• Over 4+ Years of experience in Software Testing.
• Proficiency in  CORE JAVA with complementary Database (SQL) skills and PERL scripting skills.
• Successfully executed several QA projects  using QTP and Web based Applications using Selenium, TestNG.
• Experience in creating test automation scripts with Selenium Web Driver
• Have written multiple test specification documents with all the test cases for various projects after studying System Requirement Specification (SRS) document.
• Experience in developing and executing Test Plans, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases based on requirements and design documents in accordance with accepted testing methodologies.    
• Expertise and experience in performing Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Database Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Agile Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Migration Testing and Manual Testing.
• Extensively involved in using defect tracking systems like Clear Quest, Mercury Quality Centre and Bugzilla.
• A complete understanding of fundamental Testing principles, Concepts, Test Methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• A good understanding of the test methodologies, specifically Scrum and waterfall.
• Played the role of Mentor for team of 5 members and supervised their work
• Prepared Test Plans and Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Made decisions about Scope for testing.

Relevant Skill Sets:

Programming languages: Core JAVAScripting languages: Perl, VBScript Technologies:  JDBC, HTML, XML Testing and defect Tracking Tools: Selenium, TestNG,Quality Center, LoadRunner, QTP (version 8.2),SilkTest Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Databases: MY SQL Web Servers / App Servers: Microsoft IIS

Past / Current Work Experience:

Confidential.
Software Engineer in Quality 11
Project: QuicksBooks Application
Duration: Oct 09 – Apr 11
Responsibilities:

• Reviewed requirements document for testability and usability, consulted development staff with regards to system functionality.
• Generated test plans by including test scenarios, test cases, testing environments, system configurations, and entrance/exit criteria based on FRDs.
• Perform detailed testing and write/execute test cases for black box, white box and regression testing.
• Broadly done functional testing, constraints verification testing, patch Testing and CD sign off testing.
• Reviewing test plans and test cases of other engineers
• Creating, executing and maintaining Automated regression tests using Silk test
• Working with developers for root cause analysis of bugs and providing more information
• Proactively came up with innovative methods to improve software quality, test coverage, efficiency and regression coverage.
• Monitored daily build status and triaged failures and reported to team
• Manage defect tracking and defect reporting for assigned projects using Team track.
• Helped developers for running their developer build tests.
• Maintained Perl framework for testing QuickBooks SDK
• Executed test cases and test case suite written in Selenium IDE on different browsers using Selenium Web Driver. (Conducted Cross browser testing IE, Firefox and Chrome) for Quickbooks Online.
• Performed Event Driven Testing using externally generated data and executed the test scripts based on the data values stored on the external data (E.g. XML File ).
• Performed Smoke, Functional, Integration and Regression testing manually.
• Involved in writing SQL queries and Procedural Language for testing backend database.
• Verified XML log files created by internal web services.
• Also responsible for running and maintaining FRT (Final Regression Test Suite).
• Worked with Application Teams and the Business Users to identify the coverage of test cases.
• Participated in scrum meetings.
• Complied with all safety policies, practices and procedures.

Confidential.
QA Engineer/Programmer Analyst
Duration: Aug 06 – Oct 09
Responsibilities:

• Test the IVR system to verify proper operation, voice and DTMF response, and eliminate dead-end menu branches.
• Design and implement automated, manual and regression testing criteria for all product lines.
• Used EMMA for measuring and reporting code coverage.

Client: Confidential
SRM ESourcing (Nov 2007- March 2009)
Responsibilities:

• Tested SRM ESourcing, a web based application.
• Reviewed functional specification documents, design documents.
• Responsible for planning, creating and developing test plan and test cases for Sourcing application.
• Prepared the traceability matrices to fill the gap between the requirements and the test cases covered.
• Handle the tasks of executing tests manually.
• Responsible for creating and validating test data for functional components of software applications
• Increased productivity by initiating use of automation testing using QTP
• Responsible for Database testing using SQL queries.
• Created test scripts in QTP

Confidential
Demand & Supply (Aug 2007- Oct 2007)
Responsibilities:

• Understanding the verbal requirements and preparing the requirement document
• Build front end for the web page using JavaServer Pages.
• Designing the database required for the system using My SQL

Client: Confidential
QES Plan (Sep 2006- July 2007)
Responsibilities:

• Generated Test Plan, Test Cases manually. Run Test Cases and analyze and report defect.
• Enhanced test case, log defect report for testing purpose using Quality Center.
• Identified software defects using Quality Center and communicated to the developers
• Involved in regression testing, GUI, Beta and Usability Testing for each client modules
  

Education:
B.Tech (Information Technology)  

QA CERTIFICATION

• CSTP Level 1
• Scrum Master
• Software Testing
• Certified Software Quality Analyst