Vijayakumar Srinivasan
Summary
Senior engineering leader and acting product owner for internal enablement and agentic workflows in regulated financial services. Leads discovery, roadmap, and delivery for reusable utilities, traceability automation, quality dashboards, and governed release workflows that improve efficiency, adoption, and audit readiness across engineering, product, operations, and controls teams.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President – Sr Manager of Software Engineering (Engineering Lead / Automation Lead; playing multiple roles as Acting Product Owner for internal enablement and agentic workflows)
JPMorganChase
Columbus, OH
07.2017 - Current
- Defined and communicated a product direction for internal enablement capabilities (test generation tooling, traceability automation, quality analytics dashboards, AI-assisted triage/trend analysis) to deliver value to internal customers in a regulated environment.
- Led stakeholder discovery and working sessions across a highly matrixed organization to identify pain points, clarify problem statements, align on requirements, and drive solution evaluation toward measurable outcomes.
- Owned and evolved an internal roadmap/backlog of reusable utilities, standardized patterns, and governance workflows; applied prioritization, acceptance-criteria thinking, and iterative delivery to support the strategic value proposition.
- Established and tracked success metrics to evaluate product outcomes and guide prioritization, using delivered results as KPI evidence while reinforcing reliability and risk posture for release decision-making.
- Built and operated internal enablement capabilities that standardized quality signals and release decision-making across multi-platform experiences; aligned stakeholders on scope, readiness criteria, stabilization plans, and risk signals within a regulated environment.
- Developed CLI-based tooling (Node.js) to generate standardized Cypress component tests/utilities using functional and accessibility patterns; reduced manual effort by 50–60% while improving coverage consistency.
- Implemented MCP-driven traceability by integrating JET JIRA MCP Server to auto-link test artifacts with issues, streamlining governance workflows for reporting and evidence readiness.
- Delivered a quality analytics dashboard consolidating defect metrics and quality signals; added AI-powered chatbot to support validated triage and trend analysis.
- Produced over 2000 automated test scripts for critical applications, increasing automation coverage by 30% within one year through modernization of QA and introduction of a hybrid methodology aligned to delivery needs and system risk.
- Improved defect detection rate 20% by strengthening test design, enforcing automation standards, and driving code review discipline.
Sr Quality Assurance Engineer / Automation Engineer
Photon Infotech (Client: JPMorganChase)
01.2015 - 07.2017
- Developed and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, and Cucumber to enhance functional and regression testing efficiency for web and mobile applications.
- Performed API testing and database validation for enterprise applications, creating repeatable automated checks for REST services.
- Logged defects with clear reproduction steps and evidence, collaborating with developers on troubleshooting and ensuring timely follow-up through JIRA/QTest workflows.
- Contributed to test strategy and acceptance criteria discussions within Agile ceremonies, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and share testing best practices.
Sr Quality Assurance Engineer / Automation Engineer
Photon Infotech
10.2010 - 01.2014
- Automated testing for major retail clients (Macys, BestBuy, JCPenney) using Selenium and Java; supported SIT/UAT/regression/functional testing to enhance release quality.
- Authored test plans and test cases, managed the defect lifecycle, and communicated quality status and delivery risks to cross-functional stakeholders.
- Reviewed requirements with business analysts and developers for JPMorgan Chase releases.
Education
Master of Computer Application -
Velammal College of Management and Computer Studies
01-2010
Skills
- Product strategy and vision (internal platforms): value proposition, internal customer outcomes, adoption and standardization at scale
- Discovery and research (stakeholder-led): stakeholder/user discovery, pain-point analysis, problem framing, solution evaluation (in highly regulated environments)
- Roadmap and backlog ownership: backlog prioritization, requirements definition, acceptance-criteria thinking, iterative delivery planning
- Product success metrics and KPI framework: cost/effort saved, feature/functionality adoption, reliability, risk posture, release readiness and quality signals
- Product development life cycle knowledge: discovery ? ideation ? requirements ? delivery ? value management; data-informed decision-making
- Agentic workflow design and governance: MCP-driven traceability, AI-assisted triage/trend analysis, human-in-the-loop validation habits
- Workflow automation and operating model: clear intake-to-outcome processes, repeatable execution, and reliable stakeholder decision routines
- Matrixed organization leadership: alignment across Product/Engineering/Ops/Risk/Controls on outcomes, timelines, and readiness signals
- Product management: product strategy and vision; internal customer discovery and research; roadmap and backlog management; requirements definition and value management; success metrics/KPIs (cost/effort saved, feature/functionality adoption, risk posture, reliability); product life cycle leadership; data analytics for product decision-making; operating effectively in a highly matrixed, complex organization
- Product/platform enablement and governance: workflow automation and standardization; stakeholder governance routines; controls-aligned documentation; readiness and risk reporting
- Agentic/AI workflows: AI-assisted test generation/triage/trend insights; validated triage; sensitivity-aware handling of operational data
- Workflow automation and traceability: JIRA, QTest, Confluence; artifact-to-issue traceability; reporting and governance routines
- Quality assurance metrics
- Test automation frameworks
- API testing strategies
- Continuous integration practices
- Platforms: web and mobile applications; cross-platform journey validation
Personal Information
Title: Target Role: Agentic Product Owner (Agentic AI Workflows Internal Platforms Regulated Financial Services)
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Renewed in Dec 2025), Project Management Foundations (Pursuing)
Accomplishments
- Built a CLI-based generation capability (Node.js) as an internal enablement product to standardize Cypress component testing; implemented 13 functional test patterns and 28 WCAG 2.1 accessibility test patterns; reduced manual effort 50–60% (cost/effort saved) while improving consistency and reliability of coverage for internal customers.
- Scaled repeatable automation as an internal delivery capability by producing 2000+ automated test scripts for critical applications, improving regression reliability and strengthening release readiness to reduce delivery risk.
- Delivered a quality analytics dashboard consolidating defect metrics and quality signals over time; integrated an AI-powered chatbot to support validated triage and trend analysis, enabling data-driven decisioning with strong data-sensitivity habits.
- Integrated JET JIRA MCP Server to auto-link test artifacts with issues, improving traceability and governance signals while enabling MCP-driven workflows supporting test generation and reporting.
- Developed an AI-powered Spanish Validator to test web content against WCAG 2.2 by comparing English and Spanish versions for accurate translation of accessibility elements (HATs, alt text, related content), supporting consistent functionality and compliance outcomes.
Timeline
Vice President – Sr Manager of Software Engineering (Engineering Lead / Automation Lead; playing multiple roles as Acting Product Owner for internal enablement and agentic workflows)
JPMorganChase
07.2017 - Current
Sr Quality Assurance Engineer / Automation Engineer
Photon Infotech (Client: JPMorganChase)
01.2015 - 07.2017
Sr Quality Assurance Engineer / Automation Engineer
Photon Infotech
10.2010 - 01.2014
Master of Computer Application -
Velammal College of Management and Computer Studies