Pune District, Maharashtra, India
• Extensive experience of 15 years in Test strategy design, Execution and building Testing solutions with empowering QA with test automation and Continuous Testing, adoption of tooling and system • Currently working as Test Lead managing organization and team level QA process, improvement plan and tooling deployment • Previous role as QA Test Manager where managed day-to-day testing life cycle tasks and support operations for a 200+ members group in agile and fast paced environments • Successfully handled responsibilities including problem solving, strategic thinking, leadership, communication, collaboration, and hands on in project execution where delivery of multiple critical and complex projects independently throughout the lifecycle ensuring project delivery on time and within quality • Working with stakeholders to set correct process with necessary timeline process compliance, process improvement opportunities and governance • Hands on squad member and leading the squad • Skilled in Front end and Back-end Testing, Extensive exposure in Testing UI based applications in agile • Skilled in building, developing, and managing a high-performing QA team to meet the needs of a rapidly growing and changing business in an even more rapidly changing technology landscape • Deep understanding of financial business domain and testing methodologies- such as functional, integration, regression, accessibility, and cross browser testing • Implemented industry wide latest tools and testing methodologies, like Model Based Testing with CA ARD and Gherkin approach for BDD • Developed a standard set of metrics at process are group level, related to delivery, effort, milestones, and effectiveness of QA activities and ensured consistency and quality of processes across teams • Performed maturity assessment of the project teams, analyzed trends to improve processes and ensured gap closures • Experience in implementing testing center of excellence with centralized testing approach • Managed multiple teams including management of people, budgeting and planning, performance evaluation, hiring and disciplinary actions • Up to date on latest industry trends, able to articulate trends and potential clearly and confidently, good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management • Have handled and successfully delivered large projects, and engagement in offshore-nearshore-onshore model and have played multiple roles including Test Manager, Test Lead, and Quality Assurance Engineer
Working as test lead at QA Center of excellence
Areas/Applications: Working for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Global Wealth Management area & worked on different application like, 1. Infrastructure & Access Management 2. MSSB-Conversion 3. MSSB- GWM- TOM (Target Operating Model) NAO (New Account opening) 5. Account opeaning systems Role played: Test Lead & Team member Carried out the following activities: • Develop and execute software test plans in order to identify software problems and their causes. • Requirements understanding and elicitation • Defect logging, monitoring and management using QC • Driving Defect calls with development & UAT team • Involved in daily/weekly calls with various stakeholders to keep them on the same page • Knowledge repository creation for project. • Mentoring new team member
Areas/Applications: Working for Wachovia in BFS area & worked on different application like, 1.E-Learning 2.Account request & inquiring Application 3.Credit Rating calculator 4.Loan repayment Application 5.Retirement Services Application Role played: Team member Carried out the following activities: • Carrying overall responsibilities to understand Client Processes and to work efficiently to meet targets and deliver solutions in accordance with Cognizant quality control standards and business practices and procedures • Building test scenarios with the help of Business Requirement • Preparing of manual test cases for SIT & Regression suit and Requirement tractability metrics • Execution of test cases using Quality Centre • Defect Logging and monitoring in Test/Defect Management Tools • Configuration Management using VSS • Created Knowledge Repository during KT sessions and Documents for the aid of quick reference of team members • Involved in UAT & Production Testing