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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Additional Information
Personal Information
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Balaji Asaithambi

Balaji Asaithambi

Dubai

Summary

Passionate about immersing in a dynamic and innovative workplace that fosters a culture of growth and development. Eager to contribute skills and knowledge to a team that values creativity and embraces new technologies. Committed to expanding expertise and honing abilities in a stimulating environment that encourages continuous learning. Excited about the opportunity to thrive personally and professionally in a challenging yet supportive setting.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Analyst/QA Test Lead

Barclays Bank
08.2023 - 06.2025
  • Worked as a Business Analyst/QA Test Lead in Barclays Bank from 15-Aug-2023 under the payroll of Alpha Data Recruitment till 25th June 2025

SIT Functional Tester

Emirates NBD Bank
02.2021 - 07.2023
  • Worked as a SIT Functional Tester in Emirates NBD Bank from 02-Feb-2021 till 17th Jul 2023 under the payroll of Valuelabs

UAT Functional Tester

ADCB Bank
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Worked as a UAT Functional Tester in ADCB Bank from 20-Aug-2020 till 31-Jan-2021 under the payroll of ValueLabs

UAT Functional Tester

ADCB Bank
08.2019 - 05.2020
  • Worked as a UAT Functional Tester in ADCB Bank from 21-Aug-2019 till 15-May-2020 under the payroll of Quality Kiosk Technologies

Systems Analyst

ADCB Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019
  • Worked as a Systems Analyst in ADCB Bank from 07-Aug-2018 till 21-Jun-2019 under the payroll of GAVS Technologies

QA Functional Tester

Edge Verve Systems Pvt Ltd (Infosys Group)
08.2015 - 08.2018
  • Worked as a QA Functional Tester in Edge Verve Systems Pvt Ltd (Infosys Group) Bangalore from 01-Aug 2015 to 06-Aug 2018

QA Functional Tester

Infosys Ltd
03.2015 - 07.2015
  • Worked as a QA Functional Tester in Infosys Ltd, Bangalore from 15-March-2015 to 31-July-2015

Trade Desk Officer

ICICI Bank Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015
  • Worked as Trade Desk Officer in ICICI Bank Ltd ,Bangalore from 16 Nov 2012 till 14 March 2015

Education

B.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Selvam College of Technology, Anna University

Post Graduate Diploma - Banking & Finance

Manipal University

Skills

  • Test Automation Tools: Tosca
  • Tools: SQL Developer, Putty & Postman
  • Operating System: Windows-7/8/10/11
  • Bug Reporting / Defect tracking Tool: Firestone (Internal Tool),IBM Rational-CLM,JIRA

Certification

Certified Scrum Product Owner- CSPO from Scrum Alliance

Additional Information

SME & Techno-functional professional having a Total Experience of 12years 1 Month and relevant work experience of 10 Years working with different Banking projects & large scale transformation projects

  • Hands on experience in implementing core banking applications like Oracle’s Flexcube Universal core Banking system & Infosys’s Finacle Universal core Banking system.
  • Worked for Flexcube Direct Banking (Channel) & Trade Work flow (Omniflow)integration projects.
  • Involved in Requirement gathering,Stake holder Management, Product Management & conducting Review meetings
  • Worked in both Waterfall & Agile methodology
  • Expertise in Trade finance products Letter of Credit (Import/Export), Bills & Collections (Import/Export),Export Bill Discounting, Bank Guarantees and Trade Loans. Good Knowledge in all Trade Finance related SWIFT Messages & Payment Messages
  • Experience in working Invoice Financing & Factoring products
  • Involved in coordinating the App/DB Refresh & Release Deployment Activities for Flexcube Direct Banking system (FCDB)
  • Experience in Managing and Leading testing team during planning and execution & reporting user acceptance testing activities to ensure results of a complex enterprise software development using a combination of Agile & iterative methodologies.
  • Supporting UAT testing team during UAT execution phase
  • Reviewing SIT test cases & test execution results during SIT phase
  • Involved in Executing Business Test scenarios during UAT phase
  • Experienced in performing gap analysis to map business requirements with product features, identifying gaps and prioritizing business requirements for implementation.
  • Analyses patterns of defects for projects & communicates findings through daily status report to facilitate continual improvement
  • Handled Large scale Transformation projects in delivering end-end testing solutions, Test strategy & planning, resource management, Test cycle & release management and managing new requirements.
  • Involved in engaging & handling multiple vendor teams.
  • Proficient in System Integration, User Acceptance & Regression Testing.
  • Excellent written, verbal articulation skills /presentation skills and ability to work independently or as a part of big teams.

Personal Information

Languages Known: Tamil and English

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Career advancementWork-life balanceFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsWork from home optionPaid sick leavePaid time offTeam Building / Company Retreats

Affiliations

  • CSPO

Timeline

Business Analyst/QA Test Lead

Barclays Bank
08.2023 - 06.2025

SIT Functional Tester

Emirates NBD Bank
02.2021 - 07.2023

UAT Functional Tester

ADCB Bank
08.2020 - 01.2021

UAT Functional Tester

ADCB Bank
08.2019 - 05.2020

Systems Analyst

ADCB Bank
08.2018 - 06.2019

QA Functional Tester

Edge Verve Systems Pvt Ltd (Infosys Group)
08.2015 - 08.2018

QA Functional Tester

Infosys Ltd
03.2015 - 07.2015

Trade Desk Officer

ICICI Bank Ltd
11.2012 - 03.2015

Post Graduate Diploma - Banking & Finance

Manipal University

B.E - Computer Science & Engineering

Selvam College of Technology, Anna University
Balaji Asaithambi