Software Quality Assurance Analyst/Engineer

Summary

Results-driven QA Engineer with a solid knowledge and extensive expertise in automation and manual software testing methodologies and approaches.

Proficient in test design, development, and quality assurance of cost-effective enterprise applications.

Proven expertise of successfully completed software testing projects for credit risk management, proprietary trading, aerospace, civil space and military domains using different environments (Unix and Windows).

Experience with test management tools such as HP Quality Center, Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Test Manager.

Experience in writing automated test scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to apply Data Driven and Keyword Driven methodologies.

Experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance Tests.

Proficient in review of all types of testability documents such as requirement specification, functional documentation, conversion of requirements documents into detailed test plans, test cases and test scripts.

Comfortable working as a team member as well as independently, quick learner with excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

Technical Skills

Integrated Development Environments

MS Visual Studio 2008, Xcode 5.1, Eclipse 4.5.2

Languages

VBScript, XML, Objective-C, Ada, C++, C#, Java, Perl, SQL

QA Automation Tools

HP Unified Functional Testing 12, Selenium WebDriver

Test Process Tools

HP Quality Center, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test Manager, Testmate, Test Suite, LDRA Testbed, Zoho Bugtracker

SD Methodologies

Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Kanban

Databases

MS SQL Server Management Studio, MySQL

Operating Systems

Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, OS X 10, Solaris, Unix

Experience

AMLI Residential – Chicago, IL

January 2020 – May 2020

Senior Business/QA Analyst

Lead QA Analyst for proprietary web applications and AMLI.com website.

Responsible for tracking and managing daily hours for tasks performed by developers using Team Foundation Server.

Worked on gathering end-user requirements with business stakeholders in upper management.

Environment: Windows 10, SFDC, Team Foundation Server, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Scrum, SQL, .NET, C#

Echo Global Logistics – Chicago, IL

August 2018 – January 2020

QA Engineer

Lead QA Engineer for a proprietary routing guide tool used for tendering booked truckloads.

Supported Release Management through deploying release bundles to multiple QA environments using Actinoform.

Verified and Validated backend proprietary shipping logistics data using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

Tested the integration of SFDC data with proprietary data using Informatica Cloud.

Developed test cases in HP Quality Center for executing manual tests on proprietary web applications used for shipping logistics.

Participated in daily stand-up meetings to provide updates on the progress of various projects.

Environment: Windows 7, SFDC, HP Quality Center, Informatica Cloud, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, Agile, Waterfall, .NET, C#, Actinoform

Ipsos – Chicago, IL

January 2016 – July 2018

QA/Test Analyst

Developed automated test scripts in Java implementing the Selenium WebDriver library using the Eclipse IDE. Verified and Validated the existence of web objects using XPaths.

Verified and Validated backend marketing survey data using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

Responsible for performing manual testing of web applications.

Responsible for coordinating test activities of web applications.

Responsible for managing defects using Zoho Bug Tracker and Trello.

Responsible for managing weekly conference calls regarding Change Control.

Environment: Windows 7, Eclipse 4.5.2, Zoho Bug Tracker, Selenium WebDriver, Waterfall, SQL, .NET, C#

PayNet Inc. – Skokie, IL

October 2014 – January 2016

QA Support Analyst

Developed automated test scripts in VBScript using HP Unified Functional Testing. Applied Data Driven and Keyword Driven methodologies in test scripts. Extensively applied Custom Checkpoints, Functional Libraries and Descriptive Programming in test scripts.

Verified and Validated backend data used in predictive analytics for credit risk management using Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

Responsible for gathering and analyzing requirements as a part of manual test procedure development.

Responsible for developing and running manual user acceptance tests using HP Quality Center. Responsible for tracking any defects found in testing using HP Quality Center.

Environment: Windows 7, HP Quality Center, HP Unified Functional Testing, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, XML, Waterfall, .NET, C#

Belvedere Trading, LLC – Chicago, IL

September 2011 – August 2012

Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Verified and Validated .NET-based applications written in C#. Familiar with the Test-Driven Development process as a part of an Agile environment; among those applications were a click-trading tool, an automated trading tool and a futures spreading tool.

Verified and Validated web applications across different browsers for servers (Internet Explorer and Firefox) establishing connections to the various options/futures exchanges and an order routing server for mass option trades. Responsible for configuring server-side applications utilizing IIS.

Responsible for developing and running manual user acceptance tests using Microsoft Test Manager. Performed functional testing for new features and ran regression tests to verify current features were not impacted by changes in code.

Responsible for tracking bugs caught during testing using Team Foundation Server. Worked with XML and performed basic SQL queries as a part of testing.

Environment: Windows XP, Microsoft Test Manager, Microsoft Internet Information Services, SQL, XML, .NET, C#, Scrum

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. – Littleton, CO

August 2004 – August 2011

Software Test Engineer

Developed scripts in the Test Command Language (TCL) to test JUNO Flight Software on the system level for Functional Verification Testing. Scripts were coded to uplink commands to the simulated spacecraft and check flight telemetry to ensure software requirements were validated and verified. Test runs were reviewed by various team leads prior to acceptance from JUNO.

Developed automated unit test procedures in Ada as a part of the test-driven development process for SBIRS Flight Software using the Testmate Test Suite. Unit Test Descriptions (UTDs) were written to document precise steps in testing a specific unit and underwent a rigorous review process to ensure 100% code coverage and 100% MC/DC coverage per the DO-178B standard prior to certification from the test team and acceptance from SBIRS.

Developed automated unit test procedures in C++ for Orion Flight Software using the LDRA Testbed. Reports detailing code coverage, MC/DC coverage per the DO-178B standard and test results were automatically generated by the tool for documentation. Any discovered defects were reported to the developers for resolution.

Developed procedure documentation for manually testing ground software on a classified program to verify system-level requirements. Each procedure underwent a thorough review and run-for-record to ensure every requirement was properly verified. Any potential defects discovered during run-for-record were tracked in a Discrepancy Report (DR) database.

Environment: Windows XP, Solaris, Unix, Microsoft Office, Waterfall

Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions – Colorado Springs, CO

September 2002 – August 2004

Associate Applications Software Engineer

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