Test Cases Quality

arpitha reddy

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SUMMARY

Over 8+ years of experience in various commercial applications with involvement in all stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Experienced in using Quality Center/ALM for maintaining the Test Plans, Test Cases, Test scripts, Test Execution, Defect management, Bug Reporting.

Experienced in using HP Quality Center to track, report, and manage defect throughout the test cycle and attended Defect Status Meeting on daily basis during testing cycle.

Experienced in writing SQL queries for backend/database testing.

Extensive experience in analyzing, reviewing and understanding of Business/Functional

Testing requirements and writing Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Scripting, creating Test Scenarios, analyzing results and preparing result summary report.

Experience in software engineering methodologies or SDLC like Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.

Experienced in analysis, requirements gathering, strategy, plans, test scripts, exit reports, defect tracking based on QA methodologies.

Experienced in developing new scenarios by understanding the flow in the business.

Experienced in Designing and writing Positive, Negative test cases for new requirements, enhancements and bug fixes.

Experienced in different types of testing like Black-box testing, Functional testing, GUI testing, Regression testing, Back-end testing, System testing, Integration testing and Acceptance testing.

Involved in testing web services and API testing using SOAP UI.

Strong exposure testing applications on different browsers like IE, Firefox, and Chrome.

Good experience in testing web applications using Soap UI.

Good at defect-reporting and defect-tracking using tool like JIRA, Quality center/Test Director.

Hands on experience in writing SQL queries and executing procedures to perform back end testing for the expected results.

Expertise in Problem solving and Defect Tracking Tools like Quality Center, TFS (Team foundation Sever) Bugzilla and JIRA.

Excellent analytical and programming abilities in using technology to create elegant, flexible and maintainable solutions for complex testing problem.

Team Player and self-starter with excellent communication, motivation and organizational skills combined with attention to details and business process improvements.

EDUCATION

Masters in Arts.

Bachelors in Engineering.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/XP/NT, UNIX.

Testing Software: Win runner, Load Runner, HP Quality Center, QTP, SQA, Rational Robot, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear case.

Programming languages: Java 1.0/2.0, SQL, PL/SQL, VB.NET, ASP.NET

Scripting Languages: Shell Script, TSL, Java Script, VB Script

Web Tools and Languages: HTML, DHTML, XML, J2EE, Servlets, JSP, ASP.NET, Java Beans

RDBMS: SQL Server 6.5 /2000/2008, Oracle 8.0/9i/11, MS-Access

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, Scrum

Application Servers: Apache Tomcat

Bug Tracking: Quality Center, JIRA, Clear Quest, Bugzilla.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

ACT INC, Iowa City, IA April 2017-Present Quality Assurance Tester

The ACT ( American College Testing) college readiness assessment is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States.

Responsibilities

Understand the business requirement and technical specification documents of the system.

Involved in Agile Scrum meeting (2 weeks Sprint) and Scrum testing of the system.

Performed smoke testing and sanity check for the application after the new build deployment.

Updated test cases as per the deployment requirements.

Used Oracle Apps for running concurrent programs.

Extensively used JIRA in reporting the defects to the development team.

Validated files using Ultra Edit.

Extensively used log files in validating the Errors.

SQL developer is used for writing SQL queries and validating the data in the backend.

Extensively used SQL queries to verify the integrity of the database.

Worked closely with users and developers to ensure that the application development met the user expectations.

Played a major part in testing and timely delivery of the product.

Interacted with developers and helped them access and fix the defects ASAP.

Helped Release and Support engineers in the final application checkout and launch.

Extensively used service testing for web applications using Postman.

Environment: Windows 2013, SQL Developer, Oracle 11g, MS-Excel, TFS, JIRA, Oracle APPS, Ultra Edit, Postman.

Kelly Blue Book, LA, CA Dec 2015 – March 2017

Quality Assurance Tester

Kelly Blue Book is the leading provider of Information services, E-commerce software, and Automotive. Worked as a QA analyst for Software as a service (SaaS) billing model platform on the KBB commerce application for enterprise and SMB customers.

Responsibilities

Understand the business requirement and technical specification documents of the system

Involved in Agile Scrum meeting and Scrum testing of the system

Reviewed change request documents and defect description and attended meetings to document the required changes.

Developing test cases, test procedures and test data from requirement document

Involved in test plan and test case review meetings

Updating the test cases document according to review comments

Used Clear Quest to report the defects to the development team

Tested Enterprise SOAP and Restful Web Services using SOAP UI tool

Used Quality Center(QC), TFS(Team Foundation Server) to report the system testing defects to the development team

Performed Smoke, System testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing, User acceptance testing and Database testing.

Extensively used SQL query statements to verify the data integrity and validation between the front-end values with the backend database values of the application.

Prepared Test cases, procedures, Bug Tracking, Logging and reporting bugs using Quality center

Experience developing a Comprehensive Test Strategy inclusive of all testing activities

Updating status report daily basis and weekly basis by conducting meetings with QA team.

Involved in writing of modification reports for errors identified in testing and clearly communicated with development via defect tracking system using Quality Center

Involved in Database testing to verify data integrity tests.

Extensively interacted with developers to analyze and resolve the issues that were encountered while testing the application.

Prepared and implemented detailed test plan for the complex financial reports, which included Quantitative (Data Testing) and Qualitative (Business Rules Implementation) testing.

Analysis of requirements and use case documents. Work with business analysts and address the gaps in requirements.

Work closely with client architects and formulate design for the individual modules. Tested Functional Specification Document (FSD) by compared with the table definition.

P7erform testing in SIT, UAT and Production.

Used Wiscp to change the SOR file for testing.

Updated the Control table for partitioning testing in Distribution.

Used Microsoft Test Manager for managing the test cases and run them.

Environment: Windows 2000/NT, IBM Rational Clear Quest, Oracle 11, MS Word, MS-Excel, QC-ALM, WinScp, Unix, Microsoft Test Manager, TFS.

Pearson, Iowa City, IA Aug 2014 – Oct 2015

Quality Analyst

Pearson is the Worlds leading educational company. From pre-school to high school early learning to professional certification, our curriculum materials, multimedia learning tools and testing programmes help to educate more than 100 Million people worldwide – more than any other private enterprise.

Responsibilities

Used Oracle tables to maintain the data.

Created test cases in Quality Center.

Performed Manual testing.

Performed System, Integration, Functional, and Regression testing of new/revised applications.

Tested the reports and validated the data.

Created an Expected results file and validated the data.

Extensively Coordinated with team members and ITPM’s to resolve the issues.

Used Quality Center to track the issues and know the status.

Used Perforce to maintain the documents.

Created test plan and reviewed them.

Review schedule and approve it.

Review requirement documents and approve them.

Involved in testing in each of testing life cycle.

Followed Agile methodology.

Monitor files in Linux server.

Used Oracle SQL developer to monitor data in the tables.

Validated posting of reports, organizations, student information etc in web application of Pearson.

Participated in testing/validating of the currently implemented admins.

Maintained requirements and created Traceability between Requirements and Test Cases.

Interacted with developers and helped them access and fix the defects ASAP.

Environment: Oracle 10g/ 11g, Quality Center 11.0, WinScp, SFTP, Ultra Compare, Ultra Professional, SQL developer, Excel 2007, Windows XP, MS Word 2007 and MS Visio.

Healthcare Management Systems, Franklin, TN May 2011 – Aug 2014

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., (HMS) develops information technology solutions for community hospitals and specialty healthcare facilities to improve patient care and deliver value by connecting hospitals, physicians and the community. Patient information becomes accessible in real time from any location. Our customers drive adoption quickly because clinicians find our systems flexible, fast and easy to use.

Responsibilities

Participated in agile user stories socialization and sprint planning meetings to understand user requirements.

Created test Scenarios, test Cases based on user stories.

Conducted testing on Java based web application & RPG (IBM AS400) application.

Maintained user stories and created traceability between user stories and Test Cases across the sprints.

Involved in testing of order entry system (Ancillary, Nursing, Pharmacy, Fast pick, Discharge & Transfer Medication Orders).

Involved in testing of Patient Care & eMAR medication administration modules.

Compared application output on both applications (AS400 and java based web application) and reported issues to product owner & developers through JIRA system.

Tested various patient specific reports on both Java & AS400 environments.

Participated in end of sprint regression testing and end of sprint demos.

Performed System, Integration, Functional, and Regression testing of new/revised applications.

Responsible for database testing using SQL queries on System I Navigator/AS400.

Conducted walkthroughs with Product Owner, development for requirement coverage against Test Scenarios.

Tracked and documented details of bugs; followed up with development team to verify bug fixes and updated bug status in JIRA.

Worked with team members in completing user stories on time for end of sprint demos.

Environment: IBM AS400, Java, JSP, HTML, Quality Center 11.0, Applet, MS Word, MS Excel, JIRA, TFS, System I Navigator and Tomcat.

Applabs (A CSC Company), Hyderabad, India June 07 – Apr 2011

QA Tester

AppLabs Technologies Private Limited, the world’s largest pure-play software testing and quality management service provider. AppLabs brings a strong portfolio of emerging technologies, proprietary methodologies and tools, and a specialized sales force to CSC which significantly enhances CSC’s capabilities in application testing services as well as shortening time-to-market.

Responsibilities

Created test Scenarios, test Cases based on user stories.

Participated in testing/validating of the currently implemented and upgraded Modules.

Conducted Regression testing for web and desktop applications using Rational Suite.

Maintained requirements and created Traceability between Requirements and Test Cases.

Used Oracle to maintain the data.

Also ran the jobs to compare the files, file transfers and file executions.

Extensively written SQL queries in order to access the data from the DB tables.

Performed Manual testing.

Performed System, Integration, Functional, and Regression testing of new/revised applications using QTP.

Improved the flexibility of the tests by parameterizing the entire test scripts, inserted checkpoints, and used watch lists to monitor variables in the Test Script.

Extensively used SQL queries to verify the integrity of the database.

Identified issues and communicated with developers to resolve technical issues and defects using Quality Center.

Worked closely with users and developers to ensure that the application development met the user expectations.

Played a major part in testing and timely delivery of the product.

Involved in validation of data using SQL Queries and then exporting the query results to Spreadsheet and validated the data.

Tested the reports and validated the data.

Created an Expected results file and validated the data.

Environment: Unix, Oracle 10g/ 11g, SQL,PL/SQL, J2EE, Web sphere 6, HTML,XML, Quality Center, SQL developer, Excel 2007, Windows XP, MS Word 2007.

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