Ramesh Waqas

Ashburn VA 20147
386-898-3505(Cell)
Email: rameshw3505@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position of Software QA Test Automation Engineer /QA analyst.

SUMMARY
• Strong knowledge of software development processes and methodologies (SDLC)
• Familiarity with testing distributed application in large Web-based environments
• Strong knowledge of SQA and testing philosophies and methodologies
• Ability to design and implement customized test fixtures
• Solid experience with manual testing, including test planning and execution
• Familiarity with the process for releasing a test set into production
• Highly experience in developing automated tests using test tools and scripting languages
• Expertise experience with STLC management tools Quality Center and Test Director
• Experience in authoring load, performance, and endurance test scripts in LoadRunner
• Experience in working with test automation frameworks, such as keyword and data-driven
with Quick Test Professional
• Strong SQL, PL/SQL skills
• Solid analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Knowledge and experience working in a iterative/agile test process
• Knowledge of special testing needs as relevant to testing of mobile solutions, internet
portals, and web-based applications (security, load, application servers, differences in
browsers)
• Expert in industry standard software development methodologies and life-cycles
• Knowledge in test planning, product verification, product validation, and test
automation; implementation phases of the development methodology and life-cycle
• Ability and desire to work in a spirited, collaborative environment
• Ability to identify and prioritize important tasks independently
• Self-motivated, willing to learn new concepts, technologies, and ability to produce quickly

TECHNICAL SKILLS

STLC Tools Quick Test Professional, Load Runner, Quality Center, Test
Director, Selenium, Jmeter, ALM Performance Center, Unified
Functional Testing
Programming VB.NET, Java, Visual Basic, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, XML
Languages
Application Software Microsoft Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Databases Oracle, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server,
Tools SQL*Loader, TOAD, SQL Analyzer, SQL Profiler
Operating Systems Windows XP, Windows 2003, UNIX, Linux, MS-DOS
Others Web Services, IE, Firefox, Opera
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wells Fargo, Richmond, VA

July 2020– Present
Software Automation Tester

Job Description:
Perform quality assurance, quality control, and security tests for system designs,
processes, and security features
• Automated test cases using Selenium, Web Drivers and TestNG Framework
• Production Support: Smoke testing on all production update in various environments.
Script writing, plan and executing test including Automation with Selenium
• Automated testing tools such as Junit and Selenium to conduct systems, integration,
user acceptance, positive and negative, functionality, object, and regression tests.
• Design, create, and customize scripts using various scripting language and testing tools, such
as JavaScript, Selenium with Java, JUnit, TestNG, and QTP 11, for data-driven
network systems and others using JAVA Language
• Worked as a Automation Tester, responsible for development and maintenance of
Automation Frameworks, tools and solutions. Managed and coordinated onsite/offshore
functional test efforts and Automated functional testing
• Write and execute automation test script for UFT and Selenium
• Participate in the automated testing tool vendor selection process. Conduct a Pros & Cons
analysis of HP UFT and Selenium
• Performed manual and light selenium IDE script-driven sanity and regression, cross-
browser testing to ensure consistency.
• Create solutions to improve scripts by designing new functions, synchronization threads
and processes, and check points
• Test system requirements for bugs and glitches using various web-based test management
software such as ALM Quality Center 11.00
• Analyze system designs, requirements, and documentation to effectively develop test
scripts, and test specific scenarios for required levels of security and quality-control
testing
• Identify and resolve technical problems with systems by comparing newly designed
project interface requirements with current interfaces in the mainframe-based legacy
system
• Analyze and verify data requirements and layout reports for various database designs
and other systems
• Collaborate with business users and customers to clarify system requirements to improve
the user interface and the design and development of the system processes
• Work directly and independently with customers to perform usability testing to
thoroughly review and test scripts
• Perform complex analysis and testing support for government clients by executing
regression and system testing and manually integrate system improvements
• Analyze physical system designs to develop system test plans and outline an estimated
timeline for test schedules
• Work closely with development team to identify and resolve any system-related
problems; discuss solutions and make recommendations to senior leaders; implement
and test these solutions
Blue Cross Blue shield, Richmond, VA
May 2016– June 2020
Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Description:
• Informed supervisor of important developments and obtains guidance and direction on
individual assignments
• Represented the company through customer visits and consultation for the solution of
technical problems
• Conceived ideas and developed testing events and actions for products to meet objectives
• Performed business analysis in accordance with established theories and methods
• Planed, designed, and conducted lab and tests of developmental and competitive products
• Accountable for complete results on development projects and special function within
assigned area
• Communicated technical results and information effectively both in written and oral form
• Developed and created master test plans and related documents, test cases, and test
schedules
• Executed test cases and test scenarios across development projects
• Involved in functionality, user interface, regression, security, and UAT
• Identified and tracked defects, issues, risks, and action items
• Validated requirements for system testing, report preparation, defect recording, and
defect tracking
• Performed regression testing to validate the resolution of any software or system defects
• Used Quality Center a web-based test management tool for centralized control over the
entire testing life cycle
• Wrote and executed SQL queries to interpret test results and create test data
• Created, enhanced and maintained high-end object repository for various functional and
regression test using Quick Test Professional
• Executed written test case scenarios, including manual, automated, and data-driven
regression testing, and GUI verification by using Quick Test Professional (QTP).
• Developed Keyword Driven and Data Driven Frameworks test scripts using
VBScript

GEICO, Cleveland OHIO

November 2014 - April 2016
Automation Test Engineer

Job Description:
• Transitioned user stories and collected test requirements in creating test cases and test
procedures with emphasis on automation testing and scripting
• maintaining and enhancing the automated test framework supporting a continuous
integration environment with automated smoke and regression testing
• Ensured high test and code coverage, maintainability of scripts, reliability of
equipment, and overall robustness of environment and solution during the entire
development cycle
• Responsible for performing analysis of requirements, writing requirements
verification points and providing feedback on requirement testability
• Responsible for having a thorough understanding of the projects test environment(s) and
the projects policies for working in the test environment(s)
• Responsible for installing software into and upgrading test environments (hardware
and software) including in-house applications and 3rd party applications
• Responsible for integration testing applications as appropriate to use on the internet
portal
• Responsible for working with a team including development, system engineering and
customer representatives in combined integration test efforts
• Involved in continuous support of overall software quality and testing with continuing
refactoring of scripts and test cases as required and enhanced test coverage (system,
performance, interoperability, stress, negative testing, etc.)
• Clearly logged defects, maintained test data and results, and monitored/analyzed
automated test runs and reports
• Responsible for developing manual test cases in HP Quality Center and executing tests
according to software test processes and procedures
• Responsible for developing automated test cases within Quick Test Professional and
custom scripting as appropriate to the test case
• Used Quality Center to manage and organize STLC activities like Requirements coverage,
Test Case Management, Test Execution Reporting, Defect Management, and Test
Automation

REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON THE REQUEST