Atif Ansari

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A dedicated and efficient IT professional with 3+ years’ experience in Software QA (quality assurance), currently working as an SQA Engineer at Itron. Inc in an Agile environment. A strategic thinker with remarkable analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in manual and automated testing, SQL, PL/SQL, C#, Ruby, Java, Linux and Shell scripting. Verse in automated testing of web applications using Selenium and Cucumber frameworks. Incorporates best testing practices with exceptional ability to meet strict deadlines and ensures that the solution is functioning according to the business requirements. Languages and Skills Microsoft SQL, PL/ SQL, Linux, Shell scripting, Ruby, C#, Java, Agile Methodology, HTML, XML, IPV4, IPV6, 6lowPAN, TCP/IP, IP Addressing and Sub netting.

Software and Tools Cucumber, WATIR, RubyMine IDE, Jenkins CI, Selenium Web-driver, Eclipse, HP Quality Center, SVN, Perforce, GitHub, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server, PL/SQL Developer, Oracle SQL developer, SEP TeamWorks, Wireshark, VMWare VSphere, Microsoft TFS, Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) Microsoft Test Manager and MS Office.

10/2015 to Present SQA Engineer

Itron Inc.; West Union, SC

Serves as a key member in a team responsible for large scale performance testing. Leads test activities in the team, writes automated test scripts and provides technical expertise in troubleshooting of large scale networks. Provides sustaining support to sales staff and customer personnel by providing technical information on various applications.

Develops test plans and leads a test team to ensure a successful test cycle. Creates and executes test cases according to marketing requirements and documents results in Microsoft VSTS.

Participates in design of test automation framework using Selenium web-driver and Jenkins continuous integration.

Develops automated test scripts in Java using Selenium web-driver to automate some critical multi scenario-based test cases.

Performs user interface and system testing of electrical smart metering solutions. Successfully completed 5 system releases using Agile (Scrum) methodology. Collaborates with hardware, firmware and software leadership during all the phases starting from solution scoping to solution delivery.

Develops complex SQL and PL/SQL queries to generate status reports for stakeholders and to test the integrity of data in Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases. Summary

Professional Experience

Technical Skills Highlights

Creates and modifies views, triggers and stored procedures to enhance data retrieval performance.

Develops analysis tools using C# to improve testing efficiency. Supports business partners during user experience and user acceptance testing. Leads problem investigation by analyzing logs and recommends resolution to the developers. Configures and troubleshoots Cisco’s Connected Grid Routers to test for smart meter network. Monitors radio frequency traffic using Wireshark protocol analyzer to validate network protocol and reports issues.

Develops shell scripts to gather platform and troubleshooting data on Linux based smart meters. Provides subject matter expertise to other development and QA teams. Assists sales and marketing teams in preparation for live demos to potential customers. 09/2015 to 10/2015 Test Automation Developer

TEKsystems Inc.; Columbus, OH

Client: Nationwide Insurance

Created and designed test plans, test scenarios and test cases to validate software’s business logic and performance.

Created and executed automated test cases using Ruby/Cucumber and WATIR (Web Application Testing in Ruby) in a test-driven development environment. Developed, configured, and maintained automated test frameworks and custom test solutions Participated in execution and documentation of manual test cases. Managed defects in Quality Center.

03/2015 to 08/2015 QA Analyst

UNICON International, Inc.; Columbus, OH

Worked on State of Wyoming’s Air Quality Data Management System. Managed test activities throughout the SDLC in an Agile Environment. Collaborated with the developers to set up Continuous Integration using Jenkins. Executed complex tests according to established plans and scripts, documented and communicated results.

Developed Test Automation suite from the scratch for nightly regression testing. Executed automated test cases using Ruby/Cucumber and WATIR (Web Application Testing in Ruby).

Collaborated with developers to determine appropriate solutions and retesting corrections to ensure problems are resolved.

Created database queries to collect and analyze data to assist developers in fixing bugs. Conducted quality-control tests and analyses to ensure that software meets specified standards and end-user requirements.

Coordinated with software users to keep a track of various bugs reported by them. Master of Science – Electrical & Computer Engineering, The University of Toledo; U.S.A, 3.93 GPA

(Dec 2014)

Bachelor of Engineering – Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Osmania University; India, 3.44 GPA (Apr 2013)

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