Ganesh Rathlavath
Columbus,OH
Summary
Results-driven Senior Tester / Test Lead with over 9 years of experience in testing large enterprise and government systems in healthcare, banking, and public sectors. Expertise in test planning, acceptance criteria, and defect management. Skilled in leading test efforts, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring compliance with business and regulatory standards within Agile and SDLC/STLC frameworks.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Functional Test Lead
Synechron
Columbus, Ohio
04.2025 - 01.2026
- Owned QA delivery for a team of 14 developers including test strategy, defect triage, and sign-off.
- Defined test plans, acceptance criteria, and testing approach for complex enterprise applications.
- Executed functional, system, integration, and UAT testing across multiple upstream and downstream systems.
- Analyzed BRDs, FRDs, and user stories to design detailed test scenarios and test cases.
- Coordinated testing activities with application teams, program managers, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely delivery.
- Supported Test Lead in estimating testing efforts, scheduling tasks, and tracking discrepancies between estimated and actuals.
- Conducted structured walkthrough and inspections to resolve functional gaps early.
- Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution.
- Maintained RTM to ensure full requirement-to-test coverage.
- Performed regression, smoke, and sanity testing for all releases.
- Supported UAT sign-off, production validation, and post-release verification.
- Compiled test execution reports, defect metrics, and release readiness status to facilitate informed decision-making.
QA Functional Test Engineer
Deloitte
, USA
12.2021 - 08.2023
- Designed and executed functional, integration, regression, and UAT test cases for a mission-critical system supporting 300K+ users.
- Validated end-to-end workflows, compliance rules, reporting, and notifications, ensuring system reliability and adherence to standards.
- Maintained RTM to guarantee comprehensive coverage of business and regulatory requirements.
- Logged, tracked, and re-tested defects, ensuring release readiness.
- Coordinated testing activities with business analysts, developers, and product owners.
- Supported production deployments, validated go-live processes, and conducted post-release testing to confirm system stability.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
QA Functional Tester
Infosys Limited
, USA
03.2018 - 12.2021
- Performed end-to-end functional testing for enterprise healthcare web and mobile applications.
- Developed and maintained test cases, test scenarios, and test data aligned with business workflows.
- Planned and controlled test environments for system and UAT phases, ensuring readiness for testing.
- Coordinated release testing and installation validation, facilitating smooth go-live process.
- Conducted test inspections, walkthroughs, and defect reviews.
- Logged and tracked defects, risks, and action items, ensuring resolution before release.
- Worked directly with business users to validate acceptance criteria and requirements.
- Supported UAT cycles, coordinating execution, defect triage, and sign-off.
- Mentored junior testers and improved testing standards and practices.
- Led functional, system, regression, and UAT testing for large-scale banking applications.
- Planned and executed test cycles across SIT, UAT, and pre-production environments.
- Coordinated testing across onsite and offshore teams.
- Conducted defect triage meetings, resolving issues collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Ensured compliance with banking regulations, security, and data accuracy standards.
- Performed formal Test Lead responsibilities for large and complex implementations.
- Mentored junior testers on functional testing methodologies and best practices.
QA Functional Test A
Accenture Solutions Private Limited
Hyderabad, India
09.2014 - 01.2018
- Executed manual functional and regression testing for enterprise and digital platforms.
- Performed cross-browser and end-to-end system testing.
- Validated business rules, transactions, and reporting modules.
- Documented defects with clear reproduction steps and expected vs actual results, facilitating effective communication with development teams.
- Automated functional and regression testing using Selenium and Postman.
- Reduced manual testing effort by ~75% through automation and log analysis.
- Supported production releases and post-deployment validation.
- Collaborated with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to resolve production issues and validate fixes, ensuring system reliability and performance.
- Conducted rigorous testing on petroleum applications, ensuring seamless operation of point-of-contact services.
- Partnered with Hotstar’s SRE team to perform API validation, log analysis, and production health checks.
- Integrated Grafana dashboards for real-time monitoring and proactive troubleshooting.
- Analyzed Linux system and application logs to detect anomalies and performance bottlenecks.
- Identified key operational KPIs and developed executive dashboards supporting data-driven decisions.
- Designed and implemented automated analytics and reporting dashboards for enhanced fraud detection and expedited incident analysis.
- Supported high-availability platforms serving millions of global users.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
05.2014
Master of Science - Data Analytics
Clark University
12.2024
Skills
- Test Planning & Acceptance Criteria
- Test Standards
- Procedures & Process Improvement
- Entry / Exit Criteria Definition
- Test Estimation
- Scheduling & ETC Tracking
- Test Environment Planning
- Setup & Control
- Functional Testing
- System Testing
- Integration Testing
- UAT Testing
- Inspections
- Structured Walkthrough
- Reviews
- Defect Management
- Risk Management
- Action Item Management
- Release Testing
- Installation Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- Sanity Testing
- Requirements Analysis
- Traceability Matrix
- Coverage Analysis
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- User Collaboration
- Test Lead Responsibilities
- Team Lead Responsibilities
- Agile
- Scrum
- Waterfall
- SDLC
- STLC
- Test Management
- Leadership Expertise
- Product Test Plans
- Scope Definition
- Acceptance Criteria Definition
- Testing Standards
- Guidelines
- Procedures
- Test Environment Control
- Issue Resolution
- Test Execution Coordination
- Time Estimates
- Work Plans
- ETC Tracking
- Delivery Status Reporting
- Issue Tracking
- Risk Mitigation
- Dependency Management
- Release Installation Procedures
- Validation
- Mentoring
- Enhancing Testing Skills
- Domain Knowledge
Timeline
QA Functional Test Lead
Synechron
04.2025 - 01.2026
QA Functional Test Engineer
Deloitte
12.2021 - 08.2023
QA Functional Tester
Infosys Limited
03.2018 - 12.2021
QA Functional Test A
Accenture Solutions Private Limited
09.2014 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
Master of Science - Data Analytics
Clark University