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I am an experienced IT professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 16 years in software testing. I design robust test strategies and drive quality across Finance, Pensions, Investments, Banking, and government sectors, collaborating with business users, developers, and leaders to ensure comprehensive test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear test plans, data validation scripts, and repeatable test executions. I am proficient with Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, Selenium, and Power BI, and I thrive in both Agile and Waterfall environments.…I am an experienced IT professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 16 years in software testing. I design robust test strategies and drive quality across Finance, Pensions, Investments, Banking, and government sectors, collaborating with business users, developers, and leaders to ensure comprehensive test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear test plans, data validation scripts, and repeatable test executions. I am proficient with Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, Selenium, and Power BI, and I thrive in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Kishore Kancherla

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Data Scientist, +1

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I am an experienced IT professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 16 years in software testing. I design robust test strategies and drive quality across Finance, Pensions, Investments, Banking, and government sectors, collaborating with business users, developers, and leaders to ensure comprehensive test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear test plans, data validation scripts, and repeatable test executions. I am proficient with Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, Selenium, and Power BI, and I thrive in both Agile and Waterfall environments.…I am an experienced IT professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 16 years in software testing. I design robust test strategies and drive quality across Finance, Pensions, Investments, Banking, and government sectors, collaborating with business users, developers, and leaders to ensure comprehensive test coverage. I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear test plans, data validation scripts, and repeatable test executions. I am proficient with Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, Selenium, and Power BI, and I thrive in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

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I am an experienced IT professional with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 16 years in software testing. I design robust test strategies and drive quality across Finance, Pensions, Investments, Banking, and government sectors, collaborating with business users, developers, and leaders to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

I enjoy turning complex requirements into clear test plans, data validation scripts, and repeatable test executions. I am proficient with Azure DevOps, Jira, SQL, Selenium, and Power BI, and I thrive in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

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Work Experience

Test Engineer at HSBC

April 1, 2009 - May 1, 2010

Worked on the HSBC INM NNC project; analyzed requirements, designed and executed test scripts, and tracked defects. Collaborated with developers and business teams to verify functionality and ensure quality across backend and integration components.

Test Analyst at Vodafone Limited

May 1, 2010 - November 1, 2010

Contributed to the Registration Free Top Up (RFTU) initiative; prepared test plans and data, executed tests, logged defects, supported UAT, and produced user guides.

Sr. Test Analyst at Standard Life Pensions/Phoenix

November 1, 2010 - April 1, 2016

Led testing for Adviserzone, Instant Web Access, Increments, and Automatic Enrollment; created/tested labs, conducted regression testing, managed defects, supported UAT, and produced user guides.

Sr. Test Analyst at CGI UK / Scottish Government

October 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019

Led testing for Rural Payments system; managed requirements from BRS and user stories; designed test cases; maintained traceability; performed defect triage and produced test completion reports; liaised with developers and business users.

Test Consultant at HSBC

June 1, 2016 - September 1, 2017

Supported Global Trade Receivable Finance (GTRF) programme; defined test scope, built testing labs, supported automation framework using BDD, managed defects, and coordinated daily defect calls with multiple teams.

Sr. Test Analyst at ERGO Insurance UK

July 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

Testing for Policy/Claims systems; created test plans and designs; validated data with SQL, produced Power BI reports, executed regression and UAT testing, and communicated results to stakeholders.

Lead Test Analyst at Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service

June 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022

Digital Workplace project for the Scottish Government; defined scope and test plan, maintained user stories, performed traceability, ran regression tests, and led UAT workshops; coordinated with infrastructure teams.

Test Consultant at FNZ

September 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023

Worked on Barclays/James Hay/Virgin Money Investments projects; analysed user stories, prepared test estimates, managed defects in JIRA, maintained Confluence docs, built test data, and prepared test completion reports and user guides.

Test Specialist at The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

May 1, 2023 - March 1, 2026

Conducted detailed test analysis, created estimates and test plans, designed test cases, managed defect clustering/triage, and implemented testing stages (Systems, Integration, Regression). Set up Azure DevOps boards and managed documentation on SharePoint; led Amigo sessions and supported UAT.