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Yagna Prabha M.P

Chennai

Summary

Dynamic Test Manager with extensive experience at CITI Bank, excelling in test planning and execution. Proven track record in defect tracking and metrics reporting, driving successful project outcomes. Adept in Agile methodologies, I leverage strong analytical skills to enhance testing processes and ensure quality deliverables in fast-paced environments.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Test Manager

CITI BANK
Chennai
08.2022 - 03.2024
  • Company Overview: CITI NAM is one of the leading banks across the globe in various sectors like Retail and Commercial banking
  • It comprises of many banking applications with more than 250
  • As an NAQE Test Manager accountable for end—to-end test scenarios for the project and involved in change management process
  • Analyzing business requirements and converting them into testing scenarios
  • Acted as a liaison to align Testing resources for the project on time to avoid any slippage
  • Responsible for all the testing artifacts such as Test Plan, Script sign off, Execution Status Report, Test data, SIT and UAT sign off and Test Exit Report
  • Coordinate with the Test Data team and ensure the required test data is readily available before execution
  • Represent in daily project meetings and update Daily Status Reports
  • Organize and run Testing status call with the testing team and defect triage calls as required
  • Track and manage Test Execution as per the execution plan
  • Provide Requirement traceability document
  • Participate in the weekly / daily meeting and calls with the Stake Holders
  • Owned reporting Weekly/Daily status metrics to the project stakeholders
  • Closely monitor the deliverables and highlight any risk to the business stakeholders
  • Provide testing closure and Test Exit Reports
  • CITI NAM is one of the leading banks across the globe in various sectors like Retail and Commercial banking
  • It comprises of many banking applications with more than 250

Team Lead

CITI Bank JPN
Chennai
09.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: CITI Bank Japan custody for the secured delivery versus payment (DVP) operations
  • Worked as a Test Lead with CITI Bank Japan custody for the secured delivery versus payment (DVP) operations
  • Preparing the Test plan for enhancement projects
  • Preparing the release plan and the test cycles
  • Guide the team by taking sessions on the application functionality
  • Giving sessions on banking general concepts, interfacing and SWIFT messaging concepts
  • Reviewing the test cases and executing the same
  • Preparing the test completion report and release notes for each release
  • Tracking the defect cycle for all the releases
  • Responsible for preparing the traceability matrix for the releases handled
  • Responsible for the release end to end testing process and releasing the build
  • CITI Bank Japan custody for the secured delivery versus payment (DVP) operations

Test Lead

Singapore General Hospital
Chennai
07.2011 - 08.2012
  • Company Overview: Maxcare is a Hospital Medication Management product including modules like ePrescribing (IBA Clinicals), Dispensing Labeling, Unit Dose Dispensing, Pharmacy Manufacturing, Medication Administration, Fluid Balance Charting, Transaction Billing, Retail Sales, Counter Collection, Inventory Stock Management and internal distribution
  • Preparing the release plan for each cycle
  • Played the Scrum Master role in the day-to-day scrum meetings
  • Preparing and review test cases, executing the same
  • Responsible for the test completion report and release notes for each release
  • Responsible for the release end to end process Issue fixing, testing and releasing the build
  • Handled enhancements to the existing application
  • Maxcare is a Hospital Medication Management product including modules like ePrescribing (IBA Clinicals), Dispensing Labeling, Unit Dose Dispensing, Pharmacy Manufacturing, Medication Administration, Fluid Balance Charting, Transaction Billing, Retail Sales, Counter Collection, Inventory Stock Management and internal distribution

Module leader for the Operations Module

Standard Bank of South Africa
Chennai
04.2010 - 06.2011
  • Company Overview: Standard Bank of South Africa wanted to roll out Finacle from Infosys as the core banking solution 17 African Countries
  • Preparing DSR (Daily status report), FTR (Functional Test report), and Test Execution Report for project
  • Reviewing the test cases
  • Preparation of Requirement Traceability Matrix
  • Resolving the issues faced while executing the test cases
  • Defect logging and defect tracking in Quality Centre
  • Preparing module Run plan for each cycle
  • Preparing the knowledge repository for the business processes involved in the core banking Finacle application
  • Standard Bank of South Africa wanted to roll out Finacle from Infosys as the core banking solution 17 African Countries

Analyst and tester

PISYS
Chennai
01.2008 - 10.2008
  • Company Overview: PYSIS is a Reengineering project with PISYS- life insurance
  • This is a web-based application involving the reengineering of about 216 screens
  • As an analyst (Team lead): Creation of analysis documents for PISYS Application (PHASE II)
  • This involved study and analyze the PISYS system – Gathering the queries and screen dependencies using SQL Query analyzer and oracle
  • As a tester (team member): Creation of test cases using the PISYS application
  • Testing the system in all levels for 216 screens in the PISYS web such as unit testing integration testing, system testing, both functional and non-functional testing
  • Performed Random testing using SQL Query analyzer and oracle developer
  • Have performed Internal Quality Analysis for the screens delivered
  • Reporting and tracking the defects logged
  • Prepared the Root Cause Analysis document
  • PYSIS is a Reengineering project with PISYS- life insurance
  • This is a web-based application involving the reengineering of about 216 screens

Test Engineer

AXA
Chennai
12.2006 - 04.2007
  • The project deals with investigating customer names which hits against the SDN list provided by OFAC
  • Reviewing KYC documents and public domain search for the customer names on SDN list
  • Study the LDE application functionalities and prepare requirement analysis document
  • Analyze the Use cases and prepare the unit and integration test cases
  • Generating QTP scripts for the use cases and executing the same
  • Defect tracking and providing the status reports

Senior Test Engineer

Standard Chartered Bank
Chennai
08.2004 - 11.2006
  • Company Overview: Test Key Management – Maintaining Test Key Tables, Encrypting Test Factor in a message both manually and semi-automatically
  • Actively participated in the UAT for the conversion of Intranet (Mainframe Application) to MTS_AIX (GUI Application)
  • Performed UAT in bundles and analyze whether the new system perform the same functions as the existing system
  • Identify defects, document the issues and prepare a report of the same and provide to the development team in New York at EOD
  • Regular follow-up with the technical team until the defects is resolved
  • Identified risk areas and implemented appropriate controls to mitigate risk
  • Participated in weekly tele-conferences on defects and other issues and getting necessary updates
  • To check for the connectivity of SWIFT lines, interfaces, message flow and other systems linked to MTS_AIX application and escalate issues appropriately if any
  • Verification of Swift Authentication for various Message Types (MTs)
  • Verification of Broadcast messages (MT094) and Payment messages (MT103, MT200 toMT202) from various payment gateways
  • Verification of Swift BKE messages (MT960 to MT963)
  • Test Key Management – Maintaining Test Key Tables, Encrypting Test Factor in a message both manually and semi-automatically

Education

Master of Science - Physics

Women’s Christian College
Chennai, India
04.2005

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Women’s Christian College
Chennai, India
04.2002

Skills

  • Test planning
  • Metrics reporting
  • Test management
  • Defect tracking
  • Test execution
  • Tableau development
  • Scrum framework and Agile methodologies
  • Test strategy
  • Finacle
  • Teller operations
  • Payments domain (SWIFT and TELEX messaging concepts)
  • Trade finance
  • Migration, data cleansing, and testing
  • Application management and support

Current Role

Test Manager

Current Designation

Test Lead

Certification

  • Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC), Scrum Study
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance

Tools

Retail Core Banking, HealthCare, Insurance, HP Quality Centre, QTP, SQL Analyzer, HP Quality Centre, JIRA, Automation tool - QTP tool, SQL Analyzer, Unix AIX v5.2, Windows, SQL Server, Oracle

Accomplishments

  • Best Individual Contribution for Commitment – Maveric Systems -Performance Awards during the tenure
  • Best Project Delivery for Commitment - – Maveric Systems -Performance Awards during the tenureOn the spot award twice - Standard Chartered Bank for the UAT Testing performed
  • Star Performer of the year - Wipro Technologies -given by Standard Bank of Africa
  • TCS GEMS Award - TATA Consultancy Services Limited - Awarded for successful end to end delivery
  • Best performer of the month award - Standard Chartered Bank -For UAT testung

Timeline

Test Manager

CITI BANK
08.2022 - 03.2024

Team Lead

CITI Bank JPN
09.2012 - 01.2014

Test Lead

Singapore General Hospital
07.2011 - 08.2012

Module leader for the Operations Module

Standard Bank of South Africa
04.2010 - 06.2011

Analyst and tester

PISYS
01.2008 - 10.2008

Test Engineer

AXA
12.2006 - 04.2007

Senior Test Engineer

Standard Chartered Bank
08.2004 - 11.2006

Master of Science - Physics

Women’s Christian College

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Women’s Christian College

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