Sushant Padalkar

RAK Bank (Dubai) - Risk and Compliance

• Led test planning, execution, and reporting to ensure quality assurance across multiple projects.
• Oversaw team of testers, providing mentorship and fostering collaboration to enhance productivity.
• Implemented automated testing frameworks, improving efficiency in regression testing processes.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to align testing strategies with project requirements and timelines.
• Monitored defect management processes, ensuring timely resolution and continuous improvement of product quality.
• Conducted risk assessments to identify potential issues early in the development lifecycle for proactive mitigation.
• Reviewed project specification documentation to create appropriate testing methodologies.
• Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
• Delivered high-quality products on schedule through effective use of automated regression tests, minimizing human error during repetitive tasks.
• Documented diagnostic findings in reports to inform stakeholders of product performance.
• Established regular communication channels between onsite and offshore team members, ensuring seamless coordination despite geographical barriers.
• Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
• Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
• Risk Profiling: Evaluating whether the risk assessment process correctly identifies risk factors like geographic location, Politically Exposed Person (PEP) status, and high-risk industries.
• Documentation Verification: Ensuring the correct documents are requested and that their authenticity is confirmed, potentially using biometrics or other advanced methods.
• Regulatory Compliance:To ensure adherence to AML/CFT (Counter-Financing of Terrorism) regulations and avoid hefty fines for non-compliance.
• Fraud Prevention:To prevent money laundering, fraud, corruption, and other financial crimes by identifying and stopping suspicious activities.
• Reputation Management:To safeguard the institution's reputation by preventing associations with illicit activities or high-risk entities.
• Risk Mitigation:To ensure that the financial institution's overall risk exposure is managed effectively by having strong KYC controls in place.
• Gap analysis: Compare current KYC policies and procedures against newly updated regulations to identify and address compliance gaps.

RAK Bank (Dubai) - Risk and Compliance

• Led test planning, execution, and reporting to ensure quality assurance across multiple projects.
• Oversaw team of testers, providing mentorship and fostering collaboration to enhance productivity.
• Implemented automated testing frameworks, improving efficiency in regression testing processes.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to align testing strategies with project requirements and timelines.
• Monitored defect management processes, ensuring timely resolution and continuous improvement of product quality.
• Conducted risk assessments to identify potential issues early in the development lifecycle for proactive mitigation.
• Reviewed project specification documentation to create appropriate testing methodologies.
• Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
• Delivered high-quality products on schedule through effective use of automated regression tests, minimizing human error during repetitive tasks.
• Documented diagnostic findings in reports to inform stakeholders of product performance.
• Established regular communication channels between onsite and offshore team members, ensuring seamless coordination despite geographical barriers.
• Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.
• Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities, reported findings and recommended improvements.
• Risk Profiling: Evaluating whether the risk assessment process correctly identifies risk factors like geographic location, Politically Exposed Person (PEP) status, and high-risk industries.
• Documentation Verification: Ensuring the correct documents are requested and that their authenticity is confirmed, potentially using biometrics or other advanced methods.
• Regulatory Compliance:To ensure adherence to AML/CFT (Counter-Financing of Terrorism) regulations and avoid hefty fines for non-compliance.
• Fraud Prevention:To prevent money laundering, fraud, corruption, and other financial crimes by identifying and stopping suspicious activities.
• Reputation Management:To safeguard the institution's reputation by preventing associations with illicit activities or high-risk entities.
• Risk Mitigation:To ensure that the financial institution's overall risk exposure is managed effectively by having strong KYC controls in place.
• Gap analysis: Compare current KYC policies and procedures against newly updated regulations to identify and address compliance gaps.

Indusind Bank (Finacle CASA Liablities - June 2022- December 2024)

• Manual Testing, Functional testing, API testing, Database testing
• Post Application Live version upgrade 10.02.25 Analyze production issue simulate in UAT and share log with development team
• Worked on Finacle CBS Version Upgrade (version 10.2.09 to 10.02.25.) on Locker, CASH Transaction, TD and DD Modules
• Designed and executed comprehensive test plans for software applications, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
• Led cross-functional teams in identifying and resolving critical defects, enhancing product reliability.
• Analyzed test results and provided actionable insights to stakeholders, driving improvements in software quality.
• Completed regression tests of new software builds to assess performance and success of bug fixes.
• Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency in identifying and resolving defects.
• Ensuring the quality and reliability of the Finacle CBS software through comprehensive testing processes.
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers to understand the functional and technical requirements of the Finacle CBS system.
• Develop and document test plans based on the project requirements, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all functional aspects.
• Define testing strategies, test scope, and resource requirements.
• Worked on SI Transaction, Batch Job Execution and SETVAR, Bulk Upload.
• Locker Module Testing from scratch to End to End Testing.
• Actively participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing process.
• Manual testing of general banking menu’s during migration of finacle from version 10.2.09 to 10.02.25, analysing and debugging the issue using UNIX and raising it to the concerned team.
• Handled projects related to Finacle CIF Id creation, Restriction on cash withdrawal, Batch job, SI (Standing Instructions), Locker Bulk Upload, Bulk Scheme code transfer, REKYC, Entire locker module from Scratch to Operations
• Front end testing and database testing, Resource management, API testing, defect tracking.
• Continuous coordination with client and other 3rd party vendors.
• Created and maintained test data to ensure test coverage for different scenarios
• Developed test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure the highest level of software quality

Indusind Bank (Internet Banking -March 2018 - June 2022)

• I worked as a Software Test Engineer on the below mentioned Software Testing Projects at Indusind Bank. I am working as a consulting Software Quality Analyst / Software Test Engineer in User Acceptance Testing Group responsible for validating new functionality developed for Customers and Business Users. As part of this group, I validate the Business process flow in multiple lines of business (Internet Banking)
• Validate the functional and non-functional requirements for ambiguity, scope creep, detail and testability.
• Transformed Business and System Requirements in to Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Test Data Requirements.
• Work with Stakeholders on defining and managing the requirements, change requests, test process, test plan, tasks, estimates, deliverables, defect and execution status reports, forecasts, metrics, issues, risks, expectations and assumptions.
• Setup test data and execute test cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Share my understanding of the systems intended structure and behaviour with fellow testers and stakeholders.
• Built partnerships with developers, Business analysts, project managers and business managers.
• Simulating production issues in UAT and analyse issue by checking log.
• Creating CIF from admin and Test data with the help of Finacle.
• Support to development team for test data and Manipulation of test data.
• End to end testing from perform transactions in net banking and verify those transaction in Finacle.
• Talisma to CRMNext Migration all service request and functional testing from scratch and API related testing, All CRMNext functionality testing.
• Credit card migration ECS to First Data all functionality testing from scratch and API testing.
• Conducted regression testing to validate software updates and maintain system integrity.
• Led initiatives to streamline QA processes, resulting in reduced testing time without compromising quality.
• Improved software reliability by performing regression testing after each update or modification.
• Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.

Axis Bank (Internet Banking/ Mobile Banking) January 2017 – March 2018

• I worked as a Software Test Engineer on the below mentioned Software Testing Projects at Axis Bank. I am working as a consulting Software Quality Analyst / Software Test Engineer in User Acceptance Testing Group responsible for validating new functionality developed for Customers and Business Users. As part of this group, I validate the Business process flow in multiple lines of business (Internet Banking)
• Validate the functional and non-functional requirements for ambiguity, scope creep, detail and testability.
• Transformed Business and System Requirements in to Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Steps and Test Data Requirements.
• Work with Stakeholders on defining and managing the requirements, change requests, test process, test plan, tasks, estimates, deliverables, defect and execution status reports, forecasts, metrics, issues, risks, expectations and assumptions.
• Setup test data and execute test cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Share my understanding of the systems intended structure and behaviour with fellow testers and stakeholders.
• Built partnerships with developers, system analysts, project managers and business managers.
• Simulating production issues in UAT.
• Creating CIF from admin and Test data with the help of Finacle.
• Support to development team for test data and Manipulation of test data.
• End to end testing from perform transactions in net banking and verify those transaction in Finacle.
• Creating Finacle Admin Test data, modification in fincore account level.
• Analyzed test results to identify patterns and areas for improvement, leading to reduction in recurring issues.
• Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
• Collaborated with development teams to identify software vulnerabilities, leading to more secure application.
• Assisted in troubleshooting technical issues encountered during the deployment of new software releases.
• Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for internet banking applications.

• Company Overview: Technology solutions to optimize business operations and improve profitability in a business. They design, develop and support custom IT solutions to meet exact business needs. They offer a broad range of intelligent and reliable consulting and Automation services. I worked as Business Analyst (Requirement Gathering and understanding Scope of Requirement) and Software QA Tester on multiple in-house projects in the fields of Healthcare, Education, Travel and Fitness.
• Technology used: SQL, HTML, CSS, SOAPUI
• Collect and manage Requirements.
• Review wireframes
• Develop Test Cases from Requirements.
• Setup test data and execute Test Cases.
• Document defects and conduct defect reviews.
• Analyzed requirement specifications to create detailed test cases aligned with business needs.
• Conducted regression testing to verify that software updates did not impact existing functionality.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality software products within tight deadlines.
• Reduced production defects by ensuring proper traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Mitigated risks associated with software releases through rigorous pre-release validation activities like smoke testing and sanity checks.