Kandavalli Pradeep Kumar
Quality Engineering Manager|Experian|18+ Yrs|Proficient in Building QA/SDET Teams|Data&ETL Test Architect|Designing Test Frameworks, Strategy & Automation|ETL testing, BDD/ATDD,PowerBI, and Agile|Ex-OPTUM/UHG,Ex-Infosys|
- Role
- Quality Engineering - Lead People 1 at Experian
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kandavalli Pradeep Kumar
Detail-oriented and results-driven Quality Engineering experience of 18 years with 10+ years leading distributed engineering teams in transformational environmentsAs a QA leader, I lead and scale multi-discipline Full stack Engineering teams to deliver Unit Tests, Integration Test, End-to-End testing, Automation Testing solutions for Financial and healthcare data projects. I had led the QA, Power BI teams and DBA Teams as an S/W Engineering Manager.Honored to receive prestigious \"Vital Signs All Star Award (100 Managers out of Managers)\" from CEO of UnitedHealth Group (A Fortune 4th ranked Company in the world) in 2017.With around 18 years of experience in IT Testing Processes, QA Team Management, Quality Management, ETL Testing, Database Testing, and Test Automation, I bring proven success in driving continuous improvement initiatives and enabling early time to market, CI/CD, and cloud migration.I have strong experience in building new QA teams from Scratch, Architected and Improved QA Processes, Stakeholder Management, Vendor Management, Team Coaching.I have strong knowledge and expertise in ETL and BI testing tools and frameworks, such as SSIS, SSRS, Informatica, Talend, Power BI, and MicroStrategy. I also have experience in designing complex SQL queries based on the transformation rules and performing various types of testing, such as functional, integration, system, regression testing & Automation Testing. I have worked in both US and Brazilian healthcare domains, as well as the US & UK & I financial market domains. Currently working in Top Credit Rating Agency for the UK & I region.I am a certified Scrum Master and proficient in DevOps concepts and tools. I am passionate about delivering Quality and efficiency in Quality Engineering and Test Management and data solutions and empowering my team to achieve excellence and customer satisfaction.I am seeking opportunities where I can: Build and scale QE for technology-led organizations. Drive ETL Testing, Data Migration and Test Automation initiatives.Partner with leaders (CTOs, Heads of Engineering, Product Owners, Dev leads) to define quality and reliability into products from the scratch.If you are a recruiter or engineering leaders looking to strengthen your quality, I welcome the opportunity to connect and explore how my experience can support your goals.
Experience
Quality Engineering - Lead People 1
Aug 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Manager Quality Engg/Test Lead - Data Engineering/ETL/Data IngestionsFostering the QA processes - Established and Managing the Test Strategy and QA ProcessesLeading/Adopting the QA Mindset in the Full Stack Engineering developers (T shaped Development) for Testing activities.Leading the Unit, System, Integration, End to End Testing and Test Automation ActivitiesTest Driven Development(TDD)/Unit Test Automation/End to End Test AutomationWhole Team Approach - FSE - Peer review and Peer TestingShift left Testing ApproachTest Automation - Data Comparison Macros, Schema Validations Python Automation, Test Automation Framework with ETL Aperture Data Studio.GPTW/CSR/Employee Engagement SPOC
Education
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences, Visakhapatnam
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication
2004 — 2008
St Aloysius High School, Visakhapatnam
10th, Maths
1992 — 2002
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