SUMMARY

• 6 plus years of diverse experience in Information Technology with emphasis in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) specialized in Quality Assurance Process and Methodologies in various Client server and web based Applications.
• Solid experience working in finance and retail industry.
• Experience of Automated Testing with Mercury Suite of products including Quick Test Professional (QTP), Load Runner and Quality Center.
• Expertise in reviewing & analyzing FRS (Functional requirement specifications), SRS (System Requirements Specifications), created detailed Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Strategies and Test Scripts.
• Good understanding of quality assurance testing methodology relative to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experienced in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Usability, Unit, Agile, Front End and Back End Testingusing SQL queries.
• Specialization includes GUI, Business Testing, Functionality Testing, Manual testing, White Box testing, Black box Testing, System testing, including Integration, and Regression Testing of Web and Client/Server based applications and UAT using Automated Testing tools like QTP, Load runner and Quality Center.
• Excellent defect tracking and problem determination skills.
• Experience testing high transaction web services using SoapUI.
• Ability to identify, define, log, track and retest defects. Ability to evaluate and analyze defects for source/root cause and provide sound analysis reporting for defect resolution using Quality Center.
• In - depth knowledge of all QA Phases that include Manual, Functional, System, Unit, Integration, Web Testing, End-to-end, Business Process testing.
• Experience in testing database applications of RDBMS in ORACLE and SQL Server.
• Experience in estimation of test effort and coordinate test schedule with overall project schedule
• Experience in developing business based functional test scenarios
• Experience with web-client programming such as XML, XSLT, HTML, DHTML and JavaScript.
• Involved in writing scripts in VB script, SQL, and PL/SQL.
• Proficient communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Capability to work and take responsibilities to complete the task before Deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automated Test Tools: Quick Test Pro, Win Runner, Load Runner

Defect Tracking Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Test Director, Quality Center

Documentation Tools: MS Word 2000, MS Excel 2000,MS Power point

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java script, VB.Net, ASP.Net.

Databases: Oracle 8.x/9i, DB2 and MS-Access, MS SQL Server

Database Tools: TOAD, SQL*PLUS, SQL*Loader, SOAPUI,SQL Navigator

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, VBScript, JavaScript, JSP

Operating System: Windows 9x/XP/2000/NT, UNIX,Linux.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Webster, NY

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Involved in analyzing System specifications, design, development and execution of test plans and test Cases using manual and automated testing.
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Case Scenarios for the Functional and User acceptance testing of Application.
• Analyzed and documented detailed specifications and Test Case Requirements using Mercury Quality center.
• Conducting regression testing on release, verifying no new defects were caused by production fixes.
• Developed Test Cases from the requirements and scenarios for functional and regression testing.
• Tested SOAP messaging between applications and validated XML attributes.
• Responsible for Testing Web Services requests using SOAPUI.
• Used Quick Test Professional (QTP) as an automated functional regression and Graphical User Interface (GUI) testing tool that allows the automation of actions on a web or client based application.
• Performed Integration testing, System testing, Black box testing and User acceptance testing.
• Worked with SoapUI web service testing of application for service-oriented architectures (SOA).
• Involved in testing mobile Banking Module for "Find Locations", "check accounts" and "pay bills" on iOS, Android and BlackBerry operating system.
• Wrote test scripts and prepared test data for Data Migration and Data Conversion.
• Issue negotiable checks instead of using direct deposit when needed.
• Use preview to view calculated payroll totals before releasing payroll.
• Tested tablet version of sites using variety of iOS and Android tablets.
• Worked on data mapping and data migration from various CRM platforms to SalesForce.com
• Adding/Converting Prefix-Suffix
• Performed Backend testing using SQL Queries
• Performed data validation on thousands of client profiles and summarized defects for developers as well as users to fix them.
• Categorized bugs, defects, and business findings based on severity and frequency of occurrences, and interacted with developers as well as management team to help resolve the defects.

Confidential, NH

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Involved in analyzing System specifications, design, development and execution of test plans and test Cases using manual and automated testing.
• Prepared Test Plans and Test Case Scenarios for the Functional and User acceptance testing of Application.
• Analyzed and documented detailed specifications and Test Case Requirements using Mercury Quality center.
• Developed Test Cases from the requirements and scenarios for functional and regression testing.
• Performed Integration testing, System testing, Black box testing and User acceptance testing.
• Worked on mobile testing of clients' websites on the following platforms (Android, iOS, Blackberry, ipad, and Windows Phone).
• Created and executed detailed test cases for manual testing of web-based applications as well as for mobile application using iOS devices.
• Developed QTPscripts forfunctional testing understanding business requirements accessed through SharePoint.
• Tested Implementation of custom workflow in SharePoint using Info Path and custom Workflows.
• Developed object repository for every functional process and user-defined functions, application areas, recovery scenarios to Enhance BPT.
• Experience testing high transaction web services using SoapUI
• Worked with the various Enterprise modules in android platform, testing experience with apps on mobile devices (Android/iOS).
• Expertise in Oracle database backend testing using PL/SQL queries.
• Retrieved records from multiple tables from Oracle Database by using joins such as Inner Joins, Outer Joins, and Self Joins.
• Performed manual testing of the application.
• Created Functional Business component for the SME’s to combine the ready business components into a complete BPT that builds a functional business scenario.
• Used quick test pro recovery scenariosfor dynamic page changes.
• Used SQL scripts for retrieving Test data from the Application database using QTPScripts.
• Executed the First cycle of manual test scripts on different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.
• Responsible for Trouble Shooting, resolving the Production issues and interacted with the Users to get System requirements.
• Prepared Status Reports weekly, which included Test case status, metrics, QA Issues and Defects using Mercury Quality center.
• Tracking test results, categorizing issues and assigning defects and managing defect database using Quality Center.

Environment: QTP, Quality Center (BPT - Business Process testing), SharePoint, Java,, SQL, HTML, Web services, XML and Soap UI.

Confidential, Green Bay, WI

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in reviewing Business Requirement Documents and the Technical Specifications.
• Prepared Test Scenarios and Test Cases as per functional areas
• Performed Manual testing prior to automation testing on the application.
• Identified and developed automation process in MS Access and Oracle to manipulate data into database automatically.
• Analyze the application, reviewed System requirement documents, Functional Requirement document and formulated the Test plan based on the system/functional requirements
• Development of test case scenarios for Functional testing of web application developed in HTML and XML.
• Perform System, Software, Regression, User Acceptance and Load testing for new releases.
• Perform automated and manual GUI, Functionality and Integration testing on the applications.
• Conduct Smoke, Security and Functional testing of the various applications.
• Identify software errors and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Validate the back-end data by using SQL and PL/SQL extensively.
• Specifying testing requirements, planning tests, designing test steps, generating test templates, calling test with parameters, creating requirement coverage, executing tests using the Test Lab, and adding, matching, updating, prioritizing & mailing defects, monitoring the test process by generating the test reports & graphs using.
• Develop automated test script from the Functional Requirements and Test Cases.
• Enhance the efficiency of test scripts by using complex java programming, parameterization and logical statements techniques.
• Develop Java function libraries to create reusable and easy maintainable Rational Functional Tester Scripts.
• Involve designing Java class libraries for automation projects.
• Involve in weekly status updates showing progress of testing on various Operating systems and browsers
• Involved in designing the QTP scripts using Manual Test Cases.
• Involved in Testing Web Interfaces on Internet and also on Intranet
• Manually performed Backend testing by executing SQL queries and Conducted Functional Testing using QTP.
• Investigating software defects and interacting with developers to resolve technical issues using Test Director.

Environment: Quality Center, QTP, Windows XP/Solaris, Oracle9i, SQL Server, Siebel, Java.

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed existing system to meet minimum company Standards and define functional and systems requirements.
• Validated the accounts and products after migrating to E-commerce platform.
• Experience in preparing the test data for data migration.
• To define and design the bleeding edge for elegant, super-scalable services at WSJ.com.
• Ensure that the quality, security, stability and agility of the e-Commerce and mobile commerce architectures meet evolving business needs.
• Used QTP for Data driven testing.
• Performing tests of web services using SOAP UI under implemented SOA framework.
• Performed Functional and System Integration Testing on modifications and enhancements prior to production release on Mobile OS/Devices and Web based applications
• Providing business requirements and instructions for Site personalization’s and customizations.
• Written & Executed SQL queries as part of data migration and back-end testing.
• Did cross browser testing for Front-end GUI interface (Customer interface application).
• Responsible for the navigation, organization, and user experience of leading-edge e-Commerce sites, mobile and i-Pad and Android based Tablet applications.
• Use of Transformed Data in the New Web Application (On-line/Enterprise Account Opening.
• Tested all the links (Link Testing) that are enabled on the customer interfacing application.
• Validating Outgoing links, Internal links, Anchor Links, Mail-To Links.
• Validate HTML/CSS, Usability Testing, Content Checking, Interface testing, compatibility testing (browser, OS, Mobile browsing, Printing options), Cookie and Cache testing
• Field level validations of the migrated Data using CICS screens and GUI application

Environment: Unix, z/OS, Windows 2000/XP, COBOL, CICS, QTP, PASSPORT, JAVA, Terminal Emulator (TN3270), HTML, XML, Web Portal, Clear Quest, DB2, Oracle