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Praseeda Dharmarajan

Praseeda Dharmarajan

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic Test Engineer with proven leadership at Google IT Services, driving automation initiatives and enhancing CI/CD efficiency. Skilled in test strategy development and cross-team collaboration, I successfully led the Zuma Pro program to a successful SoC launch, optimizing testing workflows and ensuring high-quality releases.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Engineer / QA Lead

Google IT Services Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore
12.2019 - Current
  • Lead Test Efforts & Milestone Planning – Own end-to-end test planning and execution for DSP IP programs, defining key milestones and ensuring high-quality releases
  • Cross-Team Communication & Stakeholder Alignment – Act as the primary liaison for test-related activities, collaborating with TPMs, developers, and test teams
  • Test Strategy & Planning – Develop comprehensive test strategies, balancing manual and automated testing efforts
  • Test Automation & Infrastructure Maintenance – Drive automation initiatives, improving test coverage and efficiency in CI/CD pipelines
  • Process Improvements & ROI Optimization – Streamline testing workflows, improve debugging efficiency, and accelerate release cycles
  • SLT/PDTE Integration – Drive integration of DSP test cases into SLT/PDTE frameworks
  • Designed & developed the Fillmore Test Framework (FTA) independently
  • Led the Zuma Pro program to a successful SoC launch, managing a team of 2 FTEs and 5 TVCs
  • Driving LGA and MBU with a team size of 1 FTE and 5 TVCs
  • Enabled CI workflows for LGA using Guitar
  • Enhanced release testing processes for better efficiency
  • Tools Used: Buganizer, Guitar, Kokoro, Taskflow, Test Tracker, Estado, Visual Studio Code, Critique, Gerrit

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
Navi Mumbai
02.2016 - 08.2019
  • Worked on various projects, mainly leading the project and involved in test framework development, project management, test executions, reporting, and customer handling
  • Won 'Pat on Back' awards for showcasing excellence and 'Customer Delight' awards for maintaining excellent customer relations

Senior Testing Engineer

LionBridge Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
04.2012 - 01.2016
  • Worked as a single point of contact for HPE StoreOnce solutions testing project
  • Executed the solutions test cases as per the test plan and deliver the analysis report within the deadline
  • Hold review meetings with program team for discussion about the analysis, the takeaways, and improvement areas
  • Prepared technical documents and published them for user reference
  • Garnered various accolades and appreciations for my work in the project
  • Onsite visit to H3C office in Beijing, China

Associate Engineer

D-Link India Ltd.
Kurla, Mumbai
02.2010 - 03.2012
  • Pre-sales, post-sales, and technical support to customers
  • Provided technical training to juniors, D-Link partners, and enterprise customers
  • Involved in POCs to provide appropriate solutions to customers

CNOC Executive

Tata Communications (Formerly VSNL)
Mumbai
08.2008 - 03.2009
  • Monitored Backbone Links of VSNL including MPLS, IP, Voice, and UDCN Networks
  • Registered outages and performed first-level troubleshooting
  • Checked end-to-end connectivity of newly commissioned links

Software Engineer

Selec Controls Process Pvt. Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
12.2007 - 07.2008
  • Programming of firmware for PLCs and unit/system testing
  • Integrated code with master code and compiled the program

Technical Support Executive

Reliance BPO Ltd.
Navi Mumbai
06.2007 - 12.2007
  • Provided technical assistance for issues related to broadband and WiMAX
  • Troubleshot customer complaints and obtained FTR

Education

Executive MBA -

IIM-Vizag
01.2026

Bachelor’s Degree - Electronics Engineering

Mumbai University
01.2007

Skills

  • Test Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Test Engineering
  • Automation
  • Scripting
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Domain Knowledge
  • Manual Testing
  • Automated Testing
  • Agile
  • Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Test Framework Development

Timeline

Test Engineer / QA Lead

Google IT Services Pvt. Ltd.
12.2019 - Current

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
02.2016 - 08.2019

Senior Testing Engineer

LionBridge Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2012 - 01.2016

Associate Engineer

D-Link India Ltd.
02.2010 - 03.2012

CNOC Executive

Tata Communications (Formerly VSNL)
08.2008 - 03.2009

Software Engineer

Selec Controls Process Pvt. Ltd.
12.2007 - 07.2008

Technical Support Executive

Reliance BPO Ltd.
06.2007 - 12.2007

Executive MBA -

IIM-Vizag

Bachelor’s Degree - Electronics Engineering

Mumbai University
Praseeda Dharmarajan