(Certified Software Test Engineer)                               

 Visa Status: HSMP                                                                                         

·         Software Test Engineer with strong testing experience in a wide variety of projects and environments and also with strong experience developing test plan, test strategies, and test cases based upon requirements. Expertise in analyzing test results, reviewing and reporting defects. Experience in testing Web, client/ server, and database applications. Quick learner and a team player. 

·         Over 5+ years of diverse experience in the field of Information technology with emphasis on Software Testing in both manual and automated testing.

·         Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) from Quality Assurance Institute, USA.

·         Expertise in developing Software Test Plans, Test Case Design, Test Scripts based on User Requirements Specification (URS) and System Requirements documents.

·         Extensive experience in Investment Banking (Credit rate Derivatives), Telecom and Finance sectors.  

·         Experience in testing of CRM application (Siebel).

·         Experience in Functional testing, Component Testing, Integration testing, System testing, regression testing, black box testing, User Acceptance testing (UAT), End to End Testing, Usability testing,  Database testing.

·         Working Experience in Mercury tool suite - Test Director, QuickTest Pro,

·         Strong working knowledge on the phases of Software Development Life Cycle. (SDLC) Methodology Agile and V Model and RUP.

·         Experience in using SQL to verify test cases in database application testing.

·         Excellent knowledge on Defect Management Lifecycle.

·         Knowledge in Enterprise resource planning (ERP).

·         Work closely with the developers through several Software Development Life Cycle from Initiation to Implementation.

·         Very technically capable in a variety of current and advanced testing techniques.

·         Quality oriented, mind setup and problem solving skills with a Test-To-Break attitude.

·         Profound insight to determine priorities, schedule work, and meet critical deadlines within budget guidelines.

·         Ability to learn quickly new concepts in emerging technology and work under pressure.

·         Ability to work independently and multi task without negative impact to timelines or quality. 

·         Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Bharathidasan University.(2001)

·         Board of Intermediate Education,A.P(1997)

·         Board of Secondary Education,A.P(1995) 

·         Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) from Quality Assurance Institute, USA. (2004) 

 Platforms: WinNT/2000/2003/XP, UNIX

Test Management Tool: Test Director 8.0

Functional Testing Tools: QTP 8.2, 9.1

Configuration Management Tool: Visual Source Safe 6.0

Defect Tracking Tools: PVCS Tracker I-Net, Serena TeamTracker 6.3, Clear Quest, Bugzilla.

Web Technologies: VB Script, HTML, Tomcat, Java, .NET, XML, J2EE, MQ Series, Webservices.

Databases: Oracle 8.i, 9.i, SQL Server 2000, Sybase

Data Access Tools: TOAD.

CRM: Siebel 7.7

ERP:SAP 

 [snip], UK “Fibre To The Premises Network” (January 2008 – May 2008) Test Engineer

·         Analyzed functional specifications and user stories for analysis of requirements. Involved in Design walkthrough sessions by design team and highlighted any gaps.

·         Monitoring and maintaining test project plans and test strategy

·         Analyzed functional specifications documents and attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.

·         Prepare, maintain, and review test cases documentation, track metrics on defects and test results using VSS 6.0. Setting-up the test data. Prepared sanity test plan for execution of builds once deployed.

·         Performed functional, regression testing, Sanity, GUI, Database testing on the application.

·         Configured stubs to ensure that the application tested without real time components.

·         Provided support to IVVT teams to resolve issues.

·         Involved and performed testing in Dry Runs and also prepared checklist.

·         Managed defect tracking process using Test Director.

·         Worked closely with internal users and development management to provide analysis and problem resolution.

·         Managing test environments. Managing and maintaining test data.

·         Report and Submit Project Status and Defect statistics to the Project Manager.

·         Ensured the data populated into the Siebel system from external interfaces using EIM job for bulk loading of test data.

·         Keep up-to-date on Test activities in the project

·         Prepared production deployment checklist for the execution of the tests.

·         Actively mentoring colleagues in test analysis methodologies.

·         Defining test scripts and test acceptance criteria. Executing tests and managing test issues and faults.

·         Track and report upon testing activities, including testing results, test case coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines, etc. 

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, Siebel 7.0, Oracle 9i, Toad, Test Director, EIM, Webservices, MQ Series,portal application,B2B. 

[snip], UK “Integrated Services Digital Network 30” (August 2007 – December 2007) Test Engineer  

·         Analyzed business requirements and Software Specification Requirements to achieve better understanding of the AUT.

·         Involved in developing and executing test plans, test cases to ensure a quality product that satisfies functional requirements and customer needs.

·         Performed interactive walkthroughs of test scripts with developers, business users.

·         Performed black box testing, integration testing, regression testing of the application.

·         Prepared traceability requirement matrix for test progressing.

·         Designed, debugged, enhanced and executed test scripts using QTP.

·         Managed defect tracking process using Test Director.

·         Worked closely with internal users and development management to provide analysis and problem resolution.

·         Report and Submit Project Status and Defect statistics to the Project Manager.

·         Performed communication check between Siebel and Hub components by using webservices.

·         Performed Production sanity testing on the system.

·         Involved in End to End Testing support on the production servers. 

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, Siebel 7.0, Oracle 9i, Toad, Test Director,QTP, Webservices, MQ Series,portal application,B2B. 

[snip], UK “LLU & Openreach Network Backhaul Services” (November 2006 – July 2007) Test Engineer  

·           Analyzed business requirements, user stories to achieve better understanding of the application.

·           Developed Test Plans in Test Director based on the functional requirements and technical design documents for GUI testing.

·           Performed interactive walkthroughs of Test Specifications with Developers, Business Analysts.

·           Analyzed Business specifications documents and attended Change Request meetings to document changes and implemented procedures to test changes.

·           Grouped the Test Procedures in the Test lab Execution grid for test execution.

·           Tested the Web application manually by executing Test cases and updated the status in the Execution Grid of the Test Lab.

·           Wrote SQL queries for backend testing, to validate the data stored in the database.

·           Involved in Component Integration testing of the application by making changes through web, verifying the database, going through settlement processes and verifying in the database.

·           Reported and tracked defects using Test Director.

·           Performed Regression testing on the application once the defects are fixed. 

Environment: Windows XP, UNIX, Siebel 7.0, Oracle 9i, Toad, Test Director, EIM,MQ Series,B2B. 

[snip], UK “Future State Architecture (FuSA) (September 2005 – November 2006) Sr Test Engineer 

·         Created test scenarios based on the Usecases.

·         Understanding the core fundamental concepts in Credit Rate Derivatives.

·         Involved in both Confirmation and Settlement part of the architecture.

·         Designed test cases and performed Sanity, Functional and System testing. Static test data creation.

·         Created testlets which can be used in requirements based testing and also made reusable across different test scenarios. Performed requirements based testing based on functional specification.

·         Designed, debugged, enhanced and executed test scripts using QTP.

·         Interacted with the development team and the business team in resolving the critical issues.

·         Involved in End to End testing of the application by making changes through web, verifying the database, going through settlement processes and verifying the calculations.

·         Daily status updates to Client manager in knowing status and improving the resolution in case of issues.

·         Defect logging using Test Director and tracking the defects with respect to different statuses. 

Environment:  Windows XP,Java, C++, Oracle 8.i, VB.NET Sybase,QTP 8.2, Test Director 8.0, Toad, and Clear Quest. 

[snip], USA (May 2004 – August 2005) Sr Test Engineer 

·         Analyzed system requirements and involved in developing test scenarios, test cases based on high-level and detailed designs.

·         Involved in peer reviews and communicating the gaps/issues in the test scripts.

·         Worked with customers to develop user acceptance tests for the application.

·         Performed manual testing, sanity testing, ad-hoc testing, functional and user acceptance testing (UAT) on the web-based application.

·         Developed an execution plan for the User Acceptance Testing of the application.

·         Created test scenarios and executed using Test Director.

·         Executed regression test scripts using QTP.

·         Interaction with the developers to get the issues resolved.

·         Performed User Acceptance Testing to ensure that the system under test meets the user’s needs and provides confidence in its use.

·         Performed quality related work for the relevant module.

·         Defect logging using Clear Quest and tracking the defects with respect to different statuses. 

Environment: Windows 2003 Server, Java, Java Servlet, JSP, EJB, XML, Oracle 8i, Clear Quest, QTP, Test Director  

[snip], USA  “Online e-Learning Management System” (May 2003 – April 2004) Test Engineer 

·         Analysis of Business and System Requirements specification documents.

·         Created test scenarios, test procedures as well as documentation.

·         Used test director to execute the test cases, track execution against the plan during testing and manage defects from inception to resolution.

·         Created test scripts from the test plans and identified test scenarios and test harnesses.

·         Involved in the system, integration and regression testing of the application.

·         Interacted with various members of the team to discuss and resolve defects and their priorities.

·         Used SQL queries to perform backend testing on the database.

·         Performed functional, regression and black-box testing on the application.

·         Defect logging using TeamTracker.

·         Documented and communicated test results 

Environment: Windows 2000 NT, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server 2000, Test Director,TeamTracker,Oracle 8i, SQL Server 2000, VPN Client, Visual Source Safe 6.0, Toad. 

 References available on request