Malar Maju

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Richmond Hill, ON, Canada, L4S 2V7

Phone: 647-***-**** E-mail: ac4y6x@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To be associated with a Progressive Organization that gives me a scope to apply my knowledge and skills in the areas of Software QA Testing and QA Analysis.

Summary of Qualifications

Over 10 Years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with strong technical skills in Testing, Commercial and Enterprise applications

Solid Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), IT Standards, Business methodologies, and QA principles

Extensive experience in working with financial applications such as Billing and Payment Systems.

Strong knowledge of manual and automated testing tools (Win Runner, HP Quality Centre, Test Complete, QTP, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager and Load Runner), Web services, and SQL server Management studio

Expertise in preparing formal test plans, test cases and maintaining defect tracking systems.

Experienced in performing Functional, Integration, Regression, User Acceptance, Security, Load, Stress, Browser compatibility, and System Level testing for Client Server, Web, and Data warehousing applications.

Demonstrated ability to work independently or cooperatively as part of a team to meet project deadlines

Superior interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to maintain professional approach at all times

Technical Skills

Testing Tools

HP Quality Centre, Win Runner, Test Director, Quick Test Pro (QTP), Test Complete, Load Runner, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager

Defect Tracking Systems

Test Director, Alexy’s Team, Bugzilla, Team Foundation Server

Operating Systems

Windows 7/8/10, 2000/ XP, MS-DOS, UNIX, Linux, Apple iOS, Android

Browsers

Netscape, IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari

Programming Languages

C, C++, Java, SQL, .NET, HTML, Visual Basic, Oracle, XML, ASP

Databases

MS - SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access

Employment Profile

Senior QA Analyst June 2008- Present

Just Energy, Mississauga, Ontario

Involve in designing and writing detailed test plans and test cases based on functional requirement specification

Perform Functional, System, Integration, GUI, White box, Black box, and Security testing on windows and web based applications for Billing and Payment system

Perform Regression test to ensure product integrity after modification and enhancements

Identify and enter software defects into the defect tracking system.

Involve in Backend Database testing using MS-SQL Server 2014.

Create System test scripts and SQL queries for different test scenarios

Attend team meetings to gather information related to requirement analysis, risk analysis and SDLC planning.

Work closely with the developers and Business Analysts investigating and fixing software defects based on the test results

Perform User Acceptance testing (UAT) to get feedback and approval from end users to make any final adjustments to the application before the release

Analyze test results, and prepare weekly status report

Provide training and assistance for the newly hired QA staffs

QA Tester (Contract) February 2006- February 2008

CreativeNet, Toronto, Ontario

Developed test strategy based on user requirements.

Reviewed business requirements, developed test plans, test cases and test scenarios.

Participated in testing multiple projects which involved Java, C++, NET, and Visual Basic.

Executed test cases and maintained bug tracking system.

Analyzed application, and security errors; escalated issues to developers and verified fixes.

Involved in executing System, Integration, Functional, and UAT test cases and compile test results.

Conducted Regression testing of the new software releases.

Corresponded among QA Managers, Developers, Analysts and Team members.

Reviewed, analyzed executed test results, and created weekly QA progress report.

Quality Assurance Analyst (Contract) January 2005- December 2005

Testing Solutions, Toronto, Ontario

Assisted QA lead with development of the master test plan preparation

Wrote test plans, developed test cases and created summary reports

Executed test cases and validated test results to expected results in test scripts

Entered Defects in Test Director and followed up on the bugs logged with developer and retested test cases.

Logged, tracked, and reported test progress and provide input to defect tracking system

Participated in customer support issues, troubleshooting, and analysis.

Involved in preparing and executing regression test case to ensure product reliability

Communicated effectively with QA Lead and development team members.

EDUCATION

Software Quality Assurance Tester Certificate July 2004- September 2004

A+ Institute, Toronto, Ontario

Electrical Engineering, B.Eng January 2000- April 2004

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

References: Available upon Request.

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