Harshal Palkar

About Harshal Palkar

Experienced Senior Lead Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Requirements Analysis, ITIL, LINUX, IBM AS/400, and Testing. Strong quality assurance professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Computer Science from Pune University. I have played many roles in my professional life- Team Member, Sr. Team Member, Automation Engineer and Automation Testing using QTP- Quickly grasping is my strongest point- I possess great communication skills, also, I have great patience- My mind is stable even in pressure for making the precise decision- I enjoy making new acquaintances and being part of self-disciplined team. Strengths are- Expert skills in- AS-400(Equities and Derivatives), UNIX, Performance Testing, Functional /White box Testing- Self-starter- Always excited to learn new technologies- Successful in planning, designing and developing live projects/applications. The experience includes problem analysis and isolation, requirement analysis, SQT (software quality testing), process improvement and documentation.

Experience

1. Senior Lead Engineer

   FIS

   Apr 2019 — Present · Pune, IN

   Collaborating with Margin team regularly to coordinate activities which enforce quality improvements.• Building up a team and choosing right number and skill set of resources.• Maintaining cordial relationships between cross functional teams like Development, Releasemanagement, BA etc.• Observed gaps within Margin Testing and advised team members on how to filled them with betterprocess.• Creating and defining risks contingencies and plans. Also sending crisp and clear status to theManager.• Creating strategies to mitigate those risks and take necessary measures to control the risks.• Have team meetings at appropriate time to understand & review the current risks and motivate team to resolve the same.• Responsible for TeamView GDO Metrics, Leaked Defect RCA and GMI QA Monthly Reports.• Veracode Scan from GMI side and also collaborating with UBIX team for Margin Advisor VeracodeScan for respective MEC Releases.• Reviewing Bulletins for Standalone Releases and providing inputs to Documentation team.

Education

• Department of Management Sciences (PUMBA), Savitribai Phule Pune University

  MSc. Computer Science, Computer Science

  2009 — 2011

• Prof. Ramkrishna More ACS College

  Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science

  2006 — 2009

• Prof. Ramkrishna More ACS College

  Master’s Degree, Computer Science

  2009 — 2011