Nideesh P Kurup

Male, Singapore
Notice period: Immediately

SUMMARY:

 A performance driven technocrat offering 11+ years of experience in Software Testing.

 Self-Motivated, team-oriented leader and exhibits an honest work ethic with the ability to excel in fast-paced,
time-sensitive environments.
 Ability to coordinate with different people at one time under difficult situations and bring out the best in others
while creating a healthy friendly work environment.
 11+ Years of IT experience in Software Testing (Manual and Automation). 4 Years of relevant experience as
Team Lead
 Extensive hands-on experience in leading System Integration, UAT Test activities including creating Test
Strategies, Test Plans, Acceptance Criteria, Test Cases, Estimations, Defect tracking
 Liaising with vendors and internal teams for successful delivery of projects
 Experienced with Agile and Iterative development models.
 Extensive experience in testing of .Net and Java based applications.
 Rich hands-on experience in Mainframe testing using WRQ Reflection software.
 Hands-on experience in Test Partner, Selenium
 Strong communication, collaboration & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new technical concepts
quickly and utilize the same in a productive manner.
 Diligent team player and coordinator for System Integrating testing &supporting clients in live environment.
 Experience in Banking, CRM, Wealth Management, Telecom domains.

EDUCATION

 Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Bharathiyar University (1998-2001)

 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electronics, Kerala University (1995-98)

Skills:

 Selenium IDE and Web driver,Win Runner, WAPT, Test Partner(Mainframe & Web apps), TOSCA
 HP Quality Center, IBM Rational Clear Quest, JIRA and TFS
 DMS, CMVC, SVN and TFS configuration management tools
 SOAP UI, Postman, Fiddler and REST API tools
 Oracle RDB and SQL Server
 JAVA, Java Script, Python
 Open VACS/VMS, Windows 10/7, Linux and SGI IRIX
 Good knowledge in selenium with Java TOSCA, Cucumber, Jenkins and UI Path

AWARDS

 Star Leadership award in Accenture for efficiently leading team & completing project ahead of time.
 Multiple Bravo Awards in ACS for successfully completing ACS Projects ahead of time.

Professional Experience:
Test Lead – UOB, Singapore  Nov 2020 –
July2021
Team Lead/Sr QA Engineerwith DXC, Singapore  June 2014 – July
2019
Sr. Software Engineer with Accenture, India  Nov 2010 – Sep
2013
Sr.SQA Engineer with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), India  Mar 2007 – Feb
2010

PROJECTS
Project – EAI Obsolescence - UOB
This is a migration project. EAI is upgrading obsolete components including Oracle
Description DB, Tuxedo servers, OS and software’s. Regression testing and MQ services testing
is done for this upgrade
Role QA Lead
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements
 Estimation
 Preparing Test Plan, Acceptance Criteria, Prepare & Execute Test Cases
 Reviewing Acceptance Criteria and Test Cases
Key Responsibilities  Extracting Test Data from Oracle DB required for testing
 Automated the MQ testing using TOSCA automation tool.(Modules test cases
and test data was prepared). Defects Tracking, Review and Analysis. Provide
RCA.
 Training and mentoring the team members

Platform & Language Windows, Oracle

Testing Tools TOSCA, JIRA, WinSCP, Putty

Team Size 10

Project – HP Project: 360° Rewards.Client - Standard Chartered Bank

This program enables you to earn reward points when you spend using your
Standard Chartered credit card. The 360 Rewards program offers an easy and
Description convenient online platform to view, manage and redeem your points. Rewards
points, can be redeemed for airlines mileage programs, exclusive merchandise,
travel and much more.
Role QA Lead
 Project coordinator
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements
 Provide Estimation
 Preparing Acceptance Criteria, Prepare & Execute Test Cases
 Reviewing Acceptance Criteria and Test Cases
 Extracting Test Data from SQL DB required for testing
Key Responsibilities  Defects Tracking, Review and Analysis. Provide RCA.
 Deploying Build
 Mobile Testing (Android and IOS)
 Automation using Selenium
 Attend Client meetings
 Provide UAT and Production Support
 Training and mentoring the team members

Platform & Language Windows, Visual Studio 2013, MS SQL Server

Testing Tools TFS, SOAP UI, Fiddler, Postman, Selenium, TestNG

Team Size 12
Project – HP Project: Loyalty and Rewards Program. Client - Optus
Optus is one of the largest telecommunication companies in Australia. ‘Optus Loyalty
and Rewards Program’ is their loyalty rewards program which supports delivering
Description special rewards, benefits and recognition to all of their members. Aimia develops a
market-leading loyalty and rewards program that delivers a highly personalized,
generous and surprising rewards program designed to meet the needs of Optus.
Role Senior Test Engineer
  Analyzing Business and Functional requirements
 Estimation
 Preparing Acceptance Criteria, Prepare & Execute Test Cases
 Extracting Test Data from SQL DB required for testing
Key Responsibilities  Defects Tracking, Review and Analysis. Provide RCA.
 Deploying Build
 Mobile Testing (Android and IOS)
 Perform UAT
 Production Support
Platform & Language Windows, Visual Studio 2013, MS SQL Server
Testing Tools TFS, SOAP UI, Postman API client, Fiddler, Selenium
Team Size 12
Project – HP Project: Branch Banking System (BBS).Client - DBS
Branch Banking System is a system for managing a DBS Bank Customer details, one
of the important marketing tools in the developed countries is Relationship
Description
Marketing. The BBS is a comprehensive approach for creating, maintaining and
expanding relationship with the customers.
Role Senior Test Engineer
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements

Key Responsibilities
 Preparing and Executing Test Cases, Extracting Test Data from Oracle DB
required for testing
 Defects Tracking, Review and Analysis. Provide RCA
Platform & Language Windows, Visual Studio 2013, SQL Server 2012
Testing Tools Quality Center
Team size 6
Project – HP Project: Personal Internet Banking(Banking Domain).Client: UOB
UOB PIB (Personal Internet Banking) allows customers to conduct financial
transactions and enquiries through the bank’s websites. Following are some of the
Description functionalities available in PIB.
Account information, Funds Transfer, Fixed Deposit, Customer Information,
Remittances etc
Role Senior Test Engineer
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements

Key Responsibilities
 Preparing and Executing Test Cases, Extracting Test Data from Oracle DB
required for testing
 Defects are Tracked, Reviewed and Analyzed. Provide RCA
Platform & Language Windows, Java, Oracle
Testing Tools Quality Center, JIRA
Team Size 8
Project – Accenture Project: Project Emerald (Banking Domain). Client: AIB
AIB is one of the so-called "Big Four" commercial banks in Ireland. AIB offers a full
Description range of personal and corporate banking services. AIB Capital Markets is the division
of the company that offers international banking and treasury operations.
Role Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Team Lead)
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements, and Use Cases
 Participated in Software Requirements Review
 Provide Estimation
 Preparing Test Plan, Test Cases
Key Responsibilities  Extracting Test Data from Oracle DB required for testing
 Execution
 Defects are Tracked, Reviewed and Analyzed. Provide RCA
 Handles daily status calls with the Onshore Team
 Involved in Client Interaction.
Testing Tools Quality Center
Platform & Language Windows 7, C#.net, XML, Oracle
 Team Size 15
Project – Accenture Project: Commissioning (Telecom Domain). Client: TELUS
TELUS is the second largest telecommunication company in Canada. This project
involves testing of several web applications that deal with various rights provided to
Description each application based on the user type (Admin, Agent, Dealer, retailer and even
customer). Applications are different for Activation, Renewals, Cancellation, Billing, and
Provide Commissions
Role Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Team Lead)
 Analyzing Business and Functional requirements, and Use Cases
 Participated in Software Requirements Review
 Preparing Test Plan
 Preparing and Executing Test Cases, Extracting Test Data from DB
Key Responsibilities
 Defects are Tracked, Reviewed and Analyzed. Provide RCA
 Handles daily status calls with the Onshore Team
 Involved in Client Interaction.
 Training and mentoring the team members.
Testing Tools Quality Center, IBM Rational Clear Quest, QTP
Platform & Language Windows 7, C#.net, XML, Oracle
Team Size 20