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Software Engineer Insurance

Location:
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Posted:
October 26, 2019

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Santosh Reddy B

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RESUME

Professional Summary

10+ years of experience in area of Software Quality Assurance in IT industry using different testing methods.

Experienced in multiple Technologies like AS/400, WEB/SharePoint, SFDC, Integration, Mobile.

Experience in both Manual Testing and Automated Testing.

Extensive experience in testing AS/400 programs, menus, options and screen

Work experience in Designing Test plans, defining Test cases, generating and maintaining test scripts, preparing of Test Data.

Proficient in Automation tool like Quick Test Professional (QTP). Created, maintained and executed VB scripts in Expert View.

Hands on experience in Bug Tracking Tools such as Quality Center (QC), Bugzilla.

Good knowledge of SDLC, STLC and Bug life cycle.

Good understanding and experience on SDLC, STLC and Bug Life Cycle.

Experience on repeated test executions for application rolled-out to Multiple Environments.

Working with project management and development staff to report and resolve complex issues

Ensures software applications are error-free and meet functional requirements.

Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing.

Having good knowledge in SQL.

Communicating with the developers regarding the raised defects and explaining the issue isolated which helps them in resolving.

Trained New joiners' in understanding ongoing projects

Wide Exposure to Maintenance, Development and good experience in Analysis, Coding, and Testing

3+ years of experience on relevant IBM AS/400.

Hands on experience on Product development in Insurance Domain and IBM AS/400

Good Communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, adaptability to any business environment

Has worked extensively with onsite-offshore model.

SKILLS Profile:

Operating System

Windows 98/2000/XP, Vista

Environment

Client/Server, Web, Mobile, AS/400

Database

DB2/400, SQL

Testing Tools

HP Quality Center, HP Quick Test professional, Bugzilla, ALM, Qualify

Languages

AS/400 Related, VB Script, HTML

Professional Organization

Delta Technologies and Management Services Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad, India (June,2014 – Till Date)

I3 Software Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India (September 2005 – December 2013)

Education

B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from JNTU, Hyderabad.

Professional Experience

Republic Services, USA Jun’14 – Till Date

QA Engineer Delta Tech. & Management Services Pvt. Ltd, India

Republic Services is a leading provider of environmental services including solid waste collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling. The Company’s various operating units provide solid waste services for commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential customers. Republic Service’s approximately 31,000 employees currently serve markets in 40 states.

Project: CAMELOT Jun’14 – Oct’14

Project CAMELOT was designed to migrate the existing RSI Corporate site from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013. The main objective of CAMELOT was to provide the end user an opportunity to place a request for the services provided by RSI in their respective divisions, online. Also to redesign our corporate site to mobile responsive.

Environment: WEB/SharePoint

Mobile Devices: Android, IoS, Windows, Blackberry and related TABS

Responsibilities:

Acted as an Assistant Lead for the project CAMELOT.

Involved in Requirement Analysis and Test Case Design.

Involved in Regression Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, Functional Testing.

Involved in Browser Compatibility Testing.

Involved in Mobile testing. (IOS, Android and Windows)

Involved in identifying scenarios that could be automated

Made suggestions to improve the usability of the site.

Involved in Reporting and Participated in Weekly Status Meetings.

System: INFOPRO Oct’ 14 – Till Date

InfoPro is a fully integrated system that provides the information base necessary to operate Republic Services’ commercial, industrial, and residential solid waste and recycling business. The information that is entered into the Customer Service Agreement (CSA) generates the container delivery, routing, billing, sales activity and accounts receivable information. Daily dispatch is performed through InfoPro and generates service billing details and operational productivity information. The Customer Service module within InfoPro categorizes and tracks all communication, whether initiated by the customer, driver, collections or sales. All customer data is maintained solely within InfoPro, with revenue data being automatically transferred to the GL system.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Partners with project lead and project team to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for new applications and applications within INFOPRO.

Establishing, organizing and monitoring testing deliverables.

Documenting and executing complex software test plans and strategies.

Ensuring traceability of test cases back to project requirements.

Executing end to end test scenarios.

Coordinating and supporting user-acceptance test plans.

Working with project management and development staff to report and resolve complex issues.

Working directly with appropriate IT personnel to understand project concept, objectives and approach of software development projects.

Ensures software applications are error-free and meet functional requirements.

Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing

Records and reports on testing metrics.

Responsible for the overall success of testing.

Follows documentation standards and ensures support documentation is created and updated as necessary for all standard software.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.

Project: Container Refresh National Wide Rollout

The national rollout of the Container Refresh requires participation at the container group level. This means a customer can be enrolled and charged for one container group but not another. The new participation banner provides information on which groups are participating and also the exchange activity within each group.

Project: Service Protection Plan/ Container Exchange Plan/ Reason Code

Container Exchange Plan and Service Protection Plan (SPP) is applicable for Commercial customer where the customers are issued a $9 monthly recurring and Service Guarantee Credit of $30 if eligible. Customers will be enrolled to this plan through a mass upload program, which is the phase one requirement for this project. By using this mass upload tool, the end user will upload a bunch of customers who are interested in this plan with the a new charge code BCE/BSP.

Project: Speed _CRC

In an effort to increase visibility to adjustments impacting revenue, effective October 1st RSI will be implementing an Infopro enhancement that will require users to enter a reason code from a defined list. This new reason code will need to be entered when keying a manual credit, an adjustment to the to-be-invoiced (TBI) file, or a Write-off. This enhancement will impact those who request and/or key any credits or write-offs into Infopro.

Tickets: Mass uploads, Screen Modifications etc. are tested.

Responsibilities:

Review and create test plans and test cases for iSeries/AS400 testing

Responsible for creating and refreshing test data for iSeries environment

Created complex SQL queries for back-end database testing & reports testing

Developed and maintained SQL Scripts to extract data from the database

Involved in writing SQL Scripts to Parameterize the Actions to test Different screens of the whole Application

Generating reports to ensure data integrity and validate business rules.

Performing Manual Testing to test the usability of the application.

Performing Positive/Negative testing to check the functionality.

Extensively Using Quality Center for defect tracking and reporting (logged defects, change Requests, recorded defect details, assigned severity and reported defect status).

Participating in project design meetings to understand the impact of the changes being developed

Screen Testing and Screen related fields testing.

I3 Software Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

First Indemnity of America Insurance, USA April’12 – till date

First indemnity of America Insurance Company, a member of the FIA Financial Services Group was licensed to provide surety products is one of the leading independent writers of surety business in the Northeast. FIA is one of the major providers of surety for small and medium size contractors expanded their horizons to meet all of the surety needs both with respect to bond limits and bond categories.

Module 1: Reportal

Configured Report for Bordereau Reports (Monthly paid and billed amounts) for different companies and accessing the data from different database (DB400 and SQL). I3 Created modules in AS/400 system to build the input file for FIA-Billed/Paid information. These files are inputs to Reportal.

Module 2: Screens, Enhancement’s and Reports

Screens are designed to search and bring back all "similar" bond numbers for an entered bond number. Also to display the list of New Bond numbers for an entered old bond number and bring list for similar old bond number. Based on user selection retrieve New bond numbers in required database files.

Module 3: Agent Writer – Product Insurance Domain July’11- April 12

Agent Writer is a Rate/Quote application for the Property and Causality line of the Insurance business. It is supporting policy processing transactions like application data capture, qualification and quote management.

It enables continuous improvements and changes in the underwriting process with the new Rules Engine – a flexible and adaptable rules engine. AgentWriter includes dashboards with single sign-on capability for multiple functionalities i.e., the agency, underwriter, administrator, etc.

Builder’s Mutual Insurance Co Ltd, USA Jan’11 – Jul’11

All Line Rating Implementation

This is All Lines Rating which is the tool used to rate the policy. In this process rate the policy based on the client specified company hierarchy, Line of Business, state, coverage’s and rating statistics. This process involves designing the screens (panels). These screens are updated in the POINT IN system.

Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Company, US May’10 – Feb’11

ISO Bureau Reporting

The scope of this project is to submit the information of policy holders for different line of business to ISO quarterly. We have completed for different LOB’s (crime, IM, EQ, GL, CF, CA etc). Mainly this process involves mapping of fields based on the layout provided by client. Once the mapping is done, we will code the programs to read data from different POINT IN files and to write into a flat file, which is in ISO format provided by client. Once the coding part is done we will do the FTP all the ISO files to the given location.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Involved in Analyzing of the Functional Specifications, Preparation of Technical Specifications, Design and Development, and Testing of reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Enhancements objects.

Involved in client, Onsite counterpart discussions for gathering functional requirements.

Review and create test plans and test cases for iSeries/AS400 testing

Responsible for creating and refreshing test data for iSeries environment

Created complex SQL queries for back-end database testing & reports testing

Developed and maintained SQL Scripts to extract data from the database

Involved in writing SQL Scripts to Parameterize the Actions to test Different screens of the whole Application

Generating reports to ensure data integrity and validate business rules.

Performing Manual Testing to test the usability of the application.

Performing Positive/Negative testing to check the functionality.

Extensively Using Quality Center for defect tracking and reporting (logged defects, change Requests, recorded defect details, assigned severity and reported defect status).

Participating in project design meetings to understand the impact of the changes being developed

Screen Testing and Screen related fields testing.

National Wide Eviction, US Nov’09 – May’10

This is a web application intended for different users like Clients (Property Owners), Tenants and Licensee (Attorney) in handling property disputes. Vendor is another user, who posts ads in the application.

Clients (Property owners): This user can add new properties & files Evictions.

Licensee (Attorney): Depending on the zip codes automatically filed Evictions are assigned to the respective Licensee. Licensee will follow up with clients & takes evictions to the Courts of law.

Responsibilities:

Testing application and reported the issues.

Prepared bug report for the reported issues.

Created Test cases to guide the team for positive and negative testing.

Created Test Case for new functionality based on requirements documentation

Performed Sanity testing for each new build of the application

Worked within the software development cycle to file and track bugs using Quality Center (QC).

National wide Tax Appeal May’09 – Nov’09

This is a Web application intended for different users like Clients (Property owners), Admin and Licensee (Attorney) in handling different Property, Vendor in use, who posts add in the application.

Clients (Property owners): This user can add new properties & files Appeals.

Licensee (Attorney): Depending on the zip codes automatically filed Appeals are assigned to the respective Licensee. Licensee will follow up with clients & takes Appeals to the Courts of law.

Responsibilities:

Developed comprehensive Test Cases to test the application functionally and structurally and ensure complete code coverage

Created Test Case for new functionality based on requirements documentation

Performed Sanity Testing for each new build of the application

Experience in Functional Testing, Stress Testing, Regression Testing, System Testing and Build verification Testing

Testing application and reported the issues.

Prepared bug report for the reported issues.

I3 Software Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad

Business Analyst

Product Development – India Insurance

Identified new business development opportunities and analyzed business processed in India insurance to identify areas of reducing operating costs and improving efficiencies; recommended and implemented new technology solutions; Modeled new business processes and customized solutions to accommodate budget and build in scalability. Major accomplishments:

Designed and implemented a fully automated product that linked time, pricing, manpower, accuracy and accounting systems reducing proposal generation time.

Identified the business prospects of turning a “Paper and Pen” organization into a completely automated office by formalizing all business processes into an integrated database.

Developed marketing strategies In Insurance by formalizing their business processes and enhanced their public presence by recommending and implementing effective web solutions.

Demonstrated strong business analytics and ability to comprehend feasibility of business ideas and technology implications, acquired by strong IT experience and product management with years on Insurance for both India and US market.

Western National Insurance Company, USA Jan’07 – May’08

Software Engineer i3 Software Pvt. Ltd, India

Western National is one of Minnesota's largest independently represented Mutual insurance companies. Collectively, Western National Insurance Group is licensed to operate in 20 states in the Midwest and Northwest.

Western National's financial strength, combined with a strong commitment to lasting relationships, is a primary reason more policies are renewed annually. Western National Mutual has continued its stable growth and today is one of the finest regional mutual insurance companies in the Midwest, writing personal and commercial lines in MN, WI, SD, ND and IA.

Module 1: ISO Bureau reporting project

Duration: Jan 2008 to May 2008

The scope of this project is to submit the information of policy holders for different line of business to ISO quarterly. We have completed around 11 LOB’s (crime, IM, EQ, GL, CF, CA etc). Mainly this process involves mapping of fields based on the layout provided by client. Once the mapping is done, we will code the programs to read data from different POINT IN files and to write into a flat file, which is in ISO format provided by client. Once the coding part is done we will do the FTP all the ISO files to the given location.

Module 2: AAIS reporting project

Duration: July 2007 to Dec 2007

WN would like the ability to send AAIS (American Association of Insurance Services) Bureau Reporting for Commercial Lines Inland Marine (non-filed) on a quarterly basis automatically from the Point In host system to AAIS. WN is requesting a proposal to develop this AAIS Bureau Reporting for Commercial Lines based on data that would be provided by CSC’s Point In product. This would include the premium and loss reporting.

Responsibilities:

Analyzing functional requirements.

Mapping of CSC’s Point In to AAIS specified format.

Preparing Program Specification Document.

Developing the modules as per the requirement.

Peer review the code.

The testing was done with the help of test cases and test data prepared.

Performed Code Walk Through Unit Testing

Brethren Mutual Insurance Co Ltd, USA Sep’05 – Dec’06

Software Engineer i3 Software Pvt. Ltd, India

Phase I: Sep’05 to Dec’05

BMIC was currently running a legacy Insurance information system on a HP 3000 and recently installed a new enterprise wide insurance management system called POINT IN to process all of their product lines. The client is currently in the process of migration to this new system in a phased approach for their Farm, Farm Umbrella, Homeowners, Dwelling Fire and Umbrella, Personal Auto, BOP, WC and Commercial lines.

Phase II: Jan’06 to Dec’06

ALR is our new module which we are working. This is All Lines Rating which is the tool used to rate the policy. In this process we will rate the policy based on the client specified company hierarchy, Line of Business, state, coverage’s and rating statistics. This process involves designing the screens (panels) using the (VP/MS) Designer Builder tool. These screens to be updated in the POINT IN system in which JSP code will be generated automatically in the backend.

Responsibilities:

Analysis:

Analyzing functional requirements.

Documentation.

Coding:

Maintenance of Application programs, modifying already existence Programs according to requirement

Coding as per client’s requirement to generate various types of reports.

Testing:

The testing was done with the help of test cases and test data provided by the client

Environment: RPG/400, CL/400, DB2/400,SQL/400, SDA, PDM, SEU, DFU, RLU, Query/400,VP/MS



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