SUMMARY

• Experience specializing in: Quality Assurance, Data Validation and Analysis, and Design & Implementation phases.
• Experience in Manual, Automation and Back end testing with proficiency in functional, regression, system integration (SIT), and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Well versed with all phases of SDLC, expertise in defining vision documents, interacting with stakeholders and understanding user requirements.
• In - depth knowledge of SDLC and STLC (Testing Methodologies and Techniques).
• Proficient in Test Plan formulation, Test Case design, manual and automated Test Script design and test data and execution using various structured testing procedures, exporting the Test Cases from MS Word to Quality Center.
• Conducting walkthroughs with developers and design team, Logging and Keeping track of bugs, Automating Regression testing and verifying the performance of the GUI based and Web based Applications.
• Extensive involvement in Functionality Testing, Data driven testing, Batch Testing, Performance Testing, Regression Testing
• Integration Testing, System Testing, Front-end Testing and Back-end Testing of multiple applications on various environments
• Automated-testing expertise includes concentrated application, training, and interaction with Mercury Tools (QTP 9.2, and Quality Center) and Rational Clear Quest.
• Developed Test Cases, Test Plans and produced Bug Reports.
• Experience in Analyzing Business requirements and developing Detailed Test Plan and Test Schedule.
• Wrote scripts to perform performance testing by executing SQL scripts with different execution plans.
• Formation of Test Matrix and Requirement Traceability Matrix, gap solving using Gap Analysis
• Experience in SQL, DML, DDL, writing complex SQL and testing scripts for Backend Testing
• Wrote SQL queries to extract data from various source tables of data warehouse.
• Developed and implemented powerful test strategies in the scopes of security, recovery, multi-platform concurrency and database validation.
• Excellent knowledge of UNIX shell script on Sun Solaris 2.8/2.7 and HP UNIX 12.x/11.x
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control
• Expertise in Testing Effort Estimation, Automation Tool Evaluation, Proof of Concept and ROI
• Proven analytical, statistical, time management and decision-making skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), Waterfall

Quality Assurance: Software Application Testing Life Cycle

Defect Tracking Tools: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Rational clear quest

Version Control: Rational Clear Case

Business Modeling Tools: MS Visio

Operating Systems: Windows NT/XP/2000, UNIX

Databases: Oracle (8i/9i/10g), SQL Server, MS Access

Data Modeling and Other: ERWIN, MS VISIO, TOAD

Languages: C, Java Script, SQL, HTML, XML, VB script

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, McLean, VA

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing master Test Plan and test strategy.
• Involved in code reviews and design reviews.
• Involved in walk-through of requirements with Business.
• Experience analyzing the business requirements with if else if pseudo code and then translating into the test cases.
• Developed Test Cases using rational test manager.
• Execute test cases using Rational Test Manager.
• Prepared test data based on business scenarios.
• Escalate run time issues to the appropriate teams (dev or Integration).
• Tested control and validation reports, and Compliance reports.
• Testing of final reports generated from sql/plsql code with heavy if else/if logic involved.
• Updating Requirement traceability matrix to Map the test cases to the requirements
• Initiating weekly Status meetings
• Initiating Test Readiness Reviews and preparing test Readiness review document
• Conducting Testing (Part of both System Integration Testing (SIT) as well as UAT)
• Experience writing the SQL code with if/else conditions for the expected results.
• Executed SQL queries against ORACLE and DB2 databases to perform data validation.
• Used Clear Quest for Defect tracking.
• Performed requirement Synchronization between rational test manager and DOORS.
• Perform Test case/Requirement mapping and generate RTM.
• Creates test artifacts in accordance with Confidential SDLC and AMCP as well as other artifacts which support functional testing.
• Used rational clear case as version control tool for testing artifacts.

Environment: Rational Clear Quest, clear Case, DB2 (Database), rapid SQL, MS access, MS Office

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in several sessions related to quality management, joint application development (JAD), defects management, business requirement and professional development.
• Assisted in developing test scenarios from Use Cases.
• Prepared test cases and executed test scripts for multiple Releases.
• Managed, Documented and Controlled all the test cases, test scripts and test results using Quality Center.
• Manually tested the application using the test cases.
• Tested the application manually and reported and tracked the defects through the Quality Center and created Test cases in QC.
• After the stabilization of the application automated the tests.
• Performed integration testing between module releases.
• Executed Test Scripts and verified actual results against expected results.
• Performed regression testing after bug fixes and also before and after code conversions
• Developed automated scripts using QTP for performing Regression testing
• Conducted Data driven testing using automated scripts for volume testing
• Perform Test case/Requirement mapping and generated RTM
• Performed the Black Box testing for functionality and structural flow of the application.
• Performed Negative and Positive Testing to check the functionality of the application
• Checked the data flow through the Front-end and Back-end and extensively used SQL queries to extract the data from the database
• Used Bug tracking and reporting tool for tracking the bugs and reporting to Developers.
• Involved in System and User Acceptance testing.
• Design and execute SQL queries to validate the Audit logging, ARS reporting and manage the users and entitlements
• Performed security testing for unauthorized access of the web application with valid & invalid data.

Environment: Quality Centre, QTP, Oracle, SQL, Toad, XML, Shell Scripts, MS Excel, MS Word, and Window 2003 Server

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Product Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Prepared detailed test cases by understanding the business logic and user requirements for manual and automated testing.
• Testing the application at Unit level, module level and system level for the Quality of the software
• Various other tests like Positive, Negative, Performance, Regression, and Stress, performed to check the various business functionality.
• Documented the Problem Reports (PR’s) for all the bugs detected and tracked the bug fixing process until they were closed
• Performed Integration testing for system compatibility
• Developed automated scripts using QTP for performing Functional and Regression testing
• Performed data driven testing using automated scripts
• Performed functional testing of various application Modules, Coordinate system and UAT testing and log defects into Quality Center and conducted Release status meetings.
• Used Rational Clear Quest to track the defects, manage change requests throughout the development and testing process and communicate them to the team.
• Used rational clear case as version control tool for testing artifacts.
• Imported all manual and QTP scripts into Quality Center.
• Prepared production defect tracking document, test data sheets and test run analysis.
• Developed automated scripts to facilitate regression testing.
• Worked closely with developers to better understand encountered problems.
• Followed QA methodology and QA validation to ensure the Quality Assurance control.

Environment: Mercury Interactive tools (Quick Test Pro), Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear case, MS Visio, MS Office

Confidential, Richmond, VA

QA Tester/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the user/business requirements, functional specs and Use Case documents and created the Test Plans, Test cases for System testing.
• Co-ordinate with business analysts & developers to discuss issues in interpreting the requirements.
• Actively participated in System testing, integration testing and coordinated UAT.
• Involved in providing the Testing Effort estimates and provided the timely status feedback on progress of the testing activity.
• Develop and load test scripts into Quality Center.
• Identified software defects using Quality Center and communicated to the developers
• Executed SQL queries to validate the information updated in the database tables based on the test scripts.
• Participated in product design documentation reviews for safety, consistency, traceability and compliance to regulations for auditing purposes.
• Performed backend testing by verifying correctness, completeness and integrity of data
• Generated the execution results and sent it across to the team, by way of gathering and analyzing the Test Metrics for the purpose of reporting.
• Created the Regression Test cases and automated them for the purpose of regression testing.
• Worked on conversion of manual integration tests into automated tests using Quick Test Pro
• Executed tests and participated actively in system testing and regression testing.
• Developed and maintained automated test scripts to support regression testing.
• Used all necessary checkpoints of QuickTest Pro to make the reusable scripts on enhancements
• Attended project meetings, release meetings, and QA status meetings.
• Prepared test data for the AUT as per the specifications of BRD.
• Performed Front-end Integration Testing with back end ORACLE Database by passing SQL Queries.
• Supervised the execution of verification tests according to written and automated test procedures.
• Executed SQL queries to validate the information updated in the database tables based on the test scripts.
• Participated in product design documentation reviews for safety, consistency, traceability and compliance to regulations for auditing purposes.
• Performed backend testing by verifying correctness, completeness and integrity of data

Environment: QTP, Quality Center, Rational Clear case, UML, MS-Office, MS-Visio, Oracle 8i/9i/10g, Toad, SQL, UNIX, Windows NT, ERWIN

Confidential, VA

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Validated the process with the business requirements logic by writing and executing automated SQL and Unix Shell Scripts.
• Used UNIX Shell scripts (KORN Shell) for Extracting and Parsing data from the files
• Involved in writing Unix Shell Scripts for base automation of processes for loading and testing.
• Performed black box testing involving requirements set up and review of test plans.
• Involved in developing a comprehensive system test plan and created test cases.
• Performed backend testing to test the batch jobs run as designed
• Prepared appropriate Project Plan and Test Strategy for the project
• Performed data and requirement analysis by writing complex SQL scripts for accuracy of data on reports
• Worked closely with developers, business analysts and user representatives and participated in the product design process including specification and other document reviews.
• Translated technical requirements into verifiable and testable scenarios.
• Provided proactive daily status of issues and progress made during test execution and general application testing
• Interacted with developers to report software bugs and re-tested the fixed issues.
• Involved in meetings and walkthroughs.

Environment: Oracle SQL, UNIX, Shell Scripting, Microsoft Access, Rational Clear Case, Rational ClearQuest

Confidential, Pennsylvania

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Interfacing with the scientists/researchers & resolving their issues with a quick turnaround time
• Facilitate program support meetings at regular intervals, develop agendas, document minutes and distribute those to participants.
• Collaborate with different research programs and management to discuss operational results and assist in strategic planning to achieve overall program objectives.
• Wrote several articles in peer reviewed high profile journals and delivered numerous seminars at various national and international meetings.
• Performed data-driven testing with different sets of data
• Involved in manual testing for checking the data flow of the application using SAS
• Performed data analysis through Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) using programming language like structured query language (SQL).
• Used UNIX Shell scripts (KORN Shell) for Extracting and Parsing data from the files
• Involved in writing Unix Shell Scripts for base automation of processes for loading and testing.
• Participated in product design documentation reviews for safety, consistency, traceability and compliance to regulations for auditing purposes.
• Performed backend testing by verifying correctness, completeness and integrity of data
• Generated the execution results and sent it across to the team, by way of gathering and analyzing the Test Metrics for the purpose of reporting.

Environment: Oracle SQL, UNIX, Shell Scripting, Microsoft Access, Rational Clear Case, Rational ClearQuest