Venkateswara Rao Dangeti
Basingstoke
Summary
Highly skilled Test Automation Lead with over 17 years of extensive experience in Automation and Functional Testing within Banking, Insurance, and Health domains. Proven expertise in leading testing initiatives and implementing robust automation frameworks utilizing industry-standard tools such as UFT and Selenium . Adept in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with a strong focus on quality assurance and project management, ensuring timely delivery and high levels of customer satisfaction. Possesses strong analytical skills, risk management capabilities, and a record of successful project delivery in complex environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Automation Lead
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
London
08.2020 - 03.2025
- Company Overview: The UK's statutory Deposit insurance and investors compensation scheme for customers of authorized financial services firms
- Understanding the Siebel, Portal requirements and client expectations
- Managed over 8 modules though out the project
- Estimate the testing effort in terms of resources and work product
- Highlight the risks well in advance to all the stakeholders
- Established End to End scenarios of Siebel application functional regression suite with SpecFlow framework using Selenium C#
- Established and automated DOS payments, Mass correspondence, Quality Assurance and Matching results Regression suite
- Established and automated Deposits Regression suite
- Automate Payments batch Job scenarios
- Automate Siebel to Portal Integration scenarios
- Accountable for Future Framework development and enhancements
- Accountable for Cloud Migration Automation suite updates
- Accountable for Performance testing
- The UK's statutory Deposit insurance and investors compensation scheme for customers of authorized financial services firms
- Environment: Selenium with C# using SpecFlow Framework, Visual Studio, JavaScript, JMeter & Oracle DB
Automation Lead
Atradius
Hyderabad, India
03.2020 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Atradius provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections services worldwide through a presence in more than 54 countries
- Atradius provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections services worldwide through presence in more than 54 countries
Test Manager
Allianz Life Insurance NA
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America provides annuities and life insurance products in the United States
- Minneapolis-based Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America provides annuities and life insurance products in the United States
Test Manager
Moody's Investors Service
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: Moody's has undertaken a major multi-year business transformation for its Moody's Investors Service business line
- Moody's has undertaken a major multi-year business transformation for its Moody's Investors Service business line
UAT Coordinator
AXA Insurance, APAC
05.2015 - 09.2016
- Company Overview: AXA provides insurance products and services for internal and external users
- AXA provides insurance products and services for internal and external users
Onsite Coordinator / Test Lead
Direct Line Group
08.2013 - 04.2015
- Company Overview: Capgemini is working in collaboration with DLG to provide application development testing services for various Insurance applications
- Capgemini is working in collaboration with DLG to provide application development testing services for various Insurance applications
Offshore Coordinator / Test Lead
Direct Line Group
07.2011 - 07.2013
- Company Overview: Capgemini is working in collaboration with DLG to provide application development testing services for various Insurance applications
- Capgemini is working in collaboration with DLG to provide application development testing services for various Insurance applications
Sr. Test Analyst
HSBC
10.2010 - 07.2011
- Company Overview: Business intelligence is a System that provides directed background data and reporting tools to support and improve the decision-making process
- Business intelligence is a System that provides directed background data and reporting tools to support and improve the decision-making process
Sr. Test Analyst
Canara HSBC - Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance India Ltd
03.2008 - 09.2010
- Company Overview: INGENIUM is an online, real-time system that provides the mechanism to administer individual insurance
- INGENIUM is an online, real-time system that provides the mechanism to administer individual insurance
Test Analyst
Morgan Stanley
06.2007 - 03.2008
- Company Overview: Statement Renovation Project is to provide a new Pre Year End Summary document to Morgan Stanley clients
- Statement Renovation Project is to provide a new Pre Year End Summary document to Morgan Stanley clients
Education
Bachelor of Technology - CSIT
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, IndiaSkills
- Expertise in Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies
- Experience in Automation Testing tools, UFT 1403, Selenium with Java, Selenium with C#, JavaScript, TypeScript & Python, Test Director 76/80 & Quality Center 9, Mantis & Jira
- Experience in TestNG, Jenkins, GitHub & Cucumber BDD Framework with Webservices API testing and SpecFlow using Visual studio
- Experience in Mobile Automation Testing – Android and IOS
- Experience in JMeter for Performance and Load Testing
- Experience in DEVOPS and Cloud Migration
- Experience in CI/CD across the SDLC
- Experience in front end development with ReactJs, NodeJs & Express
- Experience in Database (Backend) Testing
- Extensively involved in Automation Framework
- Worked on Migration project of data center
- Experience in Mainframe testing
- Responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing projects
- Possesses strong analytical, process-oriented, risk management and problem-solving abilities
Certification
- Certified in Safe Agilest 5.1
- NCFM (Beginners Module) Certified
- ISTQB (Foundation Level) certified
- HP Certifications (QC & QTP)
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- Graduate in Front End developer from Edx Bootcamp
Timeline
Automation Lead
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
08.2020 - 03.2025
Automation Lead
Atradius
03.2020 - 07.2020
Test Manager
Allianz Life Insurance NA
06.2019 - 03.2020
Test Manager
Moody's Investors Service
09.2016 - 05.2019
UAT Coordinator
AXA Insurance, APAC
05.2015 - 09.2016
Onsite Coordinator / Test Lead
Direct Line Group
08.2013 - 04.2015
Offshore Coordinator / Test Lead
Direct Line Group
07.2011 - 07.2013
Sr. Test Analyst
HSBC
10.2010 - 07.2011
Sr. Test Analyst
Canara HSBC - Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance India Ltd
03.2008 - 09.2010
Test Analyst
Morgan Stanley
06.2007 - 03.2008
Bachelor of Technology - CSIT
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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