Sharanjit Singh (Sharry)
Brampton, ON, L6X 0P2 ****************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
•Over 5 years of experience as a QA analyst on different domains such as healthcare, finance, public trading, Web technology etc.
•Extensive experience in web, desktop and mobile applications
•Expertise in designing Test plans, Test case and Test Scripts
•Mastery in running E2E, UAT, database, Functional, Regression and System integration testing
•Experience of Testing Tools that include QTP, HP ALM, TFS, Xpath, SOA Testing
•Strong knowledge and hands on experience with SQL, software testing life cycle and defect life cycle
•Excellent analytical, communication skills and ability to work independently
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Tools:
HP ALM, UFT, Assembla, Defect Management, Selenium WebDriver, TFS and MTM
Operating Systems:
MS-DOS, LINUX, Win2000, Win10, Win XP, Win Vista, MAC OS 10.2.x, 10.3.x, Wireshark, Putty
Mobile operating systems
iOS, android and blackberry
Programming and scripting Languages:
Java, C, VBScript, SQL, Objective C
Methodologies
SDLC, Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid
Web tools:
HTML, XML and ASP
Databases:
Oracle, MS Access, SQL server 2012, Toad
Protocols:
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DHCP, SOAP, and TCP/IP
Designing & Page Layout Tools:
FrontPage, Flash, Adobe
Packages Covered:
Microsoft Office Suite
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Project: CRS Reporting and PRA Dashboard - APT July2017-Present
Client: CIBC (Wealth Management)
Role: QA Consultant and application tester
Description: Performed Manual testing on desktop applications that included placing financial trades along with verification of reports
Test Environment: iFast and HP ALM
Responsibilities:
• Managed creation, delivery & maintenance of testing artifacts including test strategies & plans, test scenarios, test cases, test data and status reports
• Provided solutions to QA lead to cut down the testing time along with maintaining utmost quality
• Successfully completed multiple projects while working independently under QA lead
• Created testing documentation including scalability analysis, risk assessment and traceability matrix for various projects after analyzing business requirements by following CIBC’s enterprise testing methodology (CETM) standards
• Worked in a team of QA manager, project manager, QA lead and business system analysts
Project: GBASS and production tickets May2016-April2017
Client: Just Energy
Role: QA Consultant
Description: Qualifying Web-based Application GBASS (General Billing and Settlement System), which is a .net based application developed to provide complete functionality of enrolling, maintaining, billing and settlement using Electronic Data Transfer.
Test Environment: Soap UI, MTM, SQL server 2012, TFS, JSON.
Responsibilities:
Manually performed Sanity, Functional, GUI, Integration, Database, API and UAT Testing.
Tested all the table structures and field values for the data migration and executed SQL queries to validate data integrity
Prepared summary report of overall testing Status, defect Status, test documentation and participated in daily scrum meetings
Executed the test cases according to the test cycles and logged all the defects in TFS.
Used SOAP UI to perform API testing.
Reviewed business requirement documents and analyzed technical specifications and created initial test plan with strategy to develop test scenarios
Communicated testing status to project team by sending daily test execution reports during the testing phase
Project: HISA, FATCA Reporting and Year-End tax June2014-April2016
Client: CIBC (Wealth Management)
Role: QA Consultant and application tester
Description: Performed Manual testing on desktop applications for newly introduced High Interest Savings funds (HISA) that included placing financial trades as well as verification of Government reports
Test Environment: HP ALM, iFast Desktop and iFast web
Responsibilities:
Scripted and executed test cases using HP QC (ALM) while working on multiple financial projects to perform system integration and functional testing
Worked on vital wealth management projects such as HISA (High Interests Savings Account), year-end tax, FATCA – Phase2 and 2B
Developed leadership skills by coordinating with team members from offshore and onshore
Provided KT to new Hires
Performed execution of test cases in a team as well as individually.
Provided key input on improving testing methods for better quality of the applications during weekly and monthly QA meetings
Project: Nexia May2013-November2013
Client: Nightingale Informatix Corporation
Role: Quality Assurance Analyst
Description: Worked on web-based healthcare application Nexia in an Agile environment
Test Environment: Assembla, HP ALM
Responsibilities:
Extensive testing in an agile development environment, involving various testing techniques including Smoke Testing, Regression, Functional, Integration, Performance, Sanity and User Acceptance Testing
Built test plans for Nexia project based on use case scenarios and requirements
Used Assembla to log new defects and re-test existing defects, throughout the testing cycle
Aided in production overnight releases and production level testing
Provided vital inputs in a team consisting of QA Manager, project manager, developers, UI designers, Business analysts and VP of engineering to validate test requirements, resolve design issues and software defects
Project: Project East, EDSF and Oracle Upgrade 11G September2011-April2013
Client: CIBC (Finance Technology)
Role: Test Analyst
Description: Worked as a co-op and was involved in a QA team to perform database testing
Test Environment: Toad, HP ALM
Responsibilities:
Created and executed test cases using HP ALM for EDSF and Project East
Gathered and compared the results in SIT and UAT environments for project East
Extensively used SQL queries to verify data validation and data integrity for both front and back end
Managed standard testing documents while working closely with test lead and business analysts
Assisted in updating SharePoint sites
Project: Mobile banking and Online banking January2011- April2011
Client: CIBC (Retail Markets)
Role: Test Analyst (Co-op)
Description: Testing CIBC mobile banking application on multiple platforms (iOS, android and blackberry) as well as online banking application on various browsers
Test Environment: HP ALM
Responsibilities:
Worked with a test lead to execute test scripts and performed mobile testing as a part of a test team, for BlackBerry, iPhone and Smartphone in English and French
Performed testing on CIBC’s online banking release 16 against application design document and business requirement document
Identified, logged and retested variances encountered during testing process
Provided regular testing status updates to QA lead and project manager
Educational Summary and certificates: -
Advanced Diploma in computer Engineering Technology (Co-op) Sep2009 – Dec2012
(Sheridan institute of technology and advanced learning, Brampton (ON))
Certificate in banking and securities industry structure and products April 2015
CETM training certificate from CIBC June 2012
ISTQB In Progress
Selenium WebDriver with Java In Progress
Achievement and Awards
Quarterly CIBC team recipient award for OLB16b & mobile banking release 2 projects April 2011
High Honors Graduate December 2012
Extracurricular and Interests
Junior level karate champion
Yoga, meditation and Running
Reading books