SUMMARY:

• Experienced in all phases of SDLC, including requirement analysis, risk analysis, test strategy; test planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking and reporting.
• Leadership roles in analyzing the scope and effort of testing; creation and execution of QA and testing processes, test strategies and test plans.
• Experienced in testing of web, client - server and database applications and Infrastructure
• Worked on ITSM and Private Cloud projects.
• Hands on experience as a HP QC \ ALM administrator - Customizations / Configure of Workflows with QC to meet the project needs, maintaining the lists and control the access privileges to the users.
• Created dashboards in excel using VBA( excel macro)
• Hands on experience in QA methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle.
• Involved in analysis of user requirements, functional specifications and use cases.
• Proficient in using various QA tools like Quality Center, Clear Quest, Selenium, Test Director, Remedy and Microsoft TFS.
• Experience on Functional, Regression and Integration testing.
• Experience inWeb service testingusing SoapUI
• Hands on experience in Software Development using VBScript, Java Script, HTML, Java
• Worked on Database Testing - Data Integrity test, Data Size test, Data type test. Input Item Verification.
• Expertise in version control software like VSS, Clear Case.
• Experience using software’s like VMware, Timbuktu Pro for remotely accessing QA machines.
• Expertise of working in Waterfall, RUP and Agile development environments.
• Experienced in automation testing using VBScript, QTP.
• Skilled in planning, coordinating, and implementing Software Applications.
• Knowledge working on .NET and Java environment.
• Manage teams for QA activities and software testing for onsite / offshore teams.
• Experienced in managing software projects both on-site & offshore.
• Strongly committed to timelines for deliverables, accuracy and quality of assignments.
• Skilled in communicating with internal departments and senior management.
• Team Player with excellent verbal, written and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working solo and in a team environment.
• Experience mentoring and guiding junior test engineers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Databases: - DB2, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Oracle, ETL Testing - SSIS testing

Web Service/ API Testing: - SOAP and REST

Operating systems: - UNIX, Windows (95, NT, 2000, XP), MAC OS.

Testing tools: - Test Director, Quality Center, VSS (Visual Source Safe), Rational Quality Manager, Clear Quest., TFSTest Automation tools: - Quick Test Professional

Infrastructure Testing: - Remedy, Blade Logic, BMC Patrol, Cloud computing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Plano, TX

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Participate in Release Planning and all other agile ceremonies.
• Identify the scope and prepare the test strategy and asses the Risk.
• Identify the data requirements and placing the test data requests to the respective team.
• Responsible for performing Integration testingandensureall services developed are well integrated according to the specifications.
• Build, execute, maintain tests scriptsas assigned
• Ensure all testing artifacts are completed on time and in keeping with the quality standards and goals of the Quality Services organization
• Provided system and applications support to users including troubleshooting and issue resolution and ensuring fixes and changes are adequately tested.
• Provided testing estimationsand metricsas required tothe team.
• Predicts potential risks and identifies steps to minimize the impactof risks across area of responsibility
• Coordinate QA activities with different cross functional QA team as part of Integration testing

Confidential, Hartford, CT

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Created UAT test Plan and Conducted User Acceptance Testing for the users for 8 different portfolios of 300 users.
• Circulating the meeting invites and maintaining the logistics for UAT sessions.
• Identify the data requirements and preparing the Test Data Metrics (TDM)
• Conducting the UAT session and recording the results and escalating the issues to the concern teams.
• Coordinate QA activities with different cross functional QA team as part of Integration testing for Incident, Problem and Change Management.
• Experience with open source testing frame works like JUnit
• Performed integrated Web Services testing (SOAP and REST),
• Experience in using JDBC in Soap UI
• Experience in validation of XSD and XML schema
• Trained and Worked on Blade Logic as part of Change and Release Management
• Providing inputs to QA team in creating the test design document.
• Review the Test Design and Test plans with all stake holders for integration testing.
• Monitor the Test execution progress and manage the Issues during the Test Execution.
• Communicate testing status reports to project teams and management.
• Preparing the Root Cause Analysis for UAT defects.
• Helped in creating the infrastructure wiki by providing the understanding documents for Business Service Management in Share Point.
• Participated in installation testing, Patch testing, Compliance testing for IIS and SQL Server offerings.
• Validated IP’s in QIP and AD and images in VCAC.
• Participated in technical meetings for Confidential Private Cloud (TPC)
• Preparing the test strategy and test plan summary for TPC.
• Implemented Dashboards for the teams to export the results from Quality Center to Excel.
• Created tools to export and import the test cases from Quality Center to Excel and vice versa.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Estimate the testing efforts & scope for OCA (Operation Control Automation) projects.
• Represent QA in requirements, design review, project meetings.
• Prepared understanding documents on health care and various application in Confidential -RHI, Inc
• Coordinate QA activities with different cross functional QA team.
• Participated in ETL Testing - Data Segmentation, Transferring the data from source to target, Running rules and suppressing the messages, Generated XML Reports, Loading the results to application server.
• Create test plan, test cases, conduct walkthroughs, review meetings.
• Communicate testing status reports to project teams and management.
• Identify the dependencies of various components, plan and coordinate integration testing activities.
• Conduct daily defect review meetings during test execution phase, identify and mitigate/ escalate potential risks due to delay in defect resolutions.
• Used TFS for test planning, execution, defect tracking and reporting.
• Worked on a .net based website and desktop applications created with ASP .net.
• Used SQL server for backend validation and test data creation.
• Involved in functional testing of OCA, Reporting, Client Tool Kit

Confidential, Portland, OR

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Estimate the testing efforts & scope for large projects.
• Represent QA in requirements, design review, project meetings.
• Implement best practices for testing services group.
• Coordinate QA activities with different cross functional QA team.
• Create test plan, test cases, conduct walkthroughs, review meetings.
• Communicate testing status reports to project teams and management.
• Identify the dependencies of various components, plan and coordinate integration testing activities.
• Conduct daily defect review meetings during test execution phase, identify and mitigate/ escalate potential risks due to delay in defect resolutions.
• Experienced in testing applications for Commercial Loans - Installment loans, Home Equity loans, Reserve line, Real Estate loans and Small business loans - Cash Flow Manager, Quick loan and Business Reserve line.
• Involved in projects which involves HMDA regulations
• Worked on a waterfall model for the E-signature project.
• Used Quality Center for test planning, execution, defect tracking and reporting.
• Worked on a java based website and desktop applications created with java applets.
• Used Oracle, SQL Plus for backend validation and test data creation.
• Involved in functional testing of ARGO banker application.
• Created macros to automate the overriding process and to generate the reports.
• Maintenance of automation scripts using QTP, VBScript.
• Perform testing with different browser/OS combinations (Mac, Safari, Firefox, Windows Vista, Windows XP, IE6, IE7, IE8, Windows 7)

Confidential, San Francisco

QA Lead / Onsite Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Functional Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance testing phases of www.schwabbank.com projects.
• Worked closely with the development team, business, DBAs, Release Management on various technical aspects. Participated in product development activities with Business analysts, developers and project managers at the planning and execution Levels.
• Using detailed knowledge of application features and functions assessing scope, effort and impact of business needs throughout analysis and completion of all enhancement specifications.
• Participated and lead the industry wide OSI testing efforts for Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) project.
• Worked as Subject Matter Expert for Greenfield project which is rebuilding schwab.com from java to .net.
• Experienced in testing applications for Equity, Options, Mutual Funds, Fixed Income.
• Executed Credit Card projects like Balances, Rewards and Mutual Authentication.
• Executed Mortgages and Home equity mutual authentication projects.
• Guided, Mentor and Lead the offshore team on a daily basis offshore team call on the issues to be followed up with the client on Onsite
• Working on an agile development environment.
• Automation of scripts using Selenium for few projects.
• Create and publish Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Ambiguity Review Record, Traceability matrix and Test Scripts with the help of Use Cases, SRS etc.
• Conduct walkthroughs of Test Plan and Test Scripts for business and tech teams.
• Identify and create test data required for projects using SQL, SQL Server.
• Backend data verification using complex SQL Queries and SQL Query Analyzer.
• Used TSO to access Mainframe for data setup.
• Perform testing, log and track bugs and issues and publish daily reports to project team.
• Work closely with development team to resolve issues.
• Worked on both Java and .NET environment and was part of migrating the technology from Java to .NET environment.
• Used Quality Center, Clear Quest and Microsoft TFS for test management and bug logging.
• Used Quality Center as repository for tracking of QA deliverables.
• Define requirements in Quality Center and map the scripts to the requirements.
• Automate the test cases using VBScript, QTP for Regression testing of applications for future releases.
• Prepared the needed function libraries using VBScript.
• Prepared batch files using QTP Test Batch Runner for batch execution of QTP scripts.
• Worked on parameterization and used checkpoints in QTP scripts
• Used a combination of Data Driven and Keyword Driven automation framework for QTP automation.
• Perform testing with different browser/OS combinations (Mac, Safari, Firefox, Windows Vista, Windows XP, IE6, IE7, IE8 beta).
• Used VMware and Timbuktu Pro for accessing remote machines.
• Used VSS for version controlling.

Confidential, San Francisco

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Regression Testing of www.schwabbank.com projects.
• Create and maintain Test Plan, Test Suite and Test Scripts.
• Maintain the automated test scripts using Silk Test.
• Automate new features and make changes to the functionalities of existing scripts using 4Test, Silk Test
• Maintain the global function libraries using 4Test and Silk Test
• Prepare and maintain test data using SQL, SQLServer.
• Perform testing, log and track bugs and issues and publish daily reports to project team.
• Work closely with development team to resolve issues.
• Used Clear Quest and Test Director for test management and bug logging.
• Map the scripts to requirements defined in Test Director
• Used Clear Case for version controlling.
• Participated in creating an automation framework when the QA Management decided to move from Silk Test to QTP.
• Involved in recreating the existing automation suite using VBScript and QTP.
• Used VMware and Timbuktu Pro for accessing remote machines.

Confidential, San Francisco

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in White box Testing of www.schwab.com projects
• Create and maintain Test Plan, Test Suite and Test Scripts.
• Performed extensive White box testing to verify the application is complete and stable using Java, JUnit, and Eclipse.
• Testing the Messaging patterns of JMS API using MQ Series.
• Perform testing, log and track bugs and issues and publish daily reports to project team.
• Work closely with development team to resolve issues.
• Used Clear Quest and Test Director for test management and bug logging.

Confidential

Project Trainee

Responsibilities:

• Participated in product development activities with business analysts, release management team and project managers at the planning and execution levels.
• Understand the business requirements, design and code the application using Java, XML
• Perform unit and white box testing and prepared unit test summary.
• Participated in database design and created the required stored procedures, triggers, index, SQL queries and other DB objects using SQL Server.