SUMMARY

• Around 8.5 years of Software Quality Assurance experience in the domain of Banking and Health Insurance areas of expertise include analyze requirements, develop Test plan and Test scripts, Performed system, integration, functional, regression, sanitary and UAT testing using both manual and Automation testing tools such as Test director, Quality center/ALM, Jira, QTP and Rally.
• Experienced in identifying, planning and implementing QA methodology.
• Strong understanding and working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Performed in review meetings for analyzing business needs, user requirements and specifications.
• Proficient in analyzing Business Requirements from the specifications, Use case documents, and User Interface Specifications.
• Strong experience in developing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts from Requirements and Use Cases.
• Worked closely with development team to ensure testing issues are resolved.
• Strong experience in performing tests to assure functionality of application according to the Business standards.
• Proficient in testing the application on different browsers and performing backend database testing on Client Server and Web applications.
• Extensive experience in Functional testing, Integration testing, UAT, Regression testing, GUI testing, Back - end testing, smoke, Black Box Testing, System Testing, performance testing.
• Knowledge of data structures and programming applications in C, Oracle, SQL and VB environments.
• Experience with Manual/Automated testing using Quality Centre/ALM, Jira, QTP, Rally and Test Director.
• Performed in code review meetings, Defect review meetings with development and business team.
• Expertise in software management tools and Test Director for Defect tracking and reporting.
• Strong analytical experience in developing user interface, functional specifications, and application rules based on specific: Client/Server Testing, Web based Application Testing, GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, End to End Testing, Interface Testing and Database Testing.
• Strong application knowledge, interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication capabilities, presentation Skills.
• Experienced as Quality Assurance Professional with Multiple skill sets and a proven record of successfully completing project.
• Good knowledge of SQL experience at conducting backend testing..

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional 9.5/9.0/8.0,Quality center/ALM, Jira, SOAP UI 5.0/4.5/4.0/3.5 , IBM Rational tool and Rally

Programming Languages: C, C++ HTML, SQL, TSL, Java Script, VB Script

Database: SQL Server, Rapid SQL, Sybase

OS: Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, UNIX

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator

Bug Tracking Tool: Bug Tracker, Jira, ALM & Bugzilla

GUI Tools: Visual Basic 5.0/ 6.0

Version Control Tool: Visual Source Safe (VSS).

Front-End Tools: Business object.

App/Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat, Web logic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Sr. Software Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Validate the functional and non-functional requirements for ambiguity, scope creep, detail and testability.
• Transformed Business and System Requirements in to Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Test Data Requirements.
• Work with Stakeholders on defining and managing the requirements, change requests, test process, test plan, tasks, estimates, deliverables, defect and execution status reports, forecasts, metrics, issues, risks, expectations and assumptions.
• Setup test data and execute test cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Share my understanding of the systems intended structure and behavior with fellow testers and stakeholders.
• Built partnerships with developers, system analysts, project managers and business managers.

Confidential, Olympia, WA

Sr. Software Quality Analyst / Sr. Software Testing Engineer

Environment: Microsoft. NET Technologies, Visual Studio, Selenium, TFS, and Java (J2EE) based Technologies or mixed N-Tier environment (Client Server (Web), MS Office and MS Excel

Responsibilities:

• Analyze technical specifications documents and develop, and maintain automation framework
• Understanding of testing processes and working within the defined configuration management process
• Review artifacts Standard software test plans (STP), Standard software test descriptions (STD) and Standard test reports (STR)
• Development of artifacts used in testing and evaluation of information systems and tool sets used to validate full functionality of the system as well as interoperability with databases and cross browser
• Conduct of Automation and Functional/ Regression using QTP, Load and User Acceptance testing of system.
• Providing guidance to State staff on proper testing procedures and improvements
• Planning, implementation, and testing of usability for Web sites and Web-based applications including: Web site effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction; user's ability and time it takes to find information and complete services online.
• Experience with user-centered design including: Early focus on user tasks and needs; ability to observe, measure, and record a user's behavior; and implement feedback using an iterative design process.

Confidential, New Jersey

Sr. Software Quality Analyst / Sr. Software Testing Engineer

Environment: Environment and Tools: Mercury Quality Center/ALM, Jira, Rally MS Office, Mainframe, J2EE (Java, XML, Websphere), Oracle PL/SQL, Quick Test Pro 9.0.

Responsibilities:

• Validate the functional and non-functional requirements for ambiguity, scope creep, detail and testability.
• Transformed Business and System Requirements in to Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Test Data Requirements.
• Work with Stakeholders on defining and managing the requirements, change requests, test process, test plan, tasks, estimates, deliverables, defect and execution status reports, forecasts, metrics, issues, risks, expectations and assumptions.
• Setup test data and execute test cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Share my understanding of the systems intended structure and behavior with fellow testers and stakeholders.
• Built partnerships with developers, system analysts, project managers and business managers

Confidential, New Jersey

Sr. Software Quality Analyst / Sr. Software Testing Engineer

Environment: Environment and Tools: Mercury Quality Center/ALM, Jira, Rally MS Office, Mainframe, J2EE (Java, XML, Websphere), Oracle PL/SQL, Quick Test Pro 9.0.

Responsibilities:

• Validate the functional and non functional requirements for ambiguity, scope creep, detail and testability.
• Transformed Business and System Requirements in to Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Test Data Requirements.
• Work with Stakeholders on defining and managing the requirements, change requests, test process, test plan, tasks, estimates, deliverables, defect and execution status reports, forecasts, metrics, issues, risks, expectations and assumptions.
• Setup test data and execute test cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Share my understanding of the systems intended structure and behavior with fellow testers and stakeholders.
• Built partnerships with developers, system analysts, project managers and business managers

Confidential, New Jersey

QA Analyst

Environment: ASP, VB, SQL, Visual Studio 2000, Syndicate Loan Testing, ETL Testing,, Security Testing, Manual Testing, Black Box Testing, Unix, Quick test Pro and Test Director.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the functional requirements.
• Wrote SQL queries to perform Back End Testing.
• Developed, Enhanced, and Maintained automated testing scripts with Quick Test Pro.
• Developed test cases based on business and functional requirement
• Developed test plan to identify test strategies to outline plan for black box testing. Created test cases and test scenarios to conduct functional and system testing.
• Conducted User Acceptance Tests (UAT) based on the functional requirements
• Performed split actions in the module.
• Integration Testing was done on all system components and internal and external interfaces to validate all the system components interface with each other and other systems accurately.
• Functional Test of Data Update was done to verify functional correctness of the Data Update functions.
• Coordinated test results analyzing in Quality Center (QC) for defect tracking.
• Created Requirements traceability so as to manage scope creep and maintain traceability of changes to the requirements.
• Worked on Savings Account and other accounts, updated the accounts writing SQL queries.
• Performed user interface analysis and created user interface prototypes to determine the ideal context and navigation necessary for each web form.
• Performed Multiple Actions depending on the requirements.
• Maintaining status reports and communicating with the Management on progress of work.
• All the issues that came up during this process were logged in Test Director as Defects

Confidential, Michigan

QA Analyst

Environment: Environment: Windows XP, Unix, Quick Test Pro 9.0,Oracle 9i, SQL, MS Project, Load Runner 9.0.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Schedules based on high-level and detailed designs.
• Performed Smoke, Functional, Performance, Integration, User Acceptance and Regression Testing on the web-based application.
• Developed Functional & GUI test plans from specs, automated using Quick Test Pro 9.0.
• Performed batch testing and generated detail summary reports in SOAP UI 4.5.
• Developed Automation scripts with Data Driven, parameterization and Regular expressions.
• Performed End-End testing.
• Performed manual testing of the application using grey box.
• Perform system testing with selenium.
• Experience in Black box testing with a complete QA cycle from testing, defect logging and verification of fixed bugs.
• Performed Regression testing to make sure that all the bugs have been fixed and the application is running properly.
• Utilized HP Quality center as a test management tool for planning and executing Manual scripts and for defect reporting and tracking..

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Environment: Win Runner 7.0, UAT Testing Test Director 7.0, GUI Testing, Windows NT, Agile Technology, Waterfall Model, JSP, Java, J2EE & XML, SQL.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing and executing software System test plans and Test cases.
• Involved in writing of Modification Reports for Errors Identified in Testing and clearly communicate with development via defect tracking database
• Analyzed system requirements and created test plan and test cases that would verify the functionality aspects of the application.
• Develop and Execute automated test scripts using Win Runner
• Extensively used Win Runner to test the performance of the Web and other applications
• Performed manual Integration, Functional, UAT, Beta and Regression testing.
• Performed Agile Technology and Made use of Water Fall Model.
• Documented the results of system functional testing onto the report database.
• Involved in Database testing using SQL Queries
• Involved in Manual Testing for GUI based Applications.
• Carried out Functional, Integration, System, Load and Performance Testing
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Performed User Acceptance Test (UAT) for various applications with documented procedures and result
• Worked on preparing reports for the use of management on the project and test cases.
• Had 1 Year of Experience in both Agile Technology and Waterfall Model.