Kaushlendra Singh
Senior Manager
Bangalore
Summary
With 12.5+ years of experience in managing software functional requirements and product development, consistently delivering exceptional results. High school gold medalist with a commitment to excellence, consistently ranking first in class. Recognized for outstanding contributions, receiving awards such as Cognizant's QEA & Maestro, Fidelity's Above & Beyond, Morgan's Outstanding Delivery, and Morgan's Out of the Box Thinking. Acknowledged as a valuable team player by Standard Chartered. Proven track record of success and dedication to exceeding expectations, making me an ideal candidate for any organization seeking a driven and accomplished professional.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Squad Lead
Standard Chartered GBS
6 2021 - Current
- Playing a role as chapter lead for technology and innovation tool, helping stand up a new capability from scratch.
- Spearhead the establishment and operationalization of the Automation CoE, driving the organization's digital transformation agenda.
- Collaborated effectively with other squads to achieve common objectives during joint operations.
Senior Manager
Morgan Stanley
07.2019 - 06.2021
- Operations Technology manages QA efforts for the Asset Servicing platform.
- Implemented agile QA squads, testing tools, and processes to run functional and automated testing, including CI/CD.
Lead QA Engg
Fidelity Investments
07.2015 - 06.2019
- Lead QA engineer with a range of technology experience - Java, automation, and performance testing.
- Led Fidelity's first COE program on building the in-house test automation tools for Trading and Account opening platform.
- Successfully migrated historical data from Oracle database to Cloud using Amazon Web Services – S3 bucket
- Analyzed existing processes to identify opportunities for optimization, recommending changes that led to significant cost savings and improved performance.
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2011 - 05.2015
- Eminent test professional in CTS with FSI Technology practice focused on Insurance and Banking.
- Worked with multiple domains like Retail, BFSI, and Logistics.
Education
B. Tech. (Computer Science & Engg.) -
Sriram College of Engineering And Management
Gwalior, India05.2011
Skills
Playwright
Cypress
Jest
Storybook
Selenium WebDriver
Locust
Splunk
BDD
REST Assured
Karate
TestNG
Coaching and Mentoring
Task Delegation
Verbal and written communication
Certification
International Software Testing Qualifications Board certified testing proficiency
Extracurricular Activities
Member of college dramatic team Volunteer as part time teacher at rural schools
Projects
Standard Chartered, Technology and Innovation Platform, Role - Senior Manager
- Set up agile teams, Chapters, QA strategies, Release plans, Deployment plans and automation frameworks.
- Established agile squads and practices. Established a completed Dev/QA stream from the scratch.
- Architected QA including automation and CI/CD
Morgan Stanley, Asset Servicing Platform Modernization, Role - Senior Manager/Scrum Master
- Testing strategy / approach for all test types. Architecting testing solutions for design and execution
- Developed and executed E2E testing strategy.
- Developed functional and integration automation
Fidelity Investment, Trading and Settlement Platform, Role - Lead QA Engg
- Development of future state testing processes, Enterprise test automation framework and Enterprise testing CoE playbook
Cognizant, Insurance Portal, Role - Programmer Analyst
- Develop web services, functional automation.
- Functional / regression test case design / execution, UFT-based functional testing framework. On-time go-live with high quality product
Achievement and Awards
- Gold medalist with Rank #1 in high school
- Awarded Cognizant's QEA & Maestro
- Awarded with Fidelity's Above & Beyond
- Awarded with Morgan's outstanding delivery
- Awarded with Morgan's Out of the box thinking
- Awarded with Standard Chartered team player
Timeline
Senior Manager
Morgan Stanley
07.2019 - 06.2021
Lead QA Engg
Fidelity Investments
07.2015 - 06.2019
Programmer Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2011 - 05.2015
Squad Lead
Standard Chartered GBS
6 2021 - Current
B. Tech. (Computer Science & Engg.) -
Sriram College of Engineering And Management