SUMMARY

• 10+ years of extensive experience in Software Testing and QA implementation for Client Server and Web based Applications.
• Thorough understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Development Methodologies like Waterfall, V - Model and Agile/Scrum.
• As a member of Scrum team, participated in Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning and Retrospective meetings.
• Expertise in Defect reporting and defect tracking using HP Quality Center, Test Director, Rational Clear Quest, JIRA and Serena team track.
• Expertise in maintaining of Test Matrix and Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Ability to identify root causes and derive corrective actions to meet short and long term business requirements using resourceful approaches.
• Expertise in diverse domain technologies like Banking, Mortgage and Finance.
• Proficient knowledge in various types of Software Testing: Functional testing, Integration testing, System Testing, Data Driven Testing, Backend Testing, Regression Testing and SOA Testing.
• Extensive experience in developing Test Plans, Test strategy and Test scripts using business requirements and design documents.
• Experienced in coordinating, motivating, training and mentoring the team members in support of timeline and project deliverables.
• Exceptional ability to maintain and build client relationships, able to comfortably converse with all facets in the client’s organization.
• Experience in both Manual and Automation tools like Win Runner, Quick Test Pro (QTP) and Quality Center.
• Expertise in testing with Windows / UNIX Environment.
• Extensively worked on database testing (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server and SYBASE) and validating the applications against the database.
• Excellent experience in web services testing using SOAP UI tool in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment.
• Ability to achieve targets and deliver results in a high-pressure environment.
• Proactive and analytical problem solver with strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, PL/SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, C#, VB script, XML, HTML.

Database: Oracle (8i, 9i, 10g), MS SQL Server 2005/2008, Sybase, MS Access and DB2

Testing Tools: Quality Center 9.0/9.2/10.0/11.5 , Test Director, Quick Test Pro (QTP), SOAP UI

Defect Tracking Tools: Test Director, Quality Center, Team Track, Clear Quest

Technologies: Java, J2EE, Visual Studio .Net, Web Services

Scripting Language: JavaScript, TSL, VB Script, Shell Scripting

Front End Tools: MS Front Page, VB, PHP, XHTML, CSS, JS

Operating Systems: Windows 7/XP, Windows Server 2008/2003, UNIX &DOS

Version Control Tools: PVCS, Visual Source Safe

Network Protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, Telnet, VPN, SMTP and FTP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, McLean, VA

QA Lead/Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the analysis meetings with theProject Manager, Technical leadsand Business Users during the initial phase.
• Attended product demos and Architectural review meetings in order to expertise in knowledge and identify the areas that need to be focused for functional and regression testing.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Strategy documents based on the impact analysis.
• Involved in Peer Review meetings to identify the requirement coverage.
• Identified and suggested to the project team where ever the requirement gaps identified.
• Attended daily defect review meetingsto update the IT team of all the outstanding issues.
• Developed test scenarios as per business rules defined in functional and nonfunctional requirements.
• Extensively used SQL Queries to verify and validate the data from source system.
• Performed data validating and data integrity checks by writing SQL Queries and made sure test results matched the expected results based on the business requirements.
• Effectively used HP-ALM as a test management tool to create and execute test cases, to log and track the defects also to send the daily/weekly/monthly dashboard reports to the management.
• Worked with the QA manager to estimate test case scenarios, track progress with weekly estimates of remaining work to do, conducting informal meetings as needed.
• Performed web services testing using SOAP UI tool to validate the payload xml against the schema.
• Conduct root cause analysis of identified defects, providing development/business partners with sufficient detail to understand, replicate and resolve.
• Supported to QA team as well as project team to meet timelines during the deadlines.
• Responsible to create and report the testing artifacts for audit perspective.
• Mentored the less experience testers.
• Prepared the Test plan with results and Test summary report after the test completion.
• Proven as successful team lead and strong ability to handle multiple projects.

Environment: Java, VB Script,weblogic,Oracle,DB2, UNIX, QTP, HPQC, Windows XP, Windows 7, HTML, XML, Rapid SQL, Hermes JMS, Q browser, ESL, Web Services, SOAP UI 5.0, Linux, Solaris, Informatica.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Sr.QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Initial review meeting to identify and understand the infrastructure upgrades.
• Worked along with theTechnical leadsand Project leadsto come up with a manageable testing timeline for the project.
• Worked with BIO leads to understand the application functionality and involved in impact analysis.
• Developed Test Plan and Test Strategy documents based on the impact analysis.
• Conducted daily status meeting with technical team and Business team to update the testing status as well as issues.
• Participated in document review meetings with Project Management and Business Leads.
• Developed test scenarios as per business rules defined in functional and non functional requirements.
• Extensively used SQL Queries to verify and validate the Database Updates.
• Executed Autosys jobs in UNIX environment and performed data validation.
• Performed web services testing using SOAP UI tool.
• Created automation scripts by using Keyword driven frame work.
• Executed QTP scripts and involved in debugging the scripts to identify the defects.
• Attended daily defect review meetingsto update the IT team of all the outstanding issues.
• Used Clear Quest to log defects, make defects reproducible and verify defect fixes.
• Tracked testing progress usingQuality CenterGraphs/Reports and updated the Project Manager on weekly progress of testing.
• Worked with the users duringUAT testingto assist the business users during the transitions phase and got thesign offs.
• Proven as successful team lead and strong ability to handle multiple projects.

Environment: Java, UNIX, QTP, HPQC, Clear Quest, Windows XP, Windows 7, Web ServicesSOAP UI, HTML, XML, Sybase, Oracle, DB2, Linux, Solaris.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

BA/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the meetings with Business users for Requirements gathering in definition stage.
• Reviewed and analyzed business & functional requirement documents.
• Prepared System Design Document for the various applications including Web Services.
• Created System Test Plan from signed off Business Design Requirements, Screen Definition and Technical Design Documents
• Conducted daily Check point meetings, Test Case review meetings and weekly status meetings.
• Understand the business logic and Involved in Test Case designing.
• Conducting Functional testing, Integration testing.
• Used Quality Center to execute test cases and identifying, reporting & resolving defects.
• UtilizedQuality Centerto map the Requirements andTest Casesand built thetest grid/test plan
• Involved in Web Services testing, 508 Compliance testing.
• Documented defects using the defects module in Quality Center.
• Provided feedback on the Functional Requirements documents where needed.
• Using the Business Components Module in Quality Center, created Business Components.
• Involved in formal walk through project status meeting, defect review meeting and QA status meeting.
• Clear look on updating concepts and finding defects, sending it with suggestions
• Responsible for weekly status to show the Progress of the testing effort.

Environment: Java, Java EE, Windows XP, Windows 7, ALM, Web Services, Documentum Administration, Oracle 11g, RHEL 5.8, Documentum Content server 6.6, HTML, XML.

Confidential, Timonium, MD

Sr. QA Analyst/BA

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed business & functional requirement documents throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC)
• Involved in the meetings with Business process owners, SME (subject matter experts) and Marketing Team for Requirements gathering in definition stage
• Involved in Peer Review meetings to identify the requirement coverage.
• Analyzed, revised and created test scenarios according to business and functional requirements.
• Conducted Functional testing, Integration testing, System testing, Regression testing
• Prepared pre-conditioned data and created Datasets for data driven testing of the application.
• Performed Fault tolerance testing to check the response of the Application.
• Performed data integrity testing using SQL for Back End testing
• Cooperated with development team to resolve the difficulties came across during test execution.
• Effectively used Quality Center tool to create and execute test cases also to report and track the defects.
• Executed the pre written test scripts using QTP and analyzed the results.
• Handled several projects with the short deadlines.
• Involved in audit meetings and got an initiative to reach QA testing goals.
• Contributed in regular status meetings to state any defects, problems and risks.
• Responsible for weekly status to show the Progress of the automation as well as manual testing effort.

Environment: Windows XP/7, Windows Server 2008, Quality center 9.0/10.0, Quick Test Professional 10.0, Visual Studio.Net, ASP.Net, C#, Team Track 2009, PVCS Version Manager v8.3, IIS 6.0, HTML, VBScript, XML, Confidential Compare tool, SQL Server 2008.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Audited Business & functional necessity documents and recognized test scenarios.
• Interacted with the Technical lead to understand the domain.
• Developed the Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases using Functional specifications document.
• Involved in the Test Case walkthroughs, assessment meetings
• Responsible for GUI and Functional Testing, using Black box Testing Techniques
• Conducted Regression testing on various builds of the application
• Used check points and output value to check and retrieve values respectively
• Prepared User Manual for the test automation suite and enhanced the scripts for next releases
• Participated in the team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing
• Cooperated and performed with development group to resolve the difficulties came across in a test execution.
• ExecutedSQL queriesto make sure that the database reflects the updates made in GUI.
• Created and maintained a Central repository and tracked the defects using Quality Center and Team Track.
• Reported Bugs and debug existing programs and system program flows and recommend improvements and/or changes.
• Ensured project delivered on time with quality.
• Prepared weekly and monthly status of test reports.

Environment: Windows XP/Windows 2003, Manual Testing, Quality Center 9.0, J2EE, XML, QTP 9.2, Teradata, VBScript, JavaScript, Data stage, HTML, XML, PVCS, Team Track, SQL Server 2008/2005, MS Project and MS Office, VBScript, HTML, DHTML, IIS 6.0

Confidential, MD

QA/BA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in gathering Business Requirements, Functional and Non-Functional Requirements.
• Participated in meetings with the end client, user groups, SMEs and Stakeholders in gathering Business Requirements.
• Analyzed the existing requirements and conducted gap analysis, then Prepared BRDs and supporting documents containing the essential business elements and business rules.
• Created Test Plans, Test Cases/Scripts and Business scenarios based on the business and functional specifications.
• Responsible for executing automation scripts for data validation using check points in QTP.
• Involved and worked on Requirements Traceability Matrix and find out the GAPs between the requirements and System functionality.
• Used Quality Center for Test Management and Defect Tracking.
• Performed Functional, Integration, System testing and Regression testing.
• Involved in testing UNIX Shell wrappers to run various ETL Scripts to load the data into target Database.
• Performed Data Integrity and Backend Testing using SQL queries to retrieve data and perform data manipulation.
• Executed the UNIX Scripts to initiate the Backend Batch Jobs and verify their status.

Environment: COTS, .Net, XML, SQL Server 2005,Teradata, SQL, Load Runner 7.0, Informatica, ETL, Web Services, QTP, QC, UNIX, Oracle, Windows NT/2000, MS-Office, MS-Project.

Confidential, OH

Intermediate QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Studied Business Requirement Document and Functional Design Document.
• Completed System Integration Testing of new features added to the system.
• Involved in writing Test plan to perform system testing and checked in into PVCS.
• Directed the walk-thru efforts of the system test plan with other IT groups.
• Performed Smoke, functional, Integration, System testing, user interface testing.
• Extensively performed Front-End as well as Back-End Testing on the applications and performed Defect Tracking for the same.
• Performed regression testing to make sure that any modifications in the product did not affect the system, or caused any errors.
• Hands on expertise in Data ware housing concepts and tools
• Involved in the ETL processes using Abinitio and Autosys tools.
• Developed and maintained product test, test plan, test cases and test data.
• Worked with the development team to create a suite of test data to exercises data validation and actual ETL functionality.
• Verified the log files when installing the builds and reported the errors to the development team.
• Participated actively in the team meetings with the Developers for fixing the bugs.
• Worked with team lead to provide weekly status summary report.
• Tracked, analysed and prioritized defects.
• Raised defects in accordance with procedures outlined in the product test Approach.

Environment: Windows XP/Windows 2003, UNIX, Oracle, Quality Center, J2EE, XML, Web Services, JavaScript, HTML, XML, PVCS, Oracle, MS Project and MS Office

Confidential, Rockville, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the preparation of Test Plans, Test Design Specifications based on the SRS.
• Developed test specifications, which consists of various test cases.
• Analyzed the System Requirement Specifications and developed Test Strategy, Test Cases to cover overall quality assurance testing.
• Executed Manual Test Cases by using positive and negative data inputs.
• Reported results and defects in Test director.
• Performed in System Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, and Performance Testing.
• Identified bugs and provided deployment and improvement suggestions to the development and QA teams and improved product usability.
• Performed Performance testing to check for the response time of the Application.
• Interaction with users for enhancement / modification requirement analysis.
• Documenting the Hard wares, applications and test procedures.
• Regression testing for releases 8.6,8.7,and 9.0

Environment: Test Director, QTP, Caliber RM, Load Runner, Oracle, Java, HTML, PL/SQL, Windows XP, CLEAR QUEST.