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MONISHA PRASAD

Chennai

Summary

Perceptive Lead QA well-versed at identifying and documenting complex software problems and causes. Designs test plans and procedures and equips and trains newer colleagues. Demonstrates practiced expertise in product design and participates in design reviews to offer early input on functional requirements and potential problems.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Automation Lead

LTI Mindtree
12.2024 - Current
  • Led QA automation efforts for the Clearance and Settlement (C&S) systems integrated with MasterCard and Visa networks, ensuring timely and accurate financial transaction processing.
  • Designed and maintained automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver with Java/Python, validating core settlement flows such as clearing cycles, settlement cut-offs, and net settlement reporting.
  • Implemented data-driven and hybrid frameworks for validating daily settlement files, interchange calculations, reconciliation, and chargeback scenarios.
  • Automated validations for incoming and outgoing settlement reports (e.g., TAF, CDF, RCF, IPM) ensuring compliance with Visa Base II and MasterCard IPM standards.
  • Collaborated with business analysts and developers to define test scenarios based on ISO 8583 message formats and ACH settlement processes.
  • Executed automated test suites in Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and maintained logs, results, and reporting using TestNG, Extent Reports, and Allure.
  • Ensured proper validation of currency conversion, fee processing, and interchange fee calculations through automated scripts.
  • Logged and tracked defects using JIRA and participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies for continuous delivery and sprint planning.

Senior Associate

BNY Mellon Technologies Private Limited
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Test Strategy Development: Crafted detailed manual and automation test strategies aligned with project requirements.
  • Requirement Analysis: Conducted thorough analysis of client requirements, including requirement documents, user stories, and functional specifications.
  • Test Execution: Developed and executed functional and automation test cases to ensure software functionality and performed regression testing to validate code changes.
  • Defect Management: Identified, documented, and tracked software defects using JIRA, collaborating closely with developers for resolution.
  • Performance Testing: Executed load tests to validate the performance of various applications.
  • Reporting: Prepared comprehensive test reports and communicated test results to stakeholders.

Testing Analyst

BNP Paribas India Private Limited
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Test Planning & Execution: Participated in test planning activities, developed test cases, and executed tests to ensure software quality.
  • Automation & Manual Testing: Managed both automation and manual testing processes, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
  • Performance Testing: Executed load tests to validate the performance of various applications.

Quality Assurance Engineer

BNY Mellon Technologies Private Limited
01.2014 - 01.2019
  • Improved software validation efficiency by 90% by creating 580 detailed test cases.
  • Enhanced defect resolution speed by 95% by streamlining the tracking process with development teams.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

SKP Institute of Technology
Thiruvannamalai
01.2014

Skills:

Automation Tools: 

Selenium, TOSCA,Appium, Cypress, REST Assured, Postman, JMeter
Languages: 

Java, Python, SQL
Frameworks: 

TestNG, Cucumber, Maven, Jenkins CI/CD
API Testing: 

Postman, REST Assured

Performance Testing: 

Loan Runner, Jmeter
Test Management: 

ALM,JIRA, Zephyr, Xray, TestRail
Cloud/Platforms:

 BrowserStack, Docker (Basics), AWS (Basics)

Domain :

Cards and Payments , Capital markets, Investment Banking 

Awards

  • Bug Slayer Award,
  • Quality Guardian Award,
  • Automation Ace Award,
  • Test Innovator Award,
  • Take a Bow Award,
  • Wow Excellence Award

LANGUAGES

English Advanced
Tamil Advanced
Hindi Advanced
Kannada Advanced

Accomplishments

  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Supervised team of 9 staff members.
  • Achieved 89% of automation regression through effectively helping with making end to end execution easier with reduction of time.
  • Worked in multiple testing like API/Load runner /Mobile app testing and provided best results within timeframe.

Certification

  • Completed professional scrum master certification (PSM-I) level.
  • ISTQB-certified professional.

PROJECT DETAILS

  • Cards Strong understanding of Cards domain lifecycle: Issuance, Authorization, Clearing, Settlement, Reconciliation, and Chargebacks.
  • Hands-on experience with MasterCard IPM and Visa Base II clearing formats and rules.
  • Knowledge of ISO 8583 message formats used in authorization and transaction switching.
  • Experience in validating Acquirer, Issuer, and Network roles in transaction processing.
  • Familiarity with interchange fee structures, settlement timelines, multi-currency processing, and net settlement calculation.
  • Tested transaction types: purchase, refund, reversal, pre-auth, void, and EMV/NFC contactless.
  • Domain exposure to stand-in processing, fraud scoring, fallback handling, and scheme rules compliance.
  • Wealth Summary- The project entails a comprehensive wealth management portal for advisors, facilitating seamless handling of day-to-day operations to meet the requirements of affluent clients
  • TA-ESTARS- A Transfer Agent serves as an intermediary between investors and the fund,

Responsible for creating and maintaining registers, as well as executing investor transactions.

  • Online Loan Reporting- The project's goal is to enable clients to access next-day information about their loan portfolio stored on WSO administration and WSO compliance systems.
  • Enterprise Resource Management-The project aims to empower the recruitment team by facilitating planning and prioritization of overdue positions, essential skills, and upcoming requirements and encompassing requirements, allocation, and reporting for enhanced efficiency and visibility.
  • Customer Inquiry, Compliant & Resolution Policy- The project aims to address all complaints at the initial point of contact, ensuring prompt resolution.

Timeline

Quality Assurance Automation Lead

LTI Mindtree
12.2024 - Current

Senior Associate

BNY Mellon Technologies Private Limited
01.2022 - 01.2024

Testing Analyst

BNP Paribas India Private Limited
01.2019 - 01.2022

Quality Assurance Engineer

BNY Mellon Technologies Private Limited
01.2014 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

SKP Institute of Technology
MONISHA PRASAD