Neeta Nayak
UAT professional
Mumbai
Summary
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Vice President, UAT - Markets Pre-Trade APAC
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
Pune
06.2019 - 07.2023
- Delivered 100+ UAT releases of medium and large size for APAC region Equities instrument; detected 2+ defects per release in UAT. Delivered communications to queries regarding functionalities of applications.
- Developed test artifacts like test plans, runbooks, test closure reports for each release. Understood business requirements to create comprehensive test scenarios with emphasis on end-user's experience; conducting functional, regression, and end-to-end testing.
- Performed E2E execution (across front, middle and settlement systems) as part of testing. Delivered testing status to Squad and UAT Leads and escalated risks and issues, and defect management.
- Executed runbook review meetings, ensuring business priorities were continuously updated
- Provided demo to stakeholder for functionality and executed action items on feedback from demo
- Compiled daily & weekly status reports during each UAT cycle
- Robust oversight led to consistent 20%+ increase in detected defects
- Delegate, of Program Director, for 20+ regulatory audits; responded to audit observations and conducted defect triage meetings
- Developed project monthly status report for management, serving as PMO for project; ensured Barclays project and delivery standards were maintained
- Ensured project-statuses were up-to-date and consistently conformed to Barclays governance standards, via participation in change management forums and weekly project governance forums
- Enhanced communication between departments by developing effective reporting structures and information-sharing platforms.
Business Analyst 4, Test Lead - VAX Migration
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
Pune
12.2015 - 06.2019
- Implemented a UAT framework from scratch
- Built a team of 10 permanent members and vendor employees
- Executed 150+ test cases across 21 modules and 100 + defects collectively.
- Planned and controlled test efforts, deadlines, costs, and budget, as part of taking responsibility for resource management
- Planned and executed functional and non-functional tests, ensuring comprehensive test coverage
- Aligned and coordinated, with diverse business teams, on complex project launches across the board for multiple Operations teams; gained familiarity with Rally, Jira
- Incrementally improved UAT processes, developing and maintaining reports to communicate progress, risks, and issues, in close coordination with SIT & business testers
- Resolved environmental roadblocks during UAT and acquired knowledge of new enhancements and changes delivered; while working with the Release management team on transformation projects
- Individually coordinated and managed UAT testing activities with business representatives
- Ensured that UAT test plans, strategy, and test case documents met established quality standards
- Disseminated lessons learned, per release, while conducting post-UAT retrospective calls
- Analyzed requirements and estimate work, while serving on a cross-functional, 5+-member project planning sessions
Business Analyst 3, SIT Analyst - Trade Finance
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
Pune
08.2012 - 11.2015
- Meticulously verified outcomes and promptly reported any identified defects or issues; executed test cases and uploaded results on Quality Centre v10
- Fine-tuned testing progress, by identifying gaps as part of daily and weekly reports generated for dissemination to business stakeholders and project managers
- Maintained and executed regression suite of 100 + tests and functional test case suite for every release for Trade Finance applications
- Aligned testing with project timelines and objectives, working with development teams, vendor testing teams, and application support groups globally
- Verified deployments, ensuring existing functionalities remained unaffected, when deploying code fixes in SIT environment using BladeLogic automated deployment
Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune
02.2006 - 07.2012
- Executed tests for data migration of 80 + reference data and transactions modules and functional tests for KYC application
- Worked with cross functional teams to delivered 150+ defects and its closure
- Developed and maintained applications, using Lotus Notes, to support securities lending processes, featuring reporting, Service Level Agreement (SLA) management, and email notification functionalities
- Developed approx
- 40 small and medium sized change requests for in scope application
- Collaborated with senior developers to assist in resolution of production defects
Education
BSc - Information Technology
University of Mumbai
Kalyan 06.2003 - 01.2005
Skills
- Software Testing Lifecycle
- Testing Strategy Documentation
- Test Framework Development
- Defect Management
- Client Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Relationship Management
- PMO Governance
- Excel, Powerpoint , JIRA , Confluence , Python
Profilesummary
17+, global financial services, Established a UAT team for Barclays' Sales Finance division, Successfully delivered 100+ SIT testing and UAT releases, Reviewed feature requirements, use cases, and various testing types, Agile, Scrum, Planning, timeline management, monitoring, and documentation, Implemented quality standards and enhanced existing QA plans, Represented project testing function in IT audits, daily stand-ups, release planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, JIRA, cost optimization, efficient software deployment, business excellence
Certification
Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner levels, 2019
Recognition
Excellence in Test Delivery, 2018, Barclays
Locations
- Mumbai
- Pune
- Open to Relocate
Timeline
Assistant Vice President, UAT - Markets Pre-Trade APAC
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
06.2019 - 07.2023
Business Analyst 4, Test Lead - VAX Migration
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
12.2015 - 06.2019
Business Analyst 3, SIT Analyst - Trade Finance
Barclays Global Technology Centre India
08.2012 - 11.2015
Test Analyst
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2006 - 07.2012
BSc - Information Technology
University of Mumbai
06.2003 - 01.2005
Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner levels, 2019
Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Alliance, 2010
ISTQB Foundation Level, 2008
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