Sales Information Technology

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Exceptional Software Test Analyst with expertise in translating user requirements and product features into testing requirements and responsible for all aspects of quality assurance to support deliverables and assist with the integration /testing of Pharmaceutical, Clinical, Financial and EdTech enterprise solutions.

Expertise in identifying components and functionality for building test cases and debug performance bottlenecks in the application under test.

Highly skilled in Continuous Deployment (CD) and Continuous Integration (CI) capabilities.

Exceptional analytical skills with an ability to transform the needs of users into functional and technical requirements and execute automated tests and interpret test results.

Experience working on various SDLC models and techniques in the client /server environment.

Proficient with analyzing large quantities of data and performing data validation, ad hoc analysis and optimized SQL queries.

Strong understanding of the business requirements for the products/solutions being tested, including how the users use the products and possible impacts to user workflow.

Proficient in Technical and Business Writing, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis and testing various methodologies.

Experience in facilitating Joint Requirement Planning (JRP) sessions with Business User Groups, conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with IT Groups and Conflict Management with team members.

In depth knowledge Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology, Use Cases, Software

Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/D).

Possess strong problem solving & analytical skills.

TECHNICAL SKLLS:

Defect Reporting Tools Visual Studio Team System, Test Director, HP Quality Center, Excel

Databases Oracle, MS SQL Server, MS Access

Utilities MS Office Suite, MS Project

Languages C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, SQL

Platforms Windows, Unix, Linux

Web Technologies Html, CSS, JavaScript, Xml, ASP, JSP

Modeling Tools IBM Rational Rose, MS Visio

Version Control System Subversion, CVS, GIT, BitBucket

Reporting Tools Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reports (SSRS)

Collaboration Jira, Hip Chat, Slack, Confluence, SharePoint

Agile Practices Scrum, Kanban, Safe

Emerging Technologies Angular, Node JS, Protractor, Jasmine, Karma

SDLC Practices Agile, Rally, JIRA

Testing Automation, test-driven development, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing, GUI testing, web service testing, and browser compatibility testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Ellucian, Fairfax, VA Jan ’16 – Present

Sr. Test Specialist /Sr. Automation Tester

Responsible for providing strategic Automation guidance to development teams, driving quality deliverables through automation including tools, process, measurement, environment and data.

Deliver and drive automation strategy.

Define and architect prototypes as a concrete representation of the product.

Ensures linkage with infrastructure to ensure project connectivity.

Review progress and make recommendations for areas of opportunities/improvements for automation.

Continuously align with project/application architects on test infrastructure.

Serves as point of contact for escalation and issues.

Experience in test-driven development, unit testing, functional testing, system integration testing, regression testing, GUI testing, web service testing, and browser compatibility testing, Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration technologies.

Align with tech leads/ architects to drive continuous improvements in operational quality and performance

OpenLink Financial, Inc., Uniondale, NY Feb ’11 – Dec ’15

Sr. Software Test Analyst / QA Specialist

Responsible for design and execution of effective Quality Assurance audits, procedures, processes and execution of test plans and scripts for Openlink’s Portfolio Management Systems.

Develop and document software test plans in coordination with Business product management teams.

Played a key role in supporting front, middle and back office solutions for customers and sales by performing integration, functional, performance and regression testing.

Collaborated with product developers, business analysts, and technical support specialists regarding issues found during test cycles.

Ensured manuals and written materials were maintained in conformity with release levels.

Converted complex specifications into straightforward release notes for both internal /external end users.

Used integrated development and QA defect tracking, version control and configuration management systems to communicate software defects to engineering personnel.

Analyzed requests for new applications and enhancements to existing applications for improving process and reducing costs.

Supported the QA Automated Script Specialists in automating test scripts using QTP.

Provided technical training and consultation services to sales and account personnel during the sales /pre-sales process and was responsible to test pre-sales applications for new potential clients.

Responsible for testing and identifying risks of the entire feature development and maintenance releases.

Direct experience working on applications for clients such as Federal Banks, Citi Group, Siemens, Land O' Lakes, Allscripts, etc.

Environment: C/C++, Java, Html, XML, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MS Visual Studio Team System, HP Quality Center, Test Director, QuickTest Pro, LoadRunner, MS Excel.

Bank of America, New York, NY Feb ’08 – Oct ‘10

Software QA Analyst

Worked in conjunction with QA Team Management and mechanisms to identify critical transactions to benchmark response time performance and scalability targets for Allscript's Clinical solutions.

Provided estimates and scoping of level of effort for the QA cycle, based on project documentation and application knowledge.

Conducted test cases and executed test cases for Functional, System Integration and Security Testing.

Identified risks related to testing deliverables and provide mitigation options.

Used SQL queries to validate data in the Oracle server and updated the records.

Parameterized the test, created database checkpoints and bitmap checkpoints.

Participated in walkthroughs and weekly status meetings to discuss the application under test.

Environment: C/C++, Java, Html, XML, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MS Visual Studio Team System, HP Quality Center, Test Director, QuickTest Pro, LoadRunner, MS Excel.

EDUCATION:

M.S in Information Technology and Data Analytics Jul ’16 - Present

University of Bridgeport, CT

B.E, Information Technology Jun ‘07

Maharaja SayajiRao University, Gujarat, India

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