Manager Test Cases

Email: acxkjy@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 917-***-****

Summary

Over 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance with emphasis on both Automation and Manual Testing.

Expertise in Functional, Integration, Regression and Back-end testing using Selenium Webdriver, TestNg, SoapUI, SQL, Java, HTML, XML and RESTful web services.

Experience in design and execution of test cases.

Worked on ETL and data migration projects and testing reports/exports

Worked on Cloud based environment like Amazon(AWS)

Worked as Lead tester in many successful projects.

Worked as “Release Captain” on a product release.

Experience in Mobile/Device(i-Pad) Testing and Cross-Browser compatibility testing.

Experience in working closely with developers and product managers in an Agile Team setting like Scrum and Kanban.

Excellent understanding of Software Quality Assurance techniques and knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Knowledge of source control tools such as Git and SVN.

Strong communication skills, self-motivated, pro-active, task oriented and team player.

Quick learner with the ability to grasp new technologies.

Education

University of Massachusetts Boston, MA

Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) 2011-2013

Specialization in Management of Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Operations

Technical Skills

Tools/Technologies

Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Confluence, Charles, Postman, SOAP Web Services (Soap UI), Eclipse, IntelliJ, Maven, TestNG, XML, JSON, Clear case, Rational Functional Tester, Rational Quality manager (RQM), Quality Center(QC),

Languages

C/C++, Core Java, HTML

Version Control Systems:

GIT, SVN

Databases

Oracle, MYSQL, Dynamo DB

Operating Systems

Unix, Linux, Windows

Scripting Languages

Java script

Certifications

ISTQB® (International Software Testing Qualifications Board)

CSTM(Certified Software Test Manager)

Professional Work Experience

Curriculum Associates LLC Billerica, MA

QA Engineer Oct 2013- Present

Curriculum Associates is a rapidly growing education company which has products like i-Ready®, BRIGANCE®, Standards Mastery and other programs, which provide teachers and administrators with flexible resources that deliver meaningful assessments and data-driven, differentiated instruction for children.

Responsibilities

Created Proof of Concept for automating test cases using Selenium WebDriver for the Teacher Toolbox project

Built a utility for comparing the CSVs for the automation project to test exports

Worked on the data warehouse project and validated data from the complex ETL data migration

Performed End to End testing on most projects

Tested the new reports and exports which were built to feed off the data warehouse

Worked as independent lead tester in a couple of projects

Involved in Rest API testing for the Auto Provisioning project

Wrote SQL queries and automation test scripts to validate data and test backend functionality.

Used tools like postman to build and post calls to the server on projects which didn’t have a working front-end

Involved in mobile devices testing and cross-browser testing.

Involved in regression testing for numerous releases since 2013.

Identifying defects early in the regression cycle.

Manual Testing on various projects which didn’t have scope for automation

Responsible for formulating QA processes on new projects and having the team onboard with the new ideas

Specialized in giving fast product feedback to the team(developers and product)

Experienced in working in an Agile setting with close collaboration with developers and product.

Worked on Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban

Arrange Knowledge Transfer sessions to train new QA members on the team

Technologies Used:

Selenium WebDriver, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ, TestNG, Maven, Postman, Git, BitBucket, SourceTree, MySql Workbench, SQL Workbench J, JIRA, Confluence, Java, Charles Web Proxy, REST APIs

University of Massachusetts Boston, MA

Intern, Graduate Assistant Sep 2011-May 2013

Responsibilities

Worked on ‘Blackboard’, Learning Management System Software

Major Contributor in the migration testing of Blackboard ‘Vista’ to ‘Learn’

Conducted browser inter-operability testing of the software

Tested the integration of the portal to the blackboard system

Liaised with the faculty and assisted them during migration.

Developed, Tested and Managed the Online course evaluations (surveys).

Technologies Used:

Jira, Confluence, Blackboard, SIS (WISER)

IBM

Senior Test Engineer Sep 2007-Jul 2011

Responsibilities

Worked in the roles of Test Lead, Senior Test Engineer and client liaison

Conducted User Acceptance Testing, Functional Acceptance Testing, System Acceptance Testing, Sanity, Regression Testing, Mobile Testing, Database Testing and Product Verification

Deep understanding and experience in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the testing methodologies.

Prepared, designed, and executed test plans and cases while ensuring the traceability of test cases to requirements.

Perform and participate in peer, informal, and formal reviews of testing artifacts, requirements, specifications, and other project artifacts, as requested.

Represented my team in Root Cause Analysis meetings of defects and JAD (Joint Application Design) sessions

Provided work estimates for projects and change requests in terms of time, and resources

Responsible for collecting and reporting my team’s Metrics for the Quality Audits of my Project.

Certificate of Excellence for exceptional Client Support and Satisfaction

Designed the Induction Program for new recruits and train the junior resources.

Client # 1 Vodafone-Czech Republic

Technologies: Windows XP OS, Unix OS, Soap UI, Oracle, MySql, Tibco, Java, Web Services, XML, .Net, VSS, SMPP simulator, MMSC simulator, Merant Tracker, JBroker/EE

Description:

Vodafone is the 2nd biggest operator in Czech Republic with over a million customers. IBM is the software partner for Vodafone and it handles a number of Application Development and Application Maintenance projects which has a very wide scope of testing. The entire testing life cycle is implemented in these projects. The different types of testing performed are SAT, SIT, UAT and Performance tests.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application

Coordinated with the Architect/Designers for Requirements clarifications.

Defined the Scope of Testing with respect to Requirements

Worked extensively on Jbroker/EE systems and Tibco based events and Web service testing through SoapUI.

SQL Backend testing(Database Testing) as part or regular testing by using TOAD application

Preparation of Test Scenarios and Test Scripts and participating in formal and informal reviews

Preparation of test data - Request XMLs for posting in SAT

Execution of Test Scenarios and Test Cases for SIT and UAT while debugging failed tests and reporting defects

Performed Business functionality testing, which involved testing of all core functions of the application

Performed manual testing for complex operations.

Performed Soap API testing and GUI user interface testing for the Customer Website

Analyze the results, identify the bottlenecks of the system and report them to development

As a Test Lead I was responsible for the successful delivery of the change requests

Client Liaison: Onshore - Offshore Coordination through Status Calls when required.

Participating in Root Cause Analysis meetings

User Acceptance Testing by collaborating with the client

Client # 2 Nortel TEC

Technologies: Unix OS, SQL, Clear Case, Quality Center, CDMA Network

Description:

Nortel Product Verification testing involves working on Real Switch lab environment and End to End Regression testing on various features in CDMA technology and the message flow between network elements (BTS, BSC and MSC).

Apart from the regression testing the project also involves upgrading the entire system with the new load every week. It also involves sanity every week where we test the basic features in all the packages which include CALL Processing, Networking, Data, Advanced Services, CDMA Network Management and Core and Billing Management.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Performed product verification of the CDMA product

Regression testing of the weekly releases.

Weekly Sanity: Responsible for the sensitive task of upgrading of the eBSC.

Performed smoke testing when new build is in QA environment & later test defects, which are fixed.

Contributed to the creation of the Knowledge Base for the entire BSC system

Adherence to Lab etiquettes and proper maintenance.

Worked with Unix Shell scripts extensively.

Maintained the traceability matrix from requirements through the defects in the Quality Center.

Test Execution in the allocated shifts for the Switch usages and updating results in Quality Center.

Responsible for 5 mentees assigned to me for their Knowledge Transfer to work on the switch.

Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members, and documented the proceedings

Client # 3 Rational Portfolio Manager

Technologies: Windows XP OS, Oracle 9i

Description:

The IBM Rational Portfolio Manager is a powerful Web-accessed server hosted database application. It is a robust Project management tool that enables project managers, Portfolio Managers and other stake holders to have real time progress and status information for all their projects and facilitates grouping of projects into portfolios for management and tracking. New versions and builds of the Tool get released and they are tested before they are deployed into the production server.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Executed the regression suite for each release.

Analyzed change of Business requirements to perform Manual Testing.

High Level Test Case Design and writing detailed test cases

Prepared new Test Cases for various new Requirements

Test Execution and updating Results in status sheets.

Worked with developers to fix faults found in the structure and functionality of the application.

Tested this application in various browsers like Microsoft internet explorer, Mozilla, Opera and etc.

Participating in weekly bug Review meetings for update on defects from development team & retesting them

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