SIVA PRAKASH ARUMUGAM
Kuala Lumpur
Summary
Strategic Project and Test Manager with over 13 years of banking domain experience specializing in Card Payment and Vision PLUS applications. Expert in managing complex compliance projects (10+ years) for Visa and MasterCard across global markets including India, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. Proven track record in leading QA teams through the full SDLC/STLC using Agile and Waterfall methodologies to deliver high-quality financial technology solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Test Manager
UOB Bank, Malaysia (via Tata Consultancy Services)
01.2025 - 01.2026
Senior Test Lead
Alinma Bank, Saudi Arabia (via Synechron Technologies)
01.2024 - 01.2025
Assistant Manager / Test Lead
Cembra Money Bank, Switzerland (via Synechron Technologies)
08.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Consultant / Test Lead
ANZ Bank, New Zealand & India (via Capgemini)
08.2017 - 08.2022
Associate Consultant / Test Engineer
YES Bank, India (via Verinite Technologies)
03.2016 - 08.2017
Test Analyst / Test Engineer
First Data, USA/India (via Accenture)
07.2012 - 03.2016
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Sona College of Technology
Diploma - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Thiagarajar Polytechnic
Skills
- Experienced with technologies
- Experience with CMS, FAS, TRAMS, MBS, ITS, LMS, and ASM
- Experience with MasterCard and Change Finance simulators
- Test automation using Java and Selenium
- Continuous integration and delivery with Jenkins
- Experience in managing tests with JIRA and HP ALM
- Proficient in both mainframe and mobile platforms
- Utility software proficiency
Certification
Certification: Selenium WebDriver with Java by Rahul Shetty (Udemy).
Timeline
Test Manager
UOB Bank, Malaysia (via Tata Consultancy Services)
01.2025 - 01.2026
Senior Test Lead
Alinma Bank, Saudi Arabia (via Synechron Technologies)
01.2024 - 01.2025
Assistant Manager / Test Lead
Cembra Money Bank, Switzerland (via Synechron Technologies)
08.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Consultant / Test Lead
ANZ Bank, New Zealand & India (via Capgemini)
08.2017 - 08.2022
Associate Consultant / Test Engineer
YES Bank, India (via Verinite Technologies)
03.2016 - 08.2017
Test Analyst / Test Engineer
First Data, USA/India (via Accenture)
07.2012 - 03.2016
Diploma - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Thiagarajar Polytechnic
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Sona College of Technology
KEY CARDS & PAYMENTS PROJECTS
Vision PLUS Integration & Mobile Banking (Cembra Money Bank): Led the integration of core card systems with mobile and web platforms, managing testing for CMS, MBS, and LMS modules., Global Compliance & Scheme Mandates (First Data/ANZ): Directed 10+ years of compliance testing for Visa and MasterCard international releases, ensuring adherence to global scheme mandates., Full Lifecycle Card Issuing Launch (YES Bank): Managed testing for a greenfield credit card launch, covering account origination, embosser origination, and transaction posting., Mainframe to Linux Migration (FLEX Testing): Executed regression and functional testing during high-stakes platform migrations from Mainframe to Linux to optimize operational costs.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Catalyst Individual: Awarded by First Data for core banking excellence., Process Excellence Award: For outstanding contribution to testing methodologies., Best Performer Award: Recognized by global clients for project delivery.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Cards & Payments Domain Expertise
- End-to-End Lifecycle: Deep functional knowledge of both Issuing and Acquiring ecosystems.
- Core Operations: Expert in Account Creation, Authorizations, Payment, Settlement, Clearing, and Interest calculation.
- Dispute Management: Specialist in Dispute Tracking Systems (DTS), including Copy Requests, Presentments, and Chargebacks.
- Technical Standards: Specialist in EMV, Chip, and Contactless payments with technical knowledge of ISO 8583 messaging.
- Technical & Automation Mastery
- Test Automation: Built a strong foundation in Java Selenium, TestNG, Maven, and Jenkins for web and mobile (iOS/Android) testing through self-directed learning and professional application.
- Framework Development: Experience developing Behavioral Driven Development (Cucumber/BDD), Data-Driven, and Page Object Model (POM) frameworks.