SUMMARY:

• Ten years of experience in Information Technology as a Quality Assurance Analyst, in banking, finance, IT Network Management.
• Experienced in Client Server and Web based application testing in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Created and maintained Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Reports. Traced business requirements to test artifacts.
• Experienced in System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, Functional testing.
• Experienced in Test Management tools HP ALM, HP Quality center,Test Director and Rational Clear Quest.
• Experienced in design and creation of test automation frameworks in Selenium, QTP.
• Development of Automation in Selenium using Java, TestNG frameworks.
• Development of Automation Test Scripts in QTP/UFT Using VBScript.
• Extensively used HP/ALM Quality Center for Defect Tracking, Defect Reporting.
• Knowledge in Fix Protocol, Trading,Equities, Fixed Income, Mutual Funds.
• Created and maintained requirement traceability matrix and worked with project managers on creating test schedules.
• Created and executed SQL queries for data validation using SQL Developer
• Proficient in creating and executing UNIX, LINUX commands.
• Led a team of Offshore resources.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Good team player with the ability to lead, manage and work independently in a time sensitive environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Selenium Webdriver, UFT, QTP

Test Framework: TestNG

Management tools: HP ALM, JIRA, Quality Center, Rational Clear Quest, TestDirector

Source Code Control: SVN,CVS

Build Tool: Maven, Jenkins

IDE: Eclipse

Databases: SQL Server, Oracle 9i, DB2

Languages: Java, VBScript, SQL, XML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Shell Script

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, RH5, Solaris, Windows

Testing Areas: UI Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Functionality Testing, Smoke Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Unit Testing

Domains: Bank, Finance, Network Management.

PROJECTS PROFILE:

Confidential

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Worked on developing and maintaining automated Client Quick Test Pro (QTP) scripts using Keyword Driven Framework and Descriptive programming.
• Responsibility included creating functions, keywords and actions in Visual Basic (VB) scripting for new features and enhancements.
• Used Client ALM Quality Center (QC) for executing automation test scripts.
• Used IBM Rational Suite (Clear Case, Clear Quest etc.) for defects and RMs.
• Testing the present system and upgraded system of the NYCAPS system to ensure the functionality is working same without any impact.
• Writing SQL queries to create Test data to be created automatically via automation scripts.
• Maintaining version control of the automation code in the UFT by periodically checking in and out the code.
• Created defect reports and re - validated the tests in the QC.
• Participating in the weekly status meetings

Software Tools: UFT, HP ALM/QC, PeopleSoft Applications, Oracle, Mircosoft Excel, IBM Rational Suite, Microsoft Word, IE,Firefox,Chrome.

Confidential, NY

QA Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Automation tester for the Securities Transfers, Settlements Fedwire Services which are web based applications.
• Worked in an Agile based environment with sprints iterated on a monthly basis.
• Role required requirements analysis and user experience on the Securities, Funds projects. 
• Provided assistance to verify the business requirements, application and test artifacts are in sync with each other.
• Worked on UFT Datadriven automation framework for creating and executing the automated scripts for the Securities Projects.
• Created automated testscripts using VBScript scripting language for the funds applications.
• Created and maintained function libraries for the projects.
• Created and maintained the object repositories in UFT Object Repository Manager.
• For regression testing, triggered the testscripts in UFT in a batch mode.
• Worked on Selenium Webdriver automation framework for creating and executing the automated scripts for the Funds Project.
• Developed Selenium Webdriver automation scripts using TestNG framework for the Java based web applications.
• Co-ordinated in preparation of Traceability Matrix to ensure all the business requirements are verified and validated.
• Reported and delegated the defects in the HP ALM/QC, re-validated and closed the fixed defects in the daily defect status meetings.
• Responsible for linking the defects to the test requirements and test cases in HP ALM.
• Creating SQL queries, Joins in SQL Developer to verify the database reflects the actual data condition on a typical day, End Of Day cycle based on cycle dates for the month.
• Gained experience in working on complex systems of the Fedwire securities services.
• Experienced in version control tool like eclipse for committing the automated test scripts and checking out the automation code.
• Maintained and updated test artifacts, test data in the Sharepoint.
• Used Jenkins as part of Continous Integration tool.
• Performed testing on multiple browsers simultaneously for better and faster test execution coverage.
• Experienced in using the MQ Quick Util tool to send Securities Transfers and receive acknowledgement of the transfers via MQ to verify the inbound and outbound messages.
• Creating the Transfer message file as per the message format rules.
• Experienced in configuring the xml files as part of test setup preparation.
• Experienced in using UltraEdit to verify huge reports, logs, analyze them and come to conclusion of pass/fail.
• Use of SSH Tectia to verify the Daily and Monthly Reports or statements generated after jobs are run in the Batch Monitoring Systems.
• For version control purposes checked-in/checked-out automated scripts and other test artifacts in the Eclipse.
• Met the deadlines by accomplishing all the deliverables without compromising the quality of work.

Software Tools: UFT, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Maven, Java, Jenkins, HP ALM/QC, JIRA, Agile environment, Oracle, SQL Developer, Excel, MQSeries, MQQuickUtil, SSH Tectia, Sharepoint, XML, Eclipse, Microsoft Word, IE, Firefox, Chrome.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QA Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining Test Automation suite in Hybrid model automation framework for ITSM Application in QTP.
• Execution and enhancement of existing automation regression suite which uses hybrid automation. This is based on CRAFT framework developed by Cognizant Technologies
• Build new automation scripts for new features using VBScript.
• Working in an Agile methodology system with Functional and Automated tasks ownership for each sprint
• As part of new Automation initiative, Selenium WebDriver tool usage was introduced.
• Experienced in installation, configuration of Selenium Webdriver with Eclipse and TestNG.
• Experienced in using various locators in Selenium like ID, XPATH, CSSLocators to locate and identify the objects on webpage.
• Experienced in using advanced selenium API like Actions class.
• Used Maven, Jenkins for the continuous Integration of the code.
• Experienced in writing SQL using Select, Create, Update, Count, Joins type queries to test the ITSM application.

Software Tools: Quick Test Professional 11.5, JIRA, Agile Methodology, Oracle, SQL Developer, Excel, Selenium WebDriver, JAVA, TestNG Framework, Eclipse, Maven, Jenkins, Firefox, IE, Chrome

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

QTP Test Automation Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development of function libraries for the Automation framework in Quick Test Professional
• Experienced in using the Keyword driven approach for the Automation development and execution.
• As the Release followed Waterfall methodology, delivered the test deliverables as per the standards of a waterfall methodology.
• Experienced in generating the Test results in HTML Format.
• Responsible for developing test automation scripts in VBScripting for the various tracks of the Credit Risk Reporting.
• Experienced in doing test code development in the Expert View.
• Experienced in building of the object repositories, merging the object the repositories
• Experienced in test development for dynamically identifying the objects.
• Experienced in development of the Automated test scripts for the Database validation and data retrieval for comparison with the Front end.
• Experienced in development and testing of the Web-based applications and back-end testing using the complex SQL queries.
• Experienced in automating the test scripts to validate the Dynamically generated reports and graphs
• Experienced in test case development of Data input and validation on Web pages, navigating by signing in and out of web pages.
• Experienced in creation of datasheets using Data Dictionary.
• Experienced in using Object Spy in identifying and creation of objects in Object repository.
• Experienced in management of HP Quality Center by creating domains, projects, adding users, assigning roles.
• Experienced in associating requirements to test cases in HP Quality Center.

Software Tools: Quick Test Professional 11.5,HP ALM, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server,SQL Developer,IBM DB2,Excel,Waterfall methodology.

Confidential, Berkeley Heights, NJ

Sr. software Quality Assurance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in an global team using Agile methodologies to deliver ITOI solution on-time
• Performed Automated Testing to verify functional and regression suites.
• Collaborated with product owner to do sprint planning.
• Prepared test plan and set test Strategies. Wrote high-level test cases.
• Automated test scripts in QTP for multiple feature functions. Reduced test execution time by 80%.
• Established test environments in Virtual Machines to test the VMWare Virtual Data Centers.
• Developed Automated Test scripts using XML, Windows Power Shell and Perl Scripts in a Keyword Driven Test Framework. Reduced test execution time by 80%.
• Created Shell Scripts to help setting up the test environment.
• Created integration test environment for secure transactions between development and test machines. Utilized SSH tools - Putty, SFTP, FTP, and Exceed.
• Led daily stand-up meetings and rolled-up status to Senior Management.
• Managed a team of 3 offshore QA resources.
• Used Rational ClearQuest to log the defects and Quality Center as test repository for the manual test cases.

Environment: Unix (Solaris, Linux, HP-UX), Windows, Agile Methodologies, VMware Virtual Data Centers, Virtual Machines, Test Director, Version One, QTP, KDAT Test Framework, ClearQuest, MS-Excel, MS-word, Simulated Test environment for IP, Virtual Data Center, Java, J2EE, HTML, Java Script, CSS, XML, HP Quality Center.