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Vinayak Kadulkar

Vinayak Kadulkar

Pune,India

Summary

Working as Test Manager / Architect with 15 + years of QA experience. Has experience in leading Automation Testing Practices (Selenium Webdriver /QTP / API Automation). Has wide cultural experience of working individually and in a team as well. Has extensively worked on requirement discussion and analysis, Test estimation, Creation of test plan and test strategy, Creation of test scenarios, Creation of Manual and automation Test scripts, Review of test cases, Defect tracking and writing SQL queries.

9 years of experience in Selenium and API Automation using BDD Cucumber / TestNg & 2 Years in QTP .

Worked on JMeter for API performance testing .

Worked with Cognizant, Quinnox and ICICI Bank in past.

Excellent working knowledge of System Testing Life Cycle and Defect Life Cycle.

Good working experience in Functional testing which include planning, estimation, test case design, execution and defect logging.

Good working experience in Automation testing which include creation and debugging of automation test scripts using QTP and Web Driver Selenium.

Good working knowledge of writing database queries in SQL.

Ability to understand the client requirement/understanding and successful implementation.

Excellent communication skills with ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in team

environment to contribute problem-solving strategies. At ease in interacting with people at all levels, able to work under pressure. Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
2009
2009
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Test Manager/ Architect

HSBC
Pune
06.2023 - 11.2024

Project :Trade transformation Asset Distribution Engine

Asset distribution engine is the RWA Program

The platform's automated distribution engine will help scale distribution as trade finance assets increasingly become an investable asset class


  • Leading a team of 10 test engineers in designing and executing comprehensive test plans for multiple software projects
  • Key member of Trade transformation QA Management team having 200+ Testers
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements, identify testing needs, and ensure alignment with business goals
  • Conducted regular training sessions for team members to enhance testing skills and keep them updated on industry best practices
  • Introduced automated testing processes, reducing manual testing efforts by 30% and improving test coverage
  • Implemented continuous integration and continuous testing practices, leading to a 40% reduction in time spent on regression testing

Test Lead

Xoriant
Pune
11.2021 - 06.2023

Client: Citi Bank

Project :CDI : Xoriant CDi is an ETL based product having data management workflows to better manage risk and reduce the cost of compliance without compromising operational efficiency


  • Discuss and understand the requirements and functionalities of the project with Client BA and the development group
  • Development of Automation script using Xoriant iAutomate Framework based on TestNG
  • Automation of ETL Testing flows
  • Test Data creation utility development
  • Excellent knowledge in writing unique xpath to identify web elements
  • Development of Reporting as part of Framework
  • Performance testing using jmeter
  • Tools used: Jira, PL/SQL Developer, Web Driver, Postman
  • Environment: Win 7, Oracle

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
Pune
10.2019 - 11.2021

Client : HSBC

Project : Trade transformation Staff Channel

Staff Channel portal enables bank user to capture various transactions associated with documentary trade / Bank guarantee / Trade Loan

  • Discuss and understand the requirements and functionalities of the project with Client BA and the development group
  • Experience in development of Automation script using BDD Cucumber / Selenium
  • Automation of Business scenarios using Selenium
  • Test Data creation utility development
  • Excellent knowledge in writing unique xpath and css using firebug and fire-path to identify web elements
  • Development of Reporting as part of Framework
  • Tools used: Jira, PL/SQL Developer, Web Driver, Postman
  • Environment: Win 7, Oracle

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
Pune
09.2017 - 09.2019

Client : HSBC (Onsite London )

Project : Real Time Sanction Screening

Real time sanction screening enables real time screening of new to bank customer against sanctioned global / Local watch list using third Party FICOs Product

  • Discuss and understand the requirements and functionalities of the project with Client BA and the development group
  • Experience in development of Automation script for API using unirest & BDD Framework
  • Support Business users for UAT
  • Automation of Business scenarios using Selenium
  • Excellent knowledge in writing unique xpath and css using firebug and fire-path to identify web elements
  • Development of Reporting as part of Framework
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Help Production support team to identify root cause
  • Interact with Business and off-shore Team
  • Lead Team of 6 people

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
Pune
07.2016 - 09.2017

Client : HSBC

Project : Relationship Review Tool

Relationship Review Tool is a necessitated as a result of business needs for an effective ways of capturing client data to meet CDD global standard requirements in an engaging way, in bridging the gap between the HSBC Global standard and Current BAU operations

  • Discuss and understand the requirements and functionalities of the project with Client BA and development group
  • Experience in development of Automation script for web application in Selenium Web Driver using Java & Test NG Framework
  • Excellent knowledge in writing unique xpath and css using firebug and fire-path to identify web elements
  • Knowledge on TestNG framework
  • Development of Reporting as part of Framework
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Part of the knowledge management group
  • Interact with Onsite team, Client and internal off-shore Team
  • Data comparison between two system/sources using database
  • Tools used: Jira, PL/SQL Developer, Web Driver, Quality Center


Test Analyst

Cognizant
Pune
01.2012 - 07.2016

Client : Barclays

Project : Barclays Wealth Online Banking

Wealth online banking is a web application which provides a single platform for wealth customers for their banking needs


  • Discuss and understand the requirements and functionalities of the project with Client BA and development group
  • Creating Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Execution and Defect Analysis and Creation of Requirement traceability matrix and defect report
  • Writing automation scripts using QTP for smoke and regression testing
  • Experience in development of Automation script for web application in Selenium Web Driver using Java & Barclays JRadiant Framework
  • Excellent knowledge in writing unique xpath and css using firebug and fire-path to identify web elements
  • Basic Knowledge on TestNG framework
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Creation and maintenance of mind maps
  • Part of the knowledge management group
  • Interact with Onsite team, Client and internal off-shore Team
  • Data comparison between two system/sources using database
  • Tools used: Barclays Jira, PL/SQL Developer, Quick test professional, Quality Center
  • Environment: Win 7, Oracle

Test Engineer

Quinnox consultancy services
Pune
03.2011 - 11.2011

Client : Barclays

Project :Transact Strategy Manager (TSM) is a Application processing system product of Experian for Loan and Account opening for retail customer

  • Discuss and understand the various requirements and functionalities of the project with BA’s and Dev Lead
  • Excellent working experience on Loan origination system
  • Credit Risk
  • Created a Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Execution and Defect Analysis and Created a Requirement traceability matrix
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Coordinating with developers in reproducing bugs
  • Participating in weekly team meetings


Test Engineer

ICICI Bank
01.2010 - 02.2011
  • Credit middle office groups CMart: These modules basically related to post sanction monitoring of corporate clients including all activities after sanctioning of facility to the clients, Checklist module during limit set up of client, Pending compliances of companies, Issuance of credit arrangement letter, limit set up history etc
  • Discuss and understand the various requirements and functionalities of the different project with BA’s and client Lead
  • Setting up test data
  • Created a Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Execution and Defect Analysis and Created a Requirement traceability matrix
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Coordinating with developers in reproducing bugs
  • Participating in weekly team meetings


Test Engineer

ICICI Bank
10.2008 - 12.2009
  • Credit middle office groups Portal: These modules basically related to calculation of good order index on the basic of pending compliances of companies for the respective solution manager, these modules help management to assess the performance of solution manager, this module also includes the various pending reports
  • Discuss and understand the various requirements and functionalities of the different project with BA’s and client Lead
  • Setting up test data
  • Created a Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Execution and Defect Analysis and Created a Requirement traceability matrix
  • Writing the SQL queries for backend testing and data setup
  • Coordinating with developers in reproducing bugs
  • Participating in weekly team meetings
  • Environment: Win Xp, SQL Server

Education

B.E. - Information Technology

Sardar Patel college of engineering

H.S.C - Science

Maharashtra Board

S.S.C - undefined

Maharashtra Board

Skills


  • Selenium Web driver
  • JAVA
  • BDD Cucumber
  • J Meter
  • Test NG
  • Jenkins
  • JIRA
  • Rest Assured
  • SQL Developer
  • Oracle
  • Windows XP
  • SQL
  • VB
  • QTP/UFT 115

Personal Information

  • Date of birth: 10/07/86
  • Marital status: Single

Extra Curricular Activities:

Member of various social committees in colleges and corporate offices.

Timeline

Test Manager/ Architect

HSBC
06.2023 - 11.2024

Test Lead

Xoriant
11.2021 - 06.2023

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
10.2019 - 11.2021

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
09.2017 - 09.2019

Technical Test Lead

Infosys
07.2016 - 09.2017

Test Analyst

Cognizant
01.2012 - 07.2016

Test Engineer

Quinnox consultancy services
03.2011 - 11.2011

Test Engineer

ICICI Bank
01.2010 - 02.2011

Test Engineer

ICICI Bank
10.2008 - 12.2009

H.S.C - Science

Maharashtra Board

S.S.C - undefined

Maharashtra Board

B.E. - Information Technology

Sardar Patel college of engineering
Vinayak Kadulkar