Ramu Gattu
Hyderabad
Summary
IT professional with 15+ years of experience in Software Testing, Agile Delivery, and Project Management, including 10 years with HSBC across Retail, Digital, and Core Banking domains. Skilled in Automation Testing, API Testing, Mainframe/AS400 Validation, Release Management, and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub. Experienced in Agile/Scrum delivery, stakeholder management, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and stable releases across global markets.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Consultant Specialist
HSBC Technology India (Part of HSBC Global Bank)
Hyderabad, India
06.2019 - Current
Roles & Responsibilities
- Enhanced Selenium WebDriver POM automation framework to improve testing efficiency and reliability.
- Designed and executed behavior-driven development (BDD) automation scripts to enhance testing efficiency and software quality.
- Executed cross-browser and parallel execution testing utilizing BrowserStack and Jenkins.
- Developed automation scripts for new features and optimized existing automation suites.
- Diagnosed automation failures and enhanced regression suite stability and framework efficiency.
- Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, ensuring efficient software delivery and version control through Git.
- Analyzed data flows and performed database validation by leveraging complex SQL queries for accuracy.
- Analyzed test results and documented defects during regression testing to support quality assurance processes.
- Exposure On API automation using REST Assured libraries
- Engaged in PI planning discussions to prioritize and clarify backlog items for APAC, NA, and UAE regions.
- Provided accurate estimations for functional and automation testing to enhance project planning efficiency.
- Oversaw collaboration among six team members to enhance functional and automation testing processes.
- Performed requirement analysis, scope understanding, backlog grooming, and guided teams on BDD scenarios, use cases, and automation implementation
- Oversaw defect management activities across diverse markets as a defect coordinator.
- Prepared Test Plans, Test Strategies, and conducted walkthrough sessions with stakeholders
- Facilitated collaboration among business UAT product owners, project managers, and downstream technical teams.
- Coordinated collaborative discussions on issue analysis, troubleshooting, and test results to enhance technical solutions.
- Collaborated with Scrum Masters to drive implementation of Agile best practices.
- Facilitated daily scrum calls and supported user acceptance testing discussions. Organized stakeholder meetings to foster collaboration and communication. Assisted in tracking project delivery progress to meet goals.
- Facilitated knowledge transfer sessions and cross-training programs to enhance team capabilities.
- Managed test data preparation, reporting dashboards, Jira/Confluence metrics, and delivery presentations
- Ensured smooth coordination within teams to deliver stable and high-quality releases
QA Lead / SME – RSA Insurance
NTT Data Global Services
Hyderabad, India
02.2017 - 06.2019
- Test Management & Co-Ordination, Test Artifacts Preparation & Maintenance
- Test Automation – Scripting & Pack Maintenance
- Release Co-ordination
SQAE / Enterprise Revenue Management Suit
Model N
Hyderabad
04.2015 - 01.2017
- Test Management & Co-Ordination, Test Artifacts Preparation & Maintenance
- Played as Functional SME of Cloud Based Model N Revenue Management Suit (Contracting, Rebates & Sales)
- Running Regression Packs & Automation Maintenance
Sr. QA Engineer (HSBC Global Bank)
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd.
09.2009 - 04.2015
Education
B. Tech - Computer Science Engineer
JNTU affiliated Collage (Indur Institute of Engineering Collage)
Skills
- Automation Testing using Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD & Page Object Model (POM) Framework
- Writing BDD Scenarios using Gherkin and implementing automation from scratch
- SQL Query Writing and Data Validation using Query 400 & IBM Access Client
- Core Banking Knowledge including HSBC Universal Banking (HUB), Mainframe & AS/400 Validation
- Cross-Browser Testing & Parallel Execution using Browser Stack and Jenkins Pipeline
- Strong Core Java Programming and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts
- API Automation Testing using REST Assured and Cucumber BDD
- Web Element Identification using XPath
- Version Control & Build Tools using Git, Maven and Eclipse IDE
- Exposure on Mobile App Testing and Automation using Appium
- Test Management & Agile Tools: Jira, Confluence, HP Quality Center, Swagger
- Test Planning, Test Strategy Preparation & Testing Documentation
- Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Splunk Log Validation
- Strong Agile & Scrum Delivery Experience with good understanding of Agile Principles
Accomplishments
- HSBC Circle of Excellence
- HSBC Pat on the back
- HSBC Pioneer of the Quarter- Team Award
Certification
- ISTQB Certified Tester
- Oracle Java SE8 Programmer
- AWS Solution Architect
- Databricks Associate Developer
- ISTQB Certificate
- Linked In Certifications on API Testing Foundations, Python
Timeline
Consultant Specialist
HSBC Technology India (Part of HSBC Global Bank)
06.2019 - Current
QA Lead / SME – RSA Insurance
NTT Data Global Services
02.2017 - 06.2019
SQAE / Enterprise Revenue Management Suit
Model N
04.2015 - 01.2017
Sr. QA Engineer (HSBC Global Bank)
Cybage Software Pvt Ltd.
09.2009 - 04.2015
B. Tech - Computer Science Engineer
JNTU affiliated Collage (Indur Institute of Engineering Collage)