Gayathri Prathyusha L
Mount Pleasant
Summary
Senior software test engineer with proven success at Infosys in project planning and cross-functional collaboration. Initiated projects that increased team productivity by 35% while effectively managing risks and stakeholder relationships. Expertise in CI/CD practices and enhancing communication within global teams, ensuring high-quality software delivery. Strong background in both manual and automated testing, with a focus on thorough quality assurance evaluations and complex software deployments.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Test Engineer(Project Lead)
Infosys
Hyderabad
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Led end-to-end delivery of multiple high-priority initiatives for a global mobile banking platform, coordinating cross-functional teams across India, UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
- Coordinated daily execution across engineering, QA, product, and operations teams, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of project initiatives.
- Identified, tracked, and mitigated project risks, issues, and dependencies, proactively escalating blockers and supporting corrective action planning.
- Acted as a key liaison between stakeholders and delivery teams, ensuring clear communication, requirement alignment, and timely issue resolution.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, milestones, and documentation to align execution with business objectives and leadership expectations.
- Supported UAT planning, execution, and release readiness, ensuring smooth go-live activities with no critical post-release issues.
- Prepared and presented regular status reports and delivery updates to senior stakeholders, enhancing transparency and increasing stakeholder confidence.
- Mentored junior team members and supported workload prioritization, improving team productivity by 35%.
- Managed global consulting projects to enhance client services.
Test Automation Engineer
Infosys
Bangalore
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Coordinated testing, integration, and release activities across global teams to support enterprise project execution.
- Collaborated with internal teams and external stakeholders to reduce post-release defects by 20%.
- Clarified requirements, tracked tasks, triaged defects, and ensured timeline adherence to meet delivery milestones.
- Contributed to process improvement initiatives that enhanced delivery efficiency, reporting accuracy, and coordination across teams.
- Managed projects for leading global consulting and IT services company, overseeing critical deliverables and timelines.
Software Test Engineer
IBM
Bengaluru
07.2018 - 06.2021
- Contributed to projects at a multinational technology and consulting company.
- Supported delivery of large-scale telecom platforms serving 10M+ users, ensuring quality, stability, and on-time releases.
- Conducted risk-based testing and root cause analysis initiatives, leading to 35% improvement in delivery efficiency.
- Tracked project risks, issues, action items, and corrective actions, contributing to 35% improvement in delivery efficiency.
- Coordinated UAT sessions, documentation, and stakeholder sign-offs, enabling smooth go-live with zero critical defects.
- Collaborated with internal teams and vendors on deployment readiness and operational stability.
Education
Masters - Business Administration- Project Management
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI12-2026
Bachelor's - Information Technology
Sathyabama University
Chennai, India06-2018
Skills
- Project planning and scheduling
- Execution and coordination
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder engagement
- Risk and issue management
- Dependency tracking
- Status reporting and dashboards
- Documentation and budget tracking
- Resource and timeline management
- Agile and hybrid methodologies
- UAT and release coordination
- Go-live support and change management
- Process improvement strategies
- Vendor and partner management
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Jira and Azure DevOps expertise
- Zoom communication skills
- CI/CD support and metrics analysis
- KPI tracking and scrum practices
- SDLC and STLC knowledge
- Quality assurance automation with Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber, SoapUI, REST, SOAP, SQL
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
- Infosys Certified SDET Engineer
Timeline
Senior Software Test Engineer(Project Lead)
Infosys
11.2022 - 12.2024
Test Automation Engineer
Infosys
06.2021 - 10.2022
Software Test Engineer
IBM
07.2018 - 06.2021
Masters - Business Administration- Project Management
Central Michigan University
Bachelor's - Information Technology
Sathyabama University