Arvind Ellappan

Experience

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  FIS

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2015

  Sr.Technical Lead

  Test case preparation, Test execution, black box testing, Functional testing, Regression testing, End to End testing, Database testing - SQL, UAT testing - Client support, Handling a team - Technical support, Metrics preparation and reporting to QA management,Technical areas• Execution of stored procedures• Execution of SQL batch jobs• Testing “Near Real time posting”.• Execution of batch jobs through Microsoft Messaging queues (MSMQ)• Initiating the services to kick off scheduled jobs• Email generation and sending – SMTP server based testingResponsibilities• 6 years of experience in working agile environment. • Offshore Delivery Management for technical deliverables of concurrent projects.• HL level QA sizing with initial requirement and after prioritization elaboration phase of the project provided detailed component level sizing.• Requirement analysis discussion with the product owner on feasibility of changes.• Job delegation to the resources based on the availability and the expertise.• Preparation of test plan and traceability matrix• Review the test cases of the team members.• Providing SME support to the team on solving technical and functional issues• Analysis of test results and defect reporting through JIRA.• Supporting the product team on the UAT testing• Involved in presentation of pilot demo to the client along with the product team• Preparing and sending the teams “Weekly Status” reports to Delivery Manager.• Steering white box testing for identification of data leakage.• Data base testing – Preparing test queries, Validating execution plan, Stored procedure and triggers execution and Schema validation. • Prepare / Review the Test Plan and Check / Review the Test Scripts.• Track and report testing activities, test results, test case coverage, defects status, regression bed update, etc.• Creating and sustaining the dynamic environment that fosters testing opportunities and motivates high performance among team members Show less

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  WEX

  Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  QA Lead

  Currently working in Wex inc.WEX is a global leader in corporate payments solutions involved in payments systems across continents, and industries – including Fleet, Travel and Healthcare. It has over 2,000 associates in the Americas, Europe, Australia, and Asia in payment solution design, development and testing.Domain Expertise : IFCS application, Payment and Batch processingRoles and Responsibilities in WEX• Conducting Black Box Testing - Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Sanity Testing (Build Acceptance), Integration Testing & System Testing.• Creating Test Strategy, Traceability matrix, Test Plan and Test Cases.• Mobile application testing for IOS and Android systems.• Emulators are also used for UI testing.• Prepared DML statements for test data preparation and validation of records in the database. • Conducting sanity testing for build acceptance.• Test case preparation, Test case review and Traceability matrix preparation.• Running batch jobs for card creation, report generation with tools like Control-M.• Involved in continuous process improvement, peer reviews, test cases, automated scripts and other tasks delivered by other test analysts in team.• Tracking bugs using Bug tracking tools through Jira. • Good interpersonal communication skills, can work independently and as part of a team. Show less

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  ANZ

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2022

  • Experienced in managing platform upgrade projects like SQL Migration from 2005-2008 and Switch migration from Tandem to new switch – Authentic.• Mapping requirements and providing them best test solutions involving evolution and scope of the project and project requirements.• Holding review meetings to monitor progress of project’s schedule, budget, timely completion and delivery to the client. • Co-ordinating with stake holders, development team, Business team focusing keen on delivery of projects• Testing and managing large-scale commercial products developed using the following technologies: C++, C#, Java, XML, HTML, Flash, JavaScript and VB Script.• Preparing and sending the teams “Weekly Status” reports to Delivery Manager.• Project planning, scoping, estimation, Return on Investments (ROI) and resourcing.• Offshore Delivery Management for technical deliverables of concurrent projects.• Experienced in Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall and SDLC and tailored to suit development methodologies.• Define best practices for project support and documentation.• Experienced in setting up standards, define process for the projects and the quality team as part of Standardization. Show less

  • Test Manager

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Scrum Master

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2019
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  Fire and Emergency NZ

  Mar 2022 - now

  Test Manager

  WORK SUMMARY• Experienced in handling cloud-based testing projects – Recently deployed SQL migration to cloud.• Handled complex projects like switch replacement for ANZ bank worth $500 Million dollars running for 5 years.• Experienced in SQL and Oracle data base testing and data migration projects. • Veteran in preparing reusable test scripts, validation of stored procedures, triggers, indexes and constraints. • Project planning, scoping, estimation, budgeting, Return on Investments (ROI) and resourcing.• Holding review meetings to monitor progress of project’s schedule, budget, timely completion, and delivery to the client. • Experienced in handling vendor test team and managing test deliverables.• Hands on experience in Defect Management - conducting defect triage meetings and tracking bugs using Bug tracking tools such as ALM, Bugzilla, Confluence and Jira. • Incessantly reviewing the test approach and updating the test approach to adopt for the changes.• Co-ordinating and communicating with stake holders, development team, Business team focusing keen on test deliverables.• Experienced in managing and delivering BAU projects.• Continuously monitoring the progress of the project and foresee the risk and putting risk mitigation at place.• Experienced in conducting API and Large-scale integration projects. • Skilled in task delegation and track through the progress and accountable for all deliverables of the test team.• Experienced in setting up standards, define process for the projects and the quality team as part of Standardization.• Experienced in Agile/Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall and SDLC and tailored to suit development methodologies.• Preparing and sending the teams “Weekly Status” reports to Delivery Manager.• Eligible to work in NZ for any employer holding NZ- Citizenship Show less