PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experienced in leading testing projects: Web Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT) Regression Testing, Load Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and exploratory testing
• Experience in testing for the following sectors: Financial Services, Online Media, E - Commerce, Retail and Aviation.
• Experienced in testing the following financial instruments: Forwards, Futures, Swaps, Options & Equity, Settlements and Currency Forwards: FX Swaps & Forwards.
• Performed batch testing to verify and validate XML batch request and response message sent fropm the SAP stub ledger.
• Experience in test automation tools (Scripting) e.g: QTP, Test Complete, Microsoft Visual Studio -Test Manager 2010, Quality Centre Also, experienced in Load, Volume and Stress Testing using Test Complete and WAPT (open source load test tool),
• Experience in testing Microsoft BizTalk Server, employed Biz Talk Orchestration to invoke business process failure and transaction test scenarios verifying business data populated in the Business Activitiy Monitoring (BAM) database (using XML), MQ Series and Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Experienced in defining and implementing test procedures for production release of software and system components.
• Experience in testing complex systems in an Agile (SCRUM) TDD, BDD and XP environments
• Experience in agile environment, continuous integration, configuration management and change control management.
• Led as a test manager, defining test strategies and ensuring integration, system, UAT and regression testing progress is monitored and the delivered system meets all business requirements.
• Experienced in producing test strategy documents and implementing test plans.
• Experienced in ensuring all testing documentation and test artefacts adhere to company configuration management standards.
• Extensive cross browser compatibility and platform testing experience (IE6/7/8, FF, Chrome, Safari, Opera) Win OS + Mac OS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows XP,2000, MS-DOS, Mac OSX

Languages: Java, PL/SQL, VBscript, SQL, Objective - C, XML, XPATH

Databases: Oracle 8.0, Microsoft SQL Server 2010

Testing Tools: QTP 8.2/9.0/9.2, Test Complete, Test Director 8.0, Quality Centre 10.00, Selenium & Fitnesse, WAPT

Domain: Social Networking, Internet Retail, Financial servicesConfiguration Management Tools:Visual Source Safe, Perforce, SVN, TeamCity

Defect Tracking Tools: JIRA, Teamatics, BugNET, Mantis, Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) 2010,Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)

Faimilar with: Accessibility, V-Model, Waterfall, Use Cases, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, White Box, Grey Box, Black Box, Requirements Traceability, Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, Implementation and execution of XML/JSON (SOAP UI) tests to validate the correctness of FOXFAST RestFul Webservices: ActiveDirectory Authentication, Forms Authentication, Event Subscription, Role Management, Event Authorization and Foxipedia FasterFox API’s.
• Worked in a test that created created UI user story test cases to validate assigned frontend business functionbality.
• Worked in an Agile team to ensure all assigned Fox Fast 3 platform user stories test cases were created, executed and defects raised in a timley manner.
• Responsible for raising defects in Microsoft TFS to track defects during each Agile (SCRUM) Sprint cycle.
• Responsible for testing and validating legacy Residual Payment system functionality ensuring the correct fee is assigned to the correct artrist performance for subsequeent TV show reruns.
• Responsible for enhancing Unit tests written in C# Visual Studio by implementing Assertions to validate Unit tests.
• Created performance (Stop watch function) Unit tests in C# Visual Studio to determine API response times.
• Created SQL statements to validate data populated in the SQL Database by SOAP UI API test requests.
• Used Visual Studio’s CodedUI to build an automated regression test suite ensuring core functionality hadn’t been broken post changes to the UIcode base.
• Communicated daily test progress and any potential impediments with developers, tech leads, DBA’s and product owners during daily Agile (SCRUM) meeting.

Confidential

Senior Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked within a team of test analysts and developers focusing on 2 week sprints followed by 1 week of exploratory/Manual regression.
• Executed Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression testing on all functional BOSS seating allocation deliverables.
• Performed data validation backend testing by creating SQL scripts to interrogate and retrieve data from SQL Server 2008 and Azure databases.
• Conducted Mobile device on Andriod and IOS platfoms that involved monitoring, defect capture and trouble shooting applications, content and services whilst verifying and validating functional and non-functional correctness across multiple mobile operating system versions, Interface layers, hardware configurations and network capabilities.
• Performed testing across multiple browsers and devices (Windows, Mac, IPad, Mobile App (IPhone, Andriod), Mobile Web (Blackberry, Windows Phone) against the Boss Auto allocation online seat map.
• Conducted Internationalisation testing across multiple 14 supported language sites to verify and validate the correctness/ display of currency calculation output, International currency symbols and language “Accents” were correctly displayed.
• Used Quality Centre to record and monitor defects during each Sprint.
• Involved in Sizing, Sprint Planning and Estimations and performed an active role during Retrospectives.
• Highlighted impediments and or daily progress to developers and product owner(s) during daily standup SCRUM meetings.
• Responsible for writing manual test cases in BDD format; storing and executing each test case script via Quality Centre
• Responsible for collaborating with the product owner to define acceptance criteria for each PBI.
• Ensured all acceptance criteria test cases in BDD format are converted to Gherkin files for automation test purposes.
• Ensured all acceptance criteria test cases in line with Easyjet’s TDD approach, had status of “Passed” before deemed fit for testing.
• Executed automated regression test pack on dedicated VM machine environments as part of initial test entry criteria prior to manual test case execution.

Confidential

Software Test Consultant / Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the successful test delivery of the Online Business Registration system for the the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission.
• Worked closely with business users, develoment managers and project managers to gather and transate requirements.
• Soley responsible for the planning, managing, monitoring the execution of the UATeffort.
• Led the requirements elicitation phase communicating descrapancies and anamolies to client and business stakeholders.
• Responsible for creating quality business and functional requirements.
• Produced test exit report(s) prior to each Online Business Registration feature release.
• Responsible for defining the Test Strategy across the Business and IT Testing.
• Established the holistic Test Plan to aid the appropriate monitoring and controls needed to provide assurance to key Business Stakeholders regarding quality of testing.
• Led the creation and test execution of business scenarios and tests.
• Responsible for the co-ordinating Defect Management during each phase of testing. Also, managing the defect turn around process.
• Planned, managed and drove the delivery of tested features.
• Took ownership of test issues and and drove their resolution for each test phase.

Confidential

Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing, monitoring and deliverying the testing function for the quarterly Interim reporting function for all Credit Risk products.
• Solely responsible for managing and delivering the test automation function across the full Bankers Almanac & Credit Risk product suite.
• Responsible for ensure the verification and validation of data flowing between the Falcon (front end client), Financial Database (FDB) and the SQL and Oracle databases.
• Collaborated with business users to create UAT business test scenarios to validate that all business requirements were met prior to release.
• Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication and influencing skills, including high level report writing and presentation abilities.
• Experienced in test project status reporting and the analysis and management of risks pertaining to testing.
• Strong experience and exposure to the AGILE (SCRUM)/Waterfall development methodologies; adept at providing test estimates during Sprint pre planning sessions.
• Professional consultant, able to effectively manage relationships between business stakeholders, ensuring expectations and test deliverables are met.
• Cordinated and managed Omniture/ Analytics testing.
• Responsible for the production of test outcome reports for each product deliverable detailing the state of the released product.
• Created Test Plans and monitored progress throughout the development iteration.

Confidential

Test Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead test consultant on the Small Changes Agile project team, has the responsibility of delivering all test artefacts for Small changes projects.
• Adept at using Quality centre 10.00 for test management, test planning, defect management and test script execution and monitoring.
• Technically adept at SQL, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, White Box, Grey Box, Black Box, Requirements, building traceability matrix’s across multiple projects, Test Strategy document creation, Test Planning, Test case Design.
• SCRUM master on the Small Changes projects with the responsibility of removing impediments, facilitating communication between stakeholders, product owner and the rest of the team.
• Conducted Internationalisation testing across multiple supported language sites to verify and validate the correctness/ display of currency calculation output, International currency symbols and language “Accents” were correctly displayed.
• Performed testing across multiple browsers and devices (Windows, Mac, IPad, Mobile App (IPhone, Andriod), Mobile Web (Blackberry)
• Solely responsible for the delivery of test plans, test scenarios, impact analysis reports, test cases, risk assessment reports to senior management.
• Conducted Exploratory teststing across Mobile applications, Mobile web and website apllications prior to release.
• Responsible for managing and co-ordination of implementation of a defined test strategy and test plans.
• Involved in managing, co-ordinating test phase execution of all test activities on development, Integration and Pre-production environments (automation/manual) post build deployments.
• Managed all defects on the Small Changes project ensuring their correctness during capture and reported, tracked and retested prior to BAU releases.
• Experienced in analysing user stories (and requirements) to understand product requirements within Sprints.
• Responsible for overseeing the development of all Small Changes test assets; conduct quality/peer reviews within each Sprint
• Responsible for providing test scope, estimation and resource allocation estimates to senior programme managers and project managers.
• Solely responsible for leading, managing and mentoring the Small Changes test team members..
• Experienced in identifying and managing testing risks and escalating as required.
• Experienced in using Project Management tools: Microsoft Project to communicate test planning and execution phases.

Confidential

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Responsibilities:

• Advanced experience with Visual Studio 2008 and Team Foundation server
• Created automated payment regression tests utilising in-house developed test harness to exercise business condition scenarios
• Created automated validation scripts in XML/XPATH to verify (injected) payment tests.
• Created BizTalk orchestrations to design, automate and test payment platform business processes
• Utilized MQ Series for testing SAP (stub) payment batch post requests and responses ( program - to-program communication)
• Conducted payment platform SAP to ledger data message queue testing utilizing MQ Series Websphere.
• Executed payment platform bulk payment tests and used MQ Series to ensure persistence of messages in queues.
• Tested payment types: Cheques, Diarised Payments, Debit Transfers, Bank Giro Credits, Automated Credits
• Utilised Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (TFS) to track test cases, test results and manage test script source code
• Utilised SQL Server 2008 R2 to write SQL queries validating correctness of data populated in tables post payment injection
• Created and maintained regression validation test scripts (XML) for Unisys response mapping payment tests.
• Defined and created test data for automated high transaction payment test cases.
• Created and maintained regression validation test scripts (XML) for SAP - SAP Internal Transfers payment tests.
• Created and maintained automated regression validation test scripts (XML) for Unisys - SAP Internal Transfer payment tests.
• Created and maintained automated regression validation test scripts (XML) for Bank Giro Credits payment tests.
• Created and maintained automated regression validation test scripts (XML) for Automated Credits payment tests.
• Maintained, extended and executed Batch (Bulk) automated payment and validation test cases.
• Created automated regression test scripts that verified the correctness of SAP- Payment (PP) interface mappings.
• Utilized XML to validate the correctness of BAM activity data populated in SQL tables.
• Utilized SQL to query BAM activity data.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created and executed test cases to ensure the back office Instock implementation deployed on the InControl back office system allows store managers to range/de-range products, maintain Average Weekly Sales (AWS), maintain Presentation Levels(PLs)/Minimum Presentation Levels (MPLs) and amend order quantities.
• Created and executed test cases to ensure the HREP (Head Office Replenishment) file sent down by the central systems (CTS) is processed and orders the correct item quantities for food stores.
• Created and executed test cases to ensure the HREP file sent from head office consist of the correct record types and is imported ( via the RL profile maintenance screen and correctly updates the EAN ordering table in the database.
• Created and executed test cases to ensure that products ordered via the handheld pocket PC devices are correctly displayed on the back office ( InControl) and are delivered in store with the correct product type and quantity.
• Performed handheld pocket PC compatibility testing on models: PDT -8100 and Data logic Memor devices to ensure product maintenance, product waste entry/review, inventory/ordering, stock count and cash management functionality performed as per stipulated requirements.
• Tested back office order generation functionality that incorporates data from: Lost sales, Current sales,demand,base demand, sales forecasting, exceptional sales and presentation level (PL’s)
• Defined the test plan for the EPOS InControl Petrol Wrapper Integration project
• Soley responsible for creating and executing test cases for EPOS Petrol “wrapper” and InControl system integration testing (SIT).
• Performed petrol fuel testing on Dione (BP), Gemini (Texaco) terminals to ensure transactions were passed to EFT Link (ACK) for verification.
• Performed configuration testing to ensure all connected devices: Dione (BP), Gemini (Texaco) terminals and Codax car/jet wash & air program box communicate with the InControl back office system
• Created and executed test cases to ensure fuel card transaction Tlogs were sent (in the correct format) to the Somerfield Postillion test server.
• Tested to ensure the system used the APACS (Association of Payment and Clearing Services) code table to correctly determine which product group(s) could be purchased by keyfuel cards.
• Created and executed test cases to ensure the InControl EPOS till received connected forecourt services detail (EAN) sold via the Petrol integrated Wrapper.
• Defined and executed test cases to ensure EFT(Electronic Fund Transfer) Link sent the correct repsonses to the SPOS (Stores Point Of Sale) to display the appropriate fuel card input prompts on the EPOS till.
• Logged defects and liased with developers to ensure and EPOS and InControl back office defects were addressed; retested post release build.

Confidential

Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Defined the test strategy and implemented the test plan for all Confidential SMS/TV chat service applications.
• Responsible for the development of a full regression test suite for all SMS/TV service applications.
• Created and executed test cases for the Kooma Psychic/Tarot web application, built in equivalence partitioning and boundary value analysis into test scripts.
• Responsible for producing daily defect status reports to the product owner
• Worked with the product owner to ensure user acceptance test cases correctly correlated to changing requirements in the product backlog.
• Responsible for ensuring the product owner is aware of high priority defects that may pose a risk to the business pre sprint release.
• Involved in Skype daily stand up meetings to determine what work has been done, what work is left to be done and any other impediments.

Confidential

QA Manager

Environment: Windows Vista, ColdFusion

Responsibilities:

• Defined and implemented functional test strategies and test plans for all 6 dating websites.
• Implemented Quality Assurance processes and controls for the Common Platform Architecture project, enabling the delivery of 6 robust, low defect dating websites that met the stipulated business requirements.
• Liaised with the product owner to verify the correctness of user acceptance test cases with user story requirements stipulated in the prioritized product backlog.
• Produced traceability matrices to ensuring user acceptance test cases correctly correlated with user stories in the prioritized product backlog
• Liaised with the product owner to ensure user acceptance test cases mapped to changing requirements in the product backlog.
• Ensured the product owner was aware of high priority defects that were a risk to the business pre sprint release.
• Involved in daily stand up meetings to determine what work had been done, what work was left to be done and any other impediments.
• Worked within a scrum self organizing team to define and achieve the sprint goal.
• Involved in all sprint reviews that’s output defined the next sprint goal.
• Communicated what went well and what process improvement could be made during sprint retrospectives.
• Implemented the defect management workflow for the Common Platform Architecture project which involved defining severity status for each defect type and implementing a bug life cycle workflow.
• Created and executed the regression using Selenium RC which encompassed all 6 dating sites.
• Responsible for creating test data that verified given inputs produced the expected results. Also, ascertained the applications ability to respond to unusual or unexpected inputs.
• Defined (Load testing metrics) and implemented the load strategy. Also, responsible for creating and executing the load testing scripts using WAPT as the load testing tool.

Confidential

Senior Test Team Lead

Environment: Windows XP/2000 professional, .NET ( C#)

Responsibilities:

• Defined and implemented Software Quality Assurance processes for Passado.
• Responsible for managing a 12 man offshore test team in Russia.
• Prepared and Implemented the Test Plans and Test Strategy documents for the site redesign project.
• Team building, which included resource identification, task allocation, reviews and the integration of all testing activities.
• Managed the implementation and execution of the regression test suite using Selenium.
• Managed test cases design, reviewed test deliverables, coordinated the execution and reported test results to senior management/stakeholders using project management web tools (Base camp)
• Created user acceptance test cases that correlated with user stories in the prioritized product backlog
• Responsible for performing risk based testing which involves calculating test requirements against business requirements and available resources and budget.
• Solely responsible for coordinating and managing the UAT phase.
• Defined, created and executed load testing profiles using Test Complete to determine: server hits per sec, page response time and CPU utilization results.
• Produced key defect metrics as a quality baseline. Also performed defect reprioritization sessions with the business, ensuring high priority business defects were fixed first.
• Performed a varied number of test activities such as: Browser compatibility Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing
• Proactively identified areas of improvements within the team/process and suggested changes to enhance efficiency and productivity.

Confidential

Test Manager

Environment: Windows XP/2000 professional, Java/.NET

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for driving identified test process improvements for the company.
• Involved in web service, performance and scalability testing for the Confidential java Engine using SOAP UI to send xml ‘load requests’ to the Rules server.
• Solely responsible for implementing server configuration strategies and devising test metrics for the Confidential Java Engine performance benchmarking exercise.
• Responsible for the management of testing and the development and implementation of all test strategies and test plans for all Confidential UK projects.
• Managed the testing process for the PAYE Tax Checker project which delivered a fully signed off PAYE Tax Checker application to the client (ASPIRE).
• Responsible for organising Test Readiness Reviews which provided to the client, senior management and stakeholders an overview of the Confidential test process, a demonstration of the Confidential Integrated Regression Tester and other technologies employed by the company.
• Managed the testing process for Stage 2 & 2a for the Tax Credits project by producing a master test plan (official deliverable) which was signed off by the client (HMRC)
• Communicated and built key relationships with client (HMRC) and business users during meetings.
• Worked alongside HMRC test manager to conduct user acceptance testing (Sandpit Assessment) for the Tax Credits project at Bathgate. Gained insight into usability issues facing contact call centre representatives whilst using Confidential technology.
• Critiqued and reviewed Sandpit Assessment test script scenarios sent by HMRC test manager and communicated feedback to HMRC and to Confidential senior management.
• Managed the full test lifecycle (V-Model) for the Australian Benefits Assessor (ABA) project and ensured all business requirements, functional and non functional requirements were met within the project deadline.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Environment: Windows XP, Mac OS, Java, JDBC & JSP

Responsibilities:

• Defined and developed Test Case Specifications
• Test Case Design; Review of all the Deliverables, Execution, and Analyzing& Reporting the Test Results.
• Participated in Technical Design Reviews to validate the design as per requirements.
• Execution and Review of Automation Test Scripts/Scripted components using QTP
• Maintenance of automated test scripts as and when application changes.
• Performed various types of testing like, Compatibility Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, Acceptance Testing and Functional Testing.
• Ensure Regression Testing of the application based on bugs submitted during earlier builds
• Responsible for sending Daily dashboard and Test Execution Reports during Execution for each Cycle.
• Identified, analyzed and documented all defects with severity by comparing actual test results with expected test results.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Environment: Visual Objects (VO) .NET, SQL, Windows XP & Visual Source Safe

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating and executing test cases for the following financial instruments: Derivative: Forwards, Futures, Swaps, Options) & Equity and Currency Forwards: FX Swaps & Forwards to ensure business requirements were met for TREMA Group’s multi-entity (multi currency) Risk management system
• Parts of my daily responsibilities: raising, tracking and logging defects found from manual and automated testing into bug the defect tracking system (iTracker).Ensuring defects are resolved by developers before defect closure..
• Responsible for extending the automated regression test suite to include: Bonds, Credit, Derivatives, Loans, Equity Swaps. FX Loans, Swaption test cases using QTP 8.0
• Experience with exceuting SWIFT high transaction structured exchange messages and verifying responses in XML.
• Performed user acceptance testing (UAT) on the full trade life cycle (front office, middle office & back office) on theOydessy platform
• Duties also entailed creating and executing comprehensive manual test cases to: Loan Request, Deposits Request, Deal Request, Payment Request, FX Request to test the web based application (eCash) that interfaces with TREMA Group’s treasury management system (Odyssey)
• Work closely with business analysts and developers throughout the full software development life cycle (V-model) to ensure client business requirements and functional requirements were met.
• Test Suite creation and execution for Manual and Automation test scripts using Quality Centre.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Environment: Windows 2000/XP/NT/98, Visual Source Safe, My SQL

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Development team to understand assigned modules/new product features for the purpose of developing test cases
• Responsible for executing black box tests on the web portals security-role-based system to ensure functional requirements (Phase 1) had been met.
• Responsible for executing manual test scripts and raising, logging and tracking defects using Teamatic as the defect management tool
• Communicated defects found during weekly progress meetings with developers and project managers
• Retested security-role-based system to ensure earlier reported defects had been fixed, new defects. had not been introduced and core functionality had not been broken
• Managed QA aspects of software delivery and customer acceptance processes including coordinating data changes across different environments using VSS Version control.
• Involved in testing all the components of the HTML page.
• Issues discussion with Team members, Technical Architect, Project Manager and Client.
• Performed compatibility tests ondifferent browsers.
• Regression Testing & Retesting of the application based on the bugs submitted in earlier builds.