SUMMARY:

• Dear Hiring Manager I am writing in repose to the open position within your Quality Assurance Department. As a highly trained QA Specialist, with over 6 years of experience, I am confident that my comprehensive skill set will bring overreaching outcomes within this role.
• In my current position as a QA Team Lead, I am actively responsible for a team of manual and automation engineers’ onsite, as well as offshore, for multiple clients across different tenants. I have singlehandedly introduced the automation environment, test case/ test execution documents and bug/defect tracking life cycle Confidential my current company. I was also able to introduce new tools such as Visual Studio Performance/Load Testing, Selenium, Zephyr and Horton Works Sandbox, which helped facilitate a timely release. I successfully launched a new system of the work load distribution, which improved the time and efficiency of each individual QA, and established a new form of error logging for identified issues, which allowed for a more efficient resolution of defects. While overseeing the QA Team, I was involved hands on with all of the projects, in order to assist the team in meeting deadlines based on current sprint priorities and interchanging severity. Overall, I was responsible for production deployment and assist our clients with user acceptance testing.
• C# programming utilizing Selenium
• Performance and Load testing using Visual Studio
• HTML, CSS and JavaScript Programming
• SQL, MySQL, HiveQL and PigLatin for backend querying
• Creating and maintaining automation frameworks fundamental knowledge of Big Data & Hadoop risk and environment assessment,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Automation Test Engineer

• Expert in performing various testing - Functional, Regression, Smoke, End to End, Compatibility, Load/Stress, Usability, API and Security Testing with both Manual and Automated Testing tools - HP Quality Center (QC), Zeyphr, JIRA, HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), Selenium and Wind River Work Bench.
• Experience in Mobile Testing of leading-edge mobile applications on various OS’s & environments - iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows
• Expert in analyzing iOS Crash, Memory Leakage in reporting Applications using xCode. Worked with TestFlight App to deploy new or existing builds for testing.
• Thorough knowledge of testing VoIP, IPTV, and/or video over IP on mobile devices (iOS, Android)
• Thorough knowledge of testing methodologies and techniques, including automated testing tools on mobile devices such as SeeTest & Mite Keynote.
• More than 5 years of experience as Website & Client Server QA/UAT/Manual/Automation Tester supporting multiple applications
• Thorough knowledge of Databases and tools: MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, NoSQL, HBase, HDFS, Cloudera, and HortonWorks Sandbox.
• Utilization of HP Quality Center (QC) and Jira for logging & tracing Defect and creation of reporting and statistics throughout UAT & Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Expertise in writing, executing and maintaining Test Plans, Test Procedure, Test Cases & Test Scripts for Releases, Test Cycles and the phases of Software Developing Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Involved in all aspects of the Software Developing Life Cycle (SDLC), including Analysis and Requirements definition, Design, Development and Operational rollout to other business areas.
• Experience with Hadoop Stack such as Apache Sqoop(Scala & Python), Apache Hive, Apache Spark, Pig Latin, HDFS, MapReduce and Flume.
• Worked closely with the business units and sub-teams to ensure their processes are fully tested in Waterfall, Agile, Scrum and XP software development environments.
• Experience in writing and executing automated Test Scripts, tracking defects and interacting with the development team in following the defects to closure.
• Experience in Hardware testing on complex lithography machines.
• Experience with Tableau for data extracted via RDBMS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Automation Testing Tools: HP QTP, HP Loadrunner, SeleniumWebdriver, Experitest, Windriver

Defect Reporting Tools: JIRA, HP Quality Center, Zephyr, Bugzilla, Team Foundation Server

Mobile App Testing Tools: SDK tool, Android-x86 emulator, XCode Organizer, SeeTest, Mite, Instruments, Memory Analyzer, DDMS, TestFlight, Itune, IOS Simulator.

Configuration Management Tools: SharePoint, Dropbox, Confluence WIKI, Google Cloud

Computer Operating Systems: Windows XP- 7, UNIX, Linux, Mac OSX, Ubantu

Mobile Operating Systems: IOS 9.0, Android Marshmallow, Android Lollipop, PhoneGap, Xcode

Office Suite: MS Office, Mac Office 2011, MS Visio

Databases: MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, NoSQL, Cassandra, Hadoop and MongoDB

Server Platform: Tomcat 4.0, Apache 2.0, JBoss, IIS

Languages Platform: C,C++, C #,VB, PERL, Ruby, Java, python, Shell, Bash, PL/SQL, SQL, HiveQL, Spark, Pig Latin, Scala, Bash

Web Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, DHTML, XML, AJAX, ASP.NET, J2EE, Perl, JSME, ASP.NET, MVC AnjularJS, JQuery

Debugging Tools: SoapUI, Fiddler, Firebug, Google Analytic, Omniture, JAWS, PixelPerfect, xScope, YSlow, XpressScan, Chrome UA Spoofer, VMWare

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Automation Engineer / Quality Analyst Lead

Confidential, Manhattan, New York

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee quality system implementation on a daily basis
• Create automation framework from scratch using Selenium Web-driver and C Sharp programming language
• Create automation test suite for continuous integration deployments using GIT as repository and TeamCity
• Manage and Train team of 12 highly talented quality analysts onsite as well as offshore
• Introduce new QA processes and way of working across company
• Execute Performance and Load test using Visual Studio
• Write QA requirements along with Business Analyst to ensure quality to clients
• Attend all Agile meetings (Stand ups, Retrospective, Sprint Planning)
• Plan and assign QA recourses every sprint
• Prioritize daily task based on Priority and Severity
• Create stored procedures and views on a daily basis to simplify backend verification
• Assist developers to fix front end defects discovered using HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3

Sr. Software Test Engineer / Test Lead

Confidential

Job Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain Test Requirement / Test Specification and Test Execution Documents for every delivery
• Manage and Train onsite as well as offshore QA’s
• Establish and evolve formal QA processes, ensuring that the team is using industry-accepted best practices
• Discover and introduce Hadoop Eco System.
• Use Sqoop to import and export Data from RDBMS to HDFS for a pilot program.
• Filter Data into multiple datasets using Spark & Pig.
• Introduce Cloudera as well as HortonWorks Sandbox and its advantages among team members and management.
• Collaborate with other QA staff to accomplish all daily QA tasks on-time with a high level of quality
• Assist in the development of on-going training programs for the QA Team
• Working side by side with Group Leads to provide quality delivery
• Introduce Agile way of working across multiple teams
• Validating and Analyzing hardware data via Oracle Data Base using SQL
• Discuss risk analysis with Group Lead before each delivery
• Take part in C/C++/Java/ & Python Code Review for every delivery
• Assist Developer debugging Python code
• Automate advanced Web UI using Selenium
• Update & Maintain Performance, Backend, Cross-browser, and Unit testing automation scripts.
• Update and Maintain existing automation Framework.

Sr. Automation Engineer Lead

Confidential

Job Responsibilities:

• Analyzing, Enhancing and creating functional, Unit, Regression, and cross-browser Selenium test Scripts using Eclipse and Java language.
• Created and reviewed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Suites using Microsoft Test Manager and Team Foundation Server
• Update & Maintain existing Selenium automation Framework.
• Training and Managing a team of 6 professional automation engineers
• Assisted QA director to select Mobile Testing Tool and trained On-site employees on how to use Experitest (Seetest).
• Testing Mobile, Web, & client Server application to comply with WCAG 2.0 Accessibility using ChromeVox, Wave, & Jaws.
• Assist Developers developing in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Java.
• Leading Testing Effort in Agile development team as an embedded member & worked within established QA processes & methods to integrate best processes into the Scrum Sprint of assigned work for Short Releases.
• Working with the development team to understand how changes in the software product affect maintains of test scripts and the QA automated testing environments
• Worked closely with architecture team to help enhance performance by modifying current data structure and conducting Backend Testing for verification of running queries.

Automation Engineer

Confidential

Job Responsibilities:

• Tested Nook and Nook color devices and on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Mobile, iPod Touch and PC Clients and Nook study client by testing Manually and using Automated Test.
• Use See Test to extend QTP to mobile test automation, Tested iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Symbian device connected via USB to local.
• Used Mobile Internet Testing Environment (MITE) to do functional testing of mobile phone browsers by using devices from its repositories, created scripts and ran the same scripts on different mobile phones to compare performances and also used it as a go-to tool for Mobile website Optimization
• Created comprehensive & feature-based Test Plans to test web-based or mobile applications, as well as performing compatibility suites on numerous mobile devices.
• Test and assist in the deployment of new or changed video Streaming Services & Products systems. Experience with adaptive/smooth or dynamic streaming protocols is valued but not required.
• Identified defects throughout Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by following both technical & business specs, and helped developers to reproduce & ensure defects are fixed Review, analyze and update test artifacts and project related documentation to ensure accuracy, compliance to mitigate risks.
• Partnered with cross-functional leads responsible for UAT (User Acceptance Testing) - providing them with test schedules, test data, direction, and detailed Test Scripts in accordance with the Enterprise Release Schedule.
• Worked closely with Product Owners to understand User Stories and to create corresponding Automation story-tests.
• Actively participated and represented QA Team in walk-through, inspection, review and user group meetings, and led meetings within QA Team for creating various Test Artifacts
• Proficient in writing Test Cases using HP Quality Center (QC), reporting bugs and raising issues to team lead, QA manager, project manager and other teams
• Provide input to and shape UAT management process in alignment with industry best practices.
• Enhanced & maintained Data-driven Automation Framework comprised of HP QuickTest Professional (QTP), MS Excel, and Descriptive Programming.
• Developed user-defined functions, Text Checkpoints, Custom Checkpoints, Table Checkpoints, file management, and Recovery mechanisms.
• Mentored and supported QA offshore team in defining Test Procedures, application knowledge, and QuickTest Professional (QTP) implementation.
• 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.
• Created simple to complex SQL queries to validate Oracle tables and for correct test data retrieval.
• Led testing effort in Agile development team as an embedded member & worked within established QA processes & methods to integrate best processes into the Scrum Sprint of assigned work for short Releases and

Junior QA Tester

Confidential

Job Responsibilities:

• Worked with the development team to understand how changes in the software product affect maintenance of test scripts and the QA automated testing environments
• Developed new customization in HP Quality Center projects as per user requirements
• Logged & reported defects in Quality Center and managed through to resolution by working with appropriate development and business resources
• Converted manual test cases in Quality Center (QC) to automated test scripts in QTP
• Analyzed test results to make sure requirements have been met & existing system requirements have not been broken
• Used QuickTest Professional (QTP) to create and develop automated tests for continuous Regression Testing, and various modules of Quality Center (QC) - Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects and Requirements
• Developed and maintained custom library, error handling, recovery scenarios, reporting methods and descriptive programming using VBScript in QTP
• Wrote SQL queries for database backend testing, research and validation
• Assisted & led members of the QA team with various automated related challenges & issues
• Collected test data results from various sources including log files, tester output, system event monitors
• Performed Functional, Regression, and Sanity Testing in each Sprint cycle for various e-commerce web-based transactions and business processes.
• Performed backend testing using SQL & PL/SQL queries on Oracle.
• Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services and methods covering both Positive and Negative Testing requirements.
• Created HP QuickTest Professional (QTP) Keyword-driven Framework which delivered over 90% automation in the automated testing process by structuring with Descriptive Programming, modularization, Recovery handling, Excel automation, file handling, Regular Expressions, and User-defined Functions and Checkpoints.