Aditya Kottu

Background

About Aditya Kottu

With over 8 years of professional experience, I bring a strong blend of expertise in Business Analysis (6+ years) and Software Testing (2+ years) within the Wealth Management, Insurance, and Superannuation domains. My domain knowledge spans across key markets, including UK and South Africa (Life Insurance and Pensions), Australia and New Zealand (Superannuation and Investments), the USA (Property & Casualty Insurance), and Canada (Investments and Education Plans).I have in-depth experience working with Bluedoor and Bravura’s Sonata platforms (Sonata RDA v8.10 and Sonata Digital v9.11), with a focus on digital transformation projects in the Superannuation and Wealth Management sector.Key strengths include: • Eliciting and documenting business requirements, epics, user stories, high-level acceptance criteria, process flows, and business rules using tools like Confluence and JIRA. • Facilitating workshops and requirement walkthrough sessions with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management, to ensure clarity, alignment, and sign-off. • Drafting high-level API requirements and collaborating with technical teams to develop API specifications. • Preparing design documents, analyzing business and functional specifications, and executing end-to-end testing (functional, GUI, sanity, smoke, regression, and integration testing).Technical proficiency includes Java, SQL, HTML, JavaScript, XSL, and hands-on experience in automation tools such as Automation Anywhere and Selenium. I’ve also led proof-of-concept initiatives for new and existing projects, including automation workflows and PEGA-based implementations.I am passionate about driving process efficiency, delivering business value, and fostering collaboration between business and technology teams.