OBJECTIVE

• Excellent experience in Software Quality Assurance and Testing. Strong knowledge of testing strategies and methodologies.
• Proficient in Manual and with UNIX/SQL in client/server and web based applications using Agile.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, Toad, SQL Navigator,JIRA, SOAP UI

Database System: MS - SQL Server, Oracle 11g, MS Access

Testing Methodologies: System Testing, UAT, SIT, Agile, Waterfall

Languages: Java, SQL, Unix Shell Scripting, HTML, XML

Systems: Unix, Linux, Windows,Netsuite ERP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software QA Analyst

Confidential, New York NY

Responsibilities:

• Interaction with Business Team, Business Requirement Gaps Analysis, Customer Experience and Impact Analysis of application.
• Contributes to and monitors test planning, test preparation and scripting, and test execution according to defined best practices, standards and procedures and work with On shore/Off Shore Team.
• Interfaces regularly with peers and management regarding test related topics including the coordination of test related initiatives with QA Test Leads, Project Managers, Development Managers, and other QA Core team members (SDLC Team)
• Participates in all phases of the IT Project Delivery Framework, including review of complex business and functional requirements. (Kick Off meeting, Change Control, etc)
• Assesses risk to quality service based upon results of verification and validation. Monitors adherence to established test standards and procedures. Standardized QA Process using Testing Methodology, Process Improvement.
• Provides QA consultation services to support users of related test processes. Experienced in technical specifications reviews and providing guidance and feedback,
• Automated basic Testing process using Netsuite Script and understood developed script by Developer.
• Manages verification and validation activities for production modifications in production enhancement, interact with user, involved in automation of health check of application.
• Maintains document template libraries and internal project documentation like QA Test Plan, Local procedure, QA Test Results,etc
• Participates in both internal and external process improvement projects like QA, SIT, UAT Testing with business & Marketing and External Vendors team.
• Strong Project Management skills like Test planning with LOE, test estimation and resource plans, Set up test environment.
• Plans and directs quality assurance schedules and assignments, and assists in monitoring project status in comparison to cost/time projections. -Logs, tracks, and verifies resolution of software and specification defects.
• Ability to multi-task effectively, Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to fine details
• In Finance Department variety of Duties including Accounting,Planning,Design,Project Management, Implementation and Support various Operational systems that have impacts to Finance during the Implementation phase.
• The project testing strategy creation of a Finance environment, create a Test plan, Automate Test script, execute Test scripts verification of test results identifying trouble shooting the bugs and track to closer.

Senior QA Software Tester

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities:

• The project testing strategy Creation of a QA environment Creation of the Testing Plan Create, Automate test scripts Execute tests scripts Verification of test results identifying, trouble shooting the bugs and track to closer.
• Involved in Screen Oriented testing with manual function testing with object testing and maintained business flow.
• Extensively used UNIX to validate process oriented testing like variable length data file validation. Developed and updated UNIX based Test Plan in each release and discussed with team.
• Used SOAPUI tools to validate API testing flow and validate functionalties.
• Used Mercury Test Director and Quality Center for managing the overall testing effort to define and store information about test documents, requirements, scripts, schedules, and sessions.
• Developed and reviewed SQL script with use of sub query, join, Oracle function, group by and order by clause to validate all Front end transaction (Insert, update, delete) for data validation.
• Automated basic testing process in back end testing using shell script and understood developed script by developer.
• Participated Requirement Gap Analysis tracked Defects, retested defects and performed regression testing in each release.
• Used testing methodology to develop test cases using positive, negative, boundary testing and use sanity, E2E testing after each installation code process.
• Interact with cross-functional team to install software, understand application functionalities, resolved daily defects, blocking defects, etc.
• Involved with training of new hired, staff meeting and testing of user guide and interact with user in SIT.
• Performed QA process Management, assist User and trained new hired and standardized local testing procedure by developing QA hand book for regression testing.
• Participate in walk-though, inspections, reviews, and user group meeting.
• Participate in Change Control meetings, provide QA signoffs and Implement the product into production as needed.
• Provide customer support in critical production issue and maintain production software as needed.
• Monitor and resolve testing issues with internal team and contribute effort to understood problems.
• Involved in testing of User Guide, installation guide, and release notes for each deliverable of software.
• Frequent communication and collaboration with stakeholders to be a constant driver for quality. The ability to respond quickly to the demands of internal customers

Confidential, Hartford CT

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in gathering System Requirements from Analyst, Understanding of Use Cases, business flow, technical Gaps.
• Involved in test planning, writing test cases/scripts, test case automation and test execution Planned Testing Strategy, Set up Test Environment, Developed QA Test Plan (QA, SIT, UAT) and reviewed with cross functional team.
• Collects and analyzes data for software process evaluation and improvements, and integrates them into business processes to address the needs of the business
• Responsible for developing and executing formal test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications using Testing Methodology.
• Involved in Screen Oriented testing with manual function testing with object testing and maintained business flow and use of complicated SQL Script to validate data.
• Involved in Back End testing to validate process using UNIX Utilities like (AWK, GREP, SED. VI Editor, etc). Developed basic UNIX Korn Script to automate selected Test cases to in Regression Testing.
• Involved in Parallel Testing like DB or Operating system upgrade or migration to make sure current functionalities still works.
• Defines and tracks quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status Using Test Director. Documents and works to resolve all problems; reports progress on problem resolution to management.
• Performs quality audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed.
• Works with business unit and 3rd party partners throughout SDLC to deliver high quality products.
• Have proven experience working within an agile development team and be able to cope in a very fast paced environment where the skill of prioritization is critical.
• Support Change Control to analyze impacted modules, supported production defects & resolutions, trained new hired to speed up process.

QA Software Tester

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Involved in GUI and Back End Testing in Client Server application, Analyzed business requirements and estimated time schedule. Interact with System Analyst to discuss gap between requirements.
• Developed strong high /low Level QA Test Plan using Testing Methodology to cover all functionalities and E2E Use Cases.
• Planned resource based on modules, weights of application, selection of resources, set up test environment to mapped current version of software to latest release.
• Developed complicated SQL script to validate data transaction (Insert, Update, and delete and business constraints) suing Toad tools.
• Automate process using UNIX Scripting in Regression Testing using Control Command, File Operator to selected critical test cases.
• Executed Test cases with sanity Testing of application to identify defects, analyzed defects (Root Cause of Defects)
• Follow up outstanding defects, blocking defects and planned for Retesting and Regression Testing of application.
• Qualified Exit Criteria and review Test Result with cross functional Team and assisted production support team to Staging Testing, Change Control Request, Review Release notes, etc
• Support QA Management with new hired training, user guide testing etc.