Praveen Mekala
Hyderabad
Summary
Accomplished Senior QA Engineer / Module Lead with 7+ years of experience in manual and automation testing for web and mobile applications. Expertise in Selenium automation with Java, TestNG, and Maven, including building automated regression and smoke test suites. Led QA teams through end-to-end testing cycles, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to enhance software quality in Agile/Scrum environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Module Lead - Systems
Mphasis Ltd.
Hyderabad
04.2025 - Current
- T-Mobile US, Inc. is a leading U.S. telecom company offering wireless voice, messaging, and data services. The project focused on Demand Planning and Forecasting under the Elevate o9 platform.
- Performed end-to-end testing of Demand Planning processes focusing on forecast generation for NPI (New Product Introduction) and BAU (Business-As-Usual) scenarios.
- Executed end-to-end testing workflows, validated forecast accuracy, ensured data integrity across integrated systems.
- Designed and maintained test plans, test cases, and test data in Tosca based on functional and business requirements.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts and Developers to review requirements, identify gaps, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Conducted regression, system integration, and functional testing, tracking defects through the entire lifecycle until closure.
- Generated comprehensive test execution and summary reports to communicate test results and quality metrics to stakeholders.
- Suggested and implemented process improvements that enhanced test efficiency and reduced manual testing effort.
Senior QA / QA Lead
Tilicho Labs LLP
Visakhapatnam
05.2018 - 04.2025
- Managed the entire QA cycle including requirement analysis, test planning, and execution.
- Developed and executed Selenium automation scripts using Java and TestNG for critical regression scenarios.
- Automated key functional flows using Selenium WebDriver with Java, reducing manual regression effort.
- Implemented Page Object Model (POM) to improve test maintainability and reusability.
- Achieved 95% test coverage through structured test case design.
- Led a QA team of 4 testers for web and mobile app testing.
- Conducted functional, regression, and usability testing.
- Conducted cross-platform testing across Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, iOS, and Android.
- Performed API testing using Postman and validated end-to-end transaction flows.
- Integrated Selenium UI automation with API validations, enhancing end-to-end data consistency.
- Designed API and E2E test plans for financial workflows.
- Created standardized tracking workflow, improving defect turnaround time.
- Collaborated with developers to improve feature testability.
- Created dynamic test data for EMI and interest calculations using Google Sheets.
- Performed locked-down mode and performance testing ensuring system stability.
- Tested Tokbox/OpenTalk-based video streaming functionalities.
- Automated web-based flows using Selenium WebDriver, covering login, scheduling, and session launch scenarios.
- Designed and executed test plans and test cycles ensuring seamless streaming.
- Reported and managed defects using Trello for efficient resolution.
- Used JIRA and Confluence for issue tracking and documentation.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
JNTUH
Khammam01.2012
Skills
- Automation testing and Selenium WebDriver
- Java programming
- TestNG and Maven
- Page Object Model (POM)
- Data-driven and regression testing
- Manual and functional testing
- API testing
- Version control with Git
- Tosca test automation
- TestRail management
- JIRA and Confluence collaboration
- Cross-platform testing strategies
- Agile methodologies and Scrum practices
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Telugu
Native
Native
Affiliations
Participated in software testing hackathons, contributing to test planning, execution, and defect identification under time-bound conditions.
Timeline
Module Lead - Systems
Mphasis Ltd.
04.2025 - Current
Senior QA / QA Lead
Tilicho Labs LLP
05.2018 - 04.2025
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
JNTUH