in order to ensure that all the functional requirements have been covered using Test Director.
• Performed Back-End Testing using base and complex SQL Queries and Crystal Reports.
• Developed automated Test Scripts using Quick Test Professional and automated various Business Flows for E-Commerce activities.
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and analyzing UAT, Database Checkpoints, and Data Driven Test Scripts for all the projects using Quick Test Professional.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP Quick Test Professional QTP .
• Involved in Lock-Down Sessions and interacted with Developers, Analysts and Clients to discuss the bug fixes and enhancements.
• Involved in mentoring team and assigning tasks to team members.

Environment: Oracle, QTP, Test Director, MS Office, Crystal Reports, DBMS, Windows, UNIX, SQL Server.

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