OBJECTIVE:

Seeking a position where my vast IT experience is used to coordinate the design and delivery of technology and business solutions to increase efficiency and capabilities. Accomplished, detail oriented, versatile Information Technology Specialist/Software Tester with considerable knowledge of Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance QA , End-to-End System Testing, Automation Testing, Quality Test Pro QTP and Selenium testing, Software Development and Code Maintenance.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Sixteen years' experience working with Dept. of Defense test and evaluation policies and practices with the various Government agencies used to evaluate, program, and test various software applications. Software Quality Assurance/Testing experience in the IT environment including test planning, test case/script development, and test execution Strong background knowledge in Quality Assurance QA methodology, Software Development Life Cycle SDLC , web-based application functionality and overall solutions with end-to-end software testing, Functional, regression and performance testing. More than 6 years experience in HP testing products, including Win Runner, Load Runner, and Quality Center, with UI test automation. Thoroughly familiar with developing and executing Test Plans, Test Scripts, and Performance/Load Test Plans employed to ensure the quality of software solutions through manual and automated testing methods, test activity reporting. Worked closely with business analysts and developers to document test results and resolve identified issues. Use in-depth knowledge to design, write and implement testing tools, Microsoft VSTS/TFS, SQL queries and testing in UNIX/Java. A proven ability to operate effectively in a team-oriented and collaborative environment. Worked with Scrum and Agile processing IT methodologies to develop a deep understanding of design and requirements, as well as knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture SOA , Web services, Oracle, Web Logic. Ability to work effectively and efficiently toward goals in a complex and diverse environment with multiple and changing demands

Possess good management reporting skills and take lead role in numerous projects and consistently exceed customer expectations. Problem solving and oral /written communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Test Engineer

Confidential

• Responsible for creating and maintaining test scripts, scenarios, and FAT Functional acceptance testing material per requirements.
• Responsible in reading system requirements and deriving test case scenarios to test the requirements.
• Perform functional, regression, end- to-end testing, writing test scripts and capture results documentation
• Work closely with the team of other testers, developers and test the product in controlled environment.
• Attend system test meetings
• Perform other activities as tasked by team lead.
• Responsible for ensuring that testing conclusions and recommendations are fully supported by test results, and project managers are fully informed of testing status.
• Develop test scripts, Scenarios on based on the user stories,
• Conduct and participate in formal and informal reviews throughout the project.
• Use ZIRA for entering defects.
• Attend Scrum meetings everyday.

Confidential

System Integration Test Engineer Sr.

• As a Testing Lead, responsible for gathering requirements and evaluate user needs to develop test requirements, documents, create test scripts.
• Work closely with the development team to design and development to understand the requirement and to develop test cases/plans.
• Working with highly secret FBI project client and their users.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining Automation Selenium test scripts, scenarios, and user acceptance testing material.
• Maintains test standards and quality assurance tasks.
• Create and execute test scripts and test cases, support test automation and report results.
• Evaluate user needs to develop test requirements and documents.
• Perform functional, negative, regression, system integration, user acceptance, and browser capability testing for Identify the IT related problems, determine accuracy, relevance of Information, use sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives for recommendations to 150-200 Clients/end-users.
• Defect Management Lead responsible for tracking, monitoring and providing reports for enhancements and defects. Use the SQL to find the right data.
• Review and assist the requirements team with the development and modification of use cases for testability and usability for all teams in a daily Scrum environment.
• Assist with configuration management tasks on projects test scripts, source code control, and coordination of requirement changes as required and release completed projects into production.
• Ensuring that testing conclusions and recommendations are fully supported by test results and project.
• Managers are fully informed for testing status.
• Provide and validate estimates for assigned tasks.
• Report status to Project manager on a daily and/or weekly basis via meetings/ emails.
• Designed research area of a web-based application tool that facilitates users to customize their search.
• Perform functional, regression, end- to-end and usability testing of Client Server Software.
• Assist in creation and testing of new software and troubleshoot operating systems related problems.
• Perform regression testing on Selenium tool.
• Application use on Windows NT clients with ORACLE Database.

Confidential

Quality Assurance/Test Engineer

• As a Test Engineer worked on a GTN/Transcom project to developed and maintained test-engineering processes and tested Business Objects.
• Involved in end-to-end software system testing.
• Implemented and executed automated performance testing scripts. Tested the Extract, transform and load ETL process in database usage and especially in data warehousing that involves: Extracting data from outside sources scripts/packages .
• Developed and executed manual test scripts based on documented business requirements and functional design. Developed test strategies, test cases and procedures based upon the client-approved business requirements. Analyzed test cases to support regression testing, library creation.
• Inspected the applications to ensure compliance with applicable standards for systems design, test scripts, testing and documentation.
• Collaborated with fellow test team members and software developers to performed verification tests with Government Witness Test GWT prior to final delivery, able to verify that the system works in accordance with the verification provided.
• Involved in all sorts of testing i.e.: Functional, Integration, Regression, System, User Acceptance, Verification and Validation.
• Tools used include Win Runner, Test Director, Clear Quest, Clear Case, Mercury Quality Center, and Informatica PowerCenter 8.6.1, Teradata SQL 12.0, WebMethods.
• Team Lead and liaison for three web applications built in-house
• Responsible for analyzing software and system requirements to create test plans, cases and procedures that are used to test web-based and graphical applications
• Coordinated with development, test and management teams to track, analyze and report test results and software defects into the Defect Tracking System
• Maintained and executed automated test scripts to management, customers and clients
• Worked effectively and cooperatively with fellow employees, peers and members of other teams by actively providing assistance
• Assist team lead and perform daily operational functions in lieu of their absence

Confidential

Quality Assurance Consultant

• As a Software Test Engineer worked on the development of functional, performance and business requirements for DISA application. Proficient in Front and back testing end-to-end software system testing . Worked closely with the team on Validate and Verification of the test plans.
• Developed, executed test scenarios, conditions and scripts on QTP. Created test cases base on the requirements, user case and user stories. Implemented and executed automated performance testing scripts. Provided test area with parameters for sampling testing and specifies tests to be performed. Documented and performed analysis on test results.
• worked with developers to generate test-plans, test cases and unit tests. Set up tests based on identified data matching test scripts.
• Executed manual, automated and User Acceptance tests, and was responsible for testing all customer samples and for special tests, which could not be performed in the test area. Identified, automated, and maintained tests scripts and data beds and to do Performance and Load runner test on client site.
• automate the application and entering the defects and passed test cases into Quality Center. Using the Rational manager for reporting to the client.
• Used Load Runner, Clear Quest, Clear Case, ReqPro and QTP 9.0. Managed testing to test schedule and communicate testing progress.
• Worked on full software development life cycle using Mercury tools. Worked closely with software development and engineering teams during all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, implementation, Acceptance testing, delivery.
• Created Traceability Matrix, to ensure that the requirements, features and functionalities are fully covered by test scenarios and scripts.

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