Mathew Joseph

Experience

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Nov 2005 - now

  Test Manager

  • Managing the Testing Life Cycle (Manual and Automated); ensuring effective defect management leading to minimized defect leakage using HP QC/ALM and QTP• Understanding business needs and designing a roadmap for further development; mapping business requirements through (As-Is & To-Be Analysis) and GAP analysis• Identifing issues and concerns, which help to achieve reduction in the number of iterations of workflows• Developing improved Quality Assurance (QA) procedures and providing Quality Assurance (QA) Management with quality improvement proposals using defect trend data and root cause analysis• Test estimation, Testing the software applications, developing test cases, detecting defects, tracking & communicating test results/analysis and resolving problems using Test Management Tool• Identifying assignable and chronic causes through latest analysis techniques for eliminating wastages while enhancing software/application efficiency• Managing the expections of all the key stakeholders Show less

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  Prudential Financial

  Feb 2006 - Jul 2008

  Test Lead / Analyst

  End to End testing for all the new products additions, Product revisions, Product repricing and any changes to eCommerce applications.Responsibilities included: • Analyzing requirements and Functionalities • Preparation of E2E and QA Master Plan with Interface Feeds• Preparation of Traceability Matrix for E2E testing• Reviewing the offshore deliverables and verify that the standards set by the client are being followed • Preparation of Testing Status Report & Interface Feed Details Plan• E2E and Regression Test execution in Test Director• Defect Tracking and Reporting Show less

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  AXA UK

  Aug 2008 - Oct 2010

  System Integration and User acceptance testing to introduce interactive underwriting and point of sale underwriting decision capabilities to the online and offline Protection quotes platform.Responsibilities included:• Analyzing requirements definition, Business Specification and Technical Specification• Provide inputs to Test Approach, IST & UAT plans• Preparation and execution of IST & UAT conditions & test scripts• Producing, tracking and updating test execution schedule• Managing defects and participating in defects meeting• Raising Risks and Issues• Producing UAT Progress Reports and Completion Reports• Coordinating with business users during UAT execution Show less

  • Test Lead / Analyst

    Jul 2009 - Oct 2010

  • Test Analyst

    Aug 2008 - Jun 2009
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  Friends Life UK

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2013

  Testing the migration of the back end server infrastructure for 100+ applications ensuring that the migration had no impact on the application functionality.Responsibilities included:• Organising Risk workshops to define risks• Engaging with business and technical SMEs• Preparation of test plans• Offshore team management• Reviewing the test scenarios and scripts prepared by Business SMEs• Defining, tracking and updating the test execution schedule• Managing business SMEs during test execution• Defect Management• Daily reporting to all stakeholders• Test closure Show less

  • Test Lead

    Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

  • Test Lead

    Nov 2010 - Oct 2011
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  Diligenta - a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services

  Aug 2013 - Feb 2015

  Test Lead

  Testing the migration of workstations and 300+ applications installed on them from Windows XP to Windows 7Responsibilities included:• Application Analysis• Offshore team management• System Integration test planning• Defining Defect Management Strategy• Managing and reviewing the test preparation for various applications by the offshore team• Preparing the test execution schedule• Defining the test builds for windows 7• Identifing test data • Defect Management• Daily Reporting• Test Closure Show less

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  Credit Suisse

  Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

  Test Manager

  Test Management for regulatory projects implementing BCBS (Basel Committee on Banking Supervision) – Basel III principlesResponsibilities Included:• Entrusted with the responsibility of JIRA Requirement Analysis• Defining Test Strategy and System Integration Test Plan• Reviewing test scenarios, test preparation and test cases to ensure coverage• Developing the test execution schedule• Arranging test environments and identify test data• Manage test execution and reporting Show less

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  ReAssure

  Mar 2016 - now

  Test Manager

  Re-platforming existing thick client to a thin clientResponsibilities include :• Sprint Planning• Defining Test Plan• Manage deliveries from onshore and offshore• Reviewing test scenarios, test preparation and test cases to ensure user story coverage• Developing the test execution schedule• Arranging test environments and identify test data• Manage test execution, defects and tracking burn down