SUMMARY

• Experience in information technology with emphasis on software testing, software quality assurance.
• Extensive expertise on Unit, Functional, Black box, White box, Integration, System, Regression and Security Testing.
• Complete SDLC experience from development to post production support.
• Excellent knowledge of different Software methodologies such as Waterfall methodology, Rational Unified Process(RUP) and Agile/ Scrum methodology.
• Extensive knowledge in Manual and automated testing using JMeter, Parasoft SOAtest, SOAP UI, Mercury Testing Tools such as Quality Center, Test Director.
• Hands on experience in writing test scripts, preparing test data, testing Informatica Mappings and creating SQL scripts.
• Experience in Mobile/tablet testing.
• Proficient in managing, scheduling client server configurations, build deployments, monitoring, analyzing and reporting test results with metrics.
• Expert in usingdefect trackingtools likeJira, QCandbugzilla.
• Developed and maintained test framework in Apache Hadoop environment.
• Proficient in testingbusiness logicand developedUATtest plans, test cases.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, proven team player with an analytical bent to problem solving and delivering under high stress environment with resource constraints.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: Agile Scrum Methodology (Rally), Water Fall/Linear Sequential Model, V - Model

Testing Tools: Quality Center, SOAP UI, JMetrer, Parasoft SOAtest

Defect Tracking Tools: Test Director, HP Quality Center, Bugzilla and JIRA

ETL Tools: Informatica 7x, 8x

Data Base: Oracle9i/10g, MySQL, SQL Server 2003

Operating Systems: Win7, Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Home, Vista and UNIX

Protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP and HTTPS

Application Servers: Web Services, Web Logic and Web Sphere

Version Manager: JIRA, Visual SourceSafe, PVCS

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Nets Cape Navigator, Mozilla Fire Fox, VMware

Others: MS Office, MS Excel, JING and Adobe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MO

Lead Web Services QA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing Business and System Requirements and Design Specification for project and determine adequacy of Requirements and guarantee that they are testable
• Completely responsible for reporting status to Project management team in daily AGILE SCRUM meetings and provide final reports of tests in AGILE SPRINT meetings
• Coordinating Test environment build timelines and configuration to meet test requirements for each IT enterprise release
• Developed Test cases for functional and regression testing
• Executed Test cases in all phases of testing like GUI Testing, Functional Testing, Regression testing, Integration Testing, System testing, end-to-end testing and UAT
• Performed web services testing using SOAP UI
• Performed Application Program Interface (API) testing using the Rest Client Plug-in for FireFox
• Mobile/Tablet devices testing using API calls on iOS using Wifi and 3G services.
• Performed Smartdata Mobile Browser & Mobile Application testing on iOS & Android devices
• Ran BO & Web focus jobs and validated the results
• Wrote SQL Queries to test the BO & web focus results
• Written specified SQL scripts to test the areas defined in each requirement
• Performed Database Validation and Integration Testing and manipulations using SQL.
• Developed SQL Queries to check data validity and database Integrity
• Based on the results, assisted the business team to improve areas in terms of product/performance enhancements
• Executed manual and automation test scripts for UI and backend DB validation
• Involved in Reproducing, debugging and analyzing issues and logging appropriate defects in JIRA and QC
• Co-ordinate with the development team to elevate the issues and performed regression on bug fixes

Environment: Java, PL/SQL, Windows XP/Vista/Win7, SOAP UI, JMeter, Business Object, Web Focus Reporting, Quality Center, JIRA

Confidential, CA

Web Services QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Plan, Test Methodology, Test Cases, Test Script based on Business Requirements Document (BRD)
• Created test plan, test cases and test scripts for both Manual and Automation test beds
• Code-driven testing
• Actively involved in build deployments in QA environment
• Participate in Unit testing working with developers
• Performed Application Program Interface (API) testing manually using the Rest Client Plug-in for FireFox
• Could and Core Service API calls evaluation
• Automation using SOAP UI, Jmeter, Parasoft SOAtest, REST interface, Sqlite, MongoesDB
• Web Services interfaces SOAP, REST and WSDL Testing
• Responsible for organization and test planning of Flipshare Mobile for iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry hand-helddevices
• Performed Appe Push Notification testing (iOS)
• Performed Black Box testing on Mobile devices (iOS and Android)
• Camera Firmware validation and upgrade server configuration
• Testing different Video/audio formats(.mp4, .jpg, mpg, .wmv, etc)
• Integration testing of API, Web, Mobile (iOS and Android) & Desktop FlipShare application
• Complete data-driven testing with an extensive usage of XPath, XmlElement, XmlNode, Xml Document, XmlNodeList functions to compare the results in the XML responses with the data driven from .csv files for both SOAP and REST services
• Managed project deployments using Maven & AntHillPro and documented the reports
• Complete Backend API Testing was performed using JMeter Test Automation Scripts and SQL queries to verify the Integrity of the database
• Performed browser testing on iOS and Android devices
• Involved in deployment process and Auto-test runs on Apache Hadoop hocked-up with AntHillPro
• Based on the results, assisted the deployment team to improve the scalability by finding out the node failures
• Testing API Partner Integration Services on 3rd party services
• Performed manual testing and maintained documentation on different types of testing like Positive and Negative testing
• Performed Manual Testing using the desktop and web client on different OS/browsers.
• Participated in Cloud, Core and Mobile testing
• Performed cloud based Point of sale testing on theflipstore
• Scheduling and running the Jobs on daily basis
• Performed UI testing using Selenium plugin
• Managed tasks using Rally and JIRA
• Involved in Reproducing, debugging and analyzing issues and logging appropriate defects in JIRA
• Co-ordinate with the development team to elevate the issues and performed regression on bug fixes

Environment: Java, C#.Net, JavaScript, MySQL, MongoesDB, JMeter, Rest- Client-plugin for Firefox, SOAP UI, SOA Test, J-Script, Selenium ID, AP Test Manager, Apache Hadoop, Windows XP/Vista/Win7, APTest, JIRA, Rally

Confidential, NY

Web Services & ETL QA

Responsibilities:

• Involved both Manual and Automation Testing
• Developed test cases for ETLprocess (Inbound & Outbound) and reporting
• Conducted Manual Test meticulously and exhaustively for entire applications using manual scripts
• Checking the status ofETLjobs in UNIX and tailing the log files while the loading is under processing
• Performed Reconciliation from Source to target
• Worked with Loadrunner specific monitors like the SQL Database monitor, System monitors, Web/App Server monitor, Firewall Monitors etc
• Performed core web services testing using SOAP UI
• Updated modified test cases and test scripts into test director as per the modified requirements.
• Developed SQL Queries to check the database Integrity
• Used Rational Clear Quest as Online Bug tracker
• Executed accurately & concisely, report progress, defect status using JIRA for bugs
• Preparation of daily status reports and submission to management for their review

ENVIRONMENT: Quality Center, ASP, XML, HTML, Informatica, ETL dataware house, SOAP UI, JMeter, PL/SQL, Win NT/2000/XP

Confidential, Herndon VA

Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Utility script to create Multiple Data files
• Converted Business requirements and design documentation into test design products:Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Scripts
• Performed stress and load tests using LoadRunner and Compuware QALoad tools
• Involved in Complete System Integration Testing of new features added to the system
• Prepared Test plan to perform system testing
• Executed Backend testing of the application by writing SQL queries
• Conducted Data Driven testing using parameterization in QuickTest Pro to test the application with different sets of data
• Performed Acceptance, Usability, Cross-Platform and Regression Testing during different stages of the application development
• Extensively interacted with business users and department heads during requirements gathering, User Acceptance test and Beta testing phases

Environment: QTP 8.2, Quality Center 9.0, JSP, Web services, Oracle, Windows NT/2000, LoadRunner

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed user business requirements, functional specs and assisted QA Team lead in writing the Test Plan
• Involving in functional, system and user acceptance testing
• Performed/ created tests for Point of Sale
• Written Detail Test cases for automation and used WinRunner to automate
• Used Test Director for Test Management and Maintained the Test Cases and Test Scripts
• Executed test cases and documented bugs found during the process of testing
• Tracked extensive IT testing issues of the whole project resulting from test execution and categorized according to severity of the problem
• Tracking defects, preparing bug profile and send them to the team lead
• SQL Queries were written to extract data from the Tables
• Application was tested at module level and system level for the quality of the software

Environment: Test Director, UNIX, SQL Server, Power Builder 6.0, Windows NT, MS-Excel.