SUMMARY

• Well qualified, highly motivated Software QA Analyst with experience in quality assurance planning, product development and testing lifecycle of Web and Client/Server applications.
• To obtain a challenging and rewarding position as a QA Analyst position in an organization that offers professional growth and development.
• Over 6 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation Process in IT industry that includes Web - based and Client/Server applications with proficiency in manual and automation testing.
• Experience in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) beginning from initiation and definition to deployment and support.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Collaborated with development team to understand new product features for the purpose of designing and developing test cases.
• Analyzed user stories in order to create manual and automated test cases that cover a broad profile of client configurations.
• Proficient in preparing test plans, scripts and test cases by analyzing Business Requirements and various other ARTIFACTS with a strong ability to work closely with Development team and Business Analysts to analyze the test scenarios.
• Experience in defining and tracking Quality Assurance metrics and reporting on team status and progress through release cycles
• Experience in defining and executing test data acquisition, including production data set selection and extraction and test data generation, as well as manual data preparation.
• Developed and Implemented HPTest suites Such as Micro focus Quality Center and Application Life Cycle Management (ALM).
• Extensively used Micro Focus Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) with different modules Requirement, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defect module.
• Good programming skills in VBScript, SQL and experience in RDBMS including MS SQL Server and Oracle Databases.
• Extensively used Oracle SQL *Plus command prompt and Oracle SQL Developer to write and execute SQL Queries against Oracle Database.
• Experience in writing and executing SQL queries to perform Data Validation and Back end testing of databases to check the integrity of data.
• Experience in conducting Root Cause Analysis for defects, implementing strategies to eliminate future occurrences of similar defects and moving quality upstream in SDLC.
• Provided inputs in developing quality assurance standards in regards to manual, automation testing.
• Experienced in Functional testing and Regression testing using Micro Focus UFT Automated Test Script during the various phases of the product development.
• Experienced in developing Automated Test Script and Test Automation Frameworks (Data driven, Linear and Hybrid framework) using advanced VB script.
• Experience in conducting 508 compliance test using JAWS.
• Experienced working on multiple projects and multiple tasks simultaneously on the basis of priority.
• Ability to manage priorities according to team/project objectives in a Fast-Paced environment.
• Attention to detail, solid work ethics concerning production deadlines and reliability.
• Excellent interpersonal, strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• U.S. Citizen and authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 8.1/10, Windows Server 2008/2012.

Testing Tools: Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT/QTP), QC.

Test Management Tools: Micro Focus ALM, HP Quality Center and Rational Clear Quest.

Testing framework: UFT Data Driven, Keyword Driven and Hybrid

RDBMS: Oracle 11g and MS SQL Server2008

Scripting Languages: VB Script, Java Script

Database Access Tools: Oracle SQL *Plus and Oracle SQL Developer

Virtualization: VMware Workstation and Oracle Virtual Box

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Systems QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• In-depth knowledge of banking environment, operations functions, systems, policies and procedure.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact assigned line of business
• Analyzed System Design Documents and Functional System Design documents involved in the review discussions of Business Requirements.
• Actively participated to developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Designed and developed Test Scenarios, Test Cases and steps for various Business Processes covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• Performed Functional Manual Testing of web-based and client/server applications and used HP ALM for Project and Test management purpose.
• Used HP ALM for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Extensively used Command prompt and Host file to support production validation.
• Configured the connection between MS Excel and Micro Focus ALM to store requirements and test cases into ALM.
• Performed manual cross-browser Testing and as well as cross platform testing in lower environments.
• Performed Functional, Negative, Positive, System, Integration, Regression and UAT Testing of Web and Client/Server Application
• Involved in Status call meeting, Defect call meetings, Weekly End-to-End test Meetings with various teams as required for better understanding the business requirement, software specification, and development process flow at various stages.
• Utilized Micro Focus Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) to track, report, and manage defect throughout test cycle.
• Communicated and closely worked with Application Developers, Business Analyst, Project Manager and other Team Members on Application testing status.
• Coordinated application defects and enhancements to ensure proper escalation.

Environment: Java/J2EE, ALM, Windows Server 2008/2012 and IIS.

Software QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• In-depth knowledge of banking environment, operations functions, systems, policies and procedure.
• Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, financial services, and regulatory trends that impact assigned line of business
• Experience in working with Agile Scrum Methodology, involved in full life cycle of the project, attended daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, and Sprint Review Meetings, update the test data as per the frequently changing requirement.
• Analyzed System Design Documents and involved in the review discussions of Business Requirements.
• Actively participated to developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.
• Designed and developed Test Scenarios, Test Cases and steps for various Business Processes covering both positive and negative testing requirements.
• Performed Manual Testing of web-based and client/server applications and used HP ALM for Project and Test management purpose.
• Used HP ALM for creating and documenting Test Plans and Test Cases and register the expected results.
• Extensively used SQL *plus and Oracle SQL Developer tools to access and manipulate Oracle 11G database and validated back-end testing.
• Configured the connection between MS Excel and HP ALM to store requirements and test cases into ALM.
• Isolated test cases for manual and automated testing and also established a regression test suite, both manual and automation, to assure the stability of AUT.
• Performed Functional and Regression testing using Micro Focus UFT.
• Extensively involved in writing, executing and enhancing scripts using various checkpoints.
• Developed reusable function/sub-routine and stored in function library to support automated testing solutions.
• Created Data Driven Automation Framework to reduce automated scripts maintenance time.
• Created XML-base file to supply input test data for better scripts optimization and reduce script maintenance time.
• Established ODBC Connectivity to ensure communication among Micro Focus UFT and Oracle Database to validate back-end testing.
• Created driver script using VBScript to execute numerous scripts sequentially and created user defined test status log file in text format.
• Utilized Windows Scheduler functionality to start the automation scripts execution while away from the desk.
• Participated in reviews of user interface; assess the usability of assigned subsystems
• Generated automated defects, metrics, and reports.
• Submitted Bug Reports using JIRA systems
• Performed manual cross-browser Testing and as well as cross platform testing.
• Involved in Daily Agile Scrum meeting, Weekly Sprint Review Meetings with various teams as required for better understanding the business requirement, software specification, and development process flow at various stages.
• Utilized HP Application Life Cycle Management (ALM) to track, report, and manage defect throughout test cycle.
• Communicated with Application Developers, Project Manager and other Team Members on Application testing status.
• Coordinated application defects and enhancements to ensure proper escalation.

Environment: Java/J2EE, VBScript, ALM, Micro Focus UFT, Oracle 11g/12c, MS SQL Server 2008/2014, SQL, Oracle SQL Developer, Windows Server 2008/2012 and IIS.

QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identified resources and activities required for each phase of testing to ensure testing needs are met
• Analyzed business requirements, functional specification, and required testing documents
• Executed test cases manually and updated test statuses accordingly using HP Quality Center Defect Management Center.
• Reviewed test results to ensure requirements and objectives are met.
• Performed Functional, Negative, Smoke, System, Integration, Regression, UAT and Performance Testing of Web and Client/Server Application.
• Conducted elaborate manual testing on test cases and provided feedback to the development team.
• Used Quality Center for requirements management, planning, scheduling, running tests defect tracking and managing the defects.
• Wrote SQL statements in script to retrieve data from database in order to verify accurate data stored in database as well as back end testing.
• Proficient in using Micro Focus Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for automated testing of functional and regression testing.
• Conducted Automation Testing including creating test scripts, various scripts enhancement processes.
• Solved complex problems and have a strong empathy for end users and customers
• Experienced with mobile application testing and mobile browser technologies.
• Experienced working with client to establish and maintain a consistent test methodology and to resolve escalated issues during the testing process.
• Provided weekly test status and defect matrix reports to the management.
• Set-up, coordinated system and UAT testing with Business Analysts and end-field users after the applications were all set.
• Actively participated in product features training meeting to business.
• Provided technical support to the UAT teams running UAT and trials.

Environment: HP Quality Center (QC), QuickTest Professional (QTP), HP LoadRunner, .Net, Windows NT, SQL+, Java, J2EE, XML, IIS, MS Access, SQL Server, Oracle.

Software Test Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Defined detailed application software test plans, including organization, participants, schedule, test and application coverage scope.
• Described functional and user interface requirements for software applications.
• Strong analytical experience in developing detailed business level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on functional and business requirements.
• Developed detailed design level test scenarios and individual test events and scripts based on multiple user groups and detailed user interface design requirements.
• Developed, reviewed and managed requirements traceability requirements, application components, test cases, test case execution results.
• Experience in defining and executing test data acquisition, including production data set selection and extraction and test data generation, as well as manual data preparation.
• Developed test case template and implement the template within the testing team to write test cases in a systemic basis.
• Used HP ALM defect section to report defects to development team.
• Clearly communicated defects with developers and updated comments in HP ALM.
• Configured the connection between MS Excel and ALM to store requirements and test cases into ALM.
• Isolated test cases for manual and automated testing, and also established a regression test suite, both manual and automation, to assure the stability of SUT.
• Performed backend testing to validate the data using Oracle SQL Developer and added SQL queries to the required Test cases.
• Wrote complex SQL queries using SQL *Plus to validate backend functionality of the application.
• Involved in the End-To-End test and responsible for the Quality Assurance of this application to complete in record time.

Environment: Windows Server 2005/2008, Oracle10G, ASP, HTML, SQL, TOAD, PL/SQL, QuickTest Professional (QTP), HP Quality Center, HP Load Runner.