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Hello, I’m Santosh Kumar, a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 20+ years of experience delivering high-quality testing and automation solutions across Asset Management, CTRM, Insurance and Payments. I’ve worked across front-to-back investment and trading ecosystems, testing platforms such as Charles River, SimCorp Dimension, Salesforce, and integrating market data feeds from Bloomberg, Refinitiv, WM Reuters, and Markit to ensure data consistency and regulatory compliance. I design scalable BDD automation frameworks for UI, API and data layers using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, and collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, and governance teams. I’m comfortable leading QA in Agile environments, shaping test strategy, driving end-to-end quality engineering, and delivering maintainable CI/CD-integrated solutions. I value clear communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.…Hello, I’m Santosh Kumar, a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 20+ years of experience delivering high-quality testing and automation solutions across Asset Management, CTRM, Insurance and Payments. I’ve worked across front-to-back investment and trading ecosystems, testing platforms such as Charles River, SimCorp Dimension, Salesforce, and integrating market data feeds from Bloomberg, Refinitiv, WM Reuters, and Markit to ensure data consistency and regulatory compliance. I design scalable BDD automation frameworks for UI, API and data layers using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, and collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, and governance teams. I’m comfortable leading QA in Agile environments, shaping test strategy, driving end-to-end quality engineering, and delivering maintainable CI/CD-integrated solutions. I value clear communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Santosh Kumar

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hello, I’m Santosh Kumar, a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 20+ years of experience delivering high-quality testing and automation solutions across Asset Management, CTRM, Insurance and Payments. I’ve worked across front-to-back investment and trading ecosystems, testing platforms such as Charles River, SimCorp Dimension, Salesforce, and integrating market data feeds from Bloomberg, Refinitiv, WM Reuters, and Markit to ensure data consistency and regulatory compliance. I design scalable BDD automation frameworks for UI, API and data layers using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, and collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, and governance teams. I’m comfortable leading QA in Agile environments, shaping test strategy, driving end-to-end quality engineering, and delivering maintainable CI/CD-integrated solutions. I value clear communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.…Hello, I’m Santosh Kumar, a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 20+ years of experience delivering high-quality testing and automation solutions across Asset Management, CTRM, Insurance and Payments. I’ve worked across front-to-back investment and trading ecosystems, testing platforms such as Charles River, SimCorp Dimension, Salesforce, and integrating market data feeds from Bloomberg, Refinitiv, WM Reuters, and Markit to ensure data consistency and regulatory compliance. I design scalable BDD automation frameworks for UI, API and data layers using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, and collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, and governance teams. I’m comfortable leading QA in Agile environments, shaping test strategy, driving end-to-end quality engineering, and delivering maintainable CI/CD-integrated solutions. I value clear communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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Hello, I’m Santosh Kumar, a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with 20+ years of experience delivering high-quality testing and automation solutions across Asset Management, CTRM, Insurance and Payments. I’ve worked across front-to-back investment and trading ecosystems, testing platforms such as Charles River, SimCorp Dimension, Salesforce, and integrating market data feeds from Bloomberg, Refinitiv, WM Reuters, and Markit to ensure data consistency and regulatory compliance.

I design scalable BDD automation frameworks for UI, API and data layers using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Java, C#, Python, TypeScript, and collaborate closely with Front Office, Operations, and governance teams. I’m comfortable leading QA in Agile environments, shaping test strategy, driving end-to-end quality engineering, and delivering maintainable CI/CD-integrated solutions. I value clear communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test at RBC Global Asset Management

April 1, 2023 - Present

Defined and implemented automation strategy across multiple investment management applications improving test coverage and regression efficiency. Performed end-to-end testing of capital markets trade lifecycle workflows using Charles River and SimCorp Dimension, ensuring data consistency across downstream accounting, settlement and reporting systems. Designed and built scalable and reusable BDD test automation frameworks for web and Windows applications using Playwright, WinAppDriver, Python, C#, Reqnroll and PyTest and integrated these with Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Automated and validated API workflows using RestSharp, C# and Reqnroll. Tested Salesforce UI workflows and integration with middleware/backend systems. Validated market data feeds (Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Markit, WM Reuters) for pricing accuracy. Conducted data quality and reconciliation testing across IVP Price Master and Security Master. Performed ETL and Data Warehouse testing, including source-to-target validation an

Software Development Engineer in Test at Anglo American

March 1, 2021 - April 1, 2023

Defined and implemented test strategy, planning and approach, reviewing business requirements and technical design documents to ensure comprehensive test coverage. Executed end-to-end testing of commodity trade lifecycle using Aspect CTRM, validating trade capture, execution, risk management and settlement processes. Built a scalable BDD automation framework from scratch using Cypress, JavaScript, Cucumber, BrowserStack and NPM, fully integrated with CI/CD pipelines. Developed API automation tests using C#, RestSharp and SpecFlow, and performed market data validation for pricing curves and FX mappings. Managed defects via Azure DevOps and supported release activities.

Software Development Engineer in Test at AIG Life

February 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021

Led end-to-end QA activities including requirement analysis, test planning and strategy development. Built scalable automation frameworks using C#, Selenium WebDriver, SpecFlow, Protractor, NUnit/xUnit, with CI/CD integration. Implemented API testing and messaging workflow validation in SOA/microservices environments using RestSharp. Executed mobile automation testing for Android and iOS with Appium. Participated actively in Agile ceremonies and mentored team members, producing test reports and supporting production readiness.

Senior Test Automation Analyst at Zurich Financial Services

February 1, 2016 - February 1, 2018

Designed and implemented scalable UI and API test automation frameworks (Selenium, Java, Rest Assured) with CI/CD integration into Jenkins. Led test automation initiatives for insurance applications, improving regression efficiency and release confidence.

Senior Test Automation Analyst at B&Q

May 1, 2012 - February 1, 2016

Delivered end-to-end testing and automation for a large-scale ecommerce platform, covering order lifecycle, integrations (SAP/ATG) and customer journeys. Led automation efforts and contributed to overall test strategy and execution.

Test Automation Analyst at Visa Europe

June 1, 2008 - March 1, 2012

Delivered end-to-end testing of clearing and settlement systems, validating payment flows, transaction data and reconciliation across SWIFT/ISO standards. Contributed to test automation initiatives and data accuracy validations.

C#/.NET Developer at RS Software

July 1, 2005 - June 1, 2008

Developed enterprise web applications using ASP.NET and C#. Gained hands-on experience in software development prior to transitioning to test automation.

Education

Master of Technology in Human Resources Development and Management at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2005

Bachelor of Science Engineering in Mining at Bihar Institute of Technology Sindri, Vinoba Bhave University, India

January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2003