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·                     5.5 years of experience in the complete life cycle of Software Testing Process including               Requirements/Design Review, Test Planning, Execution, and Reporting.

·                     4 Years of functional testing and 1 year of automation scripting and execution experience.

·                     Expertise in designing and executing Test Plan & Test Cases.

·                     Performed Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, Automation               Testing.

·                     Ability to lead a team and handle applications independently to deliver quality work products.

·                     Leading automation effort for the application to increase the quality of regression testing with limited               project time-lines.

·                     Rich experience in project scoping, requirement gathering, estimation, scheduling, tracking and project               closure formalities.

·                     Good Knowledge in QTP, Automated Banking Center Web applications and COIN application (which is a               client side application Developed in C program).

·                     Proficiency in Test Analysis, Bug Detection, Defect Isolation & Report Generation skills.

·                     Carries out Resource Management activities in the Team.

 

·            IT Analyst – Tata Consultancy Services

·            Software Engineer - Accenture Services Pvt Limited

 

Testing Tools	HP Quality Center, HP Quick Test Professional
Testing Methodologies	Waterfall
Languages	VB Scripting
Domain	Banking,E-Commerce
Operating System	Windows XP, Windows 7

 

·            ISTQB-ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.

·            Certified Application Tester from Accenture solutions delivery academy (Joint collaboration of Accenture and Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

·            HP Quality center certified.

·            HP Quick Test Professional certified.

·            Foundation Training in Banking.

 

 

 

·   75% (Distinction) in B. Tech (Bachelor of Technology) Civil Engineering (Kerala University) from : College of Engineering , Thiruvananthapuram  (Year of passing – 2007)

·   78% (First Class) in Higher Secondary (AISSCE - CBSE) from Arya Central School, Thiruvananthapuram. (Year of passing – 2003)

·   87% (Distinction) in AISSE - CBSE from Arya Central School, Thiruvananthapuram. (Year of passing – 2001)

 

 

1.      Role: QA Tester

Client: Bank of America Inc., Chennai, India (November 2007 – May 2011)

Tools/Technology: HP ALM, QTP 9.2, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Visio

Domain: Consumer and Small Business Banking – Banking Center Channels

Project Summary: Worked on manual, automation, UI testing for Bank of America’s CA based client-side application, COIN (Customer On-line Information Network) used in the Bank’s Retail branches, call centers and support centers in California which serves as a  sales and service platform for various lines of business to open and maintain consumer and small business accounts, debit cards, credit cards, loans, retirement accounts and deals with transaction like ATM, Point of Sale (POS), On-line banking, Check deposit/withdrawal etc.,

Key Responsibilities

•                   Participate in all review sessions, planning meetings and discussions as directed by the Offshore Lead.
•                   Review all documentation (for example, BRD, SRS) of a given project.
•                   Create test plans and test cases based on requirements.
•                   Perform peer review for test plan and test cases.
•                   Upload and schedule test cases in quality center as per test objective priorities.
•                   Create ad Execute automation scripts using QTP.
•                   Create and Execute test scenarios and cases based on all documentation and traceability matrices and               verify test results.
•                   Reproduce all errors found and provide detail documentation (e.g. screen prints step-by-step               reproduction instructions).
•                   Report defects and issues to development via defect tracking tool.
•                   Report any adverse testing conditions/risks to the Offshore Lead.
•                   Track and record data entry and scripts completed for Offshore Lead.
•                   Attend daily status meeting, discussing defects and issues found.
•                   Provide support to onshore team during production implementation.
•                   Managed Metrics analysis such as Defect Leakage Analysis, DAR report, Rejected Defect Analysis, PPD,               Script Effectiveness, Review Effectiveness to keep track of process adherence and for constant               improvement of the productivity and efficiency of the project.

 

 

2.      Role: Automation Test Engineer/ Offshore Lead

Client: Bank of America Inc., Chennai, India (Oct 2010 – May 2011)

Tools/Technology: HP ALM, QTP 9.2, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Visio

Team: CTMT ADSF Security Testing Team

Key Responsibilities

 

•                   Point of contact for the Security testing team for the Banking center web applications which are               handled by our team.
•                   Participated in all review sessions, planning meetings and discussions with the client
•                   Identified the test scenarios and created test suite which covers all the security test conditions given by               the Client team.
•                   Identified the Candidate scripts for Automation Scripting
•                   Developed automation scripts.
•                   Executed tests (positive and negative)
•                   Documented and validated problems and defects found during testing
•                   Conducted Knowledge Sharing Sessions for the team.

 

 

 

 

3.      Role: Automation Test Engineer

Client: The Home Depot (October 2011 – June 2012)

Tools/Technology: HP ALM, QTP 9.2, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Visio

Domain: E-Commerce

Project Summary: The Home Depot is an American retailer of Home Improvement and construction products and services. It is world's largest home improvement  retailer, operating more than 1500 stores across North America. The project deals with Test Automation of Different Portfolios of a Retailer like POS (Point of Sale) for different US Regions.

Key Responsibilities

 

•                   Worked in creating a Hybrid Automation Framework to enhance the scripting process
•                   Analyzing the Test Requirements for Automation
•                   Involved in Automation Test Design Phase
•                   Designed and Developed Automation Test scripts using QTP
•                   Used Data driven framework for test script creation
•                   Also used Descriptive programming for creation of script in few scenarios
•                   Created functions in Library files to associate with the required test
•                   Maintained the regression test suite using QTP
•                   Involved in the Review calls with the client
•                   Involved in Test execution and Defect Management
•                   Prepared the Test reports and test closure activities

4.      Role: Automation Test Engineer

Client: Northern Trust – Testing Center of Excellence, Chennai, India (July 2012 – Oct 2012)

Tools/Technology: HP ALM, QTP 9.2, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Sharepoint, Microsoft Visio

Domain: Consumer and Small Business Banking – Banking Center Channels

Project Summary: Northern Trust is one of the world’s largest Investment Bank. Northern Trust has transformed traditional online banking into a comprehensive online wealth management suite for all Investment accounts, all in one convenient place. Private Passport provides access all Northern Trust and non-Northern Trust banking, investment, mutual fund, trust and brokerage accounts anytime, anywhere.

Key Responsibilities

 

•                   Involved in the preparation of Automation Test Plan
•                   Analyzing the Test Requirements for Automation
•                   Involved in Automation Test Design Phase
•                   Involved in creating the Automation scripts using QTP
•                   Involved in creating the high level Test Scenarios (Manual)
•                   Involved in the Review calls with the client
•                   Involved in Test execution and Defect Management
•                   Leading a testing team and coordinated the testing activities with the team
•                   Involved in Status tracking
•                   Prepared the Test reports and test closure activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

·               Received FS Propel Award in Building Technical Capabilities Category for completing QC,QTP V9.2, ISEB ISTQB Certifications.

·               Received Recognition from Client for handling a complex initiative and raising maximum number of defects for the same.

·               Received recognition from Bank of America Delivery Unit for coordinating training activities for the team and have assigned the role of Training POC for the team.

·               Have been the Editor for DU Newsletter and also published articles in the same.

 

 

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