Geetha Kalavalapalli

About Geetha Kalavalapalli

Strategic technology and engineering leader, driving enterprise-scale transformation programs across cloud, platform modernization, and DevOps initiatives. I partner with global stakeholders across engineering, operations, and business to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions, optimize costs, and enable operational excellence. I have built and led global engineering and automation organizations, driving shift-left quality, CI/CD enablement, and portfolio-level execution, equipping teams to deliver faster, more reliably, and at scale. At TriNet, I currently lead AI-enabled transformation initiatives within DevOps and participate in AI Champions and Process & Change committees, shaping organizational strategy and driving adoption of modern practices. I am pursuing a Post Graduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Business Applications at UT Austin to further strengthen my technical expertise and leadership in AI-driven enterprise transformation. I am passionate about leading complex, cross-functional programs, enabling technology and platform transformation, and driving measurable business outcomes.

Experience

1. Staff Technical Program Manager, Quality Engineering Lead

   TriNet

   Aug 2016 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As a Staff Technical Program Manager at TriNet, I lead end-to-end delivery of major modernization initiatives across cloud, infrastructure, and application layers. I drive strategic planning and portfolio prioritization for large-scale programs, including OCI and RHEL-to-OEL migrations. I executed multi-release upgrades across PeopleSoft, Tomcat, Corretto, RabbitMQ, Apache, and Redis, while migrating legacy servers to OEL. These efforts, including an Intel-to-AMD processor transition and decommissioning of legacy OCVS and RHEL servers, resulted in annual operational cost savings over $500K. I also led the transition of 270+ applications to a modern CI/CD pipeline, significantly improving deployment efficiency and operational consistency.As a Quality Engineering Lead, I led the TriNet-Cloud Applications teams across the US, India, and Vietnam defining long-term QE strategy, driving portfolio-level planning for automation initiatives, and guiding the re-architecture of automation from Robot to TestNG. I implemented Playwright for shift-left testing, enabled mobile automation, and integrated the full test suite into CI/CD with strong metrics and governance. I successfully delivered the re-architecture and test automation for key platforms, defined comprehensive API and UI automation strategies, and aligned global teams to ensure consistent, high-quality releases for critical applications such as TriNet’s New Hire Platform, Client Onboarding workflow, Vertical Branding, and TriNet Admin Apps.As part of my technical leadership, I conducted code reviews for automation frameworks, API/UI test suites, and internal QE tools—ensuring scalable, maintainable, and high-quality automation across distributed teams.In addition to my QE leadership responsibilities, I served as a Scrum Master, facilitating Agile ceremonies, improving team velocity, removing blockers, and strengthening cross-functional collaboration.

Education

• Acharya Nagarjuna University

  Masters in Computer Applications, Computer Science

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Post Graduation in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning: Business Applications, Artificial Intelligence

  2025 — 2026