SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of experience in IT Industry Software Testing Quality Assurance.
• Experience in automation tools like Quick Test Pro and test management Quality Center.
• Excellent understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and role of QA
• Experience in white box & Black box testing and Build Verification& Validation.
• Developed and executed Test Plans, Test cases, Test Scenarios and Test scripts based on the business and system requirements.
• Experience in web based server, and Client Server Application.
• Worked in ALM/Quality Center to define QA tasks, requirements, test cases and defects.
• Performed Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Positive and Negative testing, Smoke Testing, System testing and Web Testing.
• Performed compatibility testing for web based application
• Experience in documenting the testing process using MS - Office tools; Word and Excel.
• Test Case prep from Functional Specification and Software Requirement Specification
• Experience in financial domain and Ecommerce domain.
• Very strong in Back-end testing using SQL queries in MS-SQL and Oracle.
• Automated UFT (Unified Functional Testing) scripting using Visual Basic Script.
• Ability to work with Business Analysts, Developers and other Team Members in complex testing projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality.
• Strong communication skills and experience in working with small and big teams
• Interested in new technologies and able to learn quickly.
• Extensive experience in Software Development Process like Agile, Iterative and Waterfall.
• Experienced in Confidential Planning Meeting, Daily Stand Up meeting, Sprit Review Meeting, Confidential Retrospective Meeting, Work Item Review Meeting, and Defect Assignment Meeting.
• Proficiency in Test Analysis, Bug Detection, Defect isolation and Report generation.
• Expertise in bug-reporting and bug-tracking using the test management tool Quality Center.
• Experience in testing on multiple operating systems - Windows 7, XP, 2000 and UNIX, Linux.
• Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Business Orientated, Analytical and Diplomatically.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Databases: Oracle, MS-SQL Server, MS-Access.

Testing and Bug Tracking Tools: VSTS, TFS, UFT, ALM/QC and Jira.

Office Tools: MS-Word, MS-Excel, Power Point and MS-Access.

Environment: Agile, Waterfall, Iterative.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Center Valley, PA

QA Lead/Mgr.

Responsibilities:

• Project based on an Agile environment, with 30 day Confidential intervals.
• Attended all Confidential planning, daily stand ups, defects, retrospective and assessment meetings.
• Ran Data review and defect meetings twice a week, to report bugs and enhancements issues.
• Writing Test Cases based on System specifications, Business requirements and technical requirements.
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Matrix according to system user requirements.
• Worked closely with RPA developers to ensure that the software system has integrated properly.
• Managed an off-shore QA team based in India with 2 Skype meetings per week.
• Executed and maintained regression suites in Selenium web driver.
• Performed Defect Reporting and Tracking using VSTS.
• Tested Salesforce as one of the main applications for support
• Identified modules that were impacted by various Change Request.
• Created progress reports to ensure appropriate test coverage in JIRA.
• Monitoring progress based upon schedules and requirements.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries front end and backend verification using MS-SQL.
• Validated all CR and enhancements in applications prior to go, no go meeting.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

VMS Augmentation Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Read user requirements and interacting with developers, UX designers and business analysts.
• Executed Test Cases by going through the Design, Functional Requirements, and BRD.
• Participated in all phases of STLC; including documents review and status updates.
• Performed Functional, Integration, Regression, Multi-User, End-to-End, Positive, Negative, Boundary, System, Performance, and Security testing.
• Worked with developers to resolve bugs and fix defects following the standard Bug Life cycle.
• Wrote SQL queries to validate backend data using, MS SQL Server and Oracle.
• Maintained detailed defect reports using tools like VSTS to report application bugs and enhancement request. (Change Request)
• Involved in all formal as well as non-formal meetings with developers, BA’s and release managers for defect/bug fixing.
• Experienced in Developing SQL Queries validating data in the Back end using Oracle. Experienced in MS-SQL.
• Report defects into the VSTS system and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved.
• Working in an Agile environment where you are always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Validated data, products and applications prior Go, no go meetings.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user requirements by interacting with developers and business analysts.
• Wrote Test Planed Test Cases by going through the Design, Functional Requirements, and BRD.
• Actively participated in all phase of testing life cycle including documents reviews, status reports.
• Performed extensive Functional, Integration, Regression, Multi-User, End-to-End, Positive, Negative, Boundary, System, Performance, and Security.
• Coordinate with developers to resolve issues and fix defects following Bug Life cycle.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries front end and backend verification.
• Maintained bug tracking tool to report application defects and enhancement requests using MS TFS.
• Involved in all kinds of formal as well as non-formal meetings with developers, business analysts, and release managers for defect/bug fixing.
• Developed SQL Queries validating data in the Back end using Oracle. Experienced in MS-SQL.
• Reported issues into the bug reporting system and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved using HP Quality Center.
• Off-shore regression team reporting weekly in preparation of build deployment.
• Working in Agile-scrum environment where always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Validated the Production Environment prior to go live

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Analyst III

Responsibilities:

• Read the user requirements by business analysts and Technical Requirements.
• Participated in all phase of testing life cycle including documents reviews, status reports.
• Involved in all kinds of formal as well as non-formal meetings with developers, business analysts, and release managers for defect/bug fixing.
• Developed test automation scripts using UFT/QTP Object Repository, Descriptive Programming.
• Reported issues into the bug reporting system and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved using HP Quality Center.
• Working in Agile-scrum environment where always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.
• Executed Functional, Integration, Regression, End-to-End, Positive, Negative, Boundary, System, Performance, and Security.
• Worked along the developers to resolve problems and fix defects following SDLC.
• Backend testing using SQL queries front end and backend verification.
• Worked with Automation tester to preformed Regression Testing using Quick Test Professional (QTP) and generated scripts for testing functional, acceptance and limit validations.
• Worked with Automation tester to developed UFT/QTP scripts for Object repository and maintenance, regular expression, re-usable actions, data table, checkpoints and recovery scenarios.
• Maintained bug tracking tool to report application bugs and enhancement requests using HP ALM Quality Center.

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

QA Analyst II

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plans and writing Test Cases based on System specifications, Business requirements
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Cases according to requirements.
• Reviewed and analyzed Business Process and user requirements, participated in Verification, Validation and Acceptance Testing for developed software.
• Ensured that system integration test results are documented and reviewed with business analyst.
• Performed Functional, System Integration and Regression Testing, Verification and Validation Testing using QTP and Quality Center.
• Performed regression testing using QTP automated test tool throughout all the phases of testing.
• Performed Defect Reporting and Tracking using Quality Center.
• Prepared Time Estimates for new projects to identify project budget.
• Designed, developed and maintained automated test scripts for regression testing based on specific test cases using VB Script QTP.
• Identified modules that were impacted by various Change Requests.
• Created progress reports to ensure appropriate test coverage and results.
• Coordinated with development engineers to create and review test specifications, test coverage, defect discovery and resolution.
• Monitoring progress based upon schedules and requirements.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries front end and backend verification using MS-SQL.
• Attend Code review meetings with Development team.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

QA Analyst II

Responsibilities:

• Gathered specifications and requirements from development personnel prior to System Testing.
• Created test plans in accordance to the Business requirements, which describes the scope, focus, and approach of application.
• Facilitated discussions with Design and DEV teams to verify developed scripts effectively cover the requirements.
• Reviewed manual testing methods and developed and executed manual scripts.
• Developed test scripts using HP Quality Center.
• Worked with design/ development/ test leads to resolve issues with developed scripts and verified application functionalities.
• Performed Functionality Testing, Regression and GUI Testing using Quality Center
• Generated various graphs like summary graphs in Quality Center Analysis and reported the results.
• Investigated software faults and interfaced with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Various documents like Test flows and Test performance were built using MS Word and Excel.
• Involved in the development of test procedures for various stages like Integration, System and User Acceptance Testing.
• Performed Positive and Negative testing and UI Testing and Web Testing.
• Monitored the defect tracking process, trouble shooting and generating customized graphs and reports for the client. Reported Bugs using Quality Center.
• Attended daily defect meeting and weekly update meetings with QA Manager to discuss the status of Projects.
• Performed Data Validation and Data Integration for Back End Testing using SQL Queries manually.
• Reviewed manual testing methods and developed and executed automated scripts.
• Developed test automation scripts using QTP Object Repository, Descriptive Programming.
• Reported issues into the bug reporting system and follow up with the development team until it gets resolved using HP QC.
• Working in Agile-scrum environment where always interacting with developer, Business Analyst and product owners.

Confidential, Mount Laurel, NJ

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Read Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents and User Requirement Document.
• Worked closely with software developers and took active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Wrote Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts for Manual and Automated Testing for various business applications.
• Actively participated in all phase of testing life cycle including documents reviews, maintaining status reports.
• Maintained Test Matrix for the latest test results information.
• Ensured that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Involved in Functional testing, System integration testing, Hot-fix, and Regression.
• Attended requirements review meetings and provided feedback to ensure that the system meets all primary requirements
• Performed Build Verification, Positive, Negative, Boundary, Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Performance, Security, and User Acceptance Tests.
• Mapped requirements with Test Cases in Quality Center and executed them reporting a pass or fail status.
• Experience working with off shore team.
• Oversaw the finishing point of high quality software deliverables to client as well as other inside support organizations.
• Managed, Documented and Controlled all the Test Cases, test scripts and test results using Quality Center and in a status update report using MS Excel.
• Participated in weekly status meetings and coordinated with the Developers and Testers to resolve and close defects.
• Created detailed periodic status reports for senior management to keep them posted on the progress of implementation.