Padma Kumari Deenadayalan

• Designed and implemented automated testing tools to enhance regression and usability testing.
• Reduced manual testing efforts through deployment of automated test tools.
• Collaborated with business analysts and developers to understand financial product workflows and pricing modules, validating core functionalities across loan origination, approval, and disbursal modules.
• Integrated test scripts with Jenkins for continuous integration, and versioned code with Git for traceability.
• Conducted performance testing using JMeter, simulating concurrent user loads and identifying response bottlenecks.
• Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, actively participating in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Created reusable libraries and supported QA best practices through code reviews and test documentation.

NatWest (Royal Bank of Scotland)

• Analyzed end-to-end loan lifecycle requirements across application, approval, disbursal, and repayment stages.
• Performed comprehensive UI, API, database, and end-to-end integration testing to ensure platform stability and functionality.
• Developed and maintained automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Maven.
• Automated regression suites and integrated with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
• Led thorough regression cycles to verify defect resolutions and ensure release quality.
• Trained and mentored junior QA engineers, standardizing testing methodologies and improving team efficiency.

Insurance(Startbucks, Walmart)

• Analyse business flows for policy creation, endorsement, renewal, and claims.

• Design test cases for core modules: Underwriting, Quotation, Policy Admin and Claims.

• Validate premium calculations, risk factors, and rating rules.

• Performed functional, regression, and UAT testing across the application

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Java + Selenium + TestNG.

• Automate critical workflows like policy issuance and claims processing.

• Collaborated with developers, BAs, and POs to align on policy setup and regulatory requirement
• Logged and tracked defects using JIRA, participating in release readiness and defect triage.

Client -Kaiser Permanente(Health Care) - 2017 to 2018

• Prepare test plans, test cases, and test data based on healthcare workflows.

• Validate functionality, data integrity, and process compliance across systems.

• Perform manual testing for UI, workflows, and backend validations. Execute SQL queries for data validation in healthcare databases.

• Log, track, and retest defects in tools like JIRA or HP ALM.

• Collaborate with BAs, developers, and SMEs for defect resolution and test coverage.

• Support UAT, production validation, and release sign-offs.

Client -Liberty Mutual(Insurance) - 2015 to 2017

• Led QA efforts across Claims and Policy Administration systems, ensuring accurate handling of new business, policy changes, renewals, cancellations, and claim settlements.
• Designed and executed manual and automated test scenarios for critical policy workflows.
• Validated claim adjudication rules, payment calculations, and policy linkage logic using structured test data and SQL queries.
• Performed end-to-end system integration testing (SIT) across policy, billing, and claims systems.
• Logged, tracked, and triaged defects using JIRA and participated in Agile ceremonies like sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Contributed to UAT support and release validations to ensure smooth production deployment of policy and claims enhancements.