SUMMARY

• Over all 6 years of experience as Quality Analyst/Test Engineer into software testing of Web Based/thin client applications developed under Windows and Unix Operating Systems.
• Hands on experience in Manual Testing and using test automation tools like Quick Test Professional (QTP) for functional testing.
• Extensively used Test management tools like Quality Center to create and update Test Cases, Test results and for reporting.
• Generate and execute test scripts in QTP and update test results accordingly.
• Good at analyzing the Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specifications and other technical specifications.
• Completed OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) certification.
• Hands on experience on Black Box Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Exploratory, Functional and Non Functional Testing, End - to-End Testing and involved in UAT of both Client/Server and Web-Based applications.
• Proficient in creating and executing test cases manually to verify complex system requirements and involved in database testing for transaction verification using SQL queries.
• Exposure to Manufacture, Healthcare, Telecom, Banking and other commercial domain applications.
• Hands on experience on multiple levels of SDLC and STLC including Test plan, Test Case Design and Execution, Defect Tracking, Bug reporting & Test Release activities.
• Expertise in analyzing business specifications and use cases for designing, developing and executing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Environment, Test Scripts, Test Sets, Traceability Matrices, Defect Reports and providing quality feed back to QA team & manager.
• Extensively uploaded test cases from MS Excel to Quality Center and updated.
• Present and train team members on applications.
• Setup and maintain QA Test Lab for testing & maintenance.
• Good Knowledge and implementation of Quality Assurance, Testing Principles, Configuration Management and Change Management disciplines.
• Proficient in analyzing and reporting test results, develop and implement defined Quality Assurance Metrics.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills, accustomed to work in a team environment with tight schedules and capable of working efficiently under pressure, able to manage multiple tasks and cross train sub-ordinates in other functional areas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming languages: C, C++, PL/SQL, Shell Script, Java, SQL

GUI Tools: Visual Basic

Workflow Tools: MS-Visio, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPointMS-Outlook

Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access

Web technologies: HTML, XML, Java Script, VB Script, ASP

Operating systems: MS-DOS, Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, UNIX

Testing Tools: QTP, Load Runner

Defect tracking tools: Quality Center, Test Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plans for each release, written Test Cases and executed them as part of Functional Testing. Prepared Test Reports and Deliverables and submitted for version releases.
• Prepared Test Cases in Mercury Quality center that would test various Test scenarios.
• Regular interaction with the core developers helped us in fixing the defects in less time.
• Performed Black Box testing and conducted Functionality and Regression testing on various phases of the Management software.
• Worked with BA’s to collect the Business process requirement documents (BRD).
• Analyzed client systems and business processes.
• Involved in setting up different configuration environment for compatibility testing and manual testing.
• Used the QTP automation tool for Regression Testing and updated the test results in Quality Center.
• Generate and execute test scripts in QTP and update test results accordingly in QC.
• Performing Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Compatibility testing for various browsers and operating systems.
• Involved in generating Quality Center reports, listing summarized bug information in priority sequence, recommended visibility of release for production.
• Involved in Product Validation, coordinating with Developers and Team members
• Involved in preparing Trace Matrix to design test cases
• Preparing Weekly action reports & QA feed back to QA team & Manager when needed.
• Documented the outcomes of all the testing.
• Prepared PowerPoint slides of all the outcomes with the focus on defects and presented to the BA team, QA Manager and the Developers when needed.

Environment: Quality Center (QC), Quick Test Pro (QTP), Java, Web Logic, MS Office Suite, Sun Java, Oracle, SQL Server 2000 and DB2, IE, Mozilla, Safari and Chrome.

Confidential, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Study of Requirement Specifications.
• Accountable for writing Test cases based on software requirement specifications and functional requirement specifications.
• Involved in creating Test plan.
• Update test cases and test results in Quality Center.
• Conducted document reviews and execute Test Cases.
• Performed Functional, Regression and System testing manually.
• Involved in Non Functional testing like security, load, performance and usability testing.
• Performed browser compatible testing.
• Involved in tracking and prioritizing defects.
• Update daily status and involving in project meetings and other standup calls.
• Communicated with developers and senior QA team members to assist in clarification of technical issues.

Environment: Quality Center, C#, ASP.Net, Java, Windows XP, SQL Server, IE and Mozilla

Confidential, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Study of Requirement Specifications
• Involved in developing Test Plan and Test Design Specification documents and updating them in Quality Center.
• Involved in documentation and document reviews.
• Performed database testing.
• Performed integration, regression and system testing manually.
• Performed Non Functional testing like security, load, performance, compatibility and usability testing.
• Involved in tracking and prioritizing defects.
• Involved in creation and update of bug reports.
• Update daily status reports to leads and managers.
• Responsible to communicate the issues with Developers, Business Analysts, Project managers, and help in resolving the issues at the earliest.
• Communicated with developers and senior QA team members to assist in clarification of technical issues.

Environment: Java, Swings, JSP, Servlets, Java Script, Oracle, Windows XP, Quality Center, IE and Mozilla

Confidential, NJ

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Tested the application manually.
• Study of PRD (Product Requirement Document) and FRED (Functional Requirement Engineering Document) documents.
• Involved in Test Plan development and created Test Cases according to the requirements.
• Tracked bugs and defects in excel sheet.
• Involved in establishing priorities, assigning, managing and tracking issues.
• Worked on Priority Customer Change Requests.
• Performed Navigation (Links) testing of the application.
• Involved in backend testing of various day to day transactions done.
• Performed smoke, regression and complete system testing of the application.
• Update weekly status report to managers and interaction with development team to clarify any issues and understanding functional requirements.
• Involved in preparation and review of documents.

Environment: C++, Java, UNIX, SQL Server2000, Cold Fusion, Windows XP and UNIX

Confidential, NY

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Study of SRS (Software Requirement Specifications) and FRS (Functional Requirement Specifications) documents.
• Involved in Test plan creation.
• Created test cases according to the business specifications and listing of test requirements in QART (Quality Assurance Reporting Tool), an internal management tool.
• Executed the test cases for different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.
• Entered critical, high as well as medium and low defects in the defect tracking system QART.
• Conducted data integrity testing by extensive use of SQL.
• Performed regression and system testing manually.
• Performed Non Functional testing like security and usability testing.
• Update bug status in QART.
• Interacted with team for weekly status updates regarding progress of the work.
• Involved in documentation and conducted document reviews.

Environment: ASP 3.0, Visual Basic 6.0, XML, SQL Server 2000, MS Access, VBScript, Java Script and Windows XP