Laxman Dhumal

Laxman Dhumal

Software Test Specialist — Manual, Automation & Performance Testing | CI/CD

Seven-plus years driving quality across banking, payments, and insurance platforms — building Selenium/Java automation frameworks that cut regression cycles by up to 40%, lifting defect-detection rates by 25%, and now applying AI-assisted tooling to expand coverage on enterprise access-management systems.

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7.3+Years in Banking & Fintech QA
ISTQBCertified Tester
40%Faster Regression via Automation
AI-Assisted Testing, Copilot & GitLab Duo
About

Precision, at banking scale.

I'm an ISTQB-certified Test Specialist with seven-plus years driving quality across banking, payments, and insurance platforms. I build Selenium/Java automation frameworks that cut regression cycles by up to 40% and lift defect-detection rates by 25%, with deep domain expertise in UPI, Core Banking (CBS), and policy administration.

Alongside hands-on API, SQL, and performance testing, I'm currently applying AI-assisted tooling — GitHub Copilot and GitLab Duo — to accelerate test design and expand coverage on enterprise access-management systems.

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Years driving quality in banking & fintech
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Regression cycle time cut via automation
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Lift in defect-detection rate
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Cut in manual provisioning effort, Barclays RBAC

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7.3+ yrs enterprise QA in Banking, Payments & Insurance
Currently at IBM, embedded on a Barclays Bank engagement
Automation-first: Selenium/Java/TestNG cut regression time 40%
AI-assisted testing with GitHub Copilot & GitLab Duo
ISTQB Certified, CI/CD-fluent (Jenkins, GitLab)
Deep UPI, Core Banking (CBS) & RBAC domain expertise
Skills

Toolkit & domain depth.

Automation

Selenium WebDriverJavaTestNGMavenCucumber (BDD)Page Object ModelData-Driven Framework

Testing Disciplines

FunctionalRegressionSanitySITUATPerformanceAPI TestingSQL Validation

CI/CD & AI Tooling

JenkinsGitLabGitLab DuoGitHub CopilotAI AgentsConfluence

Domain Knowledge

UPICore Banking (CBS)TCS BaNCSMobile BankingLife & Pension InsuranceRBAC / Entitlement MgmtMerchant Onboarding

Programming & Database

Core JavaHTMLOracle SQL DeveloperMySQL

Dev & QA Tools

Eclipse IDEIntelliJSTSJIRAPostmanInsomniaWinSCPPuttyBeyond ComparatorALM
Experience

Where I've done the work.

Test Specialist
Nov 2024 — Present
IBM · Pune, Maharashtra
  • Enabled secure, scalable multi-entity access management for Barclays Bank across legal entities (BBPLC, BE, BUK), reducing privilege misuse.
  • Designed and enforced RBAC rules aligned to role and entity scope, improving compliance and audit readiness.
  • Automated entitlement workflows, cutting manual provisioning effort by 30%.
  • Partnered with stakeholders to map legal-entity-wise entitlement requirements, implement discretionary access logic, and ensure proper segregation of duties.
  • Maintained access matrices and entitlement documentation that stayed audit-ready for compliance reviews.
Senior Software Test Engineer
Aug 2023 — Nov 2024
Mindgate Solutions · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Owned end-to-end testing of UPI features including RuPay Credit Card on UPI, ICCW, Merchant Login, and Refund APIs.
  • Built and maintained Selenium + TestNG regression suites, cutting execution time by 40%.
  • Executed SIT/UAT for Android and iOS mobile banking applications, ensuring a consistent cross-platform experience.
Test Analyst
Feb 2019 — Jul 2023
Tata Consultancy Services · Pune, Maharashtra
  • Validated full life and pension policy lifecycles on TCS BaNCS for Prudential, migrating legacy policies (SALAS, HARTLINK) with 100% data integrity.
  • Led SIT/UAT initiatives that lifted the defect-detection rate by 25% and ensured smooth go-live across releases.
  • Served as module lead for Policy Admin, Party Admin, Statement, Claims, and Complaint — owning requirement traceability matrices against EED specs.
  • Tested UPI transaction types (P2P, P2M, Collect, GST Collect, Scan & Pay, Intent, Account-IFSC) and recurring mandate lifecycles across one-time, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.
  • Built a Selenium WebDriver data-driven automation framework in Java (Eclipse, TestNG) with Excel-driven test data, plus API testing via Postman and Oracle SQL validation.
Key Technical Contributions

Where the depth shows up.

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Automation Frameworks

Architected hybrid Selenium frameworks using Page Object Model and data-driven testing; write test cases with AI agents using BDD, TestNG, and Maven.

AI-Assisted Testing

Applied GitHub Copilot and GitLab Duo to accelerate script generation, test-case authoring, and coverage expansion.

CI/CD Integration

Automated test execution pipelines in Jenkins to enable continuous delivery.

Performance Testing

Benchmarked transaction flows with JMeter and BlazeMeter — scripting, parameterization, correlation, and reporting — to surface bottlenecks and improve response times.

UPI Domain Depth

Tested P2P, P2M, GST Collect, Scan & Pay, Intent, and Account-IFSC transactions, plus recurring mandate lifecycles — create, update, modify, revoke, execute — across one-time, daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedules.

Merchant & Portal Ops

Tested merchant onboarding (prepaid voucher, dynamic, Web API, IPO, bulk upload), reconciliation, settlement, and payout across Admin and Merchant portals with maker-checker controls.

IPO & Switch Testing

Covered IPO lifecycle (create, update, modify, revoke, execute) with RTA retry, MCC switch-side testing, and application sanity checks for CC on UPI.

SIT Debugging

Root-caused integration issues by tracing logs, validating APIs in Postman, and cross-checking Oracle SQL data during SIT cycles.

Education & Certifications

Foundations.

Education
Master in Computer Application
Shri V.D. Deshmukh College of MCA, Kolpa, Latur — SRTM University, Nanded · 2021 · 77.48%
Bachelor of Computer Science
College of Computer Science & I.T., Latur — SRTM University, Nanded · 2018 · 70.38%
HSC
Maharashtra Mahavidyalaya, Nilanga — Maharashtra State Board · 2015 · 52.00%
SSC
Maharashtra Vidhyalaya, Shedol — Maharashtra State Board · 2013 · 79.40%
Certifications
ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation Level) ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) — Udemy Agile Testing Fundamentals AI in Testing — GitHub Copilot & GitLab Duo IBM Generative & Agentic AI Foundation Selenium WebDriver with Java: Basics to Advanced Framework — Udemy Learn JMeter from Scratch — Performance Testing — Udemy Manual Software Testing & Agile with JIRA — Udemy SQL Fundamentals — SoloLearn Understanding Manual Testing — LinkedIn Learning Create an Explosive Resume — Udemy
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Let's talk about
your next release.

7.3+ years keeping banking, payments, and insurance releases defect-free — automation-first, AI-assisted, and fluent in the compliance realities of enterprise fintech. If your team needs that from day one, let's talk.

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laxman.dhumal1@outlook.com +91 96732 77492 linkedin.com/in/laxman-dhumal  Pune, Maharashtra, India