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Programme Test Manager / Head of Testing
Jay Sarwar
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london, United Kingdom
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Dynamic professional with a track record of successful delivery. Relationship builder with a reputation for integrity, evoking rapid trust & confidence with clients. Managed multiple on/offshore global teams using Matrix Management in large multi disciplinary teams.
Proactive introduction of TMM (Testing Maturity Model) process improvements using Agile, Prince2 & DevOps methodologies. Accomplishments in automated & performance framework design & implementation facilitated by a Software Engineering background & experience of all major commercial & open source automation technologies.
Exceptional client facing skills having led test programmes on both consultancy & client side on major transformation programmes in large, complex corporate environments. Managed senior QA staff & contributed to the wider QA/QE community through presentations at industry events.
Wide range of investment banking experience including Payments, Fixed Income, Equities, Swaps, Foreign Exchange, Clearing & Settlement, Credit / Market Risk & Wealth / Asset Management implemented in Front, Middle & Back Office environments including end to end CRM & ERP implementations (MS CRM Dynamics, ERP & Salesforce).
Stakeholder engagement at CIO level using test thought leadership to align software quality processes with strategic business goals. Will lead business critical test programmes with confidence & gravitas.
Proactive introduction of TMM (Testing Maturity Model) process improvements using Agile, Prince2 & DevOps methodologies. Accomplishments in automated & performance framework design & implementation facilitated by a Software Engineering background & experience of all major commercial & open source automation technologies.
Exceptional client facing skills having led test programmes on both consultancy & client side on major transformation programmes in large, complex corporate environments. Managed senior QA staff & contributed to the wider QA/QE community through presentations at industry events.
Wide range of investment banking experience including Payments, Fixed Income, Equities, Swaps, Foreign Exchange, Clearing & Settlement, Credit / Market Risk & Wealth / Asset Management implemented in Front, Middle & Back Office environments including end to end CRM & ERP implementations (MS CRM Dynamics, ERP & Salesforce).
Stakeholder engagement at CIO level using test thought leadership to align software quality processes with strategic business goals. Will lead business critical test programmes with confidence & gravitas.
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United Kingdom
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English
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Ongoing relation / part-time
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2019 - ?
job
Campaign to Lead
Micro Focus.
Programme Test Director Global Salesforce CRM, Netsuite ERP & Workday Implementation Programme UK, India, U.S Jul 19 - Present
Summary
$8bn acquisition of HPe Software by Micro Focus has resulted need to migrate existing technology stacks to a single, cutting edge platform based around Salesforce CRM, NetSuite ERP, Netsuite OpenAir, Workday, OneSource GT (Global Trade), OneSource Tax, G-Treasury, Concur & Blackline including data migration of 500m records.
Team 200 UAT Testers from 45 countries, 90 Test Analysts, 10 Test Managers - multiple global locations & time zones.
Processes
CRM - Campaign to Lead, Lead to Opportunity, Opportunity to Quote, Quota to Pay, Professional Services, Issue to Resolution
ERP - Quote to Cash, Professional Services, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Revenue Recognition, Localisations
HCM - Hire to Retire, end to end HR management of human capital.
Technologies
Salesforce Cloud CRM, Netsuite ERP, Oracle, Informatica, Workday HR, Tableu, Google Cloud (GCS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Karyba, Blackline, Prizma & over 250 interfaces to other systems, Microsoft Sharepoint 365, Micro Focus ALM, UFT, Load Runner
✓ Global test leadership across multiple 3rd party testing suppliers of Component Testing, System Integration, Automation, Performance Testing & multiple test tracks Sales & CRM, Extended ERP, Integrations, BI Reporting, Data Migration, Software Licensing
✓ Led daily programme stand up presentations to full programme team including C level stakeholders in competitive, high pressure environment due to recovery of critical corporate aquisition. Test function representative at steering committees & programme board meetings.
✓ Review & sign off of all test strategy documentation. Overall accountability & tracking of global test strategy implementation through active management including being single point of escalation for all testing & quality issues.
✓ Coordination & leadership of complex System Integration Test environment of over 250 end to end upstream & downstream interfaces between core Salesforce CRM & Netsuite with Extended ERP & HCM platform including Workday, Concur, Blackline, G-Treasury, Netsuite OpenAir, Onesource Global Trade, Onesource Tax & 480 seperate applications.
✓ Organised global UAT effort involving 200 global business users across all major business & financial functions & processes including such as L2O, O2L, O2Q, Q2P for SalesForce & Q2C, PS, R2R, P2P, Revenue Recognition & Localisations for NetSuite ERP.
✓ Responsible for Data Migration Testing including MDM (Master Data Management), planning & running of SIM dress rehearsals of Extract/Transform/Load methodology through Informatica Z1-Z6 data migration stages. Coordination of DM Testing with all other test streams from a risks, issues & dependencies perspective.
✓ Accountable for automation & performance test strategy using Micro Focus tool set ALM, UFT & Loadrunner combined with bespoke Automation, Test Data & Dashboard Reporting solutions.
Summary
$8bn acquisition of HPe Software by Micro Focus has resulted need to migrate existing technology stacks to a single, cutting edge platform based around Salesforce CRM, NetSuite ERP, Netsuite OpenAir, Workday, OneSource GT (Global Trade), OneSource Tax, G-Treasury, Concur & Blackline including data migration of 500m records.
Team 200 UAT Testers from 45 countries, 90 Test Analysts, 10 Test Managers - multiple global locations & time zones.
Processes
CRM - Campaign to Lead, Lead to Opportunity, Opportunity to Quote, Quota to Pay, Professional Services, Issue to Resolution
ERP - Quote to Cash, Professional Services, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Revenue Recognition, Localisations
HCM - Hire to Retire, end to end HR management of human capital.
Technologies
Salesforce Cloud CRM, Netsuite ERP, Oracle, Informatica, Workday HR, Tableu, Google Cloud (GCS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Karyba, Blackline, Prizma & over 250 interfaces to other systems, Microsoft Sharepoint 365, Micro Focus ALM, UFT, Load Runner
✓ Global test leadership across multiple 3rd party testing suppliers of Component Testing, System Integration, Automation, Performance Testing & multiple test tracks Sales & CRM, Extended ERP, Integrations, BI Reporting, Data Migration, Software Licensing
✓ Led daily programme stand up presentations to full programme team including C level stakeholders in competitive, high pressure environment due to recovery of critical corporate aquisition. Test function representative at steering committees & programme board meetings.
✓ Review & sign off of all test strategy documentation. Overall accountability & tracking of global test strategy implementation through active management including being single point of escalation for all testing & quality issues.
✓ Coordination & leadership of complex System Integration Test environment of over 250 end to end upstream & downstream interfaces between core Salesforce CRM & Netsuite with Extended ERP & HCM platform including Workday, Concur, Blackline, G-Treasury, Netsuite OpenAir, Onesource Global Trade, Onesource Tax & 480 seperate applications.
✓ Organised global UAT effort involving 200 global business users across all major business & financial functions & processes including such as L2O, O2L, O2Q, Q2P for SalesForce & Q2C, PS, R2R, P2P, Revenue Recognition & Localisations for NetSuite ERP.
✓ Responsible for Data Migration Testing including MDM (Master Data Management), planning & running of SIM dress rehearsals of Extract/Transform/Load methodology through Informatica Z1-Z6 data migration stages. Coordination of DM Testing with all other test streams from a risks, issues & dependencies perspective.
✓ Accountable for automation & performance test strategy using Micro Focus tool set ALM, UFT & Loadrunner combined with bespoke Automation, Test Data & Dashboard Reporting solutions.
Web, Test, Technology, Master Data Management, Implementation, Testing, Amazon, Software, Workday, Sales, BEE, Google, Campaign, Treasury, LED, UP, Processes, Cloud, CRM, Oracle, SharePoint, ERP, Amazon Web Services, Data management, Automation, C, AWS, Salesforce, Leadership, Web Services, System Integration, Google cloud, Management, Integration
2019 - 2019
job
Programme Test Manager
Depfa Bank / FMS Wertmanagement AöR.
Summary
End to end SIT & UAT test coordination of $1bn migration of derivatives & bonds trades from Depfa bank to parent company FMS Wertmanagement as part of corporate business plan to sell Depfa Bank. This programme also involved testing the upgrade of Summit version 5.7 to 6.1.
Team
Business Testers from Front Office, Treasury, Credit Risk, ICAAP, Market Data, Liquidity Risk, Market Risk, Operations, Regulatory, Valutions / Risk Analytics, Finance
Products
Derivatives, Swaps, Bonds (Structured, Mortgage, Public), Swaptions, Loans (Mortgage, Public), Money Market (Deposits, Loans), FX, Repo & Reverse Repo, Collateral
Technologies
Summit 5.7 & 6.1, Business Objects, Numerix, Corona, Safewatch, Kamakura, Marlin, SAS Regulatory, RightClick (test automation/performance/security), Jira, Confluence, Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter
✓ Coordinated end to end SIT & UAT business testing across all major business teams including business testers across the bank - Front Office, Operations, Treasury, Credit Risk, Market Risk & Finance teams including working with technical support teams to resolve defects.
✓ Integration testing of over 40 end to end upstream & downstream interfaces between core Summit & Business Objects, Numerix, SAS Regulatory Reporting, Kamakura VaR Reporting, Marlin Liquidity Risk Reporting, RMDS Reuters Market Data Services & many more.
✓ Designed automation, performance & security test strategy using Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter & Burpsuite through application of TDD/BDD test architecture. Coordinated building & execution of automation test pack with 3rd party supplier RightClick.
✓ Reporting to C - Level executives of the bank on a weekly basis due to the strategic nature of the programme in enabling a smooth migration of trades to WMS & preparing Depfa Bank for sale. Regular communication with Business representatives (Heads of Treasury, Risk, Finance & Members of the Board) to report status & progress across multiple streams of programme.
✓ Chaired conference calls during SIT & UAT test phases, ensured business testers were motivated & able to conduct their allocated tests by following matrix management best practices.
✓ Day-to-day accountability for execution & reporting of SIT & UAT test phase scheduling & planning including management of risks, issues & dependencies across full test programme.
✓ Test environment planning & coordination in multi-stream multi-team environment. Responsible for automation test strategy using RightClick to execute automated batch/regression test packs & analysis of generated reconciliation reports between Summit versions 5.7 & 6.1. Contribute to the migration Run Book & planning of dress rehearsal & migration to Production.
✓ Test effort & cost estimation (including Test Resourcing), test activity tracking, metrics collection & reporting. Supported organisational audit conformance in managed delivery & currently supporting CMMi implementation.
End to end SIT & UAT test coordination of $1bn migration of derivatives & bonds trades from Depfa bank to parent company FMS Wertmanagement as part of corporate business plan to sell Depfa Bank. This programme also involved testing the upgrade of Summit version 5.7 to 6.1.
Team
Business Testers from Front Office, Treasury, Credit Risk, ICAAP, Market Data, Liquidity Risk, Market Risk, Operations, Regulatory, Valutions / Risk Analytics, Finance
Products
Derivatives, Swaps, Bonds (Structured, Mortgage, Public), Swaptions, Loans (Mortgage, Public), Money Market (Deposits, Loans), FX, Repo & Reverse Repo, Collateral
Technologies
Summit 5.7 & 6.1, Business Objects, Numerix, Corona, Safewatch, Kamakura, Marlin, SAS Regulatory, RightClick (test automation/performance/security), Jira, Confluence, Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter
✓ Coordinated end to end SIT & UAT business testing across all major business teams including business testers across the bank - Front Office, Operations, Treasury, Credit Risk, Market Risk & Finance teams including working with technical support teams to resolve defects.
✓ Integration testing of over 40 end to end upstream & downstream interfaces between core Summit & Business Objects, Numerix, SAS Regulatory Reporting, Kamakura VaR Reporting, Marlin Liquidity Risk Reporting, RMDS Reuters Market Data Services & many more.
✓ Designed automation, performance & security test strategy using Selenium, Cucumber, JMeter & Burpsuite through application of TDD/BDD test architecture. Coordinated building & execution of automation test pack with 3rd party supplier RightClick.
✓ Reporting to C - Level executives of the bank on a weekly basis due to the strategic nature of the programme in enabling a smooth migration of trades to WMS & preparing Depfa Bank for sale. Regular communication with Business representatives (Heads of Treasury, Risk, Finance & Members of the Board) to report status & progress across multiple streams of programme.
✓ Chaired conference calls during SIT & UAT test phases, ensured business testers were motivated & able to conduct their allocated tests by following matrix management best practices.
✓ Day-to-day accountability for execution & reporting of SIT & UAT test phase scheduling & planning including management of risks, issues & dependencies across full test programme.
✓ Test environment planning & coordination in multi-stream multi-team environment. Responsible for automation test strategy using RightClick to execute automated batch/regression test packs & analysis of generated reconciliation reports between Summit versions 5.7 & 6.1. Contribute to the migration Run Book & planning of dress rehearsal & migration to Production.
✓ Test effort & cost estimation (including Test Resourcing), test activity tracking, metrics collection & reporting. Supported organisational audit conformance in managed delivery & currently supporting CMMi implementation.
Confluence, Many more, Manager, Treasury, Audit, Test automation, Production, Market Risk, Wms, Office, Test manager, Regulatory, Testing, BDD, Support, Implementation, Jira, Security, Architecture, TDD, Test, Analytics, Integration, Finance, SAS, Management, Automation test, Selenium, C, Automation, Audit, Operations
2017 - 2019
job
Programme Test Manager
LifeSecure Financial Services.
Summary
Leadership of test strategy & execution on £25m greenfield Murex 3.1 FX & Blackrock Aladdin Wealth & Asset Management implementation across Front Office, Trade Ops, Credit Risk & Accounting as part of strategic business move into a 24/7 Forex trading & wealth management OMS.
Team
Business Testers, including Professional Test Analysts. Business testers from Front Office, Trade Ops, Credit Risk & Accounting
Products
FX Spots, FX Futures, FX Swaps, Money Market Accounts, Certificate of Deposits, Money Market Funds, Bonds, Equities, Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Structured Products, Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds, Derivatives, Loans
Technologies
Murex 3.1, MLC (Credit Risk, Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Reporting, Mx Trade Blotter, Mxml, Mx.3 ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), Blackrock Aladdin, Aladdin Green Package Reporting & Analytics, Jira, Google Cloud Services, Cucumber, Selenium, Gherkin, Appium, Postman, Jira, Confluence, Burpsuite, HP LoadRunner
✓ Implemented DevOps/ Agile delivery model of iterative & automated build & test using Continuous Integration & Google Cloud services. Instrumental in implementing a new test approach allowing multiple & overlapping project releases using multiple test environments.
✓ End to end integration testing of OMS (Order Management System) for FX trading & wealth/asset management applications including trade entry, confirmation, credit/market risk & financial accounting. Validation of OMS using FIX protocol e.g. security identifer, order type, order size, order instructions & transmission for integration testing with multiple exchanges e.g. LSE, NYSE, Euronext.
✓ Functional testing of trade workflows, data, documentation & reports that coordinate trading between portfolio managers, front office (trading) & middle / back office functions.
✓ Expert test consultancy to Board of Directors regarding application of testing best practice. This consultancy covered test team skillset, test design, defect processes, test team team interfacing with other teams e.g. development, IT support, business operations.
✓ Leading & building a team of embedded Agile QA Analysts from inception including, recruitment, coaching, execution of test procedures, test techniques & test phases. Test definition & preparation for "To Be" process flows & Use Cases to support CASS requirements, chairing related workshops to agree proposal, drafting of proposal pack for senior management (CF10a) approval.
✓ Led the development of a brand new test automation strategy which achieved a 400% saving in terms of regression testing resource usage & limited testing errors from 35% to 1%. This involved selection of web & mobile automation tools as well as custom design of a keyword driven test automation framework based around Selenium WebDriver & Appium (mobile automation).
✓ Day-to-day accountability for execution & reporting of test programme scheduling, planning, costing, development, implementation while driving testing activities for products & services including dependency & escalation / risk management & mitigation across the entire testing programme.
✓ Managed the overall End to End Testing Lifecycle including Test Approach, Test Strategy & related Plans. Implemented end-to-end governance & assurance of Test Strategy throughout an Agile development life cycle.
✓ Actively managed stakeholders at all levels, providing progress reports tailored to specific audiences depending on their specific interest in the project. Managed all test deliverables, test project budgets, planning & forecasting.
✓ Creating detailed test schedules, including identifying the dependencies on other areas. Mentored & coached inexperienced members of the team (e.g. UAT Testers) to ensure efficient execution of all testing phases.
Leadership of test strategy & execution on £25m greenfield Murex 3.1 FX & Blackrock Aladdin Wealth & Asset Management implementation across Front Office, Trade Ops, Credit Risk & Accounting as part of strategic business move into a 24/7 Forex trading & wealth management OMS.
Team
Business Testers, including Professional Test Analysts. Business testers from Front Office, Trade Ops, Credit Risk & Accounting
Products
FX Spots, FX Futures, FX Swaps, Money Market Accounts, Certificate of Deposits, Money Market Funds, Bonds, Equities, Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, Structured Products, Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds, Derivatives, Loans
Technologies
Murex 3.1, MLC (Credit Risk, Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Reporting, Mx Trade Blotter, Mxml, Mx.3 ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), Blackrock Aladdin, Aladdin Green Package Reporting & Analytics, Jira, Google Cloud Services, Cucumber, Selenium, Gherkin, Appium, Postman, Jira, Confluence, Burpsuite, HP LoadRunner
✓ Implemented DevOps/ Agile delivery model of iterative & automated build & test using Continuous Integration & Google Cloud services. Instrumental in implementing a new test approach allowing multiple & overlapping project releases using multiple test environments.
✓ End to end integration testing of OMS (Order Management System) for FX trading & wealth/asset management applications including trade entry, confirmation, credit/market risk & financial accounting. Validation of OMS using FIX protocol e.g. security identifer, order type, order size, order instructions & transmission for integration testing with multiple exchanges e.g. LSE, NYSE, Euronext.
✓ Functional testing of trade workflows, data, documentation & reports that coordinate trading between portfolio managers, front office (trading) & middle / back office functions.
✓ Expert test consultancy to Board of Directors regarding application of testing best practice. This consultancy covered test team skillset, test design, defect processes, test team team interfacing with other teams e.g. development, IT support, business operations.
✓ Leading & building a team of embedded Agile QA Analysts from inception including, recruitment, coaching, execution of test procedures, test techniques & test phases. Test definition & preparation for "To Be" process flows & Use Cases to support CASS requirements, chairing related workshops to agree proposal, drafting of proposal pack for senior management (CF10a) approval.
✓ Led the development of a brand new test automation strategy which achieved a 400% saving in terms of regression testing resource usage & limited testing errors from 35% to 1%. This involved selection of web & mobile automation tools as well as custom design of a keyword driven test automation framework based around Selenium WebDriver & Appium (mobile automation).
✓ Day-to-day accountability for execution & reporting of test programme scheduling, planning, costing, development, implementation while driving testing activities for products & services including dependency & escalation / risk management & mitigation across the entire testing programme.
✓ Managed the overall End to End Testing Lifecycle including Test Approach, Test Strategy & related Plans. Implemented end-to-end governance & assurance of Test Strategy throughout an Agile development life cycle.
✓ Actively managed stakeholders at all levels, providing progress reports tailored to specific audiences depending on their specific interest in the project. Managed all test deliverables, test project budgets, planning & forecasting.
✓ Creating detailed test schedules, including identifying the dependencies on other areas. Mentored & coached inexperienced members of the team (e.g. UAT Testers) to ensure efficient execution of all testing phases.
Costing, Embedded, Security, Recruitment, Workshops, Confluence, It, Implementation, Support, Testing, Development, Test manager, Cloud services, Office, Web, Continuous integration, Google, Market Risk, Test automation, Enterprise, Framework, LED, Manager, Processes, Selenium, Coaching, It support, Jira, Operations, Forecasting, DevOps, Exchange, Agile development, Agile, Automation, Cloud, Design, Functional testing, Risk Management, Leadership, Google cloud, Management, Integration, Asset Management, QA, Analytics, Test, Regression testing
2015 - 2017
job
Global Test Manager
Royal Bank of Scotland.
Summary
Led cross functional test strategy as part of major business transformation programme to save £800m. Ensured impacted testing streams were coordinated across multiple global franchises while managing a global team of testers across US, London, Hong Kong & India to ensuring full end-to system, SIT, UAT, OAT, manual & automated testing.
Team
Business & technical testers from across all major RBS franchises. Personal Banking - RBS, Natwest & Ulster Bank. Commercial & Private Banking - Coutts & Co, Adam & Company, Drummonds Bank, Child & Co, RBS International, Lombard
Products
FX, Equities, Bonds, Derivatives, KYC, AML, CDD, Financial Crime, Transactions Monitoring, Information & Cyber Security, Futures, Swaps, Credit & Debit Card workflows, PCI DSS, Policy Implementation, Risk & Controls Transformation, Gap Analysis & Harmonisation, International Payments, Regulatory Reporting and Client Reporting (ALM, Liquidity, MiFID, FINREP & COREP)
Technologies
HP ALM/QC, QTP, Murex 2.11, Reuters, Bloomberg, Axiom, Amazon Web Services (Cloud), MLC (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller), TMS (Treasury Management System), Navision, Aquarius, Dataware house, Business Objects, Wallstreet, HTML Validator, Postman, Jmeter, Burpsuite,
✓ Managed testing budget & recruitment & rebalanced team structure accordingly. Developed & managed transition plans across multiple teams including: understanding deliveries underway that might be impacted, evaluation of future sourcing requirements versus strategy & managing difficulty of transition.
✓ Validated that all governance around testing such as assuring entry & exit criteria are met while provided a single voice to the customer & key stakeholders on the status of testing projects which have multiple functional disciplines.
✓ Evaluated global standards for Test Estimates, Test Plans, Test Execution Schedules, Defect Management procedures, performance metrics, test reporting & traceability. Liaised with Business Operations for UAT & 3rd party development companies for System, SIT & UAT testing.
✓ Created SIT, UAT & OAT Test Plans & schedule with the relevant business owners. Planned SIT/UAT/OAT testing & defined entry/exit criteria. Assisted in creation & prioritisation of business scenarios (using risk based techniques) & supported business users through SIT/UAT/OAT test design & execution.
✓ Expert advise to senior managers across all business franchises with regards to non functional testing specifically performance (load & stress) & security/penetration testing strategy design & implementation. Toolset based around Jmeter/Junit & Burpsuite.
✓ Leading the communications to the business & development teams throughout test lifecycle on a regular basis by delivering presentations & adapting reports to multiple levels of the organisation.
✓ Daily responsibility for execution & reporting of test programme planning, & execution including dependency & risk management & mitigation reporting to senior stakeholders.
✓ Coordinated matrix resources across global test programme requiring constant problem solving, critical thinking & process improvement in a challenging political & technological environment.
Led cross functional test strategy as part of major business transformation programme to save £800m. Ensured impacted testing streams were coordinated across multiple global franchises while managing a global team of testers across US, London, Hong Kong & India to ensuring full end-to system, SIT, UAT, OAT, manual & automated testing.
Team
Business & technical testers from across all major RBS franchises. Personal Banking - RBS, Natwest & Ulster Bank. Commercial & Private Banking - Coutts & Co, Adam & Company, Drummonds Bank, Child & Co, RBS International, Lombard
Products
FX, Equities, Bonds, Derivatives, KYC, AML, CDD, Financial Crime, Transactions Monitoring, Information & Cyber Security, Futures, Swaps, Credit & Debit Card workflows, PCI DSS, Policy Implementation, Risk & Controls Transformation, Gap Analysis & Harmonisation, International Payments, Regulatory Reporting and Client Reporting (ALM, Liquidity, MiFID, FINREP & COREP)
Technologies
HP ALM/QC, QTP, Murex 2.11, Reuters, Bloomberg, Axiom, Amazon Web Services (Cloud), MLC (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller), TMS (Treasury Management System), Navision, Aquarius, Dataware house, Business Objects, Wallstreet, HTML Validator, Postman, Jmeter, Burpsuite,
✓ Managed testing budget & recruitment & rebalanced team structure accordingly. Developed & managed transition plans across multiple teams including: understanding deliveries underway that might be impacted, evaluation of future sourcing requirements versus strategy & managing difficulty of transition.
✓ Validated that all governance around testing such as assuring entry & exit criteria are met while provided a single voice to the customer & key stakeholders on the status of testing projects which have multiple functional disciplines.
✓ Evaluated global standards for Test Estimates, Test Plans, Test Execution Schedules, Defect Management procedures, performance metrics, test reporting & traceability. Liaised with Business Operations for UAT & 3rd party development companies for System, SIT & UAT testing.
✓ Created SIT, UAT & OAT Test Plans & schedule with the relevant business owners. Planned SIT/UAT/OAT testing & defined entry/exit criteria. Assisted in creation & prioritisation of business scenarios (using risk based techniques) & supported business users through SIT/UAT/OAT test design & execution.
✓ Expert advise to senior managers across all business franchises with regards to non functional testing specifically performance (load & stress) & security/penetration testing strategy design & implementation. Toolset based around Jmeter/Junit & Burpsuite.
✓ Leading the communications to the business & development teams throughout test lifecycle on a regular basis by delivering presentations & adapting reports to multiple levels of the organisation.
✓ Daily responsibility for execution & reporting of test programme planning, & execution including dependency & risk management & mitigation reporting to senior stakeholders.
✓ Coordinated matrix resources across global test programme requiring constant problem solving, critical thinking & process improvement in a challenging political & technological environment.
Organization, Transformation, Testing, Monitoring, Amazon, Development, Regulatory, Test manager, Web, Implementation, International, Penetration testing, QC, KYC, Treasury, LED, MiFID, Manager, Risk Management, Design, HTML/CSS/Javascript, Operations, Budget, Amazon Web Services, Cloud, Functional testing, Business transformation, Html, Web Services, Navision, Management, Test, Sourcing, Banking, Security, Recruitment
2012 - 2014
job
Head of Testing
The Law Society.
Summary
Delivered project rescue & test management reporting directly to CIO to successfully re-launch online £120m PCRE revenue collection process & realise original business benefits of £20m transformation programme.
Team
Testers initially seconded from the business, then transitioned into a permanent centralised QA team for all IT Transformation projects.
Technologies
RackSpace Cloud, MS Dynamics CRM, ERP (Finance & HR) & Sharepoint, Oracle, Epicore (Finance & Accounting), Salesforce, Apache, HP QC, QTP & Loadrunner, Selenium, Gherkin, Cucumber
✓ Responsible for improving significant software quality problems, broken 3rd party supplier relationships with TCS, CGI & Hitachi & demotivated internal project teams by creating a united vision to re-engineer the complete SDLC. Exercised skilful communication & negotiation to secure senior stakeholder buy-in to new SLDC & test processes.
✓ Designed clear & precise programme test lifecycle phases & clearly defined sign off processes to guide offshore & onshore test teams through System, System Integration, UAT, Non Functional testing (Stress, Load, Volume) including Operational Acceptance while ensuring full requirements traceability.
✓ Planned all aspects of programme test development including scope, objectives, deliverables, tasks, budgets, resources, schedules, co-ordinating teams & managing dependencies. Created test / risk / escalation & mitigation reporting & governance structure to ensure full visibility to stakeholders.
✓ Transitioned embedded test teams into a new centralised QA Test Team to resource multiple IT Transformation projects. Promoted a managed testing model to standardise tools, processes, metrics & defect management across end to end Salesforce, MS CRM Dynamics & ERP implementations.
✓ Architected test automation framework based around HP QTP/VB Script & HP Loadrunner. Used data driven framework approach to enable non-technical staff to write automation tests across all major applications. Used Appium to enable test automation of mobile applications.
✓ Complete re-engineering of engagement between IT BAU teams (Service Desk, Application Support, Service Transition & Acceptance) & IT Transformation projects. Challenged & overcame deep political divides between different parts of the IT organisation to enable smooth path to live for IT projects into BAU.
✓ Total overhaul of defect lifecycle including new defect classification processes involving all relevant stakeholders. Improved visibility of business risks & reporting to stakeholders.
✓ Demonstrated judgement under pressure & influenced stakeholders using TMM maturity modelling, insightful presentations & innovative solutions. Provided metrics driven feedback to stakeholders on improved test process & evidence of successfully stabilised software quality.
Delivered project rescue & test management reporting directly to CIO to successfully re-launch online £120m PCRE revenue collection process & realise original business benefits of £20m transformation programme.
Team
Testers initially seconded from the business, then transitioned into a permanent centralised QA team for all IT Transformation projects.
Technologies
RackSpace Cloud, MS Dynamics CRM, ERP (Finance & HR) & Sharepoint, Oracle, Epicore (Finance & Accounting), Salesforce, Apache, HP QC, QTP & Loadrunner, Selenium, Gherkin, Cucumber
✓ Responsible for improving significant software quality problems, broken 3rd party supplier relationships with TCS, CGI & Hitachi & demotivated internal project teams by creating a united vision to re-engineer the complete SDLC. Exercised skilful communication & negotiation to secure senior stakeholder buy-in to new SLDC & test processes.
✓ Designed clear & precise programme test lifecycle phases & clearly defined sign off processes to guide offshore & onshore test teams through System, System Integration, UAT, Non Functional testing (Stress, Load, Volume) including Operational Acceptance while ensuring full requirements traceability.
✓ Planned all aspects of programme test development including scope, objectives, deliverables, tasks, budgets, resources, schedules, co-ordinating teams & managing dependencies. Created test / risk / escalation & mitigation reporting & governance structure to ensure full visibility to stakeholders.
✓ Transitioned embedded test teams into a new centralised QA Test Team to resource multiple IT Transformation projects. Promoted a managed testing model to standardise tools, processes, metrics & defect management across end to end Salesforce, MS CRM Dynamics & ERP implementations.
✓ Architected test automation framework based around HP QTP/VB Script & HP Loadrunner. Used data driven framework approach to enable non-technical staff to write automation tests across all major applications. Used Appium to enable test automation of mobile applications.
✓ Complete re-engineering of engagement between IT BAU teams (Service Desk, Application Support, Service Transition & Acceptance) & IT Transformation projects. Challenged & overcame deep political divides between different parts of the IT organisation to enable smooth path to live for IT projects into BAU.
✓ Total overhaul of defect lifecycle including new defect classification processes involving all relevant stakeholders. Improved visibility of business risks & reporting to stakeholders.
✓ Demonstrated judgement under pressure & influenced stakeholders using TMM maturity modelling, insightful presentations & innovative solutions. Provided metrics driven feedback to stakeholders on improved test process & evidence of successfully stabilised software quality.
Service Transition, Offshore, Support, Transformation, Management Reporting, Testing, Development, Software, CIO, Cgi, Organization, It, Dynamics CRM, HP QC, Guide, Test automation, Vb, Online, QC, Framework, Processes, System Integration, Oracle, SharePoint, ERP, Automation, Cloud, Salesforce, Selenium, Functional testing, Apache, CRM, Test management, Management, Finance, Integration, QA, Test, Service, Engineering, Embedded
2011 - 2012
job
Programme Test Manager
Lloyds Group - Murex FX Implementation.
Summary
Supported Excelian CEO & Head of Business Development to win £30m client for front to back greenfield implementation of Murex 3.1 with MLC 1.6 & migration of FX Cash, Options & Commodities trade repositories from Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3 & Mx 2.11.
Team Testers from Front Office, Operations, Credit & Market Risk & Finance
Products
FX Spots, FX Forwards, FX Options, Commodities (Metals, Energery, Agriculture), Futures & Options, ETN (Exchange Traded Notes), Data Migration from Murex 2.11& Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3 to Murex 3.1, Collateral Management, Collateral Agreements, Risk Buckets, Margin Management
Technologies
Murex 2.11, 3.1, Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3, MLC (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Mx Reporting, Mx.3 ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), Atlas, Reuters 3000, Volbroker, CLS, SWIFT, GDI, FX Lab, Adaptiv Credit Risk, Sherlock, FX Lab, Assassin - total is over 90 distinct systems & interfaces to new Murex systems, HP QC
✓ Leadership of programme test approach & quality assurance on major Murex implementation & integration testing covering Front Office, Operations, Credit Risk, Market Risk & Finance including 90 distinct interfaces to external systems.
✓ Stakeholder management in strategic project for Lloyds FX trading business in a bid to build premier 24/7 "Follow the Sun" Global Operating Model across FX, FX Options & Commodities business.
✓ Produced & implemented programme test strategy, defined the scope of test phases, completion criteria & environment/data requirements for System, Integration, External Integration & UAT. Identified testing risks, issues, upstream/downstream dependencies, developed mitigation strategies & communicated them concisely to stakeholders.
✓ Managed Head of Business Units from Front Office, Operations, Risk & Finance to prioritise issues & refine development & configuration of Murex platform. Coordinated multiple 3rd party suppliers to drive defect fix development across LBG, Excelian & Murex teams in London, Paris & Dublin.
✓ Defined benefit measurement process & ensured traceability from requirements through to defect management lifecycle to allow up to date & accurate risk reporting.
✓ Leadership of Test Managers for individual work stream testing responsibilities: Front Office - pre trade validation, PnL sell down, Cash rollover; Operations - post trade validation, trade workflow, confirmation & reconciliation, payments, settlement & SWIFT messaging; Risk - Credit & Market risk, sensitivities, VaR, credit limit management; Finance - EoD reporting, cash rollover, PnL selldown.
Supported Excelian CEO & Head of Business Development to win £30m client for front to back greenfield implementation of Murex 3.1 with MLC 1.6 & migration of FX Cash, Options & Commodities trade repositories from Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3 & Mx 2.11.
Team Testers from Front Office, Operations, Credit & Market Risk & Finance
Products
FX Spots, FX Forwards, FX Options, Commodities (Metals, Energery, Agriculture), Futures & Options, ETN (Exchange Traded Notes), Data Migration from Murex 2.11& Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3 to Murex 3.1, Collateral Management, Collateral Agreements, Risk Buckets, Margin Management
Technologies
Murex 2.11, 3.1, Summit 3.7.5/3.8.3, MLC (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Mx Reporting, Mx.3 ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), Atlas, Reuters 3000, Volbroker, CLS, SWIFT, GDI, FX Lab, Adaptiv Credit Risk, Sherlock, FX Lab, Assassin - total is over 90 distinct systems & interfaces to new Murex systems, HP QC
✓ Leadership of programme test approach & quality assurance on major Murex implementation & integration testing covering Front Office, Operations, Credit Risk, Market Risk & Finance including 90 distinct interfaces to external systems.
✓ Stakeholder management in strategic project for Lloyds FX trading business in a bid to build premier 24/7 "Follow the Sun" Global Operating Model across FX, FX Options & Commodities business.
✓ Produced & implemented programme test strategy, defined the scope of test phases, completion criteria & environment/data requirements for System, Integration, External Integration & UAT. Identified testing risks, issues, upstream/downstream dependencies, developed mitigation strategies & communicated them concisely to stakeholders.
✓ Managed Head of Business Units from Front Office, Operations, Risk & Finance to prioritise issues & refine development & configuration of Murex platform. Coordinated multiple 3rd party suppliers to drive defect fix development across LBG, Excelian & Murex teams in London, Paris & Dublin.
✓ Defined benefit measurement process & ensured traceability from requirements through to defect management lifecycle to allow up to date & accurate risk reporting.
✓ Leadership of Test Managers for individual work stream testing responsibilities: Front Office - pre trade validation, PnL sell down, Cash rollover; Operations - post trade validation, trade workflow, confirmation & reconciliation, payments, settlement & SWIFT messaging; Risk - Credit & Market risk, sensitivities, VaR, credit limit management; Finance - EoD reporting, cash rollover, PnL selldown.
Implementation, UP, Manager, QC, Enterprise, HP QC, Market Risk, Office, Ceo, Test manager, Development, Testing, Quality Assurance, Business development, Workflow, Test, Integration, Finance, Management, Leadership, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Exchange, Operations, Swift
2010 - 2011
job
Head of Testing
Murex - Quality Transformation Programme.
Summary
Supported Excelian CEO to successfully build & launch strategic Excelian Managed Testing service to win £5m test outsourcing deal with Murex, beating competition from large global consultancies such as Accenture & Capgemini.
Team Testers from Front Office, Operations, Credit & Market Risk & Finance
Products
Credit Risk, Collateral Management, Collateral Agreements, Risk Buckets, Margin Management, MLC Modules -> Limits Management, Front Office, Reporting & Audit, Static Data
Technologies
Murex 3.1, MLC 1.4 & 1.6 (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Mx Reporting, Jira, Salesforce Cloud, Murex FUN Tree, Murex In House Test Automation (Java Framework)
✓ Achieved aim of stabilising MLC 1.6 quality & improved usability of across all credit risk MLC functionality including Static Data, Limits Management, Collateral Management, Front Office/MLC Interaction & User Rights & Groups.
✓ Responsible for planning & management of the all test deliverables throughout the project lifecycle to tight deadlines & budget. Produced & implemented customised test strategy based around Mxpress methodology. Identified testing risks & issues & communicated them clearly to Board level stakeholders at Excelian & Murex.
✓ Built & trained test team from scratch while on client site at Murex European HQ in Dublin. Motivated team to successfully deliver all testing requirements on time & budget. Day to day responsibility for all testing activities - test design, planning, specification, execution & daily reporting to clients in Agile development environment.
✓ Established standards for test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Regression testing & UAT). Coordinated Middle East based automation team & manual testers in Dublin & Paris.
✓ Designed & implemented best practice KPIs to manage & monitor the performance of Managed Testing service. This included a number of key "testing quality" measurements such as number of non-defects raised & number of missed defects to assess quality of managed testing service.
✓ Reporting to senior stakeholders against programme milestones using a variety of methods including software demonstrations, defect/heat map reports, statistical analysis & regular video conferencing across multiple locations (London/Dublin/Middle East).
✓ Presented improvements in MLC 1.6 software quality to Murex Directors, explained test methodology & positive impact on Murex MLC business strategy. As a direct result Murex was awarded Murex's first ever outsourcing deal - a multi-million pound global managed testing contract.
✓ Contributed to testing of internal greenfield Salesforce Cloud implementation at Excelian including testing of configuration, functional workflows, static data, time based events. Advised on automation of Salesforce testing using Selenium WebDriver to build automated regression test pack around client reporting, marketing & data analytics.
✓ Transitioned test team to Excelian London HQ & coordinated move from in house to managed testing model & all relevant test infrastructure including test environments, governance & reporting.
Supported Excelian CEO to successfully build & launch strategic Excelian Managed Testing service to win £5m test outsourcing deal with Murex, beating competition from large global consultancies such as Accenture & Capgemini.
Team Testers from Front Office, Operations, Credit & Market Risk & Finance
Products
Credit Risk, Collateral Management, Collateral Agreements, Risk Buckets, Margin Management, MLC Modules -> Limits Management, Front Office, Reporting & Audit, Static Data
Technologies
Murex 3.1, MLC 1.4 & 1.6 (Credit Risk - Murex Limits Controller) , LRB (Limits Request Browser), Datamart Mx Reporting, Jira, Salesforce Cloud, Murex FUN Tree, Murex In House Test Automation (Java Framework)
✓ Achieved aim of stabilising MLC 1.6 quality & improved usability of across all credit risk MLC functionality including Static Data, Limits Management, Collateral Management, Front Office/MLC Interaction & User Rights & Groups.
✓ Responsible for planning & management of the all test deliverables throughout the project lifecycle to tight deadlines & budget. Produced & implemented customised test strategy based around Mxpress methodology. Identified testing risks & issues & communicated them clearly to Board level stakeholders at Excelian & Murex.
✓ Built & trained test team from scratch while on client site at Murex European HQ in Dublin. Motivated team to successfully deliver all testing requirements on time & budget. Day to day responsibility for all testing activities - test design, planning, specification, execution & daily reporting to clients in Agile development environment.
✓ Established standards for test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Regression testing & UAT). Coordinated Middle East based automation team & manual testers in Dublin & Paris.
✓ Designed & implemented best practice KPIs to manage & monitor the performance of Managed Testing service. This included a number of key "testing quality" measurements such as number of non-defects raised & number of missed defects to assess quality of managed testing service.
✓ Reporting to senior stakeholders against programme milestones using a variety of methods including software demonstrations, defect/heat map reports, statistical analysis & regular video conferencing across multiple locations (London/Dublin/Middle East).
✓ Presented improvements in MLC 1.6 software quality to Murex Directors, explained test methodology & positive impact on Murex MLC business strategy. As a direct result Murex was awarded Murex's first ever outsourcing deal - a multi-million pound global managed testing contract.
✓ Contributed to testing of internal greenfield Salesforce Cloud implementation at Excelian including testing of configuration, functional workflows, static data, time based events. Advised on automation of Salesforce testing using Selenium WebDriver to build automated regression test pack around client reporting, marketing & data analytics.
✓ Transitioned test team to Excelian London HQ & coordinated move from in house to managed testing model & all relevant test infrastructure including test environments, governance & reporting.
Testing, Analytics, Test, Regression testing, Service, Outsourcing, Implementation, Usability & UX, Infrastructure, Finance, Development, Ceo, Software, Office, Market Risk, Test automation, Audit, Framework, Agile, Design, Business strategy, Java, Video, Jira, Operations, Budget, Agile development, Marketing, Audit, Usability, Automation, Cloud, Salesforce, Selenium, Management
2009 - 2010
job
Test Manager
Ministry of Justice - SUPS Programme.
Critical Public Sector consultancy testing assigment as part of £35m client engagement, working across multiple sites on a highly visible programme of political importace to CGI as well as Central Government.
✓ Established Prince2 based testing processes across multiple applications & project streams. Responsible for testing prioritisation, test estimation & defect resolution processes. Liaised with client, Defect Manager, Development teams & UAT Test Manager to manage process of clear lists of prioritised defects.
✓ Responsible for planning & programme management of the delivery of all testing deliverables throughout the test lifecycle to tight deadlines on a busy high profile & politically sensitive project. Identified testing risks & issues & communicated them to stakeholders.
✓ Championed improvements in quality throughout the business with a specific emphasis on refining & improving regression testing & the use of automation. Reviewed software releases & scheduled appropriate testing & resources in order to meet the differing timescales & priorities of projects streams.
✓ Monitored testing progress against the test plans & test execution schedule. Produced test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Regression testing & UAT).
✓ Established Prince2 based testing processes across multiple applications & project streams. Responsible for testing prioritisation, test estimation & defect resolution processes. Liaised with client, Defect Manager, Development teams & UAT Test Manager to manage process of clear lists of prioritised defects.
✓ Responsible for planning & programme management of the delivery of all testing deliverables throughout the test lifecycle to tight deadlines on a busy high profile & politically sensitive project. Identified testing risks & issues & communicated them to stakeholders.
✓ Championed improvements in quality throughout the business with a specific emphasis on refining & improving regression testing & the use of automation. Reviewed software releases & scheduled appropriate testing & resources in order to meet the differing timescales & priorities of projects streams.
✓ Monitored testing progress against the test plans & test execution schedule. Produced test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Regression testing & UAT).
Prince2, Automation, Management, Test, Regression testing, Testing, Development, Test manager, Public sector, Software, Cgi, Manager, Processes
2008 - 2009
job
Test Manager
CGI.
Test management on business critical EquityClear clearing platform interfacing with London Stock Exchange, PLUS Markets, CREST, virt-x, SIS & Euroclear within blended Prince 2/Agile environment.
✓ Demonstrated business knowledge of Equities & CFDs including SWIFT messaging, trading, clearing, settlement & corporate actions.
✓ Created Test Estimates, Test Plans, Test Execution Schedules, Defect Management procedures & report templates & liaised with Business Operations for UAT & 3rd party development companies for system testing.
✓ Produced & implement end to end integration test plans, defined the scope of testing, completion criteria & environment/data requirements. Monitored the testing progress against the test plans & test execution schedule. Produced test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Integration Testing, External/Member Testing & UAT).
✓ Established industry standard test design processes & ensured all test cases were peer reviewed & where necessary reviewed by business users & business analysts. Responsible for requirements traceability & coverage of test deliverables.
✓ Ensured requirements were high quality to allow effective testing. Planned & managed the delivery of all testing artefacts throughout the project lifecycle to required time & quality levels. Created test automation strategy to identify suitable candidates for automation & managed test automation process.
✓ Demonstrated business knowledge of Equities & CFDs including SWIFT messaging, trading, clearing, settlement & corporate actions.
✓ Created Test Estimates, Test Plans, Test Execution Schedules, Defect Management procedures & report templates & liaised with Business Operations for UAT & 3rd party development companies for system testing.
✓ Produced & implement end to end integration test plans, defined the scope of testing, completion criteria & environment/data requirements. Monitored the testing progress against the test plans & test execution schedule. Produced test metrics & Test Summary Reports for each test phase (System Testing, Integration Testing, External/Member Testing & UAT).
✓ Established industry standard test design processes & ensured all test cases were peer reviewed & where necessary reviewed by business users & business analysts. Responsible for requirements traceability & coverage of test deliverables.
✓ Ensured requirements were high quality to allow effective testing. Planned & managed the delivery of all testing artefacts throughout the project lifecycle to required time & quality levels. Created test automation strategy to identify suitable candidates for automation & managed test automation process.
Design, Swift, Operations, Exchange, Agile, Automation, Test management, Management, Integration, Test, Testing, Development, Test manager, Test automation, Manager, Processes
2007 - 2008
job
Test Automation Manager
Deutsche Bank - Market Risk.
Leadership & delivery of design, build & implementation of £100% custom built keyword driven test automation framework across client on-boarding (4000 users worldwide) & Market Risk IT (used globally by business managers) applications involving both GUI & database driven testing based around HP QTP/QC (ALM) toolset.
✓ Designed the architecture of a key word/data driven test automation framework using QTP / VB Script & delivery of globally integrated test process model allowing tracking of automated tests. Overall responsibility for evaluation of tools, test automation architecture & day to day running of client test engagement.
✓ Coordinated stakeholders, developers & test teams across global team in Bangalore, Singapore & London to define test specifications & test automation requirements. Displayed flexible, innovative & adaptable working & management style. Exercised gravitas, confidence & strong influencing skills with team members, stakeholders & senior management.
✓ Developed automated testing methodology across multiple streams of work to achieve a well coordinated, consistent & test process compliant automation test model across geographically dispersed test teams.
✓ Reported to stakeholders about progress, issue/defect tracking & resolution. Maintaining staff motivation in high pressure, demanding & high visibility projects. Chaired daily conference calls between global test teams in London, Singapore & Bangalore discussing problems & defects & discussing solutions for fast turnaround.
✓ Successful client engagement & development of first class reputation with global client led to involvement in sales & business development activities to expand CGI's testing services. Led presentations to senior Deutsche Managers to successfully convince them to sign up our test automation architecture for new projects.
✓ Designed the architecture of a key word/data driven test automation framework using QTP / VB Script & delivery of globally integrated test process model allowing tracking of automated tests. Overall responsibility for evaluation of tools, test automation architecture & day to day running of client test engagement.
✓ Coordinated stakeholders, developers & test teams across global team in Bangalore, Singapore & London to define test specifications & test automation requirements. Displayed flexible, innovative & adaptable working & management style. Exercised gravitas, confidence & strong influencing skills with team members, stakeholders & senior management.
✓ Developed automated testing methodology across multiple streams of work to achieve a well coordinated, consistent & test process compliant automation test model across geographically dispersed test teams.
✓ Reported to stakeholders about progress, issue/defect tracking & resolution. Maintaining staff motivation in high pressure, demanding & high visibility projects. Chaired daily conference calls between global test teams in London, Singapore & Bangalore discussing problems & defects & discussing solutions for fast turnaround.
✓ Successful client engagement & development of first class reputation with global client led to involvement in sales & business development activities to expand CGI's testing services. Led presentations to senior Deutsche Managers to successfully convince them to sign up our test automation architecture for new projects.
Implementation, UP, Manager, LED, Framework, QC, Vb, Test automation, Market Risk, Cgi, Development, Testing, Motivation, Design, Turnaround, It, Architecture, Test, Sales, Management, Leadership, Automation test, Word, Database, Automation, Business development
2006 - 2007
job
Performance Test Manager
CLS Bank - FX Settlements.
Technical leadership of JUnit based performance test framework for simulation of multi-user Load & Stress testing of $1 trillion daily FX settlement bank at multiple stages of FX trade lifecycle. Full range of FX products including Spots, Forwards, Options, NDFs, OPRs & processes including matching,netting, SWIFT messaging, MQ Series etc.
✓ Responsible for development of Performance Test strategy. Identification of tools, relevant metrics & performance test techniques in high profile leading edge foreign exchange settlement application.
✓ Design & implementation of Volume, Stress, Load & Performance tests within a complex web based multi-tier trading application. Coordination of time, effort & resources between performance & functional test teams.
✓ Successful tracking of progress, documenting issues & liaison with client to maintain quality & requirements coverage, through quality reviews & reports.
✓ Developed custom performance testing framework using JUnit & Multi-threaded programming to simulate Loadrunner type stress & load testing scenarios.
✓ Responsible for development of Performance Test strategy. Identification of tools, relevant metrics & performance test techniques in high profile leading edge foreign exchange settlement application.
✓ Design & implementation of Volume, Stress, Load & Performance tests within a complex web based multi-tier trading application. Coordination of time, effort & resources between performance & functional test teams.
✓ Successful tracking of progress, documenting issues & liaison with client to maintain quality & requirements coverage, through quality reviews & reports.
✓ Developed custom performance testing framework using JUnit & Multi-threaded programming to simulate Loadrunner type stress & load testing scenarios.
Design, Swift, Exchange, Leadership, Test, Implementation, Testing, Development, Test manager, Web, Load testing, Framework, Manager, Processes
2003 - 2005
job
Test Manager
Lehman Brothers.
Planned, coordinated & tracked delivery of all test activities within multiple projects. Responsible for globally-distributed test resources (including direct management 20 offshore resources plus matrix management of 30 test resources in centres of excellence spread globally).
✓ Extensive liaison with business stakeholders, IT stakeholders & country product managers. Managed all test activities for a major EU payments services compliance programme. Applied planning & tracking techniques within a risk-based framework to deliver all testing across payments systems & over 60 system interfaces.
✓ Matrix managed test teams & engaged delivery teams to achieve successful test completion.
Successfully delivered all test activities for a replacement global payments investigation programme, whilst improving test processes within the team.
✓ Managed an initiative to improve test processes across all programmes across Technology & Trading. Worked with third-party vendor to improve quality pre-delivery. Line management for bank resources including objective setting & staff appraisals.
✓ Identified as a 'future leader' & 'top performer' within Technology & Trading within 6 months of joining.
✓ Extensive liaison with business stakeholders, IT stakeholders & country product managers. Managed all test activities for a major EU payments services compliance programme. Applied planning & tracking techniques within a risk-based framework to deliver all testing across payments systems & over 60 system interfaces.
✓ Matrix managed test teams & engaged delivery teams to achieve successful test completion.
Successfully delivered all test activities for a replacement global payments investigation programme, whilst improving test processes within the team.
✓ Managed an initiative to improve test processes across all programmes across Technology & Trading. Worked with third-party vendor to improve quality pre-delivery. Line management for bank resources including objective setting & staff appraisals.
✓ Identified as a 'future leader' & 'top performer' within Technology & Trading within 6 months of joining.
Management, Test, Technology, Compliance, It, Offshore, Testing, Test manager, Performer, Framework, Manager, Processes
2000 - 2003
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Test Lead
Keane Inc.
Boston based consultancy training programme from $1bn Keane Corporation led to first assignment - based on client site as part of £10m implementation of brand new Stakeholder Pensions systems in compliance with new regulatory infrastructure.
✓ Successful execution of functional & usability test scripts. Effective recording of all defects encountered during each of the development iterations using ClearQuest.
✓ Proactively chased up fixes with developers & re-tested defects when they were fixed & redelivered. Closed defects where appropriate in ClearQuest.
✓ Assisted users with their testing (User Acceptance Testing) by responding to queries, providing guidance on the system & verifying defects that were raised.
✓ Successful execution of functional & usability test scripts. Effective recording of all defects encountered during each of the development iterations using ClearQuest.
✓ Proactively chased up fixes with developers & re-tested defects when they were fixed & redelivered. Closed defects where appropriate in ClearQuest.
✓ Assisted users with their testing (User Acceptance Testing) by responding to queries, providing guidance on the system & verifying defects that were raised.
Training, Usability, Test, Compliance, Implementation, Usability & UX, Infrastructure, Testing, Development, Regulatory, LED, UP
My education
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2000
University of Birmingham
BSc, Software Engineering
BSc, Software Engineering
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