Prodipto Kar

Business Analyst

Kolkata, West Bengal, India7 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Proven expertise in Quality Assurance for Annuity Insurance.
Strong command over multiple Policy Admin systems.
Experience in leading Business Systems Analysis and API Testing.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance professional specializing in Insurance and Financial Services.

Contact

prodipto.kar@ey.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceAgile TestingBusiness Systems AnalysisApi TestingFunctional TestingQuality EngineeringManual Testing

Other Skills

AMPActuarial ScienceAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAnnuityAzure DevOps ServicesBRDBeyond CompareBusiness AnalysisBusiness CorrespondenceBusiness Owners PolicyBusiness ProcessBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness RequirementsC (Programming Language)

About

As an Senior Test Engineer at EY, I completely manage the Quality Assurance testing for one of the US based clients, I am currently working as a QA tester for P&C Insurance and mainly focusing on Business Owners Policy (BOP) product. I have gained experience in many Policy Admin systems like Duck creek, Fast application etc. I have a vast experience on Life and Annuity Insurance with more than 4 years of Experience as a QA tester as well as BSA lead. As an Ex- Associate at Cognizant, my focus was on leading business system analysis and API testing, ensuring that project goals are met with precision. I excelled in creating transformation logic and managing data flow in SAP HANA to optimize performance and efficiency. I bring a proven track record in quality assurance for Actuarial Science, specifically with Annuity Insurance Products. With a strong command over OLS and AMP systems, I ensure that all software solutions align with business requirements, enhancing client relations and contributing to the team's success.

Experience

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Senior Test Engineer

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Kolkata · Hybrid

Started working as a QA analyst for an US client mostly focussing on the Annuity domain. Working on FAST application and using Jira as an Agile tool.Earlier worked on Duckcreek application for a US client based on P&C insurance.

Duck creekFast applicationAgile TestingFunctional TestingManual TestingRegression Testing+21

Cognizant

4 roles

Associate

Apr 2024 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr

1.Started working as a Business System Analyst (BSA Lead)to create different mapping documents,
understanding the whole business flow, and managing multiple vendors for project work.
Follow-up all the projects, Supervision of the whole testing project, direct client handling.
2. Experience in doing API Testing using Postman to hit the endpoints of different applications.
3. Experience in creating manual payloads (XML, JSON) from the business requirements provided and
creating transformation logic in specific scenarios to help the design and development team in SAP HANA.
4. Experience in the data flow in SAP HANA, from Source to Landing, Landing to EDS to ensure that data
transformation and processing are conducted efficiently.
5. Experience to make Process Flowchart of any application.

OLSAMPBusiness RequirementsBusiness Systems AnalysisBusiness AnalysisBusiness Process Improvement+20

Associate

Promoted

Jan 2023 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

1. Started working as a QA tester in Actuarial Science domain including Manual and Functional Testing for different Life and Annuity products and in creating Test
Scenarios, Test Case and Test Evidence.
2. Expertise in Annuity Insurance Products like Fixed Annuity, Shield Index Annuity, Variable Annuity, Life Annuity. Have
Knowledge in Test Data Management, Test Defect Life Cycles and in JIRA, HP ALM and Rally. Well Proficient in SQL
Server, SAP Hana, Postman, and PowerShell.
3. Execute queries in SQL Server and SAP HANA database and verify Transaction Records including Reserve
Amounts of all Policies for different Annuity products.
4. Experience working in FIS Global applications and test management tools such as JIRA,
Zephyr & HP ALM.
5. Experience working in an Agile Development Environment.
6. Automated a whole manual Process of database validation through Power Shell Scripting by connecting
database Server with Power shell ISE and creating Validation Reports through which bugs/defects could be
identified very easily with just one click within a few minutes.
7. Experience working in Rally for Requirements (user stories) tracking and analysis release wise.
8. Experience working in an Agile Development Environment.

Quality AssuranceFunctional TestingManual TestingSoftware Testing Life Cycle (STLC)Software QualityTest Automation+26

Programming Analyst

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr

1. Experience in Manual and Functional Testing for different Life and Annuity products and in creating Test
Scenarios, Test Case and Test Evidence.
2. Experience in agile methodologies and joining daily scrum calls, interaction with clients, business stakeholders and multiple vendors.
3. Experience in validation and analysis of Business correspondence and comparison of files using Beyond Compare tool.

Quality EngineeringManual TestingSoftware Testing Life Cycle (STLC)Testing ProcessCommunicationSoftware Quality+19