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Phone: 917-***-**** (Mobile)

Email: ac9kp5@r.postjobfree.com

Status: EAD Card Holder

OBJECTIVE:

More than Seven years of experience with Bachelor of Science in Computer Science in Berkeley University of California and having associate degree In BMCC for computer science. Being specialized experience QA, Software Testing of Client/Server and Web based applications, looking to work as a Software Manual QA Analyst / Automation Test Engineer Position.

SUMMARY:

Expertise with state of art testing tools including HP UFT, HP ALM. Extensive understanding and experience of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile and RUP, Technical writing and Documentation. Ability to identify Test Objectives and use them to design and develop manual and automated Test Cases as appropriate to validate Positive and Negative conditions. Able to work closely with Developers to refine tests and identify, document and assist in resolution of defects before software is released. Experience in designing Test Plans, defining Test Cases, developing and maintaining Test Scripts, Analyzing Bugs and interacting with development team members in fixing the defects. Proficient in Functional, Regression, Smoke, Black box, Boundary, System Integration (SIT), User Acceptance (UAT), Security, 508 Testing. Proven skill in writing VB scripting, HTML, MYSQL, JavaScript, PL/SQL. Experience in testing Web-based and Client-Server applications in Windows, UNIX environment. Contribute in creatively and professionally in design stage and supports in design & layout, typography, color and photography. Substantial experience in writing and executing Test cases and Test Scripts, mentoring Client staff, working with overall team to meet project goals. Experience in Database testing (Backend Testing) and good understanding of Relational Database Management Systems (Oracle, SQL Server). Ability to work with Business Analysts, Developers and other Team Members in complex testing projects and in the overall enhancement of software product quality. Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter and quick learner. Dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Smart, focus and passionate in bringing energy and new ideas balanced with practical experience to every environment.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

Operating System : Windows XP/ Windows 7 and Unix.

Testing Tool : HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)/ Unified Functional Testing (UFT), HP ALM/ HP Quality Center (QC), JIRA, Bugzilla, IBM Clear Quest.

Databases : SQL Server 2008/2012, Oracle 10g/11g, Access, SQL plus, SQL/PL Developer.

Language : Visual Basic, VB Script, SQL/PL, C++, C#.

Networking : HTML, XML, HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP.

Application Server : IIS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BB&T Corporation

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Job Title: QA Analysis Project Duration: October 2016 to May 2019

My Role and Responsibilities:

Experience to Analyzed Business Requirement Specification, Software Requirement Specification.

Experience to Developed Test Plan and Test Approach artifact with resource requirements and time estimates.

Experience to Designed and developed Test Scenario/Test Cases/Test steps for various Business Services/methods covering both positive and negative testing requirements.

Mapped system requirements with Test cases, ensured traceability of Test Cases back to the Business Requirements using HP ALM.

Performed Manual Testing of Web-based and Client-server enterprise applications and used HP ALM for test management.

Created test plan based on the requirements, created the test cases and uploaded in HP ALM.

Generated different type of graphs, analyzed the result, created the report and published the report By Using HP ALM.

Executed the test cases, reported defects and provided test cases execution status for the required cycle.

Perform different testing from smoke testing to regression testing to functional testing.

Performed Sanity, Smoke, Functional, Security, Configuration and User Acceptance testing manually.

Tested the Application in different Web Browsers and on Multiple Platforms-UNIX, Linux and Windows.

Log defect upon find and send them to developer for fixing Using HP ALM.

Identify the severity and priority of a defect and take action accordingly.

Also perform data validation testing.

Use SQL queries to extract data from MS SQL Server databases.

Used Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to automate function for the web application. Analyzed the functionality needs to be automated based on the manual test cases and estimated time and efforts for the required functionality.

Automated the functionality and interface testing of the application using Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Performed data driven testing and Regression testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Experience to eliminate redundant pop up messages to cut down script run times using recovery scenarios in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Used extensive SQL queries from the front end using database checkpoints in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to perform backend database testing.

Imported data from the Database to the Data table and performed Data Driven testing with different Data sets for reports generation module in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Responsible for performing web test using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.

Experiences to develop Test Automation Frame work all the projects using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT)

Performed Functional and Regression testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Extensively involved Develop Automation Framework to reduce automated scripts maintenance time by using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Scheduled the script execution, published results and reported defects as required in HP ALM.

Involved with backend testing of the SQL database and verified if the data displaying is correct.

Attended weekly Project Status Meeting with Development team and QA Manager, and worked closely with QA Manager to define Test Scope, Gap Analysis, Risk, Dependency and Constraints.

Performed manual and maintain documentation on different types of Testing like Black Box, Regression, Integration, System and User Acceptance testing (UAT).

Perform Batch Reporting test, Perform UAT /AUT Testing.

Experienced working in managing real team in real environments from offshore.

Excellent team manager able to communicate with teams from offshore to resource allocation.

Managing Minimum documentation with minimum supervision offshore with different types of documents.

Environment: Oracle 10g, IE, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, XML, Windows XP, UNIX, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT), HP ALM, and IIS.

Allstate Corporation

Northbrook, Illinois

Title: QA Analyst Project Duration: June 2014 to September 2016

MY Role and Responsibilities:

Analyzed Business and System Requirements and interacted with users and developers.

Reviewed business manuals and requirement document (BRD) in order to summarize system-specific business rules and other operating conditions.

Wrote Test Plans from a variety of documentation including Requirements, Vision, Use-case and User Help/Tutorial documentation.

Created Test plan, Test scenarios, Test scripts and Test cases, corresponding to the test requirements in order to maximize verification coverage of system variables.

Created test plan based on the requirements documents, created the test cases and uploaded test cases in HP ALM.

Prepared Testing needs, Test Strategies, Test Reports and Test Matrix.

Performed Manual, Functional, Regression, Positive and Negative testing.

Preformed Bug Tracking system used for defect management.

Updated HP ALM to ensure efficient documentation of QA activities.

Managed Defect Tracking process, which included prioritizing bugs, assigning bugs and verifying “bug-fixes” using HP ALM.

Developed test cases and test scripts for Functionality and Regression Testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Created, executed and updated automated test scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Identified the Test Cases to be automated and generated the automated scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Performed data driven testing and Regression testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Experience to eliminate redundant pop up messages to cut down script run times using recovery scenarios in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Used extensive SQL queries from the front end using database checkpoints in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to perform backend database testing.

Imported data from the Database to the Data table and performed Data Driven testing with different Data sets for reports generation module in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT).

Responsible for performing web test using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for checking page contents, broken links, web objects, frames and tables.

Participated in design enhancement reviews and submitted reports on the progress of the testing effort.

Extensive SQL statements executed to verify that the data on GUI are accurate database tables.

Communicated defects encountered during regression test and followed-up with developers until all issues were resolved.

Strong Experience Atlassian tool administration knowledge on JIRA and Confluence.

Strong Experience JIRA Administrator with experience customizing JIRA projects with various schemas, complex workflows, screen schemes, permission schemes, and notification schemes required and users while working in a JIRA environment.

Strong Ability to construct custom dashboards using various filter types in JIRA.

Experience Work with JIRA filters, reporting, dashboards, workflows, fields, and JIRA administration.

Strong Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language).

Strong Ability to construct Confluence pages and integrate JIRA projects with Confluence pages.

Brower testing proficiency including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome

Experience testing applications using Visual Basic

Experience using MS Family of Products including Office Suite of tools, Windows operating systems

Environment: Windows NT, UNIX, Java, J2EE, SQL Server, Oracle, HP ALM. HP Quick Test Professional (QTP). MS Office, IIS.

United Airlines, Inc,

Chicago, Illinois

Title: Software Test Engineer/JIRA Administrator Project Duration: January 2011 to May 2014

Environment: SQL server, MS Excel, Windows server/ enterprise, VSS, HTML, Java Script, Java, XML, CSS, XSL, Windows XP Professional, HP Quality Center (QC), IIS.

MY Role and Responsibilities:

Analyzed the business requirements and involve in the review discussions.

Participated in high level design sessions.

Participated in the QA activities for various releases in the Project.

Performed System and Integration Testing.

Drafted test cases based on Functional Specifications and System Specifications.

Prepared of Test Plan and analyze integration system impacts.

Involved in Manual Testing of the application for Negative and Positive scenarios.

Mentored the team members with business functionality.

Strong Experience Atlassian tool administration knowledge on JIRA and Confluence.

Strong Experience JIRA Administrator with experience customizing JIRA projects with various schemas, complex workflows, screen schemes, permission schemes, and notification schemes required and users while working in a JIRA environment.

Strong Ability to construct custom dashboards using various filter types in JIRA.

Experience Work with JIRA filters, reporting, dashboards, workflows, fields, and JIRA administration.

Strong Ability to write custom JQL (Jira Query Language).

Strong Ability to construct Confluence pages and integrate JIRA projects with Confluence pages.

Strong Experience in performing Atlassian installations, migrations, and plugin installation.

Performed the Regression Testing to make sure that the bug has been fixed and the application was running properly.

Worked extensively with the QA (Quality Assurance) team for designing and evaluating Test Plan, System Test, Test Data and Test Cases for the application.

Performed manual and maintain documentation on different types of Testing like Black Box, Regression, Integration, System and User Acceptance testing (UAT).

Perform Security Testing to ensure security requirement are meet accordingly

Perform Batch Reporting test, Perform UAT /AUT Testing.

Perform Work Flow test to see whether it meet the work flow requirement according to the requirements.

Performing the data validation test.

Perform SQL connection to verify different Data table including data by SQL command.

Extensively involved in executing, analyzing and verifying test results and worked with developers to resolve issues.

Communicated project business issues to appropriate business leadership groups.

Master Object Repository is maintained in the central repository and changes are made to it for every version.

Wrote SQL statements to extract Data and verified the output Data of the reports.

Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to establish traceability between requirements and test cases.

Modified and maintained test cases due to changes in the requirements.

Conducted internal and external reviews as well as formal walkthroughs and participated in status meetings.

Professional References:

Will be provided upon request.

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