Noel Christadas
Horamauv, Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic and result oriented Quality Assurance Leader focused on aligning testing strategies with business objectives. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to achieve 99% bug-free deployments in agile environments. Eager to contribute to growth by fostering a culture of 'Quality First' and delivering superior user experiences through data-driven testing.
QA Expert with 11+ years of focused experience and 15+ years in the broader IT landscape. Currently working as a Specialist QA Engineer at Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd., driving the the successful delivery of superior software products through comprehensive testing practices. Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills by managing defect resolution processes, promoting teamwork among cross-functional groups, and facilitating prompt communication with stakeholders about project developments. Technical Core: Extensive hands-on experience in Manual and Automation testing across Mobile, Database, and API environments. Methodology: Adept at navigating Agile & Scrum Methodology, consistently delivering high-quality software in fast-paced sprint cycles. Testing Breadth: Proficient in the full STLC, including Functional, Integration, Regression, UAT and Compatibility testing, with a focus on both Positive and Negative validation. Defect Management: Orchestrated the end-to-end defect lifecycle, from initial reporting and triaging to rigorous tracking and final closure. Process Expertise: Demonstrated a deep understanding of SDLC and STLC frameworks, ensuring seamless integration of testing phases into the development pipeline.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist QA Engineer
Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd
09.2018 - 03.2026
- Architect an all-in-one single-platform solution designed to serve retail and business Online BANKING users. It provides a consistent banking experience across desktop, tablet and mobile channels. The Architect platform has strong integration capabilities, and allows financial institutions (FI’s) to customize the retail or business users experience by providing a variety of banking products and services.
- Corillian ASP is a premier, scalable, and intuitive Digital Banking platform designed for financial institutions to offer consumer and business online banking, money movement, and financial management. It provides turnkey online/mobile solutions (Corillian Online & Business Online), allowing secure, real-time access to accounts and transactions.
- Automated 200+ test scripts using Selenium C#, maintained and executed these scripts, and resolved errors in the automation suite to enhance testing efficiency.
- Improved software quality by executing thorough test plans and identifying defects before release.
- Analyzed requirements, derived test scenarios, wrote test cases, and executed them to ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Executed test cases on various mobile devices, including Android and iOS platforms, to ensure compatibility.
- Executed test cases on multiple mobile devices and simulators including Sauce Labs.
- Analyzing logs using TP Box, Web Box, and Splunk during feature validation to identify and troubleshoot issues, thereby enhancing the overall quality of the software.
- Leveraging TeamCity to facilitate continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes, which has streamlined build and testing operations across various projects.
- Investigating and implementing AI-powered testing tools, such as Aitrium and GitHub Copilot, to improve automation efficiency and facilitate intelligent test generation.
- Collaborated with Scrum team to facilitate Agile ceremonies and improve team processes.
- Prepared the test plan, test summary report, and test status reports.
- Onboarded new joiners by providing guidance on the product, testing activities, and agile processes to facilitate their integration into the team.
IDS NEXT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Pvt. Ltd
07.2010 - 09.2018
- HFortune Next Enterprise is hotel management software [Product] which provides Hospitality solutions and to manage the daily activities of the hospitality industry like Point Of Sale (POS) operations punching KOT’s, Order Entries, Front Office operations, Reservations, Registrations, Check-inn Checkouts, Postings Revenues, Guest history, F&B management, Financial management, Material management, HR & Payroll etc. with different interfaces like FTP uploading files for Review Pro Interface, Swiss Interface.
- Central Purchase Inventory transfer program is a web application basically it is a Central and Unit concept which will make easy to keep a track of all the transactions of inventory, this CPI will transfer all the masters & parameters from Central to Unit, purchase Requisition will transfer from Unit to Central, for the same Requisition Purchase Order will be entered in Central, and will get transferred to Unit, and for the same Purchase can be able to put the Receipts in Unit.
- STAAH & Busy Rooms is an online hotel room reservation portal’s which will be sending the reservation request to PMS, sending the request’s like Room Booking, Amend Room Booking(Stay), Amend Room Types, Cancellation of Booking etc., these operations are been done using POSTMAN API and analyzing the response for the same.
- Design and execution of Test cases, Test scenarios based on System Requirement Specification (SRS) document.
- Involved in peer Reviewing of Test Cases and Test Scenarios.
- Handling maintenance issues by coordinating with client / stakeholders.
- Involved in troubleshooting and simulating reported issues and providing proper input to development team.
- Defects reporting and coordinating efforts with the development team till it’s closer.
- Performing tasks like SQL Database backup and Restoring existing Database.
- Performed Database Testing using SQL Server statements.
- Working on the periodic releases and preparing the deliverables.
- Responsible for bug tracking and defect management.
- Reporting Metrics to the Senior Management on a regular basis.
- Client(s): Le-meridian, Royal Orchid Groups, Oman Hotels, Ramada Groups, Fortune Groups etc.
- Domain: Hospitality
Education
B.C.A -
B.V.B College
BidarBidar
M.Sc. IT -
Hinduja College
GulbargaGulbarga
Skills
- Manual Testing
- Defect tracking
- Testing frameworks
- Test script writing
- Selenium
- C# Programming
- SQL Server 2012
- SQL Server 2014
- JIRA / VersionOne / Bugzilla
- MTM / TFS
- GIT
- CI/CD processes
- Octopus
- Agile methodology
- Hybrid
- Modular
- AI testing tools
- Aitrium
- Copilot
- GIT Copilot
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level – Test Management V3.0
- ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level 4.0
Timeline
Specialist QA Engineer
Fiserv India Pvt. Ltd
09.2018 - 03.2026
IDS NEXT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Pvt. Ltd
07.2010 - 09.2018
B.C.A -
B.V.B College
M.Sc. IT -
Hinduja College