Suneel Kumar Pagadala

About Suneel Kumar Pagadala

Dynamic and results-driven professional with extensive experience in performance engineering and automation testing, targeting to leverage expertise in technical management and strategic leadership within the medical imaging and life sciences sectors.PROFILE SUMMARY Seasoned IT leader with 19 years of experience driving Software Quality Engineering, Test Automation, and Performance Engineering across Life Sciences, Healthcare, and Enterprise IT domains. Proven track record in leading large QA organizations, managing teams of 30+ SDET engineers, and delivering end-to-end quality ownership for enterprise product suites. Forward-focused QA Specialist: leveraged skills in end-to-end project planning and implementation from scope management, to activity sequencing, effort & cost estimation, risk analysis to quality management in line with companies guidelines and norms Expertise in defining enterprise-wide Test Strategies, QA frameworks, and Performance Engineering Centers of Excellence (CoE) to achieve scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency. Strong background in Quality Process Governance, GxP compliance, and SDLC audits for regulated industries, ensuring audit-ready systems in line with global standards. Adept at cloud adoption and DevOps practices, including building Azure CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, performance monitoring, and resource provisioning. Skilled in Automation Architecture, designing frameworks for diverse technology landscapes (PaaS, SaaS, APIs, PowerApps, Web, Windows, Mainframes). Experienced in Product Quality Leadership, collaborating with Product Owners, Architects, and Developers to deliver high-performance, secure, and scalable applications. Recognized people leader and mentor, with strong focus on employee development, organizational alignment, and implementing win-win strategies for individuals and business growth. Accomplished in delivery management, balancing client expectations, cost efficiency, and high-quality outcomes across multi-product enterprise portfolios.

Experience

1. Director

   Endpoint Clinical

   Apr 2026 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Oversee testing processes for study delivery, promoting efficient practices, high-quality standards, and consistency across accounts.Establish and monitor metrics to assess testing performance, focusing on both speed and quality of delivery; manage the department to meet or exceed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through systemic monitoring, review, and reporting.Collaborate with leadership to analyze testing metrics, identify trends, and recommend solutions for continuous process improvement, especially in automation.Implement the organization’s automation testing strategy to optimize timelines and enhance quality, ensuring alignment with critical success factors and ongoing collaboration with leadership.Lead the adoption and integration of automation testing tools and frameworks across projects.Develop internal relationships to coordinate and address issues related to overflow capacity and future capacity plans.Act as a point of escalation for client issues, working collaboratively to identify and implement resolutions.Support process improvement initiatives, focusing on procedures for the design, automation, and delivery of software, including identifying opportunities for automation and streamlining.Provide leadership and management to ensure the Testing & Validation team achieves organizational and individual goals.Foster a positive, results-oriented work environment, promoting teamwork and open communication.Oversee the hiring and onboarding process for new team members.Mentor and provide training oversight to the Testing team, including Lead Testers, with an emphasis on automation skills.Standardize and enhance testing uniformity and automation practices across the organization.Travel as needed to support customer meetings and other business needs

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Javascript
• Microsoft Azure
• Testing
• Sql
• Performance Testing
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development
• Business Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Hp Quicktest Professional (Qtp)
• Sdlc
• Selenium Testing
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Xml
• Specflow
• Cucumber
• Software Project Management
• Web Services
• Loadrunner
• Design Performance Testing Strategy for Enterprise Applications