Kiran Gopalappa
Lead Product Quality Engineer
Bengaluru
Summary
Seasoned testing professional with 13 years of experience in manual and automation testing, aspiring to advance as a Test Lead/Manager. Expertise. in functional and regression testing, domain knowledge in smart meters, and experience in device and firmware testing. Proven track record in leading teams to deliver the product to customers within the deadlines.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Lead Product Quality Engineer
Harman Connected Services
Bengaluru
04.2013 - Current
- Landis+Gyr is the largest Meter Manufacturing company with vast reach of customers from all over the world.
- Currently leading a team of 12 members from manual and automation testing and also performing Scrum master role for project.
- · My Roles and responsibilities includes:
- 1. Assigning tasks to team members based on user stories.
- 2. Analyze user stories for blockers and write automation scripts.
- 3. Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- 4. Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
- 5. Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
- 6. Perform code check-in reviews in Gerrit.
- 7. Preparing Test plan for Sprint backlogs.
- 8. Owning responsibility for Regression Testing Release.
- 9. Presenting demo to Product Management Team and getting it approved before dead lines.
- 10. Facilitating Between Team and Clients for requirement understandings
- 11. Forecasting Testing efforts and providing solutions to complete it on time.
- 12. Evaluated Meters for reliability, performance and quality and collaborated with designers to improve products.
- 13.Spearheaded root cause analysis investigations, leading to the resolution of critical product issues
- 14.Streamlined supplier management through comprehensive evaluations, fostering strong relationships with high-quality vendors
- 15.Mentored team members on professional development opportunities within the field of quality engineering, fostering a culture of growth and learning
- 16.Oversaw the implementation of corrective actions, ensuring timely resolution of identified problems
Associate Software Engineer
Symphony Teleca
Bengaluru
04.2011 - 04.2013
- Developed unit tests for critical components, leading to reduced risk of defects in production code.
- Proactively identified and addressed potential bottlenecks in application performance, resulting in consistently smooth end-user experiences.
- Optimized test cases to maximize success of manual software testing.
- Collaborated with product owners to stay current on intended functionality.
- As Salesforce was new in market , i was able to learn technology in shot span and was able to deliver user stories to clients.
- Developed unit tests for critical components, leading to reduced risk of defects in production code
- Participated in sprint planning sessions, estimating task complexity and prioritizing work items accordingly
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
MVJ College of Engineering
Bengaluru, India 04.2006 - 04.2010
Skills
Functional Testing
Regression Testing
Domain Expertise in Smart Meters
Robot Framework with selenium webdriver
SQL Knowledge
Device Testing Experience
Firmware Testing Experience
Test Planning
Defect Life cycle
Test Environment Deployment
Agile & Scrum Methodology
Performance Evaluations
SDLC
Scrum Master
SOAP UI
Project Documentation
Requirements Gathering
TFS,JIRA,Pycharm
Product Lifecycle Management
Technical Documentation Review
Quality improvement plans
Team Leadership
Python
Devops
GIT/Gerrit
Automation Script Review
Certification
SCJP
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Upper intermediate (B2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Tulu
Upper intermediate (B2)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Under Going training for DEVOPS
08-2024
Lead Product Quality Engineer
Harman Connected Services
04.2013 - Current
Associate Software Engineer
Symphony Teleca
04.2011 - 04.2013
SCJP
04-2011
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
MVJ College of Engineering
04.2006 - 04.2010