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Vijay Kandeepan

Vijay Kandeepan

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Quality Assurance Lead with extensive expertise in Guidewire products at Exavalu, adept at driving automated testing and defect tracking. Proven ability to enhance communication and efficiency in Agile environments. Skilled in Tosca automation and API testing, while fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Lead

Exavalu
Chennai
11.2022 - Current
  • Led and coordinated QA testing efforts within the team, ensuring efficient collaboration and progress.
  • Extensive experience in testing Guidewire InsuranceSuite and InsuranceNow products, including PolicyCenter (PC), BillingCenter (BC) and Agent Portal.
  • Monitored test progress, tracked defects, and provided detailed reports on test coverage and status.
  • Collaborated closely with project managers, developers, and stakeholders to deliver timely and accurate testing updates.
  • Developed and executed end-to-end (E2E) scenarios and performed regression testing for comprehensive quality assurance.
  • Conducted integration testing with third-party vendors for policy and billing workflows.
  • Expertise in Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance, including Personal Auto, HO3, Business Owners Policy (BOP), and Property & Liability lines of business (LOB).
  • Designed and developed a Proof of Concept (POC) for the Claim Center workflow using Tosca Automation, automating batch jobs, performing Time Travel testing, and validating PDF outputs.
  • Familer with GT framework automation.

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai
02.2019 - 11.2022
  • Developed and executed automated test plans, cases, and scripts using TOSCA and Ruby-Watir.
  • Efficient in test case preparation, execution, and defect tracking to enhance communication and reduce delays.
  • Strong knowledge of Agile methodology, with involvement in all SDLC phases.
  • Experienced in testing Guidewire products: InsuranceNow, PolicyCenter (GWPC), and BillingCenter (GWBC).
  • Expertise in P&C insurance (Personal Auto, Homeowners, Commercial Auto, Property & Liability LOB).
  • Skilled in Rating and Forms validation.

Senior Test Engineer

Temenos India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
12.2017 - 01.2019
  • Experience in Temenos T24 concepts, Accounts, Loans, ect.
  • Temenos Automation tool SEAT - Test Script preparation, Test execution, Bug reporting and Regression testing.
  • Understanding the client requirements for new project and enhancements.
  • Estimation preparation, Test case writing, Test execution and Bug reporting.

Senior Test Analyst

Standard Chartered Global Business Services
Chennai
06.2016 - 12.2017
  • Worked on Core banking modules and ATM vertical for eBBS inhouse application.
  • Involved in major projects IMPS, CKYC for india implementation.
  • Understanding of Project Requirements, Use Cases and other related documents.
  • Prepare the Test Scenarios, Test case and Test reports, and defect reports and SIT sign offs.
  • Perform System Testing, System Integration testing, Regression testing, Smoke testing.

Test Analyst

Barclays Global Service Centre
Chennai
12.2012 - 05.2016
  • Worked on PPI project with UAT support for new features and Change request.
  • Prepare the Test Scenarios, Test case and Test reports and tracking the Bugs.
  • Attend the standup call, discuss the daily/weekly status with the client for UAT Support.
  • Travel to UK for implementation for new features and support UAT process.

Education

B.E - Computer science

PSNA College Of Engineering And Technology
Dindigul
01.2010

Skills

  • Tosca
  • SQL
  • HP ALM
  • Jira
  • SOAP UI
  • Postman
  • GT Framework
  • API testing
  • T24
  • EBBS core banking

Certification

  • Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite Analyst
  • Tricentis Tosca Product Consultant Certification Exam
  • ISTQB Certified professional in Software quality management

Skills

Tosca, SQL, HP ALM, Jira, SOAP UI, Postman, Selenium, GT Framework, Cucumber based BDD Framework, TOSCA, API testing, Guidewire InsuranceNow, Policy Center & Billing center, T24, eBBS core banking

Timeline

Quality Assurance Lead

Exavalu
11.2022 - Current

Associate

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2019 - 11.2022

Senior Test Engineer

Temenos India Pvt Ltd
12.2017 - 01.2019

Senior Test Analyst

Standard Chartered Global Business Services
06.2016 - 12.2017

Test Analyst

Barclays Global Service Centre
12.2012 - 05.2016

B.E - Computer science

PSNA College Of Engineering And Technology

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