Summary:

• Over 8 years of Software Testing and Quality assurance of client/server and web based applications using HP Quality Center and HP Quick Test Professional QTP .
• Expert in Manual Testing and Bug Reporting.
• Excellent working knowledge of SDLC, STLC and Defect life cycle.
• Extensive Knowledge in implementing Software Development Life Cycle SDLC , Agile Methodology, and Rational Unified Process RUP and QA Methodologies like CMM.
• Involved in System Analysis, Requirement reviews, creating detailed specifications with Use Cases and User Scenarios.
• Adept in different phases of Testing like Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Mobile Testing, Back-end Testing, Black Box Testing and UAT.
• Extensive experience with Functional, GUI, Database, Stress, Volume, Regression Testing.
• Experience in implementing QA Methodologies, Test plans, Test cases, Test Scenarios and Test deliverable.
• Ability to write test plans, test cases, test procedures and test scripts using SEI's Standard CMM Methods.
• Excellent rapport with developers, testers in all the projects and worked in close collaboration with team members to ensure enhancement of software quality.
• Experienced in tracking test activities, Data Management, Daily status tracking reports, Status Calls and meetings, Meeting time lines, tracking weekly goals.
• Performed Risk Analysis by keeping track of test schedules, environment and complexity of each modules and implemented appropriate risk mitigation techniques.
• Participated and coordinated meetings with Developers and Business Users.
• Document and share best practices across QA job family and implement the lessons learned and best practices
• Assess and understand the functional and technical components of the defect fixes in order to ensure that an appropriate regression plan is in place
• Articulate about the risk of late cycle fixes and bring right sense of urgency for fixing the defects early and accountability within the defect life-cycle
• Proficient in Bug tracking and reporting using the test management tools like Test Director and Quality Center.
• Good in writing SQL queries to access data from multiple tables.
• Excellent logical, analytical and testing skills with good communication skills.

Technical Skills:

Work Experience

Confidential

Sr. QA

Confidential is the engine that takes input of the front office trading systems, processes it, enriches it, and generates the output. The Input is generally from Bridget or CRIMS the Bridgewater front office systems . Bridget input file is in the text format and CRIMS input file is in the XML format. During the processing, the input data is appended with some extra data/field and values. This process is called enrichment which is done through reference data. The final Bridget Output is a SWIFT message and the CRIMS final output is a FPML message. The main activity being enhanced is the process of transforming BW trade instructions into industry standard formats for trade settlement. The core features are translating the BW trade files for trade settlement, support cancel/rebook, manage exceptions for resolution and support data enrichments.

Environment:

• Creation of test conditions and test cases ensuring traceability to use cases
• Test data identification, creation and loading
• Assist in implementation and configuration of test environments and tools
• Liaising with Business Analyst and Test Manager, participate in testing workshops to accurately capture test requirements
• Interact with BNYM counterparts for test case and test data creation
• Test sequencing, test execution, defect management and results and metrics reporting
• Conducting periodic and regular testing reviews with Business Analyst and DIHub Test Manager
• Escalating issues and risks to concerned stake holder through Test Lead or Test Manager
• Assist across multiple streams in Bridgewater End to End and Tech Builds as needed.

Confidential

Senior Test Engineer

Confidential releases are the consolidation of the varying regional Confidential software bases into a single set of core applications architect for customization to local markets Global CAT applications . This release is planned to be deployed in new Global CAT businesses like China, Spain along with existing Global Confidential.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and generated test scenarios based on use cases
• Designed test cases from business flows for manual testing of the application
• Performed ad-hoc testing, smoke testing and system testing
• Installed the GCAT software into ATM and made the ATM up and running
• Agile Methodology was followed for implementation of this project
• Installation on multiple ATMs via INC Integrated Network Controller using TCP/IP protocol
• Used UNIX commands to know information and status about the ATMs from INC
• Message Level Interface Testing verification of messages between the ATM and host machines
• Verification of PCIs Product Change Interfaces for the new, changed, corrected functionalities and the impacted areas
• Performed regression testing of the applications on the ATM.
• Tracked and logged defects in JIRA and coordinated with development teams on issues

Confidential

Sr. QA

Confidential is one of the world's biggest and Confidential largest foot wear and Apparel Company Confidential has got well established operations throughout the world countries such as Confidential. is an IT division within Confidential and caters its valuable services in developing and maintaining all E-commerce enabled applications of Confidential.

Responsibilities:

• Gathering requirement for automation from the development and QA teams.
• Understanding the functionalities and the manual process of creating different profiles, Orders and order fulfilment.
• Creation of the automation test strategy, preparation of the Automation roadmap and presenting to the client
• Automation of the web services/restful services and validating the xml response of every web service/rest service call in detail based on the xpath.
• Executing the automated scripts in the continuous Integration environments. Used Jenkins, Maven for this. Generation of test reports and analysis of the results
• Presenting automation demo to the team at end of every sprint.
• Mentoring the team members in web service testing using jmeter

Environment: HP-QTP, SOAPUI, Eclipse, Sqldeveloper-Oracle, WinSCP, Maven, Jenkins, Tortoise SVN.

Confidential

Sr. QA

• Eliminate the mainframe CPU utilization for the MBS Clearing application from the Production, QA and Development regions.
• Greatly shorten the AM and PM pass for the MBSD daily processing cycles, allowing for earlier feeds to RISK and participant output.

Responsibilities:

• Prepared test scenarios for each release, written test cases and executed them as part of functional testing
• Involved in preparing Test Strategies and Test Plans ensuring that the test cases reflect the user needs.
• Responsible for writing test cases to cover overall quality assurance using Quality Center 9.2
• Prepared test reports and deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Performed manual testing using the test cases for positive and negative testing.
• Wrote SQL queries to verify the database tables for the data inserted from the GUI.
• Conducted GUI and functionality testing
• Documented the outcomes of all the testing in MS word, excel and power point
• Used test director and HP quality center for updating the status of all the test cases and test scripts that are executed during testing process
• Used HP QC for tracking and reporting defects.
• Involved in preparing traceability matrix to ensure if the project requirements are met
• Used PVCS VM to maintain different version of the files and documents
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and QA Manager by sending out daily and weekly status reports.
• Train new QA staff in application knowledge and testing practice.

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Build Acceptance for integration testing, Validation of the deliverables, deployment of the release package and server maintenance
• Management and execution of manual and automation testing. Testing included Web based and API based features. Automation of APIs using Jmeter and Web automation using Selenium webdriver.
• Defect and status tracking, bug scrubbing and certifying the stability of the build for SIT and UAT. Reviewing the deliverables before production movement
• Coordinating with the client for tracking production issues, working closely with the Development team to prioritize the issues and getting them to closure.

Environment: Linux, Putty, JBoss , Apache Web Server, MySql, SqlYog , JMeter, Selenium IDE and Selenium webdriver, Junit, Eclipse, TOAD, Winscp, TestLink