Arul R
Test Manager
Summary
Project management specialist with strong emphasis on quality assurance and team collaboration, with overall 15 years of experience. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, adapting to evolving project needs, and driving successful outcomes. Expertise in test planning, risk management, and problem-solving ensures high standards and reliable results. Known for effective communication, strategic thinking, and results-driven mindset.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Test Manager
Natwest Groups
05.2022 - Current
- Defined testing and acceptance strategies and determined quality assurance benchmarks.
- Increased product reliability by conducting rigorous performance, security, and usability testing.
- Reduced defects in production with thorough regression testing and identification of root causes.
- Enhanced test efficiency by implementing automated testing processes and tools.
- Improved project delivery timelines by efficiently managing testing resources and schedules.
- Collaborated with development teams to establish clear test objectives, ensuring alignment with project goals.
- Developed extensive documentation for various phases of the testing process, supporting efficient knowledge transfer among team members.
- Analyzed complex system behavior to identify performance anomalies and recommend remediation strategies.
- Reduced production issues by conducting thorough load and stress testing on applications prior to release.
- Enhanced application performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks through rigorous testing processes.
- Conducted load, stress and endurance tests using Loadrunner and Jmeter to simulate realistic user activities.
Senior Analyst - Performance Engineer
BA Continuum India pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 05.2022
- Currently handling multiple Performance testing projects as individual contributor from Non Functional requirements gathering,Workload Modeling, Test Script
Design, Test Execution, Results Reporting and Analysis and
Recommendations for fine-tuning the application. - Expertise in performance and analytics tool - Load runner,Jmeter, Splunk, Dynatrace & App Dynamics
- Good hands on experience in Microfocus Controller and performance center
- Worked on different protocols including - Web (HTML), Web Services, Truclient. Worked
- Excellent analysis and troubleshooting skills using performance monitoring tools
- Created dashboards in Splunk and AppDynamics for efficient monitoring and performance tuning activities
- Used JIRA for tracking the user stories and facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Reviewed scalability, performance and load balancing of each application.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology solutions
11.2009 - 07.2013
- Developing test scripts using Load Runner (Web – HTTP/HTML Protocol).
- Executing Load tests to identify whether the response times are within the SLA.
- Executing scalability tests to identify the maximum number of users that application can support.
- Executing endurance test t identify memory leaks
- Profiling the application in case of 'any performance issues identified.
- Suggesting code tuning to developers based on the profiling results
- Running batch tests and web services to monitor their performance.
- Analyzing the test results and preparing the report consisting of the response time, throughput and the System Resource Utilization of the application.
Education
Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Science CGPA 7.5
College of Engineering
Guindy 06.2005 - 06.2009
M.Sc Yoga For Human Excellence (DDE) -
SRM University
Kattangolathur 06.2019 - 09.2021
XII Higher Sec - 95% -
St.Mary' Girls Hr. Sec School
Chengalpet 06.2003 - 05.2005
Skills
Dynatrace
Splunk
Jmeter
Loadrunner / Performance center
Tableau
Selenium
Agile methodology
Accomplishments
- Received multiple awards and accolades for handling critical project deliverables in short span of time
- Recognized by the development leads for excellent collaboration with the Pega Vendors in resolving issues in Pega Application performance tuning
- Attended internal Agile Scrum training, Tableau reporting and Jenkins implementation trainings.
- Conducted workshops on Yoga and wellbeing for the internal teams
Personal information
Contact Number : 09884998317
Date of Birth : 17th May, 1988.
Address : No.20, Devi illam, Sriram Nagar, Urapakkam West, 603211
Marital Status : Married.
Spouse Name : Kameshwaran. R
Timeline
Test Manager
Natwest Groups
05.2022 - Current
M.Sc Yoga For Human Excellence (DDE) -
SRM University
06.2019 - 09.2021
Senior Analyst - Performance Engineer
BA Continuum India pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 05.2022
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology solutions
11.2009 - 07.2013
Bachelors of Engineering - Computer Science CGPA 7.5
College of Engineering
06.2005 - 06.2009
XII Higher Sec - 95% -
St.Mary' Girls Hr. Sec School
06.2003 - 05.2005
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