Deepika Reddy

About Deepika Reddy

I am passionate about developing high-quality products with less time to market. My focus…

Experience

1. Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

   Morningstar

   Apr 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   With progressive responsibilities, accountable for leading the design, implementation, and scaling of robust automation frameworks. Provided cross-team leadership for launching product releases. Mentored junior team members. Maximized test coverage, reduced manual regression efforts, ensured system reliability across environments, and improved collaboration between QA, DevOps, and development teams• Spearheaded test strategy and planning for API and Web platforms, covering smoke, regression, and UAT resulting in 80%+ regression coverage and 100% automation of critical workflows.• Designed and implemented automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript ensuring consistent test coverage across sprint and release cycles.• Integrated automation into CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time from 3 hours to 15 minutes and ensuring environment consistency.• Provided cross-team leadership for launching product releases, aligning QA, DevOps, and engineering teams for seamless and timely go-lives.• Managed QA artifacts including test plans, traceability matrices, execution logs, and test reports to support audit readiness and knowledge sharing.• Mentored junior QA engineers, providing guidance on automation best practices, test design, and troubleshooting strategies to strengthen overall team capability.• Promoted a collaborative testing culture through active participation in Scrum events and Agile ceremonies, enhancing visibility and stakeholder alignment.

Education

• Visvesvaraya Technological University

  Bachelor of Engineering - BS / BE