SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Automation Process in IT industry and that include Insurance applications which are Client/Server, web - based Applications with proficiency in both manual and automated testing.
• Experience in SDLC/QA process that includes all phases of life cycle, including requirements gathering, testing, defect tracking, management, and reporting.
• Expertise in Automated Testing using HP Quick Test Professional, HP Quality center and Test Director.
• Good knowledge of writing QTP scripts for Web and Windows based application.
• Expert in using Automation Tool with Mercury Interactive Test Suite Quick Test Professional.
• Expertise in generating Test Metrics showing the number of test cases executed, number passed, number failed and number left to execute in weekly meetings.
• Expert in the different types of testing that include System testing, Integration testing, Functional testing, Black Box Testing, White Box Testing, Regression testing with manual and automated testing tools.
• Experience in establishing the Requirement tractability matrices, test case to requirement traceability and various status reports.
• Effective at bug tracking, analysis, and reporting tools like HP Quality Center, Test Director, Microsoft Excel, and MS access.
• Used SOAP UI to test Web Services running on Web Logic Server.
• Used Quality Center /Test director/JIRA to manage the software testing process and defect management.
• Experienced in Back end testing by executing SQL queries with different databases like Oracle, MS SQL server.
• Proficient in writing SQL to test the integrity of the back-end/batch applications.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills, ability to learn quickly and use new systems and paradigms.
• Can handle multiple tasks and prioritize accordingly, and remain productive within time-sensitive.
• Excellent analytical, communication and decision making skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools and Bug Tracking: QTP 11.0/10.0/9. x, SOAP UI, Quality Center, Test Director and JIRA.

Languages: SQL

Application Software: MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint and MS Outlook

Other Tools: Toad, DB Visualizer

Computer Skills: SQL, MS Excel, Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Visio

Databases: Oracle 8i/ 9i/10g/11g, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS-Access, and DB2.

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/ME/XP, Vista, Win7, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Studying & analyzing business requirements and setting the requirements for testing process.
• Developed Test Cases from business requirements.
• Linked Test cases to Application Functional Requirements ensuring Traceability throughout the testing process.
• Performed ad-hoc, Functional, Regression and Integration Testing of Web-based Application.
• Prepared the traceability matrices to fill the gap between the requirements and the test cases Covered.
• Tested Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) functionality using CURAM/CONNECTURE screens.
• Performed to test the Member enrollment process and done life event changes in Health Insurance Exchange.
• Tested connectivity between Internal and External portals in Health Insurance Exchange project.
• Entered the defects in the JIRA-tracking tool.
• Used SQL queries to perform Back End Database testing.
• Worked with Agile Methodology. Attending daily standup, providing daily testing status, and raising any concern or doubts.
• Used SOAP UI to test Web Services running on WebLogic Server.
• Testing of Web Services using SOAP UI to track request and response SOAP Messages.
• Testing of Web Services using SOAP UI by changing the XML code of URL to track request and response SOAP Messages.
• Coordinated withdevelopment teamin fixing bugs.
• Performed Documentation of all test results in test logs and reports.

Environment: IBM Curam, XML, JAVA, J2EE, SOAPUI, JIRA, SQL, MS Excel.

Confidential, Owingsmills, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed test cases and test scripts to ensure consistency with strategic direction, goals and objectives of QA resources working on the project.
• Involved in Studying & analyzing business requirements and setting the requirements for testing process.
• Developed automated test scripts defining scenarios and procedures to test the application using Quick Test Pro (QTP) and used Quality Center for defect management.
• Linked Test cases to Application Functional Requirements ensuring Traceability throughout the testing process.
• Performed ad-hoc, Functional, Regression and Integration Testing of Web-based Application.
• Prepared the traceability matrices to fill the gap between the requirements and the test cases Covered.
• Performed Regression testing using QTP. Used different Assertions for validating responses.
• Used complex SQL queries such as sub queries, joins to perform Back End Database testing.
• Worked with Agile Methodology. Attending daily standup, providing daily testing status, and raising any concern or doubts.
• Submit JCLs and validate data coming out from JCLs.
• Developed Test Cases from business requirements and Coordinated withdevelopment teamin fixing bugs and
• Performed Documentation of all test results in test logs and reports.

Environment: JAVA, J2EE, Quick Test Pro 11, Quality Center 10, SQL, IBM Mainframes, COBOL, TSO/ISPF, JCL, File-Aid, DB2, TOAD, MS Excel.

Confidential, Rockville, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Defined test conditions and develop test cases for System, functional, regression testing and production testing.
• Responsible for creating both positive and negative test cases to check the accuracy of the database of the application.
• Involved in performing Functional and Regression Testing Black Box testing, positive and negative testing and functional testing.
• Analyzed and developed QTP automated test scripts/cases suitable for use with regression testing framework of the application.
• Executed automated test scripts to test the application using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Extensively used Check Points, Functions and Customizing VB Scripts in QTP.
• Performed Database Validation Testing using complex SQL queries using Inner/Outer joins.
• Extensively involved in backend testing using SQL Queries and stored procedures.
• Entered the defects in the Test Director defect-tracking tool.
• Defined test approach with the assistance from development and technical architecture teams.
• Documented all test results in test logs and reports and Submitted JCLs and Analyzed the JCLs in SPOOL.
• Used File-Aid to browse the file in formatted way.
• Generated the test scenarios for other group members to use.

Environment: JAVA, J2EE, Quick Test Pro 10, Test Director, IBM Mainframes, IBM Mainframes, COBOL, TSO/ISPF, JCL, File-Aid, DB2, TOAD, MS Excel.

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the Business analyst team to analyze and review the requirements document and make sure all the requirements are covered by at least one or more test cases.
• Participated in the design, code and walk through meetings with the development and design team members.
• Reviewed the requirements and use case diagrams to write test cases that would test all possible scenarios.
• Created test sets and documented test cases to manage the test run process.
• Maintained different documents related to the testing process, discussing the work progress, monitoring and suggesting enhancements in the Test strategy.
• Used Test director for the documentation of test cases and test scripts.
• Executed automated test scripts to test the application using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Executed test cases manually and also used automation tool, compared and analyzed actual with expected results and reported all deviations to the appropriate individual(s) for resolution.
• Performed regression testing to verify all the functionality works after certain builds.
• Used QTP to convert manual test cases into automated test scripts, performing data driven, functional and regression testing
• Used Quality Center to log and track defects status. Wrote and tracked anomalies in the Quality Center defect tracking system.
• Involved in validating the test cases for the various Batch processing transactions at the scheduled and verify the log files for any issues arising during the test.
• Data Integrity testing on an Oracle Database to validate and test data using TOAD
• Wrote SQL queries to get valid data from the database for data integrity.

Environment: JAVA, J2EE, Quality Center 9.0, Quick Test Pro 10, SQL, Windows 2000/XP, DB2, TOAD, MS Excel.