PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Around 7years of experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Software Analysis, Manual, Backed and automation Testing
• Proficient with performing initial analysis of user, functional and business requirements and developing effective solutions to satisfy end - user and client requirements.
• Experienced with Windows, UNIX, Web-based, database driven and client-server applications.
• Intuitive ability in identifying various test scenarios.
• Works seamlessly with business analysts, development groups, and clients in analyzing business specifications and in working with other testers to resolve bugs and other technical issues.
• Expertise in developing custom functions using VBScript and using Descriptive Programming.
• Backed by strong credentials including advanced command of various testing suites, agile methodologies and monitoring tools; and cross-platform skills in Windows, Linux and UNIX.
• Proficient with section 508 compliance testing protocols.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall models and TDD.
• Extensively proficient in Functional testing, Performance testing, Integration testing, GUI testing, and Regression testing, Automation testing, Load testing, UAT testing on client/server as well as web-based applications
• Experience in data validation, Database Testing using SQL queries.
• Involved in backend testing by writing and executing SQL queries. Good knowledge of writing and modifying UNIX scripts using commands and as per the UNIX requirements.
• Combined hands on experience in using effective Automation principles for Functional Test Automation and Automated Testing using Test NG, QTP/UFT and Cross Browser Testing (Safari, Firefox, IE, Chrome and mobile web Browsers) for multi-tier, web-based applications.
• Experienced in logging defects and assigning the criticality of Defects, Root Cause Analysis, and Bug Verification utilizing HP ALM/HP Quality Center.
• Extensive experience in maintaining of test scripts, requirements & management of test suites using ALM/Quality Center.
• Skilled in generating automated test scripts utilizing UFT/Quick Test Professional (QTP
• Expertise in GUI/API testing using UFT/QTP/SoupUI.
• Expertise in developing custom functions using VBScript and using Descriptive Programming.
• Effectively performed the project management activities like resources management, risk tracking and defect tracking.
• Involved and tracking the defects using Quality Center and JIRA
• Working experience in Waterfall (Software Development Life Cycle -SDLC), and Agile Project Environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proven team player with an analytical bent to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment.
• Good analytical and communication skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision and also perform as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows XP, Professional, UNIX, and Linux

Methodology/Standards: Agile Scrum, Jira and IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) RUP

Databases: DB2, Informatica, IDMS, and Oracle

HP Tools: ALM (Quality Center), QTP (UFT), LoadRunner (VUGen), HP Business Process Testing HP Diagnostics, HP SiteScope, and HTTP Watch

IBM Tools: Rational - Functional Tester, Performance Tester KPI, Rational Team Concert, RQM, IBM ILOG for Java support, Requisite-Pro, Clear-Case and Clear-Quest.

CompuWare: QARun, TestPartner, QALoad, QADirector, TackRecord, Reconcile, and Optimal

Trace EmpirixeTester, eLoad, e: monitor, e-Manager, and Hammer

Bugs Tacking Tools: PVCS Tracker, Rational Team Concert, TrackRecord, JIRA, and Quality Center

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Create test plan and test cases.
• Create SQL queries to query backend databases.
• Conducted bug tracking using Quality Center11.0.
• Performed System, Smoke, Integration, Interface, Web, GUI, Security, Ad-hoc, User Acceptance and Regression testing.
• Performed security testing utilizing various user accounts.
• Performed Browser Interoperability testing for various versions of Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
• Validated the Web Services (SOAP), both Request and Response messages using SoupUI.
• Validated xml responses according to the xsd format and make sure that there are no soap faults.
• Report findings to the Lead and Manager for all the assigned tasks.
• Provide extensive support for operational and shakeout tasks.
• Actively participated in regular QA team meetings to discuss testing process and suggested improvements to the application design and features.
• Work with all project participants to ensure that the application being developed meets the requirements of the customer in terms of quality and schedule.

Environment: HP ALM 11.0,Tarantula,JIRA v7.1.2, Windows, HTML, XML, SQL Server 8, Agile, IE, MS Office

Confidential, VA

Software Tester

Responsibilities:

• Create test plan and test cases.
• Create SQL queries to query backend databases.
• Ran testing with Scrum Framework.
• Conducted bug tracking using Quality Center11.0.
• Ran automation test cases using QTP 11.
• Involved in writing QTP scripts using VB Script.
• Work with all project participants to ensure that the application being developed meets the requirements of the customer in terms of quality and schedule.
• Create traceability matrix.
• Identified and created different test requirements using version one tool based on design documents, business and feature requirements.
• Developed checklists to verify and ensure that the functional specifications, Test Cases, UI specifications documents are written in line with the guidelines as specified by the client, and that the quality standards as specified.
• Performed System, Integration, Interface, Web, GUI, Security, Ad-hoc, User Acceptance and Regression testing.
• Performed Browser Interoperability testing for various versions of Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Chrome.
• Validated the Web Services (SOAP), both Request and Response messages using SoupUI.
• Validated xml responses according to the xsd format and make sure that there are no soap faults.

Environment: HP ALM 11.0, QTP11, Windows, HTML, XML, SQL Server, Agile, IE, MS Office

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the migration of all the processes, from ADS (previous DB) to Teradata (New Version
• Worked on the Credit line Decrease (CLD) and Credit Line Increase (CLI), and Fraud, processes to ensure the correct migration.
• Composed the UAT test cases by reading through business requirements and accordingly logged any defects or short commings of the software during UAT
• Monitored junior QA and UAT testers and provided UAT guidelines and protocols
• Tested whole Transaction Processing Facility to validate whole Authorization system is working correctly.
• Experience with the Testing of Credit card authorization techniques and process, payments, refunds and settlements.
• Tested the whole systems and workflows of payments, refunds and settlements in Issuer, Acquirer and merchant prospective.
• Worked on workflows with Visio
• Working on scheduling the batch processes in work scheduler TWS.
• Worked with Business planners, Policy department and developers to test adhoc processes for Card Risk Review process.
• Involved in writing Test scenarios, Generic tests cases, detail Positive and negative test cases for ETL also Preparing ETL and SQL routines/code for performing ETL testing (system and integration testing) and Documenting the test results
• Perform functional testing and prepare regression test scripts for ETL processes
• Performed Manual Testing for checking the flow of the application functionality between the new and the legacy system
• Actively involved in maintaining the Traceability Matrix
• Scheduled and Conducted meetings on behalf of team lead.
• Performed Security Testing and Regression Testing using and maintaining tracibility in Quality Center
• Used TWS software to schedule automated daily, weekly and monthly bank account tasks.
• Used SQL to test data staging tables by using SQL Developer.
• Conducted Back-End Testing manually using UNIX.
• Work with multiple databases for backend and front end validation.

Environment: ALM QC 11, TWS, TSYS, JAVA, Unix, Regression Testing, System Testing, Ab initio, TeraData, SQL Developer, Putty

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Software QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the functionality of all the Argus valuation cash flow application.
• Understand requirements and change requests, review the impact, dependencies to provide resource and time estimates
• Communicating with clients for all the obscure scenarios and clarifications required before preparing the functional test cases.
• Attending Sprint planning meetings, Sprint retrospectives, Sizing discussions on user stories and scrum calls
• Preparing content for the KT sessions
• Test case, Scenario preparation and execution.
• Performing Smoke testing, Installation testing.
• Performing Adhoc Testing on the new builds received.
• Performing defect validation whenever new build comes.
• Performing concurrency testing when needed.
• Reporting the bugs in TFS (Team foundation server) client specific tool.
• Validating the defects raised by offshore/Customers and onshore and updating the QA and Progress reports status to client.
• Assigning the daily tasks to a team members and updating the Team daily and weekly status reports
• Setup and Maintenance of QA environments

Environment: .Net, SQL Server2008, Putty, WinSCP, TFS, MTM, MS-Windows

Confidential, Edison, NJ

QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in SDLC cycle and verified PRD/BRD and reported issues.
• Wrote Black box test cases for profiles.
• Wrote integration, system test cases.
• Responsible for documenting Test Plans, Test cases in Test Director.
• Developed, modified and executed test cases and scripts using Test Director.
• Created test cases and map them with requirements using Test Director. Manage the testing process, log and track defects using Test Director.
• Tested the application with different user profiles to simulate real time usage of the online application.
• Performed functional, and regression testing on new builds of the software.
• Performed Regression testing across every day build.
• Prepared detailed reports of Bugs and Defects, Pass/Fail reports and comparison analysis, and interacted with the development team to report and correct defects. Performed cross browser testing.
• Attended regular meetings with fellow testers and Programmers to evaluate the progress and performance of the application.

Environment: QA Process, SQL, Windows XP, Test Director and MS Office.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understood business requirements. Analyzed the functional requirements of the application and developed Test strategy and Test Plan for the application.
• Interacted with client to have a better understanding of functionality.
• Participated in Design Review meetings to find out defects early in the SDLC process.
• Responsible for preparing Testing artifacts - Test Scenarios, Test Case document, and QA metrics for every release.
• Updated Framework functions when needed.
• Developed the Automation Test Scripts and executed test scripts using QTP as per the system requirements.
• Reviewed the Test Reports and prepared Test Summary Report.
• Performed functional, compatibility and regression testing, sanity testing.
• Involved in the review and analysis of Business design summary, Use case document and System Specification Document.
• Had QA responsibility for the Release including estimation of level of efforts for each change control and test cases, defects logging, debugging and tracking and providing input to Requirement traceability matrix, and test tracking documents.
• Performed SOA / Web Service testing using SOAP UI.
• Performed various black box testing Methodologies like functional testing and Regression testing.
• Extensively used PL/SQL tables, cursors and exception handling.
• Responsible for performing Functional testing by creating Manual and Automated Scripts using, Control-M, Informatica, ETL and Quick Test Pro (QTP) using Data Driven Frame work.
• Analyzed and documented the test results in Quality Center for each build of testing.
• Defect tracking and reporting. Responsible for tracking defects using Quality Center and made sure those defects are efficiently passed from one layer to another.
• Analyzed the testing progress by participating in walk through meetings with internal quality assurance groups and with development groups.
• Responsible for testing the Application against Oracle server for data validity by writing SQL queries in TOAD and using Control-M and Informatica.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Data Table actions, Windows 2003 Server, VB Script, Oracle 10g, TOAD, MS-Excel, SOAPUI.