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Kiran Gopalappa

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

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
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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
Kiran GopalappaLead Product Quality Engineer