SUMMARY

• Over 9+ years of experience in Manual Testing and in - depth exposure to Test Automation tools such as TAF (Test Automation Frame Work), TMS and IBM Rational Tools.
• Experience in operation and maintenance of Operation support system (OSS) & Operations and Maintenance Centre - Radio (OMC-R)
• Experience on Telecom, Health Care, Finance and Home Loan Domain.
• Experience with Nokia Siemens and Networks and Confidential equipment.
• Experience in developing the applications in Production machines
• Extensively used automated test tools like IBM Functional tool, Winrunner and QTP for functional and regression testing
• Holistic experience in design and execution of test cases and scenarios.
• Strong knowledge on testing methodologies such as Sanity testing, Usability testing, Functional testing, Performance testing, Load Testing, Cross Browser testing and Regression testing
• Efficient in Manual testing at all levels of (STLC)
• Preparing Status Report, Test Plan and Traceability Matrix.
• Experience in Web service testing.
• Attend meetings with developers and managers for risk assessment of product
• Review bug reports from the test technicians for errors prior to them being entered into the tracking software.
• Revise current test cases to reflect changes made to the Test Plan documentation for new functionality and performance issues
• Good knowledge in Data warehousing Concepts
• Prepared Automated Test Scripts using VB Scripting Language and UNIX Shell Scripting.
• Knowledge in testing XML concepts
• Experience in Automation Frame work with Selenium and TAF
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Strategies to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Experience in Agile Software Development process and V&V process.
• Experience in Microsoft Test Manager
• Extensively involved in using Quality Center for Defect Tracking and Test Management.
• Good Experience on Mantis, Clear Quest, JIRAbug tracking tool
• Experience on HP QC and Application Life Cycle Management (ALM).
• Experience in working with Rally for user stories understanding
• Good Experience in UNIX environment.
• Excellent personal and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: QTP, Rational Manual Tester, Rational Performance Tester and Rational functional Tester, IBM Rational Quality Manager, IBM Rational Clear Quest, Selenium, SOUP UI

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows NT/XP, Linux and IBM AIX

Languages: C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL, JAVA, Perl

System Tools: ALM, TMS (Test Management System), CMBP, Clear case, HP QC, Microsoft Test Manager

GUI: Visual Basic 6.0 and .NET

Databases: Oracle8i/9i/10g, MySQL, SQL Server, DB2

ETL Tools: Informatica, Data Stage

Reporting Tools: Cognos, Business Objects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Palo alto, CA

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Performed Functional, Integration, System, Performance, Regression, End to End and User Acceptance Testing.
• Extensively involved in writing and designing templates for the Test Plans and Test cases
• Identified the Test Cases and documented them in Quality Center.
• Designed and Analyzed Test case design document basing on the Functional Requirement Specifications to implement through testing process.
• Analyzed and Developed Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Expected Test Results and Test Procedure from functional requirement
• Regularly followed up with the development team to discuss the defects identified during Testing.
• Involved with Test Coverage Metrics and Defect metrics such as Defects by Severity, Number of Defects, and Defects per build, Defect Fix Rate, Test Case Utility, Test Effort and various other measurements.
• Involved in data migration testing and help the team to get the data from different databases.
• Interact with end users and investigate issues related to the QA.
• Coordinated user acceptance testing with final users. Prepared end user documentation for the new system
• Used Quality Center to store all testing results, metrics, implemented Test plan Document, created Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Reporting.
• Involved UAT testing in customer location.
• Participated in status meetings to report issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution using Quality Center
• Expertise in generating the daily defect detailed report using Quality Center for the other project stake holders and the project Management
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues using Quality Center.
• Facilitated formal review meetings with users and developers to report, demonstrate, prioritize and suggest resolution to issues discovered during testing cycles.
• Prepared test data for automation of regression test cases.
• Analyzed the defect to make sure whether the defect is genuine and valid.
• Reported the bugs using ALM.
• Prepared weekly summary sheet to give the status of assigned task in weekly project team meetings.

Environment: .Net 4.0, ASP.net 4.0, SQL Server 2008, Web Methods and Web services, Quality Center, Rally, ALM, Java Script

Confidential, Fremont, CA

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed Business requirement Document and Functional Requirement Documents.
• Attended review with the business, development and testing teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Analyzed web application and identified critical functionalities
• Performing manual testing, functional testing, performance testing and regressing testing.
• Involved UAT testing in customer location.
• Development of regression test approach and test plan
• Developed test cases after analyzing the specifications document.
• Analyzed test data, Prepare test data, Perform actual testing, check and verify outputs.
• Performed Traceability Matrix to make sure each and every test case is covered by atleast one or multiple test case and report it to developer.
• Conducted Minimum Acceptance Testing and acceptance of build.
• Involved in data migration testing and help the team to get the data from different databases.
• Worked with the development teams in resolving issues.
• Performed execution of test cases manually to verify the expected results.
• Involved in Functional Testing, Regression Testing, and Internalization Testing.
• Involved in requesting for patches.
• Using IBM Rational Clearcase the documents are maintained in version control
• Involved in IBM Rational ClearQuest for bug tracking.
• Involved in Clean up activity of Test cases after major release.
• Attended daily, weekly walkthroughs on the application and provide the work status periodically to the higher management.

Environment: .Net, SQL Server 2008, Oracle 10g, SQL Developer, Quality Center, Windows XP

Confidential

Sr Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created all requirements in Test Director from Requirements finalized doc
• Reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document
• Developed Test Estimations to develop test cases and execution.
• Test Case status reports and defects reported weekly in Daily Project status meetings.
• Involved in Developing Test Cases, Test conditions and strategy.
• Traceability Matrix developed to map Requirements with Test cases.
• Involved in Functional, Integration, System, performance
• Verified streaming quote data from various Home Loan Mortgage
• Tested Trading functionality in wireless devices for HTML and WML browsers.
• Performed Regression, and end to end business scenario testing.
• Performed System testing in different browser
• Interacted with development team in discussing/resolving various application defects
• HP Quality Center used to maintain test cases and test execution status with and test results.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the QA lead and Project Manager.
• Attend project meetings, daily status, and defect scrub meetings, and provide test status.
• Tracked all defects in the Test Director and update status test life cycle and disposition
• Developed Defects, Test Status reports with Charts from Test Director and provide to team
• Using IBM Rational Clearcase the documents are maintained in version control
• Involved in IBM Rational ClearQuest for bug tracking.

Environment: Perl, C++, Java, Java Servelets, HTML, Java script, weblogic, SOUP UI, Test Director 6.0. HP QC

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document.
• Convert the test cases to test scripts using Test Automation Frame Work using TAF and QTP tool.
• Involved in modifying the test scripts in Test Automation framework.
• Upload the Test Automation test scripts into test suite.
• Involved UAT testing in customer location.
• Created all requirements in Test Director from Requirements finalized doc.
• Modify and re write Unix shell scripts for Regression testing
• Developed Test Estimations to develop test cases and execution.
• Test Case status reports and defects reported weekly in Daily Project status meetings.
• Involved in Installing doing Upgrading and Downgrading the OMCR Machines.
• Involved in provisioning CBSC, PBTS, SDU, and VPU devices in OMCR machines
• Involved in Developing Test Cases, Test conditions and strategy.
• Traceability Matrix developed to map Requirements with Test cases.
• Involved in Functional, Integration, System, performance Testing.
• Performed Regression, and end to end business scenario testing.
• Developed SQL Queries for database validations for insert update, delete of the records
• HP Quality Center used to maintain test cases and test execution status with and test results.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to the QA lead and Project Manager.
• Attend project meetings, daily status, and defect scrub meetings, and provide test status.
• Tracked all defects in the Test Director and update status test life cycle and disposition
• Developed Defects, Test Status reports with Charts from Test Director and provide to team
• Using IBM Rational Clearcase the documents are maintained in version control
• Involved in IBM Rational ClearQuest for bug tracking.

Environment: C, Linux, UNIX, TMS, DOORS, UNIX shell Scripts, TAF, CQ

Confidential

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Regression Test Plan and Test Execution.
• Review sub system test plan and scripts
• Involved in Automation Test Plan preparation.
• Written VB scripts and run using QTP tool
• Perform sub system testing using simulators and real lab system.
• Analyze test results, create and maintain test records and log defects
• Involved UAT testing in customer location.
• Modify the existing Unix shell scripts for regression testing
• Involved in Regression testing.
• Involved in SR testing, Sanity Testing, Functional, System, Performance, Ado-hoc testing
• Involved in Developing Test Cases, Test conditions and strategy.
• Involved in Installing and activating the new build.
• Involved in EDA (Escape Defect Analysis).
• Traceability Matrix developed to map Requirements with Test cases.
• Involved in Unit, GUI, Functional, Integration, System, and Compatibility Testing.
• Performed Regression, and end to end business scenario testing.

Environment: Windows2000/NT, VB, Java, JSP, Java Servlets, Java Script XML, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows 2000, QTP, Test Director, UNIX