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Srikanth Kakaraparthy

Srikanth Kakaraparthy

Quality Assurance
Bengaluru

Summary

Seasoned Software Tester offering 15 years of experience improving diverse software programs through diligent testing and analytical problem-solving. Familiar with coding different types of frameworks, drafting Test Plans/Test Strategies, writing reports on bugs, vulnerabilities and design issues.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead Engineer

ING Australia Via HCLTech
Bengaluru
11.2023 - Current
  • Able to deliver the IRB initiative in a short span including Test Plan & Strategy preparation, coordinating the testing & automation of all the functional as well as integration cases and also involved in PI planning, CDRs & DDRs and different security scans.
  • Developed a new child framework in Java from C# for the revamp of a workflow 2.0
  • Created & Maintained Pipelines in TFS for the above cases.
  • Expertise in adopting/fine-tuning the automation for better results or reducing the complexity or time taken for execution.
  • Led a team of 4 QA engineers coordinating the sprint activities as well as reviewing the automation code.
  • Oversaw the successful completion of multiple concurrent projects, balancing priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Lead SDET

Baker Hughes A Ge Via HCLTech
Bengaluru
04.2021 - 11.2023
  • Contributed to successful product launches with meticulous pre-release testing efforts.
  • Championed culture of quality within team through ongoing collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, tools, and techniques to ensure continued excellence in SDET practices.
  • Optimized test coverage for better product performance and reliability.
  • Shadowed Product Owner right from managing the product backlog, collaborating with the stakeholders as well as Development teams for gathering the requirements to convert them into Epics & User-stories to publishing the Release Notes to the Stake Holders.
  • Comfortably stepped into SME for product end-to-end and being single PoC for team, for any product-related queries.
  • Familiarized the concept of Docker & containers, AWS as the core product deals with containers and orchestration.
  • Expertise on planning Performance Strategies according to NFR requirements

QA Lead

Schneider Electric Via HCLTech
Bengaluru
09.2019 - 05.2020
  • Involved in developing hybrid-model framework for "Eco-Energy" flagship mobile application that is application for both Android as well as iOS.
  • Involved with multiple Stake-holders that includes Hardware, Firmware as well as Software teams across different locations for better understanding of the requirements and streamlining the release process.
  • Acted as a Scrum Master as I have prior experience in Agile-Scrum Methodology.

Technology Consultant (Freelance)

Sustain Impact
Bengaluru
04.2017 - 08.2019
  • Worked as a Product owner, Scrum Master as well as QA resource for testing the Power applications that supports P2P Power trading application

Senior Test Engineer

LinkedIn
Bengaluru
04.2013 - 12.2015
  • Visited US office to involve in Product planning & Design discussions and also part of Core-Framework Development team that involved in the integration of updating the results to the Test Management Tool.

Assistant Lead Test Engineer

GlobalLogic
Hyderabad
04.2011 - 03.2013
  • Being part of core-automation development in Ruby, involved in working the automation requirements of the client.

Senior QA Engineer

United Online Services
Hyderabad
01.2008 - 03.2011
  • Part of QA Team that involves in the development of different products such as Email Backend, Email on Web & Web Hosting Services.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics & Communications

Swarnandhra College of Engineering & Technology
Seetharampuram
07.2003 - 03.2007

Skills

Technical analysis

Product development

Project management

DevOps practices

Web security

Test plan development

Database testing

Regulatory compliance assurance

Cross-functional team collaboration

Survey design

System debugging

Data validation

Test automation proficiency

SOP writing

Security testing

Audit reporting

Timeline

Lead Engineer

ING Australia Via HCLTech
11.2023 - Current

Lead SDET

Baker Hughes A Ge Via HCLTech
04.2021 - 11.2023

QA Lead

Schneider Electric Via HCLTech
09.2019 - 05.2020

Technology Consultant (Freelance)

Sustain Impact
04.2017 - 08.2019

Senior Test Engineer

LinkedIn
04.2013 - 12.2015

Assistant Lead Test Engineer

GlobalLogic
04.2011 - 03.2013

Senior QA Engineer

United Online Services
01.2008 - 03.2011

B.Tech - Electronics & Communications

Swarnandhra College of Engineering & Technology
07.2003 - 03.2007
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