Playwright
VISWANATH KOLA
BFS Test Manager
Pune
Summary
Skilled Test Manager versed in planning and overseeing testing operations under tight deadlines. Organized and well-researched approach to solving problems. Collaborative and open mindset with 21+ years of demonstrated industry success. Expertise in Trade products FBTIv2.8 (Fusion Banking Trade Innovation), FBCCv6 (Fusion Banking Corporate Customer), KONSOLE-KOMGO trade product & Bank Trade application. Good exposure to the Onsite-Offshore engagement model.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Test Manager
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2021 - Current
- Automated around 1535 regression test cases and executed successfully during monthly release with One-Touch/Zero-Touch automation (overnight execution) via Azure Pipeline.
- Successfully implemented In-Sprint automation for continuous regression coverage enhancement.
- Involved in Scrum (SoS) call and discussed about status of monthly release.
- Migrated trade process from Bank Trade application (Mainframe) to web-based application Trade Innovation TI+ (FBTI & FBCC).
- Upgrade of TI+ from v2.4 to 2.5(Swift-2018 upgrade for Trade products) and then to v2.8 (Swift-2021 upgrade for Undertaking Guarantee and Standby products)
- Upgrade of FBCC application from v5.5 to v6 (technical upgrade Angular JS, SWIFT & Undertaking Guarantee UI changes).
- Mentored junior team members by providing guidance on industry best practices and advanced testing techniques
- Improved project delivery timelines by efficiently managing testing resources and schedules
- Reduced defects in production with thorough regression testing and identification of root causes
- Analyzed historical testing results to isolate failure patterns for long-term investigation into possible development protocols improvements
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
05.2016 - 12.2020
- Migrated trade process from Bank Trade application (Mainframe) to web-based application Trade Innovation TI+ (FBTI & FBCC).
- Upgrade of TI+ from v2.4 to 2.5(Swift-2018 upgrade for Trade products) and then to v2.8 (Swift-2021 upgrade for Undertaking Guarantee and Standby products).
- Upgrade of FBCC application from v5.5 to v6 (technical upgrade Angular JS, SWIFT & Undertaking Guarantee UI changes).
- Interacting with developers & business analysts for assistance in deriving the scenarios
- Manual Testing – SIT, Test, UAT environments
- Involved in Defect calls
- Involved in discussions with Client and tried to understand requirements
- Production health check execution during production release.
- Developed comprehensive training programs, resulting in improved employee skillsets and increased productivity
- Defined work plans in alignment with stakeholder requirements
Senior Test Analyst
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
05.2015 - 04.2016
- Provides secure single-point access to full suite of online trade products and value-added information and services, including Initiation/advising of letters of credit, guarantees/standby L/Cs, and purchase order management. Real-time user-customized reporting tools, including consolidated reporting for multinationals
- Interacting with developers & business analysts for assistance in deriving the scenarios.
- Manual Testing – SIT, Test, UAT environments.
- Production health check execution during production release
- Reviewed all test cases and test scripts for quality and identified additional areas to review
- Supported successful product launches with thorough end-to-end testing of all features and components
- Met with quality assurance, developers and project managers to assess scope and sequence of project
- Fixed identified issues to improve workflows
Test Coordinator
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
03.2010 - 04.2015
- Access Online is comprehensive single window to manage transactional flows across global corporate clientele. Web-based solution that integrates online payments, balance, and transaction reporting platforms with leading market trade finance portals. It empowers them to manage global cash flows and execute transactions.
- Lead 15-member team for Cash projects.
- Designed, Co-ordinate and executed overall test approach for country-wise rollouts.
- Analyzed, created, and tested payment and SWIFT message type (MT) file formats such as BSI VDB, SAP BSA, BSI Treasury, BSI Netting, and MT103, MT202, MT940, MT942 respectively.
- Successfully handled releases like G3 Singapore, Multi Cash Exit, Euro Exit, File Lockdown, SEPA CT, Address Logic for European Nations, FINCAN, Salary Payments, and Fusion II respectively.
- Tested various interface applications like TRIP, SCORE, AXR, and C2PAY respectively
Test Lead
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
02.2009 - 03.2010
- SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Inter-Bank Financial Telecommunication) provides a common platform for standardized messaging services to its members. SWIFT has introduced modifications/changes that will take effect from November 2009 on MT103 and 202cov messages.
- Prepared manual test scripts, test data, test scenarios, test conditions, and test cases.
- Ensuring a smooth transition of appropriate message types (MT) between financial centers, mid-office, and back offices.
- Interacting with stakeholders, developers, and business analysts for assistance in Identification, Simulation, Resolving, and Tracking of problem events.
Senior Test Engineer
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
01.2006 - 01.2009
- ABN AMRO Bank is migrating to single trade finance processing system namely Global Trade Platform – GTP across all its locations worldwide. New platform is aimed at centralizing processing of back-office operations and standardizing business processes across countries for ABN.
- Involved in UAT, System, and Regression testing.
- Analyzed, created, and tested payments and interfaces like Score, BIR respectively.
- Prepared manual test scripts, test data, test scenarios, test conditions, and test cases.
- Ensuring smooth transition of appropriate message types (MT) between financial centers, mid-office, and back offices.
- Interacting with stakeholders, developers, and business analysts for assistance in Identification, Simulation, Resolving, and Tracking of problem events
Manual Test Engineer
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
08.2005 - 12.2005
- Provides secure single-point access to a full suite of online trade products and value-added information and services, including Initiation/advising of letters of credit, collections, guarantees/standby L/Cs, and purchase order management. Real-time user-customized reporting tools, including consolidated reporting for multinationals.
- Involved in UAT, System, and Regression testing.
- Raising bugs and interacting with development team on severity and priority on raised bugs.
Senior Customer Support Executive
Nalli SoftSolutions Pvt Ltd
01.2002 - 12.2004
- Served as escalation point for challenging customer cases, applying advanced problem-solving skills to reach satisfactory resolutions.
- Implemented quality assurance measures for consistent delivery of top-notch customer service across all channels.
- Mentored junior team members by sharing expertise on industry best practices in customer service management.
- Enhanced overall customer satisfaction by efficiently resolving complex issues and providing personalized support.
- Installation and Implementation of Trade Software and Clearing House Software.
- Training provided to client users.
- Testing patches before applying them in live area.
- System Study for Banking Solutions according to client’s requirement.
- Presentation of solutions as per client's requirement by raising change request CR.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computers, Math, And Stats
SRM Arts And Science College
Chennai 08.1997 - 07.2000
High School Diploma -
J.B.A.S Matric & Higher Sec School
Chennai 07.1995 - 06.1997
High School Diploma -
J.B.A.S Matric & Higher Sec School
Chennai 06.1994 - 04.1995
Skills
Test Execution Management
Test case design
Functional Testing
Tool selection
Test Planning
Team Coordination
Training and mentoring
Integration Testing
Test Automation
Profile Summary
- Demonstrated strong software testing & QA skills along with leadership, management, technical and client relationship delivering complex programs successfully.
- Driven complex and cross functional projects working directly with client offshore - onsite model.
- Completely focused on customer centric approach with proven ability of gaining customer confidence in quick time.
- Managing the governance and go - no go checkpoint processes with Test Assurance team.
- Delivered end to end testing of complex applications with complete ownership of test management, test strategy, test planning, test environment readiness, test data, test design, execution and reporting.
- Testing process standardisation, optimisation, improvements, implementing best practices, ensuring timely, quality releases with adequate test coverages.
- Defining Entry and Exit criteria during testing phase.
- Defect reporting, follow-up till defect closure, defect analysis and defect management.
- Expertise in working in various models like Agile Scrum, V-model and Waterfall model.
- Worked on automated testing tools like Selenium, Playwright with TestNG, CITS, INGenious frameworks.
- Worked on Behaviour Driven Testing (BDT) approach for Playwright with INGenious framework.
- Worked on CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery) with GITHUB, Azure Devops (branches, Repos and pipeline executions).
Banking Domains
- Expertise in Wholesale Banking Trade product FBTIv2.8 (Fusion Banking Trade Innovation), FBCCv6 (Fusion Banking Corporate Customer), KONSOLE-KOMGO trade product & Bank Trade application.
- Expertise in Retail Banking TCF4, Finacle, Payments and Core Banking system.
- Expertise in other banking products like SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), TIBCO, IRM, LoanIQ & AML applications.
Software
Selenium
Azure Devops
Service Now
Timeline
Test Manager
Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2021 - Current
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
05.2016 - 12.2020
Senior Test Analyst
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
05.2015 - 04.2016
Test Coordinator
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
03.2010 - 04.2015
Test Lead
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
02.2009 - 03.2010
Senior Test Engineer
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
01.2006 - 01.2009
Manual Test Engineer
Concentrix - Formally Known As MINACS IT Services
08.2005 - 12.2005
Senior Customer Support Executive
Nalli SoftSolutions Pvt Ltd
01.2002 - 12.2004
Bachelor of Science - Computers, Math, And Stats
SRM Arts And Science College
08.1997 - 07.2000
High School Diploma -
J.B.A.S Matric & Higher Sec School
07.1995 - 06.1997
High School Diploma -
J.B.A.S Matric & Higher Sec School
06.1994 - 04.1995
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