PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 9 Years of work experience in Software Quality Assurance - worked vastly on System Testing, Integration Testing, End to End Testing as a QA Analyst and QA Lead
• Latest role with Confidential as a QA Lead working on OpModel Project involving Requirement Analysis, Effort Estimation, Test Strategy and Plan development, Test Execution support and Reporting (SDLC Phases)
• Experience is Testing Methodologies like - Agile (Scrum Methodology), CMMI/Waterfall, Top-down and Bottom-up Testing
• Extensively worked on Test Management tools like ALM Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, Test Director
• Strong Technical skills in JCL, COBOL, DB2, SAS. Possesses good knowledge on MVS utilities and tools such as TSO/ISPF, CHANGEMAN, IDCAMS, QMF, FILEAID, DB2UTILITIES, FTP, SPUFI, MQ, XPEDITOR and HIPERSTATION
• Worked on Automation tools like Selenium Web Driver with Java, QTP with VBScript, SOAPUI
• Worked extensively on Web based applications using SOAP UI
• Experience in writing and executing queries in PL/SQL and DB2 using SPUFI for Database Testing
• Worked with major US Health Care and Insurance Organizations. Strong exposure to the Health Care concepts
• Worked extensively on testing claims processing and claims pre-adjudication and core-adjudication systems like EDIFECS, PEGA, STAR, VANTAGE ONE
• Expertise in version control tools like Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Calligo, SharePoint Vault
• Good at multi-tasking and involved in requirement analysis, developing testing plans, tracking project status, setting up testing environments, design of test scenarios and test cases, actionization of defect prevention plans, implementation and anchor knowledge management activities with an objective to ensure effective test execution.
• Specific interest in process design to the satisfaction of all stakeholders and optimum utilization of resources.
• Ability to innovate and provide value enhancing processes.
• Good team player with ability to work in time sensitive environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and also have good documentation skills.
• Worked in close coordination with testers, developers, offshore team, Business Analysts and other team members in testing complex projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 7, XP, Vista, MVS, UNIX

Word Processors: Microsoft Office

Tools: Quality Center, Lotus Notes, SOAPUI, Rational Clear Quest, EDIFECS, PL/SQL, DB2

Languages: C, COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL

Scripting Languages: VB Scripting

Version Control Tools: Microsoft Visual Source Safe, Livelink Calligo Explorer

QA Testing: Functional, Regression, System, End to End, User Acceptance, Black Box, Business Acceptance, Smoke testing, Mainframes Testing

Domain Knowledge: Dental Insurance, Health Care

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Eagan,MN

Technical Test Lead

Responsibilities

• Preparation of System and Integration Test Plan and ensure that all the system, data and logical dependencies, risks and issues are covered in the Test Plan
• Leading an offshore team - testing multiple assets
• Implemented Agile(Scrum Methodology) in one of the projects..
• Preparation of Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Requirement validation matrix and conduct a walk through with the Business Team for sign-off
• Creation of Test Data and working on the Test Environment Needs. Automating Test Data creation using Excel Macros
• Test Reporting using CQTM reporting tool and hosting Defect Triage meetings representing the test cases executed by me and my offshore team
• Provide BAT support and Environment Set up assistance for User Acceptance Testing
• Subject Matter Expert for offshore team on applications (EDIFECS, PEGA, CRP, FOCUS, IMSI, SOAPUI) of the Claims Processing
• Provide Estimates for different projects..
• Worked on SAS Tool - ETL Testing
• Worked on Automation tools like Selenium
• Provide Steady State support on Transactional side as a Test Analysis

Confidential, Owings Mills, MD

Technical Test Lead

Responsibilities

• Involved in preparing Test Strategy with each Trading Partner to test Vendor as well as In-house applications
• Perform functional Testing, Parallel Testing and System Integration testing
• Respond to the issues assigned, do analysis, participate in estimating the effort needed to implement the solution on work around in order to ensure support
• Peer review of test deliverables
• Review and analysis of business requirements, technical and functional design documents.
• Liaise with the development team on behalf of the testing team for any issues

Confidential Greenvile, SC

Test Analyst/Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Preparing and Executing Test cases and Test scenarios.
• Review and analysis of business requirements, technical and functional design documents.
• Liaise with the development team on behalf of the testing team for any issues.
• Responsible for System Testing, SIT/E2E, Back-end testing using SQL.
• Retesting of resolved defects.
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix(RTM’s
• Prepared test scenarios and test cases for SIT.
• Identification of dependencies throughout the test phase.
• Created test data for SIT.
• Logged defects using Quality Centre tool
• Participate in the team meetings and providing daily status

Confidential, Greenvile, SC

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Accountable for resolving mainframe abends and to analyze production fixes.
• Participate in creating application architecture document in order to provide deliverables in line with architectural requirements.
• Perform validation activities and participation in creating the implementation plan as per the project level quality plan.
• Respond to the issues assigned, do analysis, participate in estimating the effort needed to implement the solution on work around in order to ensure support availability as per agreed
• Preparing and Executing Test cases and Test scenarios.
• Review and analysis of business requirements, technical and functional design documents.
• Liaise with the development team on behalf of the testing team for any issues.
• Responsible for System Testing, SIT/E2E.
• Retesting of resolved defects.
• Worked on Automation tools like QTP
• Prepared test scenarios and test cases for SIT.
• Identification of dependencies throughout the test phase.
• Created test data for SIT.
• Logged defects using Quality Centre tool
• Automation of Regression Suite (VB Scripting)
• Participate in the team meetings and providing daily status

Confidential

Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Accountable for resolving mainframe abends and to analyse production fixes
• Scheduling mainframe batch jobs in CA7 for new interfaces and storing data in DB2
• Retesting of resolved defects.
• Prepared test scenarios and test cases for SIT
• Responsible for System Testing, SIT/E2E
• Analysis of business requirements, technical and functional design documents
• Preparing Requirement Traceability Matrix(RTM’s
• Participate in the team meetings and providing daily status