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Certified Software Test Professional with 13+ years of Specialized QA experience in Software Quality Assurance, Processes, Methodologies and Release Management. Have extensive experience in building and leading a successful QA team of testers with manual and automated testing of various web-based and client-server applications and products includes preparing test inventories like test strategies, test plans, test estimates, test schedule, test cases, test data, and test automation scripts.Major Strengths:• Agile process and Iterative development methodology using Rally.• Expertise in product Functional, Upgrade, Security, Migration, Purge, Compatibility (Browser, Database and Operating System) testing and product end to end testing.• Automated functional and performance testing using Selenium WD, Silk Test, QuickTest Professional, RFT and LoadRunner.• Worked on test management tools like HP Quality Center, Clear Quest, Bugzilla and JIRA. • Hands on experience in writing class libraries and test scripts using Java, VB Script, TSL, 4Test Script (with Stingray Extension Kit) and open source automated tools.• Automated Tool Analysis and Designing Automation framework for Client Server and Web based applications.• Worked on XML API (SOAP and REST) testing using SoapUI.• Hands on experience Perl and Ant scripting language.• Worked extensively on SQL queries, Procedures and Functions.• Testing Crystal Report, Business Objects and BIRT tool.• Testing Service Packs, Patches that address the maintenance issues raised by the client.• Server Setup and Maintenance (VMWare environment) on windows and Linux.• Source control management and build tools (SVN and Jenkins).• Experience in product deployment on Windows and Linux environment.• Experience in Training, mentoring people on Process, Product and Automation.• Design and prepare QA Metrics.

Listed skills include Agile, Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Agile Methodologies, and 8 others.