SUMMARY:

• Goal - oriented Senior Software Test engineer with over 9years of experience with a Confidential - performing Manual, Automated, Functional,Interface, Data Migrationand Performancetesting in web based client server applications.
• Possess good knowledge of Testing Methodologies, Strategies, Planning and Implementation. Good knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Methodologies/Techniques.
• Practicalexperience with applications developed in ASP.Net, Visual Basic, Java Script, HTML, SOAP UI/XML Spy Mainframe andOracle. Strengths include solid communication and problem-solving skills and adapting to change.
• Extensive experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing using Manual and AutomationTesting Tools such as (ALM/Quality Center, 9.0./10.1, 11.0)Unified Functional Testing (QuickTest Professional),RationalClearquest,and Toad 9.0.1.JIRA defect tracking tool.
• Extensive experience working with Business and Functional Requirements in analyzing and creating test plans forePharma, Financial, Healthcare, Model Office project and Brokerage application.
• Extensive experience in identifying Test Conditions, Developing Test Cases, Test Scripts using requirements and design documents while specifying Testing Overview, Approach, Strategy, Scope, Roles and Responsibilities and Scheduling.
• Worked as an individual contributor in the testing of various Web, E-Commerce, and Client/server environment forFunctional, Integration, Interface, Performance Validation, User Acceptance, black box,Stress,Smoke and Regression Testing.
• Experienced in Integration, System, Functional, Interface, GUI, Black Box, White Box, Regression,Embedded,Smoke, User-Acceptance (UAT) and Performance Testing.
• Used ALM/ QualityCenter, Clearquest/UFTand JIRA to report defects and generate reports and graphs.
• Proficient in back-end testing using SQL queries, Database Validation, generating reports to ensure data integrity and validate business rules.
• Anenergetic individual with good work ethics, excellent inter-personal skills, writing, communication skills ability to handle assignments independently, detail oriented, ability to quickly learn new software application and an effective team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Confidential Quality Center (ALM) 8.0, 8.2, 9.0, 11.0, LoadRunner 7.8, Quickest Professional 9.1,11.0, UFT 11.51.

Bug Tracking Tools: ALM Confidential Sprinter, JIRA Tracking Tool, Rational Clear Quest. Quality Center, Excel 2.1.0.63.

Query Tools: TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0.

Databases: MS SQL Server 2008, Mainframe, Oracle, UNIX/LINUX.

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise. Linux 4.2, Unix 7 .xml files manipulation: Altova XML Spy and SoapUI. FileZilla.

Servers: IIS, Apache Application Server, Server 6.1, WebSphere Application Server.

Utilities: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint.

Testing Methodologies: Agile, Iterative, Waterfall.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sacramento,CA

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is a multi-phase delivery program to deliver a new core operational support solution for Confidential to use to support the management of offenders through the California State prison system.
• Actively involved in design specifications, & testing strategy, perform ambiguity analysis, perform risk analysis, establish testing priorities and scope, develop testing strategy/review testing strategy, validate requirements and specifications, involved in creating a test plans, review test plan, develop test scenarios, develop e2e test scenario’s
• Documented all the test cases, scenarios and procedures involved in the testing strategy appropriately and address the creation or modification of test cases depending on the comments recorded in ALM during the testing cycle.
• Extensively used QTP automated test scripts and executing the generated scripts as a part of regression testing at the start of every test cycle.
• Prepared the test data for the automation scripts.
• Performing Interface testing and set the group emails before the batch job kickoff to validate the various reports across the organization.
• For Production defects, conducted the pre-testing and post testing and capture all the results to make sure defect is fixed properly before going into production.
• Extensively used SQL queries statement to verify data integrity and validation between the front end values with the backend database values of the application.
• Performed quality of work, accomplished in an accurate, complete neat and correct manner and meets the established standards. Well organized, punctual and responsible.

Confidential, Columbus, Ohio

Interface Mainframe Test Analyst

• Developed test scenarios and test cases for screens like ILAH, ILRH, ILSU, ILAV and also validated error messages for all the screens.
• Documented and maintained traceability for all the TCs and scenarios (in Confidential Quality Center) throughout the system test lifecycle. Traceability / Mapping of the test requirements to Test cases.
• Involved in preparation of test data using Excel Sheet to create Scenario based testing in Main-Frame environment, and validating the interfaces.
• Coordinated the effort to prepare the test environment before each level of testing.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Sr Test Analyst

• Reviewed and Analyzed BAM Thick Client Business Requirements,High Level Design Documents (HLD), RSD’s, Change Controls and addendums and developed complex test scenarios and test cases for end-to-end testing.
• Used QTP to generate automated test scripts and executing the generated scripts as part of smoke testing at the start of every test cycle.
• Daily test execution metrics and execution logare tracked and maintained.
• Validate all the data returned on the mainframe inquiry by using the BAM thick client.
• Manually tested modules like Vehicle, Driver License, Reports, and Interfaces.
• Involved in preparation of test data using Excel Sheet for End-to-End Scenario based testing in. NetEnvironment, and in validating the interfaces.
• Logged and tracked the defects using JIRA defect tracking system.