SUMMARY:

• Excellent experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Test Life Cycle (STLC) and Test Methodologies from project definition to post - deployment documentation.
• Experience in QA Testing methodologies like Agile Scrum Methodology, Waterfall Methodology.
• Participated in Sprint Planning, Back-log Grooming, Sprint Review, Daily Scrum and Retrospective meetings.
• Strong analytical skills for understanding the business requirements, business rules/processes and detailed design.
• Experience in creating strategic Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Case creation using HP Quality Center.
• Performed Smoke testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, System testing, Regression testing, Black box testing, Mobile testing, Adhoc testing, Exploratory testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Testing experience of Native and Web apps with multiple physical device/OS combinations (Android and iOS).
• Performed Cross-browser testing on various browsers like Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Fire Fox and Safari.
• Experienced in RDBMS concepts and utilizing / writing the complex SQL queries for data verifications.
• Experience in Point of sale (POS) system checkouts and transactions performed on registers.
• Experience in Web Services functional testing using SOA tool SOAP UI.
• Execution of automated QTP test scripts, debug the tests and analyze the results.
• Maintained the Test summary reports, requirement traceability matrix (RTM) and incident issue list reports.
• Experience in defect tracking using defect management tools like Quality Center, JIRA and Silk.
• Ability to work as independent and with team member in challenging and cross-platform environments.
• Highly motivated team player with excellent analytical, problem solving, multi-tasking, troubleshooting, inter personal and communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools:  Quick Test Pro (QTP/UFT), Quality Center 11.0(ALM), Compuware CARS Workbench 4.1

Defect Tracking Tools:  Fogbugz, Redmine, Cherwell service management, Silk Central issue manager, JIRA

DW/SAP BI Tools :  Business Objects XI R2/3.1, Designer, Web Intelligence3.1, Java Info View, Crystal Reports 2008, Xcelsius 2008 Dashboards

Languages :  SQL, Visual Basic 6.0, HTML, PL/SQL, Java

Browsers :  Internet Explorer, Mozilla Fire Fox, Safari, Chrome

Platforms :  Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10, MS-DOS, UNIX

Scripts :  JavaScript, VBScript

Data Bases :  Oracle 9i/8i, MS Access, Toad, SQL Server 2008, 2012

Web Server :  Web Sphere 5.0, IIS 5.0, Apache, Web Logic Server, Tomcat, JBOSS

MS-Suite :  MS-Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook

Other Tools :  Toad, Visio, FileZilla, XML, Soap UI 5.2, JSON

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Westchester IL 

Sr QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with SME's, Business analysts and Developers in understanding the BRD of the applications.
• Participated in daily SCRUM meetings and Sprint Planning meetings.
• Analyzed the User stories, business requirements, module specific functionalities and identified testing conditions.
• Prepared QA artifacts - Effort estimate, Test approach, Test plan, Test bed based on release priority.
• Created Test Scenarios and Test Cases as per BRD, high level design documents (HLD) and Use-case diagrams.
• Updated/maintained Test data, Test scripts for regular/patch releases and executed the test scripts.
• Imported the add/drop SRF files and XML feed files through FileZilla and performed validations in different financial and accounting SAM True-up reports, Reconciliation reports.
• Extensively involved in Smoke testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, UI testing, Mobile testing, End to end testing and User Acceptance testing (UAT).
• Experience in testing Web apps and Native apps on wide range of Mobile handsets of iOS (iPhones, iPads) and android (Samsung Galaxy, tablets) physical devices.
• Utilized SOAP UI tool for functional Web services testing.
• Ability to read the JSON file data for the validations of line item details for transactions performed on register.
• Executed the automation scripts and evaluated the test results.
• Created and executed complex SQL queries for back-end testing validations.
• Performed transactions with POS (Point of Sale) check-out registers for different stores in QA lab and utilized electronic bar scanners, receipt printers to capture the whole retail transaction of line item details.
• Worked with POS systems and involved in end to end testing the functionalities related to sales tracking, pricing, returns, Qty, split tender, void, cancellation, tender, adjustments and promotion features.
• Created Purchase orders in auto purchase order workspace list application and validated PO’s in MMS/AS400S1.
• Involved in creating Test summary report, Requirement traceability matrix, Incident issue list and Sign off reports.
• Captured the Test Results to show the success or failure of Test Cases.
• Identified the defects in the application and reproduced for issue resolution.
• Involved in the preparation of KT documents and conducted the KT meetings for offshore members.
• Reported defects through defect tracking tools like Silk Central issue manager, JIRA, Cherwell service management.
• Participated in project kick off meetings, weekly project status review meetings, defect tracking meeting, Go and No go meetings and helped the project managers with project update reports.
• Worked as Onsite Coordinator and managed daily testing related activities of onsite/offshore team.

Environment: Windows 10, FileZilla, SAM, CT Central, SODA MMS,CARP, CARRR, WinDSS, Oracle-POS,WMS,WUX/RAR, OMS, efollett, Skyo,AS400S1, MTC, .Net, SQL exec, MS SQL server 2012,WOMS,DAPR, Soap UI 5.2, JSON, HP-ALM, QTP/UFT, Silk Central Manager, JIRA, Cherwell service management.

Sr QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements and System Requirement documents, flow charts, UI Specs with the business team and design team to understand the functionality of the applications.
• Participated in project kick off meetings, Requirement review meeting and Daily defect triage meetings.
• Developed the Test scenarios, Test cases and executed the test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Extensively involved in System Testing, Functional testing, and Regression testing and End to End testing.
• Prepared test status summary reports with details of executed, passed and failed test cases.
• Worked closely with developers and other staff members to form a unified team.
• Troubleshoot the applications and investigated the enhancement requests.
• Coordinated with the developers regarding the defects raised and retested them against the application.
• Worked as the offshore team coordinator and back-up test manager for different applications.

Environment: Windows 8, MS Visio, MS Office, AT&T internal DART tool, EASL data center tool, HP Quality Center 10.0, MS Office, Java, File Search tool, SQL Server 2005, SnagIt.

 QA Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in discussions with Business, development and user groups to familiarize with the requirements.
• Reviewed and analyzing system high level design specifications, and Business functional diagrams (BFD).
• Created Test Scenarios, Test data and Test Cases to cover overall requirements using Quality Center.
• Executed the Test cases manually, validate test results, determine the defects and reported the defects.
• Performed Functional, Regression, GUI and Usability testing.
• Worked closely with the application development, design and testing team to resolve technical issues and interacted with them to ensure overall quality of the software.
• Report, track, review, analyze and compare bugs using a Defect Tracking tool Redmine.

Environment: Windows 7, Quality Center9.2,QTP,UML,.Net, MS Visio, MS Office, BI Cognos, SQL Server 2005, Redmine

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the User stories, Business Requirements documents (BRD) with the business team to understand the functionality of the application. Participated in requirement review and design walkthroughs.
• Participated in daily SCRUM stand up meetings and Sprint planning meetings.
• Involved in creating the Smoke, System, Functional testing, Regression testing and UAT Test Cases.
• Identified and created application test cases and execution of the test cases using Quality Center.
• Prepared the requirement trace-ability (RTM) and tracked the requirements are being converted to Test cases.
• Wrote SQL Queries to extract data from various database tables for back-end testing purpose.
• Utilized SOAP UI tool for testing of RESTful Web services validations.
• Defects were reported to developers using Quality Center and regression testing was performed on fixed defects.
• Tracked extensive IT testing issues of the whole project resulting from test execution and categorized according to severity of the problem.
• Executed and updated QTP automated test scripts, debugged the tests and analyzed the test results.

Environment: Windows 7, Java, J2EE, HTML, JavaScript, Quality Center 9.2, QTP, Soap UI, MS Office, SQL Server 2005

Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with BA and involved in gathering, analyzing and documenting the business requirements.
• Written Test Scenarios, Test Cases as per the Requirements and performed test case executions.
• Involved in the Back-end testing by writing and executing the SQL queries using Oracle DB.
• Participated and involved in weekly project status meetings, defect triage, team/management meetings.
• Performed Internal Review and Tech Reviews.
• Responsible for Black box testing, GUI, System, Regression and User Acceptance Testing.
• Participated in meetings with Developers on Change requests, Critical issues, and modifications.
• Documented the bugs and worked with developers to eliminate the issues in the application, and track and report the issues in a timely manner within the deadlines.

Environment: .Net, ASP.Net, IIS, HTML, XML, Quality Center 9.2,Windows Vista, MS Office, Oracle DB, Toad

 QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of business requirements, conduct requirement review, review high level scenarios and get sign off by BA.
• Created Test Cases as per the business requirement Document (BRD).
• Analyzing the test conditions and created manual Test Scripts for new functionality in each module.
• Developed and maintained the test data, test scenarios and test cases using Compuware CARS Workbench.
• Performed the Functional testing, System testing, End to End, Positive / Negative, Boundary Value Analysis
• Performed GUI, Compatibility testing on different browsers (Cross-Browser Testing) for web applications.
• Execution of test cases and tracked the defects using Fogbugz.
• Prepared status summary reports with details of execution and tested the overall functionality of the requirements.

Environment: Java, J2EE, Compuware CARS Work bench, Fogbugz, Oracle 8i, SQL, HTML, MS Office Visio

Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in reviewing Business Requirements Documents and Technical Specifications.
• Experience in writing test plans which detailed the testing scope, strategy, test requirements.
• Developed manual test cases for System Testing and Regression Testing efforts in Quality Center.
• Performed Functional Testing, GUI, Regression Testing, Ad-hoc testing, End to End testing.
• Monitored the various Web Objects and Hyperlinks and reported the Broken Links.
• Executed Test cases manually, validated test results, determine defects, record and report defects.
• Defects were tracked, reviewed and analyzed using Quality Center.

Environment: UNIX, Sun Solaris, Windows XP, BEA Web logic, Sybase DB, J2EE, Java, HTML, MS-Office, VSS, HP-QC

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating Test Scenarios and Test cases to cover the overall functionality by analyzing the BRD.
• Performed Black Box testing, GUI testing, Regression testing to test the functionality in business requirements.
• Written and utilized SQL Queries for data verification from Oracle DB.
• Performed Web application testing for verification of Broken Links, HTML Images and HTML Content, navigation, search, scrolling and paging, performance issues.etc.
• Performed Test case execution and interacted with BA and developers to resolve the encountered defects.
• Performed Regression testing to verify that bug fixes did not break some other parts of the system.
• Created weekly status reports, including test results, test summary (coverage, pass, fail) and defect status report.

Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Visual studio, .Net, ASP, HTML, VB.Net, VB 6.0, Oracle, MS Suite