SUMMARY

• Results-driven IT professional with over 5 years experience in the area of Quality Assurance and Testing of web-based and server-side applications in e-commerce and financial domains
• Experience in all phases of Software Development Lifecyle using Agile SCRUM and Waterfall methodologies
• Highly skilled in liaising with product and development teams in leading document reviews, application design and in defect tracking and reporting
• Proficient in developing test plans, test strategy and leading testing efforts in agile environments
• Experienced in using various testing methodologies such as Functional, Regression, Black Box and System Testing
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems – Oracle
• Experienced in data analysis and testing using Oracle SQL and PL/SQL stored procedures
• Experience in defect management and reporting tools such as Quality Center, JIRA, etc
• Outstanding analytical, decision-making, problem-solving and management skills
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to proactively organize and execute tasks in an agile team environment
• Great exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Management : HP Quality Center, FitNesse
Defect Management : HP Quality Center, TestDirector
Applicaion Lifecyle Management : Rational Team Concert (RTC), JIRA, HP Service Center, Hudson
Web-based testing: : Firebug, Link checker, IE, Firefox
Programming Language : HTML, Javascript, XML, Linux Shell scripting
Database : Oracle (SQL), PL/SQL
Microsoft Office : MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Operating Systems : Windows, LINUX

EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ Oct’10 - Jul’12
QA Analyst

Project Description:
FX Oversight: Key initiative to build a FX data warehouse, a server-side analytics engine developed in Java to measure the execution quality of trades and TCA reporting using Oracle PL/SQL

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for quality assurance of FX data loading in the data warehouse using Informatica ETL framework
• Responsible for testing and functional validation of Analytics engine developed in Java to measure execution quality of FX trades and Total Cost Analysis reporting using Oracle PL/SQL
• Reviewed business requirements and prioritized product deliverables with product owner in backlog grooming meetings
• Identified and sized stories from the backlog in iteration planning meeting
• Involved in daily scrum meetings for status reporting
• Prepared a detailed test strategy and test plan to test various aspects of the application
• Composed scenario-based positive/negative test cases
• Performed and led the Manual testing effort including Black box, Smoke, Functional and Regression testing
• Performed data validation using SQL and PL/SQL stored procedures
• Developed automated regression suites using FitNesse Acceptance Testing framework
• Created andmanaged defects and generated detailed bug reports using Quality Center
• Coordinated the issues with developers and provided the signoff for product release
• Provided weekly status reports to the Project management

Environment: HP Quality Center, FitNesse, Oracle 11g, PL/SQL, SQL, Java, Linux

Confidential,Richmond, VA Oct’08- Jul’10
QA Analyst

Project Description:
Paper Portfolio Tool: A web based Order management system application for investment managers to manage orders for Paper portolios and perform simulation of investment strategies.
Dynamic Reports: A generic report configuration and scheduling application for configuring and managing investment management reports in a flexible manner.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for quality assurance of asset management applications such as Paper Portfolio Tool, New Security System and Dynamic reports
• Involved in analyzing business requirements and design reviews
• Prepared a detailed test strategy to test various aspects of the application
• Functioned as the point-of-contact during the entire QA process
• Performed and led the Manual testing effort including Black box, Smoke, Functional and Regression testing
• Performed data validation using Oracle SQL
• Developed comprehensive regression suites in Quality Center
• Conducted training sessions for end-users of the application
• Essayed key role in the UAT phases of all the modules in the system
• Actively participated in code review meetings

Environment: HP Quality Center, Oracle 10g, PL/SQL, SQL, Java, Linux

Confidential, Parsippany NJ Jan’07 - Sep’08
QA Associate

Project Description:
Airline Reservations System: A robust and scalable internet-based booking engine supporting leisure, corporate, educational and group sales products.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for quality assurance of Airline Reservations System, a web-based application for reservations and user activity analysis
• Analyzed the business requirements and was involved in developing detailed test plans
• Involved in primary design reviews and system specifications
• Worked with an offshore team and coordinated day-day activities and status reporting
• Created andmanaged defects and generated detailed bug reports using Test Director
• Worked closely with the development teams and participated in document and deliverable reviews, software revisions, change requests and assessments.
• Actively participated in code review meetings

Environment: Test Director, Oracle 10g, SQL, Java, Linux

EDUCATION

Confidential,UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Management