PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7+ years of experience in Software analysis, Software Quality Assurance Testing of Web, Windows, Web Services, Client/Server applications and databases in Retail, Entertainment & Telecom domains.
•   Extended expertise in QA in Manual and Automated Software Testing using QTP, SOAP UI, REST, HP ALM, Jira and Selenium
•  Excellent working experience of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and testing methodologies like Waterfall & Agile/Scrum
• Extensive experience in writing SQL scripts to validate the database systems and for backend database testing.
• Experienced in Web Services testing using SOAP UI, XML and WSDL and in providing required input data to request XML& get the required data from response XML& use the response data from other request XML using SOAP UI.
• Extensive experience in WEB API testing using REST API methods POST, PUT, GET and DELETE.
• Experience includes creating Test Strategy, Test Plans and Test Cases, Test Estimation, Requirement Traceability Matrix. 
• Generating/Enhancing VBScripts, executing the test scripts, analyzing test results using QTP/UFT. 
• Experienced in creating, enhancing and maintaining high - end test scripts for various functional and regression testing using QTP. 
•   Hands-on Experience in Automation testing using Selenium WebDriver in Java and TestNG framework.
• Experienced in providing the efficient locators strategy like XPath and CSS to run WebDriver script in stable condition.
• Excellent knowledge in writing unique XPath using firebug and fire path to identify web elements. 
• Prepared Test procedures, Test reports, which Included Test Methodologies and Test Summaries for the application under test.
•   Built proficiency in such areas as documentation, applications under test, test plans, time dependencies, scope, and approach through participation in multiple development projects.
• Extensive Testing skills in preparation and executing Test cases, Defect tracking by using Quality center(HP/ALM), Jira and MTM.
• Experienced in creating and analyzing user stories in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Hands on experience in various types of testing like GUI testing, Web testing, Regression testing, User Acceptance Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, End to End Testing, Unit Testing.
• Experielnce in Manual Testing, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test cases, and documenting all phases of the QA process.
• Collaborate with project team resources to understand and prioritize system testing efforts.
• Experienced in defect creation, assigning defect, retesting defect and understanding defect severity, defect priority to prioritize the defects. 
•  Involved in technical and business discussions with team, to address and understand the issues facing in the projects.
• Ability to handle QA activities on assigned projects, maintain effective communication to the team on issues and priorities all the way to prod release of the project. 
• Experience in Event Management Tools Like SONIC ESB And SMM (Sonic Message Manager).
• Ability to quickly master new concepts, applications and a team player, effective communication and interpersonal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Change Mgt Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM), JIRA

Database: DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata

Languages: SQL, C, C++, Java,. Net

Office Tools: MS Office Suite, MS Project

Operating System: UNIX, Windows, iOS

Standards: Waterfall, Agile and V-Model

Tools: JIRA, TOAD, SQL Enterprise Manager, SQL Query Analyzer, Win SQL, Citrix, Control Center, TFS, SQL Navigator, SQL server, QTP, Selenium, TestNG, Sonic ESB, VSTS2010, Sonic Message Manager.

Web Technologies: XML, SOAP UI, REST, WSDL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Purchase, NY

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities :

• Review Business requirements for different Specialty center modules and provide Test Plans and Test estimation to project management.
• Implemented Iterative and Incremental Agile - Scrum  Methodology for rapidly changing or highly emergent requirements and following parallel development and testing.
• Used Agile testing methodology for achieving deadlines in UAT.
• Prepared QA artifacts - Effort estimate, Test approach, Test plan, Regression Test bed based on release priority.
• Written Test Scenarios and Test Cases as per BRD, high level design documents (HLD).
• Performed sanity testing, smoke testing, functional testing, backend validation testing and regression testing
• Written test cases to the high priority Tasks and the Problem Tickets, executing them in Backend and as well as in front end
• Given KTs to the team members for the New Development Tasks and Problem Tickets
•   Oversees the planning of the system and acceptance tests and coordinates the execution of test cases. Captured and managed the requirement through HPALM . 
• Analyze, test, and validate all processes, changes, and defects through HP QC / ALM site administration to mitigate risk of errors and the effect on other processes
• Co-ordinate with the team to ensure and track total quality deliverables to satisfy business need.
• Used SOAPUI to test the API which is in XML and JSON format
• Involved in creating test summary report, requirement traceability matrix and incident issue list reports.
• Attended periodic scrum meetings, teleconferences and led discussions on problem resolution. 
• Involved in User Interface Testing and Web Services Testing using SOAP and REST
• As part of database testing executed stored procedures to validate UI and database details. 
• Executed web services   testing   using SOAPUI tool for SOAP and REST Web Services using WSDL and WADL Identified the defects in the application and reproduced for issue resolution.
• Designed, developed and implemented automation Testing using Selenium Web Driver with TestNG framework.
• Written automation scripts using efficient locator techniques like XPath and CSS to run WebDriver script in stable condition.
• Verified events posted successfully posted from the Queues to the Destinations by using Event management tools like Sonic ESB and Sonic Message Manager(SMM)
• Participated in Bug Meetings, meetings with the QA Leads, Managers and Developers for query resolution.
• Documented all errors/defects identified and implemented their resolutions as defined by management.
• Performed extensive Backend Testing by developing, modifying, and executing SQL queries for data validation and data verification on database.
• Performed UI web application testing and verified and validated defects using SQL to retrieve data from database.
• Monitoring delivery of builds, defect fixes and testing activities

Environment: Agile, Java, SQL Server, SQL, Stored Procedures, DB2, HP/ALM, web services REST & SOAP, MS Office Suite, Selenium, J-meter, Sonic ESB, Sonic Message Manager

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Sr QA Analyst

Responsibilities :

• Designed and created the Project Test Plan which defines the scope, approach and deliverables of testing using Agile/Scrum Methodology.
• Coordinated all QA activities and enhancements using Agile Methodology.
• Actively participated in multiple review meetings including Stakeholders Scope, Functional Spec, Test Plan and Test Case.
• Extensively involved in Smoke testing, Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, UI testing End to End testing and User Acceptance testing(UAT).
• Created Test Cases and Test scripts for Scenarios document by understanding the requirements and functional spec.
• Worked as Onsite Coordinator and managed daily testing related activities of onsite/offshore team.
• Analyzed the business requirements, module specific functionalities, identified testing conditions.
• Prepared QA artifacts - Effort estimate, Test approach, Test plan, Regression Test bed based on release priority.
• Updated/maintained Test data, Test scripts for regular/patch releases and executed the test scripts.
• Developed strategies and plans for test automation, and implemented automated test scripts using QTP(UFT).
• Extensively involved in functional testing of Web services using SOAP & REST.
•   Involved in testing  of services like SOAP, RESTful services using SOAP UI, Groovy Script. 
• Designed and documented REST/HTTP, SOAP APIs, including JSON data formats and API versioning strategy. 
• Performed API Level testing for web services, enhanced the Test harness and developed many Test suites using XML.
• Executed automation scripts and evaluated the test results. 
•   Experience in writing and executing SQL queries to perform Data Validation and Back end testing of databases to check the integrity of data
• Involved in creating test summary report, requirement traceability matrix and incident issue list 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.
•   Responsible for analyzing test results, troubleshooting, defect reporting and tracking in defect management tool HP QC/ALM and JIRA and following the Defect Life cycle process as defined by the QA   process. 
• Reviewed all artifacts created with respect to Logical and physical data models including Tables, procedures, indices, synonyms, views, functions, triggers, sequence, constraints. 
• 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.

Environment: Agile, Jira, SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, DB2, Quality Center, web services REST & SOAP, Java, MS Office Suite, Automation through QTP, J-meter, Sonic ESB, Sonic Message Manager

Confidential, Austin, TX May

QA Analyst

Responsibilities :

• Involved in all stages of SDLC from conception to completion (Based on Agile).
• Actively participate in review meeting including Functional Spec, Test Plan and Test Case.
• Interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and support team to define the testing requirement documents along with the QA Manager and mentored the QA Team accordingly.
• Drafted the Test Plan document, and presented to IT and Business group for Sign Off.
• Facilitated meetings with BAs, SMEs to address any open questions the team may have defined, maintained and delivered Test Artifacts to   QA   Architect. 
• Involved in writing test plans, and created tools which keeps track of every day test runs, and calculates the ROI at the end of the project. 
• Reviewed and Analyzed System Requirement Specs (SRS), Wire Frames, use cases, detailed level requirements and Technical design specification documents.
• Performed in smoke/sanity testing, functional and regression testing.
• Tested the Config, Cart & Checkout modules of Confidential .com application.
• Strong experience in setting up Order to Cash flow between Order Management, Contracts, AR and General Ledger modules for subscription model.
• Tested the UAT, driving test script execution for OM, Pricing and AR modules.
• Completely tested and verified that the source data is extracted correctly, transformed, and loaded into the SQL server data warehouse.
• Created User stories in Team Foundation Server(TFS) according to the SRS Documents.
• Mapping the Defects with associated test cases and User stories.
• Tracked the bugs and reported them using MTM as the defect tracking tools and performed regression testing.
• Designed test cases in Test Plan view in MTM (Microsoft Test manager) and executed test cases in Test Lab View in MTM.
• Used Autosys to run, schedule and monitor jobs and failed jobs are reported as defects.
• Performed UAT testing across vendors to check for a defect free product/release.
• Conducted walkthroughs with the customer, project management, development team, and Business Analyst.
• Worked closely with the development teams to replicate end user issues.

Environment: Agile, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, DB2, Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager, Team Foundation server, MS Office Suite, Automation through QTP, Business Process Testing(BPT), Team Foundation Server.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in writing test cases, test scripts, test plans and execution of test cases reporting and documenting the test results using Quality Center. 
• Planned, developed and conducted unit, function, integration, data quality and UAT tests 
• Responsible for Manual Testing and some Automation Testing using QTP 
• Converted Manual Test Components to QTP Scripted components using BPT.
•  Participated to develop automation scripts in QTP to automate smoke and regression testing.
• Created test case scenarios, executed test cases and maintained defects in internal bug tracking systems 
• Daily interaction with On-site people for discussing the issues
• Sent daily and weekly status reports

Environment: Water Fall, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, Stored Procedures, DB2, Quality Center, Automation through QTP. Business Process Testing(BPT).