PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly accomplished Software Quality Assurance Analyst Lead with more than Fourteen Years of experience in the IT Industry and a background that includes:
Proven track record in Test Planning, Test Strategies, Test Case Management, Test Matrices, Defect/Issue Management, and Release Management
Dynamic Leader and Mentor, able to build team cohesion and inspire individuals to strive towards higher levels of achievement
Strong hands-on Maintaining the existing Automated Test Cases, with Updates and Redesign
Working with Hybrid Automation Framework to support multiple browsers and reporting
Solid experience with Functional, Integration, End to End, UAT phases of Testing
Extensive working knowledge on Data warehouse, ETL process and backend testing
Keen in-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) utilizing Waterfall, Agile (Scrum) and V-Model Methodologies
Solid experience in Black Box Testing
Solid understanding and qualifications in Manual and Automation testing tools Selenium Web driver and UFT 12 version.
Well versed with using Test Management tools like HP Quality Center[ALM], JIRA and TFS and Enterprise Tester.
eMids Healthcare Information Technology, Nashville, TN September 2014 – Present
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst Lead
Directing the QA team and process and ensuring delivery of goals and objectives.
Monitoring the QA processes as per the client is followed across the teams.
Analyzing the requirements and testing for Claim process [837 i/p] for single and batch claims.
Prepared and Maintained traceability Matrix to monitor the coverage across the implementation
Strong knowledge for loops and coding process for 837 claims.
Detail QA Analysis for each sprint from Grooming sessions to UAT phase.
Details test planning and test scenarios with data integration for each execution phase.
As QA lead responsible for all risk alerts and mitigation
Conducting the UAT with the Product Owner
Analyzed requirement document and developed Test Cases for manual testing using HP- ALM
Created the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) in HP-ALM including test plans to test cases, test
cases to defects, etc. to fill the gap between the requirements and the test cases covered.
Providing monthly progress reports with QA analysis to the management and review the progress.
Monitoring defect management process is with compliance.
Testing with HIPPA transaction sets of 270/271, 276/277/ 837/4 (i/p)/ 834 using gateway interface and Real time interface.
Executing transaction end to end in relation with Payer Specific Edits[PSE].
Managing data sets for regression testing suite and detail end to end test scenarios for each sprint.
Conducting UAT testing to meet all the acceptance criteria for stories.
In-depth knowledge or Healthcare systems from EMR to Clearing house to payer connectivity.
Executing all testing phases, Functional, system, Integration, cross browser, database, end to end, UAT.
Used JIRA as sprint planning and defect management tool.
Enterprise Tester as Test Management tool.
EXPERIENCE
Assign Corporation, Orange County, CA (Client: UCI) November 2013 – September 2014
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Integral part of the testing effort for ICD 10 Program that includes conversion of 55 applications from ICD 9 to ICD 10
Monitoring and execution scenarios evolving EDI transactions 83X, 27x stages
Execution workflow to monitor and verify the ETL transaction and Data warehouse applications
Analyzing the requirements and testing, determining modification to meet maximum accuaracy.
Strong understanding with HL7 messages
High-level understanding of GEMS and mapping issues between ICD-9 and ICD-10
Coordinating, defining Test Strategy for each system with respective system Analyst
Analyzing and defining areas of scope for testing
Strong hands on maintaining the existing automated test cases, with updates and redesign
Working towards the hybrid automation framework to support multiple browsers and reporting
Designing, developing, and maintaining of scripts for all critical applications in Quality Center [ALM]
Performing validation for patient scenarios, creating data for patients in AllScripts [QUEST]
Coordinating testing with different systems including Invision, GE/IDX, Payers [837p]
Coordinating and performing interface testing across systems
Used Quality Center as Test Management tool.
Cornerstone on Demand, Santa Monica, CA December 2012 – November 2013
Senior Test Engineer
Converting requirement document into detail Requirement Traceability Matrix and Coverage Matrix
Creating Use Cases with Data sets
Worked on both Agile and Waterfall team models for testing
Part of scrum meetings and weekly updates
Executing Acceptance checklist
Performing testing on Various swim lanes and detailed functional and back end testing
Logging defects using Microsoft Team Foundation Server and maintaining all QA documentation in Source Control, performing defect management
Participating in weekly project meetings and providing weekly updated to the leads on active projects and defects
Hands on Selenium automation with Web-driver, Eclipse tool to generate test cases
Strong hands on maintaining the existing automated test cases, with updates and redesign
Assign Corporation, Downey, CA (Client: Kaiser Permanente) November 2007 – December 2012
Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Integral part of the testing effort for ICD 10 Program that includes conversion of 28 applications from ICD 9 to ICD 10
Testing Enrollment for new and existing patients with Kaiser Insurance and enrollment process flow.834 transaction.
Designing, developing and maintaining automation scripts for all patient safety critical applications
Setting Email option to mail the support team of any errors in the scripts on a daily schedule
Participating in all phases of testing of HealthCare Applications
Customizing and correlating the scripts recorded with WEB interface.
Running tests with virtual users for load according to client’s requirements
Using Performance Monitor to monitor and analyze server performance by generating various reports for CPU utilization and Memory Usage
Running of ETL packages, verification of jobs, with data warehouse applications and reporting.
Writing SQL Queries to retrieve data from the database
USTechSolutions, Glendale, CA (Client: KornFerry) September 2007 – November 2007
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Carrying out testing of their new upcoming search engine, which provides extensive search based on Executive, Company and Engagements, procedures to ensure that all information systems products meet the specified business and technical requirements
USTechSolutions, Pittsburg, PA (Client: Dicks Sporting Goods) March 2007 – August 2007
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst
Responsible for carrying out procedures to ensure that all information systems products meet the specified business and technical requirements
Developing test strategies and QA Project Plans
Independently leading project QA efforts managing resources, tasks and status reports
Performing script and software testing to ensure proper operation and freedom from defects
Microsoft Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India November 2004 – January 2007
Senior Test Engineer
Payroll processing system [PCRS]. : This project is a financial package; this application handles the payroll processing for the employees which are regular and contingent staff under Microsoft payroll. These applications help the Payroll auditors to retrieve data to audit the monthly pay stubs
MSRA [Microsoft Reporting Analytics]: This is a data-warehouse system, which holds data for the expense and the revenue that is generated around different regions of the world and help in processing reporting format data, using Pivot charting for analyzing the data. Application is used for forecasting of revenue and expense allocation for the financial year
Birlasoft Pvt Ltd, Noida, India February 2002 – November 2004
Test Engineer
Identifying the scope of testing for the requirements provided from the development team and business
Providing feedback and queries to close on the prioritizing the change request
Participating and initiating meetings with Business Analysts, Developers, Quality Assurance and Production Support team on regular basis in order to improve the testing quality by better strategies and testing approach
Working closely with Developers and Quality Management team to ensure that requirements documentation can be easily translated into Test Plans, ensuring the proper Testing Plans and QA Process have been completed
Solutions Inc, New Delhi, India February 2001 – March 2002
Software Test Engineer
Participating in peer review of test cases
Defect Tracking using Test Track Pro -> Sea Pine
Maintaining Bug Tracking Report and sending weekly report to the client
Compiling documentation included Release Notes, Defect Report, and Project Status
Aithent Technologies Pvt, Ltd, New Delhi, India October 1999 – February 2001
Test Engineer
Core member of QA team responsible for application migration, from AS 400 to Oracle systems supporting the process. Performed required activities that help in smooth implementation with minimal defeats
Newgen Technologies Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, India December 1997 – October 1999
Test Engineer
Major Features: Image viewer, Text Search, Non Image viewer, Image editor [Annotation, Masking, Image attaching] and Scanning
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Testing Tools: UFT, Microsoft Test Center, Selenium Web driver, Load runner, ALM, Quality Center, JIRA.
Programming Languages: C#, C, C++, Visual C++, Javascipt, VB Script, PL/SQL
Web Applications: HTML, FrontPage 2000, Visual Basic Script
Database Systems: Oracle 9.0.1, MSSQL Server 2008, MS Access, MySQL
Software: Windows 8,7, NT, 2000, XP, IE 8, ALM 11.05, MS Office (Excel, Project, Visio, Word, PowerPoint), IE 7/8/9/10,
EDUCATION
Master of Science (MsIT) in Computer Science, Karnataka University
Bachelor of Commerce [BComm], Dehli University
Advance Diploma in Computer Programming, NIIT
ACHIEVEMENTS
Responsible for the coordinated management of multiple infrastructure related projects directed toward business and organizational objectives
Involved in Release Management activities as a member of Release Team
Experience coordinating with offshore development and testing team
Experience in Integration of TestDirector/Quality Center with Mercury Interactive tools ( ALM)
Creation of regression suite with Selenium Web driver.
Coordinated and lead the team in upgrading LoadRunner to Test Center
Involved in implementation of CMM level standards
Actively involved in Unit, Integration, System and User Acceptance Testing
Desired knowledge of change management and configuration process