Sampath K.Maka
Dr. No. 33-10-1/4, Karanala Street • Allipuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- •-Senior Quality Assurance Test Analyst
Experienced professional with proven success in global banking, financial service, and capital market environments. Strong ability to manage software projects from concept to completion ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-target delivery. Multi-lingual expert in developing processes and procedures that increase business efficiencies. Extensive background in working with on-site and off-shore teams. Demonstrated skills in building and leading teams that meet and exceed designated goals and expectations.
Core Competencies:
Full Life Cycle Project Management
Systems Launch/Implementation
Team Building and Leadership
Client Relationship Management
Risk Management and Mitigation
Agile and SDLC Testing Methodologies
Backup and Recovery Strategies
Problem Resolution/Troubleshooting
User Training and Support
Functional, Automation and Mobile Testing
Professional Experience
Crossover for Work, India/Jamaica
QA Analyst, 2016
Oversaw projects from idea to design architecture to delivery in partnership with client NCB. Analyzed and followed project plans focused on requirements priority. Developed and executed integration test strategies, scenarios, and cases. Investigated and resolved testing issues and defects. Met with clients to revise test strategy and plan following stakeholder review comments.
Key Projects:
RSA SecurID Integration - Retail Internet Banking – Produced and adhered to risk mitigation plans when encountering risks. Competed project based on scope requirements. To improve the overall security stature of the bank’s internet banking system, to support the current and future strategic direction of the bank by upgrading to the most recent version of the RSA application. Introduced use of software/hardware tokens to improve customer authentication security to reduce risks to customers and organization. Promote greater customer confidence in customer in internet banking system security.
Retail Internet Banking- Automation – Created regression suite for available business actions. Developed manual test case options for business actions in later application of regression suite automated with test complete. Prepared traceability requirements matrix. Designed automation framework for test automation. Used keyword/data/hybrid-driven methods. Performed unit test and automated module code reviews. Prepared and followed risk mitigation plan.
Cognizant Technology Services, Hyderabad, India
Project Associate, 2015
Helped manage ICWI reconciliation project seeking to match data from seven export files with seven report files tied to specific business rules on individual files with three territories producing 21 export and report files. Reduced download/matching time and reconciliation from 40 hours to 12 by automating manual system. Implemented updated automation solution reducing previous process from 12 hours for reconciliation to 2 minutes to apply all business rules on all files without manual interaction saving almost 70% of overall time invested and nearly 99.99% of time on reconciliation process.
Key Projects:
Reconciliation Reports – Delivered projects on time and within budget. Provided project ETL solution architecture. Designed high level and low level ETL map architecture for project integrations. Studied project plan and scope based on primary priorities. Prepared and followed project plans in developing and testing of code. Prepared traceability requirements matrix and additional ETL maps. Secured automation scripts to download reports with Test Complete. Executed ETL Talend jobs based on business rules on individual files. Migrated ETL Talend Jobs and Test Complete Scripts for complete product delivery. Processed unit, regression, functional, smoke, and sanity testing. Monitored and reported defects. Secured impact analysis documents for all mappings. Worked directly with clients to update test strategy and plan based on stakeholder review comments. Prepared and followed risk mitigation plan when facing risks. Finished project based on requirements.
Wells Fargo India Solutions, Hyderabad/India
Senior QA Analyst, 2014
Administered all project quality initiatives. Prepared test plan, strategy, and other artifacts. Studied nature and scope of project plans concentrating on requirements priority. Wrote potential scenarios and test cases tied to requirements. Readied traceability requirements matrix and test cases. Conducted test case and defect reports. Performed regression, smoke, and sanity for application.
Key Projects:
TRIMS - Proved RCA for defects raised by UAT. Validated information by encountering back end testing by writing SQL queries Produced bug tracking and reporting with ALM 11.0. Partnered with outside vendors as extension of provided services. Developed system to centrally hold TPSP information and support risk-based approach to identifying, managing, and mitigating TPSP risks.
Bank of America Continuum Hyderabad/India
Tech Lead/Senior Tech Associate,-
Helped manage data warehousing, distribution platform, security access management, and iPad projects for Merrill Lynch. Revised source systems with Autosys jobs. Studied project plan and scope focused on requirement priorities. Analyzed requirements and conveyed results to developers and business users. Wrote scenario and test cases meeting requirements. Served as test lead successfully managing release. Tested ETL, databases, regression, functional, smoke, sanity, ad hoc, patches, and integration. Validated data through back end test with SQL queries. Helped automate infrastructure development. Automated regression. Tracked and reported bugs. Prepared and shared post-release numbers with business users. Developed and provided analysis. Revised document of understanding application front across project including downstream applications. Successfully directed team for two consecutive releases to achieve business continuity. Mentored new associates on applications. Developed ad-hoc reports through SQL transactional code. Devised tests through keyword/data, and hybrid-driven methods.
Key Projects:
Research Data Warehouse – Worked on data warehousing project to integrate data from different internal systems with external sources. Integrated with other Merrill Lynch research technology teams for use by all team. Supervised transformation of source systems into RDW database with SQL Server 2008 Integration Services followed by loading data into reports utilizing SQL Server 2008 reporting services for Merrill Lynch market analyst research. Served as back-up team leader and successfully managed release.
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Compilations – Liaised with developers and business analysts to analyze and communicate requirements of new distribution platform to send research reports to large number of business users. Wrote requirements scenarios and tests. Served as team leader and successfully managed release.
Security Access Management - Analyzed requirements and communicated with developers and business analysts. Authored requirement scenarios and test cases. Handled regression, functional, smoke, sanity, ad hoc, patch, and integration tests plus bug tracking and reporting.
NG-iPad – Performed regression, functional, smoke, sanity, and integration tests on mobile environment (iPad). Confirmed information through back end tests with SQL queries plus bug tracking and reporting using Quality Center 10.0. Studied and relayed requirements to developers and business analysts. Wrote scenario and test cases.
Technical Proficiencies
Methods:
Agile SAFE, Waterfall
Test Tools:
Selenium Web driver, HP QC10, QTP/UFT, HP Service Test, Test Complete, Test Migrator, JIRA & Confluence, You-track, Web services testing, Appium
Languages:
Python, Java, Jscript, VB Script, R Programming, C, HTML , CSS
Databases:
SQL Server 2008, 2012, Oracle, SSIS, SSRS, Talend
Software:
MS Office, Open Office
Education and Credentials
Post Graduate Diploma in Finance Management
NMIMS University, Mumbai, India, 2016
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering (E.C.E)
J.N.T. U, Kakinada, Kakinada, India, 2010
Certifications
ISTQB Foundation Level
NCFM in Financial Markets (Beginners Module)
NCFM in Derivatives Markets (Dealers Module)
Professional Development
PMP Training ~ HP UFT ~ Selenium Web Driver ~ Test Complete ~ Investment Banking Domain, Derivatives ~ Capital Markets and Other Banking Domain Related Topics Training
