SUMMARY

• Around 15 years of experience in Software Testing (Manual, Automated, Performance and Mobile Automation).
• 7+ years of experience in iTKO/CA Lisa as Lisa Architect (Lisa Test and Lisa Virtualize) and experience in Lisa 9.1
• 3+ years of experience in Managing Testing projects. Executed projects from Project Initiation to Production launch
• Having experience on Mobile Automation (Android & IOS) using Appium (Selenium 3.0)
• Very good experience in managing a group of 25 QA Engineers.
• Currently Self - learning on Data Science and Machine Learning concepts using Python from Udemy courses. Learning Apache Spark as part of the course.
• Consult and enable business partners from customer requirements gathering to reporting thus improve data accuracy and decision making.
• Propose projects with resource and timeline estimates that reduce client cost and cycle time significantly.
• Good experience in QA Estimations, Resource Planning, preparing Test Schedule and Scope, Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test case creation, Test case execution and Defect logging.
• Specialized in SOA Middleware Web services, Cloud, Mainframes, Java & Web-based QA Testing
• Very good experience in QA Automation testing tools such as QTP, Win Runner, Parasoft SOATest 6.2, iTKO/CA LISA 9.1, Selenium, Quality Center 10.0.
• Extensive experience in SOA Testing, White box Testing, API Testing, Functional testing, Automation Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Data Migration(ETL process) and Database Testing.
• Having knowledge of Android App Development, Testing and Deployment.
• Experience in development of Automation Framework using Java, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Jenkins etc from scratch and knowledge of Page Object Model(PoM)
• Performance testing of applications using CA Lisa and Parasoft SOATest and good knowledge of using JMeter.
• Extensive experience in Project Management, Quality Management, Bug Processing and Defect Analysis activities
• Knowledge on IoT, Cloud Architecture, AWS(EC2, S3, ElastiCache, RDS), AngularJS testing framework with NodeJs, Protractor, Robot Automation Framework etc.
• Expertise in Data Driven Testing and developing Compiled Modules.
• Comprehensive knowledge on SDLC process, Agile Methodologies and QA Life Cycle process.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure
• Strong Interpersonal Communication skills, Quick learner and pragmatic team player with a combination of business acumen and technical skills.
• Strong computation, Analytical, Problem solving, Team Handling, Timely decision making skills.
• Works with CA team in alpha testing of latest releases of Lisa versions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: Windows 98/ NT/ 2000/ XP, UNIX, LINUX, Android SDK, iOS

Databases: Oracle 8i/9i, SQLite, MongoDB

Languages: C, C++, VC++, ABAP/4, HTML, HTML5, Java, Android

Testing Tools: WinRunner 7.6, QTP 8.2/9.0, Parasoft SOATest 6.1, Quality Center 10.0, iTKO/CA LISA 8.0.1, Selenium WebDriver, Zephyr, JMeter, BlazeMeter

Testing Frameworks: Robot Automation Framework, Junit, TestNG, Protractor AngularJS, Appium

Defect Tracking: BugBase, Prolite, Oracle BugDB, JIRA

Scripting Tools: Python, JavaScript, Unix Shell Scripting

CI Tools: Jenkins

Build Tools: Apache Ant, Maven

ERP: SAP R/3, Oracle 11i Financials- AR.

Project Planning Tools: Microsoft Project, JIRA, Rally

Miscellaneous Tools: MS Office Tools, SharePoint, Eclipse IDE, PyCharm, AutoIT, XMLSpy, TFS, Crystal Reports etc.

Log Monitoring: Splunk

S/W Management: SVN, PerForce, Stash, Git

SDLC: Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, SAFe

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Aliso Viejo

Automation QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involve in Requirement analysis, project walk through while requirement gatherings from business Users.
• Involve in client interactions on reviewing BRSs, SRSs, ARS and FRS.
• Preparing QA Approach, Testplan and Test Automation Strategy for the all the projects at PacificLife Insurance
• Creating Test cases and Automation test scripts for the applications under test
• Developing test scripts for Functional testing, Regression testing and Performance testing etc.
• Utilize Robot Framework, Selenium2Webdriver, AutoIT, PyCharm and other technologies to provide test automation solutions for Web, API, DB, XML, Windows etc
• To rapidly determine reliable and non-brittle web locators using CSS, XPath, JQuery, Name, ID, JavaScript etc.To device and enforce scripting conventions that will produce intuitive easily digestible test result files
• To decompose target applications into abstract layers/page objects so as to implement Page Object Model(POM) concept in test automation
• Identifying right candidates for Mobile Automation
• Developing Appium Scripts for Native Android/IOS Apps using Java
• Identifying objects of App using UI Automator tool for Android and Appium Inspector for Iphone
• Participated in developing common Appium framework for both Android and IOS
• Used different types of virtual devices(Emulator & Simulator) and real devices for Testcases Validation
• To implement Git version control including branching, merging, resolving merge conflicts etc for effective source control of the test automation scripts
• To implement Jenkins CI/CD model for effective delivery for applications including user administration and node configuration for various test environments.
• To clearly articulate advanced technical concepts into simple easy to grasp terms while teaching/mentoring junior scripters
• Performing Functional, Regression testing and Performed User Interface testing.
• Involve in Defect tracking and management process.

Confidential, Burbank

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Start Build and operate QA COE with Onsite/offshore model
• Understand the Payroll processing application and documentation
• Analyzing Business and Technical Requirements and Preparing Test Requirements
• Release & Environment Management Activities
• Budgeting, Resource planning
• Quality management and improvement activities using Jira(Structures, Zephyr), Confluence, etc...
• Managing, Leading & Tracking the Onsite and Offshore teams
• Managing Functional, Regression, Middleware, Automation and Performance teams
• Develop Test Strategy, End-to End Test plan and review various Test cases developed by offshore teams using Jira
• Providing Training to offshore teams
• Review Test Cases written by offshore teams in Zephyr
• Bug Processing and Defect Analysis using Jira
• Defect Prevention activities
• Utilizing POSTMAN and Swagger to test Micro services related to EP Smart Accounting platform.
• Built Automation framework from scratch using Java, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Jenkins etc.
• Create test scripts using Selenium Webdriver/Java/TestNG.
• Maintain Selenium Webdriver scripts in Git
• Implement Jenkins to achieve CI/CD
• Regression testing of Selenium Webdriver scripts
• API testing using Java Rest Assured API libraries

Confidential, San Diego

SOA Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Understand the enterprise architecture of Confidential and identify the gaps and areas of complexity where iTKO LISA Virtualize can be implemented and utilized.
• Discussion with the Enterprise Architecture to get the overall architecture of the system to define and standardize the process for implementing service virtualization and SOA testing using iTKO LISA tool.
• As an iTKO LISA Service Virtualization Consultant, developed solutions for virtualizing various services (MQ, SOAP (HTTP/HTTPS) & REST/JSON) and components for various teams at Confidential .
• Worked on developing virtual models for 3rd party vendors like Fiserve, eFunds, Experian, Mutual Mobile etc.
• Co-ordinate and conduct various types of SOA testing for different projects which includes WebServices, REST Services, JSON services, MQ workflows, etc. using iTKO LISA.
• Co-ordinate and conduct Performance testing for different projects which includes WebServices, REST services etc. using iTKO LISA.
• Worked on creating custom Data protocol handlers/extensions, custom filters, externalizing VSE responses etc.
• Experience in configuring queues in IBM MQ Explorer.
• Created LISA Scripts to record/virtualize services effectively.
• Worked on different execution modes like Image Validation and Dynamic.
• Distributed Installation of LISA Components (VSE, Registry, Multiple Simulators, Co-Ordinators on Windows based servers.
• Knowledge on LISA Server Administration & License management.
• Trouble shooting installation issues, Agent installation issues and LISA Maintenance - Upgrades Issues.
• Deployed test suites using CVS dashboard, monitoring and verification of results.
• Create/Maintain Test Automation suites for regression testing and performance testing and Interpretation of Test Results and Performance metrics etc.
• Build, Validate and Deploy HTTP/HTTPS, MQ/JMS, CICS protocols etc., from live recording, WSDL and req/responses pairs for end to end testing and made test environment available 24/7.
• Experience in building Mobile solutions using latest version of Lisa 9.0.1 for android applications.
• Testing of Confidential Android based Mobile application using Selenium WebDriver and Appium technologies
• Alpha Testing of Confidential Android based Mobile application with non-prod version of CA Lisa tool to certify the new version of CA Lisa
• Performance Testing of Confidential IPad and Android applications using CA Lisa tool
• Utilizing SOAP UI tool by creating SOAP UI test cases to perform functional testing of SOAP and REST API calls related to Confidential mobile devices platform
• Create and run performance testing of Confidential online banking application using JMeter tool.

Confidential, San Diego

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in providing overall solution options based on Business Requirements. Proving estimates to the efforts involved to the probable tasks.
• Participate in analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of CFP components.
• Use QA best practices in verification and validation of various applications for the CFP project.
• Developing Automation Test Scripts for REST, SOAP Webservices, Java APIs, using Java with Eclipse IDE in TestNG framework.
• Executing build scripts with Maven, Jenkins
• Perform Functional, Regression, and Automation testing of the applications for CFP.
• Prepare test plans, test cases, test execution reports, defect reports, test closure reports etc.
• Monitoring logs using Splunk.

Confidential, Seattle

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in providing overall solution options based on Business Requirements.
• Participate in analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of Virtual components for CCM Project.
• Use QA best practices building and deploying of virtual models, end-to-end using iTKO LISA virtualize for the CCM Project.
• Building a QA Framework and Test Strategy for virtualization of Webservices in CCM Project.
• Train Confidential employees in using iTKO LISA Virtualize tool.
• Perform Regression, Automation testing of the applications using virtualized models.
• Prepare test plans, test cases, test execution reports, defect reports, test closure reports etc.

Confidential, San Diego

Senior QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in providing overall solution options based on Business Requirements.
• Proving estimates to the efforts involved to the probable tasks during the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Use QA best practices in verification and validation of various applications for the QEP project.
• Building a QA Framework and Test Strategy for testing various applications for the QEP project.
• Train Confidential employees in using tools such as HP Quality Center, iTKO LISA, JUnit, XMLSpy etc., which are used for Test Management and Test Automation
• Developing Automation Test Scripts, Performance Test models using iTKO LISA.
• Develop virtual models and end-to-end models for testing applications for QEP using iTKO LISA Virtualise and iTKO LISA Pathfinder tools.
• Perform Functional, Regression, Automation, and Performance testing of the applications for QEP.
• Prepare test plans, test cases, test execution reports, defect reports, test closure reports etc.
• Use SOAP UI to perform functional and automation testing of middleware web services and RESTful API’s related to QEP platform developed using Oracle SOA business suite
• Participate in testing & deploying the developed SOA applications to development, staging and production environments.
• Performance Testing of QEP using jMeter tool. Create and Execute jMeter based performance tests to satisfy various non-functional requirements of QEP platform.
• Monitoring logs using Splunk.

Confidential, Dayton

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Participating in Business Review meetings
• Analyzing Business and Technical Requirements and Preparing test Requirements
• Providing Cost & Effort estimations
• Create test schedule and preparation of scope documents
• Release & Environment Management Activities
• Budgeting, Resource planning
• Quality management and improvement activities
• Managing, Leading & Tracking the Onsite and Offshore teams
• Managing Functional, Regression, Middleware, Automation and Performance teams
• Develop Test Strategy, End-to End Test plan and review various Test Plans developed by offshore teams
• Providing Training to offshore teams
• Review Test Cases written by offshore teams
• Prepare Automation framework using Parasoft SOATest Tool.
• Bug Processing and Defect Analysis
• Defect Prevention activities
• Perform Data Migration testing on data from Legacy to new databases.

Confidential, Charlotte

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Gather all the Functional requirement documents from the business.
• Assists the offshore team with all the required information from the business.
• Coordinates with the development team for the updates regarding the environment setup, access to applications and its credentials.
• Participates in resolving the issues of the team.
• Involvement in reviewing the Test Strategy, Test Plan, Test Cases, Execution Report, Defect Report and Closure Report.
• Verification, problem resolution, and approval of coding changes that impact testing
• Ensures that detail Test Plan documents are written
• Ensures the proper test data is captured or created with the assistance of the Development Lead
• Assists in development of test cases
• Leads test plan and test case/script reviews
• Participates in sign-off and approval of all test phases.

Confidential, Minneapolis

QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Performing In-Depth Analysis of the Software Requirements and imparting Knowledge Transfer to the team members
• Onsite coordinator. Interacting directly with clients at on-site and working with offshore team.
• Review the use cases written by the Business users
• Preparing Test Cases based on the Requirements /Design Document/ Uses Cases
• Reviewing Test cases prepared by offshore team.
• Reviewing automated test scripts developed by offshore team.
• Working directly with clients for test cases and automated test scripts sign-off.
• Executing Test Cases and maintaining Test Logs
• Defect Tracking
• Report defects in the client software i.e Merant Tracker
• Addressing the clarifications asked for the bugs posted, if required by the client.
• Tracking the status of the bugs.
• Verify the defects are reproducible on the earlier version and report whether breakage is there or not.
• Closing the bugs if the issues are solved.
• Preparing various status reports eg: Defects Report, Daily/Weekly status report and Consolidated status report. Etc.
• Also performed testing on various patches and hot fixes for the application after release.

Confidential, Phoenix

Offshore QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the offshore team.
• Task Scheduling & Allocation, Conducting Review Meetings, Status Reporting.
• Preparation of Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Steps.
• Reviewed the test cases written by the offshore team as whether they are following the format given by the client
• Automating the test plans using QTP 8.2.
• Identification of the regression set for automation.
• Developed test scripts for automation with Quick Test Professional for Regression, Functional, Data driven Testing.
• Creating the object repository and functional library.
• Stabilizing and executing the Automated Test Scripts
• Preparation of knowledge transfer documents.
• Defect logging and tracking in Quality Center 9.0, BugBase.
• Report defects
• Addressing the clarifications asked for the bugs posted, if required by the client.
• Tracking the status of the bugs.
• Verify the defects are reproducible on the earlier version and report whether breakage is there or not.
• Closing the bugs if the issues are solved.
• Preparing the various status reports.
• Participating in daily status calls with on-site team and updating them and about the status of work.
• Participation in weekly and monthly video calls and updating the onsite as well the client about the progress of work.

Confidential, Minneapolis

Offshore QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Automating the test plans using QTP 8.2 with Terminal Emulator as Add-in as the application was built on Mainframe systems.
• Stabilizing and executing the Automated Test Scripts
• Preparation of knowledge transfer documents.
• Participating in daily status calls with on-site team and updating them and about the status of work.
• Defect logging and tracking in Quality Center.
• Report defects
• Addressing the clarifications asked for the bugs posted, if required by the client.
• Tracking the status of the bugs.
• Verify the defects are reproducible on the earlier version and report whether breakage is there or not.
• Closing the bugs if the issues are solved.
• Preparing the various status reports.

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

Tester

Responsibilities:

• Automating the test plans developed by the Oracle Financial Quality Assurance team using WinRunner7.5.
• Stabilizing and executing the Automated Test Scripts against various versions of the Financials products released to test the product.
• Performing both Positive and Negative testing to test the product before Release Readiness Certification.
• In-case issues are found; log a bug against the product being tested.
• Enhancing automation scripts which are in prior version into the latest version of oracle applications using winrunner
• Participation in monthly video calls and updating the onsite team about the progress of work
• Part of Automation framework team
• Part of Process review & updates team.
• Preparing various status reports.