A.MOHAMED SADIQ KAMAL

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Last Drawn Salary: 13 Laks /Annum

Holding B1 Visa valid till January 2017

Notice Period: Available as Immediate

Key Technical & Domain Skills: Done Manual and Automated Software testing for Banking (BFSI) projects.

Current Role in the Project: Worked as Test Manager for CITI ICG testing project handling the team size of 50+ resources from offshore and co-ordinates with on-site customer & other stake holders.

Professional Summary:

Having the wide variety background covering a number of years of various testing roles beginning with Tester, Test Lead and Test manager.

Proficient in Manual and Automated Testing in Client/Server and Web based applications using

testing tools – HP Quality Center 9.0, HP Quick Test Professional 9.0 (QTP), HP Load Runner 9.10,

Win Runner, QA Run, JIRA and Clear Case & Clear Quest.

Strong Functional knowledge in Banking & Financial sector – Custody, Payments, Charges, Margin,

Loans and Deposits, Funds Transfer, Accounting, Credits, Collections and Money Markets. Good

experience in Financial, Brokerage, Trading, Forex Trading, SWAP and Fixed Income based

applications. Extensive experience in working with customers, developers, consultants and

management in high-pressure critical support environment.

Having the working knowledge about SWIFT, STP, MERVA, and IVR Systems.

Having the work experience in software test planning, documentation and process improvement

Having strong expertise in QA methodologies, Quality process, Automation (QTP) and procedures.

Handled all internal process from start to end of project which includes creation of project in internal portal, Adding team, Creating maintaining and closing different task, Weekly, Monthly / Quarterly reviews to Management and Client, Defect prevention activities, Configuration activities.

Analysis of Software Requirement, Functional Specification documents. Preparation of test

documents, Test execution, Defect Reporting and preparing the test metrics. Experience in System

Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Functional testing, Usability testing, End-to-End

Testing, Migration Testing, Sanity test, Smoke testing, Alpha testing, Beta testing and UAT Testing.

Capable of leading and managing both development and quality assurance teams with Strong analytical, problem solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A) from Bharathidasan University, Trichy passed out in

November 1998.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science from Bharathidasan University, Trichy passed out

in April 1994.

CERTIFICATIONS

ISTQB Certified Foundation Level Software Tester

CAREER HISTORY:

Worked as Senior Project Manager in Polaris, Chennai since September 2011 – May 2012.

Worked as Project Lead in Syntel, Chennai since June 2007 – July 2011.

Worked as Lead QA in Ness Technologies (India) Limited, Bangalore since December ’2005 - June

2007.

Worked Senior Software Engineer in DSL Software Limited, Bangalore since April’2003 - November

'2005.

Worked as Systems Engineer in MphasiS-BFL Ltd., Bangalore since September’2000 – April’2003.

Worked as Programmer in AKS Micro Systems, Chennai since May ‘1999 – September ‘2000.

Worked as Programmer in Sun InfoTech, Trichy since March ‘1998 – February ‘1999,

Technical Skills:

Testing Methods : Manual & Automation

Test Automation Tools : HP Quick Test Professional (QTP), VuGen, Performance Center, Win Runner, QA Run

Defect Tracking Tools : HP Quality Center (QC), JIRA, Bugzilla, Clear Quest, Clear Case

Languages : Visual Basic, Java, Servlet, C, C++ and SQL.

Operating Systems : UNIX, Mainframe, IBM CICS Server, Windows XP, 2000, NT, 2003

Web Technologies : HTML, DHTML, VB Script, JavaScript, and XML.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1.Project Name : CITI ICG

Company & Client : Polaris Lab India Ltd, Chennai & Citi Bank

Duration : Oct 2011 to May 2012

Used Test Types : Manual, Automation

Used Testing Tools : Quality Center, QTP 9.0

Tested Environment ; Windows XP, J2EE, XML, .NET, Web logic Server

Role & Responsibilities:

Understand and identify the customer needs to start the work in a given time with good quality.

Gathering the project requirement details from the application team and prepare the test

deliverables like ITP, Test Preparation and Execution estimates.

Preparing the test plan, identifying the test resources, test data and test environments.

Concur the test scope details from the relevant stake holders and keep in track of test execution

updates to the customer.

Expediting the dependency, issues and concerns details to the stake holders in correct time to make

the test execution smoothly.

Prepared Resource Utilisation tracker, Release Tracker, Weekly and Monthly updates.

Prepared Closure Report and Sign off documents.

Prepared the GAP analysis, CAR and DAR reports to Quality team.

Assisting with Testing, Tech and other interface teams to make the test process to go smoother and

arranged the test data and test environmental issues.

Defining the manual/automation test framework for releases.

Conducted recruitment process and performance assessment for the team members.

Having hands-on experience using HP Quality Center tool for manual test execution and defect

tracking.

Having hands-on experience of System Integration Test, Backend Test, User Acceptance Test

phases.

Adhering and defining the new Quality process to deliver the best standard products/projects.

Keep track of the new & changed requirements from the Project.

Ensure accuracy and quality and provided test matrices for measuring the software testing quality.

2.Project Name : Amex – Genesis

Company & Client : Syntel Limited, Chennai & American Express

Duration : June 2007 to July 2011

Used Test Types : Manual, Automation and Performance Testing

Used Testing Tools : Quality Center, QTP 9.0, Load Runner 9.10, Clear Quest & Clear Case

Tested Environment ; Windows XP, Mainframe, J2EE, XML, .NET, Web logic Server

Role & Responsibilities:

Attending all the phases of software test cycle meetings and raising the technical and functional

concerns with the Tech and Business teams.

Delivering the test related deliverable documents at each end of phases and tracked the sign off

status with clients and the development teams.

Successively handled more than one End to End project and tracked the status of the projects.

Assisting with Testing, Tech and other interface teams to make the test process to go smoother and

Arran ged the test data and test environmental issues.

Gathering the business requirement, view and review of the business documents and conducting

GAP analysis with the Business team.

Articulated the requirements as clear test conditions.

Prepared the project deliverables like Risk Based Testing (RBT) document, Test Plan, Traceability

Matrix, Schedule Plan, defining the Test Methodologies & Test Strategies for the Manual and

Automation testing.

Writing test cases and automation script for the manual and automation scenarios.

Setup the Test Environment, required training details for the resources.

Defining the manual/automation test framework for releases.

Conducted recruitment process and performance assessment for the team members.

Testing the business functionality of applications which are developed using J2EE, .NET,

Mainframe & XML.

Having hands-on experience using HP Quality Center tool for manual test execution and defect

tracking.

Having hands-on experience of System Integration Test, Backend Test, User Acceptance Test

phases.

Adhering and defining the new Quality process to deliver the best standard products/projects.

Keep track of the new & changed requirements from the Project.

Prepared Release Based Metrics (RBM) using Enterprise Project Information Control (EPIC) tool.

Reporting the project status to using Excel Macro tool (Visual Basic pro) to the higher management

team.

Extensive used HP QTP 9.0 automation tool with the help Visual Basic (VB) scripting language.

Checking the XML file content and log files during server interaction.

Load and Performance testing has been done using HP VuGen and Performance Center tools.

Updated the customer at regular cycle about the project status and supported UAT testing with

BSA’s.

Ensure accuracy and quality and provided test matrices for measuring the software testing quality.

3.Project Name : Collections

Company & Client : Ness Technologies, Bangalore & Chordiant

Duration : September 2006 to June '2007

Used Test Types : Manual and Automation Testing

Tools & Technology : Test Director, QTP 8.0, JIRA, SVN, UNIX, and WIKI, Oracle 9i, JSF, J2EE, weblogic Server.

Role & Responsibilities:

As a QA - Lead analyzed the business requirements.

Have done Integration testing, system testing, regression testing, automation testing

Developed Test Cases and Test scripts in Test Director.

Agile methodology is implemented and processed to refine the development and testing work

parallel.

Maintained Test logs, Test Suites and Test reports in Test Director.

Have done the back end test using Oracle queries to fetch/upload the data’s during payment

transaction process.

Using MS-Virtual Machine to test the application.

Generated Bug Reports for failed test cases and assigned them to responsible developers.

Communicated to Business Analyst, POD Lead, Development and testing team members.

Ensured the test activity is follows the schedule and controlling the issues.

4.Project Name : NCS-DBS

Company & Client : Ness Global Tech, Singapore & DBS Bank

Duration : December 2005 to September 2006

Tools & Technology : C++, Windows NT/2000, IBM CICS Server as OLTP, DB2, QTP 8.0.

Role & Responsibilities:

As a Software Consultant involved in Corporate Action Module (CA).

Preparation of Test Scenarios & Test Cases according to Business Logic and

Executing the Test Cases.

Hand-on experience in Front/Back/Middle offices (Full Trade Life Cycle) working

environment.

Having the hand-on functional knowledge about SWAPs Market, Derivatives, Fixed

Investment, Futures, Options, Forward Contracts, Trade capture and Settlements, Collateral

Management, Credit Risk functionalities.

Collected the data information from the different modules to derive the End-to-End

scenarios for different cycle of testing.

Assisted with developers and test team members to clarify the functional issues Core

Functionality Testing and Interface Testing.

Back end test conducted in Mainframe environment during the CA announcement at EOD.

Maintained Test logs, Test Suites and Test reports in Test Director.

Performed Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Stress Testing and System Testing.

Categorized Bugs based on the severity and interacted with stake holders. Provide

functional expertise and support for issues related to the system.

Worked closely with the bank people (internal audit team) for the product verification.

Regular review of the testing to ensure conformity with the requirements and business needs.

Managing the expectations of the various teams.

Provide expertise to Test Design process improvements, as I possess knowledge of System

and capabilities related to Corporate Actions.

5.Project Name : New UI

Company & Client : DSL Software Ltd, Singapore & Deutsche Bank

Duration : April ‘2005 – November '2005

Tools : Win Runner & Test Director.

Environment : CGI-PERL, J2EE and Web logic server.

Role & Responsibilities:

As an Onsite Test Coordinator I was involved in Client Interaction, Development Vs Testing

team Interaction & Requirement gathering.

Perform Manual and Automation Testing, ad-hoc testing, regression testing.

Automation testing has been done using Win Runner tool.

Follows specific guidelines and procedures established by the Testing Services Team, track and

Analyze defects and issues found upon execution of test cases.

Prepared the Requirement Trace ability Matrix for the FS/UIS to provide the maximum coverage

of testing.

Prepared the CIT End stage report and uploaded into Common Share Point system at every end

of the cycle.

Prepared the test status report with test execution, defect status information to CIT Manager at

client place.

Co-ordinate with Business Analyst, CIT Manager, Developer and other Testers in the team.

Used Smart Card and Vasco Card devices for testing.

6.Project Name : DB Direct Internet Testing

Company & Client : DSL Software Ltd, Bangalore & Deutsche Bank

Duration : April ‘2003 – March ‘2005

Tools : Win Runner7.0 & Test Director7.6

Environment : J2EE, Web logic server, Windows 2000.

Role & Responsibilities:

As a Module Lead Developed Test Cases and Test scripts in Test Director.

Created Trace ability matrix for the provided FS/UIS.

Prepared the time schedule for the team members.

Generated the testing report and updated the PM and CIT Manager.

Used Win Runner for automation testing.

Conducted Integration testing, functional testing, system testing and migration testing.

Have done the back end test during each payment transaction process.

Maintained Test logs, Test Suites and Test reports in Test Director.

Generated Bug Reports for failed test cases and assigned them to responsible developers.

Communicated to Business Analyst, CIT Manager, Development and Testing team members.

7.Project Name : PSDT

Company & Client : MphasiS-BFL Ltd, Bangalore & FedEx

Duration : September ‘2000 – April’2003

Tools : QARun, Astra Quick Test Professional, Win Runner7.0 & Test Director7.6

Environment : J2EE, Web logic server, Windows 2000/NT.

Role & Responsibilities:

As a Team Lead involved in writing test cases for automation and manual cases and testing the

application according to the ITSR or BRD. Astra Quick Test Professional testing tool used to write

scripts for the automated test cases.

Tested the product based and project based applications.

Mentoring the new team members, Reports generating, Daily and weekly status maintenance,

Communication between the Onsite co-ordinators and with the Clients,

Preparing the Time schedule for the team member’s,

Reporting observations with clear explanation to duplicate the same problem.

Functionality Testing, System Testing, Regression testing, Backend Test in the Mainframe system

environment.

Automation testing has been done using QTP tool.

8. Project Name : Net Purchasing

Duration : July ‘2000 - September ‘2000

Technology/Tools : JDK 1.2, Oracle, Java Web Server, Servlet and Java Script.

Environment : Win NT

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Java and Servlet programs.

Description:

Net Purchasing, an Internet application, has been developed for the customer information about the items price list and On Line Purchasing. The user interfaces were developed in HTML and Java Scripts. These screens interact with the Servlet running on a web server - Java Web Server, with JDBC/ODBC bridge communicating with Oracle as back-end.

9. Project Name : ForTeen.Com

Duration : March'2000 – June’2000

Environment : Win NT

Technology/Tools : JDK1.2, Oracle, Java Web Server, Servlet and JavaScript.

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Java and Servlet programs.

Description:

This project has providing the online information about Academics, Art of Learning, Living Style, Guide Spot for parents and teachers, Chatting and Thinkers Forum. The user interfaces were developed in HTML and Java Scripts. These screens interact with the Servlet running on a web server - Java Web Server, with JDBC/ODBC bridge communicating with Oracle as back-end.

10. Project Name : Authorization System

Duration : Oct'99 - Feb'2000

Environment : Windows NT 4.0

Technology/Tools : JDK 1.2, MS-Access, Java Web Server, Servlet, Java Script.

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Java and Servlet programs.

Description:

Commercial Line Authorization system, an Intranet application, has been developed to support the customer information and verification for major clients. The user interfaces were developed in HTML and Java Scripts. These screens interact with the Servlet running on a web server - Java Web Server, with JDBC/ODBC Bridge communicating with MS-Access as back-end.

11. Project Name : WIN - TS

Duration : May'99 - Sept'99

Environment : Win NT

Technology/Tools : JDK1.2, Oracle, Java Web Server, Servlet and JavaScript.

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Java and Servlet programs.

Description:

The application is for modernizing the time sheet entry so as to provide flexible approach. The activities of the Company employees are monitored by this project. This also contains the information about the customer information and their feedback. The JDBC is used to interact with the database, which is MS-Access. The documentation is done in HTML for the reference. The program written in Servlet had been kept in server to inform the user about the entry.

12. Project Name : Registration

Duration : September'98 - February'99

Environment : Win 95

Technologies/Tools : Visual Basic 5.0 / Oracle 7.1

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Visual Basic scripting and SQL Query programs.

Description:

This project is the automating the operation for the allotment routines of the small township. The company devised a plan in such a manner that an allotment of house to the employee based upon the category of employees designation and grade. The type of the house that personnel interest is given priority while allocation.

13. Project Name : Booking

Duration : March'98 - August'98

Environment : Win 95

Technology/Tools : Visual Basic 5.0 / Oracle 7.1

Role & Responsibility:

As a Programmer involved in Design responsibilities & writing the Visual Basic scripting and SQL Query programs.

Description:

This project was developed to the gas supplier. This project takes care of customer maintenance, stock maintenance and preparing bills. This has contained the information about the entry of the customer details and delivering orders. Reports are generated for the daily, weekly and monthly.

Personal Details

1.Date of Birth : 12 March 1974

2.Marital Status : Married

Passport Details

Name as in Passport : AHMED ALI MOHAMED SADIQ KAMAL

Passport No. : E9097095

Date of Issue : 11.05.2004

Date Valid up to : 25.11.2023

Place of Issue : Tiruchirappalli

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