Summary:

• 6 years of experience as a Quality Analyst working on various client-server web applications.
• Strong skills in Implementing Quality Assurance Standards, Testing Methodologies for large Enterprise GUI, Web Applications using Use Case documents, and Functional Specifications and Business Requirements.
• Expertise in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Strong experience in different testing techniques like Functional, Regression, Integration and Database testing
• Extensive knowledge on web services testing and testing tools like SOAP UI
• Experience in Manual testing using tools like HP Quality Center and experience with automation tool like QuickTestPro.
• Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing on applications that deploy various types of architectures like Client/Server web applications.
• Functional and Non-functional test cases creation and execution, Bug reporting, documentation, maintaining test results and reviews.
• Experience in writing SQL queries to do backend testing on software systems employing databases like Oracle, MS SQL Server.
• Expertise in evaluating the impact of bugs on the system, prioritizing them for new build/fix and retest defects.
• Excellent interpersonal, writing verbal communication skills

Technical Skills:

Professional Experience

• Working in Agile development environment based on scrum methodology, taking part in Sprints/Iterations.
• Define test objectives, strategies/plans, standards and metrics.
• Take the role of scrum master when needed on intermittent basis to oversee the daily scrum to discuss issues found and current project status.
• Design, write and execute Test cases for user stories using Quality Center.
• Use Quick Test Pro to automate some of the manual test cases
• Used Parameterization to reuse the same test cases to increase the reusability
• Perform Functional Testing and System testing on the application
• Used web service testing to check the request and response XML files
• Perform Regression testing and assess the manual tests for their automation feasibility.
• Responsible for Consolidated Reports like Traceability matrix and also developed knowledge transition documents for the new hires in the team

Environment: Windows7, Java, Oracle10g, UNIX, Quality Center 10.0, QTP 10.0, MS Word/Excel/Power Point, JIRA, XML Spy, Advanced query tool, Clear case, Clear quest

• Interact with Business Users Application Developers on a need basis to understand the user stories/requirements
• Reviewed technical documentation to understand the Business logic.
• Performed Functionality, Integration and System testing manually for all the iterations.
• Defined test strategies for the verification and validation of the application ensuring that it meets all defined business requirements and associated functionality.
• Designed Test cases and to report defects and for tracking bugs used Quality Center
• Performed regression testing of the releases on the application by choosing the test cases from the application's regression test suite.
• Wrote VBScripts for automating the test cases and also used breakpoints and verified the script on runtime in Quick Test Pro
• Developed supporting test cases and scripts to validate functionality of the application
• Conducted data validation testing using SQL queries, SQL joins.

Environment: .NET, Visual Basic, HTML, VBScript, HP Quality Center 10.0, HP Quick Test Professional 10.0, Oracle 9i, Windows 2007, UNIX

• Wrote automation scripts in VBScript for the web applications built on ASP.NET using the test automation tool Test Partner.
• Conducted team review of requirements/design document for purposes of creating Test Cases from use case documents and for test planning to validate requirements testability.
• Obtained a detailed knowledge of the business process being followed in the project environment.
• Worked directly with SMEs and stakeholder to better understand the client's business process and gathering detailed business requirements.
• Simultaneously worked on two modules Alpha, a client application and TMW, a GUI application both aimed at resolving the protocols raised for a Prescription Order.
• Delivered the assigned tasks and performed additional testing of the applications including regression testing during the busy Sprint Cycles apart from the conventional Book of Business releases involving both automation and manual testing efforts.

Environment: Windows XP, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server, Quality Center, Test Partner, MS Word/Excel/Power Point.

• Involved in preparing test plan, test cases and test data based on the functional specifications.
• Executed test cases by each and every scenario and every test step manually.
• Performed Regression testing by choosing the test cases from the regression suite of the application.
• Log and track errors in Quality center.
• Performed backend testing using SQL queries
• Maintain Defect Tracking system using Quality Center and defects are reported with proper severity and Priority.
• Conduct Regression testing as and when new builds were coming.
• Attended weekly meeting with the whole team to discuss about the application

Environment: Windows XP, .Net , VBScript, Quality Center, MS SQL Server, Internet Explorer Versions: 6-8 , Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, MS Word/Excel/Power Point.