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GOUTHAM SERI

Hyderabad,India

Summary

WORK EXPERIENCE: 9.4 years of total experience as a Technical Lead-QA.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Technical Lead-QA

Valuelabs Technologies Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, India
02.2023 - Current
  • Expertly defined and executed both Functional and Automation Testing strategies, enhancing quality assurance practices
  • Delivered bi-monthly software releases, including On-Premises and SaaS solutions, ensuring timely product updates to customers
  • Managed production defects effectively, serving as the Escalation Manager for all Scanning Teams, maintaining high service standards
  • Spearheaded the development of “Valuelabs-AiDE”, an innovative Enterprise Generative AI platform, as a key R&D initiative
  • Achieved a 28% year-over-year reduction in production defects through strategic implementation of SQA and Automation processes
  • Halved the turnaround time for production defect resolution, demonstrating a 50% improvement year-over-year
  • Established and led two robust QA teams, comprising 13 specialists in Manual and Automation Testing, optimizing team performance
  • Tailored and optimized process revamps to align with business objectives, ensuring seamless integration of customized processes
  • Actively participated in steering committee meetings, providing key stakeholders with insightful, data-driven test metrics for informed decision-making
  • Instituted comprehensive test governance with quality gates, actively involved in UAT, dry runs, and defect management to uphold quality standards.

Delivery Sr Test Lead

Value Momentum Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 02.2023
  • Led successful delivery of a high-profile project, managing a team of six experts
  • Served as a key liaison between Business, QA, and Development teams to ensure smooth project workflow
  • Facilitated essential functional discussions with business analysts to establish quality standards and product goals
  • Developed and implemented a detailed Test Strategy and Test Plan, rigorously reviewing Test Cases, Test Data, Automation Scripts, and overseeing defect management
  • Managed QA/UAT environments and coordinated release schedules with the release management team
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Payment as a Service (PaaS) platforms, adeptly integrating APIs and applications such as Finzly, Zencos, and Finastra, and managed Azure Blob Storage and API connectivity with fintech partners and external stakeholders.

Lead Consultant

Value labs Technologies Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Lead QA operations for three key projects, leading two teams totaling eight QA professionals
  • Delivered five projects from inception to post-production, achieving zero high-priority defects during UAT and production phases
  • Engineered a cost-effective Automation Framework, slashing test costs by over 50% to $10 per hour and boosting ROI to over 250%, while quadrupling test coverage and reducing bug-fixing costs by 80%
  • Accelerated test cycles by 40% through strategic collaboration with Test Automation for release planning
  • Enhanced defect detection and early-stage elimination by 60% by integrating API testing methodologies
  • Gained expertise in Ethix Core for Corporate Loan Origination and Lending, encompassing modules like Customer, Teller Machine, Signature Capture, Swift Message, and Statement Generators MT103, Liabilities, and Trade Finance.

Test Lead

Yash Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 07.2021
  • Spearheaded the full release management lifecycle for four major enterprise products, ensuring seamless end-to-end delivery
  • Led pivotal data migration projects, including Finacle and Precision, for various banks in the Middle East and USA, overseeing test case development and execution for core banking and credit card systems
  • Achieved nine successful software releases, expanding the client base with five new customers and enhancing systems for four existing clients within a year
  • Established and optimized two QA teams, each comprising five specialists, from the ground up in under 12 months
  • Enhanced team productivity by 15% and reduced QA estimates by 25% through strategic cross-training initiatives within a year
  • Drove a 30% year-over-year reduction in production defects by implementing robust Software Quality Assurance (SQA) methodologies.

Sr Quality Analyst

Avalon Information Systems Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 08.2016
  • QA processes from inception to execution, ensuring seamless implementation
  • Demonstrated success as a Business Analyst on multiple projects, with a strong track record of strategic insight
  • Crafted and refined Test Scenarios, Cases, and Data
  • Possess extensive exposure and proficiency in both QA and BA methodologies, enhancing project outcomes
  • Led requirement elicitation and defined test scopes, guaranteeing thorough coverage of product specifications and deliverables.

Testing Consultant

Cignex Datamatics Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 07.2015
  • QA processes from inception to execution for successful implementations
  • Demonstrated extensive proficiency in both Quality Assurance and Business Analysis operations
  • Versatile in applying various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies
  • Proficient in executing diverse testing stages, including Sanity, Usability, Smoke, Functional, Integration, Regression, Re-testing, and UAT.

Education

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (Mech) -

BIET, JNTU - Hyderabad
01.2004 - 04.2008

Skills

Core Competencies:

  • Agile testing
  • QA Program Management
  • Project Management
  • E2E Test Management
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Defect Management
  • QA Process Improvements
  • Escalation handling
  • Requirement Analysis
  • Change Management
  • Resource Management


Core Banking Product:

Finacle, Precision Core, Ethix Core, Fiserv Premier, Fintech Services, nCino-Salesfore for CLOS


BFSI Domain:

  • Core Banking testing and Implementation
  • Loan Origination Systems (LOS)
  • Loan Management Systems (LMS)
  • Digital Banking, Open Banking APIs
  • ISO8583, Swift Payments, SEPA
  • Deposits, Teller, GL, CRM, Account Services
  • Payments, Gateways, Clearing and Settlements
  • EMV Cards, ATM, POS


Technical Skills:

Languages: Type Script, Java Script, Core Java(Exposure)

Project Management Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, Azure

Testing Tools: Playwright, Postman, Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver(Exposure)

Test Frameworks: Junit, TestNG

Web Debugging: Web debugger, Xpath







Accomplishments

Received multiple awards in my career a few of them are Budding Leader in Valuelabs Reward and Recognition (R&R) & GEM awards.in Yash

Timeline

Technical Lead-QA

Valuelabs Technologies Pvt Ltd
02.2023 - Current

Delivery Sr Test Lead

Value Momentum Pvt Ltd
08.2022 - 02.2023

Lead Consultant

Value labs Technologies Pvt Ltd
08.2021 - 08.2022

Test Lead

Yash Technology Pvt Ltd
09.2016 - 07.2021

Sr Quality Analyst

Avalon Information Systems Pvt Ltd
08.2015 - 08.2016

Testing Consultant

Cignex Datamatics Pvt Ltd
02.2015 - 07.2015

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (Mech) -

BIET, JNTU - Hyderabad
01.2004 - 04.2008

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