Asha Kolappan Saratha
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
ISTQB Certified Program QA Manager/Test Manager/Lead, Testing Specialist having hands on testing knowledge, experience and currently working in Banking Industry with one of the 'Big 5' banks in Canada on Enterprise-wide implementation of Agile methodologies, tools, process & best practices with on-time delivery of quality deliverables of multiple regulatory & compliance projects, ability to mentor quality assurance teams and delivering key programs/projects as part of implementation and testing within an organization in compliance with the industrial quality standards of the firm with experience in Trade Finance, Anti Money Laundering, Treasury and Capital Market Domain.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
QA Manger/Lead/Portfolio Specialist
Scotiabank
04.2022 - Current
- Responsible for testing and delivery of multiple regulatory & compliance projects across FCRMT - Enterprise Case management(ECM) Project, Transaction Monitoring (TM) Project, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDDU) Project, STR , Compliance Projects.
- Instrumental in delivering key programs/projects as part of implementation and testing within an organization, in compliance with the industrial quality standards of the firm
- Managing a team of full time, vendor resources and independent contractors across geographies.
- Responsible for setting up and establishment of best QA processes and practices within the group.
- Key player for arriving at a strategic QA testing approach and solution within the program to service the Technology and Business Partners
- Driving the best testing methodologies across all Agile projects within the AML Program leveraging the best tools available in house for successful delivery\
- Key contributor to the technical proof of concepts for driving test automation initiative using different types of framework, providing feasible solutions, design decisions etc.
- Advocate of Test Automation and responsible for setting up Test Automation within the Projects/Program, Dev-Ops and facilitator of Non-Functional Testing like Performance, User Experience as part of the Operational Readiness within the Program.
- Trained team members on quality assurance principles, fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.
- Established and tracked quality department goals and objectives.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement process and system improvements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of product issues, leading to timely resolutions and continuous improvements.
- Enhanced product quality by implementing comprehensive QA processes and procedures.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential quality issues.
- Mentored quality assurance teams in best practices for quality management, contributing to overall team growth and development.
Technical Lead
Capgemini Technology Services
04.2014 - 04.2016
- Key member of software testing team as the lead QA tester on testing Core Banking Application Projects
- Understanding & analyzing Functional and Business requirements
- Scheduling review meetings with the SMEs from Development teams to learn third party vendor applications and Client Bank's in-house applications
- Creation of Requirements Vs Test scenarios traceability matrix and get the same reviewed by Development team to bridge the understanding gap
- Engaged in imparting domain trainings on different banking operations to the team
- Designing test cases and updating the same in Client specific template
- Walkthrough of Test scenarios and Test cases by the respective Business / Product team
- Collaborating with all the stake holders for Test data, Application access and Environment availability
- Meetings with ITD SMEs and Business team to understand end-to-end functionality of the application
- Preparation of 'Understanding Document' for each application which can used as a reference manual for the new entrant
- Identifying and capturing all the critical validations to be tested as part of the regression testing
- Identifying the applications which can be Virtualized For a specific application, analyzing all the test cases from various projects and identifying the test cases which can be part of Master regression suite
- Designing new test cases, wherever test cases doesn't exist for the critical validation points
- Formatting and updating all the test cases into Test case template provided by the client
- Test case upload to HP ALM, Documenting all the Test data, Environment and Support related requirements and sharing with the concerned team well in advance of Test Execution
- Blocking Test environment for test execution as per the Testing calendar
- Test execution and Defect management
- Task allocation to the team members and Daily status Report
- Attending weekly meetings with client for the status updates
- Preparation of 'Handing over Document' for each in-scope application and get the same reviewed by respective Product Manager
- Analysis of new CRs / IRs raised by client bank for the specific release
- Impact analysis and test case estimations as per the release notes provided by Vendor
- Test case design for the new enhancements incorporated as part of new release
- Attending daily triage meetings
Associate Consultant, Technology
Polaris Financial Technologies
08.2011 - 03.2014
- Understanding & analyzing Functional and Business requirements
- Scheduling review meetings with the SMEs from Development teams to learn third party vendor applications and Client Bank's in-house applications
- Creation of Requirements Vs Test scenarios traceability matrix and get the same reviewed by Development team to bridge the understanding gap
- Designing test cases and updating the same in Client specific template
- Peer review of functional test cases created by other team members· Walkthrough of Test scenarios and Test cases by the respective Business / Product team
- Collaborating with all the stake holders for Test data, Application access and Environment availability
- Reporting and tracking Defects using Defect Management tool HP ALM
- Constant follow-up with On-site and other product teams for Test data, access, and environment related issues
- Publishing various metrics to the higher management team on Daily, Weekly and Monthly basis
- Analysis of defects logged by UAT team
Software Engineer
Mirror Technologies Pvt Lt
10.2008 - 12.2010
- Understanding and analyzing Functional requirements and enhancements
- Designing Test scenarios and Test cases
- Test execution
- Defect Management
Test Engineer
Thinksoft Global Services
01.2011 - 08.2011
- Understanding and analyzing Functional requirements
- Designing Test scenarios and Test cases
- Walkthrough of test scenarios and test cases created with Business team
- Test execution & Defect management
- UAT Defect Analysis
- Status reporting to the higher management on daily basis through various metrics
- Participating in daily Defect Triage meetings
Education
Master of Engineering - Embedded System And Technology
SRM University
Chennai , India04.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
Sun College of Engineering And Technology
Nagerkovil , India04.2008
Skills
- Test Planning , Execution and Process Management
- Effective Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Scripting & Documentation
- Adaptable and Influential
- Prioritization of Business Scenarios
- Time Management
- Automation Testing
- ETL and EDL Testing
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- ISTQB Foundation Level
Timeline
QA Manger/Lead/Portfolio Specialist
Scotiabank
04.2022 - Current
Technical Lead
Capgemini Technology Services
04.2014 - 04.2016
Associate Consultant, Technology
Polaris Financial Technologies
08.2011 - 03.2014
Test Engineer
Thinksoft Global Services
01.2011 - 08.2011
Software Engineer
Mirror Technologies Pvt Lt
10.2008 - 12.2010
Master of Engineering - Embedded System And Technology
SRM University
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication
Sun College of Engineering And Technology
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