Qa Analyst Engineer
Resume:
Sandeep Vuppala
Senior Testing Specialist
Saint Charles, MO 63303
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QA Engineer with 13+ years of IT experience in the field of Software Testing, Quality Assurance using Web based and Client/Server applications with strong understanding on Retail, Banking, PPM and Healthcare areas.
• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in capturing/analyzing business, IT & functional requirements, business process analysis, design, development, testing, integration, maintenance and project management
• Good Experience in mapping the business and technical requirements into test cases and generate test scripts.
• ISTQB Foundation Level Certified.
• Well versed with testing concepts and familiar with E2E Testing.
• Extensive experience in preparing test scenarios, test cases, peer review and execution of test cases.
• Experience in reviewing and understanding business requirements, preparing test requirements.
• Involved in testing activities for the project team, track progress and communicate the project status regularly to the team and business stakeholders.
• Experience in performing tests at all stages of application development, including functional, usability, regression, load and performance testing.
• Experience executing test plans, assisting team members in performing and completing test activities; coordinate, monitor, and perform testing, and facilitate user acceptance testing.
• Expertise in implementing Agile and SCRUM Methodology by analyzing requirement specifications and responsible for developing Test Objective, strategies, Scope, Test procedures and Test Matrices
• Good experience in developing and documenting test cases,test plans and procedures in Agile Environment.
• Well versed in designing and preparing test data and review of test results.
• Well versed in using the defect tracking tools JIRA, HP QC/ALM
• Basic Knowledge with Automation tools: Selenium WebDriver, Selenium IDE, Selenium Grid.
• Vast experience in working closely with Development teams to resolve issues.
• Experience in Manual,Performance Testing,Black box Testing, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, GUI Testing, Smoke Testing, Re-Testing & Regression Testing.
• Experience in troubleshooting the issues and performing Root Cause Analysis
• Strong Experience in writing SQL procedures, Functions and writing SQL commands for backend testing.
• Leading & coordinating the offshore team through very complex applications.
• Played major role in identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives in the area of Quality Assurance and Software Testing.
• An effective communicator with strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.
• Proven ability to work independently or with a team. Dynamic performer, excellent team player, goal-oriented employee.
• Well versed with the various stages of Software Development Life Cycle, Software Test Life Cycle and Bug Life cycle.
• Good at Project Management activities and Quality Oriented Processes.
• Flexible and versatile to adapt any new environment and work on any project.
• Excellent Communication skills, inter-personal relationship, positive attitude and Teamwork.
• Adept at all stages of project lifecycle, from business requirements and technical definitions to development, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), production support.
• Capable of prioritizing task, also work with minimal supervision with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experienced in Providing RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix), Test Summary Report, Defect Reports using Quality Center
Willing to relocate: Anywhere
Sponsorship required to work in the US
Work Experience
Senior Testing Specialist
Equifax Workforce - Saint Louis County, MO
July 2018 to Present
Understand the existing applications and maintain and test their integration with external systems.
• Participate in customer discussions and gather the requirements to develop and maintain test cases based on requirements.
• Coordinate with Business and Development Teams to ensure applications are built as per the requirements.
• Interaction with front-end team for components co-ordination.
• Actively participating in daily Scrum standup meetings and Involve in Sprint planning and backlog grooming sessions.
• Work closely with existing Quality Assurance team and test the applications using Agile testing methodology.
• Review designs, perform test execution, defect detection, defect reporting and prioritization of defects.
• Develop solutions and Test/Validate the data migration between various applications/systems.
• Interacting with different teams across the application to troubleshoot the root-cause of production defects.
• Provide innovative ideas to help customer saving cost over period of time.
• High Impact Communication and constant reporting to Supervisor/Customer Manager.
• Coordination with Offshore teams to ensure business continuity.
• Responsible for analyzing the requirements with BA’s and project team and environments readiness
• Responsible for writing and reviewing the test cases and test scenarios.
• Developed and Executed Test Plans and Test Cases from Requirements and Specification documents.
• Authored and Executed Automation and Manual Test Cases for Functional testing of various modules of the application.
QA Lead
CVS Pharmacy - Woonsocket, RI
July 2015 to June 2018
• Developed and Documented Test Plan and Test cases based on the user stories (Functional requirements)
• Created traceability matrix to ensure test coverage
• Once the Test Plans and Test Cases are created then worked with Team and Business Lead for approval.
• Designed and prepared all the test data required for testing
• Actively participated in Agile Sprint Planning meetings.
• Scheduled daily 9:00am scrum stand-up (agile) meeting for quick status updates.
• Designed and prepared Test Data for various scenarios in QA environment before executing test cases.
• Involved in Functional, System, Regression and Smoke testing in Test environment.
• Worked Closely with Development teams and reporting thr defects and get them fixed in timely manner.
• Maintained Test Cases, Test Scripts and Defects in HP ALM
• Involved in troubleshooting of issues and Root Cause Analysis.
• Performed Backend Testing, SQL Queries on Oracle database using TOAD.
• Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), which involved mapping Test Cases to user/ business requirements
• Executed selenium automation scripts using Selenium Web Driver APIs like WebDriver, WebElement, By, Select, TakesScreenShot, Navigation, Assertion etc.
• Tested application behavior and performance on different browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Internet explorer, Chrome
• Performed root-cause analysis of any issues that arise post- implementation and worked on solutions related to issue fixing.
• Worked closely with my manager in prioritization of effort to resolve the most critical tickets as per business requirements.
• Performed Defect reporting and tracking through JIRA
• Scheduled Defect Triage meetings on daily basis.
• Actively involved in UAT Testing and user sign-off.
• Supported the creation of the 'Go Live' plan and managed the assigned activities in the plan.
• Participated in KT sessions, prepared system appreciation documents and supported the Transition process.
• Interface with internal team spread globally to undertake onsite-specific activities of the project.
• Supported client interfacing activities and help create the relevant reports in a timely manner. Environment: MS Project Server(v2010&v2013), Agile Methodology, Active Directory, HTML, Share Point Designer, Selenium, HP ALM 12.5, Microsoft .NET, SQL(2008&2012), MS Word, MS Excel, Oracle, Toad. QA Lead
Walmart - Bentonville, AR
October 2013 to June 2015
Responsibilities:
• Lead, Direct, Coach and Metnor a team of testers on the project.
• Analyzed and understood the Business functions and the Functional requirements
• Extensilvely worked on preparing Test Scripts and prepared Test Data for various scenarios in QA environment
• Updating Test cases for the new functionalities to be implemented for the next build in Quality Center.
• Reviewed the Manual Scenarios in different stores.
• Maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) and involved in Functional, System, and Regression testing in Test environment.
• Tested WebServices using SOAP UI
• Scheduled day-to-day meetings for providing testing status of existing functionality
• Executed the Test Scripts from the Quality Center and tracked the defects in Defects Column
• Performed Data driven testing to validate the components displayed on the website
• Performed Backend Testing using SQL Queries
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL Queries to extract the data from the database
• Interacted with other teams through walkthroughs, teleconferences, meetings, etc. to resolve various issues
• Carried out User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Performed bug tracking using Quality Center
• Worked closely with developers to identify, prioritize and get the defects resolved in timely manner.
• Consolidated the status reports of the team for the Project manager. Environment: HP Quality Center, Soap UI, SQL(2008&2012), Java Applications, MS Word, MS Excel, Oracle Senior QA Analyst
Computer Associates - New York, NY
February 2012 to September 2013
Responsibilities:
• Analyzed the Business Requirements Document, and prepared detailed Test Cases for new functionality
• Performed functionality testing during the various phases of the application development
• Performed functional testing to identify various critical points in the application.
• Identified the Test Cases based on requirement documents.
• Performed Database validation using SQL Queries.
• Worked closely with Development team to resolve issues
• Scheduled daily 9:00am scrum stand-up (agile) meeting for quick status updates.
• Used TOAD for writing SQL Queries and retrived the data from Oracle Database.
• Preparing, Reviewing and modifying the Test Cases.
• Performing Smoke, Functional, Compatibility and User Acceptance testing.
• Prepared test cases for Boundary Value Analysis using Black Box testing technique.
• Designed and developed test structure for web services to validate API calls using SOAP UI.
• Creating and Executing the Test Scripts.
• Developed SQL Queries for Data Testing in SQL Server
• Defect reporting and tracking through JIRA
• Prepared user documentation with screenshots for UAT (User Acceptance testing).
• Consolidated the weekly status reports of the team for the Project manager. Environment: JIRA, Java, Oracle, SQL
QA Analyst/Tester
Microsoft - Redmond, WA
June 2009 to December 2011
Responsibilities:
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts for Microsoft Product Development.
• Understanding the Functional Flow of the Screens.
• Test Cases preparation for the Different modules and their functional tetsing.
• Reviewing the Test Cases and Executing
• Conducted various types of testing like Functional Testing, GUI Testing, Smoke Testing Re-Testing and Regression Testing.
• Developed SQL Queries for Data Testing in SQL Server
• Extensively performed manual testing process to ensure the quality of the software.
• Conduct Re-Testing and Regression testing to ensure the quality of the software.
• Daily meeting with the Project manger regarding the updates of the Product.
• Participated in weekly status review and time sheet maintenance.
• Finding the Issues and reporting Bug and verify the bug fixing.
• Follow-ups with developers to fix the issues.
• Prepare status report of the bugs and send it to entire team. Environment: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft CRM, TFS, SQL Server 2005, SQL QueriesWindows XP, Citrix. QA Analyst/Tester
Fidelity Investments - Boston, MA
October 2007 to May 2009
Responsibilities:
• Requirements Analysis of existing system
• Converting the database from MS Access to Oracle
• Database Design, Creation of Conceptual Design
• Enhancing the existing tables, forms and reports
• Modifying the existing forms and reports to connect to the new Oracle database.
• Preparing unit test cases and unit test plan
• Preparing SIT test cases and SIT test plan
• Unit testing and System Integration Testing (SIT)
• Performed Functionality, Regression, System, and Integration testing for several modules
• Developed SQL Queies in TOAD for Database Tetsing in Oracle Environment: HP Quality Center 9.2, Oracle 9i, SQL Queries, TOAD, Java Applications Education
Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering JNTU - Hyderabad, Telangana
Skills
• SQL (10+ years)
• TESTING (10+ years)
• ORACLE (8 years)
• .NET (5 years)
• JAVA (5 years)
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Test Cases
• Agile
• Scrum
• Software troubleshooting
• Jira
• Project management
• SDLC
Additional Information
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
operating Systems: Mac, Windows NT, Windows 7/8/10, UNIX RDBMS: Oracle 10g/9i, SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, MS Access & DB2 Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, ALM, Selenium IDE/GRID/ WebDriver LANGUAGES: HTML,C#,Java, .NET
Servers: Apache Tomcat, Weblogic, IIS
WEBSERVICES: Soap UI, RESTFUL services
Defect management tool: JIRA, HP Quality Center/ALM
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