V. Dhanasekaran

Test Lead Specialist – QA Automation
Client: Standard Chartered Bank
• Led end-to-end QA strategy and automation delivery for enterprise banking applications across Retail and Corporate Banking domains.
• Architected and implemented scalable Selenium WebDriver automation frameworks (Java, TestNG, Cucumber BDD) using Hybrid and POM design patterns.
• Owned automation roadmap, planning, estimation, and sprint-level delivery in Agile environments.
• Managed a team of 10–15 automation engineers across onshore/offshore models, ensuring 100% milestone adherence.
• Automated complex business-critical workflows including Payments, Trade Finance, Lending, Customer Onboarding, and Digital Banking portals.
• Integrated automation framework with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), enabling continuous regression and reducing release cycles by 40–50%.
• Drove automation coverage from 50% to 90% for high-priority regression suites.
• Implemented API automation using Rest Assured for validating payment gateways and microservices architecture.
• Performed database validation (SQL) to ensure financial data accuracy and reconciliation compliance.
• Conducted code reviews, established automation best practices, and mentored senior/junior team members.
• Collaborated with Product Owners, Architects, and Business Stakeholders for requirement analysis, risk assessment, and go-live decisions.
• Provided executive-level test metrics, defect leakage analysis, and release readiness reports to senior management.
• Ensured adherence to banking regulatory standards, data security policies, and audit compliance requirements.

• Executed functional, regression, and performance testing across multiple software platforms, ensuring software quality and reliability.
• Collaborated with developers to diagnose and resolve software defects, enhancing overall code quality.
• Developed detailed test plans outlining testing strategies for software applications, aligning with project requirements and timelines.

• Positioned Blue Yonder as leader in digital supply chain transformations and omni-channel commerce fulfillment.
• Extended Blue Yonder capabilities through SOFTBOT Platform to facilitate instant integration with 6 River Systems (6RS).
• Enabled warehouse integration by partnering 6 River Systems with Microsoft Azure and AI-driven fulfillment provider Blue Yonder.

• Sold marketing automation software and services for account-based marketing, SEO, and content creation.
• Streamlined automation of American Software marketing sites to enhance operational efficiency.
• Developed and implemented automated Chatbot applications to enhance customer engagement.
• Created detailed product descriptions for operation and maintenance instructions at Oden Library in Ericsson.

• Implemented Global Enquiry Management System (GEMS) across 4 major markets and 7 operations, enhancing case management.
• Developed more sophisticated case management capabilities compared to CRM.
• Delivered case status updates to clients and internal teams, improving communication and transparency.
• Developed built-in encryption and maker-checker capabilities for secure email sending.

• Developed new user experience for worldbank.org to effectively communicate World Bank's mission and impact.
• Redesigned worldbank.org to enhance clarity of Bank activities and improve user experience.
• Led content management project for World Bank's external website to streamline information dissemination.

• Managed testing for SoldCase, WorkDesk, SalesRadar, IMPAQ, SAF, BizFlow Automation, and insurance information systems, ensuring accurate customer and broker contact data.
• Executed testing across applications including Sales Trac and Group Facts, focusing on mainframe systems.
• Conducted special testing sprints for performance and inter-system integration testing (1up\1down), contributing to system stabilization.

• Identified relevant data for attorneys and placed it on legal hold to ensure compliance.
• Utilized major E-Discovery modules including matters, discovery, interviews, legal holds, and genome for fusion to streamline processes.
• Reviewed documents to ensure correspondence between buyer and seller requirements.
• Electronic discovery refers to discovery in civil litigation which deals with the exchange of information in electronic format (often referred to as electronically stored information or ESI).

• Managed inventory levels and ensured stock availability for laboratory supplies.
• Coordinated with suppliers to streamline procurement processes and maintain quality standards.
• Developed supply chain project with network of facilities and distribution options to procure materials, transform them into intermediate and finished products, and distribute finished products to customers.
• Created invoices detailing products, quantities, and agreed prices for services provided to buyers.
• Assisted in the implementation of safety protocols to ensure compliance with regulations.