Parth Patel

Associate Consultant

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada4 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Proven expertise in diverse testing methodologies.
  • Strong leadership in QA team management.
  • Extensive experience in Fintech and Banking domains.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech and IoT testing specialist with strong QA leadership capabilities.

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Skills

Core Skills

Test AutomationApi TestingDatabase TestingEtl TestingWeb TestingIos TestingAndroid TestingFunctional Testing

Other Skills

API AutomationAccessibilityAgile MethodologiesAgile Project ManagementAgile TestingBat sensorBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)Beyond CompareBig Data AnalyticsBlack Box TestingBug TrackingBusiness Process ImprovementCashCloudConfluence

About

A competent professional with thorough hands-on experience in all levels of testing, including functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT Testing and Database/Data testing and ETL Testing, BI report testing, Web and Mobile Testing, API Functional and API Automation(Karate Framework) and Test Automation.Worked as QA Team lead and performed the following responsibilities. 1. Develop QA Processes and Procedures 2. Direct QA Teams 3. Identify Bugs and Issues 4. Maintain Documentation 5. Manage Testing Schedules 6. Coordinate Bug Fixes with Development Teams 7. Efforts and Estimation for future testing items. 8. Coordination and Collaboration with other teams including the Development, IT, and Compliance teams. 9. Have predominantly worked in Banking and Fintech domains. • Proven experience in all phases of software testing life cycle (STLC) - including Test analysis, Test implementation, Test creations, Test reporting, and Test closure. • Experienced in Mobile Testing, IOT testing web applications, and Client-Server applications testing. Experience in working on projects based on Agile Methodology and waterfall Methodology. • Test Automation experience with Selenium Java and Python. • Possess excellent analytical and communication skills. • Experienced in Defect management, defect Reporting, Test case Design, and Execution, and analysis. • Got trained in Oracle apps development as a fresher but moved immediately to Software testing after getting trained as per the Organization's requirements. Hence, Flexible to move in any technology after getting trained. • Sound Knowledge of SQL Language and Linux Power shell scripting. • Interacted with the business users and the clients to test according to their requirements and got frequent appreciation from onsite coordinators and clients. • Trainings - "Basics-US Healthcare" ,“Email Communication”, “Presentation Skills” 1. Testing Types: Mobile App Testing (iOS And Android), Web applications Testing, ETL and BI report testing, Database Testing, IoT Testing, API Testing(PostMan,Insomnia, ReadyAPI and Swagger), Automation Testing ( Selenium Java/Python) 2. Database Environment: Oracle, MsSql Server,IBM Netteza 3. Methodologies: Agile – Scrum, Waterfall 4. Project/Test Management: HP-QC ALM 11, JIRA, Test Link, Confluence, Redmine Tools 5. Version Control Tools: SVN, Sharepoint 6. Domains: Payments (Canada), US health care, Insurance- LTC, Banking- Fund Transfer Pricing(FTP), Sports, Fintech

Experience

4 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 2 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Ibm

Test Specialist- Lead

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada · On-site

  • PROJECT 2—>Payments Canada (RTR—Real-Time Rail)
  • Technology and Tools: Insomnia, IBM OTFA, JIRA, IBM Cloud, Splunk,RTR Clearing and Settelement,
  • PROJECT 1—>PPJV (Interac)
  • Technology and Tools: API-Postman, API automation-karate, Readyapi, JIRA, IBM Cloud, Kibana-Elastic Search, Wireshark, Confluence, FTM (Financial Transaction Manager) (IBM Internal)
  • PPJV is a joint venture between the Credit Union Centrals of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba that administers and manages the IBM contract. It collectively represents more than 75 credit unions across the three prairie provinces.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Leading a QA team and single POC from onshore in a project.
  • Analyzing functional requirements.
  • Transactions (credit transfers) initiated through API and SFG are received and processed by FTM. The testing scope involves testing the end-to-end flow, ingestion, processing, account checking, debit posting, credit posting, and distribution.
  • API testing using Postman.
  • ISO 20022 XML, Pain.001, Pain.002, camt.055, camt.029,camt.050,camt.06, Pacs.008, Pacs.002, IBM FTM, clearing and settlement.
  • YAML Validations.
  • Created some scripts in Postman itself to automate some test data and flows.
  • Verified logs on Kibana, Splunk, and IBM Cloud.
  • Used a little bit of OTFA to create some of the feature files to automate API flows.
  • Own end-to-end test activities in lower environments (SIT and UAT) and provide support to higher environments, including pre-prod and prod.
  • Responsible for all test deliverables, including test data, test scenarios, detailed estimation of test cases, execution reports, and defect reports.
  • Defect Management in UAT and SIT.
  • Provide support to clients during onshore hours.
  • Responsible for test planning activities, working collaboratively with offshore members as QA Co-ordinator-Task allocation and status
  • Working with different CUs (credit unions) and Interac teams.
  • Facilitate scenario walk-through sessions with the business analyst
Test AutomationRequirements AnalysisTeam ManagementDefect TrackingAgile Project ManagementScrum+7

Cpqi group

Consultant Level-1(ETL & DWH QA-Testing)

Aug 2021Mar 2022 · 7 mos · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Worked for a Bank Of Montreal (BMO) Client.
  • Worked as an ETL/BI tester.
Team ManagementMicrosoft SQL ServerAgile Project ManagementDatabase TestingScrumBeyond Compare+4

Dalhousie university

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Jun 2021Jul 2021 · 1 mo

  • Graduate lab teaching assistant in one of the core subject (TCP/IP) of Internetworking Degree program.
  • 1. Explained all labs of TCP/IP subject to the Junior cohort and solved their all doubts regarding labs.
  • 2. Resolved doubts related to theory concepts including ( Wireshark, DNS, ARP, RARP, DHCP, BOOTP, RTO, TCP 3 way handshakes communication, TCP timers, etc...) of the subject.
  • 3. Check lab reports and give suggestions on them before uploading them to the university website.
  • 4. Given feedback of my group team members on labs performed by them.
  • 5. Encourage my team members on how to do well in exams and how to get good grades.
  • 6. Frequent interaction with professor regarding all above mentinoed points.
ScrumREST APIs

Encora inc.

Software Engineer-QA

Mar 2020Nov 2021 · 1 yr 8 mos

Team ManagementAPI AutomationAgile Project ManagementWeb TestingScrumBusiness Process Improvement+5

Infostretch

Software QA Engineer

Nov 2017Mar 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

  • Project: - Specular Engineering
  • Technology: Batsense (Bluetooth based)- IoT
  • Based on the IoT domain, Specular Engineering mainly focused on enhancing cricket player skills by providing key insights into the shots played. Enabling a player to enhance his/her ability, Specular Engineering also focused on interacting with the Coach for valuable guidance throughout the practice sessions of the player.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for doing all QA activities including field testing, Testing (Functional IoT -Sensor Testing, Mobile application testing- Android and iOS app and Test Automation) with preparing Test cases, and executing Test cases.
  • Understanding Functional requirements from Client and performing User interface and cross-platform testing for iOS and Android applications.
  • Co-ordinations and Interaction with Development Team.
  • Test case review written by Team members as well as Self-written to make sure that all the scenarios are covered and try to give Quality deliverables.
  • I have also given my Observations/inputs/improvements for the application keeping the Customer (End-user) in mind.
iOS TestingData testBat sensorScrumData AnalysisiOT+1

Advantmed

Software Quality Analyst(DW-ETL QA)

Dec 2016Nov 2017 · 11 mos · Greater Ahmedabad Area

  • Project: - ERAI (ELEVATE! Risk Adjustments Insights), HEDIS
  • ELEVATE! Risk Adjustment InsightsTM is Advantmed’s comprehensive risk adjustment solution for health plans, managed care organizations, and other risk-bearing entities. The revenue optimization process begins with our risk analytics engine, which calculates historic and potential risk scores and determines suspected morbidities leading to both revenue optimization and cost containment opportunities. Uniquely, the ELEVATE! Risk Adjustment InsightsTM solution builds off the information produced by our own ELEVATE! Risk Adjustment InsightsTM risk analytics or the output from other risk analytics tools.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Worked as a ETL/Database QA(Tester) for a ERI!! (Elevate Risk Insights!!) project.
  • Responsible for doing all QA activities, Testing (Functional+ Database Testing) with preparing Test cases and executing Test cases.
  • Understanding Functional requirements from Clients, Business users.
  • Co-ordinations and Interaction with BA and Development Team.
  • Preparing all QA artifacts including Data-matrix, Test-Cases Documents, Bug summary reports, Sign-off documents, Release documents, etc.
  • Have knowledge about HIPPA and Us healthcare system.
Microsoft SQL ServerTestLinkScrumExtractTransformLoad (ETL)+3

Igate( now part of capgemini india)

Senior QA Engineer

Mar 2015Aug 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Client: CNA Financial Corporation (USA)
  • Project: Bigfoot
  • Role: Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
  • Continental Casualty Company (CNA) is a leading insurance organization known for its commitment to customers, agents and business partners. It is among the largest insurance organizations in the United States. The project basically focuses on the LTC sector of CNA. CNA has been a leader in the long-term care industry since issuing our first long-term care Insurance policy in 1964. Since that time long-term care has been a major component of CNA's business strategy, with emphasis on continual innovation and service improvement.
  • This project deals with the integration of three independent applications: Inspro (Policy Admin System), CITRON (.Net based web application for care management) and Case 360 (Workflow application).
  • The integration of these three applications is tested.
  • Responsibilities:
  • 1) Attend Business Walkthrough, and knowledge transfer sessions for the three applications
  • 2) Created test cases based on the test scenarios provided by the Business in the Use Cases
  • 3) Test Execution (Functional and Integration and Database) in HP ALM
  • 4) Defect reporting and tracking in HP ALM
  • 5) Successfully handled the FA 3 module of the project
  • 6) Attended query calls with the Business
  • 7) Gave knowledge transfer of applications to the new team members
  • 8) Sent WU Tracker (Day wise test execution and test case preparation) to the OSC (Onsite Coordinator) on a daily basis
Test AutomationBehavior-Driven Development (BDD)Manual TestingTestNGSelenium

Igate

Software Engineer- ETL Tester

Mar 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr · Greater Ahmedabad Area

  • Got trained in Oracle Apps development and successfully completed L1 exam of Orracle apps.
  • Moved into Testing as per project and Organization requirements in Testing projects.
  • Got Training of software testing (V &V).
  • Got Training of Automation testing (Selenium web driver).
  • Got promoted as a Senior QA engineer.
  • Client: Universal American Pioneer Health Insurance (CHCS,USA,Florida)
  • Project: CHCS
  • Role: Quality Assurance Engineer
  • CHCS Services is a leading administrator of senior market and eldercare programs.
  • CHCS Your Care Assistant (YCA) application is utilized to maintain all client information, track Service requests, issuance of all authorizations and provide information on participating and non-participating providers credentialed to service CHCS patients.
  • This comprehensive system enables an at-a-glance view of a Customer's history and current health status.
  • In CHCS project, CITRON is a web based application used for Care Management. It is a .net based application.
  • Responsibilities:
  • 1) Attend Business Walkthrough
  • 2) Requirement Analysis, Requirement gathering sessions and Ambiguity Review
  • 3) Creation of Test Scenario
  • 4) Test Case Creation and Review
  • 5) Test Execution (Functional, Regression and UAT)
  • 6) Defect reporting and tracking in SharePoint
  • 7) On time completion of project deliverables
  • I was also involved in working on the requirements provided by Business, and suggesting the development team so that the application can be made error free and functionalities are working accurately.
InsproSQLJiraETL TestingFunctional Testing

Education

Dalhousie University

Master of Engineering - MEng — Internetworking

Jan 2019Jan 2021

Vishwakarma Government Engineering College

Bachlor of Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2013

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