Ananya Sinha Choudhury
@ananyasinhachoudhury
Quality Assurance professional specializing in end to end testing test automation, test management , cloud testing in capital markets and insurance.
What I'm looking for
I am a Quality Assurance and Software Testing professional with extensive experience across capital markets, derivatives and post-trade systems, working in multicultural teams and complex regulated environments.
I have led test strategy, planning and execution for trading, market data and regulatory reporting projects, built and maintained CI/CD regression pipelines with Jenkins/GitLab, and automated web and protocol-based tests using Selenium web driver, Python and C#. I have expertise in a number of test management tools like Jira , Confluence , XRay , ALM and Testrail along with data visualization tools like Grafana and Kibana.
I combine strong SQL and Linux skills with AWS/cloud testing, Kafka message validation, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver reliable production-ready systems and clear, actionable test reporting.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Performed end-to-end integration testing for power derivatives and market data gateways, maintained regression pipelines and automated jobs in Jenkins/GitLab, and validated AWS-based regulatory reporting and Kafka message flows.
Senior QA Consultant
Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Services
Nov 2019 - Jun 2020 (7 months)
Validated post-trade calculations and regulatory reporting, improving QA methodology for post-trade operations and executing test management via HP ALM, X-Ray and JIRA.
QA Analyst
Fidessa Technologies
Oct 2014 - Jun 2019 (4 years 8 months)
Tested front-office trading applications across equities and derivatives, automated FIX-based web workflows with Selenium and integrated tests into Jenkins CI for market data and order entry systems.
Led a functional QA team of 10, managed SIT and UAT for migrations and insurance projects, and developed test strategies, plans and defect reporting using HP Quality Centre and SQL-based data validation.
Program Analyst and QA
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 (1 year)
Performed QA and program analyst duties including interface and functional testing, data verification and support of client-facing testing activities across financial systems.
Senior Test Engineer
Infosys Technologies
Jul 2007 - Feb 2010 (2 years 7 months)
Executed testing for enterprise clients, conducted data verification and job monitoring, and supported SWIFT/payment gateway and middle-office validation activities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Lingnan University
Master of Philosophy, Computing and Decision Sciences
2020 - 2022
Completed a Master of Computing and Decision Sciences (MPhil) full-time program focusing on computing and decision sciences from 2020 to 2022.
City University of Hong Kong
Master of Business Information Systems, Business Information Systems
2014 - 2016
Completed a part-time Master of Business Information Systems program from 2014 to 2016 focusing on business information systems.
Institute of Engineering and Management
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2003 - 2007
Completed a full-time Bachelor of Electronics and Communications Engineering program from 2003 to 2007.
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