SUMMARY

• 6+years of experience in manual and automated testing of Web, Client - Server, and Mainframe applications.
• Experienced in agile, v-model, waterfall models of software development life cycle (SDLC) with focus on verification and validation to ensure intended product delivery.
• Experienced in performing all test activities such as planning and control, choosing test conditions, designing test cases and checking results, evaluating exit criteria, reporting and test closure.
• Experience as a tester/analyst writing test plans, test scripts, test cases (Creation/Execution) and creating test data for client server and web applications.
• Experience in using different black box design techniques such as boundary value analysis, truth tables etc.
• Experienced based for developing test cases for functional, performance and structural testing.
• Experienced in performing various types of testing namely sanity, functional, integration, system, performance, end to end, UAT, retesting and regression testing.
• Expertise in implementing Test Automation using QTP and SOAP UI.
• Proficient in developing scripts for QTP using VB Script.
• Developed and executed automated testing of Webservices using SOAP UI and XML.
• Working knowledge of databases like Oracle, and SQL Server.
• Experienced in writing UNIX Shell scripts and database testing using SQL Queries
• Knowledge of working in Manual and Automated testing on windows and UNIX environments.
• Knowledge of QA methodology, Standards i.e. ISO 9000, SEI-CMM.
• Self-starter and ability to present ideas in a concise, logical and organized format.
• Excellent analytical skills, documentation skills, communication skills, presentation skills, strong problem solving skills and good team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

QA Tools: TestDirector8.0, Quality Center 9/10, QTP 9/10.0, SOAPUI, JIRA.

GUI Tools: Visual Basic and Developer/2000

Database: Oracle, MS Access, DB2, SQL Server 2000.

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, XML, HTML, VB Script, Java, .NET, C#

OS: MS-DOS, Windows 2000/NT/XP, UNIX/Linux.

Networking: FTP, TELNET, LAN, WAN, HTTP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr. QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the analysis of business requirements, system specifications and wrote test plans, test cases for the sanity, GUI, functional, security, database and integration testing.
• Interacted with Business Manager, Development Manager and QA Manager to provide them update QA testing efforts on daily/weekly basis.
• Developed and revised manual system integration tests
• Conducted peer reviews for high-level test scenarios, test plan and test cases.
• Executed system integration test and logged the deviation from the expected results.
• High Level Test Plans were written by incorporating User Profiles, Configurations, Environments, Risks, Test Scenarios, Schedules and Analysis and Presentation of Results
• Created Test Steps to do Functional and Data Driven Testing on the Web Services.
• Performed Web Services testing and Validated XML request/response data using SOAP UI.
• Generated reports using SOAP UI.
• Monitored and planned test sets and test scripts using Quality Center.
• Participated and coordinated E2E (End to End Test) for identifying the critical scenarios of application and provide the testing assets and Input for join E2E effort.
• Tracked issues using Quality Center.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Validated business transactions using JDA application built on IBM AS400.
• Regular interaction with developers to report various problems and issues.
• Organized and attended open defect meetings with developers and QA leads.
• Documented defects in Quality Centre and kept track of trailing history and test execution result analysis.
• Used various UNIX commands like tail, grep, pskill to read the error logs.
• Retested all the problem reports and system enhancements requests and documented.
• Participated in various meetings for discussed Enhancement and Modification Requests.

Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, Java, J2EE, AS 400, JDA, Oracle 10 G, QualityCenter, QTP, SOAP UI.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing Test Workflow and testing approach with Testing Manager.
• Involved in the analysis of business requirements, system specifications and wrote test plans, test cases for the smoke, GUI, functional, security, database and integration testing.
• Participated in design sessions and application Walk Through meetings.
• Interacted with Business Manager, Development Manager and QA Manager to provide them update QA testing efforts on daily/weekly basis.
• Tracked issues using Quality Center
• Developed and revised manual system integration tests
• Executed system integration test and logged the deviation from the expected results.
• Conducted peer reviews for high-level test scenarios, test plan and test cases
• Worked on Test Script development and Test Script deployment.
• High Level Test Plans were written by incorporating User Profiles, Configurations, Environments, Risks, Test Scenarios, Schedules and Analysis and Presentation of Results.
• Inserted Check Points to Check for the broken Links, Text, and standard properties of an object using QTP.
• Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating of test scripts using QTP.
• Developed Test Plans to do Functional and Data Driven Testing on the Web Services.
• Performed Web Services testing and Validated XML request/responses.
• Conducted load testing using SOAP UI tool.
• Monitored and planned test sets and test scripts using quality center.
• Participated and coordinated E2E (End to End Test) for identifying the critical scenarios of application and provide the testing assets and Input for join E2E effort.
• Conducted Functionality & Regression testing during various phases of the application using QTP.
• Regular interaction with developers to report various problems and issues.
• Organized and attended open defect meetings with developers and QA leads.
• Documented defects and kept track of trailing history and test execution result analysis.
• Retested all the problem reports and system enhancements requests and documented.
• Responsible to present walk-through with clients as part of UAT.
• Participated in various meetings for discussed Enhancement and Modification Requests.

Environment: Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, Java, J2EE, XML, Oracle 10 G, SQLServer2000, QualityCenter, QuickTest Professional9.0, SOAP UI.

Confidential, NY

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the objectives and scope of each stage of testing process from the Test plan.
• Interacted with business analysts to gather the requirements for business and performance testing.
• Participated in the Manual Vs Automated testing decision-making process.
• Responsible for testing the Navigation Flow, Functionality Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Interacted with users and vendors for full life cycle of project.
• Prepared test data and helped load test data into the test database environment.
• Analyzed all types of the workers compensation, Disability insurance and provider Claims.
• Prepared Test Data and executed automation Test Cases form Quality Center.
• Stimulate financial calculations for a given formula for a given period.
• Life cycle test for various products contracts.
• Worked on parameterizations, Check points.
• Used Recovery Scenario Wizard to recover QTP from Unexpected problems.
• Used GETRO/TO/Data table verification.
• Performed Database Testing by writing SQL Statements for various Business transactions on Oracle.
• Performed extensive manual testing.
• Extensively performed manual and Automation testing using QTP and Quality Center.
• Created and modified QTP scripts for functional and regression testing of business workflow
• Introduced checkpoints, parameterized scripts and developed data driven QTP scripts
• Defect reporting and bug tracking using Quality Center.

Environment: QTP 9.0, Quality Center 9.0, Java, Html, JavaScript, XML, Web Sphere, Oracle, UNIX, Windows XP.

Confidential, MI

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with the developer and management to layout the project schedule and deadlines for the testing phase for each content group.
• Prepared detailed test cases by understanding the business logic and user requirements for manual and automated testing.
• Analyzed system test requirements, Functionality, developed Test Plans, Test cases, Prepared Test Data and managed them using Quality Center.
• Analyzed and developed Business Requirements documentation, which identified the work area definition of the proposed application from the user perspective.
• Wrote and updated test cases to identify problems occurred while accessing the Web page and also responsible to enter and keep track of them.
• Coordinated with different people in Project to keep track of all the bugs and updating the track of the bugs using Quality Center.
• Performing Integration Testing, Database Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Developed Automated Regression Testing using QTP and VB Script.

Environment: Quality Center 8.2/9.0, QTP 9, ASP.Net, VB.Net, XML, MS SQL Server, Windows2000 and HP-UNIX.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created Test cases, Test scripts as per the design documents (both Functional and Technical Designs)
• Interacted with Business Analysts/Users/Developers for collecting Requirements.
• Created Business Flows, Decision Trees using Visio and Decision tree matrix to give the weight age for the test cases.
• Performed RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix) to ensure all requirements are covered.
• Generated SQL queries to validate the data in the database.
• Prepared Test Cases from MRD, Use Cases.
• Imported requirements, test cases from Excel to Test Director.
• Logged Defects in Test Director.
• Tested HTML documents for compatibility.
• Performed Functional and Security testing of the user authentication.
• Interacting with developers for the savior priority bug issues.
• Participated in weekly status meeting with team members and coordinated with teams for the progress of the work done in application.
• Involved in the preparation of Risk Analysis Document with Business Analyst.
• Prepared and provided test matrix to the management.

Environment: Manual Testing, C++, UNIX, Windows, Test Director and SQL Server.