Riaz M

Riaz2u@gmail.com
845-784-0168

Professional Summary:

• Over 7 years of IT experience in business analysis, test case, test script, test
execution, change request and defect request.
• Extensive experience with functional, system, integration, end to end,
performance and regression testing.
• Proficient experience in databases like Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and Teradata.
• Extensive experience with ETL tools like Informatica Power Center and
Datastage.
• Extensive experience in testing Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL)
process.
• Experience with Dimensional Data Modeling using Star and Snow Flake Schema.
• Experience in testing and writing SQL and PL/SQL statements.
• Experienced in testing reports developed from Cognos and SSRS.
• Experienced with database utilities SQL Plus, TOAD, SQL Loader and SQL Server
Management Studio.
• Extensive working experience in applying Relational Database concepts, Entity
Relation diagrams (ERD) and Normalization concepts.
• Extensive understanding of Business Requirements/Rules, Functional and Technical
Specifications.
• Experienced in all phases of Software Development life cycle.
• Application Data warehousing experience in Banking, Pharmaceutical and Insurance.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Team player with excellent Organization and Interpersonal skills and ability to work
independently and deliver on time.

Technical Skills:

ETL Tools Informatica 8.6/8.1/7.1/6.2/5.1 (Power Mart/Power Center)

(Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor), SSIS,
Data Stage 7.5(Designer and Director), Ab Initio
Databases Oracle 10g/9i/8i, MS SQL Server 2008/2005/2000, DB2 8.1,
Teradata V2R6, MySQL.
Database Utilities TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, SQL Server Management
Studio, SQL Assistant
OLAP Tools Cognos 8.0/7.0/6.0, Business Objects XI R3/R2/6.5/5.x, SSRS,
SSAS
Languages SQL, PL/SQL, Php,Unix
Tools Toad, SQL* Loader, WinSQL, XML Spy 2008
Operating Systems Windows 2003/2000/NT, UNIX
Testing Tools Quality Center 10.0, Test Director, Rational Clear Quest
Education: Master of Science in Software Engineering.

BCBS, Durham, NC Jul 2009 – Aug 2010

Data Warehouse/ETL Tester

Responsibilities:
• Involved in Business analysis and requirements gathering.
• Written test cases based on business requirements and rules.
• Developed SQL using the source to target matrix document and functional specifications.
• Wrote the SQL queries on Oracle tables and data warehouse tables to validate the data
results.
• Executed ETL mappings using Informatica Power Center Workflow Manager.
• Reviewed the session log files in Informatica Workflow Monitor.
• Written several complex SQL queries for validating Business Objects Reports.
• Written SQL queries to validate that actual test results match with expected results.
• Tested constraints, data integrity and referential integrity.
• Checked the reports for any naming inconsistencies and other cosmetics.
• Interacted with Business Analyst, Database Administrators, development team and End
Users.
• Worked with business team to test the reports developed in Business Objects
• Run SQL using Toad for Oracle to validate ETL and troubleshoot data quality issues.
• Effectively communicated testing activities and findings in oral and written formats.
• Worked with ETL group for understanding ETL mappings for dimensions and facts.
• Written PL/SQL functions to test complex business requirements.
• Experienced with Informatica transformations like joiner, aggregator, lookup, update
strategy, sorter, router and filter.
• Involved in performance testing and reported read and write throughput.
• Optimizing/Tuning several complex SQL queries for better performance and efficiency.
• Worked on issues with migration from development to testing.
• Extensively involved with backend testing by writing complex SQL queries.
• Worked closely with the development teams to replicate end user issues.
• Opened the defects and change requests using Quality Center.
• Updated defect status and created defect reports using Quality Center.

Environment: Oracle 9i/10g, Informatica Power Center 8.0, SQL, PL/SQL, Quality Center 8.0,
Business Objects, TOAD, Unix.

Wellsfargo, Minneapolis, MN Feb 2008 – Jul 2009

ETL QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

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 • Analysis of Business requirements & Design Specification Document to determine the
functionality of the ETL Processes.
• Prepared Test Plan from the Business Requirements and Functional Specification.
• Developed Test Cases for ETL Data Validation and Report testing.
• Developed test cases and SQL using business requirements and rules.
• Updated test lead on change requests, test cases, SQL, execution and defect status.
• Scheduled and executed ETL jobs using Datastage Director.
• Analyzed the log file for an ETL job in Datastage Director and reported to developer.
• Created test plan and test cases from the business requirements to match the project’s
initiatives in Quality Center.
• Interacted with DBA for setting up test environment in Oracle database.
• Executed SQL queries using Quest TOAD to find useful test data to verify various
functionalities of the application and also done the back-end verification.
• Written complex SQL queries and queried the Oracle database to test datastage ETL
code.
• Involved in Regression, Functional, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
• Performed database validation using SQL according to the business rules and
specifications.
• Tested several complex reports generated by Cognos including Dashboard, Summary
Reports, Master Detailed, Drill Down and Pivot.
• Created test data to test the functionality of the datastage jobs.
• Involved in testing the Cognos reports by writing complex SQL queries.
• Worked with Users to develop Test cases for user acceptance testing.
• Maintained the test logs, test reports, test issues, defect tracking using Quality Center.
• Involved in preparation of Requirement Traceability Metrics (RTM), Defect Report,
and Weekly Status Reports using Quality Center.
• Performed integration and performance testing on datastage ETL jobs.
• Used Database links in SQL for Querying the Oracle database.
• Attended daily project status meetings and weekly QA status meetings.

Environment: Oracle 10g, Datastage 8.0, Quest TOAD, HP Quality Center 9.2, SQL/PLSQL,
Cognos 8.0, UNIX, Windows XP.

AT&T, Alpharetta, GA. Aug 2006 – Jan 2008

ETL/SQL Test Engineer

Responsibilities:
• Created Test Case documents in MS Excel template from the Test Plan, and the Business
Requirements documents.
• Experienced in ETL Data Warehousing, database testing using DataStage for Workflow
process.
• Exported Manual Test Cases from MS Excel template directly to Mercury Test Director
and executed Test Cases in Test Director with Pass/Fail/Blocked status.
• Performed database integrity checks, index and constraint checks using SQL.

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 • Updated QA Manager and Lead weekly with the testing status, which included Test Task
Plan, Defect Management, and Test Metrics.
• Executed SQL queries to validate the referential integrity rules as per the design
specifications.
• Run the ETL jobs and reviewed the session log files using Datastage Director.
• Queried Oracle and SQL Server databases using Toad and Management Studio.
• Verified correctness of data after the transformation rules were applied on source data.
• Coordinated execution of User Acceptance Testing, regression and integration testing
with multiple departments.
• Identified appropriate test data in relevant source systems and incorporated this data into
test scripts.
• Involved in DataStage Version Control Tool for Migrating jobs from one environment to
another environment.
• Used Mercury Quality Center to document issues found during the test automation
process.
• suggested appropriate solutions and prioritized defects for resolution in coordination with
the development team
• Participated in frequently held Defect Meetings which included Project Management,
QA, Development, and Business Line teams.
• Submitted weekly defect and test status updates during the Defect Management meetings.
• Performed Functional, Regression, Data Integrity, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Executed test cases for data validation, link verification, and content verification.
• Performed the back end testing by using SQL Queries and verified the data integrity.
• Involved in documentation in order to maintain and run scripts for future enhancements.
• Participated in weekly meeting with QA, developers, analysts and management team.

Environment: Oracle 9i, SQL, Data Stage 7.1,Windows NT/XP/2000, SQL Server 2005, Test
Director, MS Office Suite, Unix

TCS, Bangalore, INDIA Jun 2003 – Aug 2006

Junior Tester

Responsibilities:
• Writing test plans and test scripts
• Written complex SQL queries.
• Performed testing in mainframe environment
• Recorded Testable and Non Testable requirements in spreadsheet.
• High Level Test Case Design and writing detailed test cases
• Involved in extensive DATA validation using SQL queries and back-end testing.
• Involved in functional, system, integration and performance testing.
• Assigned defects to developers through Test Director.
• Updated the defects status in Test Director.
• Reported periodic project status and updates to the QA Lead and QA Manager
• Heavily involved in interacting with UNIX Shell scripts.

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Environment: Windows NT/2000, Oracle 8i, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX, Manual Testing, Test
Director 8.0.