CHANDRASEKHAR MANCHIKANTI

Ph.No:- +1-773-***-****

Email:- ad15v2@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

15+ Years of experience in Automation and Manual Testing, 10 years of experience in the Guidewire Applications which includes Policy center, Claim center and Digital Portals

Working with Capgemini from Nov 2013, currently working as Automation Test Lead from Apr 2021 to till date.

Last 5 years 6 months working with client American Family Insurance worked for Midvale-Auto and Advance System.

Worked for Insurance domain with AMFAM, Kemper, AIG.

Worked for Banking domain with clients CITIBANK, BANK OF SCOTTLAND, EUROCLEAR, COMERICA BANK.

Previous Company – TCS, Hyderabad, India from Apr 2011 till Nov 2013.

Complete business understanding on Financial Acquisitions (Banking, Insurance and Finance).

Understanding the complete scope of work assigned, and workout on the Automation test strategy and Automation plan accordingly.

Extensively worked on Script Development Tool Selenium WebDriver, KARATE FRAMEWORK, READY API, UFT.

Certified Guidewire Insurance Suite Analyst.

Having Exp in Web Servicing Testing using SOAP UI, POSTMAN, READY API and Running of Macros

Experienced in selenium web Driver using Java and Maven Projects, Identifying and logging issues using HP Quality Centre ALM 11.0 & Microsoft-SharePoint.

Excellent communication skills that have been honed through interacting with people at various levels.

Skills Profile

Technical

Guidewire

Policy Center, Claim Center

Automation Tool

Selenium Web driver, SOAP UI, Postman, Ready API, Karate API framework, UFT

Manual Testing

Writing and Executing Test Cases and Test Plans; Functional, Like to Like Testing and Final Regression Testing; Bug Reporting and Tracking

Database

SQL server 2012, Oracle11, HIVE

Domain Knowledge

Insurance, Banking, Finance, Life Science and Security

Other

Splunk, ELK, Jira, HP Quality Centre & Share Point Issue Tracker.

Languages

Core Java, VB Script, C# Net, ASP.Net, MapReduce, PIG, MOSS 2007

Professional Experience (In Reverse Chronological Sequence)

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

American Family Insurance

Project Name

Policy Administration Strategy

Guidewire applications

Policy Center V10

Project Duration

Feb 2023 – Current date

Role/Title

Automation Lead and Onsite coordinator

Work Location

Madison, Wisconsin-USA

Project Description

American Family Insurance offers wide range of policies. This project is specific to Personal Auto Policy Center. Policies are created from multiple platforms for different Partners. Policy Center is also integrated to multiple systems, for different purposes like fetching reports, rating, Remote Sign, Documents etc.

Policy Administration Strategy project is for building an Enterprise one platform which will have both Personal lines (including Advance and Midvale) and Enterprise products in to the same on-prem instance. This has Personal Auto and Homeowners lines for Personal Lines and Enterprise Auto, Enterprise Home, and Enterprise Umbrella Lines for Enterprise Product.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High-level designs and low-level designs documents

Design Automation frameworks to validate Guidewire policy center transactions, run macros and use, Selenium scripts for creating policies.

Preparing the Automation Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements.

Used Hybrid Framework using Keyword and Data Driven.

Used Karate Framework for Web Service Automation testing.

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through Jira.

Test API using SOAPUI, Postman and Ready API, Automate API services using Karate Framework. Worked on GIT and Jenkins set up to enable the automation framework for CI/CD.

Designed framework for E2E automation and develop the automation scripts using Java.

Address the open issues on frame in order to enhance the existing framework.

Identified the Automation Scenarios, Develop the Scripts using Selenium to automate the identify Scenarios.

Involved in Automation of web service Testing using Ready API.

Involved API Automation using Karate Framework

Integrate Framework with GIT and Bitbucket to maintain version control system and software configuration management system

Operating Systems

Windows 10

Database

H2

Languages

Gosu

Software / Special Tools

SOAP UI, Guidewire Policy Center and Selenium WebDriver, Karate API, Splunk, ELK,

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

American Family Insurance

Project Name

Midvale - Auto

Project Duration

July/2020-Feb 2023

Role/Title

Automation Test Lead and Onsite coordinator

Work Location

Madison, Wisconsin-USA

Project Description

American Family Insurance offers wide range of policies. This project is specific to Personal Auto line in Policy Center. Policies are created from multiple platforms for different Partners. Policy Center is also integrated to multiple systems, for different purposes like fetching reports, rating, Remote Sign, Documents etc.

Midvale Auto project is to develop enhancements as per business requirements for policy center. Enhancements include Frontend, Rating, Forms, Reports, Policy Creation, and servicing APIs.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High-level designs and low-level designs documents

Design Automation frameworks to validate Guidewire policy center transactions, run macros and use CA Dev test, Selenium scripts for creating policies.

Preparing the Automation Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements.

Used Karate Framework for Web Service Automation testing.

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through TFS

Designed framework for E2E automation and develop the automation scripts using JavaScript.

Address the open issues on frame in order to enhance the existing framework.

Identified the Automation Scenarios.

Develop the Scripts using Selenium to automate the identify Scenarios.

Involved Web Service testing using SOAP UI

Involved in Automation of web service Testing using Ready API.

Involved API Automation using Karate Framework

Integrate Framework with GIT and Bitbucket to maintain version control system and software configuration management system

Test API using SOAPUI and Ready API, Automate API services using Karate Framework. Working on to enable the automation framework for CI/CD

Operating Systems

Windows XP

Database

SQL SERVER 2012

Software / Special Tools

Ready API, SOAP UI, Guidewire Policy Center and Selenium

Languages

Java

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

American Family Insurance

Project Name

CCR

Project Duration

July/2018-June/2020

Role/Title

Automation Test Lead and Onsite coordinator

Work Location

Madison, Wisconsin-USA

Project Description

CCR provides the Premium values comparing with different vendor and provide the best rate by using AMFAM. From Aggregator quote request navigate to the P2.0 application and purchase the policy. Also, for Choice purchase the policy using CHOICE UI and policy details will be updated in Policy Center.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High-level designs and low-level designs documents

Preparing the Automation Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements.

Tracking the problem requests through TFS and resolving them

Used Café-Next / Café-lite Hybrid Framework.

Used Karate Framework for Web Service Automation testing.

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through TFS.

Interacting with the Client, BA.

Designed framework for E2E automation and develop the automation scripts using JavaScript.

Address the open issues on frame in order to enhance the existing framework.

Identified the Automation Scenarios.

Develop the Scripts using Selenium to automate the identify Scenarios.

Conducted Code reviews to improve the code quality and execution pass percentage.

Participated in daily status of testing.

Involved Web Service testing using SOAP UI

Involved in Automation of web service Testing using Ready API.

Involved API Automation using Karate Framework

Operating Systems

Windows XP

Database

SQL SERVER 2012

Software / Special Tools

Ready API, SOAP UI, Guidewire Policy Center and Selenium

Languages

Java

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

Kemper

Project Name

K2 Conversion

Project Duration

Oct/2017-June/2018

Role/Title

Automation Test Lead

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

K2 Conversion is migration from legacy system to Guidewire policy center. In this application involved in Policy creation through New Submission and Convert through Manual Policy. Application will support to create the policy for Auto and Homeowners Product Models. As of now migrated the project for the following states ( IN, MN, SC, IL ID, OR ). This project interacts with third applications like PLIS and Ratings.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High-level designs and low level designs documents

Preparing the Automation Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements

Tracking the problem requests through ALM and resolving them

Used Café-Next / Café-lite Hybrid Framework.

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through ALM

Interacting with the Client.

Designed framework for E2E automation and develop the automation scripts using VbScript.

Address the open issues on frame in order to enhance the existing framework.

Identified the Automation Scenarios.

Develop the Scripts using UFT, Selenium to automate the identify Scenarios.

Operating Systems

Windows XP

Database

SQL SERVER 2012

Software / Special Tools

Guidewire Policy Center

Languages

Java

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

Euroclear

Project Name

T2S Application

Project Duration

Dec/2016 to Oct/2017

Role/Title

Automation Test Lead

Work Location

Hyderabad, India

Project Description

T2S is a application for settlement of security in cross border platform, it is a new European securities settlement engine which aims to offer centralized settlement in central bank fund in across all European securities market. T2S is mainframe application, around 25 CSD are associated with T2S for settlement.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High level designs and low level designs documents

Preparing the Automation Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements

Tracking the problem requests through ALM and resolving them

Used Café-Next/ Café-lite Hybrid Framework.

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through ALM

Interacting with the Client.

Designed framework for E2E automation and develop the automation scripts using VbScript.

Address the open issues on frame in order to enhance the existing framework.

Identified the Automation Scenarios.

Develop the Scripts using UFT, Selenium to automate the identify Scenarios.

Operating Systems

Windows XP

Database

Oracle

Software / Special Tools

QTP

Languages

Mainframe, Java

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

Comerica Bank

Project Name

PCI Management

Project Duration

Mar/2016 to Nov/2016

Role/Title

AUTOMATION Tester and Test Data Engineer

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

PCI Management is the process of converting the Visa to Master cards for following States Michigan, Texas, Florida and California. Involved in Automation script development for Master card creation using Portfolio viewer. Card maintenance like PIN change, Card Activation and Update card information functionalities developed using UFT. Validate the Different Payment traction details in CICS Screen. And also, involved in Account creation and customer updating. Worked as a Test Data Engineer for this project. Get Test Data from Mainframe application. Developed Macros for retrieving the data from Mainframe applications. Selenium and UFT used for developing the automation scripts for Web, Windows and Mainframe Applications

Responsibilities

Lead the team; co-ordinate with onsite and offshore group.

Perform reviewing of business and functional specifications to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Analyze business applications and its requirements

Analyze the Manual Test cases and Do the Feasibility Analysis and prepare the Feasibility Report Document.

Plan and Prepare project level documents – Automation Scope, Automation Test strategy and Automation Test Estimates

Analyze business applications and its requirements and do the POC.

Involved in the Framework Design

Communicate and coordinate with offshore team to deliver the work products as per schedule

Operating Systems

Windows

Database

DB2, SQL SERVER

Software / Special Tools

UFT

Languages

Mainframe and Java

Organization Name

Capgemini

Client Name

AIG

Project Name

One Life

Project Duration

Nov/2013 to Jan/2016

Role/Title

AUTOMATION Test Lead

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading International Insurance Organization serving customers in more than 130 countries. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of Life insurance and retirement services in the United States.

AGLA: American General Life and Accident Insurance Company (AGLA) 's flagship Quality of Life. Insurance SM products include riders to help with the costs of certain critical or long-term illnesses. AGLA delivers its innovative solutions through a full-time employee field force as well as closely allied independent producers, all of whom provide personal customer service — a sought- after advantage in the middle market segment. AGLA is changing the Way Americans Think About, Purchase and Use Life Insurance

Responsibilities

Lead the team; co-ordinate with onsite and offshore group.

Perform reviewing of business and functional specifications to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Analyze business applications and its requirements

Analyze the Manual Test cases and Do the Feasibility Analysis and prepare the Feasibility Report Document.

Plan and Prepare project level documents – Automation Scope, Automation Test strategy and Automation Test Estimates

Analyze business applications and its requirements and do the POC.

Involved in the Framework Design

Communicate and coordinate with offshore team to deliver the work products as per schedule

Perform work product review for test Script, test Script execution, test data preparation, defect reporting

Operating Systems

Windows

Database

SQL SERVER, ORACLE

Software / Special Tools

UFT

Languages

Mainframe and Java

Organization Name

TCS

Client Name

Bank of Scotland, Germany

Project Name

ROME

Project Duration

Aug/2012 to Nov/2013

Role/Title

FUNCTIONAL Tester

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

Project Rome end-end architecture will be hosted on a new virtualization and management service layers, termed ‘Cloud. Base’ with third-party supplier FI-TS. This consists of a number of shared and LBG dedicated an infrastructure component that leverages the concept of ‘cloud computing’ and more specifically Infrastructure as a Service or IaaS. The ‘Cloud. Base’ solution from FI-TS allows the ability for the core banking application, Oracle Flexcube and underlying infrastructure to dynamically provide computing capacity and storage in the ‘cloud’ with all administration via a secure graphical web interface.This infrastructure sections will discuss these principles in detail and how they will be applied to the Project Rome E2EPD. QC is used Bug tracking purpose.

Responsibilities

Lead the team; co-ordinate with onsite and offshore group.

Perform reviewing of business and functional specifications to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.

Analyze business applications and its requirements

Analyze the Manual Test cases and Do the Feasibility Analysis and prepare the Feasibility Report Document.

Plan and Prepare project level documents – Automation Scope, Automation Test strategy and Automation Test Estimates

Involved in the Framework Design

Operating Systems

Windows

Database

ORACLE

Software / Special Tools

UFT

Languages

Java, Tivoli, Flexcube, FCDB

Organization Name

TCS

Client Name

CITI BANK

Project Name

Enterprise Fraud Detection

Project Duration

Apr/2011 to July/2012

Role/Title

FUNCTIONAL Tester

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

Enterprise Fraud detection project is to increase fraud detection accuracy, to improve analysts productivity and to enhance data for enriched fraud analytic. In EFD project used an Actimize RCM application. This application is Third party application. RCM is Risk case management system. RCM application is used to manage alerts, to develop cases, to investigate, to generate reports and also to manage losses.. QTP is used for Functional Automation Testing.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High level designs and low level design documents

Preparing the Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements

Tracking the problem requests through Quality Center and resolving them

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through Quality Center

Interacting with the Client

Operating Systems

Windows

Database

ORACLE

Software / Special Tools

UFT

Languages

Java, Tibco

Organization Name

Patni

Client Name

SFI

Project Name

Internet Fire Redesign

Project Duration

May/2010 to Mar/2011

Role/Title

Automation and Functional Tester

Work Location

Hyderabad, INDIA

Project Description

Internet fire redesign is a migration project; this project is previously developed as Renters rate Quote now the same application is migrated to IFRQ. In this application we can buy the product through online. In this application mainly three products will be available these are Renters, Condo and Home owners. These three products we can buy through online or through an Agent. This application is migration purpose is look and feel of application and easily buys the application by online. QTP is used for Functional Automation Testing.

Responsibilities

Understanding the High level designs and low level design documents

Preparing the Test Scripts and test data based on the given requirements

Tracking the problem requests through Quality Center and resolving them

Executing the test scripts based up on the application and reporting the bugs to the developer through Quality Center

Interacting with the Client

Operating Systems

Windows

Database

ORACLE

Software / Special Tools

QTP

Languages

Java

Education

Educational Record (In Reverse Chorological Order Starting Highest Degree)

Course of Study

Specialization

Name of University

Address of University

Year of Completion

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics and communication Engineering

Dr. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY

Aurangabad, Maharashtra

2003

Professional Organizations

Prior Work Experience Details

Organization’s Name

Designation

Dates of Employment

Location (City & State)

Explanation for Interruption / gap

(If Any)

From

(DD-MON-YYYY)

To

(DD-MON-YYYY)

Capgemini

Automation Test Lead

25-11-2013

Till date

Madison

TCS

ITA

20-04-2011

22-11-2013

Hyderabad

Patni Computer Systems ltd

Sr V& V Engineer

27-05-2010

02-03-2011

Hyderabad

IBM

Test Specialist

09-12-2009

21-05-2010

Pune

Websym Technologies Pvt. Ltd

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer

05-08-2009

30-12-2009

Pune

Zensar Technologies

Software Engineer

09-03-2009

26-05-2009

Pune

Cybage Software Pvt Ltd

Sr. QA. Engineer

02-05-2005

23-01-2009

Hyderabad

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