Atul Kumar

Software Testing Operations:

• Led end-to-end QA operations for two business functions at Euronext, each with 10 or more team members, contributing to the establishment and expansion of their business presence in India.
• Spearheaded the setup of QA operations for Gatelab in India, a trading applications vendor, and a sister company of Euronext.
• Directed all technical Proof-of-Concept (POC) projects for new business and operations in India, ensuring successful execution and integration.
• Led automation efforts by creating a central automation unit serving various business units, and building and scaling a high-performing software testing team from scratch.
• Extensive experience in designing and establishing new QA roles, and in developing self-reliant testing teams through hiring, training, and mentoring.
• Successfully created and implemented multiple test processes from scratch, covering all phases from requirement gathering to sign-off, and adhering to Agile methodologies.
• Creating an automation framework from scratch using Tosca for a desktop-based trading application being used across clients in India and Europe.

Artificial Intelligence COE Operations:

• Led generative AI-based coding initiatives, implementing tools like Co-Pilot and TestRigor to enhance operational efficiency across the organization.
• Created and launched AI-powered, automated invoice generation system, cutting turnaround time by 50% and eliminating manual processes for client services team.
• Automated testing of FIX trading messages with AI agent technology reduced testing efforts by 80%.
• Enhanced order log analysis through AI agent implementation, achieving a 70% reduction in testing time.

Organizational Growth Projects:

• Led the initiative to get Gatelab empaneled as a recognized trading application vendor with the NSE (National Stock Exchange) of India, managing project budgets, vendor contract negotiations, and overseeing the setup of NSE connectivity infrastructure.
• Successfully managed the implementation of Gatelab's trading application for Citi, while serving as the primary point of contact for Indian prospects evaluating Gatelab's software solutions.

• Successfully built software testing team from scratch and groomed them to be self-reliant in a short span of time.
• Create end to end devops pipeline for continuous testing framework.
• Architected and managed automation frameworks for all the Commcise applications and implemented continuous testing.
• Successfully created compete manual testing processes using Agile methodology and
• Started as a founding member of Commcise, I set up the support and development teams in the earlier days of my stint working as a technical consultant before taking on the testing responsibilities.

• Developed SSIS packages to handle data load and processing in central data base
• Created new PL/SQL packages, procedures, functions applying the business logic as per new requirement
• SQL server upgrade and BOB front end tool development to enable all the client users to access all the reports in real time.

• Developed Transformer tool to automate the release and deployment process in Stage and UAT env
• Developed Finarch portal to provide report access to the users.