SUMMARY:

• Experienced in various phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like Waterfall, Agile and RUP methodology.
• Plan Design, Build and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks (Data - Driven, Keyword, Hybrid).
• Expert on HP QTP Automation using VBScript and Descriptive Programming and executing automated Test Scripts, Tracking Defects and interacted with the development team in correcting the defects.
• Have strong knowledge of PL/SQL, developing database queries for Back-end Testing, in-depth knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server, resolved database performance issues.
• Extensive experience of different phases of testing: Functional, Smoke, Regression, Integration, Blackbox, System, Conformance, User Acceptance (UAT) to test specific program functions and testing of entire application and interfaces.
• Have actively worked on Accessibility Testing using both Section 508 (government requirement) and WCAG 2.0 Level AA (private sector) using JAWS.
• Extensive experience in creating various types of documents: Test Plan, Test Case, Test Script, Test Matrix and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) for software applications in multiple project.
• Expertise in using test management tools like Quality Center, ALM, RQM and Bugzilla for bug reporting and defect tracking.
• Have knowledge of evaluating test results from business perspective and identified application deficiencies (incidents) and documented through incident tracking tool.
• Extensive experience working in a dynamic fast-paced environment and have the ability to handle stressful situations and have strong analytical problem-solving, written communication, organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Can perform Independent verification and validation (IV&V) using simulation.
• Ability to analyze test results and to maintain the documentation of test results.
• Expertise in Web service testing using SoapUI and testing using message queues (JMS), in SoapUI or any supporting tool.
• Have knowledge on XPath and XQuery languages and used them in various assertions in SoapUI for API testing.
• Expert at performing Database Testing of back-end tables and data manipulation using SQL.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in customer settings and with internal management. Strong active listening, facilitation and presentation skills, self-motivated, quick learner, detail oriented, time bound, responsible, team player and ability to coordinate in a team environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software Testing Tools: HP UFT 12.0, QTP, HP ALM 11.52, Rally, Smart bear SoapUI and Test Complete.

Programming Languages: Java, VBA, Java Scripts, C, C++ AND Script.(working Know)

Database: MS Access, Oracle 11g, MS SQL Server 2005 and 2008R2. .

Operating System: Microsoft Window XP, 7, Linux and UNIX Server.

Web Services: Web Logic, IIS, Tomcat Apache,JBoss and Web Sphere.

Web Application: Ruby, C++.Net, Asp, Html, xml, Java, Java Scripts, Front Page, and VB script.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

Functional Test Analyst/API tester

Responsibilities:

• Act as a Service Test Engineer for large/complex functional applications, advising staff with solutions to complex technical issues as they relate to the Test Engineering group.
• Experience and working in an Agile / Scrum environment and collaborate with scrum team and gathering of testing metrics to ensure all testing artifacts are completed on time..
• An analysis User Story and Acceptance criterion to ensure that user story is concise, clear and testable.
• Work in the agile development environment and participated on Sprint Planning, Sprint Review (Demo) meeting and Daily stand-up and retrospective meetings and update day to day status to agile team.
• Involved in preparing and writing Product Test Plan and defined the testing approach, resources and time lines.
• Participate in the review and analysis of business requirements, functional specification and design documents to ensure testability; reporting of gaps/discrepancies.
• Responsible for performing functional, system Integration, backend, user acceptance testing to ensure all services developed are well integrated and functionality working according to the requirement specifications.
• Experience in web service testing tools like Soap UI pr -developed and build test cases, execute, and maintain Integration test harnesses, tests scripts as assigned.
• Experience in developed SoapUI test cases and as well as writing validating XML schema and Response message using property contains, xPath and xquery in Soap UI in testing .
• Define the scope of testing needed with focus on Middleware and automation and accountable for consistent output of quality testing artifacts and testing services; adherence to quality methodologies
• Write SQL queries to test Data Integrity and Referential Integrity, and performed Database Testing.
• Responsible for coordinating with offshore and ensure that deliverables are meeting service test team
• Predicts potential risks and identifies steps to minimize the impact of risks across area of responsibility
• Performed Manual Testing of both client and web-based enterprise applications and used HP Quality Center/ALM for test management.
• Managed RTM through Quality Center and ALM, wrote Test cases for various functional requirements, and used bug life cycle model to track defects.
• Generated various reports and Entity and Business View graphs from summary pages in ALM.
• Worked with Developers, Users and Business Analysts to define and design test scenarios and test data.
• Provide system and applications support to users including troubleshooting and issue resolution. Ensure fixes and changes are adequately tested.
• Worked with offshore team and involved in developing Functional Design Architecture (FSD).
• Wrote codes using Descriptive Programming in Expert view (UFT),
• Used pre-existing functions and plug the code in the framework.
• Used SoapUI for API testing both SOAP and REST protocols in different web services, and wrote Xpath/XQuery language codes to add various assertions for the test.
• Performed cross browser testing (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari) on Windows 7/Linux
• Set up test automation and execution by framework (Data Driven).
• Created and managed testing schedules based on release version.

Confidential, Virginia

Automation and Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business Requirement Specification (BRS), Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).
• Writing Product Test Plan, Test Report and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Designed and developed manual Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services/ methods covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• Analysis and developed automation framework base on the application needs.
• Convert manual test case to Automation scripts in writing of vbscripts for web and client base application. .
• Developed automation test scripts in wring Vbscript, function library and data driving testing.
• Performed Manual Testing and Automation testing used HP ALM 11.52 and UFT 12.0 test management and automation tools.
• Performed functional, Regression and load testing for API and Web services testing using Smart Bear SoapUI testing tool.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP Unify Functional Testing (UFT 12.0).
• Involved in Meetings/Walkthrough with various teams as required for better understanding the business requirement, software specification, and development process flow at various stages.
• Utilized HP ALM to track, report, and manage defect throughout the test cycle and attended Defect Status Meeting on daily basis during testing cycle.
• Assisted in estimating testing efforts and providing status updates to management and client.
• Attended weekly Project Status Meeting with Development team and QA Manager, and worked closely with QA Manager to define Test Scope, Gap Analysis, Risk, Dependency, and Constraints.
• Trained and mentor others in testing concepts and in using testing tools.
• Involved in the team meetings with representatives from Development, Database
• Experienced in IRA, Time deposit, and CD account in financial domain
• Management, Configuration Management, and Requirements Management to identify and correct defects.
• Attended weekly Project Status Meeting with Development team and QA Manager, and worked closely with QA Manager to define Test Scope, Gap Analysis, Risk, Dependency and Constraints

Environment: Window 7/Server 2008, unix, HP ALM, UFT, Oracle 11g/12C database Toad, Tomcat web services Visual Basic, Java, Pb, Java, J2EE, XML, HTML etc.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed business requirements and functional specifications
• Performed Manual Testing of web-based and client-server enterprise applications and used Quality Center for test management.
• Designed Test Cases and Test Scripts enhanced VB Scripts for functional testing using HP Quality Center and for automation using Quick Test Pro
• Wrote executed and analyzed Database Checkpoints and Data Driven Test Scripts for all projects using Quick Test Professional
• Developed Automated Test Data for the test Scenarios.
• Collaborated with a team to establish Testing Procedures
• Performed Manual QA Operations Tasks including metrics analysis and project planning
• Performed backend Regression testing by writing SQL statements to review returned data
• Performed Data Inspection for all incoming files
• Developed inbound file receiving scenarios, and created mock-up data
• Worked closely with developers and functional leads troubleshoot activities and identify business logic and coding errors.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, Unix Server, Windows Server/ XP, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Toad.

Confidential, Suitland, Maryland

Software Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Work as a software tester, Testing Training and Procedures group for the 2008 United States Census. Responsibilities are included:
• Analyzed Functional requirements, design documents and developed Test Plan, Test Scenarios also wrote detailed Test cases.
• Created test scripts and test cases to cover wide variety of scenarios, also written new test cases for the changed requirements and functionality.
• Executed test cases in the Quality center 9.2 and logged defects in Team Track, also Involved in trouble shooting the issues.
• Involved in database validations and performed positive, negative, smoke, boundary, regression, system, Ad-hoc testing.
• Tested front and backend of the application, also documented the test procedure.
• Documented expected Results in the Test Case Document and Captured Actual Results as part of Validated Testing.
• Extensively used TOAD to write SQL queries with different DB instances (PIITEST & ALTTEST) to build and validate expected test results as well as consolidated test data.
• Arranged walk thorough of the test cases for review/approvals.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, MS SQL Server, Oracle 10g, Unix Server, Windows Server/ XP, T-SQL, PL/SQL, Toad.