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Quality Assurance Engineer

Location:
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
Posted:
July 27, 2011

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Karne

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abg3iv@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

1. Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/ Performance Test engineer over Ten

years of diversified experience interesting Web Based E-Commerce, GUI

based client/server applications using Manual and Automated testing

procedures.

2. Involved in all stages of Quality Assurance Life cycle.

3. Highly proficient in HP Suite (Load Runner, Quick Test Pro, Win

Runner, Test Director). Hands on experience with analysis of business,

technical, and functional requirements. Developed, Executed & Tested

the test plans, test cases and test strategies.

4. Good understanding of object oriented methodologies, software life

cycle and software testing methods.

5. Experience in integration testing, unit testing, GUI testing, volume

testing, stress testing, functional testing, system testing, end to

end testing and cross browser testing.

6. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with clear

understanding of business processes and ability to work as a part of

team or independent.

7. Responsible for monitoring resources technically and training QA Team

and end-users

TECHNICAL SKILLS PROFILE

Languages : Java, C, C++, PL/SQL,VB, COBOL, JCL and UML.

Internet Skills : JSP, ASP, HTML, DHTML, XML, VBScript, JavaScript.

Databases : MS Access, DB2 7.0, Oracle 8.i/7.x, IMS, Developer 2000

OS : Windows NT/95/98/2000, Unix (Solaris, Linux, AIX), MS DOS.

GUI tools : Java AWT, Swing

Servers : IBM Web sphere 3.5.2/2.0, Web logic 5.1/4.5, Java

Web Server,

Testing Tools : Load Runner, Win Runner, Quick Test Pro, Test

Director, QA Run, QA Load, QA Director, Silk, EMPIRIX.

Other Tools : Clear case, Clear Quest, Exceed, Rational Rose, UML,

Visio,

Coradiant, True Sight, SteScope.

Education: Master of Science in Computers. (Martwada University,

Aurangabad, India)

Achievement:

1. Best Performance engineer award year of 2009 for Washington MMIS

project.

1. Playing an important role in the successful launch of State of

Washington MMIS (WAMMIS) on May 9th 2010.

1. Playing an important role in the successful Implementation of State

of Michigan's MMIS (CHAMPS) on April 1st 2010.

Professional Experience/Projects:

Client: Travelex, Washington DC. .

Oct 2010 to Till Date

Projects:

GP: Global Pay (USA)

GPP: Global Pay plus (USA)

GPA: Global Pay Alliance (Canada)

CCT SQL 08 Upgrades (Cross Currency Transaction) (USA)

Sr. Performance Test Engineer

Description: Travelex is the world's largest non-bank provider of foreign

exchange supplier.

Cash Passport and prepaid card programmes in over 30

countries. Travelex is

Commercial Foreign Exchange (CFX) division and

Insurance Services (TIS).

Travelex Global Business Payments offers integrated

foreign exchange solutions to

businesses and financial institutions around the

globe. Global Pay (GB),

Global Pay Plus (GBP) and Global Alliance

(GBA),includes Sales and Client details

along with the Cash management and Pending Order

Beneficiary details and

Payment management Reports and Investigation of

Manual E-Debit. Create the

Quotes and schedule the like Nostro and Future

Payment, Submit and Commit

the Orders. And generate the reports.

Responsibilities:

. Meet with Project Management, Development, and Business Analysts to

detail testing tasks and timelines. Provide testing estimates to

Project Managers.

. Developed detailed testing strategy for the entire application and

developed test plans

for performance and functional tests.

. Conducted weekly QA status meeting for the projects to discuss

defects, issues and timelines.

. Interacted with the Business Analyst and the end users to gather

requirements and developing Test Cases.

. Assign tasks to Offshore Teams in Canada and UK and conducted weekly

meetings to

discuses defects, road block issues and timelines.

. Involved in both Manuel and Automated testing of the Client/Server

Applications like

(GP, GPPlus and GPA).

. Executed the test cases manually and compared the output in GPA to see

whether the all the data are captured as intended.

. Setup the Performance test lab and Installing the Loadrunner9.52

(VUGen,Controller, Analysis)

. Performed Load testing to design relevant, effective, certification

stress tests for projects. Also developed Vuser Scripts for load

testing using LoadRunner 9.52

. Responsible for Parameterization and correlation in Vuser Script by

capturing the dynamic values using Auto correlation and Manual

correlation for web application and troubleshooting the existing Vugen

scripts.

. Extensively worked for Nostro Payments, Future Payments, Scheduled

Payments, Incoming Funds to create Quotes and commit and approve the

Orders.

. Create scripts for Forward Sales to different beneficiaries, Create

and delete scripts for beneficiaries and pending order.

. Created and executed Single User, Base Line and Stress test

scenarios CCT project.

. Involved in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and

relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report

. Identify the Bottlenecks for Database and Applications server %Process

time & Process time, buffer cache hits ratio, page life expectancy.

. Interact with QA Off-shore Team and assign task for Automation and

Manual tests.

. Assigned Regression/ Integration/ Functional testing task to

functional tester to create scripts using Quick Test Pro.

. Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are

generated for each version

. Update Test team daily and weekly status reports in MKS Integrity.

. Created and executed Single User, Base Line performance test for Non

Intrusive scripts

in QA Production environment.

. Monitored database for sessions, connection pool and memory issues.

. Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory

leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at web, app

and database levels.

. Analyzing the Results using various graphs and reports

. Extensively used Coradiant to monitor the results.

. Create the Watch Points, Dashboard, Session browsers, and Reports

using TrueSight.

. Collect and publish the reports using TrueSight.

. Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using MKS

Integrity..

. Interacted with developers regarding priority of bugs and update the

status to test team.

. Extensively worked on SQL (DDL, DML) and performed backend testing.

. Used Clear quest for repository, reporting bugs, tracking bugs and

updates on resolved bugs.

. Used Clear case for Version Control. Each version of the application

is stored in Clear case and necessary modifications, updates and

analysis had been done.

. Communicate customer to Pending Order details.

. Involve Customer support to Order entry and Nostro and Future

Payments.

Environment: Coradiant, TrueSight, SQL, UNIX, Windows NT, J2ee,

JavaScript, Html, Dhtml,

Toad, Clear case, MKS Integrity, Load

Runner, QTP, Rational Clear Quest

Client: CNSI (Client Network Services Inc), Gaithersburg, MD. Jan 07

to Oct 2010

Projects:

WAMMIS (Washington State Medicaid Management Information System)

SDMMIS (South Dakota Medicaid Management Information System)

CHAMPS (Michigan Medicaid Management Information System)

GAVEIS (Georgia Vital Records Event Information System)

SD Medical Portal

Sr. Performance engineer/Automation Test Lead

Description: WAMMIS - Washington State Medicaid Management Information

System which is being done at CNSI for which the State of Washington is the

client it is a web based Medicaid system for the Department of Social and

Health Services (DSHS) of the State of Washington. It is a claims

processing web application that has complex numerous subsystems that are

interfaced together to work coherently. For example the WA MMIS system has

a whole has Provider, Claims, Financials, Payroll, Drug Rebate, Reference,

Prior Authorization, etc subsystems. I worked for Claims, Provider PA and

Managed Care Subsystems, where in it is for different types of Providers to

enroll them and DSHS worker will have access to them to verify and approve

the records.

Responsibilities:

8. Actively Involved in Complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

using

Agile Test Methodologies and QA Methodologies.

9. Developed Performance Test Plans for different stats, Test cases

creation, Test cases execution, defect tracking and reporting based on

DSDD and Functional/Business Requirement documents and participated in

the meetings with the Functional analyst, Business analyst and the

development team.

10. Developed detailed Testing Strategy for the entire application and

developed various test cases.

11. Gathered System Requirements and Functional Requirements from different

sources such as Functional, Business and Development team.

12. Worked on Power MHS built environment which includes various sub-

systems like Claims (Claims Processing & Claims Loading), HIPAA/EDI

transactions, Provider Enrollment, PA (Prior Authorization), Client,

Common Components, COB/TPL, Rate Settings, Drug Rebate, Reference,

Managed Care, Interfaces etc.

13. Performed GUI Testing, Smoke Test, Sanity Testing, System Testing,

Integration Testing, Regression Testing, End to End Testing, Backend

Testing, Security Testing, Performance Testing, Load Testing and UAT

Support.

14. Performed Load, Performance and Stress testing using HP LoadRunner.

15. Performed Manual and Performance testing for Single Sign-On

application.

16. Created LoadRunner scripts using Vugen based on criticality and usage

of business flows and enhanced Vuser Scripts by adding functions.

17. Extensively used LoadRunner create scripts and execute the scenario in

different environments (System test ITF and Production schema) for

WAMMIS, CHAMPS, SDMMIS, SD Medical Portal and GAVEIS.

18. Responsible for Parameterization and correlation in Vuser Script by

capturing the dynamic values using Auto correlation and Manual

correlation for web application and troubleshooting the existing Vugen

scripts.

19. Extensively analyzed various performance Monitors to find System

Bottlenecks, Network Bottlenecks, CPU & Memory Utilization and Memory

Leaks.

20. Responsible for capturing performance metrics and monitoring the

Application Servers, Database servers, UNIX and Windows box's using

SiteScope.

21. Responsible for Day By Day Analysis Reports Generated by the LoadRunner

Analysis tools and producing the results in Word Document and HTML

Reports.

22. Randomize data to create realistic loads for Load balancing.

23. Created Automation and Regression scripts using Empirix (Oracle

Functional Test suite).

24. Captured the LoadRunner Performance Metrics like Throughput, Hits Per

Second, Transaction Response Time, Average Transaction Response Time,

Transactions per Second (TPS), Connections, and HTTP Responses per Second

etc.

25. Analyzed the Performance Results & application tuning with Stakeholder

where exactly the problem is, weather it is application problem, code

problem, hardware problem, application server or web server problem,

database or network problem.

26. Created Analysis Results and Reports in Word, HTML and Excel documents.

27. Involved in setting up Performance test lab, installing

LoadRunner/Performance Center (Vugen, Controller, Analysis and Load

Generator)

28. Given Training to LoadRunner other state team.

29. Involved in Empirix installation for all team members.

30. Given Training to all subsystem Test team members on Empirix.

31. Generated Test Scripts using EMPIRIX Regression testing.

32. Created Analysis Results and Reports for South Dakota Department of

Social Service Medical Portal.

33. Involved to create scripts for SD MEDX, Provider, and Recipient for

Medical Portal.

34. Report testing in Cognos for SD MEDX

35. Create Jobs in SD MEDX all the OLAP And OLTP Reports

36. Schedule the jobs and find the status and response time to complete the

jobs.

37. Involved in the Manual/Automated Testing for writing the Test cases and

test scripts.

38. Involved SQL Queries were to retrieve data from tables and to perform

Back-End testing

39. Write SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for

testing purpose.

40. Used Clear quest for repository, reporting bugs, tracking bugs and

updates on resolved bugs.

41. Used Clear case for Version Control. Each version of the application is

stored in Clear case and necessary modifications, updates and analysis

had been done.

42. Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are

generated for each version. And Performed both Manual and Automated

testing.

43. Involved to generate daily and weekly status reports for Performance

team.

Environment: SQL, UNIX, Windows NT, J2ee, JavaScript, Html,

Dhtml, Toad,

UML, Rup, Clear case, Clear Quest, Load

Runner, Empirix,

TERADYNE MA .

Oct 06 to Jan 2007

Senior QA Analyst/ Performance Engineer

Project: Platinum

Teradyne is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment. The company's

divisions, Broadband Test, Assembly Test, Semiconductor Test, and Vehicle

Diagnostic Solutions, are organized by the products they develop and

deliver. Teradyne deliver competitive advantage to the world's leading

semiconductor, electronics, automotive and network systems companies.

Broadband Test: Develops state-of-the-art test systems for telephone

service providers. These systems improve the efficiency of qualification,

provisioning, and customer care operations for voice and broadband data

services. Products include: Celerity and 4TEL.

. Analyzed the Business requirements and the site specifications.

. Performed both Manual and Automated testing.

. Initiate, coordinate and implement the QA Process and Methodologies.

. Involved in the Manual/Automated Testing.

. Created LoadRunner scenarios to run the workload mix as defined in the

performance test plan (Load/Stress, Endurance, Scalability and

Interference performance test runs).

. Involved in reporting the performance testing status to the

management.

. Created various Web Scripts for the Application using Mercury Quickest

Pro and Load Runner for Functional and Performance testing.

. Enhanced and modified the scripts according to the test case

scenarios.

. Conducted stress testing to expose performance bottlenecks and

determine system behavior under peak activity when user load exceeds

anticipated levels, verify that applications recover from overload

conditions as expected.

. Involved in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and

relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.

. Responsible for back up all performance Scripts in Quality Center

. Used Toad to access Oracle database and performed functional Database

Testing

. Extensively worked on Virtual User generator.

. User Clear case for Version Control, each version of the application

is stored in Clear case and necessary modifications, updates, analysis

is done.

. Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database.

. Used Test Director to invoke the scripts and initially performed the

baseline testing and organized all the scripts systematically and

generated reports

. Generated Test Scripts using Mercury Quickest Pro for Regression and

Stress testing.

. Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are

generated for each version.

. Extensively used Test Director, for test planning, bug tracking and

reporting.

. Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database.

. Used Test Director to invoke the scripts and initially performed the

baseline testing and organized all the scripts systematically and

generated reports

. Involved in implementing the Automation Frameworks and used various

customized tools for the process of key driven testing and data driven

testing

. . Developed various object repositories to develop effective scripts

and designed master Scripts so as to invoke sub scripts.

. Extensively worked on QTP scripts in analyzing the business processes

and created automation scripts. Enhanced the QTP Scripts in expert

mode in order to implement efficient test scenarios

. The Event Log Viewer was used to analyze the Application, System and

Security errors. Depending on the severity of the errors the

developers were contacted and the problems were rectified.

. Executed SQL queries to perform database testing using SQL.

. Used SQL Queries were to retrieve data from tables and to perform Back-

End testing

. Write SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for

testing purpose.

. Developed detailed Testing Strategy for the entire application and

developed various test cases.

. Worked on SQL DDL, DML statements in checking the validity of the

backend data.

. Extensively used NT Performance Monitor to analyze the System

Bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU Utilization etc and also Network

Bottlenecks.

. Also analyzed the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and

Transactions Per Second (TPS).

Environment: JavaScript, HTML, DHTML, VB Script, Toad, SQL Oracle, MS

Access

UML, RUP,SOAP, UNIX, Windows NT, CMM, OOD, Quick

Test

Professional, Load runner, Quality Center.

ACE Insurance, PA Sep 05

to Oct 06

Sr. QA Analyst

Project: Commercial Auto Mobile Insurance

Description: ACE Insurance offers a full range of property/casualty

insurance products to the direct personal or commercial consumer ACE

Insurance specializes in Personal Automobile, Homeowners/Renters Commercial

Auto/Trucking, Small Business This is web based application which provides

customers with various Insurance and Financial services like Long Term

Insurance, Life Insurance Services, Personal and Commercial Insurance

(property and casualty).. The different technologies used in developing

this application are J2EE, JavaScript, Html, Sql, UNIX, Mainframes, AS400

and Web Logic etc. Worked on developing test plans, writing test cases, and

generated test scripts. Performed functionality testing using QTP and load

testing using LoadRunner.

44. Analyzed the business requirements and the site specifications.

45. Developed detailed Testing Strategy for the entire application and

developed various test cases.

46. Initiated, coordinated and implemented the QA Process and

Methodologies.

47. Involved in the Manual/Automated Testing.

48. Extensively used QTP, LoadRunner 8.0 for Performance and Load testing.

49. Used LoadRunner to generate various scripts and in the Virtual User

Generator these Scripts were parameterized and modified.

Generated the scripts, cerate quotes and authorize the policy.

51. Used Controller to Perform Load Test, Longevity test and Stress Test.

52. The Average CPU usage, Response time, TPS are analyzed for each

scenario.

53. Enhanced and modified the scripts according to the test case scenarios.

Generated the scripts in Ace Portal and Genius and Documaker and J walk.

Performed regression testing for the Portal .net application using QTP.

Reissue and renew the Policy using the Portal application

Portal application Endorsed the Policy's and changed in to Midterm.

Reinsured the Policy's in different coverage's Portal application

59. Executed SQL queries to perform database testing using SQL Plus

60. Used SQL Queries were to retrieve data from tables and to perform Back-

End testing

61. Write SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for

testing purpose

Inserted various check points like bitmap check points, text checkpoints

and database check

Points to check the functionality of the application

Documaker Perform context sensitive search of library members and

relationships.

Test the forms in Documaker manually trigger document components and set

Breakpoints at multiple points and execution levels

Find the Rating factor and table's details and configuration files in

Documaker.

66. Used Clear quest for repository, reporting bugs, tracking bugs and

updates on resolved bugs.

67. Used Clear case for Version Control. Each version of the application is

stored in Clear case and necessary modifications, updates and analysis

had been done.

68. Generated various user-defined functions using QTP.

69. Extensively called Test scripts from Driver script, Data driven scripts

into main scripts.

70. Text checks and Image checks were written for correct responses.

Created Data Driven tests by using CSV Indexed files.

71. Generated Data Driven scripts that access the backend database.

72. Used Test Director to invoke the scripts and initially performed the

baseline testing and organized all the scripts systematically and

generated reports

73. Generated Test Scripts using QTP for Regression testing.

74. Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are

generated for each version.

75. Extensively used Test Director, for test planning, bug tracking and

reporting.

76. Used Controller to Perform Load Test, Longevity test and Stress Test.

77. Performed both Manual and Automated testing.

78. Regular meetings and updates were made to the Management team of the

ongoing QA process.

Environment: SQL, Mainframe, AS400,Unix, Windows NT J2ee,

JavaScript, Html, Dhtml,

VB, VB Script, .Net, Uml, Rup, Clear

case, Clear Quest,

Quick Test Professional, Load Runner,

Test Director.

Travelers Insurance, Canada June 04 to Feb 05

Client: Seleena Consulting Corporation

Quality Assurance Engineer

Description: Travelers Insurance deals with both commercial and personal

lines of insurance for various customers throughout the country.

. Involved in different phases of software development life cycle.

. Responsible for analyzing functional requirement documents and design

documents in order to create and execute test plan.

. Developed detail Test Cases from Use Cases and executed them in order

to cover the

Entire functionality of the application.

. Configured test environment for specific test cases, created test

data and executed automated or manual test cases, documented results

and updated defect tracking System.

. Worked closely with developers, business analysts, and user

representatives and participate in the product design process

including specification and other document reviews.

. Supported the entire test and certification process, getting involved

early in the product

development cycle and managing through product launch- analyze

and design

. comprehensive test plan and test implementation strategies.

. Involved in extensive bug reporting and defect tracking using

Rational Clear Quest.

. Used Test Director to invoke the scripts and initially performed the

baseline testing and organized all the scripts systematically

generated reports.

. Performed regression testing and the generated additional scripts for

each version

. Extensively used test director for test planning

. Scheduling interacting, invoking WinRunner 6.5 scripts were done

using Test Director.

. Also worked on LoadRunner to migrate the performer scripts.

. Generated around 20 web scripts and ran various scenarios.

. Extensively worked on performance monitoring and analyzed the

response time memory leaks, hits/sec and throughput graphs.

. Involved in development and reporting of quality assurance project

metrics.

. Version control using rational clear case.

. Executed SQL queries and procedures to perform database testing using

SQL Plus.

. Interacted with development and QA teams to ensure overall quality of

the software.

. Provided support to technical support and help desk to analyze data

and to verify the help desk tickets opened on the request of

customers.

. Involved in training and documentation.

Environment: Sql, UNIX, VB,Vscript, .Net, Java, Html, Jsp, Xml, WinRunner,

LoadRunner,QtpRationalClearCase,ClearQuest,Oracle, UNIX, Test Director.

PARAMOUNT ENTERPRISE (Uniglow Informatics) India April 01 to Feb 04

Project : CRM Process Implementation.

Description: Paramount is a leading Manufacturer for ion implant machines,

which are used in a semiconductor manufacturing environment. It has a

direct sales force that sells to integrated circuit or chip manufacturers

who use the equipment in their semiconductor wafer fabrication

environments. Paramount is assigned with sales executives and sales teams.

We developed screens which are useful to qualify the lead, updating

manufacturing address information, entering manufacture profile data and

update contact information. Screens are developed for tracking the

opportunities through the sales cycle until it is closed or lost.

. Involved in different phases of project life cycle.

. Analyzed business requirements and system requirements of the

American Home Excess.

. Interacted with the user groups to drive the functional requirements.

. Performed the system analysis and design.

. Involved in documentation during various phases of development life

cycle.

. Developed the test plan for quality assurance based on functional

requirement.

. Involved in automation testing process WinRunner 6.0 testing tool.

. Performed database testing using SQL.

. Performance test script was developed and executed using LoadRunner.

Environment: OracleandVisualbasic,Java,WebSphere,SybaseUNIX, LoadRunner,

Win Runner, Test Director, MS Offices.



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