SUMMARY

• A QA Analyst with 8 years of extensive experience in mission - critical Client/Server and Web-based applications (JAVA, .NET) for clients that include Financial, banking and Services domains.
• Diversified experience in Functionality Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing, Regression Testing, Web Services Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Database Testing in both manual and automated modes
• Extensive experience in working on various test strategies and in preparing Test Plans, Test Cases, Use cases and analyzing Test Results,
• Strong understanding of quality assurance testing methodology relative to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) as well as Software Testing Life Cycle(STLC).
• Involved in Agile environment, attended Stand up Meetings and retrospection sessions.
• Strong understanding of Database Management Systems (Oracle, SQL Server) and experienced in writing SQL Queries, Joins, Stored Procedures, Functions and Triggers for Business applications to validate data, identify data mismatch and ETL process.
• Good understanding of scripting knowledge and involved in creation and implementation of Test scripts.
• Analyzed Functional requirement specification (FRS) and System Design Specification (SDS).
• Expertise in using defect tracking tools like Test Director /Quality center, Test Track, JIRA for logging the defects, generation of daily and weekly status reports and analyzing the reports and interaction with off shore Development and QA team.
• Experienced in automation testing tools like Quality Test Professional (QTP).
• Experienced in VB Script.
• Experienced testing in UNIX Environment.
• Ability to collaborate with testers, developers, project managers and other team members both in off shore and onsite in testing complex projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional (QTP), Selenium, SOAP UI, Version ONE

Defect Tracking Tool: Test Director/Quality Center, Test Track, JIRA

Internet technologies: HTML, DHTML, XML, MS Office

Languages: VBScript, JavaScript, SQL, Shell

Relational Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access

Database tools: Toad, SQL, ETL

Operating System: UNIX, Windows NT/95/98/2000/XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business Requirement Documents, Use Cased and created Test Plans and Test Strategies and Test Matrix Document.
• Developed and executed detailed Test Plan, Test cases and Test Scripts and uploaded them to Mercury Quality center.
• Responsible for manually testing the entire application for GUI, Functionality, Business Logic and Use case adherence.
• Responsible for Functional, Regression, Back End and Front End Testing, compatibility/cross browser, Integration, smoke, sanity, and UAT using Black Box methods and database testing.
• Created and executed SQL Queries on Oracle database to verify the data for Back-end testing.
• Responsible for Web Services Testing using SOAP UI and worked with Third Party Application.
• Responsible for simulating and tracking transaction data through multiple systems and Third Party Interfaces.
• Participated in developing automation strategy that defines: the test cases to be automated, reusable methods, parameterized functions, directory structure, naming standards for the functions, variables and scripts files.
• Developed the Test Automation Methodology for automated testing of the entire application by using QTP for regression testing, Created Transactions and reusable actions.
• Tested the application by inserting check points and synchronization points in test scripts using QTP.
• Defect reporting, tracking and generation of reports and graphs for management requirements using Quality center.
• Work closely with business and help in performing UAT.

Environment: Java/J2EE, WebsphereApplication Server, Oracle, Quality Center and QTP, SQL, UNIX, XML, SOAP

Confidential, TX

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specification Setup a QA process and ensured it was effective project wide.
• Developed, executed and documented detailed Test cases and Test Scripts and uploaded them to Mercury Quality center.
• Administered & Developed Test Scripts and scenarios that reflect user needs for the functional, User Interface, Performance, Usability and Security requirements.
• Responsible for Functional, Regression, Back End and Front End Testing, compatibility/cross browser, Integration, smoke, sanity, Web services and UAT using Black Box methods and database testing.
• Extensively wrote SQL queries in TOAD to validate the data that is being sent from source to target tables.
• Worked with other QA teams to integrate the complete business process and to get the flat files or required data from them.
• Tested Data Conversions on huge data transfers from various source applications to target databases
• Worked with the data architect team to finalize the test cases relating to communication mechanism - ETL, FTP.
• Created and Maintained Regression Test Scripts for overall business process and executing them in QA Environment.
• Created Test input Data Requirements and prepared the test data for data driven testing.
• Participated in developing automation strategy that defines: the test cases to be automated, reusable methods, parameterized functions, directory structure, naming standards for the functions, variables and scripts files.
• Developed the Test Automation Methodology for automated testing of the entire application by using QTP for regression testing, Created Transactions and reusable actions.
• Tested the application by inserting check points and synchronization points in test scripts using QTP.
• Participated in Web Services Testing using SOAP UI and worked with Third Party applications.
• Worked in an agile environment. Attended Stand up Meetings, retrospection sessions.
• Interacted with developers to explain software bugs when required, and re-tested the fixed issues.
• Updated Summary Report daily on Test Logs defects/issues and followed up with defect review meetings as necessary.

Environment: Java/J2EE, SQL, Quick Test Professional, Quality Centre (Test Director), TOAD, Windows XP, Agile, XML Spy, SOAP, UNIX

Confidential, IL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Developers and Business Analyst to analyze and understand the user requirements functional specifications and technical specifications.
• Involved in writing test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Performed black box testing of the application. Manually tested the functionality and User Interfaces of web application.
• Used Mercury Quality Center for requirement management, Test Planning, Scheduling, Test execution and Defect Tracking/Bug reporting.
• Involved in System testing, Integration testing, Functionality testing, Regression, End to End testing and User Acceptance testing.
• Involved in Unit Testing of some of the sub modules/components of the application as per the requirements with developers.
• Worked on Web Interfaces functionality and participated in User Acceptance Testing.
• Responsible for developing Automation Test Scripts for Functional and Regression testing using QTP for the automation project
• Participated in developing automation strategy that defines: the test cases to be automated, reusable methods, parameterized functions, directory structure, naming standards for the functions, variables and scripts files.
• Performed Data-Driven testing to read test input data from an external source so as to test the application with different positive and negative data and wrote some reusable functions.
• Interacted with developers to report and track bugs using Quality Center.
• Created standard report, snapshots and full reports using Quality Center.
• Involved in Web Services Testing.
• Involved in database analysis and Back End Testing, Data validation using SQL queries in Oracle.
• Compared and analyzed the expected results to the actual results and documented the reports accordingly.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Windows98/NT, UNIX, XML, Java, VBScript, SQL Server 2005, SQL, Oracle

Confidential, FL

QA Analyst/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed comprehensive quality assurance documentation including test plan, test scenarios and test scripts
• Participated in System Testing, Regression Testing and Interface Testing, Black Box and Database Testing.
• Worked closely with client end users to ensure functionality and resolve problems.
• Created and generated system test scripts for different test scenarios covering all aspects of project functionality.
• Created test logs and test summary reports using Test Director.
• Verified data stored in the database using SQL queries.
• Interacted and worked with the development team to solve the problems encountered in the test scenario run.
• Coordinated testing efforts and the allocation of resources to different modules to speed up the process of execution.
• Documented and communicated test results.
• Defined testing methodologies, designed test plans and test cases, verified and validated the system and documentation based on standards for software development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Created and verified test scripts for numerous batch processes based on design documents and work with developers.

Environment: Windows 2000/XP, Oracle, Outlook, UNIX, TOAD, SQL Developer, XML, Quality Center, Java, Web Services, DB2, SOAP.

Confidential

Software QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the Functional Business requirements and Design documents, Developed Test Plans for different Testing stages
• Prepare Test Cases for Modules like Bodily Injury Liability, Property damage Liability, Personal Injury Protection, Uninsured Motorist Coverage, and Comprehensive Damage.
• Perform Function, Regression Testing for the modules mentioned above.
• Participate in enhancement meetings, investigated software bugs, and helped the developers to resolve technical issues
• Conducted Navigational testing by clicking on various hyperlinks and verifying that it is redirected to the correct page.
• Performed backend testing by executing SQL queries with TOAD for data base authentication
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Performed regression testing on the application after modifications were made.
• Maintain Defect Report using Test Director and sending weekly status reports showing the issues to be resolved across the team.
• Make schedules for system and integration testing for each release.
• Prepare detailed Test Summary Reports.
• Performed Regression Testing.
• Interact with developers for Spec Reviews, technical problems and to resolve critical bugs

Environment: Test Director, Quality Center, Windows XP, SQL Server, ASP, HTML, MS Office