Shakthi Natarajan
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Professional Summary
Two years of experience in Software Testing which includes System Integration (SIT), User Acceptance (UAT) and Regression Testing cycles.
Proficient in functional testing tool Quick Test Professional 9.2 (QTP) and the various frameworks in QTP. Worked on Keyword driven frameworks in QTP.
Worked on an award-winning Test Automation framework (Deutsche Bank Innovation Award) in Tata Consultancy Services.
Expertise in testing the web-based banking application T24. Automated test cases in various modules in Front, Middle and Back offices in T24 application.
Successful in leading the Regression testing activities across three locations- India, Singapore and Switzerland for the regression test cycle.
Played a key role in co-ordinating Regression testing activities with the offshore/onsite teams and publishing reports to the clients. Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the functional testers at off-shore and on-site in Regression Testing process.
Successfully implemented Test Automation in Geneva, Switzerland as part of regression testing. Travelled to Switzerland for the same.
Complete configuration, execution, maintenance and ownership of the automation testing of Client Call Tracking Application (CCTA).
Hands-on coding experience in scripting language- VB Scripting.
Solid expertise in Test Management Tool Quality Center 9.0 (QC). Good experience in logging and tracking defects in QC.
Experience in Black box and White box testing techniques.
Skilled in understanding Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) and preparing effective test cases as per the specifications.
Excellent knowledge and work experience in test planning, test execution and test results analyses.
Good knowledge in Banking Domain- Investment Banking. Experience in testing various modules in Private Wealth Management.
Successful in implementing Test Automation in Geneva, Switzerland as part of regression testing.
Trained the functional testers in India, Singapore and Switzerland to execute test cases using QTP as part of regression testing.
Demonstrated the Automation Framework in QTP to client and driven project status calls with client.
Professional Memberships / Certifications
NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM)- Beginner’s Module.
Max Muller Bhavan’s Certification in German A1 level.
Certificate program in Private Banking and Wealth Management Competency.
Certificate program in Banking Competency.
Certificate program in Investment Banking Competency.
Brain Bench Certification in Testing Fundamentals.
Technology
Operating Systems : Windows, UNIX and Linux
Tools : QTP 9.2 and Quality Center 9.0
Programming Skills : Java, Basics of J2EE, C, C++ and VB Script
Databases : SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005 and MS- Access
Web Designing : HTML and MS-FrontPage
Analysis : UML
Others : RDBMS, SQL, PL/SQL
Education
Degree- Major Institution GPA (out of 10)
B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham- Amrita School of Engineering 9.02
Assignments
Company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Company Profile Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global provider of consulting and outsourcing services, provides information technology and management consulting services to organizations in more than 53 countries. A part of the Tata Group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 140,000 of the world's best trained IT consultants. Most of its clients are located in North America, Latin America, and Europe.
Project Private Wealth Management (PWM) – Deutsche Bank
Client Deutsche Bank- New PWM Platform (NPP)
Period September 2007- July 2009
Description Deutsche Bank, a leading global investment bank with a strong private client base, is one of the largest in terms of financial assets managed. New PWM Platform (NPP) project is an initiative to implement T24 based PWM platform – replacing the existing legacy systems – internationally across 10 different private banking locations.
Responsibilities • Analysing test scenarios as per T24 Functional Workflow and identifying Test cases for the Automation process.
• Defining automation plan for System Integration, User Acceptance and regression testing cycles.
• Automating test cases across various modules in T24 which covers
Front Office functionalities like KYC/CRM processes, Creating new Clients and Portfolios Opening new Accounts (Current, Internal, Nostro) etc.
Middle Office functionalities like Maintenance of Clients/ Accounts/ Portfolios, Maintenance of Safe Deposit Boxes,
Back Office functionalities like trading of Derivatives, Structured Products etc.
• Executing automated test scripts and Analyzing test results. Co-ordinating with the functional/automation team in executing 1000 test cases on a daily basis as part of regression testing.
• Identifying defects which may arise due to deployment of fixes (in the test environment) and tracking those defects in the test management tool QC.
• Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the testers across 3 locations- India, Singapore and Switzerland in Regression Test Execution and responsible for analysing the Test results for identifying functionality changes and critical defects.
• Publishing Regression Testing results on a daily basis thereby giving a green signal for the development team to deploy the fixes in the production environment.
• Complete configuration, execution, maintenance and ownership of the automation testing of Client Call Tracking Application (CCTA)
• Implemented Test Automation in Geneva, Switzerland as part of regression testing
Solution Environment Temenos T24, Windows XP
Tools QTP 9.2, Quality Center 9.0, VB, MS Access, SQL Server 2000
Role Software Test Analyst/ Automation Test Engineer.
Achievements
Client Appreciation for my work on Client Call Tracking Application Automation.
- Responsible for complete configuration, execution, maintenance and ownership of the automation testing of Client Call Tracking Application. Got client appreciation for my consistent and timely deliveries of the automated scripts of all the modules.
Successful in implementing Test Automation in Geneva, Switzerland as part of regression testing.
- Played a key role in implementing test automation in Geneva. Automated test cases for the Regression testing of Live-data in T24. Co-ordinated with the Test co-ordinators of various modules in analysing the key areas to be tested and came up with a comprehensive list of test cases that are to be executed on a daily basis as part of regression testing. Successfully implemented automation of these test cases through QTP.
Successfully trained the functional testers in India and Singapore to execute test cases using QTP as part of regression testing.
- Conducted training sessions for all the functional testers and trained them to configure and execute test cases using QTP. This training enabled all the testers in increasing the count of test cases executed. As part of regression testing we were able to achieve a count of 1000 test cases on a daily basis.
Performance Rating of 5 (on a scale of 1 to 5) in Tata Consultancy Services.
First in the college at the undergraduate level in the 5th semester.
Key Competencies & Skills
Skill Proficiency
QTP 9.1 Advanced Level
Quality Center Proficient
Manual Testing Concepts & Process Advanced Level
Java Proficient
Trainings Conducted
Year Title Location Organised by
2007 QTP- Parameterised Automation Framework Technical Team, Deutsche Bank - Singapore Tata Consultancy Services
2009 QTP- Parameterised Automation Framework Technical Team, Deutsche Bank - Switzerland Tata Consultancy Services
Trainings Attended
Year Title Organised by
2007 Basics of Quick Test Professional Tata Consultancy Services
2007 Temenos Training on Banking Tata Consultancy Services
2007 Six Sigma Tata Consultancy Services
2007 Investment Banking Concepts Tata Consultancy Services