S. Kumar
Harrisburg, PA *********.******@*****.***, 717-608-
1827
A responsible senior software tester with 8 plus years of strong experience
of manual and automation testing using Quality Center / ALM, Quick Test
Pro, JAMA, JIRA, SOAP UI and SQL
SUMMARY
> Tested web based and client server applications using QC / ALM, QTP,
Perfecto Mobile, JAMA, JIRA, SOAP UI, SQL, PuTTY and VB Scripting
> Worked as Test Coordinator, led testing team whenever required, saw 3
projects from inception to product release
> Wrote & executed test scripts for healthcare IES - Online
Registration, Application Submission, Data Collection, Eligibility
Determination & Benefit Calculations
> Wrote & executed test scripts for retail banking - Digital Account
Opening, Account Maintenance & Transfer, Bill Pay, Bank Perks, CDs,
IRA and Mobile Banking
> Proficient in different phases of testing - Integration, Regression,
System, User Acceptance, Batch, Smoke, Database and Ad hoc testing
> Successfully developed Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Scenarios, Test
Scripts, Traceability Matrix, Defect Reports, Weekly Status Report and
High Level Design Doc
> Good understanding of various phases of Software Development Life
Cycle (SDLC), STLC, Agile Scrum methodology and UNIX shell scripting
> Expert in analyzing and understanding client requirements in depth
EDUCATION
Master of Science, USA 2006-2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IL Department of HealthCare and Family Services,
Harrisburg, PA Oct 2012 to
till date
Senior QA Analyst
ILIES application is designed to provide Cash (TANF), Medical, and SNAP
(food stamps) benefits for underprivileged families in State of Illinois.
As mandated by the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA), Phase-1 went live on
October 1, 2013. This application has 5 different tracks - Front office,
Support Function, Eligibility, Interfaces and Conversion.
> Meticulously analyzed business requirements using Functional
Specification Documents, Business Requirement Documents and Technical
Design Documents to develop, execute test scripts and create
Requirement Traceability Matrix
> Wrote test scripts to determine eligibility and amount of benefits for
programs - SNAP ( food stamps), CASH (TANF), Medical, Medicare Savings
Program, AABD (Aged, Blind and Disabled), Child and Pregnant Women
Services, and Immigrant and Refugee Services
> Manually tested ABE Online Application, Application Registration, Data
Collection, EDBC, SOLQ, KIDS Interface, flat file validation for
conversion testing Backend Testing & submitted FFM applications using
XML- SOAP UI
> Improved effectiveness of smoke testing, integration testing, system
testing, regression testing for ILIES project for Self Service and
Worker Portal applications using JAMA, JIRA, Quick Test Pro and SQL
Developer
> Created test plan, test strategy and High Level Design Documents for
new enhancements release based on client requirements
> Identified defects blocking testing of more than 5 test cases and
reported to management to get them fixed, resulting in increased test
pass rate of 6%
> Utilized UNIX shell scripting to run retry batch, PDF generation
batch, employee transfer batch, application reassignment batch,
provider batch and XML batch
Ally Financials, Fort Washington, PA Sept 2010-
Sept 2012
Senior QA Analyst
Ally Financial manages personal, corporate, and trust finances through
online banking, mortgage lending, and auto financing. I was involved in
testing of online banking applications, Bill Pay, Ally Perks, IRA product
launch, mobile banking, and multiple enhancement releases.
Achievements
> Successfully finished Integration, System Integration, User Acceptance
Testing, End to End testing for Online Banking Applications, Account
Maintenance & Transfer, CDs, IRA products, Bill Pay and Ally Perks
> Converted Manual test cases to automated test scripts using QTP for
regression testing for multiple enhancement releases, used Perfecto
Mobile for mobile automation
> Performed Installation, Uninstallation, Functional, Acceptance and
Compatibility testing using Android and iOS.
> Worked on Agile methodology for frequently changing business
requirements with sprint release timeframe from 1 week to 5 weeks and
participated in daily scrum meetings
> Created, managed and executed detailed test scripts in Quality Center
/ ALM
> Logged, tracked, managed and analyzed application defects using
Quality Center /ALM
> Developed and executed automated test scripts by using VBScripts,
Descriptive Programming and Function Libraries in QTP for DAO and IRA
applications
> Created UNIX instances on Windows platform using PUTTY to test account
creation batch, account maintenance batch, net transaction batch
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL Jan
2009 - July 2010
QA Test Engineer
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining
equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and
diesel electric locomotives. I was involved in testing of web based and
various internal applications.
Achievements
> Analyzed requirements, functional specifications and technical design
documents for CDM and Cool-1 software
> Created test plans, test cases and tested the application in the
Integration, QA, and Staging and Production environments for EDS, REDI
and HVC
> Trouble Shooted the problems by using VB Scripting in Quick Test Pro
> Created and Executed SQL queries against Oracle database for data
validation for warranty claims of various diesel engine components
> Coordinated with Developers, Project Manager and System Analyst to
resolve various issues related to bug fixing, re-analyzing certain
functionalities and providing creative feedback for various six sigma
projects
> Performed Multibrowser testing to test the new layout of the web pages
of Caterpillar applications, parts and services
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Chicago, IL
May 2008 - Dec 2008
Software Test Analyst
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is a major healthcare provider for
the residents and businesses of Illinois. I was involved with testing of e-
business customer service application of online enrollment. The module
takes care of online account management of individual and group coverages
for members, employees, benefit administrators and healthcare providers.
Achievements
> Performed manual and automated testing on different components of
application
> Collaborated closely with business analysts, system analyst,
developers and other members of QA team
> Developed automated QTP test scripts for functional, regression and
GUI testing
> Used Quality Center to maintain test cases, test execution logs and
defects
> Analyzed test results using reports and graphs generated in Quality
Center
> Used SQL queries to extract data from the target tables and verify
data mapping
> Create summary HTML report for each graph or a variety of performance
and activity reports.
> Extensive knowledge of HIPPA and ICD's
> Coordinated testing efforts with off shore testing team
Software Test Engineer, Rachana Systems, India
June 2002 - Nov 2005
Worked at Ordnance Factory Varangaon, Janata Bank and Air India as Software
Test Engineer
> Implemented automated testing tool QTP to reduce human efforts and
reduce testing time
> Achieved 90% success rate for testing of online employment application
using knowledge and skill set in manual and automation testing
> Performed Functional Testing, Regression and User Acceptance Testing
(UAT) for banking workflows and data integrity operations
> Provided weekly status updates showing the progress of testing efforts
and open issues to be resolved
> Assisted in preparing test documents, test scripts and manual testing
of online registration, ticket booking and travel plans for Air India
> Trained new recruits on how to use Test Director, Quality center and
QTP for manual and automated testing
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Testing Tools HP - UFT 11.5, Quick Test Pro (QTP)
9.2/9.5/10.0, Quality Center(QC) 9.0, 9.2 and
10.0, JIRA and JAMA
Database Systems Oracle 11i/10G, and MS SQL Server, TOAD, Oracle
SQL Developer
Programming Languages SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++
Scripting Languages HTML, VB Script, JavaScript, ASP and PHP 5.0
Web/App Servers IIS 5.0, Apache 2.0
Operating System Windows 2000/XP/NT, UNIX
GUI Tools Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle Forms 4.5, Oracle
Reports 2.5, SQL*Loader, Crystal Reports, MS
FrontPage 2000, MS Office 2000