SUMMARY:

• Seven (7) years of experience in software testing and quality assurance with excellent analytical, interpersonal communication skills and diversified experience in manual and automated testing of Web applications.
• Seeking a position of Software Test Engineer and Quality Assurance Analyst.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing/Defect Tools: Application Life Cycle Management (ALM), Quality Center, HP Quality Center/ALM, Quick Test Professional (QTP)/UFT, JIRA and Bugzilla.

Languages: SQL, VBScript, HTML, XML, JAVA, C++, .NET

Database: Oracle SQL Developer, MS SQL Server, My SQL, MS Access.

Internet: HTML, XML, Apache, Web Logic, IE, Firefox, Chrome

Source Control: Visual Source Safe, Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Operating Systems: Window 7, XP, 2003, 2000, NT

Other Tools: JAWS, SharePoint, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington D.C

Software Test Engineer

• Work in an Agile Scrum environment and attend daily standup meetings with Project Development Team.
• Participated in Requirement gathering process and also provided feedback on what requirements should be included and excluded.
• Developed, Test Cases, Test Scenarios (Positive and Negative) and Test Scripts based on Use Cases.
• Managed the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) between requirements and test cases.
• Performed Manual Testing with the following types of testing, Smoke, Functional, System, Integration, Backend, End to End, and Regression Testing.
• Used HP Quality Center to carry out day to day testing functionalities.
• Generated Test Analysis Reports and Graphs by using Quality Center.
• Logged all defects found in the application through Quality Center.
• Developed and executed SQL queries for Back - end testing to validate Data Integrity.
• Utilized Checkpoints in existing automation scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP) for Regression Testing.
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and analyzing Checkpoints- Standard Check points, Text Check points, Bitmap and Image Checkpoints.
• Managed the Test Execution and Defect Management process for requirements.
• Attended daily Defect Status Meetings and Weekly Team Status Meetings for reporting testing status and shared ideas for improved testing efforts.
• Proactively managed the test data load and defect management processes after identifying that these two work streams were critical to the success of the project.
• Actively participate in the Walkthrough Meeting with the developer and business analyst to understand the test requirements effectively.
• Trained team members regarding the application so that newly joined team members can come up to the speed and start working.
• Communicated and collaborated information flow between Client, QA Team and Developers.
• Extensively involved in taking build, releases in QA environment and also participated in Production Environment releases.

Environment: QC, QTP, SQL Developer, Windows, Java, VB Script, HTML, XML, MS Office, and Agile Scrum

Confidential, MD

Quality Assurance Analyst

• Analyzed Business Requirements Documents, Design documents and Technical Specifications.
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification requests.
• Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix to ensure the adequate coverage of the test cases.
• Developed manual Test Cases for specific functional requirements.
• Involved in Manual and Automated testing of the front-end application.
• Executed test cases for Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, Transaction Testing, Positive Testing, Negative Testing and Black Box Testing.
• Prepared Test Status Reports during Test execution processes.
• Prioritized Test Cases for Risk Based Testing.
• Tracked and reported defect using Quality Center.
• Interacted with Developers to follow up on Defects/Issues.
• Prioritized and logged the defects in JIRA, coordinated their resolution with the development team.
• Managed and executed the Traceability Matrix of requirements to test cases.
• Tested web services thoroughly to validate the Data Integrity.
• Conducted Back-end Testing using Stored Procedures and SQL.
• Edited and executed automated tests scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP) for Regression Testin g applying Automation Framework.
• Validated the application against the expected results by inserting Checkpoints, using Regular Expression, Parameterization.
• Participated in weekly defect status meetings to resolve all issues while working with development team and release team.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, JIRA, Windows, SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, XML, Java, VB Script, MS Office, Internet Explorer.

Confidential, New York

Software Test Analyst

• Analyzed various requirement documents and Use Cases to prepare detailed Test Cases.
• Performed tests on various features of agile development process.
• Attended Sprint planning and Backlog grooming meetings in Scrum room.
• Generated Test Cases and traced them to the relevant FRD.
• Performed Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and Integration Testing, Database Testing, Black box Testing, System Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for each build of the application.
• Prepared required documentation for the testing signoff by various parties as required by the project plans.
• Isolated and simplified problems discovered during testing so the developers can fix them easily.
• Wrote Query against the database structure using SQL for data verification and validation.
• Performed backend testing on the Oracle database by writing and running SQL queries in SQL developer.
• Participated in QA team meetings, Daily Status meeting, Weekly Release meeting, Defect Review meeting, Requirement Review meeting.
• Assisted in estimating testing efforts and provided Status Updates.
• Worked closely with the project team in planning, coordination and implementing QA methodology.
• Quickly learned business processes and the enabling processes associated with the client’s business of shipping packages and mail pieces.

Environment: Quality Center, Quick Test Professional,, Windows, SQL, Oracle, SQL Server, XML, Java, VB Script, MS Office, Firefox.