I'm Vignesh Sudhakar, a Technical QA Lead with 13+ years of experience in Banking and Financial Services. I specialize in test automation, test strategy, and end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications, helping teams increase release velocity while maintaining quality. I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder management, and bridging business and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions across portfolio management, capital markets, and regulatory systems. I also champion accessibility and regulatory alignment across the user experience, ensuring robust testing coverage and reliable production releases.

Vignesh Sudhakar

I'm Vignesh Sudhakar, a Technical QA Lead with 13+ years of experience in Banking and Financial Services. I specialize in test automation, test strategy, and end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications, helping teams increase release velocity while maintaining quality. I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder management, and bridging business and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions across portfolio management, capital markets, and regulatory systems. I also champion accessibility and regulatory alignment across the user experience, ensuring robust testing coverage and reliable production releases.

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I’m Vignesh Sudhakar, a Technical QA Lead with 13+ years of experience in Banking and Financial Services. I specialize in test automation, test strategy, and end-to-end delivery of enterprise applications, helping teams increase release velocity while maintaining quality.

I excel at Agile delivery, stakeholder management, and bridging business and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions across portfolio management, capital markets, and regulatory systems. I also champion accessibility and regulatory alignment across the user experience, ensuring robust testing coverage and reliable production releases.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Test Analyst / Technical Lead at FNZ Canada (Client - Bank Of Montreal)
March 31, 2023 - January 31, 2026
Acted as Technical Lead bridging Business Analysis and QA; Defined requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; Led UAT cycles ensuring alignment with business expectations; Designed test strategies across multiple releases; Coordinated cross-functional teams for high-quality delivery; Supported portfolio management, benchmarks, and investment workflows; Ensured analytics data capture in the application.
Lead Consultant / Scrum Master at Virtusa Canada (Client - Bank Of Montreal)
May 31, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Led Agile delivery as Scrum Master, facilitating sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives; Developed test strategies, plans, and execution frameworks; Managed stakeholder communication and defect triage processes; Performed ETL/data validation testing; Delivered dashboards and reporting insights for leadership; Ensured alignment between business requirements and QA deliverables.
Test Automation Lead at Virtusa Consulting Solutions Pvt Limtied (Client - Bank Of Montreal)
April 30, 2019 - May 31, 2022
Collaborated with business teams to analyze requirements and design test solutions; Built automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket, Bamboo, Ansible); Led data migration validation and ETL testing initiatives; Conducted code reviews and ensured quality governance; Delivered training sessions and documentation for business users.
Senior Automation Engineer at Infrasoft Technologies Pvt Limited (Client - BNP Paribas India Solutions)
September 30, 2016 - April 30, 2019
Designed hybrid automation frameworks; Performed ROI analysis and feasibility studies; Executed regression and functional testing; Supported multi-release validation.
Software Test Engineer at Accenture Solutions Pvt Limited (Client - Bank of America)
April 25, 2013 - September 25, 2016
Performed functional and integration testing; Developed SQL queries for backend validation; Created RTM and managed defect lifecycle; Worked on IAM and regulatory systems.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering) at Anna University
September 7, 2009 - May 18, 2013

Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
January 11, 2030 - April 24, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services
    eIMS — Enterprise Issue Management System

    Supports multiple user roles and operational workflows involving risk teams, compliance teams, auditors, operational users and management stakeholders. Includes configurable workflows, issue categorization, escalation handling, approval processes, remediation tracking and reporting functionalities for enterprise governance and compliance. Built on the MetricStream product suite with enterprise SSO and IAM integrations.

    Issue identification, assessment, remediation, approval and closure
    Multi-role operational workflows (risk, compliance, audit, operations)
    Configurable workflows and issue categorization
    Escalation handling and approval processes
    Remediation tracking and reporting functionalities
    Enterprise governance and compliance support
    MetricStream product suite integration
    Single Sign-On (SSO) and Identity & Access Management (IAM)
    Role-based access control and user provisioning

    BNP Paribas — Custodian Banking Application

    End-to-end custody and securities operations across global markets. Users create and manage safekeeping accounts, branches, stock exchanges, central depositories, cash accounts, financial instruments, trading accounts, trades and corporate actions. SWIFT messaging enables secure communication with market exchanges and financial institutions for settlement processing.

    Safekeeping accounts, branches, stock exchanges and central depositories
    Cash accounts, financial instruments and trading account management
    Trade lifecycle management and corporate action processing
    SWIFT messaging for market communication and settlement
    Multi-rail payment processing — EFT, ACT and NEFT
    Intelligent reconciliation — trade merging, settlement validation
    Cross-region reconciliation across multiple custodial accounts
    Deployed across Singapore, Mumbai, Australia and France
    Regional customization, regulatory changes and settlement workflow enhancements

    BMO Transformation Project

    A technical modernization initiative to implement an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline for enterprise application deployment and automated testing. Replaced manual Windows-server deployments with an integrated solution — migrating source control from TFS to Bitbucket, configuring Bamboo pipelines with SonarQube analysis, JFrog Artifactory for artifacts and Ansible Tower for deployment automation, with UFT suites executed for post-deployment validation.

    Tech: Bitbucket · Bamboo · SonarQube · JFrog Artifactory
    Ansible Tower · UFT · VBScript · Windows Server
    TFS → Bitbucket source control migration
    Automated builds + SonarQube code quality gates
    Artifact management via JFrog Artifactory
    Ansible Tower driven Windows deployment automation
    UFT post-deployment validation integrated in the pipeline

    BMO Loan IQ

    A Java Swing based commercial lending platform used by BMO’s loan division to create, manage and approve commercial loans — covering loan origination workflows, approval processes, customer account management and commercial banking operations. UFT was integrated with HP ALM for centralized test management and automated execution through ALM test sets.

    Tech: Java Swing · UFT · VBScript · HP ALM
    Hybrid keyword + data-driven automation framework
    Page Object Model (POM) architecture
    HP ALM — UFT integration for centralized execution
    Loan origination and approval workflow coverage
    Customer account management validation

    BMO Advisor Management Application

    A .NET platform developed for BMO Insurance to manage advisors participating in insurance sales and servicing operations — supporting onboarding, profile management, account maintenance, commission calculations, policy tracking, advisor activation/deactivation and advisor code generation. Automation built on a hybrid keyword + data-driven framework using the Page Object Model.

    Tech: .NET · UFT · VBScript
    Hybrid automation framework (keyword + data-driven)
    Page Object Model (POM) design pattern
    Advisor onboarding and profile management flows
    Commission calculation and policy tracking validation
    Advisor activation/deactivation and code generation

    BMO InvestorLine Platform

    A self-directed wealth management and trading platform designed for retail investors to independently manage their investments and trading activities.

    Create and submit investment trade requests
    View and manage investment portfolios
    Access market insights and investment research
    Monitor benchmarks and market performance
    View real-time instrument prices and market standings integrated from Morningstar and S&P
    Explore financial products and investment opportunities
    Access trading functionalities and investment dashboards
    Track portfolio growth and investment performance

    BMO Gateway Management Platform

    A wealth management platform designed for High Net Worth Individuals (HNI), where investment accounts and portfolios are managed by dedicated financial advisors. Provides clients with visibility into their wealth management activities and portfolio performance.

    View portfolio holdings and overall account balance
    Track asset growth against selected benchmarks and market indices
    Access trade confirmations and transaction history retrieved from Broadridge
    View detailed asset and investment allocations
    Secure messaging and communication with financial advisors
    Raise and manage document requests
    Access portfolio reports and investment insights

    X-Hub

    A centralized portfolio and investment management platform designed for large-scale and institutional investment operations.

    Manage large investment accounts and portfolios
    Create and maintain model portfolios
    Bundle investment instruments based on investment strategies and eligibility criteria
    Subscribe multiple client accounts to model portfolios
    Execute bulk trades across subscribed accounts
    Perform tax-loss harvesting activities
    Support asset rebalancing and portfolio maintenance operations

    BMO Onboarding

    An onboarding platform used by advisors to create and configure investment accounts for clients.

    Capture client KYC and personal information
    Maintain financial assets and liabilities
    Configure investment objectives and risk tolerance
    Manage account and reporting preferences
    Capture tax and compliance-related information

    Portfolio Review Page

    A portfolio management platform used by financial advisors to manage client investment accounts and portfolios.

    Create and submit BUY/SELL trades for investment instruments
    View portfolio holdings and performance
    Compare portfolio performance against predefined benchmarks
    Add and manage sub-accounts
    Validate portfolio allocation against client risk profiles and investment objectives
    Access investment reports and portfolio insights

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