This curriculum vitae outlines the experience and qualifications of Kamalika Roy Chowdhury. It summarizes over 6 years of experience as a software tester working on various projects in banking and financial services. Key skills and responsibilities included test management, automation testing, functional testing, regression testing, and acting as a test lead on multiple projects. Educational qualifications included a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication as well as various testing certifications.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Kamalika Roy Chowdhury
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Kamalika Roy Chowdhury
Contact: +65 86793576
Email: kamalika.roy20@gmail.com
 Around 6 years of experience as an ISTQB certified software tester in Mobile Application testing, Data
warehouse testing, Manual testing,Automation testing, IVR Manual &Automation testing, functional
testing, Disaster Recovery/Failover Testing, Web based application testing, Regression testing,
Localization testing as well as leading software quality assurance practices in Cognizant Technology
Solutions.
 Domain Knowledge -Around 6 years of experience in Banking & financial services with knowledge in
private banking, investment banking, treasury, wealth management, cards and payments, GIRO, Retail
Banking, Wealth Transfers, Securities,ALM Basel, BASEL 3 LCR LMR NFSR, Moody’s Products, Equities,
Forex, Forex options, Sec Transfer, Instrument , Position, Exchange, Forward Rates, Spot Rates, B3 Rating,
Instrument Ratings, General Ledger, DCI, CSAMaster, Loans, Deposits, Financial Regulatory Reporting, MAS,
FATCA, AEOI/CRS, Bank’s EDW architecture and Bank’s HRMS, Content Management.
 Expert in BA & testing activities, managing various project modules, multi-tasking, taking ownership of
the project, creating daily & weekly status reports, query trackers, metrics, test effort & Cost
estimations, test plan, test strategy, test log, Requirement Traceability Matrix, project closure and sign
off documents and coordinating with development team and users to fix the bugs.
 Created business understanding documents and presentations [PPTs], technical tool and business user
guides, Data flow architecture and mapping specification documents.
 Experience in Agile & Waterfall model, Technology System Risk assessment [TSRA] & in depth knowledge
of Software development/testing life cycle.
 Experience as test manager, to singly handle projects from the solutioning phase till the project closure
and also got hugely appreciated for the same.
 Resourceful team player, efficient team lead and capable of delivering tasks within strict timelines.
 Demonstrated abilities in analyzing system needs, suggesting functional and process improvements to
designers and evaluating end-user requirements.
Experience Summary

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Technical Skills
Test Management Tools: JIRA, HP – ALM Quality Centre, TFS, MS Office
Automation Testing Tool: BDD Automation tool- Cucumber, IVR Automation tool – Hammer, QTP Basics
Multi Browser Testing Tools: User Agent, IE tester
Programming Languages: PL/SQL, Gherkin, VB scripting
Hardware / Platforms: Windows XP, Vista, 7, MAC, iOS, AS400, VM Wares
Databases Management System: MySQL
Data Validation Tool: Beyond Compare, Red Gate
Testing Skills: Mobile Testing, IVR testing, Automation, Multi-Browser Testing, Data Warehouse
Testing, Smoke & Sanity testing, functional & regression testing, UAT& Prod support, DR Failover
testing, Performance Monitoring, Waterfall, V & Agile models, Test Plan, Test Effort & Cost
Estimation, Test Strategy, Testing Dashboard, Test Management.
Performance Monitoring Tools: HP BAC, HP BSM, Http-Watch
Total Experience with Cognizant Technology Solutions: Around 6 years (Oct 2010- Till Date)
Excellentexperience in working with CognizantTechnology Solutions in their Bankingand Financial
Services vertical and Testing Services horizontal.
Have worked in fiveprojects namely: Bank of Singapore- data warehouse testing, automation& web
based application testing, OCBC bank – functional testing, Barclays – IVR Automation& Manual testing,
CITI Bank - Functional testing,mobiletesting& automation testing, Bank of New York Mellon- Web app
testing, databasetesting& Mobileapplication testing,automation testing.
Relevant Project Experience

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Project #1:
Company Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Ltd.
Project Name: Bank of Singapore
Client Site : Singapore
Primary Role: Test Manager, BA-Tester
Process: Data Warehouse testing, Automation Functional & Regression Testing, DR / Failover
Testing, Reporting& Management
Tools: Beyond Compare , MySQL, QC, Red Gate, QTP
Project Abstract:
Handled multiple projects related to Enterprise Data Warehouse, HRMS, BASEL, FATCA,
AEOI/CRS, Financial Regulatory Reporting
The scope of testing here includes the Functional testing, Data Warehouse testing,
DR/Failover testing, Regression, Automation, UAT & Prod Support, Reporting,
Documentations, Presentations, Test-Management activities.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Stepped in as Test Manager for very challenging banking and financial
services projects.
 Received ‘Star Performer award’ from the client as a token of appreciation
for tireless attitude towards work, playing efficiently the roles of Core &
Flexible resource and also taking up the responsibility of a BA-Tester.
 Conducted extensive documented Disaster recovery / Failover testing.
 Multitasking – Efficiently handled multiple projects in every phase till closure
 Singly handled the Legacy projects and created testing scope, test
estimation, test strategy &test plan documents, daily defect status report,
test log, weekly status reports, Final test status report, Testing Sign off
documents, delivery and testing dashboard, root cause analysis doc, defect
triage matrix, testing metrics.
 Led testing team - Handled it well by delivering an organized and well
documented approach towards test planning and execution and ensured the
knowledge is documented and transferred to the team while meeting up the
each project delivery timelines efficiently.
 System analysis [TSRA] - Collected & analysed all the requirements from
various businesses documents and transformed them into functional
specifications as well as identified impacted systems &risk assessment.
 Excellent Time management - Flexible and accommodative, never
hesitated to extend testing efforts to meet project timelines or Adhoc testing
requirements, ensured and encouraged the completion of daily project
deliverables on time and within the working hours.
 Prepared knowledge management documents, business user guides and
technical power point presentation and conducted knowledge sharing
sessions.
 Identified and prepared the Regression pack and performed exhaustive Data
Warehouse Regression.
 BA-Tester Role -Provided value adds to various stages in the project,
analysed business requirements and prepared data flow diagrams &
specification documents to design functional test cases.
 Communicated well with various stakeholders from business to IT and
provided timely reports to the project manager/team and Right
communication including appropriate escalation of Project risks and issues.
 Participated in project audits, peer to peer review of test cases, test scripts
& test execution log.
 Extended support during UAT & was actively involved in all the production
support activities (project releases).

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Project #2:
Company Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Ltd.
Project Name: Barclays GTS_IVR Automation
Client: Barclays (U.K / Spain)
Primary Role: Automation Test Lead – IVR COE
Process: IVR Automation , IVR Functional & Regression Testing, Reporting
Tools: Automation tool – Hammer& Test Management tool - QC
Project Abstract:
This project involves the testing of the IVR application using automation tool –
Hammer as well manual IVR testing.
The scope of testing here includes the IVR manual testing, Automation, Regression,
Application Resiliency Testing, Reporting, UAT & Prod support.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Stepped in as an IVR COE- Evaluated Automation scope & feasibility.
 Prepared the Automation test plan & strategy documents.
 Designed IVR Automation Test Scripts.
 Executed the Automation test scripts using automation tool- Hammer and
created execution log reports.
 Singly handled an automation project by taking both test analyst and test
manager roles and had been a successful test lead in the later phases of the
project.
 Analysed call flow diagrams& UI specification documents to design
functional test cases.
 Provided technical knowledge sharing sessions on the IVR automation tool.
 Had been a quick learner and had ensured the knowledge is documented and
transferred to the team.
 Identified the Regression pack for Automation.
 Defect Tracking - Involved thoroughly in Defect Lifecycle by reporting defects
and following up them till closure.
 Performed Functional testing and evaluated the log traces.
 Created daily defect cut, test log, weekly status reports and shared it with
the stake holders.
 Well communicated with the client, onsite co-coordinator, development & B.A
throughout the project.
 Extended support during UAT & actively involved in all the production support
activities (project releases).
 Ensured customer satisfaction and has been hugely appreciated by the client
for Leadership skills.

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Project #3:
Company Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Ltd.
Project Name: CITI - Learning & Communication Portal
Client: Citi Bank (U.K)
Primary Role: Test Lead
Process:
Automation test support, Agile, Manual testing, Functional, Regression Testing, Multi-
Browser & O.S Compatibility Testing.
Tools: Cucumber , JIRA, MySQL, User- Agent, IE tester
Project Abstract:
This project involves the testing of internet & mobile banking applications.
The scope of testing here includes the Manual, functional, Failover testing,
localization, regression & multi browser compatibility testing.
Took ownership & worked single handily on the project.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Worked on Agile Methodology and have attended daily Scrum calls, Sprint
meetings, Demos, Retrospective & Sprint Review meetings.
 Proactively designed Project test plan and participated in the sprint planning
 Singly Handled the project, collected the project requirements, analysed
them and got clarification on the design documents.
 Instrumental Team Player- Have prepared automation test scripts in
Gherkin language to support the client’s automation test team at onsite.
 Performed Functional testing, Smoke testing, Regression testing, Multi-
Browser-O.S Compatibility testing using ‘User Agent’tool & Sanity testing
for all the sprints in a project.
 Performed Ad hoc testing to find defects which were otherwise unexplored
from the test cases.
 100% requirement coverage in test design for all the sprints.
 Prepared Business user guides, functional and technical presentations.
 Analysed the flows & UI specification documents to design test cases, put
questions on missed requirements, improvised the documents and followed up
for clarifications/updates..
 Defects Management & Reporting - Involved thoroughly in Defect Lifecycle
by reporting defects and following up them till closure.
 Created daily defect status report, test log matrix and shared it with all
the stake holders.
 Participated in peer to peer reviews on test cases, test execution log and
reports and all the production support activities.
 Have efficiently reported clients in daily status calls and have been
proactively taken responsibilities to complete the project deliverables in
senior's absence.

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Project #4:
Company Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Ltd.
Project Name: BNYM – Private Work Bench
Client: Bank of New York Mellon (USA)
Primary Role: Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Process:
Mobile Application Testing, Database Validation, Automation, Functional & Regression
Testing, Performance Monitoring, Disaster Recovery Testing, Multi-Browser Testing.
Tools: JIRA, HP BAC/BSM, HttpWatch, MySQL, QTP
Project Abstract:
This project involves the testing of a web based application (a wealth management&
Private Banking site) that was also implemented on Mobile called the BNYM – Private
Work Bench.
The scope of testing here includes the Functional testing, DR testing, Regression
testing, Mobile application testing, UI validation & Database validation of the web
application & also monitoring the performance of the application and comparing them
to the FRDs and BRDs to ensure the correct API level communication is established.
Have also interacted with the client on daily basis.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Set up the Test Environment and created Test Plan & Strategy documents.
 Performed Database validations and DR testing on regular phases.
 Designed Functional & Mobile Test cases and ensured 100% mapping with the
customer placed requirements by authoring Test Cases in alignment with the
acceptance Criteria.
 Prepared Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM), Test Log, and Defect
Leakage metrics.
 Performed Test Execution in different phases of SDLC -Mobile Application
Testing in Apple’s iPad, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke
Testing, and Sanity Testing.
 Performance Engineer- Monitored performance of the application using
tools- HP BSM and HTTP Watch.
 System analysis [TSRA] - Collected & analysed all the requirements from
various business documents and transformed them into functional
specifications as well as identified impacted systems &risk assessment.
 Defect Logging and tracking through JIRA till closure.
 Created Query trackers – Raised & clarified the design related queries,
bridged the gap between the Design and Testing Team, technical contributions
in terms of forming conceptual level and high level designs..
 Reported Test Execution Summary and provided test status on daily basis.
 Created daily & weekly project test status reports.
 Extended support during UAT& actively involved in all the Go Live activities
(project releases).
 Prepared daily and weekly status reports on the evaluated performance of
the application and shared it with the stake holders.

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Project #5:
Company Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Ltd.
Project Name: Overseas Chinese Bank Corporation
Client Site : OCBC Singapore
Primary Role: Test Lead
Process:
Manual &Functional testing, Database Validation, Regression Testing, Solution phase,
Reporting.
Tools: Test Management tool - QC
Project Abstract:
This project involved the testing of the banks web based applications.
The scope of testing here includes the functional testing, Regression testing &
Reporting.
Roles & Responsibilities:
 Leadership Skills- Prepared testing scope, test estimation, test strategy
&test plan documents, daily defect status report, test log, weekly status
reports, Final test status report, Testing Sign off documents
 Performed Functional testing, Smoke testing, Sanity Testing and Regression
testing.
 Good application knowledge and excellent experience in Functional testing
and used it for Ad hoc testing to find defects which were otherwise
unexplored from the test cases.
 100% requirement coverage in test design.
 Extended testing efforts - Flexible and Accommodative towards meeting up
the project delivery timelines and Adhoc testing requirements.
 Defects Management & Reporting - Involved thoroughly in Defect Lifecycle
by reporting defects and following up them till closure.
 Participated in peer to peer reviews on test cases, test execution log and
reports.
 Prepared business understanding & knowledge management documents.
 Gave excellent feedback on requirement documents, put questions on missed
requirements, improvised the documents and followed up for
clarifications/updates.
 Have efficiently reported clients in daily & weekly status calls and have
been proactively taken responsibilities to complete the project deliverables.

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Education
Title of the Degree with Branch College/University Passing %
& Year
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics &
Communication
H.S.C.(STD XII)
S.S.C(STD X)
RTM Nagpur University
Central Board of Secondary Education,
Delhi Public School
Central Board of Secondary Education,
Delhi Public School
70%, 2010
75%, 2006
84.8%, 2004
Certifications
 ISTQB (International Software Testing Quality Board) Certified in Software Testing.
 Brainbench Certified in ‘Email Etiquette’ &‘Business Writing’.
 Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST) by QAI global.
 Cognizant Certified Professional in Banking & Financial Services Level 0 & Level 1.
 Cognizant Certified Professional in QTP Basics.
 Cognizant Certified Professional in Software Testing.

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 Received ‘Star Performer’ award in client site.
 Received ‘Difference Maker’ award while working in client location.
 Received ‘High Flyer’ award in Cognizant Open house Rewards & Recognition session
 Prepared business user guides and technical guides for various banking applications and tools.
 Presented knowledge management sessions and automation testing proposals in client site.
 Received ‘Make A Difference’ award in Cognizant Open house Rewards & Recognition session.
 Received the award - ‘Idea Champ’ in Cognizant.
 Exceeded all expectations & received client appreciations at numerous occasions for ensuring error free
delivery, meeting up stringent timelines, excellent reporting, defect management and value additions.
 Proactively took responsibilities, demonstrated leadership skills, achieved set goals and got appreciated
by the team & the client.
 Conducted knowledge sharing sessions on various project modules, automation tools and 'Mobile Testing'
for the new team members and other teams within the organization.
 Received a token of appreciation in Cognizant Outreach annual event.
 Diploma in vocal music and Fine Arts.
 Had been an Active member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).
 Active participation in sports – Basketball, Cricket and other adventure sports.
 Had been the Secretary of departmental club PEACE (Power of Electronics and Communication Engineers).
 My flair for organizing events made me the chief co-ordinator and key organizer for conceptualizing
various recreational as well as motivational activities in BNYM Task Force& Bank of Singapore, Cognizant
and has also bagged prizes and goodies in various technical & non-technical competitions.
 Proactively participated and won various art & craft and singing competitions within the organisation.
 Proactive member of ‘Cognizant Outreach’ which is a social service organization formed within Cognizant
so, as to help others make their lives look better.
All these have been achieved while maintaining a good academic record all along.
Highlights of performance:
Extra-Curricular