I am a senior QA professional with extensive experience delivering functional, non-functional, automation and end-to-end testing across banking, pensions, trading and enterprise SaaS platforms. I thrive in complex transformation programs, leading cross-functional teams and shaping quality strategies that improve risk management, release readiness and user satisfaction. My passion lies in building robust automation, embracing AI-assisted testing, and leveraging cloud-based test environments to accelerate delivery while ensuring strong governance and traceability. I enjoy collaborating with product, engineering and operations to raise quality standards and drive measurable improvements in testing coverage and defect leakage.

RAMESH SATHEESWARAN

I am a senior QA professional with extensive experience delivering functional, non-functional, automation and end-to-end testing across banking, pensions, trading and enterprise SaaS platforms. I thrive in complex transformation programs, leading cross-functional teams and shaping quality strategies that improve risk management, release readiness and user satisfaction. My passion lies in building robust automation, embracing AI-assisted testing, and leveraging cloud-based test environments to accelerate delivery while ensuring strong governance and traceability. I enjoy collaborating with product, engineering and operations to raise quality standards and drive measurable improvements in testing coverage and defect leakage.

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I am a senior QA professional with extensive experience delivering functional, non-functional, automation and end-to-end testing across banking, pensions, trading and enterprise SaaS platforms. I thrive in complex transformation programs, leading cross-functional teams and shaping quality strategies that improve risk management, release readiness and user satisfaction.

My passion lies in building robust automation, embracing AI-assisted testing, and leveraging cloud-based test environments to accelerate delivery while ensuring strong governance and traceability. I enjoy collaborating with product, engineering and operations to raise quality standards and drive measurable improvements in testing coverage and defect leakage.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Test Analyst (DB Pensions & Reinsurance) at Just Group plc
November 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026
Defined test strategy with QA/Test Managers, analyzed Epics and User Stories to establish scope and acceptance criteria. Designed and executed functional, integration and regression tests; created sprint test plans; linked test cases to stories; managed defects in Azure DevOps; built automated test packs to increase coverage and reduce manual regression. Supported UAT and guided business users; improved test documentation and traceability. Collaborated with UI/UX, product owner, developers and solution architect to enhance external customer portal. Simulated hundreds of concurrent users with JMeter; leveraged AI-assisted data generation to accelerate test case development.
Senior Test Analyst / Test Lead at Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
April 1, 2015 - January 1, 2025
Led SIT, UAT, E2E and failover testing across Retail and Corporate banking platforms (SWIFT MT/MX, ISO 20022, SOAP, microservices). Coordinated NetReveal, Appian, ThetaRay testing and AI anomaly detection streams. Built and maintained BDD automation frameworks across multiple projects; performed cloud-native development in Java (Spring Boot) and AWS for contract testing. Managed defects via JIRA/ServiceNow; produced test strategies and completion reports under tight deadlines. Coordinated UAT across Treasury, Liquidity, Regulatory and Middleware teams; validated ETL/data reconciliation across BigQuery, Hadoop, Oracle, Postgres and SQL Server; supported Murex MX migrations.
Quality Assurance Lead (Vice President) at LOSTTRA (Formerly MarkitSERV Limited)
March 1, 2008 - March 1, 2015
Built the FX QA function from scratch; delivered STP, PostTrade and OMS testing across FX, Fixed Income, Equities and Commodities. Performed FIX certification with vendors; analyzed FIX logs and validated FpML flows. Created automated regression packs (Selenium, API tests) and tested REST APIs; led UAT, production releases and data centre migrations. Conducted end-to-end FIX connectivity testing, network diagnostics and firewall configuration checks; ensured secure FIX/API communications and stable trade flow under load.
Test & Environment Analyst at Patsystems
December 1, 2007 - March 1, 2008
T&Environment Analyst focused on testing environments, defect management and environment configuration; supported FIX Trading Gateway, ProMark and J-Trader.
Test Analyst / Lead Tester at Tesco
July 1, 2004 - November 1, 2007
Conducted ETL testing (Ab Initio, Oracle, Teradata), RIB XML, BizTalk; implemented automated data-driven testing; managed regression packs and defect triage; supported multiple business streams.
Tester at Sky
April 1, 2004 - July 1, 2004
System, integration and regression testing; defect management; test planning and execution across multiple releases.
Senior Tester / Test Lead at Bromcom
August 1, 2003 - February 1, 2004
Smoke/GUI/SIT/Regression testing; test planning; contributed to QA process improvements and test strategy development.
Test Lead / Software Engineer / SDET at Aircom International
May 1, 1999 - May 1, 2003
Led SDET initiatives; C++ based testing; contributed to Queen’s Award for Enterprise; developed automation frameworks and testing strategies.
R&D Engineer at Barcrest
June 1, 1998 - September 1, 1998
USB/Wireless device testing; R&D for gaming hardware/software; contributed to product testing strategy.

Education

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Qualifications

MSc Software Engineering
January 11, 2030 - September 1, 1998
BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering
January 11, 2030 - December 1, 1997
ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineering (CTALTAE)
April 1, 2026 - April 22, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level - AI Testing (CTAI)
December 1, 2024 - April 22, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Test Manager (CTALTM)
October 1, 2013 - April 22, 2026
ISEB Intermediate Certification in Software Testing (BCS)
June 1, 2012 - April 22, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation)
November 1, 2001 - April 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services

Experience Level

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