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Krishna Chetan T S

Flat Number O-802 , O Block , 8th floor Mantri Serenity, Bangalore, Karnataka 560062

Summary

Dynamic Testing lead with a proven track record at ARM Embedded Technologies, enhancing automation coverage by 40%, and leading and managing a high-performing QA team. Skilled in test automation framework design and team mentorship, I excel in driving quality assurance initiatives and fostering cross-functional collaboration to achieve exceptional product quality.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer / QA Team Lead

ARM Embedded Technologies
Bengaluru
03.2023 - Current
  • Lead and manage a six-member QA engineering team, improving automation coverage by 40%, and reducing manual regression effort by 60%.
  • Designed and executed end-to-end test strategies aligned with product roadmaps, cutting defect leakage in releases by 35%.
  • Integrated automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Docker, Lava), reducing the average release cycle time by 25%.
  • Defined quarterly objectives, quality KPIs, and performance management plans, boosting team productivity by 20%.
  • Collaborated with Product Managers and Architects to align QA strategy, leading to earlier defect discovery and improved product quality.
  • Conducted regular one-on-ones and mentoring sessions, reducing onboarding time for new hires by 30%.
  • Championed shift-left practices, increasing early-phase defect detection by 30%.
  • Owned complex test areas with minimal rework required; delivered high-quality implementations, integrated rapidly into production pipelines.
  • Led code reviews to ensure the quality and maintainability of software products.
  • Provided architectural input in design and code reviews, reducing downstream issues, and improving testability across teams.
  • Recognized as the go-to engineer for test planning and validation strategy during the early design phases.
  • Mentored junior engineers through pair debugging, walkthroughs, and framework training, improving team onboarding speed by 30%.

Senior SDET

IBM India Private Limited
03.2016 - 03.2023
  • Architected automation frameworks for mobile and web apps, improving automation coverage by 60%.
  • Implemented Selenium, Appium, REST Assured frameworks, reducing regression cycle time by 40%.
  • Introduced model-based testing, increasing early-phase defect detection by 45–65%.
  • Championed code reviews and best practices, improving automation code quality and maintainability.

Software Engineer

Incedo Inc
03.2015 - 02.2016
  • Company Overview: [India Bulls Technology Solutions India Private Limited]
  • Defined squad-level test strategy and automated scenarios, reducing manual testing effort by 30%.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure release readiness.
  • [India Bulls Technology Solutions India Private Limited]

Test Consultant

Randstad India
10.2014 - 03.2015
  • Company Overview: [Client: SanDisk Device Design India Private limited]
  • Automated testing for storage devices, increasing regression coverage by 35%.
  • Delivered comprehensive test cycles, improving defect detection efficiency.
  • [Client: SanDisk Device Design India Private limited]

Junior Test Engineer

Pole To Win India Private Limited
04.2014 - 10.2014
  • Executed manual test cycles for mobile games, achieving 95% coverage on planned scenarios.
  • Documented defects and test cases in JIRA, improving traceability of issues.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications

Kalpataru Institute of Technology
Tiptur
02.2012

Skills

Automation and test tools

Custom automation frameworks based on pytest

Simulation and FPGA device automation

Appium

Rest assured

TestNG

Allure and Extent Reports

Open-source test tools

CI/CD using GitLab CI, Jenkins

Shift left testing using unit and integration testing

Android performance test tools

Game bench

Android Studio Profiler

iOS instruments

Android security test tools

Burp Suite

Zed Attack Proxy

Drozer

Qark

Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)

Static source code analysis

Product management

Agile

Scrum

JIRA

Trello

Language

Python

Java

Core Capabilities

  • Test team setup, management, mentorship and technical leadership.
  • Expert in Hiring and setting up new cross functional teams for testing.
  • Test Automation Framework Design, Architecture and leading the test framework development. (Custom Python Frameworks based on Pytest, LAVA, Labgrid)
  • Pre Silicon Embedded Devices Software testing on ARM simulators (ARM FVP) and FPGA boards.
  • Test Automation Design and Architecture for System Software Testing on FPGAs.
  • Arm Component firmware testing (TFA, TFM, SCP, RSE, Boot Firmware etc.)
  • CI/CD Pipeline Integration. (GitLab CI, Docker, Jenkins, Lava)
  • Embedded & Mobile Testing Expertise (Android, iOS, Embedded Linux)
  • Agile & Scrum Leadership, Sprint Planning, Release Management
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Communication
  • Defect Prevention Strategies (Shift-left, Model-based Testing)
  • Strong Programming Skills (Python, Shell)

Leadership And Collaboration

  • Currently leading multi-member QA teams across embedded and cloud domains, ensuring 100% on-time test deliverables.
  • Experienced in managing globally distributed teams, improving collaboration efficiency by 25%.
  • Promote innovation, inclusivity, and continuous improvement in engineering culture.
  • Partner with Product Owners and Program Managers to ensure alignment of QA strategy with business goals.

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer / QA Team Lead

ARM Embedded Technologies
03.2023 - Current

Senior SDET

IBM India Private Limited
03.2016 - 03.2023

Software Engineer

Incedo Inc
03.2015 - 02.2016

Test Consultant

Randstad India
10.2014 - 03.2015

Junior Test Engineer

Pole To Win India Private Limited
04.2014 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications

Kalpataru Institute of Technology

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