SUMMARY:

• Overall 9 years of Testing experience with areas of expertise in Quality Assurance providing extensive support in all phases of lifecycle, including requirements gathering, providing estimates risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking and reporting.
• Knowledge on Infrastructure & Security Testing, Mobile testing, iPad testing & SOUP UI Testing
• Strong skills in conducting various types of tests which include GUI, Functional, Regression, System integration, Cross Browser testing, End to End, User acceptance, data driven testing, configuration testing, Smoke, Security testing, Infrastructure testing, Black Box testing, Grey box testing and Sanity testing for web and Client Server applications
• Good knowledge in configuring Microsoft Virtual PC / Virtual Server (Hyper - V) and VMware
• Areas of Expertise: Software Testing and Quality Assurance, Estimation, Requirements Analysis and Specification, Data Analysis & Reporting.
• Expert skills in Preparing Estimations, Developing Test Strategy & Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases from the business, technical and functional requirements and ensuring Requirement Traceability.
• Experienced in preparing custom reports for all levels of management reports from Quality Center, ALM 11.5 & 12 and as Quality Center Administrator (ALM 11.0 enterprise edition).
• Accomplished, dedicated system administrator and application manager with proven success installing, configuring, customizing, optimizing, and managing HP ALM / QC, Test Director, Rational Team Concert (RTC), IBM Jazz tool, Pivotal Tracker, IBM Appscan and JIRA
• Hands on experience in Mainframe and Data warehouse testing.
• Deep expertise in HP ALM and Atlassian Jira
• In depth knowledge of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
• Expertise in RDBMS backend testing for data validation and data integrity using SQL queries
• Conducted Defect Triage meeting and driven Retrospective meetings (Test phase summary review)
• Conducting Scrum meetings to make sure deliverables are made at right time
• Excellent problem solving capabilities, ability to learn new technologies quickly, able to work independently or in a team, capable of co-coordinating various assignments and projects.
• Automation Testing using HP-QTP scripting using Data Driven method and iterative methods.
• Knowledge in automating web application testing using Selenium WebDriver with TestNG Framework. Experience in Java Programming, Selenium WebDriver, Junit and TestNG.
• Communicating the overall project schedule to all appropriate parties (TDMs, Onshore Test Leads, Project Managers/Change Managers, Business partners, Technology Managers and Release Management.
• A Motivated & Goal Oriented Individual Coupled with Solid Work ethics, and Effective Communication skills.
• Active participation in various reviews and meetings with the development team.
• Solid analytical and dynamic troubleshooting skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows NT, Windows XP, MAC OS

Databases: Sql Server 2000, MS- Access 2000, Oracle, DB2

Programming Languages: XML, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, Java Scripting

Applications & Tools: MSOffice: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio & Microsoft SharePoint, SoapUI, SIEBEL, ECM Captiva 7.1, Captiva 7.5, VMware, Citrix and My Net Ops

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional, Mercury Win Runner, Rational Functional Tester, UFT and Selenium

Test Management Tools/Defect Tracking tool: HP ALM 11.0 & 12, Quality Center 10.0, JIRA, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Team Concert, Browser Stack, SauceLabs, Rational Quality Manager, Pivotal Tracker, IBM Appscan and Qualys

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Infrastructure and Security Analyst/ Mobile Tester

Confidential, Greensboro, NC

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for Infrastructure related system testing to include server, desktop, and database patches as well as server installations, upgrades, end-user devices, virtual desktops/servers, and networking changes.
• Develop and execute test plans and test cases for MI NOW iOS & Android Application
• Performing Web services security testing with Ready API tool
• Maintain daily application security scans using IBM App Scan & Qualys to include upgrading security tool and scans quarterly, monitor scans on a daily basis and immediately report new vulnerabilities, troubleshoot errors with scans, and provide weekly status report of scan results.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement infrastructure/security test tools and strategies
• Provide support to the other QA disciplines as needed: the Functional & Regression Testing Team and the Performance Testing team
• Responsible for performing regression testing, application stability tests and Integration testing.
• Responsible for performing Cross Browser testing using Browser stack and Sauce Labs
• Automate mobile application and web application using Selenium
• Install patches on Servers (MS Patches, AIX patches, Oracle Patches) and perform Regression testing on all applications to ensure the stability and integration between applications. Perform regression and performance testing.
• Responsible for leading lab infrastructure engineering and test teams.
• Member of the Engineering Review Board responsible for developing and integrating lifecycles
• Review and provide input for Infrastructure projects, Identify and triage issues and follow-up with the development for fixes
• Provide QA support for UAT through the Warranty period after deployment to Production
• Build and maintenance of test lab (VM’s and Hardware) including creation and maintenance of test data for the Functional & Regression Testing Team and the Performance Testing team
• Monitoring and Maintaining VM’s through VMware vSphere Client.
• Completed training on Burp Suite and Visual Code Grepper
• Completed training on Perfecto mobile testing
• Monitoring the performance of VM’s and allocation the machines to the QA Team, rebuild the VM’s as per the QA team needs.
• Performing Automation testing on applications using UFT and Selenium (Java Scripting).
• Responsible for the development and execution of test cases/procedures for both UNIX & Windows platforms
• Represent QA as a key stakeholder for Infrastructure/Security projects.
• Review and contribute to the development of lower level requirements
• Mentor others on the team as needed
• Provide detailed reporting to the VP of IT&S team for Infrastructure/Security Testing with regards to the status of test case execution and defect tracking.
• Monitor the security of critical systems (e.g., e-mail servers, database servers, web servers, etc) and changes to highly sensitive computer security controls to ensure appropriate system administrative actions, investigate and report on noted irregularities.
• Conduct network vulnerability assessments using tools to evaluate attack vectors, identify system vulnerabilities and develop remediation plans and security procedures.
• Investigate potential or actual security violations or incidents in an effort to identify issues and areas that require new security measures or policy changes.
• Define, establish and manage security risk metrics and track effectiveness.
• Conduct business impact analysis for vital functions; document recovery priorities of the key processes, applications and data.
• Establish disaster recovery testing methodology.
• Plan and coordinate the testing of recovery support and business resumption procedures while ensuring the recovery and restoration of key IT resources and data and the resumption of critical systems within the desired timeframe.

QA Analyst (Security)/Lead

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Managing onshore and offshore teams (Team Size - 30) as QA Lead, delegate work on daily basis, monitor their progress and Guide them about testing approach.
• Preparing ROM and Detailed estimates for the project. Involved in the high level estimation for test design and execution.
• Requirement Analysis of the functionality and coming up with high level business critical scenarios for scripting.
• Involved in ALM installation, Customization, Domain creation, project creation, User role management, Work flow management
• Maintain daily application security scans using IBM App Scan & Qualys to include upgrading security tool and scans quarterly, monitor scans on a daily basis and immediately report new vulnerabilities, troubleshoot errors with scans, and provide weekly status report of scan results.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement infrastructure/security test tools and strategies
• Involved in creating projects, bug, issue in JIRA
• Involved in creating tasks for testing in RTC, writing Test scenarios and creating defects in RTC.
• Used RTC for tracking Testing activities, integrating Defects in QC with Requirements in RTC
• Accomplished, dedicated system administrator and application manager with proven success installing, configuring, customizing, optimizing, and managing HP ALM / QC, Atlassian & Jira
• Worked with Business and Data Analyst to understand the business and data requirement required for test planning.
• Created consolidated Test plan, Test Strategy, Traceability for test scripts, Test tracking document, test calendar, test specifications and reviewed the test artifacts.
• Involved in Mobile testing (Android, iPad testing & iphone Testing).
• Involved in Functional, Security Testing, Cross Browser Testing, Ad Hoc Testing, automation testing, Performance testing and Security Testing on Web applications
• Involved in web and mobile application security, I have been involved in security testing and reporting vulnerabilities of customer websites and mobile applications
• Tracking the execution status of each application/team - escalate risk areas as needed and Ensure fast resolution of issues and queries raised by the test team.
• Provide testing concepts and testing tool supports to the business users and Ensure compliance in the new products and project documentation and Support User Check Out testing Support business users for the product validations.
• Defect tracking and management with third party vendors, Tracking the status and completion of test deliverables across teams and preparing consolidated defect reporting.
• Creating mapping, jobs and session to design and complete a new data stage job
• As part of Data Management Testing team, I have worked in many business critical projects like Information strategy Initiative, compliance reporting.
• Having strong knowledge of dimensional database design and Proficient in designing SQL to validate ETL that was built using data mapping specs
• Strong knowledge of relational Database concepts and Data Analysis.
• Strong and extensive working knowledge of SQL & SOUPUI Testing
• Strong and extensive working knowledge of HTML & Cross Browser Testing
• Report Issues to Business/Development and perform regression test after the code fix.
• Participate in production validation during the code promotion along with Data Analyst.
• Involved in Agile testing Scrums and Running daily scrum calls with the development, testing and project management team and running daily cross team defect management meeting with project management.
• Ensure appropriate escalations to the Test Execution Manager and Senior Test Managers.
• Preparation of implementation plan and Coordinate the production implementation.
• Building a knowledge base on the test team(s) and applications and acquire subject matter expertise on the overall line of business pertaining to the test team(s) and subject matter expertise on the applications.
• Communicating the overall project schedule to all appropriate parties (TDMs, Onshore Test Leads, Project Managers/Change Managers, Business partners, Technology Managers and Release Management.

QA & UAT Analyst

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Responsibilities:

• Managing onshore and offshore teams (Team Size - 23) as QA Lead, delegate work on daily basis, monitor their progress and Guide them about testing approach.
• Requirement Analysis of the functionality and coming up with high level business critical scenarios for scripting and Identifying Functionality Gaps and preparation of Gap Document, Analyzing queries.
• Involved in the high level estimation for test design and execution.
• Prepared Test Strategy document, Developed test plans and test specifications.
• Involved in database testing by executing SQL queries to ensure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the database.
• Coordinate with data owners, managers and business users to continually improve corporate data flow and quality.
• Involved in Integration/End to End Testing and Multi Browser Testing, Performance testing and Involved in iPad Testing & Mobile testing
• Involved in Defect triaging, Prioritized outstanding defects and system problems, ensuring accuracy and deadlines were met.
• Conducted Impact analysis on any defects and define workarounds on business process
• Interacted with Business Analysts and Developers for the Bug Fixes, Problem resolution and gathered the data for the test cases.
• Responsible for defining data quality rules and resolving data quality issues.
• Strong and extensive working knowledge of SQL & SOUPUI Testing
• Prepared the Test Cases using HP QC & Rational Quality Manager.
• Extensively used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking and reporting.
• Prepared Status Report and Defect reports etc.
• Reviewer for the testing artifacts to ensure high quality deliverables and Evaluated and documented test results
• Knowledge transfer document preparation.

QA Analyst/Lead - OLS & Broker/Shopper

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• I was responsible for Carrying out QA testing for various modules. Coordinated with business users on UAT testing.
• Managing offshore teams (Team Size - 10) as QA Lead, delegate work on daily basis, monitor their progress and Guide them about testing approach.
• Involved in understanding the Requirements, raising Queries/ambiguities for the requirement.
• Involved in the high level estimation for test design and execution.
• Prepared Test Strategy document, Test plans, developed test cases, evaluated and documented test results,
• Involved in Test Data setup activities.
• Involved in Execution of Application Test Cases, Integration/End to End Testing, Multi Browser Testing, Regression Testing, Defect Logging, and Defect Retesting.
• Interacted with Business Analysts and Developers for the Bug Fixes, Problem resolution and gathered the data for the test cases.
• Prepared and executed the Test Cases using HP QC & Rational Quality Manager.
• Extensively used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking and reporting.
• Involved in Defect triaging, Prepared Status Report and Defect reports etc.
• Reviewer for the testing artifacts to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Involved in database testing by executing SQL queries to ensure that data entered has been uploaded correctly into the database.
• Knowledge transfer document preparation.

Test Lead

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding the Requirements, raising Queries/ambiguities for the requirement.
• Involved in Test Strategy preparation, Test case preparation, Test Data setup activities and Defect Tracking
• Involved in Execution of Application Test Cases, Regression Testing, Defect Logging, and Defect Retesting.
• Prepared, executed the Test Cases and tracked defects using Quality Center 9.2.
• Coordinating and planning activities for the team members leading to delivery as agreed
• Reviewer for the testing artifacts to ensure high quality deliverables
• Responsible for testing and reviewing of ETL mapping and transformation specifications based on the business requirements from various teams and the business teams.
• Testing of ETL jobs that are scheduled for file transfers from Operational Data Stores to designated file systems/directories.
• Tested various Reusable ETL Transformations which facilitate Daily, Weekly & Monthly Loading of Data.
• Tested the performance bottle necks at sources, targets, mappings, and sessions and employed required measures.
• Used SQL Plus for testing execution of ETL Processes' PL/SQL procedures, packages for business rules.

Senior Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in understanding the Requirements, raising Queries/ambiguities for the requirement.
• Involved in Test case preparation, Test Data setup activities and Defect Tracking
• Involved in Execution of Application Test Cases, Regression Testing, Defect Logging, and Defect Retesting
• Extensively used Quality Center 9.2 for defect tracking and reporting.
• Reviewer for the testing artifacts to ensure high quality deliverables
• Involved in process related Activities.