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PRIYA RAMALINGAM

PRIYA RAMALINGAM

Erode,TN

Summary

Results-driven Quality Assurance Lead with over 8 years of experience in software testing within the insurance, pharmaceutical, and life sciences sectors at Accenture. Demonstrates expertise in leading geographically distributed QA teams, planning comprehensive test strategies, and executing both manual and automated testing using tools such as UFT and Katalon Studio. Highly skilled in remote collaboration, Agile methodologies, and cross-functional coordination, ensuring seamless project execution. Proven track record of delivering high-quality software releases through meticulous documentation, strategic test planning, and effective defect management utilizing HP ALM, Azure DevOps, Polarion, and GitHub.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Assurance Team Lead

NovoNordisk
01.2024 - Current
  • Leading a team of QA analysts in delivering high-quality software across regulated domains
  • Acted as the key point of contact for all QA deliverables, status reporting, and stakeholder communication in remote delivery models.
  • Mentoring and coaching junior testers in test design techniques, best practices, and tool usage, Conducted peer reviews for test cases and test documents.
  • Managed end-to-end test lifecycle using Azure DevOps from requirement traceability, test planning, execution, to defect tracking.
  • Led defect triage meetings with developers, BAs, and product owners to prioritize and resolve issues efficiently
  • Played a key role in release readiness assessments, providing go/no-go recommendations based on QA sign-off criteria and test exit reports.
  • Coached and motivated 12-person QA team to develop competencies.

Senior Software Engineer - Test Automation Team Lead

Clario
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Led testing activities and regression testing activities during Major & Minor releases. Handled GitHub repositories for version control and merging automation test scripts and Polarion for Test Management.
  • Delivered final validation summary reports post release.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict deadlines and high-quality standards.
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of development work, facilitating knowledge sharing among team members.
  • Regularly reviewed peers'' code contributions, offering constructive feedback to enhance overall product quality.

Senior Engineer - Senior Software Engineer

Pfizer - Revenue Management
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Designed test scenarios, Manual and Automation Test scripts, defect Management , Execution.
  • Ensured 100% traceability and compliance using ALM.

Associate

AllState Insurance
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Executed manual and automation test cases for policy management workflows.
  • Established strong relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Played an integral role in completing successful project changes by coordinating tasks among team members while adhering closely to established timelines.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Sri Krishna College of Technology
Coimbatore
08-2017

Skills

  • Testing Types: Functional, Regression, End-to-End, Validation Testing, Test Environment Setup
  • Test Management Tools: HP ALM, Azure DevOps (ADO), Polarion
  • Automation Tools: UFT, Katalon Studio
  • Version Control: GitHub (code merge & maintenance)
  • Documentation: Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Traceability Matrix, Final Validation Reports
  • QA Leadership: Team management, mentoring, stakeholder communication
  • Collaboration: Agile/Scrum , Waterfall

Language

English
Tamil

Work Availability

monday
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Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 12 in the development of Clario.
  • Achieved 1st place in Pfizer Ignite Innovation Contest for Integrating the Task To do Dashboard in Microsoft Teams

Timeline

Quality Assurance Team Lead

NovoNordisk
01.2024 - Current

Senior Software Engineer - Test Automation Team Lead

Clario
01.2022 - 01.2024

Senior Engineer - Senior Software Engineer

Pfizer - Revenue Management
01.2019 - 01.2022

Associate

AllState Insurance
01.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Sri Krishna College of Technology
PRIYA RAMALINGAM