ALIASGAR BALDIWALA

**** ******** *****

Alpharetta GA 30004

714-***-****

acfxqa@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Senior Software Quality Assurance professional with 5+ years experience in all phases of the software life cycle:-Including requirements

gathering, risk analysis, project planning, scheduling, testing, defect tracking, management and reporting.

• Experienced in testing web applications built in .Net and Java

• Expertise in coordinating Software release cycles and build deployments working in tandem with sys admin and database

admin.

• Expertise in ETL testing and migration data from Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server based on business requirements

• Qualified to perform manual and automated testing including front-end graphical user interface testing for public facing

websites, data driven testing, system performance and application regression.

• In depth knowledge of tools to verify system functionality – mainly Microsoft Visual Studio, HP QuickTest Pro, Selenium and

SmartBear.

• Experienced in developing scenarios and user test cases based on business requirements and technical requirement specification

documents.

• Solid analytical, troubleshooting, communication and presentation skills.

EDUCATION

Masters in Communication Management, University of Southern California - July 2009

Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering, RKNEC, Nagpur, 2001-2005

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2 TECHNICAL SKILLS SUMMARY

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center 11.0, Microsoft Test Manager, Firebug, J2EE, Altova XML Spy, BURP, SOAPUI, Fiddler

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Test Automation: Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Test Automation,HP Quick Test Pro 11.0 using VB Script, Selenium,

SmartBear, HP Loadrunner, Junit

Operating System: Windows, Linux

Languages: C#, VBScript, PHP, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript

Database: Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server Management Studio 2018-12

Testing Methodology: Agile, Waterfall

Server: Citrix, Microsoft, Apache

Bug Tracking tools: Team Foundation Server 2013, JIRA, TeamTrack, Clearquest

WORK EXPERIENCE

3 ServiceLink - QA Lead Analyst September 2011 - Current

Overview – Public facing web application experiencing heavy web traffic built on .net framework: Responsible for developing and

executing formal test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software under Agile (Scrum) software development environment for a

mortgage based application.

• Leading and training a team of QA Analysts to adhere to the overall test strategy and test plan implementation

• Instrumental in creating a workflow test document for the application under test

• As a member of the Scrum team participated in daily stand up meetings and project status meetings

• In charge of creating and executing test automation scripts using CodedUi in Microsoft Team Foundation Server Test

Automation Suite

• Writing and execution database queries using Microsoft SQL Server Studio 2012

• Testing auto-generated reports by creating test data based on selection criteria and verifying report output with custom queries

• Implemented test strategy for the migration of code from .asp to .aspx

• Deeply involved in data migration and testing pre and post migration data with unique scenarios

• Coordinated software release cycles and worked in tandem with sys admin and database admin to ensure smooth build

deployment into Production

• Verified HTTP transmissions to and from the application by verifying inbound-outbound XML using a SOAP UI

• Formulated the strategy for vulnerability testing using BURP and Fiddler for Cross Site references

• Worked on stringent Security permissions testing for roles and resource assignment using MSSQL server 2012

Environment: .NET framework 4.0, Agile, Scrum, MS SQL Server Database 2012, TFS Visual Studio 2013

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5 Administrative Office CA Court System - Quality Assurance Specialist December 2010 –

September 2011

Overview - Highly secured Government application that was integrating with other external Government stakeholders: Responsible for

developing and executing formal test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software for an application for the California Court

Management System in an Agile Environment.

6 Assigned as a core team member for testing the California Court Management System integration roll-out

7 Wrote and Executed test scripts during the Integration and Product Acceptance phase

8 In-depth testing of XML validity post transmission using Altova XML Spy

• Used expertise in HP Quality Center tools for bug tracking and defect Management

• Queried and retrieving data from Clear Case via FTP server using Oracle Client

9 Assisting with the development and modification of automation test scripts written in HP QTP using VBScript

10 Deeply involved with business analysts in requirement clarification and creating various test scenarios

• Thoroughly documenting and communicating application issues to the testing lead

Environment: Java based code, Agile, Scrum, HP QTP, HP Quality Center

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12 SM SOLD - Quality Assurance Specialist December 2009 –

December 2010

Overview – Led the software quality assurance effort for a new multi tier application built in Java. Set the framework for automation

using JUnit.

● Generated 100+ test scenarios with test cases and test data.

● Worked with the dev team for an automation proof of concept and automation feasibility study

● Wrote the framework for Selenium automation from ground up. In charge of creating and executing test automation scripts

using Java

● Performed in-depth regression tests to minimize any GUI problems

● Recommended the use of role based access built on security permission scripts

● Ran performance tests on the application using HP Loadrunner at bottlenecks such as login and check-out

● Inserted standard, image and page checkpoints into the application screens

● Testing XML transmission using SOAP Ui

● Worked with business analysts, developers, and content department to resolve issues.

● Client interaction for support, project review and project tracking.

Environment: Java, JUnit, Agile,JMeter,Oracle

Internet Connectivity Group - QA Engineer October 2008 – December

2009

Overview - Java based Point Of Sale display device software testing: Responsible for project deployment and responsible for testing

individual client deployments as well as maintaining front-end on client-site.

● Checked application connectivity with background services to interface with the QA testing environment

● Verified database updates after testing successful and unsuccessful remote actions.

● Designed test data using MS Excel and created data-driven tests with positive and negative inputs

● Designing test plans, write test cases, review functional requirement documentation

● Communicated project and testing status to on-site and off-shore team

● Work with other departments to streamline build and deployment

Environment: Java, Agile, Oracle Database, JIRA

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