SUMMARY

• A passionate, results - driven dependable, Innovative, resourceful and adaptable IT professional; generates optimal results with a positive work ethic, skilled in testing both Client-Server and Web based applications using Manual and Automation tools.
• Seeking for a challenging position to utilize my extensive analytical and problem solving skills in QA process improvement to contribute to the corporate goals.
• Over 4 years of QA & Testing experience in the Information Technology industry with focus on Software Quality Control (QA/Software Testing).
• Expert in Quality Center (ALM 11) in Test and Defect Management.
• Extensive experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM) Methodology.
• Extensive experience in Manual and Automated Testing of GUI and functional aspects of Client-Server and Web applications.
• Expertise in preparing test plans, formulating test scenarios, and preparing traceability matrix from the requirements document and test case document.
• Experience in writing and executing Automation Test Scripts using Quick Test Professional.
• Extensive use of bug tracking tools like HP Quality Center, JIRA, Bugzilla for identifying, analyzing, documenting and reporting defects.
• Experience in testing Web Services using SOAPUI.
• Developed the SoapUI Test suites and Test Scenarios for Functional, Integration, System, Performance & Regression Testing
• Validated WSDL, XSD, XML for testing of Web Services and XML files for the request and responses using SoapUI
• Experience in writing & executing SQL queries, joins and functions for Business applications to validate data.
• Ability to manage time and priorities according to team/project objectives, in a fast-paced project environment
• Familiar with functional processes in Banking and Healthcare industries.
• Expertise in testing the applications in both Windows and UNIX Environments.
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and flair for creativity. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Highly motivated to learn new developments in Technology

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodology: Waterfall, Agile( SCRUM, XP), V-Model

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center (ALM 11), Quick Test Professional (QTP) v10.0, Bugzilla, JIRA

Programming Languages: SQL, HTML, PHP, Python, CSS, Java, C++, VB Script, Java Script, PL/SQL

WS Technology: SoapUI, Web Services, XML, XSD, WSDL, UDDI

MS Office: MS-Project, MS Visio, MS Outlook, MS-Word, MS Excel and MS- Access, MS-PowerPoint

Databases: Oracle, Access, MS-SQL Server-2008

DB Tools: SQL Developer, SQL+, TOAD, SQL Navigator

OS/Platforms: Win 2007/XP/2000/NT, MS DOS, UNIX, LINUX, Mac OS X

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Analyst

Confidential, Paramus, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Create Test Plan, Test Scenarios, and Test Cases based on Requirements, design document, User story.
• Follow Agile (SCRUM) Methodologies for all the Phases of SDLC.
• Participate in daily stand-up meetings giving updates on the stories and issues that have been tested and plans for future testing
• Perform Smoke testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Data validation testing.
• Test Web Services request and response XML using SoapUI
• Use SoapUI to submit the XML requests and validated rules and calculations in the response files manually
• Wrote and executed SQL queries in validating test results.
• Interact with the Testing and Development team to resolve and follow up on development issues
• Responsible for reporting and tracking the bugs using JIRA
• Provide a daily test execution report that includes Test Matrix, percentage complete and defect reports.

Environment: & Tools: Quality Centre 11 (ALM), Quick Test Pro v10, Oracle, SQL Developer, PL/SQL, C#, .NET, VB, Windows 7/XP/Vista, UML, HTML, XML, XSD, WSDL, Web Services, JIRA, Agile (SCRUM)

QA Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Requirement to ensure testability of the requirement and prevent ambiguity.
• Mapped requirements with Test Cases in Quality Center and executed them reporting a pass or fail status
• Developed Test Cases, Test Scripts in Quality Center ensuring 100% Requirements Coverage.
• Involved in Smoke, Functional, Integration, System, E2E, Regression, UAT Test Execution and Management.
• Supported the use of (QC) for automation metrics tracking and test execution.
• Developed test scripts using QTP for Functionality, Security and Regression Testing
• Participated in UAT (Uses Acceptance Test) testing.
• Work with developers, business and quality/functional testing team to expedite the defect tracking and removal process.
• Involved in writing SQL and PL/SQL statements to validate the database systems and for backend database testing.
• Provided daily QA Status report that included Test Metrics and Defect reports.
• Enforce the adherence to the company's Quality processes and Procedures.

Environment: & Tools: Quality Center, Quick Test Pro v10, Oracle, SQL Developer, PL/SQL, C#, .NET, VB, Windows 7/XP/Vista, UML, HTML, IE 9.0, Mozilla Firefox, JIRA, Waterfall

Software Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Wrote Test Cases, and Test Scripts for the assigned modules of application.
• Identified and Log Defects/bugs and communicated with developers to get them fixed in a timely manner.
• Performed Cross-Browsers/Platform testing on many web based applications
• Wrote SQL queries and statements to validate data in database and tables (database Testing)
• Manual testing using Quality Center to develop test cases, Test scripts, executing and logging defects.
• Involved in Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Reported testing status to management on weekly basis.
• Worked closely with developers to track and follow through on all software bugs, and provided more information about Bugs, helped them in fixing the bugs.
• Interacted with Development and QA Teams to ensure overall quality of the software.

Environment: and Tools: Quality Center 10, ASP, JSP, VBScript, Oracle 10g/9i, SQL Server 2000, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, Java Script, Quick Test Pro 9.0, Load Runner, MS Office Suite, JAVA, JSP, Test Manager, UNIX.