Ranganathan Ramani has ~29 years of IT industry experience primarily in Insurance, Banking, Telecom and the rest in Wealth, Public Service domains, SAAS products and Startup initiatives. He has a 360 degree experience of performing different roles like Dev, BA, QA, Test Automation and Management across different projects primarily in Test Automation. He has been building Test Automation Frameworks and Tools for more than 20 years using Open Source/Enterprise Tools and APIs like Selenium, PlayWright, GTF etc., across different language platforms (Java, .Net, Groovy, Gosu, JavaScript & TypeScript) and business domains. With GUIDEWIRE, he has 9 years of experience working on all the different xCenter apps. He has built and maintained Test Automation frameworks that involves the integration of Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center and Contact Manager across different platforms. He has both Developer and Analyst Associate certifications of GWCP. With Banking he has ~13 years of experience working on Customer Onboarding, Lending, International Trade, Online Banking and Teller Solutions. He has also worked as a Tech BA in Banking & Insurance domains driving story elaborations & huddles, building BDD driven User Stories, integration mapping exercises. He has ~6 years of experience in Telecom Broadband Provisioning working on Order Processing, Pre-qualification, Waiter, Onboarding ISP, Voice Automation and ETL. Earlier he was running a startup building device independent apps for BroadBand provisioning, Electronic Receipts and Community Internet. He is also ISTQB, PRINCE 2 and AWS (expired) certified. Over the years he has been instrumental in building teams/competencies & training and setting up new processes & standards that supports and augments the day to day functioning of the teams.

Ranganathan Ramani

Ranganathan Ramani has ~29 years of IT industry experience primarily in Insurance, Banking, Telecom and the rest in Wealth, Public Service domains, SAAS products and Startup initiatives. He has a 360 degree experience of performing different roles like Dev, BA, QA, Test Automation and Management across different projects primarily in Test Automation. He has been building Test Automation Frameworks and Tools for more than 20 years using Open Source/Enterprise Tools and APIs like Selenium, PlayWright, GTF etc., across different language platforms (Java, .Net, Groovy, Gosu, JavaScript & TypeScript) and business domains. With GUIDEWIRE, he has 9 years of experience working on all the different xCenter apps. He has built and maintained Test Automation frameworks that involves the integration of Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center and Contact Manager across different platforms. He has both Developer and Analyst Associate certifications of GWCP. With Banking he has ~13 years of experience working on Customer Onboarding, Lending, International Trade, Online Banking and Teller Solutions. He has also worked as a Tech BA in Banking & Insurance domains driving story elaborations & huddles, building BDD driven User Stories, integration mapping exercises. He has ~6 years of experience in Telecom Broadband Provisioning working on Order Processing, Pre-qualification, Waiter, Onboarding ISP, Voice Automation and ETL. Earlier he was running a startup building device independent apps for BroadBand provisioning, Electronic Receipts and Community Internet. He is also ISTQB, PRINCE 2 and AWS (expired) certified. Over the years he has been instrumental in building teams/competencies & training and setting up new processes & standards that supports and augments the day to day functioning of the teams.

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Ranganathan Ramani has ~29 years of IT industry experience primarily in Insurance,
Banking, Telecom and the rest in Wealth, Public Service domains, SAAS products and
Startup initiatives. He has a 360 degree experience of performing different roles like Dev,
BA, QA, Test Automation and Management across different projects primarily in Test
Automation.
He has been building Test Automation Frameworks and Tools for more than 20 years
using Open Source/Enterprise Tools and APIs like Selenium, PlayWright, GTF etc., across
different language platforms (Java, .Net, Groovy, Gosu, JavaScript & TypeScript) and
business domains.
With GUIDEWIRE, he has 9 years of experience working on all the different xCenter apps.
He has built and maintained Test Automation frameworks that involves the integration of
Policy Center, Billing Center, Claim Center and Contact Manager across different
platforms. He has both Developer and Analyst Associate certifications of GWCP.
With Banking he has ~13 years of experience working on Customer Onboarding, Lending,
International Trade, Online Banking and Teller Solutions.
He has also worked as a Tech BA in Banking & Insurance domains driving story
elaborations & huddles, building BDD driven User Stories, integration mapping exercises.
He has ~6 years of experience in Telecom Broadband Provisioning working on Order
Processing, Pre-qualification, Waiter, Onboarding ISP, Voice Automation and ETL.
Earlier he was running a startup building device independent apps for BroadBand
provisioning, Electronic Receipts and Community Internet.
He is also ISTQB, PRINCE 2 and AWS (expired) certified.
Over the years he has been instrumental in building teams/competencies & training and
setting up new processes & standards that supports and augments the day to day
functioning of the teams.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior QA Automation Engineer at Tenzing/IAG (NZ/AU)
July 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Build & maintain CC NZ UI & API tests using GUIDEWIRE Testing Framework (GTF) built on TestCafe, Karate and Cucumber; automate integration testing for Policy Center/Center components and AWS S3, OAC, ORM, and MuleSoft interfaces; parse Karate API responses; run Jenkins-based daily regression; support SIRA Salesforce portal; participate in story elaboration and Agile rituals.
Senior Automation Tester at BNZ
September 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024
Design, build and maintain UI & API tests for Fenergo Fen-X and BNZ platforms using Playwright (TypeScript); promote in-sprint test automation; analyze and fix Jenkins regression results; perform manual QA for COI Portal, Staff Portal, and Salesforce plugin integrations.
Senior QA Automation Engineer at Tenzing
May 1, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Design, refactor and implement test automation strategies; build tests using GT Framework, Ruby Cucumber Selenium; triage Jenkins test reports; contribute to competency building and recruitment; enable in-sprint automation.
Senior Automation Tester at BNZ
November 1, 2021 - February 28, 2023
Lead automation tester for UI & REST services; develop and maintain automation frameworks; integrate with Open Banking APIs; manage test data migration and data testing; mentor team members; coordinate regression cycles.
QA Automation Lead at Tenzing/Aioi
February 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Business analysis, writing User Stories; automation strategy ownership; governance reporting; build and maintain BDD test automation using ISBTF/GuideWire; CC/AWS S3 integrations; facilitate agile rituals.
Senior Automation Tester at BNZ
November 1, 2019 - February 28, 2021
Lead automation efforts across BNZ platforms; design & maintain GUI & API tests; support Open Banking API testing; Jenkins test reporting and team coaching.
Test Automation Consultant at Adminis
June 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Consulting on testing & automation; design/refactor of GT Framework; test automation coaching, recruitment, and process uplift.
QA Automation Lead at ACC
December 1, 2016 - May 31, 2019
Led QA automation across ACC initiatives; established automation platforms and standards; mentored teams and ensured cross-project consistency.
Product Specialist at Yali
May 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Hands-on requirements development and testing; built AWS-restful mobile/web products; prototype demonstrations; automation with Java, Appium, Selenium; early-stage product design.
Test Automation Specialist at IBM/Customs NZ
January 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016
Design, review and develop test automation frameworks for IBM Customs NZ; GUI & Web services testing; data migration validation; defect tracking via RQM/RTC; configuration via Jazz.
Technical TA(Automation) at Ministry of Education
August 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Technical Test Automation advocate; automation hardening for education systems; hands-on testing and automation delivery.
SME/Dev/Test Manager at Spark
August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2014
Subject matter expert providing development and test leadership; supported multiple streams with automation and testing strategies.
Test Manager at QualIT/Transpower
May 1, 2012 - August 31, 2012
Managed testing activities; defined test strategy and governance for large-scale telecom initiatives.
Test Lead/Manager at Dimension Data
October 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
Led testing efforts across Dimension Data projects; coordinated test execution and delivered quality outcomes.
Senior Performance Engineer at BP Metrics
August 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011
Performance engineering across telecom-focused projects; analysis and optimization of system performance.
Test Lead at Dimension Data
June 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011
Led testing efforts on multiple Dimension Data engagements; ensured quality through test planning and execution.
Test Lead/Manager at Gen-i
November 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009
Managed test activities across ANZ/India/Au/NZ; coordinated test planning, execution and defect management.
Test Analyst at Datacraft
May 1, 2008 - October 31, 2008
Participated in test analysis and automation tasks; contributed to test design and execution activities.
SE/Sr SE/Test Lead at ANZ (India/Au/NZ)
February 1, 2001 - April 30, 2008
Senior engineer and test lead across multiple ANZ territories; led delivery and quality initiatives.
Software Engineer at Zenith Global Consultants
September 1, 1999 - February 28, 2001
Software engineering responsibilities across client engagements; contributed to development and quality.
Trainer at CSC
December 1, 1997 - September 30, 1999
Delivered training programs; supported skill development and capability building.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science at Office of Government Commerce
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997
B.Sc. Chemistry at University of Madras, Chennai
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1996
Diploma in Application Programming at Brilliant's Computer Center, Chennai
January 1, 1994 - December 31, 1995

Qualifications

GuideWire Certified Associate Insurance Suite Developer
January 1, 2025 - May 5, 2026
Guidewire Certified Associate Insurance Suite Analyst
January 1, 2021 - May 5, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
ISTQB Certificate (Foundation)
January 1, 2013 - May 5, 2026
ISTQB PRINCE2
January 1, 2012 - May 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Government, Professional Services

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