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I am a performance-focused Senior Test Analyst with 16+ years of experience in Information and Communications Technology, primarily in the Banking and Insurance domains. I excel at leading QA teams, shaping testing strategy, and delivering high-quality digital solutions on large-scale projects. I collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust test scenarios, drive requirement analysis, and mentor teams to adopt best practices in both agile and waterfall environments. I am a quick learner, a strong communicator, and enjoy enabling continuous quality improvements across projects.…I am a performance-focused Senior Test Analyst with 16+ years of experience in Information and Communications Technology, primarily in the Banking and Insurance domains. I excel at leading QA teams, shaping testing strategy, and delivering high-quality digital solutions on large-scale projects. I collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust test scenarios, drive requirement analysis, and mentor teams to adopt best practices in both agile and waterfall environments. I am a quick learner, a strong communicator, and enjoy enabling continuous quality improvements across projects.

Alamelu Kulaikathan

QA Engineer, Web Developer, Project Manager, +2

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I am a performance-focused Senior Test Analyst with 16+ years of experience in Information and Communications Technology, primarily in the Banking and Insurance domains. I excel at leading QA teams, shaping testing strategy, and delivering high-quality digital solutions on large-scale projects. I collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust test scenarios, drive requirement analysis, and mentor teams to adopt best practices in both agile and waterfall environments. I am a quick learner, a strong communicator, and enjoy enabling continuous quality improvements across projects.…I am a performance-focused Senior Test Analyst with 16+ years of experience in Information and Communications Technology, primarily in the Banking and Insurance domains. I excel at leading QA teams, shaping testing strategy, and delivering high-quality digital solutions on large-scale projects. I collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust test scenarios, drive requirement analysis, and mentor teams to adopt best practices in both agile and waterfall environments. I am a quick learner, a strong communicator, and enjoy enabling continuous quality improvements across projects.

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I am a performance-focused Senior Test Analyst with 16+ years of experience in Information and Communications Technology, primarily in the Banking and Insurance domains. I excel at leading QA teams, shaping testing strategy, and delivering high-quality digital solutions on large-scale projects.

I collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into robust test scenarios, drive requirement analysis, and mentor teams to adopt best practices in both agile and waterfall environments. I am a quick learner, a strong communicator, and enjoy enabling continuous quality improvements across projects.

Skills

Jira

SQL

Experience Level

Jira

Expert

SQL

Expert

Work Experience

Test Lead/Senior QA at Insurance Australia Group (IAG)

September 1, 2023 - Present

Involved in Inception, required analysis and iteration planning; created test plan, test estimation and test cases. Used Postman for data creation. Performed functional and regression testing; test execution and updated results in execution tracker and Jira. Defect raising and reporting. Presented showcases to Product Owner and SME.

Test Lead at EPAM

August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2023

Oversee internal regression for existing applications. Implement automation solution using Cypress for Report Portal and perform API testing. Defined overall test strategy, created test plans, estimated effort, and managed scope and timelines. Guided QA team, coordinated SIT/UAT/regression testing, and facilitated defect triage with stakeholders. Created automation scripts for Report Portal modules using Cypress and executed API automation tests.

Senior Test Analyst at Atlassian

April 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022

Performed functional regression testing of Jira features across JSM, JSW, and JWM. Created test plans, conducted walkthroughs, and stored recordings in Confluence. Executed 120 feature tests, built allocation tracker for test case management, and performed API testing.

BA QA Analyst at Insurance Australia Group (IAG)

April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2022

Handled Self Service Centre & Orbit projects; participated in estimation; conducted 3-Amigo sessions with BAs, Developers, and Testers to analyze acceptance scenarios and write new ones. Acted as BA/QA for onboarding changes, maintained requirements, collaborated with product owners, UX teams, and IT managers; organized defect triage and backlog grooming; prepared test cases and executed tests; mentored team members.

Senior Test Analyst at Allianz Australia Insurance Limited

April 1, 2016 - December 1, 2017

Worked on AIRO – Access Application; participated in SCRUM processes; estimation and scheduling; backlog prioritization; SIT and UAT support; test case preparation; defect management and triage; accessibility testing; onsite/offshore coordination; produced test estimation matrices and status reports.

Test Analyst at Infosys Ltd (Finacle Product Testing)

December 1, 2007 - October 1, 2009

Functional & System requirements gathering; test case scripting and execution; test environment setup; defect reporting via QC/ALM; collaboration with BAs and Developers; knowledge transfer and regression testing; SSRS report testing and cr estimation.

Senior Test Analyst at ANZ Australia

October 1, 2009 - March 1, 2016

ANZ Internet Banking production support; onshore/offshore coordination; test estimation, planning, data setup; SIT testing in host systems; accessibility testing; UAT support; mentoring and knowledge sharing; delivered weekly test metrics and status reports.