VENKATA RAVI CHAITANYA BADE

Test Strategy and Planning:

• Define the testing strategy, scope, objectives, and approach in alignment with project goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and identify testing needs, including the required test data.

Test Planning and Execution:

• Develop detailed test plans, including test cases, test scripts, and test data requirements.
• Assign tasks to testing team members and monitor their progress.
• Coordinate and execute test activities, ensuring the proper utilisation of test data.

Test Reporting and Metrics:

• Create test progress reports, including metrics related to test coverage, pass/fail rates, and defect trends.
• Communicate testing status and risks to project stakeholders and management.

Test Data Management:

• Identify and acquire relevant test data from various sources, including production systems, databases, and external vendors.
• Ensure the quality, consistency, and privacy of test data, adhering to data protection regulations and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain strategies for data masking, data masking, and synthetic data generation to create realistic test scenarios.
• Orchestrated data masking for more than 200 applications within the bank, resulting in a significant reduction of risk points by 4.
• Comprehensive Expertise in Data Protection and Security
• In-Depth Knowledge of GDPR Regulations
• Strategic Data Masking Strategies
• Efficient Data Sub-setting Methodologies
• Innovative Synthetic Test Data Generation
• Data Profiling for Enhanced Quality
• Cross-Functional Collaboration for Effective TDM Solutions
• TDM Tool Installation and Configuration
• Cloud-Enabled TDM Implementation
• Strategic Account Planning and Sales Strategies
• Business Proposal Understanding and RFP Creation
• Consulting Expertise and Solution Roadmaps
• Collaboration with Product Teams for Strategic Solutions

• Developed and executed data masking strategies to ensure data privacy and security compliance for sensitive information.
• Created data sub-setting methodologies to efficiently provision subsets of production data for testing purposes, reducing data footprint and accelerating test cycles.
• Utilized synthetic test data generation techniques to replicate realistic data scenarios and support comprehensive testing.
• Conducted data profiling and analysis to identify data quality issues and improve data accuracy.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and devise effective TDM solutions.
• Installed and configured various TDM tools, including TCS Mastercraft DataPlus, IBM OPTIM and Informatica LM, to meet project needs.
• Implemented TDM solutions on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP, leveraging cloud capabilities for efficient data management.
• Work with account managers, channel managers, solution architects, professional services, and partners to
• define and execute account plans and sales strategies for pursuing specific Test Data Management opportunities.
  Understand the business proposals and create RFPs on Data Management approach/methodology.
  Consulting Activities like DB Analysis, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis and come up with Implementation
• Roadmap at customer location and Recommend best suited tools.
• Understands the compliance laws associated to the industry while providing the Data Masking(Data Security) solution.
• Work closely with product teams to prepare the Business Case with Benefits, ROI and payback period for the solution proposed.

• Led a team of 15 QA Engineers in planning, designing, and executing testing activities
• Developed and implemented comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, and test cases, help in improvement in defect detection rate.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure the alignment of testing activities with project goals and timelines.
• Spearheaded the establishment of effective test data management practices, resulting in streamlined testing processes and improved data accuracy.
• Provided technical guidance to team members and facilitated continuous skill development through mentorship and training programs. -
• Acted as a key liaison between development, QA, and product management teams, ensuring clear communication and rapid issue resolution

• Work with account managers, channel managers, solution architects, professional services, and partners to define and execute account plans and sales strategies for pursuing specific Data Management opportunities.
• Understand business proposals and create RFPs on Data Management approach/methodology.
• Explain benefit of Data Management approach (such as architecture, features, technical/business benefits, etc.) to prospects through presentations, detailed discussions, demos, and other proofs.
• Technology evaluation and Proof of Concepts
• Consulting Activities like DB Analysis, Feasibility Study, Gap Analysis and come up with Implementation Roadmap at customer location and Recommend best suited tools. 6.Understands compliance laws associated to industry while providing Data Masking(Data Security) solution.
• Work closely with product teams to prepare Business Case with Benefits,ROI and payback period for solution proposed.
• Contribute to knowledge base of subject matter material for Data Analytics and adjacent technologies, solutions or domain areas.

• Subject Matter Expert in Informatica LifeCycle Management, Data Masking, Data Subsetting, Data Profiling, Data Quality, and Test Data Generation
  • Experience in Evaluating and selecting feasible solutions and implementing Test Data Management (TDM) tools such as Informatica ILM
  • Testing– Manual & Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing,Compatability Testing, Knowledge of Test Methodologies, Test Types, Test Plan,Test Case Creation, Metrics Collection and Reporting.
  • Test Management- Test Execution planning, Test Strategy, Estimation, Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting, Team Management