Kaustubh Suranglikar
Verified Expert in Engineering
Manual QA Engineer and Developer
Kaustubh has ten years of background as a quality assurance test lead, with good hands-on experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies. He worked in different domains, such as digital banking, life sciences, healthcare, telecom, and energy. Kaustubh is also deeply experienced in delivering changes across other functional areas, including sales and infrastructure upgrade programs, with a solid hands-on experience creating various testing deliverables throughout the STLC cycle.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Postman, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Quality Control (QC), Jira, Confluence, Trello, Swagger, Salesforce, Master Data Management (MDM), Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Testing, QA Testing, iOS, Android, Manual QA, Software Release Management
The most amazing...
...work I've delivered is testing complex and large transformation projects as a test lead at a client's location, the UK, with 20 team members offshore in India.
Work Experience
Manual QA Tester
WorldVia Travel, LLC
- Successfully tested the client's application and identified critical bugs in the application.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira as a reporting tool. Helped in the successful (bug-free) launch of critical modules.
- Provided key recommendations to the client to improve the quality assurance processes.
QA Engineer
Deckers Brands
- Tested the latest POC built by the team and the enhancements in the product, which will automate the retail allocation process.
- Tracked and fixed bugs using Jira reporting tool. Performed the E2E testing to prove the changes met the requirements and identified the critical defects.
- Oversaw the launch process. Worked with developers and project owners to detect malfunctions and deliver bug-free software.
- Involved in all the testing activities such as test estimations, test planning, requirement analysis, test case creation, test case execution, defect management, and test documentation.
- Involved in the overall project activities such as requirement gathering, delivery management, release management, suggesting improvements to the client from business and process perspectives, etc.
Senior Business Analyst
Novartis
- Successfully implemented the Patient MDM project on the Salesforce platform as a business analyst, handling the functional requirements, data mapping (source to target), Match & Merge functionalities, etc.
- Implemented the same solution for different data sources such as material, customer, vendor, etc.
- Conducted gap analysis and coordinated with the business to identify digital transformation.
- Worked with solution architects on the business case development and project plan.
- Created functional requirements in use cases and coordinated requirement walkthroughs and sign-offs.
- Performed detailed process analysis and prepared a process understanding document along with AS IS and TO BE process maps.
- Analyzed and modeled the business domain to create a complete picture of workflows and technical requirements fulfilled by existing and proposed software.
Senior Test Lead
Cognizant
- Conducted an impact analysis of the requirements and components and identified the test scenarios.
- Performed the E2E testing to prove the changes were as per the requirements and identified the critical defects. Worked with developers and project owners to detect malfunctions and deliver bug-free software.
- Created testing deliverables throughout the STLC cycle, such as test plan and strategy, requirement traceability matrix (RTM), estimates, test case design, and end-of-test report.
- Performed various software testings, including functional, security, web application, system integration, API, compatibility, database, sanity, and regression.
- Earned early merit-based promotions and welcomed appreciation from many clients while working in the company.
Senior Test Lead
British Gas
- Worked at a client location in a purely Agile/Scrum team as a test lead.
- Carried out activities such as test planning, effort estimation, requirement analysis, etc.
- Performed E2E testing to prove the changes were as per the requirements and identified the critical defects. Worked with developers and project owners to detect malfunctions and deliver bug-free software.
- Created testing deliverables throughout the STLC cycle, such as test plan and strategy, requirement traceability matrix (RTM), estimates, test case design, and end-of-test report.
Test Lead
Lloyds Banking Group
- Worked as a senior test lead for Lloyds Banking Group UK. I worked on different initiatives, including security enhancement and large upgrade and transformation programs.
- Conducted an impact analysis of the requirements and components and identified the test scenarios.
- Performed E2E testing to prove the changes were as per the requirements and identified the critical defects. Worked with developers and project owners to detect malfunctions and deliver bug-free software.
- Created testing deliverables throughout the STLC cycle, such as test plan and strategy, requirement traceability matrix (RTM), estimates, test case design, and end-of-test report.
- Performed various software testings, including functional, security, web application, system integration, API, compatibility, database, sanity, and regression.
- Delivered five testing projects for Lloyds Banking Group, including working at a client location in London.
- Received much appreciation for the timely delivery of complex testing projects. The overall cost of the testing projects was more than 500K GBP.
Experience
Commercial Fraud and Security Enhancement
Salsa (Simple Architecture for Lightweight Service Aggregation) – WPS Replacement
WPS is a middleware platform that operates 57 services that support specific digital banking customer journeys.
WPS was implemented within digital banking in 2008 but currently has issues like high running and maintenance costs.
Registration Migration to Ember
GEMS ODH Integration
Patient Master Data Management (MDM)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Pune, India
Certifications
TOSCA AS02
Tricentis
TOSCA AS01
Tricentis
RPA Developer Advanced
UiPath
ISTQB
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Trello, BrowserStack, Bubble, Bugsnag, Postman, Figma
Frameworks
Swagger
Languages
SQL, HTML
Paradigms
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Software Testing, Requirements Analysis, Agile, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Manual Testing, Testing, Functional Testing, Best Practices, Acceptance Testing, E2E Testing, Scrum, B2B
Platforms
iOS, Android, Oracle Retail, Mobile, Salesforce, Burp Suite, Tricentis Tosca
Storage
Google Cloud, MySQL, Master Data Management (MDM), Databases
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance
Other
Quality Control (QC), Defect Management, Test Management, Test Planning, Test Documentation, UI Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Quality Assurance (QA), Delivery Management, Release Management, QA Testing, Test Cases, Manual QA, Software Release Management, Black Box Testing, Test Case Creation, Test Case Development, Manual Software Testing, Mobile Apps, User Experience (UX), Website QA, Leadership, Website Testing, Mobile App Testing, API Testing, Medical Software, SDET, Software Development, Localization Testing, System Requirements, Finance, eCommerce, Web Applications, Learnosity, Software Troubleshooting, Mobile Applications, Mobile UI, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), QA Test Plan Management, Regression Testing, User Interface (UI), SaaS, Quality Auditing, Quality Improvement, Test Reporting, Integration Testing, UX Testing, QA Leadership, Documentation, Software QA, Web App Testing, Testing Strategy, User Flows, Financial Services, Loans & Lending, Loans, Integration, Customer Service Support, Consulting, SOP Development, eCommerce UX, Test Scenarios, Sprints, Test Case Execution, Cross-browser Testing, Audits, Alpha Testing, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Email, Complex Problem Solving, Analytical Thinking, Business Analysis, Gaming Platforms, APIs, A/B Testing, Content Management Systems (CMS), Business to Consumer (B2C), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ADA Compliance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), UiPath, Waterfall Delivery, User Requirements, Impact Analysis, User Stories
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