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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Over 7 years of progressive experience in the field of Information Technology, with a strong emphasis in Software Quality Assurance/Quality Control & Testing on Web based and Client server applications.

Excellent testing experience in all phases and stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) with good working knowledge of testing methodologies, disciplines, tasks and resources.

Good knowledge with the Agile and water fall model methodology in the Software Development Life Cycle

Proficient in the area of Reviewing Requirements, Analyzing Business Specifications, Documentation, Test Plan Creation, Test Cases Development & Execution and Defect Tracking & Defect Reporting of projects. Strong experience in performing Manual Testing.

Strong expertise in performing various testing such as: Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Excellent experience in preparation of Test Plan, Scenario Matrix, Test Data, Test Cases, System Test Scripts, Test Reports, Test Results. Handled the responsibility of developing Critical Test Plans which defines the test approach, test technique and test strategies.

Expertise in Issue verification and Closure with hands in managing build tests, following bug descriptions, identifying bugs, researching bugs, reproducing bugs and finding the workarounds. Good team player and also have the ability to work independently in time sensitive environment.

Self-starter and ability to adapt and learn new things quickly. Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Skills with Object Oriented working style. Excellent Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal Skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Quality Center (QC-ALM), Relation Quality Management,Clear quest, Oracle, SQL Server, SOAP-UI, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Outlook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Deloitte Consulting LLC, Harrisburg, PA March 2013 – Present.

Software QA Engineer

The End client is (Virginia Department of Social Services) State of Virginia.

The applications are: The Virginia Case Management System (VACMS), RDE (Repaid data entry) and Common Help (CH) are an integral part of the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) efforts to modernize its eligibility system.

Responsibilities:

Involved in Defining and Analyzing the Testing Requirements based on application functionality. Gathered Test Data Requirements for data conditioning from Business Units to test total application functionality.

Prepared Test Plans and wrote Test Cases for both positive and negative scenarios and mapped the same to requirements.

Created Test Scripts for Manual Testing of application with RQM. Executed Test Scripts manually with RQM and analyzed the test results.

Work on Agile with Scrum methodology throughout the project.

Created test scenarios for System Testing and Regression Testing. Used Test Director to submit and manage defects and attended meetings with developers in resolving the same.

Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with application users and answered the Quality Assurance questions to UAT and Training Team.

Executed Test cases before and after bug fixes for each build for QAT & UAT.

Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and updated the status test execution result and of bugs once they are fixed.

Strong expertise in performing various testing on interface side.

Environment: Windows 7, Relational Quality Management (RQM), Clear Quest (CQ), MS Excel, Oracle and SOAP UI.

Deloitte Consulting LLC, Santa Fe, NM Feb 2012 -Feb 2013

QA Tester

End client is New Mexico Human Services Department:

The applications are Automated System Program and Eligibility Network (ASPEN) and Yes New Mexico (Self Service) are integral parts of the NM Human Services Department Which are under development.

Responsibilities:

Headed the Data group as a Test Coordinator and partnered in the SDLC lifecycle implementation for an ‘Iterative approach’ – SIT, Pre-UAT, UAT, Production and month-end reconciliation or check-outs.

Involved in verification and testing of Reference data, Data standards, System and Business rule accurateness in STAR.

Used Quality Center extensively for maintaining requirements, creating traceability matrix and defect tracking purposes.

Generated Post Execution Reports using Quality Center.

Developed automation of test cases using Quick Test Pro to perform Regression Testing for different versions of application.

Worked with Users to gather test and documentation requirements and liaised with technology counterparts to coordinate test effort.

Work on Agile with Scrum methodology throughout the project.

Worked closely with Business Owners and Subject Matter Experts (SME) to create requirements and business documentation

Involved in analyzing, documenting, testing, managing and translating detailed and Ad-hoc requirements.

Tested End and to End scenarios with Data ware house

Developed FRDs, Use Cases and UAT hand-off and sign-off documents

Mentored Management metrics and documentation for UAT

Worked on verification and analysis of inbound enhancements to the System and the coordinated the End to End Outbound impact testing

Analyzed requirements to develop and implement Test Plans for Release and Ad-hoc testing

Developed Manual and partially automated Test scripts for Data verification

Efficiently analyzed huge volumes of data from the Warehouse and reviewed Data Quality

Worked on running Batch scripts in automation

Carried out month-end checkouts in Production and validated the STAR Error Reporting modules

Conducted ad-hoc testing for Source related updates in SIT, UAT and Production

Environment: HP Quality center 11. Windows XP, Oracle 10g, TOAD, XML Spy, Web Services, XML

Deloitte Consulting LLC, Austin, TX May 2011 – Jan 2012

QA Tester

The End client is (HHSC) Health Human Services Commission’s-

The applications are: The Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) and Your Texas benefits are an integral part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s (HHSC) efforts to modernize its eligibility system. TIERS have issued $400 million in benefits to Texans and will serve as the technological foundation for a more integrated health and human services system.

Responsibilities:

Involved in Defining and Analyzing the Testing Requirements based on application functionality. Gathered Test Data Requirements for data conditioning from Business Units to test total application functionality.

Prepared Test Plans and wrote Test Cases for both positive and negative scenarios and mapped the same to requirements.

Created Test Scripts for Manual Testing of application with Quality Center (ALM). Executed Test Scripts manually with ALM and analyzed the test results.

Work on Agile with Scrum methodology throughout the project.

Created test scenarios for System Testing and Regression Testing. Used Test Director to submit and manage defects and attended meetings with developers in resolving the same.

Tested Web page presentation manually for different browser compatibility.

Executed Test cases before and after bug fixes for each build for UAT. Verified SQL Server database information by employing SQL queries using joins for data accuracy and consistency.

Environment: HP Quality center 9, Windows 7, Oracle 10g, TOAD, XML Spy, Web Services.

ICICI Financial Services, India Feb 2008-Dec 2009

Quality Analyst

ICICI Financial Services is one of the leading Credit Card Companies in the world. Reward amount is calculated based on the Qualified Purchase Amount (QPA). The objective of this project is to create a reward product that increases the flexibility and appeal to the Card member by allowing them to have more control over when they redeem their reward. The enhancements to the rewards system will make the rewards program more attractive in the marketplace. Involved in System Testing and Acceptance Testing of Statement Processing, Non Statement Cycle Processing, Banking, Purge Processing, Online API modules

Responsibilities:

Involved in developing the Test Strategy and helped developing QA Test plans for Functional, Integration and System Testing.

Used Quality Center for requirement analysis, scheduling and generating test cases. Prepared drafts of user documentation, which included problem resolution and introduction of new functionalities.

Involved in the documentation of the Functional/Technical Specifications with the intense use of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Performed queries to the database using SQL to check successful Transaction.

Environment: Test Manager, HP Quality center 9, Web Services.

HSBC Bank, India May 2007- Jan 2008

QA tester

Enrollment, I banking and Group online Contributions

HSBC Bank’s Employer site is designed to help employer, who have accounts with HSBC Bank, manages his employees. Employers will be able to manage their HSBC Programs, receive updates regarding HSBC Bank. Employer can make contributions to employees’ accounts through this application. I-banking application is for an existing accountholder's who can access their account and transfer contributions online.

Responsibilities:

Involved in writing Test Plan by analyzing and reviewing business requirements. Analyzed system design specifications to develop Test Cases.

Involved in Manual Testing, Smoke testing, Functional Testing, User Interface Testing, System Testing and Integration Testing on the application.

Involved in User Acceptance Testing and End to End testing of the application. Wrote simple SQL queries for retrieving the data from tables for manual testing.

Defects were tracked, analyzed and documented using Test Director.

Kept track of the documents like Test Plan, Test Cases, Result Scripts and Defect Log Reports. Involved in meetings with development team for Knowledge Transfer.

Environment: Test Director, MS SQL Server.

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