Durga B.

Key Skills

Software

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Top Subject Matter

Retail banking UAT (CASA & BANCA)

Mashreq Bank UAE

Core banking and lending UAT

Top Data Types

Text

Document

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Classification

Freelancer Overview

Module Test Lead / UAT & Regression Testing Lead (Agile). Brings 16+ years of professional experience across legal operations, contract review, compliance, and structured analysis. Core strengths include Jira, HP QA, and ALM. Education includes Post-Graduate Diploma in Banking Operations, IFBI (Affiliate of NIIT) and Postgraduate Diploma in Banking and Finance, Symbiosis University, Pune. AI-training focus includes data types such as Text and labeling workflows including Classification.

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Test Lead (Functional testing leadership and test case execution)

TextClassification

Led functional testing activities across insurance and banking domains by identifying needed test effort and executing both functional and API test scenarios during regression and E2E validation. Coordinated test planning, metrics, and data retrieval to support consistent test execution, including SQL-based test data extraction. Supported team members and leads across testing tasks while ensuring adherence to defined best practices and client/company standards. • Prepared test plan/strategy with project managers and interacted with stakeholders • Identified and executed test cases for own and cross-domain modules • Performed API testing (GET/POST), PWA testing, and E2E testing activities • Retrieved test data via SQL queries and introduced testing metrics for quality evaluation

2021 - 2022

Module Test Lead / UAT & Regression Testing Lead (Agile)

TextClassification

Performed functional test case creation and execution for retail banking modules as part of UAT and regression cycles. Managed clarification intake and ensured requirements traceability from business documents to executed test scenarios. Escalated defects through Jira and coordinated closure with developers and client stakeholders. • Created and executed test cases for own and cross-domain modules • Raised functional clarifications in a tracker and prepared test reports • Designed test estimation, strategy, and plans aligned to Agile delivery • Administered defects in Jira including triage driving and closure verification

2018 - 2019

Senior Consultant (UAT & Regression Testing)

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Conducted UAT and regression testing for core banking and lending modules by translating functional specifications into executed test activities. Produced daily execution updates and defect tracking artifacts while collaborating with technical and business teams. Managed defect escalation and closure administration through Jira workflows. • Understood functional specification documents and aligned test work to them • Executed complete design and execution for UAT & regression testing • Escalated defects in Jira and administered defects until closure • Drove defect triage meetings with developers and client stakeholders

2017 - 2017

Senior Test Engineer (SIT/UAT testing and regression coordination)

TextClassification

Performed software testing activities including test case/script/scenario preparation support and execution for banking systems under SIT and UAT cycles. Managed regression testing for production defects and maintained defect status tracking to support daily coordination. Escalated defects in centralized systems and drove triage discussions with cross-functional teams to reach timely closure. • Reviewed test cases/scripts/scenarios/run plans prepared by team members • Managed regression execution for production defects • Tracked defect status daily and allocated items to team members • Conducted defect triage calls and produced daily/monthly status reporting

2012 - 2017

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