Saritha Bandi

🔍 End-to-End Expertise in Data and Analytics:

• Demonstrates strong hands-on and process knowledge across the full data lifecycle—from ingestion to insight.
• Skilled in data ingestion and loading using ETL (Informatica) and ELT pipelines across Big Data enterprise platforms.
• Managed daily data operations, including data loading, monitoring, and job scheduling via Autosys.
• Defined and implemented SQL-based data quality rules, conducted profiling and validation, and ensured data integrity.
• Developed data lineage, metadata documentation, and business rules aligned with governance frameworks.
• Led data defect identification, tracking, and resolution, supporting audit readiness, and remediation.
• Delivered Tableau and Power BI dashboards for trend analysis, risk visualization, and strategic insights.
• Cloud Migration Business Oversight and Leadership:
• Business Owner oversight of end-to-end AWS cloud migration, overseeing infrastructure and data modernization across EC2, S3, and RDS.
• Partnered with solution and data architects to design secure, scalable cloud-native solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and regulatory standards.
• Managed cross-functional teams including application developers, DevOps engineers, and data architects to re-platform legacy systems using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and CloudFormation. Ensured seamless data delivery pipelines and automated provisioning across environments.
• Led GCP migration efforts, coordinating infrastructure, data pipelines, and application modernization using Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and Dataflow.
• Oversaw orchestration via Cloud Composer and validated post-migration performance across dev, UAT, and production.

📊 Risk & Control Management

• Led RCSA (Risk Control Self-Assessment) and documented Significant Identified Issues (SII)
• Designed and implemented controls, developed Control Walkthrough Narratives, and Design Assessment Documentation
• Created Control Testing Procedures, defined Population Windows, and analyzed Test Results
• Managed Control Status Transitions in SHRP and supported EBCE and Compliance Audits
• Facilitated Self-Downgrade Processes and developed SOP documentation
• Applied COSO Framework for controls and audit reporting

🧬 Data Governance, Operations & Analytics

• Led Data Operations and Data Loads using ETL (Informatica) and ELT Big Data platforms
• Developed data mapping, lineage, and metadata documents
• Defined and implemented Data Quality rules using SQL and profiling tools
• Managed data migration from SQL to Hadoop using a shift-left approach
• Created and deployed Alteryx workflows for automation
• Built Tableau and Power BI dashboards for trend analysis and insights
• Worked on OFSAA and Axiom Regulatory Reporting for risk data integration

• Offshore Lead, November 2018 to January 2020 – Onshore Lead, and then as Offshore Lead.
• Worked in a team of 12 members onsite in a multivendor environment, maintaining good collaboration and acting as the point of contact for business testing-related activities.
• Attended workshops by traveling to business locations and venues while maintaining good trust factors with the business.
• I attended seminars for the projects voluntarily at guest locations and gained domain knowledge of the energy and utilities.
• I have worked on the Test Resources request proposal and provided input to the Test Manager with the resourcing and budget information accurately.
• I have prepared a test strategy, a test plan, and reports for sign-offs.
• Good at work management and delegation to onshore and offshore teams by proper planning.
• Proactively reached out to other related projects of the BM/NBM teams, gathered all the information required for the project, and presented it to the client, resulting in an award.
• Good at analyzing and providing significant information for system integrations on the ongoing projects, as well as their impacts and risks in a proactive way, which helps the team mitigate issues well before they arise.
• Well-maintained client relationships with business, NG project managers, and other stakeholders, and a quick response is being received from them for any concerns raised.
• Handling three projects with tight timelines, along with receiving recognition from the PM, I raised issues and risks well in advance in the project, which was appreciated by the Project Manager.
• Developed and maintained a collaborative environment with business and stakeholders over a shorter period, coming out of a challenging time facing stakeholders.
• I voluntarily researched all the documents and gained a good understanding of the applications, which I communicated back to the business, thereby building and improving trust factors.
• Received recognition and a reward from our client lead, and I have been awarded a quarterly award for customer eccentricity.

• Handling a team of five members and collaborating on work through proper delegation while acting as the Test Lead and one point of contact for the client as the Offshore Test Lead.
• Working on the Incentive Compensation management application, and validating data at back-end databases, ensuring data integrity between the source and target applications. Data validation between two applications has been validated using SQL.
• Data maps from Prestage to Stage validations.
• Unix logs monitoring and finding causes for any exceptions or failures of data loads.
• Contributed to product roadmap discussions by providing expert input on quality concerns related to proposed features or enhancements.
• SQL queries validating quality and quantity checks.
• Jobs scheduling is required for the period of the test given.
• Test Management Activities Using QC11.
• Understanding the wireframes, making test estimations, planning, execution, and defect reporting tasks.
• Data loads across different lines of business are being taken care of.
• Active participation in the client calls by adjusting to U.S. time shifts.
• Involving in walkthroughs.
• Understanding the wireframes and preparing test scenarios.
• Questionnaire sessions with the client and development teams.
• On understanding the client requirements and interacting with onsite functional analysts and business owners directly for issues.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of software components.
• Championed the adoption of Agile methodologies within the organization, facilitating communication between developers and testers for faster delivery cycles.