SUMMARY:

• About 10 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
• Proficient in different phases of Functional, Integration, Automation and Regression Testing methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in testing Web/Desktop/non UI based products/Web Services/HIPAA/EDI/HL7 messages/ACH File Processing.
• Skilled in testing SaaS as well as Client Server based products.
• Possess strong requirement gathering and analytical skills.
• Detailed understanding of Agile Project model and ability to work under strict timelines.
• Well versed in Test Planning, Estimation and Reporting.
• Experienced in Test Automation Framework Design.
• End - to-End Test Cycle Co-Ordination and Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows 7/XP

Databases: SQL Server 2005/2008, PL/SQL

Web Technologies: XML, SOAP

Languages: Java, Groovy, C#

Test Automation Tool: Selenium, QTP (Exposure), SOAP UI Pro, Parasoft SOA Test 9.8

Defect Tracking Tool: Bugzero, JIIRA, Mantis, Microsoft Team Foundation Server

Configuration Management Tool: Visual Source Safe, StarTeam, Tortoise SVN

Test Management Tool: HP Quality Centre, TestLink, IBM Rational Quality Manager, TFS/MTM

DB Tools: Toad, SQL Developer, DBVisualizer, SQL Server 2014

Project Management: MS Project 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Test Lead and Integration Test Analyst

• Liaised between business staff and technical staff to articulate needs, issues and concerns
• Experienced in working with Payment processing systems.
• In depth knowledge of ACH Transactions and associated business constrains
• Handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• End to end execution of integrating payments systems.
• Review requirements and understand technical recommendations and constraints, and develop comprehensive and accurate functional specifications, Data Mapping, and process flows.
• Responsible for Test Plan preparation, defining Test Cycles, entry and exit criteria.
• Responsible for Test Data preparation and test definition compliant with FFIEC standards.
• Responsible for mentoring a team of 18 offshore testers.

Confidential

EDI Test Architect and Business Analyst

• Involved in full HIPAA compliance lifecycle from GAP analysis, mapping, implementation of EDI X12 transactions code sets version 4010 to 5010 for Affordable Care Act (ACA).
• Extensive knowledge of Medicaid & Medicare Services, CMS Regulations.
• Liaised between business staff and technical staff to articulate needs, issues and concerns
• Analyzed trading partner specifications and created EDI mapping guidelines.
• Experience with Medicare and Medicaid in HIPAA ANSI X12 formats including 834, 820, TA1 and 999.
• Reviewed the Assessment Business Rules Comparison (BRC) document to identify any new, changed, or deleted data elements as a result of the 5010 transaction changes, implementation of additional HIPAA transactions changes.
• Involved in full HIPAA compliance lifecycle from GAP analysis, mapping, implementation of EDI X12 transactions code sets version 4010 to 5010.
• Review requirements and understand technical recommendations and constraints, and develop comprehensive and accurate functional specifications, Data Mapping, and process flows.
• Responsible for Test Plan preparation, defining Test Cycles, entry and exit criteria.
• Responsible for Test Data preparation and test definition compliant with CMS guidelines and requirement documents.

Test Lead

• Performing Web Services Testing manually and automating the tests using SOAP UI Pro.
• Perform Functional/ Regression Testing of the Cloud Based billing and subscription portal.
• Defect Reporting, Tracking and closure.
• Task Allocation, monitoring and mentoring the offshore QA Team.
• Framework design and development for the UI Test Automation and API Test Automation.
• Performing Gap Analysis and adding Test Cases to the suite to improvise the available Test Harness.
• Test Script preparation and refactoring the same for different client environments.
• Implementation of Test Management tool TestLink.
• Reviewing the issues logged by the Product Support Team, escalate the same for coming sprint cycles.

Senior Engineer

• Interaction with the clients for requirements gathering and status reporting.
• Test Design, Execution, Planning, Estimation and Management.
• Defect Management (Reporting, Tracking and closure).
• Supervising the execution progress and generating Test Reports/ Release Metrics.
• Review Test Cases, Test Scripts and Defects created by the team.
• Test Automation Tools Analysis, Evaluation and Implementation.
• Framework Design and script development using Selenium with C#.
• Implemented Agile Methodology for Test Automation.
• Implemented Test Management and Defect Management tools.

Senior Engineer

• Preparation of Test Plan, Estimate and Functional Test Cases for the New Requirements.
• Mentoring a three member team.
• Involved in System Testing, Integration, Regression and Migration Testing of the Application.
• Defect Reporting, Tracking and closure.
• Task Allocation, monitoring and tracking.
• Review the test design documents and defects reports prepared by the team.
• Arrange the Hardware and Software requirement for the Test Setup.
• Anticipate delays and arrange for alternatives to ensure timely delivery.
• Organize the status meetings and share the status reports (Daily and Weekly) basis.
• Preparation of Test Strategy for Migration and End-to-End Testing.
• Preparation of Test Support Artifacts such as RTM and Functionality Trackers.
• Implemented a Test Management Tool “TestLink” to increase the maintainability of Test Cases.
• Identify Smoke Test scenarios for the new requirements.

Senior Engineer Test Lead

• Mentoring a six member team and coordinating with the client to finalize the day to day testing activities.
• Involved in System Testing and Regression Testing of the Application.
• Defect Reporting, Tracking and closure.
• Preparation of Test Plan, Estimation and Test Data Harness.
• Task Allocation, monitoring and tracking.
• Onsite- Offshore co-ordination.
• Review the test design documents and defects reports prepared by the team.
• Arrange the Hardware and Software requirement for the Test Setup.
• Anticipate delays and arrange for alternatives to ensure timely delivery.
• Organize the status meetings and share the status reports (Daily and Weekly) basis.

Senior Engineer

• Interacting with business users and analyzing the requirements.
• HIIPA Standards compliance verification.
• Preparation of Test Plan, Estimate and Functional Test Cases for the New Requirements.
• Involved in System Testing and Regression Testing of the Application.
• Test Bed preparation for Database testing.
• Performing Gap Analysis of the current test suite written by another vendor.
• Automated Test Suite execution using Rational Robot 2007
• Preparation of Business Flow Diagrams to aid the BA’s efforts using FreeMind.
• Playing the role of internal auditor to ensure process coherence.
• Build generation from the code base using ANT

Senior Engineer

• Played the role of Team Lead for over 10 months.
• Represent QA in all phases of product development including requirement, design, construction, testing, implementation, code reviews and support.
• Providing technical and procedural guidance to the team.
• Manual and automated scripts execution of the Regression test and collection of test evidence
• Updating test plans for modifications, if required, in coordination with McKesson HEO team.
• Testing of HL7 message structure.
• Reporting and closing defects that arise out of Regression testing
• Creating and updating knowledge documents based on regression experience and domain expertise.
• Conducting Smoke test to ensure product is fit for regression.
• Test Designing, GAP Analysis for all the modules.
• Utilized Mercury QuickTest Pro to design, code, and maintain large data-driven scripts to perform new order processing and existing order modification. Relied heavily on the programming capabilities of the VBScript.
• Conduct training sessions to impart knowledge on client work methodology and tools.