Summary: * Solid understanding of Software Development Life cycle (SDLC) and testing processes. * Experienced in HP ALM / HP Quality Center (QC), HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Expert in writing and executing Test Plan, Test cases, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts. * Experienced in gathering and documenting business requirements from client. * Experienced in performing Functional, Sanity, Integration, System and User Acceptance testing. * Proficient in using different databases including Oracle 11g, SQL Server, DB2 and MS Access. * Experienced in using test management and bug reporting tools including HP ALM, JIRA. * Involved in testing task estimations LOE, review checklists preparation. * Developed automation test scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for creating standard, text, and bitmap, page, and database checkpoints. * Knowledge of VB Script and Descriptive Programming for developing Automation test script using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) tool. * Experienced in Working different type of Automation Frameworks (Data driven, Keyword driven and Hybrid) using UFT / QTP. * Experienced in supporting Test Cycles, Compiling Test Status Reports, Defect Status Meetings, Project Status Meetings and interacting with Project Managers, Operations Teams and Developers. * Tracked defects, prepared defect matrices, defect summary report and followed issues to completion. * Pro-active, attention to detail, strong analytical skills. * Prepared Requirement traceability matrix, Test data requirements, Test strategy, Test reports. * Involved in establishing QA process and reviewing the processes. * Actively participated in all phases of the testing cycle including reviews and project status meetings. Performed system testing of the application in UNIX and Windows Environment. * Knowledge of various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Iterative, Agile Scrum with a basic understanding of object-oriented analysis and design principles * Skilled in adapting to rapidly changing work environments. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be self-managed. * Possess excellent communication and documentation skills, good team player, and ability to work in multitasked environment. Experienced with HP ALM Administration (Domain creation, Project Creation, User Creation, maintain user authentication, Allocation of projects to users). * Expertise on assigning the Test Cases to the Test Sets in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Experienced with assigning the Requirements to the Test Cases in HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). * Identified the Test Cases to be automated and generated the automated scripts using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Performed data driven testing and Regression testing using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Experience to eliminate redundant pop up messages to cut down script run times using recovery scenarios in Quick Test Professional (QTP). * Used extensive SQL queries from the front end using database checkpoints in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) to perform backend database testing. * Used HP ALM/Quality Center for test management and defect reports. * Detected, verified, prioritized, navigated and tracked defects using HP ALM in the software until they were fixed. * Interacted with the developers for bug fixes and problem resolution. * Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed using HP ALM. * Used SQL and PL/SQL queries to verify the data from the Oracle database. * Wrote SQL query using TOAD for database testing and have good knowledge of database. * Wrote numerous SQL scripts to inspect data within the database. * Worked closely with Lead Database Engineer to implement reporting and analytics front-ends. * Collaborated with business analysts, designers, and system owners in the testing of new software programs and applications. * Coordinated with software engineers to assist with quality assurance, program logic, and data processing. * Produced reports and documentation for all testing efforts, results, activities, data, logging, and tracking. * Communicated test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management. * Established run for record documentation revised with traceability from the automation tests to the manual tests for the development team. Implemented Automated-testing methodology. * Automated the functionality and interface testing of the application using HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Insert Object Data Verification Check point on HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Verify Back end Data after interacted with front-end Automation Test scripts. * Used HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT) for object repository creation and maintenance, used regular expression, re-usable actions, data table, checkpoints and recovery scenario. * The Analyzed requirements and user cases, certified application-specific software performed ambiguity reviews of business requirements and functional specification documents * Developed and documented effective test procedures, which effectively directed other's work. Lead brainstorming sessions to identify key testing concerns and prevent insufficiently broad testing. * Imported data from the Database to the Data table and performed Data Driven testing with different Data sets for reports generation module in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). * Verify test approach, validate build stability, test and evaluate, and achieve acceptable mission. Environment: Windows Server, Java, Java Script, HTML, UNIX, SQL, TOAD, Oracle 11g, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT), HP ALM, JIRA. Rite Aid Corporation Camp Hill, PA Job Title: Software QA Analyst February, 2012 to December, 2013 Responsibilities: * Developed and executed test plans and test cases based on business requirements and functional specifications. * Involved in using JIRA for managing the defect. * Performed manual Back-End testing by writing SQL Queries for validating user information in the tables. * Strong Experience Atlassian tool administration knowledge on JIRA and Confluence. * Strong Experience JIRA Administrator with experience customizing JIRA projects with various schemas, complex workflows, screen schemes, permission schemes, and notification schemes required and users while working in a JIRA environment. * Strong Ability to construct custom dashboards using various filter types in JIRA. * Strong Ability to construct Confluence pages and integrate JIRA projects with Confluence pages. * Strong Experience in performing Atlassian installations, migrations, and plugin installation. * Experience Engage with end-users to capture and document functional and operational requirements. * Used JIRA as defect tracking and reporting tool. * Worked on backend testing using SQL queries and web services testing. * Extensively used SQL/PL-SQL statements to verify the data in the database. * Performed Functionality Testing and Integration testing using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP). * Determined test approaches for various testing strategies like Functional, System, Regression, Usability testing, Alpha, Beta testing and executed using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) * Worked closely with Test Lead in QA (Quality Assurance) team for designing and evaluating Test Plan, Test System, Test Data and Test Cases for the application. * Performed manual and automated testing and maintain documentation on different types of Testing like Black Box, Regression, Integration, System and Acceptance testing. * Tested Compatibility of application with Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Netscape Navigator. * Performed System and Integration testing by executing test cases. * Organized test procedures and executing tests in Web and Client/Server Environments. * Created test scripts for various testing stages like Functional Testing and Regression Testing. * Analyzed system specification and developed Test plans for System and Integration Testing. * Developed test scripts according to the program specification given. * Reported defects found during test cycles and track the defects and retest fixed modules. * Involved in Peer Reviews. Environment: Windows Server, Java, Java Script, HTML, UNIX, SQL, TOAD, Oracle, Web Logic, HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), Quality Center (QC). Will provided upon request.