Srinivasan Sakthivel
Bangalore
Summary
QA leader with 10.5+ years of experience owning Quality engineering, Test automation, and Release excellence in fast-paced product environments. Proven track record of building and mentoring high-performing QA teams, defining scalable test strategies, and partnering with engineering and product leadership to deliver reliable, business-critical software at scale. Experienced in AI-assisted testing, CI/CD-driven quality, and metrics-based decision making.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
QA & Release Manager
EpiFi Technologies PVT LTD
Bangalore
09.2021 - Current
- Lead and manage a 15+ member QA organization across Manual, Automation, and Release functions.
- Defined end-to-end QA strategy aligned with business goals and rapid release cycles.
- Introduced AI-based locator discovery and self-healing automation, significantly reducing flaky test failures.
- Built and optimized automation frameworks, improving regression efficiency and coverage.
- Implemented CI-integrated testing pipelines, cutting manual effort by ~75%.
- Established QA metrics dashboards for leadership visibility and release risk assessment.
- Collaborated closely with Product, Engineering, and DevOps to ensure predictable, high-quality releases.
Lead Test Engineer
Logitech
Chennai
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Led QA efforts for the Logitech Playmaster project.
- Designed and maintained Selenium + Python automation suites.
- Mentored engineers and enforced automation best practices.
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Scientific Games PVT LTD
Chennai
08.2015 - 03.2021
- Delivered automation and API testing using BDD frameworks.
- Played a key role in large-scale platform rewrites and backend validation.
- Recognized with Rockstar Award and Retention Bonus for high-impact contributions.
- Owned end-to-end quality and integration for 10+ products.
Education
B.E - Electronics and Communication Engineer
College of Engineering, Anna University
Guindy05.2015
Skills
- QA Strategy, Test Governance & Resource Planning
- Release Readiness, Risk Assessment & Go/No-Go Decisions
- Stakeholder Management & Cross-functional Collaboration
- Test Automation Framework Design (Selenium, Appium, Python)
- AI-Assisted Test Automation & Self-Healing Strategies
- API & Backend Testing (Postman, SoapUI, BDD)
- Programming Languages: Python, Java, Kotlin
- CI/CD Integration & Release Management
- Performance Testing (JMeter) & SQL
- Team Leadership, Mentoring & Stakeholder Management
- Hiring, Onboarding & Performance Reviews
Hobbies and Interests
- Badminton
- Traveling
Languages
- English
- Tamil
- Hindi
Timeline
QA & Release Manager
EpiFi Technologies PVT LTD
09.2021 - Current
Lead Test Engineer
Logitech
03.2021 - 09.2021
Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Scientific Games PVT LTD
08.2015 - 03.2021
B.E - Electronics and Communication Engineer
College of Engineering, Anna University