SUMMARY:

• Around 7 years of Software Manual and Automated Testing experience using TFS, ALM, JIRA, SQL, SOAP UI, UFT, and VB/Java Script.
• Well acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle, Testing Life Cycle and up - to-date with industry standards and engineering processes.
• Solid experience and knowledge in Financial, Insurance, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Healthcare Systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: TFS, ALM, JIRA, SOAP UI, UFT, Selenium, Clear Quest, and ETL Testing

Programming Language: SQL, JAVA, C++, VB Script, Java Script

Database servers: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

SQL Objects: Queries, Stored Procedures, Triggers, Jobs, Functions

Tools: & Utilities: TOAD, SQL Developer, JIRA, SQL Agent, SQL Jobs

Office Suites: MS-Office, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel

Methodology (SDLC): Waterfall, Agile, Iterative, Scrum

Business Analyst: Created Training Documents and User Stories

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:

• Excellent knowledge and experience with Manual, Batch and Automation testing.
• Experienced with Agile Methodology with daily Scrum Calls and work closely with Dev and Business.
• Strong SQL skills and expertise with backend testing. String Excels Skills using Vlookups/ Pivots.
• Testing Application Layer, Strong SOAP UI (WS/JSon/Rest) skills. Testing UI Layer.
• Integration, Regression and Unit Testing experience.
• Testing DB Layer, Strong SQL query knowledge. Testing batch jobs
• Experience in Black box, Smoke Testing. Experience in onsite and offshore model
• Excellent knowledge and experience in QTP and scripting the QTP functions.
• Expertise in Test plans formulation and writing test cases, test scenarios and prepare Test Data
• Expertise with MS OFFICE tools-WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT
• System, Unit, Functionality, GUI, User Acceptance Testing
• User, Business and System requirement analysis and document ambiguities.
• Tested applications based on .Net, .Java, Web based, ETLs/ SSIS jobs, Windows Scheduler.
• Excellent written / verbal communication skills and professional work ethics
• Experience in working independently and follow-through on tasks. Updated tasks in JIRA.
• Prioritize the work items and collaborate with Business Analyst, Developers and team mates.
• Automation experience using UFT and good knowledge of Selenium.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Software QA Engineer

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Responsibilities:

• Worked on dynamic Agile software development project working closely with Development team to manage frequent releases
• Performed Regression testing using UFT
• Attended daily scrum calls to update status and gather details of the current release
• Queried SQL Server to verify data using complex SQL queries
• Utilized TFS for defect tracking
• Documented the test cases in MS Excel and MS Word
• Documented the requirements based on Developer discussion in MS Excel and MS Word
• Validated complex web based WILCI application that integrated with MITECS
• Validated the MITECS application with various scenarios of the manufacturing execution system
• Worked closely with QA team members to share inputs and gather information
• Worked closely with development team to understand the requirements and issues
• Performed functional and regression testing for every release
• Validated complex workflows
• Validated complex reports
• Validated complex multiple application functionalities with the entire flow
• Validated migration process with batch jobs testing
• Executed queries to validate data migrated between source and destination
• Tested notifications and alerts
• Extensive experience on regression testing on UAT environment for every release on agile and waterfall methodologies
• Identified issues on regression by analyzing the areas of impact.

Environment: TFS, SQL Server, UFT, VB Script, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Word, .Net, ETL.

Software Test Engineer

Confidential, Emeryville, CA

Responsibilities:

• Discussed with Business Analyst and Development Teams to report issues and support regular deployments.
• Documented test cases and test results in MS Word and MS Excel.
• Queried SQL Server and MS Access for various application modules.
• Utilized ALM, SOAP UI, SQL queries.
• Teamed with QA through the software testing lifecycle to ensure applications are comprehensively tested for a variety of projects including online tools, data conversion projects
• Defined the exit/entry criteria
• Attended seminars and workshops on software engineering practices
• Created and maintained testing documentation (test plans, test cases/scripts, defect reports, testing status reports etc.)
• Tested the backend data using SQL scripts
• Categorize the test case for functionality, integration and end to end testing
• Worked with offshore teams to verify the defects raised
• Executed manual test to simulate various benefit plans
• Created bug reports and worked with Business and technical teams to manage defects until resolved
• Communicated with QA team members and maintained status and progress reports for the QA team
• Validated data in reports
• Validated web services using SOAP UI
• Validated UI logic
• Validated workflow
• Validated migration process with batch jobs testing
• Executed queries to validate data migrated between source and destination
• Validated various environments and provided sign off
• Validated integration applications
• Created Test Plans for every release
• Maintained the deadlines and provided errors with snapshots for ease of understanding
• Collaborated with developers to explain the defect
• Learnt the concept of plans and provided suggestions
• Validated data migration

Environment: ALM, UFT, VB Script, JIRA, SOAP UI, SQL Server, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word, JAVA, .Net, ETL.

Systems QA Analyst

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Confidential and Wachovia migration and batch testing
• Complex financial transactions tested for Confidential
• Prepared test scripts in QC for various requirements
• Was part of Migration Integration Testing and validated all the reports in MIT
• Scripted test scripts in QTP for regression testing
• Developed Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Procedures for UI functionality and message processing services
• Coordination/Interaction with Developers, Business Units, Confidential &R and QA functionality test team
• Worked under tight deadlines with pre-decided dates of deliveries for QA builds
• Reviewed the transactions, business processes , workflows and interfaces to application database
• Verified the customer front interfaces, static and dynamic data contents and web functionalities
• Performed manual tests to verify the UI functionalities and banking transactions
• Queried databases to verify the customer data for various business transactions
• Conducted backend functionality tests
• Generated test data/transactions to verify the data processes and data feeds from difference sources
• Reported and tracked issues in Quality Center
• Assisted the QA team with the technical data and test case scenarios to in corporate all the changes
• Created Test Metrics, Test Status Reports and Defect Reports and submitted the same on meetings
• Raised defects in QC

Environment: SOAP UI, QTP, ORACLE, TOAD, VBScript, Quality Center, MS Office, Windows, UNIX, XML, XSLT