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Mahesh Prakash Khandekar

Mahesh Prakash Khandekar

Test Manager
Mumbai,Maharashtra

Summary

Versatile Test Manager with 12+ years of experience in IT with strategic QA vision in Cash Management, Capital Market and Trade Finance [BFSI domain]. An accomplished and result-driven professional with proven ability to direct and improve quality programs, thereby ensuring effective & efficient project delivery.



Professional Summary:

  • Hands-on experience in Web functional, Desktop application testing covering Test Planning, Team management, Estimations, Quality Reviews, Requirement Gathering & Analysis, Functional Studies, Sanity Testing, Test Design & Execution, Defect management and Reporting, Stakeholder management, Client Interactions.
  • Focused on Defect prevention, identification & resolution to ensure optimum quality deliverable
  • Experienced in working at different Test levels – System, Integration, User acceptance, Regression, End-to-End Testing, UAT and Product testing.
  • Expertise in Cash Management (Liquidity Management System), Trade and Finance services and Capital Market.
  • Good knowledge of LMS Product and its functionalities - Sweeps, Intercompany Company Loans, Notional Pooling, Investment sweeps, Contextual pricing and EOD process.
  • Effective team management capabilities having handled teams up to size 12 Testers.
  • Keen understanding of STLC [Software Testing Life Cycle] having worked on Waterfall as well as Agile Scrum methodology
  • Effective coordination and interaction with client stakeholders, onshore and offshore team (including co-located teams)
  • Hands-on experience & certified in BluePrism, UiPath, eZAutomate by Test Magic (RPA tools for process automation), Oracle SQL Developer (SQL).
  • Pro-active in documenting domain & technical knowledge, best practices, case studies.
  • ‘Trade Finance Functional Specialist’ & ‘Liquidity Functional Specialist’ certified in Intellect Domain Expert test.
  • A quick-learner, self-motivated achiever & always open to Technical as well as Business Domain learning.
  • Hands on experience in Product support for multiple implementations.
  • Over 1 year of Onsite experience in the UK for Lloyds Banking Group, LMS application upgrade from 11.5 to 19.2 version.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
6
6

Accomplishments

Work History

Test Manager

Intellect Design Arena Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - Current

Project Details:

Title : Liquidity Management System (LMS)

Client : HSBC, NAB, SEB, BBL, BNY, NT, NBAD, FAB

Domain : Banking and Finance Services.

Tools : Oracle SQL Developer, Postman, JIRA, BluePrism, UiPath.


Project Description:

The Intellect Liquidity Management Platform provides the bank with a complete solution which it can offer to its corporate customers to optimize their cash position globally both at day, anytime during the day and even on demand. The platform offers the most comprehensive liquidity management functionality viz. Sweeping, Intercompany Company Loans, Notional pooling, Investment sweeps, Back Value processing, Account & Customer Onboarding.

LMS offers Sweep transfer, Pooling & Intercompany loans for cross country, cross currency, cross host, cross bank legal entity, Tax calculations(WHT,ST & BT), Accounting entry generation and TAX posting for ICL and Pooling.


Role & Responsibilities :

  • Test Manager to ensure implementation & monitoring of QA process and best practices for a successful delivery.
  • Alignment with the multiple implementations teams for swift & effective delivery
  • Client & Products internal reporting activities – Status Report, Progress Report, Test completion report, Test Strategy, RAID logs, Status, Triage & recovery call
  • Team management, Planning, process adherence and work allocation and monitoring.
  • Walkthrough sessions with technical & business teams to understand the requirements & to-be architecture, assess the impact and derive subsequent test coverage
  • Test Design & execution ensuring optimum coverage and quality.
  • Review Test artifacts - Test matrix, Test scenarios, and Test cases and make sure 100% test coverage.
  • Coordinate with cross teams to resolve obstacles and work towards a common goal.
  • Highlight possible risks to stakeholders from time to time.
  • Organize and run Knowledge sharing sessions with the team to reduce dependency.
  • Handle Daily Standup meetings.
  • Test Automation using RPA tools like UiPath, Blue Prism & eZAutomate by Test Magic.
  • Defect Management using JIRA.
  • Driving QA interviews & resource on-boarding formalities.

Quality Analyst

Greeksoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd, CTCL
Mumbai
09.2012 - 08.2014


Project Details:

Title : G.E.T.S CTCL

Client : Share Khan, Motilaal Oswal, Angel Broking, Edelweiss

Domain : Capital Market/Share Market

Tools : Bugzilla, Excel, MS SQL

Role : Quality Analyst


Project Description:

G.E.T.S CTCL software has been developed and implemented with various brokers of NSE, NSE-CURRENCY, BSE, MCXSX, DGCX and NCDEX Exchange. It includes different modes of trading using Normal, Spread Buy/Sell windows, Arbitrage windows like Cash to Future Quote, Future to Future Quote, Future To Future.

It also provides facilities like Market Watch, Market Picture, Pending Order window, Trade Window ,Message List, Backup, Restore Backup of orders, Surveillance Limitation, Open Position and User Management.


Role & Responsibilities:

  • Handled multiple releases over a span of 2 years.
  • Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
  • Test data management with respect to different test cycles – sanity testing, system, integration & end-to-end testing, Cross browser testing
  • Worked in all STLC phases - Define, Commence, Conduct & Closure phase
  • Report, Progress Report, Test completion report, Status, Triage & recovery calls
  • Test Design & execution ensuring optimum coverage and quality
  • Defect Management using Bugzilla.
  • Grooming Campus recruits with respect to learning & development and ensuring adherence to performance appraisal process.

Test Associate

TATA Consultancy Services
11.2010 - 08.2012

Project Details:

Title : TITAN

Client : CITI Bank

Domain : Corporate Banking (Trade Finance)

Tools : Oracle SQL developer, QC, Microsoft Office Excel, Word.

Role : Test Associate


Project Description:

TITAN ((Trade Imaging and Transaction Application) is a web based front end of TRIMS application for processing Letter of Credits, Bills and Collections. Furthermore it is also designed to manage customer accounting entries with a downstream system. TITAN (Trade Imaging and Transaction Application) is a web based front end of TRIMS application and carries out the same work which is done by TRIMS.


Role & Responsibilities :

  • Validating and verifying functional aspects of Trade Finance by executing various test scenarios
  • Test Design [Conditions, Scenarios & Cases] & Test Data setup to ensure exhaustive coverage
  • Verify customer accounting entries accrual and posting
  • Worked in all STLC phases - Define, Commence, Conduct & Closure phase
  • Design / Review of test artifacts such as Test Plan, Test scenarios, Test Estimation, Monthly & Closed Metrics and Risk assessment as per C4C standards & SOX compliance guidelines
  • UAT alignment, clarifications, defect analysis & status calls

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Siddharth College, University of Mumbai
Mumbai
06.2007 - 06.2010

High School Diploma -

G B Vader School, Maharashtra State Board
Pali
06.2005 - 06.2006

Secondary School Certification [SSC - Secondary Education

G B Vader School, Maharashtra State Board
Pali
06.2003 - 06.2004

Skills

    SQL understanding

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Accomplishments

  • Konark” award to appreciate the contribution to the organization over the years.
  • Spot” award for leading the QA team to successful delivery with zero defects and contribution during the critical phase.
  • Awarded twice by Intellect Design Arena Ltd “GEM Award” in Rewards & Recognition [LMS Testing].
  • Received appreciation from Client Test Manager for crisp, precise and excellent reporting.
  • Involved in various initiatives like Monthly Testing Newsletter, Productivity enhancement measures and active member of Fun.
  • Involved in Ulhas foundations - ‘Touch the Soil’ program to motivate, educate & guide unprivileged kids.

Certification

Liquidity Functional Specialist – Intellect Domain certifications.

Interests

Cricket

Bike Riding

Timeline

Test Manager

Intellect Design Arena Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - Current

Quality Analyst

Greeksoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd, CTCL
09.2012 - 08.2014

Test Associate

TATA Consultancy Services
11.2010 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology

Siddharth College, University of Mumbai
06.2007 - 06.2010

High School Diploma -

G B Vader School, Maharashtra State Board
06.2005 - 06.2006

Secondary School Certification [SSC - Secondary Education

G B Vader School, Maharashtra State Board
06.2003 - 06.2004

Liquidity Functional Specialist – Intellect Domain certifications.

Commons Services Functional Specialist – Intellect Domain certifications

Trade Finance Functional Specialist – Intellect Domain certifications

CIM Functional Specialist – Intellect Domain certifications

Blue Prism Developer level 1(AD01) Certified

UiPath Developer Advanced level Certified

Fundamentals of Project Management by Google

Mahesh Prakash KhandekarTest Manager