OBJECTIVE

• Seeking to obtain a challenging QA Position that will utilize my ten years of manual and automated software testing experience.

SUMMARY

• Strong understanding of QA Principles, Processes and Functional requirements. Knowledge on Waterfall and Agile methodology, SDLC and STLC.
• Over 10 years of work experience in Software Testing.
• Experienced in Web - based and Client/Server applications testing, including Banking, Financial and Insurance. Conducted both manual and automated testing. Extensive hands on experience with Quality Center. Utilized tools like Quick Test Pro and Win Runner.
• Performed different types of testing like Functional, Integration, Smoke, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Created, executed and analyzed test plans, test cases and have excellent documentation skills. Created and analyzed traceability matrix connecting functional requirements and test cases.
• Experience in delivering the status reports like testing status, defect-tracking status and weekly status reports to the Test Manager using bug-tracking tools like Jira, Quality center and Rational Clear Quest.
• 5 years of hands-on experience with backend testing with strong skills in SQL. Working knowledge of multiple databases like Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access in querying backend DB Tables for database validation and verification.
• A self-starter with exceptional communication skills to execute testing with the collaboration of On shore/Off shore teams and also have analytical skills to transform the needs of business users and stakeholders into functional requirements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Jira 6.1, Quality Center 9.2/10, QTP 9.5/10, Test Director 8.2/8/7.6, Clear Quest, and. Win Runner 8/7.6.

Database Tools: MySQL, Oracle PL/SQL, MS Access, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2008, SQL*Plus.

Data warehouse Tools: Informatica Power Mart 5.x/6.x, Power Center 5.x/6.x/7.x

Languages: C/C++, Visual basic Express 5.0, Java/JSP

OS: Windows 7, XP/ME/98/95, Win 2000/NT 4.0, MS DOS

Other Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point, Access, Visio, Project, Lync, Exchange server and Outlook) Adobe Photoshop, Flash.

Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP.

Web Technology: HTML and XML

Security Tools: Firewalls, Antivirus software.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Charleston, SC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Developed Tractability Matrix and Test Coverage reports.
• Created the test data for testing and test data sets for the data verification and validation of the application byconducting positive, negative and boundary testing.
• During the System Testing Life Cycle, performed different types of testing, such as GUI, Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Regression Testing, UAT Testing, Integration Testing and Positive & Negative Testing.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Used JIRA to provide detailed and accurate test results and recorded defects. Managed defects by creating and tracking defects to resolution.
• Performed validation of the test cases to ensure that all the requirements were being satisfactorily met.
• Involved in testing the new functionalities based on test cases coordinated with development team in fixing the issues and involved in Integration Testing of modules for the application.
• Executed test scripts and compared the actual and expected results.
• Involved in gathering requirements and analysis of business applications.
• Provided on-call / off-hours support when required.
• Performed Back end testing by writing SQL statements using Microsoft SQL server 2008.
• Interacted with developers, Business Management Teams and End Users.
• Participated in regular project status meetings related to testing.
• Responsible for client interaction and reporting during user acceptance testing.

Confidential, Columbia, SC

System Testing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering the Portlet and reporting requirement documents from BA’s.
• Analyzed user requirements, reviewed Interface Control Documents and attended Change Request meetings to document changes and to implement procedures for writing the test cases.
• Used SharePoint Documentation for review and to update changes in the documents and for synchronizing the updated DFR’s.
• Created test plans, strategy and cases. Involved in defect tracking at a functional and user level.
• Involved inconducting peer reviews of test cases to ensure requirements are covered.
• Mapped the test cases to the requirements in the Quality center.
• Involved in manual testing of applications with Web Services using J2EE.
• Executed test scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP) for regression testing.
• Generated SQL queries to validate the test data of “ACO” reports in DB2 database.
• Performed Functional testing, Regression testing, End-to-End testing for client/server and web environments.
• Reported the defects using the defect tracking tool HP Quality Center (QC).
• Interacted with BA and Developers regarding testing status and defect tracking.
• Ensured defects are resolved and do not cause fix-break scenarios through regression test efforts.

Confidential, New York

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Defined QA strategy and planning in an agile development environment
• Involved in gathering of User requirements and tracking of meeting minutes to update the requirements and business rules.
• Created use cases based on the requirements for certain modules.
• Prepared the Test Cases based on use cases for Functional, Regression and Integration tests and uploaded the test cases into Quality Center.
• Developed overall test strategy/approach for all areas of testing, including but not limited to System, Integration, Smoke testing and Database testing.
• Keeping track of changes made to the requirements using Quality center.
• Performed the Back end testing by creating complex SQL queries to verify the data integrity.
• Participated in QA team meeting and bug tracking meetings.
• Reporting and maintaining application bugs and errors, verified fixed defects, and prioritized outstanding defects.
• Generated the Test scenario, Test Conditions and Expected Results for Use Case.
• Involved in developing the traceability matrix in QC and MS Excel.
• Interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Maintained collaborative relationships with BA’s and development team.

Confidential, Middlesex, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Business Analyst to gather the business requirements.
• Analyzed and reviewed the business requirements to prepare test cases.
• Documentation of business requirements, technical specifications and functional requirements.
• Developed system Test Plans, Test strategy and Test cases based on Functional requirements, business Requirements and Technical Specifications document.
• Performed manual testing and executed test scripts using Quick Test Professional (QTP) for Regression testing.
• Performed Functional testing, Smoke testing, Unit testing, System testing. Involved in UAT.
• Wrote and executed SQL Queries to conduct Database Testing to validate that data is being populated in appropriate tables.
• Attended QA team meetings and bug track meetings.
• Worked with developers to fix the defects. Tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared the defects using Quality Center.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Documented Test Cases corresponding to business rules and other operating conditions. Planned and uploaded test cases using Test Director.
• Prepared test cases for the functional testing.
• Worked with Data Analysts to design, and implement solutions for extraction and integration of data to and from databases.
• Ensured data integrity and verified all data modifications and calculations during database migration using ETL tools.
• Involved in the development of test cases to accomplish ETL data migration.
• Generated SQL queries to validate various reports, loads and extract process.
• Involved in meetings with onshore and offshore team for test management, defect tracking issues tracking and analysis.
• Actively involved in Bug Review meetings for update on defects from development team and retesting of bug fix.
• Utilized Test Director to close the bugs/cases as and when developers fix the bugs.