Deepak Kumar
Vice President at Citi (Ex Deutsche Bank, Barclays,UBS, Wells Fargo)
- Role
- Vice President at Citi
- Location
- Pune, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Deepak Kumar
Seasoned IT leader with 21.5+ years of experience, including Project/Program Management, Test Management, Test Automation. Managing large-scale programs across onshore, nearshore, and offshore models. Proven expertise in designing and implementing automation strategies, establishing scalable frameworks for UI, API, and Big Data platforms, and driving continuous improvement. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, adopting AI-driven solutions, and integrating it within Agile/DevOps environments. Strong background in banking & financial domains, with hands-on leadership in Treasury, Custody, and Investment Banking applications.
Experience
Vice President
Jun 2022 — Present · Pune, IN
Led the QA organization for Custody LOB, managing multi-vendor coordination. Led enterprise application migration testing, successfully managing migration testing across multiple regions. Implementing AI-based test automation using GitHub Copilot for faster script development, reducing automation effort. Integrating Friday AI into QA phases to enhance test optimization and improving release quality. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins & GitHub, reducing deployment cycles by 40%. Implementing Lightspeed for automated regression. Revamped testing approach by introducing automation-first strategy and reusable frameworks, reducing testing efforts by 60% and enabling faster delivery in Agile cycles. Designed scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and data validation across Big Data/Hadoop platforms.
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Executive Program in Leadership and Management, Leadership and Management
2013 — 2014
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Center
- Hp Qtp
- Test Management
- Manual Testing
- Sdlc
- Test Automation
- Testing
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
- Qtp
- Requirements Gathering
- Hp Quality Center
- Test Planning
- Regression Testing
- System Testing
- Software Quality Assurance
- Vendor Management
- Software Project Management
- Agile Methodologies
- Management
- Requirements Analysis
- User Acceptance Testing
- Test Strategy
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