Dhaval Agashiwala

Associate Partner

Pune, Maharashtra, India18 yrs 5 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 14+ years in Electronic Trading QA.
  • Achieved 95% functional automation in testing.
  • Key SME for global Investment Banking protocols.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert specializing in low latency trading and test automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationLow Latency ConnectivityExchange Connectivity

Other Skills

Automation Test EngineerCapital MarketsContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Dev-QA-Support synergyEnterprise Tool SpectoExchange Conformance TestingFIX ProtocolInvestment BankingLow Latency Connectivity PlatformManual TestingMock Exchange SimulatorsProcess ImprovementQA book managementRegression TestingRequirements Analysis

About

 14+ years of Electronic Trading QA work experience in Functional and Technical Testing of Low latency Exchange Connectivity Platforms  Simulated Client-Side and Server-Side Front office applications using Automation framework based on Python and achieved 95% Functional Automation and 50% Non-Functional (Load Test, Recovery, Failover, Throttle) Automation  Presently working as QA lead in Credit Suisse for Cash Equities Market Connectivity Applications. Responsible for overall delivery and test automation (6+ QA Members)  In-depth understanding of trade life cycle, Order Routing systems, Order Management systems, MIFID2 and BREXIT regulatory reporting, risk checks in Capital Markets  Understanding of Algorithmic Trading Applications and SOR systems  Key SME for testing Investment Banking Protocols: FIX, Millennium, OUCH, ETI, BOE, ATP, OMNET of 40+ exchanges globally including LSE, CBOE, MILAN, SIX SWISS, SGX, KOREA, HKSE, SI venues, Dark Pools  Preparing and maintaining test scripts and test data for back-end automation using Test Harness running in CI/CD Mode  Experience in UAT Environment Management  Experience in identifying and designing high performance Test Automation Frameworks  Worked as QA Lead earlier (Cognizant) along with hands-on role managing a team of 10+ members  Collaborating with BA and Production Support Teams to understand and implement process improvements  Adaptive to a continuous changing and fast paced environment, able to successfully multi-task, and thrive in a dynamic, fully engaged QA role  8+ years of work experience in team handling, mentoring, recruitment, building high performance QA Teams, comfortable with flexible working hours

Experience

Barclays

Assistant Vice President

Nov 2022Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Automation Test Engineer for Low Latency Connectivity Platform
Automation Test EngineerLow Latency Connectivity PlatformTest AutomationLow Latency Connectivity

Credit suisse

Assistant Vice President

Aug 2018Nov 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  •  Managing QA book of work for EMEA, FX, LD and US Exchange Connectivity, Low Latency Connectivity Platforms along with hands-on testing
  •  Involved in providing test automation solutions and assisted in designing Enterprise Tool Specto for client and server side automation
  •  Assisted in creation of mock Exchange Simulators for FIX and Native protocols
  •  Achieved 95% functional test automation across equites, fixed income and FX connectivity platforms which runs as nightly process in CI/CD mode
  •  Actively involved in Technical test automation like exchange recovery, throttle, system failover  Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and make decisions as required
  •  Involved in Exchange Conformance and Certification Testing, weekend dress rehearsals
  •  Active member of Dev-QA-Support synergy group to bring efficiency in release process
QA book managementTest automation solutionsEnterprise Tool SpectoMock Exchange SimulatorsExchange Conformance TestingDev-QA-Support synergy+2

Cognizant technology solutions

Senior Associate

Nov 2007Aug 2018 · 10 yrs 9 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India

  •  Managing QA book of work for EMEA, FX, LD and US Exchange Connectivity, Low Latency Connectivity Platforms along with hands-on testing
  •  Involved in providing test automation solutions and assisted in designing Enterprise Tool Specto for client and server side automation
  •  Assisted in creation of mock Exchange Simulators for FIX and Native protocols
  •  Achieved 95% functional test automation across equites, fixed income and FX connectivity platforms which runs as nightly process in CI/CD mode
  •  Actively involved in Technical test automation like exchange recovery, throttle, system failover
  •  Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and make decisions as required
  •  Involved in Exchange Conformance and Certification Testing, weekend dress rehearsals
  •  Active member of Dev-QA-Support synergy group to bring efficiency in release process
QA book managementTest automation solutionsEnterprise Tool SpectoMock Exchange SimulatorsExchange Conformance TestingDev-QA-Support synergy+2

Education

COEP Technological University

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) — Production Engineering

Jan 2004Jan 2007

Vidya Niketan Tata Motors School

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