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Vivek Anand B R

A Business Analyst and User Acceptance tester with 11 years of experience in the financial services industry. Key responsibilities of my role includes business and requirement analysis, test management and implementation. Possess business domain knowledge in BFSI, primarily in Investment Banking, Treasury, Liquidity Billing. With exceptional communication skills and abilities to take critical decisions during challenges, I ensure effective and efficient delivery of complex programs.

Key Skills

Requirements Gathering & Analysis
Sprint Planning
Effort Estimation
User Acceptance Testing

Professional Experience

Dec 2018
Present
Senior Business Analyst
BNP Paribas Chennai, IN
  • Responsible for analyzing and estimating epics, translating them into tangible user stories while ensuring timely delivery.
  • Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders from various teams and regions.
  • Provided business analysis and recommendations to the Internal Users on the development of the product.
  • Responsible for the development of the client’s business requirements. This included the creation of a detailed functional design document.
  • Collaborate with UX team to ensure that product meets the needs of the client/ internal user.
  • Providing Demos to Sponsors, Internal User across the globe for the application.
Jun 2017
Dec 2018
Senior Test Engineer
BNP Paribas Chennai, AF
  •  Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Implemented user acceptance testing with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks and executing test cases.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with HP ALM, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections.
  • Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications.
Jul 2013
Jul 2017
Senior Analyst Quality Assurance
I|Nautix, A BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON COMPANY Chennai, IN
  •  Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Implemented user acceptance testing with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks and executing test cases.
  • Wrote and optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing with consistent, thorough approaches.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Monitored resolution of bugs, tested fixes and helped developers tackle ongoing problems by providing QA perspective.
  • Tracked, prioritized and organized defects with HP ALM, working with development team to facilitate timely corrections.
  • Tested functional and compatibility of new programs or updates in comparison to existing applications.
Nov 2010
Jul 2013
Senior Test Engineer
TCS E-Serve Ltd. Chennai, IN
  •  Implemented user acceptance testing with focus on documenting defects, identifying bottlenecks and executing test cases.
  • Identified and tracked defects with HP ALM and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
  • Developed and maintained defect databases for known issues.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
  • Incorporated delivery requirements into planning of testing schedules.
  • Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.

Education

Apr 2006
May 2009
B. Tech Information Technology in Sri Ram Engineering College
Anna university
May 2003
Apr 2006
Diploma in Electronics & Communication in Sri Ram Polytechnic College
Department of Technical Education

Certifications

2021
Financial Markets
Yale University by Coursera
2011
Certified Tester
ISTQB

Languages

English
(Native)
Tamil
(Native)
Marathi
(Basic)

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