Nikunj Shrivastava

C05, Pushp Nagar E-Mail [email protected]

Aundh, Mobile No 8698954445
Pune, MH -411027 Passport No F5441438

Professional Summary

 Currently working as QA/Test Manager in HSBC Software Development Pvt. Ltd.

 Has secured approx. 9 years of enriched testing experience ranges over automation (5yrs) and manual
testing.

 Currently handling multiple projects for Asia region corresponding to underlying Accounting application.

 Enrich experience in estimating requirements, scheduling, analyzing variance and initiating corrective
actions.

 Created framework in Java for testing of trade messages, XML–Database confirmation validations on server
side.

 Enrich experience in creation and enhancement of Automation Framework for investment banking and
retail banking projects.

 Enrich experience in defining Test Strategies, Test Approach , Test Plan and creation of Test Estimates
(include Man hours and time line) and risk mitigation plan , identifying test scenarios, test case writing, test
data preparation, test execution and defect management.

 Enrich experience in creation and establishment of test processes and taking preventive measures.

 Enrich experience in Trade message validation in multiple formats (FIX 4.2, FIX 4.4, MXML and FPML) from
various upstream like murex, summit, calypso and Fidessa.

 Expertise in the Investment banking (6.5 year) and retail banking domain (2 year).

 Worked as QA Lead for Canada’s leading bank in sapient corporation.

 Worked as Business Analyst for world’s leading Investment Bank site in UK.

Technical Expertise

QTP 9.2  Automation Frameworks, Descriptive

Programming, Maintenance and
Selenium Cubic Tester  improvements
Automation of suites Descriptive
Framework,
programming using cubic tester and
selenium java web drivers.
Aqua Data , TOAD  For database interaction, to execute SQL queries to
select, insert, update, join data.
VB scripting and Macro writing  Develop multiple utilities to provide quick
and easy solution to problem statement, also
provide reusability
Quality Centre / Test Director  For Test Management and Defect
and JIRA Management.

Unix  Scripts and commands

Java  Core Java, JDBC Connection , Java IO

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Skill Profile

Technical  Certified HP QuickTest Professional 9.2 secured 87%.

 Certified Banking Foundation Level with 89%.
 Finance Foundation.
Automation tools HP Software (Mercury) - Quick Test Professional 9.2
HP Software (Mercury) – Load Runner, Winrunner
Cubic Tester, Selenium.
Test management tool QC 11.0, JIRA , Test Director

Language and RDBMS Known C,C++,JAVA,VB, JUNIT Testing, Oracle 11g ,MS Access
Other tools Beyond Compare 3, Putty, Toad, WinSCP, Microgen 3.11

Education

MITM, Indore. B.E., Computer Science, June 2006, Aggregate 72.6%.

Awards Achieved

 “TEAM Award” for strong performance shown by the team – Feb 2013
 “Outstanding Performance” award from client (JPMC) –Jan 2010 for showing proactive attitude in a
major merger event of investment bank.
 Consecutively awarded with top most rating and promotion in Accenture performance appraisal cycle.
 Awarded by sprit card for “Outstanding Performance” from client –Apr 2008
 Awarded by "ASE Achievers" Award for “Exceptional Performance” throughout the year.
 Awarded by "Celebrating Performance Award".
 "Outstanding Performance and Long Lasting Contribution" from "BofA” project - Jul 2007.
 "Outstanding Performance and Long Lasting Contribution" from "BofA" project - April 2007.
 Certificate for "Outstanding Performance and Long Lasting Contribution" from "BofA" project - Jan
2007

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Professional Experience

Organisation HSBC Software Development Pvt. Ltd.

Period Nov-12 – Till date
Projects SPARC Sat Site (Derivatives Products).

Description SPARC (Strategic Product Accounting and Regulatory Control) is an accounting

engine, which mainly focuses upon IFRS and Local GAAP accounting of derivative
products, Satellite sites mainly focus upon derivative accounting of Europe and
Asia region.
SPARC currently deals with IRD, FXO and SED products. Upstream systems are
SUMMIT, MUREX, Sophis, Trade cache, Middleware & FDSL and
downstream systems are CODA, MBI, TLM, FTP and Triple.

Roles &  SPARC Sat Site Test Manager for Europe and Asia region.
Responsibilities  Responsible for defining test plan, test estimates, test strategy and approach.
 Identifying risk and creating risk mitigation plan.
 To monitor and control test plan and take steps for course corrections.
 Create and define preventive measures using various tools like fish bone
diagram and CAR analysis.
 Responsible for incorporating new test packs, and assuring Quality of product.
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages
 Ensuring total test coverage (test pack , test data and test scenario) and result
analysis
 Weekly Status call with application owner, users and other stakeholders.

Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0, Rational Team Concert, Putty, Toad, SQL, Beyond
Compare, Liquid XML, Control-M

Organisation HSBC Software Development Pvt. Ltd.

Period Nov-11 – Oct 12
Projects FDSL Lite –SPARC

Description FDSL lite is a message transformation system which captures messages

from multiple source system in multiple formats, transform and store the
same in database in different schema / tables.
To provide standardised formats also help HSBC group at large to
segregate front office, middle office and back office. This enables any
change the upstream system without having any impact in the downstream.
Roles &  Automation Test Lead.
Responsibilities  Automated using Java through which we read trade messages in multiple
formats (MXML, FPML ..etc) from server and validates the values in server
database.
 Defining the scope of automation and identifying new methods to improve
testing efficiency and accuracy.
 Responsible for defining test plan, test estimates, test strategy and approach.
 Identifying risk and creating risk mitigation plan.
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages.

Tools Java, JDBC-ODBC connectivity, Quality Centre 11.0, Rational Team Concert,
Putty. Oracle 11g

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Organisation Sapient Corporation
Period Oct-10 – Oct11
Projects Calypso for TD Canada Bank

Description The part of Calypso used in TD bank is responsible for end to end delivery of
financial Derivatives, Confirmation and back office settlement. It also deals with
derivative Management Activity and supports secure financial data processing.

Roles &  Worked as offshore QA Lead.

Responsibilities  Responsible for preparing project estimate.
 Identifying requirement and Automation scope.
 Preparing and revamping current automation framework
 Responsible for incorporating new test packs, and assuring Quality of product.
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages
 Weekly Status call with application owner and users.

Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0, Putty, Toad, SQL, Calypso

Organisation Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Period Jan10 – Sep10

Projects Cheops for JPMC

Description It’s a Middle Office System responsible for End to End delivery of Trade,
Confirmation Allocation and Figuration. It also deals Basket Creation and Trade
Management Activity, supports multiple downstream and upstream systems, and
supports multiple fix formats for secure financial data processing.

Roles &  Worked as QA Lead.

Responsibilities  Responsible for preparing test estimate.
 Identifying and defining requirement and change control, and Automation
scope.
 Preparing Automation Framework, Test Plan document and RTM for project.
 Responsible for incorporating new test packs, and assuring Quality of
product.
 Responsible for validation various FIX format ( FIX4.2 and FIX 4.4 )
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages of project.
 Daily and weekly Status call with Trader’s and Middle office users.

Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0, Putty, SQL

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Organisation Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Period Feb09 – Jan10

Projects CAZENOVE MERGER JPMC

Description It’s a major merger event B/w UK’s one of oldest Investment Bank and world’s
leading Investment firm, after this merger event the market share for our client for
Single Stock Flow for EMEA Client trading in EMEA, Asia and International market
has increased. System has to incorporate all those changes with new client
preferences and Trade Type being added.
Roles &  Worked as Business Analyst.
Responsibilities  Work Closely With trader’s and stake Holders for understanding the current
behaviour of system, and delivery of product.
 Identified and defined the System Requirement and changes need to be done
in middle office as a part of merger.
 Responsible for incorporating and defining the new system load and flow type,
trade Type for middle office.
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages of project.
 Daily and weekly Status call with Executive Director and Trader’s and Middle
office users
 Responsible for identifying and escalating the risk at early stages of project.
 Responsible for Total test coverage and analysis of test result.
 Daily and weekly Status call with Trader’s and Middle office users.

Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0, Putty, Toad, SQL

Organisation Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Period Nov08 – Jan09

Projects User Account Setup

Description User Account Setup is internal portal of one of world’s biggest investment bank, used
to setup the client information and its preferences while on boarding the client in the
system.
Roles &  Worked as Automation, Manual and Unit testing Lead.
Responsibilities  Handle team of 15 members out of which 9 are Unit tester (JUNIT), 4 Manual
Tester and 2 Automation testers.
 Analyse multiple tools for automation testing like cubic tester, selenium and
QTP.
 Implemented use of coburtura to identify the unit test coverage.
 Implemented and defined QTP Framework.
 Gathered the requirement and created Business Requirement Document and
Application prototype.
 Created and identified Test Plan and Test Scenarios.
 Responsible for Status Reporting and providing testing Sign Off.

Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0, SQL,JUNIT

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Organisation Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.

Period Dec06 – Oct08

Projects Online Banking

Description The Retail Banking project deals with the net banking privileges to be provided to
user, right one from account information, third party transfer, Credit card information,
and card payments for the leading bank in US.
Roles &  Worked as Automation tester
Responsibilities  Assess the scope of automation.
 Created the Base and Regression test scripts, Created recovery scenario, and
executed the scripts successfully.
 Was responsible for Defect reporting; handling defects and reporting status on
Status call with designer.
 My work for this project was very much appreciated by the client and got a
good exposure on QTP.
Tools QTP 11.0, Quality Centre 11.0

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