Murali K
Verified Expert in Engineering
Manual QA Engineer and Developer
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Toptal member since December 30, 2022
Murali is an experienced quality assurance professional and certified test manager with more than a decade of testing experience, primarily in the finance industry. He has occupied various testing roles, including owning testing processes and serving as a delivery manager in companies such as RelQ Software, Capgemini India, and Planit. Murali is highly motivated, customer-focused, and passionate about testing, always making an effort to ensure the quality of products that are being rolled out.
Portfolio
Experience
- Banking & Finance - 20 years
- Global Banking - 20 years
- Insurance - 20 years
- Defect Management - 18 years
- Testing - 18 years
- Manual QA - 18 years
- QA Leadership - 15 years
- Test Management - 15 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Windows
The most amazing...
...contribution I've made is creating reusable test solutions that ensure a quality product rollout for clients in the business industry.
Work Experience
Consultant and Delivery Manager
CloudScaleQA
- Served as a delivery manager on testing projects and oversaw automation and performance testing projects.
- Performed functional testing and designed and executed test cases and test scenarios.
- Supported presales and solved issues related to testing projects.
- Defined and implemented the company's quality assurance processes.
- Planned tests and communicated with the client on testing projects.
- Provided training sessions on testing and supported the recruitment of testing personnel.
- Collaborated with the team and new employees and built their testing competency.
Associate Director, Delivery
Planit
- Managed the delivery of testing projects, including test strategy and planning.
- Provided functional testing for mobile and web apps.
- Served as the account manager for offshore testing projects across functional, automation, and performance testing.
- Handled presales and resolved issues related to testing projects and RFP responses.
- Defined and implemented quality assurance processes within the company.
- Designed and executed test cases, conducted the requirement traceability review, and handled defect tracking and management.
- Supported the recruitment process for testing personnel and testers.
- Built testing competency through training and by using a learning management system.
Lead Consultant
Capgemini India
- Led testing projects and managed testing assignments.
- Conducted functional testing for mobile and web apps.
- Resolved issues while working on testing projects in the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector.
- Designed and executed test cases and conducted the requirement traceability review, defect reporting, and tracking.
- Acted as a subject-matter expert while working on BFSI testing projects.
- Handled test planning, client interactions, and client management.
- Tested the CoE implementation for clients and utilized best testing practices.
- Assisted in the recruitment of quality assurance engineers based on project requirements.
Senior Validation and Verification Engineer
RelQ Software
- Served as a testing consultant in the banking industry.
- Conducted defect management and test planning, design, and execution.
- Tested a banking CoE implementation and set it up for clients.
- Supported sales and provided solutions while working on testing projects.
- Led testing projects and monitored all testing processes.
Experience
Web Applications Testing for Multiple Clients
Web Applications and Products
Platform Migration Project
Insurance Product Testing
Education
Master's Degree in Finance
Bharathidasan University - Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Certifications
iSQI Certified Agile Essentials (CAE)
iSQI
Certified Tester Advanced Level Test Manager (CTAL-TM)
ISTQB
Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)
ISTQB
Certified Associate
Indian Institute of Bankers
Skills
Tools
Jira, HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Bugzilla, TestRail, Git, GitHub, Postman
Paradigms
Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Software Testing, E2E Testing, Testing, Agile
Industry Expertise
Insurance, Banking & Finance, Retail & Wholesale, Life Insurance
Frameworks
TestLeft
Platforms
iOS, Windows, Web
Languages
Gherkin, SQL
Other
Manual QA, Quality Assurance (QA), Manual Software Testing, QA Testing, Test Planning, Test Case Creation, Test Case Execution, Writing & Editing, Bug Discovery & Tracking, Regression Testing, Software QA, Testing Strategy, QA Leadership, Website QA, Core Banking Systems, Loans & Lending, Consumer Lending, Agile Software Testing, eCommerce UX, Mobile App Testing, Web App Testing, Leading Quality Assurance (LQA), Quality Management, eCommerce, UI Testing, Website Testing, Cross-browser Testing, Integration Testing, Finance, Test Management, Quality Improvement, Quality Auditing, Online Banking, QA Test Plan Management, Defect Management, Defect Logging, Metrics, Global Banking, Mainframe, API Testing, QA Automation, Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Business Processes, Automated UI Testing
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