Experience Summary

**+ years of experience in Software Industry and 9+yrs experience in IBM

Currently working in Selenium Web Driver Automation Script Developer (Since Nov 2014)

5+ years of experience in Software Testing(Manual Testing) as a Test Lead and Senior Tester

2 years involved in Maintenance of object oriented software application using C++ in UNIX

2+ years involved in Automation Testing using Rational Functional Tester (RFT) tool and Rational Integration Tester (RIT) Tool

1 year in Maintenance and Support for the Web Trends tool

Well acquainted with Software Development Life Cycle, Software Testing Life Cycle, Testing Concepts and Methodologies.

Experience in testing Web application and in Banking Domain, IBM Product Domain (Servers) and Electronics Industry and Insurance domain

Involved in GUI, Functional, Smoke, Sanity, System, Regression & Backend Testing, Browser compatibility and End to End testing

Involved in Database Testing and Product Testing (IBM Servers)

Involved in Platform Management Testing with IBM Products using RFT Tool (Rational Functional Tester )

Having good exposure in Manual Testing, SQL, Test Director & Unix and in Automation Tool such as Rational Functional Tester (RFT), Rational Integration Tester (RIT), Quality Center

Primary Skills

Operating Systems

Win 7 and AIX

Scripting Language

Unix shell script, Perl Script (basics)

Database / DB Interface

Oracle, DB2 / AQT, Squirrel SQL

Testing Management / Logger Tool

Mercury Test Director, RQM, QC / ISG Logger

Defect Management Tool

PVCS, Quality Center, Clear Quest and Issue View

Version Control Tool

CMVC, PVCS Exceed, RTC, Perforce

Automation Testing Tool

RFT, RIT, Selenium Web driver

Language

Core Java and C++ (OOPs Concept)

Secondary Skills

C++, Core Java

Education

Master Degree in Computer Science (M.Sc) with 82% from Madura College, Madurai, TN. (Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University, 2000-2002 )

Bachelor Degree (B.Sc) chemistry with 77% from Meenakshi Governement College for Women, Madurai, TN. (Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)

Certification

1.IBM Certified in "AIX Basic Operation V5"

2.IBM Certified in Rational Test Manager

3.Oracle certified - Introduction to Oracle 9i – SQL

4.Certified in Software Test Manager (CSTM)

Achievements

1) June 2014: I have been recognized for the Manager’s Choice Award for the Practice of “Put the Client First” from the MetLife Account

2) Sep 2014 : I have been awarded as “India Service – Recognition Achievement” during my Project tenure in MetLife Account

3) Oct 2014 : I have been recognized and Awarded as one of the Most prestigious Awards in IBM called “Service Excellence Award” from the MetLife Account

4) Dec 2013 - As a volunteer for the University Relationships, I am one of the contributors to the Anna University Programs, providing sessions Every Year in the topics of Big Data and the Soft skills

5) Dec 2008-Mar 2009 – Three times got Spot and Thanks Award during my stay in Bank of Montreal Project - In recognition of my dedicated effort in providing quick and customer focused support to users on Effective Testing, Defect Tracking and Defect Metrics. My quick response to user queries / problems is highly appreciated and my efficient problem solving approach has significantly improved customer satisfaction level.

6) Aug 2010 – In Organization level, I am a Trainer for Database Testing &SQL training for the Fresher’s joining in IBM. I am certified as “Good Trainer” from Learning and Knowledge department

7) Nov 2015 - I have been recognized for the Manager’s Choice Award for the Practice of “Put the Client First” from the IBM Account. It is given for stretching my time to achieve the project deliverables

Experience

Currently Working as Module Lead (was worked as S/W Developer, Business Analyst, Senior Tester, Test Lead, Web Consultant) in IBM, Bangalore and Chennai from mid September 2004 to till date

Worked as Senior Consulting Engineer in Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Ministry of Defence, Bangalore from April 2004 to mid September 2004

Worked as Senior Consulting Engineer in Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE). Ministry of Defence, Bangalore from Jan 2003 to March 2004.

Training in IBM

Corporate Workshops

5 weeks training on various quality procedures followed by IBM

Various short term training on UNIX / Financial Integrity in IBM / Domain knowledge Training in Finance Services/ Load Runner Tool, Rational Robot and Rational Test Manager / Perl Script / International Software Testing Quality Board / Rational Performance Testing / Domain knowledge in various types Banking / CSTM / GDC – Team Lead training /Learning / QTP Basics

ICM Submitted

ICM Submitted in IBM Global Services

Title – A quick reference on GDB (G Debugger)

Project Details:

Project #1 : Unica Product – Automation Test, IBM Account

Duration : From Nov 2014 to till date

Client / Application : IBM Software Labs (ISL) / Web Based

Technology : Java (8) in Eclipse LUNA Rel 1a (4.4.1)

Tool : Selenium Web driver (2.45) and Selenium IDE

Database Interface : Squirrel SQL Client – 2015( MS SQL)

Frame Work / Testing : TestNG / Regression Testing

Role / Team Size : Automation Script Developer / 6 Members

Domain / Model : Marketing Enterprise Platform / Agile

Other Tools : Rational Team Concert / Per Force / Rational Quality Management

Browsers : IE (11.0.21),Chrome (44.0) and Firefox (38.1)

Others in FireFox : Fire Bug (2.0.9) and Fire Path (0.9.7)

Description: Unica, a leading provider of innovative marketing solutions, is now part of Enterprise Marketing Management at IBM. Unica products help companies optimize cross-channel marketing programs and performance.

Unica Product Test automation team uses Selenium Web driver with Java to automate Regression Test cases provided by EMM QA team.

IBM® Campaign is a web-based solution that enables you to design, run, and analyze direct marketing campaigns. Marketing professionals typically use Campaign in the following ways:

1) Administrators perform initial and ongoing tasks such as adjusting configuration settings, mapping database tables, and defining custom attributes and offer templates.

2) Users create and run direct marketing campaigns.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1)Providing Estimations to the Clients and walkthrough of the Test Scenario of the Application for the Team Members

2)Analyse the Test Cases and understand the requirements. First manually run the Test Case in the Unica Application in the Internet Explorer to confirm whether it is automatable or Not.

3)Then Design the Script by Flowchart Diagram

4)Develop the Scripts in JAVA which is Integrated in Eclipse

5)Providing the Inputs for the preparation of the Weekly Status Report and arranging Daily Scrum Calls.

6)Involved in Regression Testing for the Web Based Application

7)Responsible for the Entire Test Life Cycle Process followed in IBM to be aligned with the project from the Inception phase to the Release of the Project

8)Providing assistance for the tool Installation issues, Technical issues for the team members and Knowledge transfer to the New Team Members.

Project #2 : MetLife

Duration : From May ‘13 to Nov ‘14

Technology : XML, SOAP UI

Tool : Green Hat Tool / Rational Integration Tool 5.4

Defect Tool : Quality Center 11.53, ISG Logger

Role / Team Size : Test Lead / 10

Domain / Model : Insurance / Waterfall

Other Tools : Rational Team Concert

Line of Business 1: Business Service Operation (From May - Dec 2013)

Description: Business Service Operation (BSO) is a service provider for all the applications in MetLife Project and it is introduced to integrate the applications seamlessly which replaces the multiple interface systems, because MetLife Systems are market segment focused, Fragmented Data (some systems are not updated automatically when their upstream is updated and significant manual data entry for couple of applications

BSO encapsulate the core group components like from 300 interfaces reduced to 60 Business service operations. It is achieved/communicated through two methods. They are Web Services and Message Queues. Execution is done in RIT Tool and results are loaded in QC.

Basically, Services are provided from Upstream to Downstream Applications and vice versa, Also logs are captured in ISG logger tool.

Line of Business 2: Business System Services (From Jan 2014 to till Date)

Description: Business have come up with the details of the Customer are going to store at one point where Users can see the Customer information, Coverage Details, Structure, Broker Details etc., in one repository irrespective of all the Core and Voluntary Plans, as well as all Market Segments which called CCPR (Common Customer Plan Repository) comes under the CAT Program. In this program, CCPR is the new Application where mostly replaces existing applications such as CDF, iLink, Sales Radar and Soldcase in Future releases. Another new application is GSP where it behaves like Data Gathering Tool to collect all the Plan level details, Customer level details, Broker details etc.,

Roles & Responsibilities:

1.Responsible for the Entire Test Life Cycle process followed in MetLife from the Inception to till Release

2.Preparing the Master Test Plan and Estimation, Test Scenario, Test Data, Test Cases and Scripts for BSO applications and Execution in the Rational Integration Testing tool and also in SOAP UI

3.Providing Estimations and walkthrough of the Test Scenario of each Application for the Customers and our Project Understanding, Confirmation to the Customers

4.Reviewing the Test Scenario, Test Data, Test Cases prepared by Team Members and uploading test execution results and scripts in Quality Center

5.Providing Daily Status Report and Defect Status to the Onsite Team Members and arranging Daily Status Calls

6.Involved in Functional testing, Integration Testing and End to End Testing

7.Take Full responsibility of Defect Life Cycle, Providing Status of Project to the Customers including Test Closure activity

8.Co-ordinating other application Team members and other Test Leads, conducting daily Status Meeting, Defect Calls for the Integration and End to End Testing

9.Providing assistance for the tool Installation issues, Technical issues for the team members and Knowledge transfer to the new Team Members. Taking interviews for the Project

Maternity Leave from May 2012 – March 2013

Project #3 : Ericsson

Duration : From Nov’11 to May ‘12

Technology : Shell Script, Perl Script (Basics)

Tool : Web Trends Analytics Tool

Platform : Sun OS / windows

Role : Web Consultant

Domain : Ericsson – Electronics Industry

Team Size : 4

Description: Webtrends is an application that generates statistics reports for Ericsson web sites. The application analyses the web server logs or Smart source Data Collector logs to generate these site statistics reports. These reports are extremely useful to content developers/administrators as it helps understand the Network traffic flow through a site.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Tool Supporter, I am supporting the tool and resolving the issues quickly faced by Customers

Creating Profiles for the new websites in the Web Trends tool as per the Customers Request and the validation of Statistics Reports

I provide Training to the Customers for the new websites which I Created, generating statistics reports, Exporting reports etc.,

Writing Perl Scripts for getting the logs from the Source Data Servers

Generating the tags for deploying the java Scripts in the Customers site

Writing Cron tabs for scheduling the Perl script to run

Resolving the high severity issues and providing Root cause analysis

Project #4 : Power Firmware - IBM Hardware Management Console

Duration : From Mar‘10 – Aug’11

Technology : Java

Platform : Unix / windows

Role : Individual Contributor

Domain : IBM Products (Servers) – Platform Management

Team Size : 5

Type of Testing : Automation Testing using Rational Functional Tool – Version 8.1.1

Description: The IBM Hardware Management Console provides systems administrators a tool for planning, deploying, and managing IBM System p and IBM System i servers. The major functions that the HMC provides are server hardware management and virtualization (partition) management.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Need to Replace the Hardware in Servers with different types of modes such as Power on, Power off with Partition on and Partition off combinations

Adding Servers for each system using Command level interface (Using Putty)

Involved in writing the Test Cases in Java in Rational functional Tester

Involved in discussion in the Development Team (In Austin, US) on regular basis to upgrade the environment in the servers and also discussion of the issues

Raising Defects in Clear Quest Tool and working in CMVC for Code version

Involved in Functional Verification Testing, Regression testing using RFT tool

Preparing Status reports using script as well as Manually

Understanding the architecture of the Project and identifying the various tools associated with the project, getting the access of the tools for the team

Project #5 : CAT (Centralized Adjustment Tool), BMO

Duration : From Mar ‘08 – Feb ’10

Technology : DB2 and AIX (Ver 5.2)

Environment : .NET with, DB2, XML

Role / Domain : Test Lead / Banking

Team Size : 5

Type of Testing : Manual Testing

Tool : PVCS for Defect Management

Description: Data required to produce OSFI (Office of the superintendent of Financial Institution) based applications reports to the BASEL Reporting team each month. Hence a tool is developed called CAT and it is a centralized place to make adjustments to data for various applications and internally reporting to BASEL II data. This tool is initially support limited number of applications, now it is extensively used by all applications which is finally goes for OSFI submission.

Roles & Responsibilities:

1.Preparing test plans and test data

2.Effort Estimation of each release

3.Discussion on requirements and Creating Test Environment

4.Reviewing test cases and Traceability Matrix prepared by team and coding SQL scripts for Execution

5.Doing Code Deployment and Execute the Test Scripts Manually and involve in Defect Management

6.Regression Testing, Functional and Integration Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing and Sanity Testing.

7.DDL (Data Definition language) Testing and Performance Testing performing manually

8.Getting Sign-off from client for test plan and test cases in each iteration.

9.Defect tracking and prioritizing defects discussing with development lead and Client.

10.Participating in requirements review and Co-ordinating the release activities with release management team.

11. Negotiating on the effort estimation with client if required.

12.Participation project level quality audits and reviews and Metrics submission.

13.Conducting LAM meetings Conducting and co-ordinating the root cause analysis meetings with development team.

14. Test team status updates to Project lead, Onsite co-ordinators and to client.

15. Preparation of User manual documentation, Provided Knowledge Transfer to the new joiners and Involve in the IBM & BMO Hiring Event

Project #6 : APF (Automatic Patching Facility), BMO

Duration : From Dec’ 07 - Apr’ 08

Technology : DB2 and AIX UNIX (Ver 5.2)

Environment : .NET Technology, Window Service (WEB Application)

Role : Test Lead

Description: The Automatic Patching Facility will provide a web interface that will allow users to create/edit patch definitions, capturing relevant details of the patch entity, as well as, test the syntactic and semantic correctness of the instructions. The interface would also automate the entire process from creating requests to implement the patch instructions, tracing the various levels of approval to finally executing the requests and returning the results to the user.

Initially, the application will support Basel Central solution but will eventually integrate other applications, as well.

Roles & Responsibilities:

It is same as the Project CAT which is given above.

Project #7 : PR5 (Process 5), BMO

Client : Bank of Montreal, Canada

Role / Domain : Test Specialist / Banking

Team Size : 5

Duration : From OCT’ 07 - Nov’ 08

Technology : DB2 and AIX (Ver 5.2)

Environment : .NET Technology (WEB Application)

Type of Testing : Manual Testing

Description: The asset balances used in the Bank of Montreal Financial Group’s (BMOFG) Basel capital calculations must be reconciled to the Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet, as recorded in the Book of Record, the Integrated Financial System (IFS) General Ledger (GL) The Bank-wide Asset Reconciliation Project will deliver a sustainable, consistent, and repeatable reconciliation process that ensures the integrity of the Bank’s total asset balances for Basel capital calculations and reporting

Roles & Responsibilities:

Main tasks consist of System Study interact with the Software Developer

Mapping business requirements into Application Test Logic and Functional Specifications

Preparation and Execution of Test Cases

Writing test scripts in SQL and the executing the same in AQT tool in the Citrix environment

Regression Testing, Functional and Integration Testing, System Testing, GUI Testing

DDL (Data Definition language) Testing

Performing Performance Test manually

Working in Defect Tracking Issue View tool, SQL – AQT tool and Unix environment

Note: From April’ 07 to August’ 07 – Maternity leave

Project #8 : Securities Factory

Client : Goldman Sachs

Role / Domain : Test Specialist / Investment Banking

Technology : Shell Scripts

Team Size : 5

Tool : Automated Regression Tool

Duration : From JAN to APR 2007

Description: The regression testing methodology that has been proven cost effective for the Factory software is to compare the to-be-tested system against the production system. Traditionally, in this endeavor, we take a snapshot of the database, and run all the incoming ghost messages once to the trusted system (production) in the benchmark area, and repeat the process with a fresh snapshot of

the database and running them to-be-tested system in the test area. Comparing the resulting databases will signify the differences between the two runs.

Role:

Writing Test Cases as per the requirements

Writing the Shell Scripts & Perl Scripts (Rarely)

Execute the Scripts

Getting two days run from database and Compare the Database Results

Monitor the process in the UNIX Environment

Checking Error logs and Trouble Shooting

Project #9 : LRP (Legacy Replacement Program)

Client : Barclays Bank, UK

Testing Tool : Mercury Test Director Tool

Role : Test Specialist

Domain : Retail Banking

Team Size : 11

Duration : From JAN to NOV 2006

Environment : Java

Location : Worked in Knutsford, UK for four months.

Description: Barclays is a UK based financial services group with a large international presence in Europe, USA, Africa and Asia. It is engaged primarily in Banking, investment banking and investment management. The application caters to all UK branch queries for accounts, sensible accounts, statements, card systems, customers etc. This application is based on chordiant framework. It consist of many work packages by name ATM corrections, Direct Debits, Standing orders, Cheque books, Maintenance Accounts, Funds Transfers and Lending Controls. In each work packages, I have executed the scripts in the Mercury test Director Tool. I have done System Integration testing and the Regression Testing and have written few test cases.

Role:

Coordinator for the offshore Team

Preparation of Test Cases, Test Execution Plans and Test Data

Preparation of Test Scripts and Execution of Scripts in Mercury Test Director Tool

Functional and Integration Testing

Defect tracking in Mercury Test Director Tool

Raising Defects in the tool with severity and monitoring the same daily

Provided Knowledge Transfer Program to the Team

Project #10 : Global Risk Automation and Credit Engineering

Technology : C++

Operating System : AIX

Role : Developer/Business Analyst/Tester

Domain : Banking

Client : American Express, Florida, US

Tool : Clear Case tool for Version control

Duration : From SEP 2004 to DEC 2005

Description: Global Risk Automation and Credit Engineering (GRACE) that supports the Credit/OA Automation programs for the entire US Credit Network. These programs perform critical maintenance for Credit operations, including cancellations, reinstatements, financial adjustments, letter processing, LOC reductions and much more. Originally the programs were created to reduce manual efforts that were handled by Analysts. Most of the programs are designed to process accounts received from a specified work list and others receive input manually or from mainframe file. They will take actions as an Analyst would – going to individual screens, gathering information and then returning data for update. The programs will read, update and access the flow of screens that would be used to perform the transaction.

Role :

As a Business System Analyst, I am responsible for analyze the application changes and the enhancements should not impact it in future If the application design is modified as per the new change request. Preparing Minute Project Plan (MPP) Document and sending to the business for the approval. After approval, have a JAD (joint application development) session with the developers to do the change. Also I am responsible for preparing the test plans, test cases for the application change.

As a Developer responsible for designing, coding and testing changes to applications. Sending test results to the business and get approval for the same. Then release the code to the production.

As an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for some applications be responsible for the application as a while including its daily runs, business impacts and changes, technical design and architecture. Also it is responsible for preparing Test Plans.

Once the change request done in the code, releasing the code in the Clear case tool

As a Tester, Unit test and Regression test are done for every change request

Other Projects:

Worked in Aeronautical Development Agency (One of the DRDO Labs) during Apr ‘04 – Sep ‘04

Worked in Gas Turbine Research Establishment (One of the DRDO Labs) during Jan ‘03 – Mar ‘04

Language : C and C++

Operating System : AIX– Windows

Role : Developer / Tester

Database : Oracle / DB2

Personal Details

Father’s Name : T.M.Chandra Sekaran

Husband’s Name : P.M.Saravanan

Marital Status : Married

Passport Number : M6602511

Personal Email ID : acs0hv@r.postjobfree.com

References: Available on Request

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