Senthilnathan Meganathan
Edinburgh
Summary
Dynamic Software Test Consultant with a proven track record at Natwest Group, enhancing development efficiency by 30% through innovative automation frameworks. Skilled in Selenium WebDriver and defect management, I excel in leading teams and driving continuous improvement in testing processes, ensuring high-quality deliverables in Agile environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Test Consultant
Natwest Group
04.2015 - Current
- Increased development efficiency by 30% through creating an automation framework for data solutions.
- Worked with other business areas, handling work reception and delivering automation solutions, which include cost and resource planning.
- Solutionized the automation of the regression pack and created pipelines in GitLab runners for nightly execution.
- Automation and manual software testing: system testing, accessibility testing, and API testing of personal and business banking mobile applications.
- Features working in International Payments, Transfers, Spending, Carbon Footprint (Carbon Tracker for COP26), Help & Support, Credit Score Predictor, Cora Chat, Split Bill, Setting Budget, Roundups, Insights, Face and Voice Biometrics, Paperless Statements, Loan Repayment, Open Banking, Transaction Enhancements, Security, Fraud & Scam, Get Cash, Manage Payees, and Rooster.
- Experience working in Scrum teams and handling defect triage for E2E deliveries.
- I was involved in feature elaboration and design discussions across the project, and I provided my ideas for the improvement of the app.
- Involved in Sprint planning meetings to discuss the features to be prioritized and delivered for the release.
- Involved in test case design, test case review, test tool usage, and test execution.
- Provided feedback for the continuous improvement of the project in the overall retrospective meeting after every sprint.
- I participated in test forums to discuss the issues we are facing, and I came up with solutions to resolve the issues.
- Co-created an accessibility rulebook for businesses, which is used both as a developer guide for the development of accessibility rules and as a testing guide for testers.
- Ability to automate end-to-end scenarios using Appium and Java, combined with the JBehave BDD Framework.
- Proficient in using JIRA and Zephyr for defect and test management.
- Experienced in writing test scripts for different desktop and mobile web browsers using Selenium WebDriver.
- Liaising with third-party suppliers, test data team, environment team, and senior management.
- Managing a test team of six members, training new joiners to the squad, and upskilling them to bring them up to speed.
- Organize planning, allocate work to all testers in the team, and track it to closure, removing any impediments at the earliest possible opportunity.
- Created a process to identify and create data requests earlier in the lifecycle post-refinement, providing sufficient lead time to create and manage data overall.
- Created and managed a backlog of activities within the test to track and assign until closure.
- Continuous review of the regression pack and identification of new functions to be added after every sprint delivery.
- Identify improvements and implement both in functionality and automation to identify defects earlier.
- Digital Channels – NWG Mobile Banking (iOS and Android).
- Database: MySQL, DynamoDB.
- Operating Systems: Windows, Android, iOS, and MacOS.
- Test Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence, HP ALM, Zephyr.
- Technology tools, frameworks, and languages: Java, Selenium, Eclipse IDE/IntelliJ, SOAPUI, Postman, Swagger, Appium, JBehave, GitHub, color picker, Perfecto Mobile Cloud, BrowserStack, UI Automator, Android Studio, Charles Proxy, Vysor, App Center, Amazon Web Services – DynamoDB, S3.
- Data Management: ADM Tool, Data Sifter.
Software Test Consultant
Edge Testing Solutions
09.2013 - 04.2015
- Define test requirements, test cases, perform test execution for both Stakeholder Projects and BAU
- Reviewing design layout specs and test documentation during test analysis
- Identifying and creating test data within test environment
- Performing test execution, identifying defects and managing via Hp ALM v11.0
- Querying Oracle databases using SQL via TOAD 12.6 and SQL Plus
- Interface testing and ensuring data synchronisation between databases
- Running test suites using SOAP UI for testing web services
- Participate within document review cycles and clarify areas or challenge when necessary
- Raising Release request and Deploying Releases
- Creating and running batch schedules from UNIX
- Identifying and accessing files through WINSCP for correspondence processing
- Participate in Daily Stand-ups meetings (Agile SCRUM)
- Liaising with analyst programmers, business analysts & technical experts
- Testing support on Live Issues for letters/correspondence using DOC1 box
- Test Estimation for Projects and Change Requests
- Analyze root cause of functional/env issues in UAT and provide continuous support to resolve them
- Allocating tasks to team members, track progress and report to service delivery as required
- Http://www.edgetesting.co.uk/
Senior Test Analyst
Sopra Group
11.2010 - 08.2013
- Involved in Requirements Analysis and Gathering.
- Defining the appropriate tests required and any associated Test Data
- Writing the detailed Test Scripts required executing Test Cases.
- Co-operating with and supporting other team members
- Analyze the project documentation to ensure a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements
- Identify valid test conditions then design relevant Test Scenarios and Test Cases
- Verifying results in Oracle databases using SQL via SQL Plus
- Running XML using SOAP UI for testing web services when the UI was still in development phase
- Identify and assess potential defects
- Raising defects for all issues found during test execution
- Log defects in test management Tool – QC 9.2, now ALM 11.0
- Retesting defects following code deployments
- Validate resolution, and close defects
- Execute retesting and regression testing
- Support UAT team for their verification
- Impact analysis for Change request/Enhancements.
- Http://www.sopragroup.co.uk/
Test Lead/Defect Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Edinburgh
06.2006 - 10.2010
- As a STA / Test Lead– As a contractor for LBG acting as the Test Lead holding the overall responsibilities for testing and provide testing support for the project till live proving.
- Preparation of Master Test Plan & Review of Test conditions/Test Scripts
- Management of multiple work streams spread across different offshore locations in India
- Creating and customizing a project in QC and provide appropriate access to the team members involved, track test execution and defects till closure.
- Liaising with 3rd party suppliers with regards to their Integration and system testing phases to ensure full coverage of testing requirements.
- As a Defect manager- Raise defects and track them till closure, communicate the details to the project team by creating reports
- Conduct defect meetings daily to track the progress of the defects and the corresponding actions to be taken.
- Organize conference calls as and when required if there are any critical defects/issues with the stakeholders
- To prepare defect analysis report at end of each dress rehearsal this will help for the GO/No Go decisions.
Education
MBA - Project Management and Financial Analysis
University of Edinburgh Business School
09.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communications
University of Madras
04.2004
Skills
- Management
- Planning
- Design
- Test data creation
- Test execution
- Defect management
- Unit testing
- System testing
- System integration testing
- Regression testing
- User acceptance testing (UAT)
- Performance testing
- Penetration testing
- Accessibility testing
- Selenium WebDriver
- Selenium Grid
- Appium
- Testcafe
- Data driven testing
- SOAP UI
- Maven
- Jenkins
- Security testing
- SVN
- GIT
- Cucumber Framework
- Java
- Functional testing
- RESTFUL
- SOAP
- Web service testing
- Rest Assured
- JSON validation
- Mobile testing
- BDD scenarios
- API testing
- Postman
- JavaScript
- Net
- Python
- Mainframe
- End-to-end testing
- GUI testing
- XML testing
- Cross Browser testing
- Database testing
- Defect management tools
- JIRA
- ALM
- Agile methodologies
- Waterfall methodologies
- Product testing
- Web Application testing
- Mobile App Testing
- Automated testing
- Atlassian Jira
- Rally
- JUnit
- TESTNG
- Browser stack
- Typescript
- Pega PRPC
- ATM Testing
- Cards Testing
- Core banking system testing
- Payments Testing
- Data Migration Testing
- ETL Testing
- Windows
- UNIX
- COBOL
- CICS
- Databases - MySQL, Postgres, Oracle and Mongo DB
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Tester, 06/01/17
- Agile PM Project Management Practitioner Examination, 05/01/15
- Scrum Master Certified, 07/01/14
- Internally certified by Cognizant technology solutions on Retail banking & Pega Rules Process Commander
- L0 – ISTQB Foundation
- Brain bench certified in Project Management, Software Testing & Business Communication
Personal Information
Visa Status: British Citizen
Timeline
Software Test Consultant
Natwest Group
04.2015 - Current
Software Test Consultant
Edge Testing Solutions
09.2013 - 04.2015
Senior Test Analyst
Sopra Group
11.2010 - 08.2013
Test Lead/Defect Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2006 - 10.2010
MBA - Project Management and Financial Analysis
University of Edinburgh Business School
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communications
University of Madras