Kiran Raikar

AVP | Test Manager | Test Planning and Management | Building and Managing high performing Functional and Automation Test teams | Safe4.0 practitioner |

Role
Associate Vice President at Kotak Neo
Location
Thane, MH, IN
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Kiran Raikar

With over 15+ years of experience in the software industry, I have worked across diverse products, in BFSI and Capital Markets domain. My expertise lies in building and leading high-performance testing teams, ensuring excellence in both product and solution delivery.I specialize in test & release management, SDLC/STLC optimization, customer support, and test automation implementation. I have a proven track record of designing robust manual testing strategies and developing scalable test automation frameworks tailored for enterprise environments.With over a decade of management experience, I focus on: Building and mentoring technically strong testing teams Implementing result-driven processes Fostering continuous growth while maintaining a low attrition rate Defining clear growth paths for individual and organizational successKey Skills: Quality Engineering & Test Management Process Management & Testing Manual & Automation Testing Strategy CI/CD & Test Framework Development Cross-Functional & Global Team Collaboration Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall MethodologiesTechnical Proficiency:Languages: Java, ShellAutomation: Selenium, TestNG, AppiumPerformance Testing: JMeter, PostmanDatabases: MySQL, SQL ServerTools: Maven, Appium Inspector, Android Studio, Intellij IDEDefect Tracking: JIRA, Azure, ExcelCI/CD: Azure, GitProject Management: Azure, JIRA, HP ALMMajor Products Delivered: NextGen Digital KYC Platform – Kotak Securities [Web & Mobile] Cash Management System – SBI (Tech Mahindra)[Web] Guidewire policy Center – GuideOne (Capgemini)[Web] Oracle Revenue Management & Billing – VISA (Oracle)[Web] Internet Banking System and AML System – Barclays Bank (Quinnox)[Web & Mobile]Top skillsTest Management • Building Automation • Leadership • Quality Engineering

Experience

  1. Associate Vice President

    Kotak Neo

    Apr 2023 — Present · Goregaon, IN

Education

  • University of Mumbai

    BSC(IT), Information Technology

    2006 — 2009

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Black Box Testing
  • System Testing
  • Jira
  • System Integration Testing
  • Test Cases
  • Functional Testing
  • Software Quality Assurance
  • Hp Alm
  • Test Planning
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Banking
  • Quality Assurance
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Database Testing
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Test Management
  • Sql
  • Integration
  • Quality Center
  • Manual Testing
  • Testing
  • Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
  • Qtp
  • Sp
  • Defect Tracking
  • Test Execution
  • Hp Quality Center
  • Project Status Reporting

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