SUMMARY

• 5 Years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance & testing in Banking, and Retail domain.
• Exposure to both Manual as well as Automated Testing of Client Server as well as Web - based applications
• Experienced in developing Test Plans, Test Data, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and test scripts based upon the business requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of SDLC methodologies.
• Experience in working with Agile as well as traditional SDLC cycles.
• Experience in Functional, Data-driven, Unit, Integration, System, End-to-End, Front-End and Back-End Testing.
• Experienced in various types of testing including Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing, Functionality Testing, Performance Testing, Volume Testing, Unit Testing, Integrated Testing, System Testing, Positive and Negative Testing, Security Testing, Stress Testing, Load Testing and Regression Testing of Standalone, Web Based Client-Server applications.
• Proficient in both Manual and Automated Testing Tools such as UFT/QTP, Win Runner, Load Runner.
• Proficient in using the defect-tracking tools like Quality Center (QC), and JIRA
• Expertise in Bug reporting tools such as Test Director, Quality Center, and Rational Clear Quest
• Good understanding of all modules of ALM/Quality Center such as Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects and Dashboard reports.
• Experience withMobile application testing - iPhone, Android, Blackberry and feature phones using Simulator"Device anywhere" “Perfecto”.
• Experience in Test Planning and test Execution
• Well versed with Frontend and Backend testing in MS-SQL Server, Oracle and MS-Access using SQL Queries for data verification.
• Well versed in the process and techniques of softwaredefect loggingand tracking
• Have good exposure to modern Agile methodologies such as SCRUM
• Solid understanding of STLC and SDLC
• Involved in maintaining Test Matrix and Traceability Matrix and performed Gap Analysis
• Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Manually.
• Used ALM/ Quality Center for Bugs reporting and communicating to developers, product support and test team members.
• Expertise in Oracle table data manipulation using SQL queries and UNIX commands/UNIX scripts.
• Participated in design Walkthroughs and Inspection meetings to review Test scripts and results.
• Extensive working experience in Oracle on UNIX Environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NYC, NY

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with QA Manager and Business Analyst to prepare Business Requirements to create Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Approach/Strategy documents.
• Strong knowledge in Securities and trading industries
• Worked in the Agile/Scrum development environment with frequently changing requirements and features set.
• Set up test lab and worked as an administrator in the QA department
• Developing test plans and test cases using web tracker.
• Conducted proof of concept (POC) for the Reuters reference data repository product (RRDS). The product being evaluated would centralize the receipt, administration, creation and distribution of client reference and market data received from multiple vendors (i.e. S&P, Interactive Data, Confidential, Bloomberg).
• Testing and Validating Market Data portion received for a third party source such as CBS Market Watch and others on trading applications.
• Attended Change Request Meetings to ensure products and changes are fully documented for further Test changes.
• Prepared test cases and test plans for manual testing & manually executing it with the help of TestDirector.
• Developed Test Scripts for manual testing and automated them using Win Runner, Load Runner and QTP.
• Performing Functional Testing, Sanity Testing, Smoke Testing & RegressionTesting.
• Defect management, daily defect status calls with client & development team.
• Ensuring timely preparation and execution of project deliverable like Test cases & test scripts Use case & Test scenarios.
• Defect logging and reporting.
• UsedQuality Centerto store all testing results, metrics, implemented Test plan Document, created Test Cases, Defect Tracking & Reporting.
• Participated instatus meetingstoreport issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution usingQuality Center
• Prepared and PresentedweeklyandmonthlyQADefectandStatus Reportsto the different Stake holders of the project usingQuality Center.
• Attending walk through & creating detailed test status reports.
• Maintaining Weekly Status Reports.
• Followed the Agile Methodology to emphasize on real time communication over written Documentation
• Used Agile Methodology to minimize risk by implementing software development in short time boxes or iterations.
• Manually testing functionality of trading, mutual fund, option and bond web based application.
• Testing text, navigation bar, links, and design.
• Tested cross browser functionality of browser as well such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari and Fire fox
• Testing cross browser functionality in Macintosh
• Performed Black Box, Regression, Functional, smoke and System Testing.
• Driving the implementation of automated regression tests
• Performed Data Validation of the data flow from the front-end to the back-end by executing SQL scripts.
• Performed Data Integrity Testing, Functionality Testing & Back-end testing.
• Created test scripts for Security, Positive, Negative and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with the UAT group to ensure the correct business logic.
• Gathered business requirements from users and created designs for enhancements and to remedy defects.
• Troubleshoot new releases and production issues of Amdocs Ensemble.
• Performed Security Testing on the application.
• Detected, reported and tracked defects using Quality Center.
• Used VB Scripting in Quick Test Pro to automate complicated Test scenarios
• Created various Custom functions using VB scripting in QTP
• Conducted the defect report in Quality Center.
• Interacted with the developers to report and using Quality Center.
• Developed the reports using Quality Center.
• Created QTP scripts to automate the application test execution.
• Trained team members on HP's (Mercury) Quick Test Professional, Automated QA's Test Complete and guided them in handling individual projects.
• Maintained and modified the QTP scripts with user defined functions as a part of functional and regression test.
• Extract data from an MS SQL Server and create MS Excel and reports for business specific data validation.

Environment: RUP, Quality Center, My SQL, SDLC, C++, Mercury, Win Runner, Clear Case, SQL, MS SQL, Linux, Oracle 8i, iPhone, iPad, Android, Scrum, UNIX and Windows NT, Safari, QC, QTP, Business Objects, SQL Server,Etc

Confidential, Union NJ

QA Analyst / Mobile Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed test plan and test cases for testing.
• Created test plans and wrote test cases for manual execution
• Interacted with the business analysis and developers in requirements analysis, review design documents, testing and documents which are developed in to Agile, scrum, and sprint environment.
• Actively participated Agile and scrum meetings, review and developed test scenarios.
• Followed Agile Methodology to emphasize on real time communication over written documentation.
• Worked with multiple mobile applications simultaneously like iOS, Android etc.
• Responsible for converting and developing QTP automation scripts based on regression test cases in HP Quality Center.
• Tested the UI of the end product on mobile, PC, Android and Apple platforms to ensure that language translation and currency conversions were displaying as required
• Tested and coordinated mobile applications in both Native and Web environments and validated the mobile application functionality on physical smart phone hardware devices and virtual device emulators like: Device Anywhere, perfecto mobile and Simulators like: Android SDK, IPhone SDK etc.
• Performed functional testing of individual modules of the Application on iPhone and Android
• Documented and reported defects within established process and tracking systems using HP Quality Center.
• Developed automation test scripts for regression testing on the application using QTP
• Conducted System Testing, Regression testing, GUI Testing and Cross Browser compatibility testing during the releases and interacted with the developers to resolve any technical issues
• Developed and reviewed for positive and negative test scenarios.
• Carried out GUI, Functionality, Integration and Regression testing using HP Quality Center.
• Performed UAT testing coordinating with BA, Developers, and SMEs and actively involved in Production phase testing.
• Generated and submitted various issue related reports on daily and weekly basis during Test Execution phase using HP QC

Environment: iPhone, IPad, iOS, Android, Blackberry OS, XML, Simulators and Emulator like Device Anywhere, perfecto mobile etc. Quality Center, QTP, Manual Testing, Windows, MS Office Suite, Java, Etc

Confidential, Bentonville Arkansas

Manual Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases to test the Screens and workflows for Quality Assurance.
• Expert in writing test scripts manually.
• Created and managed system testing schedule.
• Monitor resources to identify performance bottlenecks, analyze test results and report the findings to the clients, and provide recommendation for performance improvements as needed.
• Provided test team status reports on weekly basis to the project manager.
• Involved in reviewing complex SQL queries, views, functions and stored procedures and spotting issues before/during code migration.
• Performed product testing, user acceptance, remote user testing, usability standards validation, and performance testing; and resolved system defects.
• Created and maintained SQL Scripts to perform back-end testing on the oracle database.
• Performed Database testing using SQL queries
• Conducted GUI, Backend, Data Driven and Testing.
• Conducted regression testing on new builds/versions.
• Developed and executed test cases test Scenarios and followed-up defects using Quality Center.
• Tracked defects using Quality Center.
• Arranged weekly team meeting to assign testing tasks and acquisition of status reports from individual team members.
• Conducted Bug review meeting to discuss resolution of issues
• Work in Agile, scrum, and sprint environment in order to change the requirements and features set.

Environment: Test Director, Quality Center, Win runner, SQL.