SUMMARY:

• Over 8 years of IT experience as a Quality Analyst / Performance Test Engineer, involved in solving challenging performance problems in high - traffic multi-tier architectures
• Experience in Defining Testing Methodologies; creating Test Plans and Test Cases, Verifying and Validating Application Software and Documentation based on standards for Software Development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Worked closely with Development team and Client Business Team to get an understanding of the system architecture, system component interactions, application load pattern and the Performance SLA
• Adequate QA experience in different phases of lifecycle, including Test Planning, Test Execution, Defect Tracking, Management and Reporting
• Experience in working with open source tools Eclipse, Selenium(Selenium IDE, Selenium Web Driver, Test NG) and preparation of automation test framework
• Basic knowledge, understanding and hands on experience with web technologies like HTML, XPATH, XML, Java
• Experience in Web Services testing using Soap UI
• Possess good knowledge and experience in both manual and automation testing of Web services
• Participated in Sprint Planning meetings, Daily Standup meetings, and Retrospective meetings
• Proficient in using various Defect tracking tools (Quality Center, TRAC Merant Tracker etc)
• Experienced in Defect Management with tools like Quality Center, Clear Quest, and Test link
• Held responsible for QA activities for the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Performed business functional tests at various stages of STLC such as Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing, Black Box, Smoke and End-to-End testing
• Proficient in creating and executing SQL queries, also worked on measuring and tuning the front end/ browser side performance using Http watch
• Well versed with Selenium IDE and Selenium Web Driver
• Proficient in Identifying Testing Scenarios, Setting up test environment & Test data, Test Case Design and Test Cases
• Prepared detailed test reports, Dashboards and summary reports highlighting the different load tests conducted and the performance achievements made from the engagement
• End to End performance testing experience starting from Requirements gathering to Report Preparation
• Collaboratively worked with Capacity Planning Team to obtain the performance expectations of performance scenarios to be executed, provided results to validate current forecast models, and for future infrastructure architecture planning
• Anchoring testing activities and ensuring completion of assignment within the time & cost parameters and effective resource utilization to maximize the output
• Provide up-to-date information on project status, quality metrics, issues, and risks
• Experience in documentation using MS-Office Tools (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Access)
• Easily adaptable to new technologies at greater pace and fulfill the project goals and objectives
• Good Analytical,Interpersonal and communication skills Result oriented, committed, Quick Learner and hard working with a quest to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Selenium Web Driver, Quality Centre, UAT, Firebug, QTP, Load Runner, Eclipse, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), JUnit, Grid, ANT, Wireshark, Microsoft Visio

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, PL/SQL

Web Technologies: VB Script, J2EE, HTML, XML

Defect Tracking: Bugzilla, Clear Quest, JIRA

Other Software: Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, DB2 Mainframe, Mac, Android

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Albany, NY

Sr.Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• System Performed validation to full SDLC, including Build Verification, Smoke (Sanity), Unit-Integration, Functional, System Integration, Regression, End-to-end, White Box, Load / Stress and Performance tests, Recovery as well as Client Acceptance Beta tests for Brokerage Client Server and WEB based Trading System
• Responsible for development of Test Scripts used for Bug Fixes, Enhancements, Functional and Regression testing of software releases per the product functional specifications and use cases
• Responsible for creating and maintaining automation acceptance test suite using Selenium Also responsible for converting automation scripts to new framework using Selenium Web Driver, Java and Testing
• Extensively used Selenium (data-driven, XPath locator) and Web Driver to test the web application
• Experience with Mobile Automation Appium automation framework
• Used Appium to automate Hybrid, Web and Native applications for Android
• Converted commercial QTP Scripts to open source Selenium Web Driver scripts to maximize the profits of the company without compromising Quality
• Involved in setting up configuring the testing environment with Eclipse, JUnit, and Selenium Web Driver and Selenium Java Client driver
• Responsible for fixing and maintaining regression automation test scripts for end-to-end testing using Selenium Web Driver (using Java)
• Performing Cross-platform, Functional, Regression testing, UI testing for mobile app using Appium test automation framework
• Responsible for monitoring and set up of QA environment
• Approved the standardization of the manual and automated Test Script templates for the special projects and for the day-to-day Quality Assurance
• Certified application appearance, functionality, operational integrity and performance
• Tracked program errors from discovery to resolution using JIRA and Quality Center Implemented defect-tracking
• Doing feasibility analysis for automation Selenium Web Driver
• Led analysis of various rate structures, Billing accuracy, credit and collections methodology, creation of test scripts and test strategies, conversion of data, business process design documentation, etc.
• Utilized role in mobile testing using Appium Mobile for testing Client's mobile apps on the Android and iOS platforms

Environment:: Selenium WebDriver 20, Quality Center, Java frameworks, QTP/UFT, DB2 Mainframe, SQL Server, PL/SQL, Oracle, UNIX, IE

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

QA Analyst/Selenium Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked on using agile and Sprint methodology as a Test process
• Worked parallel on two different projects as a QA
• Attended daily scrums and stand up meetings
• Developed Test Cases and Test Scripts based on requirements and business documents from the scratch
• Identify all the scenarios for testing the application and help my team to build the test cases
• Test scenario Preparation, Test Case Preparation, Test Data Preparation, Defect Analysis, and Test execution
• Designed, executed and maintained Selenium Web Driver, TESTNG, automated test cases for regression test cases
• Co-ordinate with development teams and make sure the environments are ready and there will no delays for testing
• Communicate if there are any issues with Development team and Business Team that will push the testing time lines
• Regression testing, Re-Testing, Functional, Regression and User Interface resulting in finding out of the major bugs
• Responsible for Test Results and Reports
• Responsible for regression and smoke testing whenever there is a hotfix
• Regression test the existing functionality after the new code or functionality has been implemented on the system
• Performed User Acceptance Testing on behalf of End Users at Client's environment
• Verified the functionality of integrated, multi-environment enterprise solutions using UFT Involved in uploading the test cases and raising the defects in HPQC
• Converted Manual Test Cases to Automated Test Scripts in HP Quality Center (QC) to HP
• Quick Test Professional (QTP) UFT using advance VBScript for Claims, EDI validation, Membership and Providers module
• Developed SQL Script in TOAD and executed script for test data creation and regression and integration testing Participated in Functional and Design Review meetings of conversion components

Environment:: Manual and Automation, Selenium WebDriver, Grid, JUnit, Testing, Java, ANT, UAT, VB Script, Web services, Java, J2EE, Java Script, EDI, and Windows XP

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

QA Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in developing testing automation scripts for mobile native applications using Java
• Developed Hybrid framework to test various web application
• Implemented Selenium Grid environmentto execute the scripts on cross-browsers
• Used SOAP UI assertions and Groovy script for web service automation testing
• Developed new and updated existing Automation test cases using selenium WebDriver with TestNG and page object model, using Maven as Build tool
• Created test scenarios and test cases based on functional documents and User stories
• Interacted with developers and business Users to communicate the defects and actively participated in replicating the bugs and performed regression testing using JIRA
• Integrated TestNG with Selenium using Eclipse to generate test execution result
• Developed and maintained automated regression test cases in Selenium using Java programming language
• Responsible for daily status reporting & managed end to end testing
• Maintained and executed the test scripts on ALM
• Validated Soap Response files & performed Backend testing
• Actively participated on Scrum to discuss about the issues facing and get the inputs from Business team to resolve which enhance the product quality
• Played a key role during Scheduled product releases
• Gained a deep understanding of Software development methodologies, Defect Life Cycle
• Used Test Director to track and report system defects and bug fixes Written modification requests for the bugs in the application and helped developers to track and resolve the problems

Environment: Manual and Automation, Selenium WebDriver (TestNG), JIRA, Java, J2EE, Firebug, Web Services

Confidential, Webster, NY

QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user requirements, functional specifications and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for Functional testing
• Followed Agile Methodology and participated in Sprint Planning, Daily Standup meeting, Retrospective meetings
• Participated in prioritizing the user stories for the entire Sprint with the team members
• Used Quality Center as Test Repository for Requirements, Test plans
• Involved in providing the Testing Effort estimates and provided the timely feedback on progress of the testing activity
• Created Automation test framework using Java, Selenium WebDriver
• Used Firebug Tool to identify the Object’s id, Name, XPath, link in the application
• Exported Test Case Scripts (Java- Selenium WebDriver) in Eclipse IDE and modified the Selenium scripts and executed
• Designed Automation framework in TestNG for front end web application test
• Generated reports from TestNG for project team members
• Created XML test suite for functional testing and regression testing
• Performed black box testing, database testing and web-based testing on several test phases
• Developed components for each transaction used in the test script or scenario by using Selenium
• Developed and executed automation Regression testing and System testing using Selenium
• Developed Data Driven, Keyword Driven, Hybrid Model Automation Frameworks and Page Object Model using Selenium
• Participated in Release Review/Requirement Analysis and Design review meetings

Environment: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, JAVA, J2EE, Firebug, TestNG, Java Script, Eclipse IDE,Apache Web Server

Confidential, Irvine, CA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Perform manual and selenium testing of Web based, Mobile based Application
• Work in the agile development environment with frequently changing requirement and feature set Review product requirement documents
• Understanding functional and business specification documents
• Review of application requirements and design specifications
• Involved in the creation and Review of test plan, test strategy and test procedures required for Application under test
• Preparation of Query Log, Impact Analysis on all business requirement
• Co-ordination with offshore team
• Creation & Execution of Test cases using Quality Center
• Performed application testing using Manual Testing as well as automation testing skills
• Preparation of Test data and Test Scenarios relative to AUT (application under test)
• Analyzing of the test data required for the testing purpose for different clients according to their requirements
• Logging & Tracking of defects in HP ALM to accurately depict the status of the system
• Creation of various types of reporting metrics
• Involved in various testing types like GUI testing, User acceptance testing, Integration testing, Navigation testing, Regression testing and Sanity Testing on the application
• Active participation in enhancement meetings focused on making the application more effective & end user friendly
• Interacting with business, development and QA Teams to ensure overall quality of the software

Environment: Selenium WebDriver, HP ALM, Quality Center, Java, Agile Methodology, J2EE, Java Script

Confidential

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed, maintained, and executed Test Strategies, Test Plans, and Test Cases
• Performed Functional Testing and GUI testing manually and using QTP
• Performed Data Validation and Data Integration using SQL Queries manually
• Designed Regression, Smoke, UAT, Acceptance Test cases and Automated them using QTP
• Performed Negative and Positive testing manually
• Performed Security testing on the application under test to check for integrity
• Created and used Data Base of manual & Automated tests, formation of Test Cycles with Test Director
• Better Planning, organizing of Test Process with Test Director
• Created / developed SQL Queries with several parameters for Backend/DB2 testing
• Used SQL Queries to verify the data from the SQL server database, checked the SQL Packages developed as part of BackEnd Testing Manual Testing of the whole system
• Prepared weekly productivity reports and submitted test metrics daily to the management
• Participated in Project meetings, attended Inspection and Review meetings to discuss issues originated while testing, for adopting Change Requests
• Recommended modifications to products, procedures and quality standards based on QA findings
• Responsible for communicating with development teams to determine test requirements and acceptance -criteria
• Used Test Director extensively to maintain test cases, test lab and for defect tracking
• Conducted and participated in regular project meetings to discuss testing efforts and issues
• Validated data on different databases and performed data analysis using complex query formulations

Environment:: Windows 2000, QTP, Quality center 90, SQL, HTML, Web Applications, XML, MS office, VBScript, SQL