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Sathyanarayana Devulapally

Sathyanarayana Devulapally

HYDERABAD

Summary

Dynamic Test Manager with a proven track record at ITC InfoTech, leading teams to achieve over 90% on-time project delivery. Expert in Cypress and Playwright, I drive automation initiatives that enhance productivity and stakeholder satisfaction. My strong leadership and communication skills foster collaboration, ensuring quality and efficiency in every project.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Cypress Automation Lead

Centific Global Solutions
Hyderabad
02.2023 - Current
  • Led a team of 10 automation engineers, providing mentorship, code reviews, and implementing best practices, resulting in a 15% improvement in team productivity.
  • Introduced Cypress dashboards and reporting tools (Mochawesome, Allure), providing stakeholders with real-time insights into test results and defect trends.
  • Reduced flaky tests by 50% by implementing robust selectors, retry mechanisms, and dynamic wait strategies in Cypress.
  • Saved 200+ hours annually by automating repetitive manual test cases using Cypress.
  • Integrated Cypress with CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI enabling automated test execution and reducing manual intervention by 50%.

Test Manager

ITC InfoTech India Pvt. Ltd.
Hyderabad
02.2018 - 02.2023
  • Led a high-performing team of 20+ test engineers fostering collaboration and achieving a more than 90% on-time project delivery rate.
  • Introduced a test automation framework, reducing regression testing time by 40% and enabling faster release cycles.
  • Achieved 98% test coverage for a critical enterprise application, ensuring zero critical defects in production.
  • Streamlined resource allocation, reducing idle time by 15% and improving team productivity.
  • Improved stakeholder satisfaction by 30% through transparent communication and regular progress updates
  • Implemented shift-left testing practices, reducing defect resolution time by 30% and improving collaboration between development and testing teams
  • Minimized production downtime by 50% through comprehensive end-to-end testing and proactive risk management.
  • Hands-on experience on Playwright for e2e test framework for AngularJS and Used Docker container to run parallel test in AWS and create disposable infrastructure.

Project Lead (Performance Testing)

Hitachi Consulting
Hyderabad
10.2016 - 05.2017
  • Defined performance testing requirements, including load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing, aligned with business goals and SLAs.
  • Identified and resolved numerous critical performance bottlenecks (memory leaks, db deadlocks, API responses) improving response time by 40%.
  • Established key performance metrics (e.g., response time, throughput, error rates) and created dashboards for real-time monitoring and reporting.
  • Mentored team members on performance testing best practices, tools, and techniques, resulting in improved team productivity and skill levels.
  • Played a key role in the successful delivery of Very high-traffic applications, ensuring they met performance SLAs and handled peak loads without degradation.
  • Involved in the calculation of ROI on an increment level & created an artifact for an organization
  • Having extensive experience with architected, agile/scrum, and QA processes, as well as expertise in test management analysis.

Technical Lead

Unisys India Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
08.2009 - 06.2016
  • Defined and tracked key quality metrics (defect density, test coverage, escape rate), leading to 20% improvement in product quality.
  • Introduced risk-based testing strategies, prioritizing critical test cases and reducing regression testing time by 40%.
  • Led the testing and delivery of a large-scale software system, completing it two months ahead of schedule.
  • Conducted training sessions on specific tools/technologies (e.g., Selenium, SoapUI, CI/CD) to upskill team members, resulting in improved productivity and faster onboarding
  • Developed and maintained 1000 automated test scripts, enabling continuous integration & delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to run efficiently
  • Create and execute automation testing plans, strategies, matrices and reports that align with project goals and objectives
  • Partnered with product managers to refine acceptance criteria, ensuring alignment between business requirements and test cases
  • Reduced testing costs by 40% through the adoption of open-source tools and optimization of testing processes.
  • Selenium: Automated E-Comm web application
  • Implemented Frameworks
  • Appium: Handling the scenarios like swipe, scroll, zoom, touch, drags & drops
  • RestAPI: Update the framework with helper methods to develop scripts
  • MAVEN Experience with MAVEN for writing build.xmls & pom.xmls

Consultant (Test Lead)

Capgemini (I) Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
03.2006 - 03.2009
  • Conducted root cause analysis for customer-reported issues, leading to a 20% reduction in repeat defects.
  • Involved in Effort Estimates for upcoming projects to facilitate new business generation and manage timely delivery as per quality standards.
  • Presented test strategies and results to senior management, gaining approval for additional resources and tools.
  • Established key quality metrics (defect density, test coverage, etc.) and implemented dashboards for real-time monitoring.

Education

MBA - Finance

Institute of Computers & Business Management
Hyderabad, TG, India
06.1998

P.G.D.C.A. - C, C++, ORACLE

Indian Institute Computer Informatics
Hyderabad, TG, India
07.1996

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Kakatiya University
Warangal, TG, India
01.1995

Skills

  • Cypress
  • Playwright
  • Selenium/Appium
  • RestAPI
  • SoapUI/Postman
  • LoadRunner/JMeter
  • JavaScript/Typescript
  • JAVA
  • Kafka
  • NewRelic
  • Platform Science
  • JIRA/SQL Server
  • TestNG/MAVEN
  • Docker/JENKINS
  • GitLab
  • GraphQL

Certification

  • Generative AI Overview for Project Managers, PMI, 2025
  • Certified with Cucumber BDD, Automation Testing, 2024
  • Generative AI in Software Testing, Udemy, 2024
  • Scrum Fundamental Certified Credential, SCRUM Study, 2016
  • Prince 2 (Foundation + Practitioner), APMG-International, 2013
  • Financial Markets: A Beginner's Module, NCFM Institute, 2008

Websites

Languages

  • English, Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
  • Hindi, Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
  • Telugu, Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Bold Profile

https://bold.pro/my/sathya-narayana/664r

Projects

• MASTERY – SCM Tool, Mastery Group, Supply Chain Management 

• PLATO – Planning Tool, Colruyt Group, Retail & BarCode Reader

• TFS – Toyota Financial Services, Hitachi, Banking & Finance 

• UNILEVER– Unilever Social Project, UGSI, Social Media Project

• InfoImage – CMS, Content Management & SCM Tools

• CARGO – LMS -Next Generation, Aviation 

• NZTA – Application Management Services,Transportation

• 21stCentury, ACIC, AIG - 21st Century Insurance., P&C Insurance

• DMS - Discover Financial Services, Cards 

Additional Information

Always open to conversation, networking with like-minded professionals/discussing prospects.

Timeline

Cypress Automation Lead

Centific Global Solutions
02.2023 - Current

Test Manager

ITC InfoTech India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2018 - 02.2023

Project Lead (Performance Testing)

Hitachi Consulting
10.2016 - 05.2017

Technical Lead

Unisys India Pvt. Ltd
08.2009 - 06.2016

Consultant (Test Lead)

Capgemini (I) Pvt. Ltd
03.2006 - 03.2009

MBA - Finance

Institute of Computers & Business Management

P.G.D.C.A. - C, C++, ORACLE

Indian Institute Computer Informatics

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Kakatiya University

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