OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a responsible and challenging Software QA Analyst/Tester position in a growth oriented progressive Institution where my QA experience and skills will significantly contribute to the overall success of the organization and provide opportunities for my career growth.

SUMMARY

• 6+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Software Testing using Manual and Automation Testing Tools.
• Hands - on 06 years of experience in using Agile Methodology with Scrum Master.
• An in-depth understanding of all the phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experienced in reviewing Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirements Documents (FRD)
• Extensive working experience in GUI testing, Functionality testing, System testing, Integration testing, Backend testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Good Experience in Black box and Grey Box testing
• Extensive working experience in using Soap UI for web services testing
• Experienced in using of Defect tracking tools like JIRA, ALM /HP Quality Center and MTM for identifying, analyzing, and documenting defects.
• Experienced in writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios in HP ALM/ Quality Center and MTM.
• Experienced in Tracking bugs and creating reports using defect tracking tools like ALM/Quality Center.
• Experienced in writing SQL verification scripts to test the result of deployment for correct business logic for Back-end testing.
• Experienced in using QuickTest Pro to perform regression testing on the applications.
• Experienced in writing complex VBscript code and Automation Frameworks using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)/UFT.
• Management experience including reporting to upper management, Business users and stakeholders to leverage maximum support for project initiative.
• Strong experience in working with business users for User Acceptance Testing and generated and communicated status report to different organization levels.
• Enthusiastic and motivated, with effective analytical skills organizational and communication skills.
• Self-motivated and have ensured execution of tasks across multiple customers and priorities.
• Strong experience in working with .Net Application

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows, UNIX/Linux, DOS

Languages: C++,Java, XML, HTML, SQL and PL/SQL

RDBMS: Oracle, SQL Server, DB2

Scripting Languages: VB script, JavaScript, CSS

Testing Tools: UFT/QTP, ALM, Quality Center, JIRA, MTM

Web Services Tools: SOAP UI and XML schema.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Analyst

Confidential, Camp Hill, PA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Involved in Mobile Testing (Using Android, Tablet and Mobile )
• Created Recovery Scenarios to handle Exceptional Scenarios.
• Involved in preparing Traceability Matrix for the functional requirements of the system
• Wrote complex queries for data validation using SQL statements.
• Worked with XML, SOAP UI and performed SQL validation against XML, generated by the web-services
• Analyzed user requirements and functional specifications to create Test cases and procedures for System Testing.
• Worked on SCRUM Project Management and Agile scrum Methodologies for Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Authorized and reviewed the test cases for the newly identified test scenarios on sprint basis.
• Work with automation team to build basic smoke tests suite for every build in different test environment.
• Created, executed Test Sets and maintained documentation of test results using Microsoft Test Manager (MTM )
• Monitored and tracked defects and managed through resolution using (MTM )
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing by providing test data for users.
• Re-validated the Resolved bugs in UAT and Production Environments
• Used TFS for management and to coordinate with team.

Environment: MTM, TFS, .Net, Oracle 12c, HTML5, Main Frames, Internet Explorer, Firefox, SOAP UI

QA Analyst

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user requirements and functional specifications to create Test cases and procedures for System Testing.
• Worked closely with the Developers, Analysts, and Architects for knowledge sharing and to resolve issues during scrum sessions using Agile Methodology.
• Conducted Ambiguity Analysis with Business Analyst and Development Team and Business.
• Designed, developed, and maintained Test cases in HP ALM/ Quality Center.
• Created, executed Test Sets and maintained documentation of test results using Quality Center/ALM.
• Monitored and tracked defects and managed through resolution using JIRA and Quality Center/ALM.
• Executed the transactions manually and verify the back end functionalities and data exploitation.
• Used The Unix /Linux Environment to check the server log in QA Environment.
• Wrote complex queries for data validation using SQL statements.
• Used reusable actions, external actions within the scripts in QTP/UFT.
• Extensively performed compatibility testing using QTP/UFT.
• Involved in web services test with the Soap UI
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing as well as Black box testing by providing test data for users.
• Re-validated the Resolved bugs in UAT and Production Environments.
• Supported Production for the new Releases.
• Generated Weekly Reports, Defect Reports and Customized Summary Reports.

Environment: HP ALM, JIRA, Oracle, Windows, Microsoft Office, SQL Server, JAVA, Quality Center, UFT/QTP, DB2, SOAP UI and Agile.

QA Engineer

Confidential, Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in collaborating with all members of the project team including associates from the Development, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance and Release Management teams to ensure quality of deliverables.
• Designed and developed Tests Scripts for Manual Testing of all the modules in Agile Methodology.
• Performed Smoke, GUI, Ad-hoc, Functional, Integration, Regression, Back End, and System Testing.
• Prepared a Traceability Matrix using Quality Center to test cases to the requirements and defects.
• Tracked, Reviewed, Analyzed and Compared and Stored defected in Quality Center.
• Involved in performing Back-End testing by writing SQL queries to extract the data from SQL and Oracle databases.
• Involved in Database Compatibility Testing to make sure that the application was compatible when the database was upgraded.
• Performed extensive GUI Testing using QuickTest Professional (QTP).
• Performed high-level Functional and Integration Testing using QTP.
• Developed Test Scripts for Data Driven Testing using QTP.
• Performed extensive Regression testing for subsequent versions of the application using QTP.
• Planned appropriate resources for the project. Ensured collection and analysis of metrics and implemented corrective /preventive actions based on analysis results.
• Prepared new release notes, test report and delivered to teams.

Environment: Windows, JAVA, .NET, VBScript, Perl, UNIX, UML, SQL Server, Oracle, HTTP, Quality Center, QTP, Web Services and Agile.

Test Engineer

Confidential, Columbia, SC

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed various documents and use Cases to prepare the detailed Test Plan.
• Developed comprehensive Test plans based on system requirements.
• Scheduled and executed Manual Test Scripts through Quality Center in Agile Methodology.
• Involved in testing of the online web application.
• Responsible for developing test scripts and cross checking with Business Requirements using Quality Center.
• Executed test cases based on business testing requirements and test plans using Quality Center.
• Worked on backend testing and has very good knowledge of writing SQL Queries to verify the data.
• Performed Black box testing, Functional, System, Regression, Integration and User Acceptance testing using QTP.
• Ran QTP automated scripts every night and stored the results in Quality Center.
• Developed some of the automated test scripts using Descriptive Programming techniques using VBScript.
• Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database using QTP.
• Created usage scenarios and executed them in order to test a product from a user perspective.
• Created Test scenarios for claim selection, generate claims and data validations.
• Tested the other applications integration with the online document display application.
• Documented all test results, identifying and summarizing discrepancies.
• Started working relationships with developers and project managers.
• Offered weekly project condition to the project managers and the testing managers.

Environment: Agile, QTP, Quality Center, VBScript, Agile, HTML, SQL Server, Oracle, Windows and Linux.