PRIYA SUBRAMANIAN
Eastvale,CA
Summary
Accomplished and result driven Management professional around 18 years of experience in quality assurance, Release management, Design verification and system design in the software industry. Hands on manager with proven ability to direct and improve quality programs, reducing defects and improve overall efficiency and productivity. Successfully integrating activities across multiple sites and business units. Creates positive and productive atmosphere within highly interactive team environment. Adaptable and flexible to work in fast paced environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legacy Systems Integration Coordinator
Contractor to Voyatek
Eastvale, CA
07.2021 - 01.2026
- Developed the Legacy Systems Integration Plan which provides
overview of Processes, deliverables, roles and responsibilities
necessary for legacy systems Integration to be successful and
describes the Legacy Systems Integration approach, which facilitates
Integration of new EDR2 solution components with existing FTB
legacy Systems. - Liaise between legacy systems teams and EDR2 SP Application
Development team, Test teams, business SMEs, as needed, to
promote coordination. - Lead the coordinating and tracking for Legacy Systems integration
points, activities and interfaces from the Solution Partner side of
EDR2 Project. - The role requires consistent coordination across the life of the project
with each impacted legacy system. Legacy Systems Integration
encompasses intake and release management and the full SDLC,
project management, knowledge management, governance and
Business Process Reengineering coordination to deliver legacy
systems modification in conjunction with EDR2 releases. - Performed impact analysis for legislative changes, system
enhancements, and cross-module dependencies, providing clear
documentation for decision-making and design sessions. - Coordinated project timelines and resources to ensure successful
execution of initiatives. - Developed and maintained comprehensive project documentation,
enhancing communication across teams. - Facilitated meetings with stakeholders to gather requirements and
align project objectives. - Increased client satisfaction by facilitating clear and consistent
communication between project teams and stakeholders. - Organized documentation and maintained records for compliance purposes.
- Monitored project progress and provided updates to stakeholders.
- Work with PMO in Reviewing and validating project deliverables including requirements documents, design specifications, test plans, data mappings, user guides, and status reports.
- Ensure all EDR2 documents meet quality standards for clarity, completeness, grammar, formatting, and internal consistency.
- Identify defects, inconsistencies, missing information, and risks within documentation and provided clear, actionable feedback to authors and track corrections through completion.
- Collaborate with SMEs, BA/QA teams, and technical leads to validate accuracy of content.
- Maintain version control and ensure proper document naming, formatting, and metadata.
- Support audit readiness by ensuring documentation is organized, traceable, and compliant.
- Participate in internal quality gates prior to client submission.
- Assist in developing and refining document templates, checklists, and quality standards.
- Provide readiness metrics and input to PIRA/ORAR process
Test Manager/Release Manager
Accenture
11.2014 - 02.2020
- Company Overview: CalSAWS (California Statewide Automated Welfare System) - Test Manager/Release Manager
- Managed two multi-million-dollar application that support the Integrated Eligibility systems for 40 counties in the State of California which supports approximately 30,000 users.
- Managed Integration Testing of 2 different applications (serving 40 counties of California) by interfacing with state and federal partners like with CalHEERS (California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment and Retention System), DHCS (Department of Healthcare Service), and MEDS (Medical Eligibility Data System).
- Managed day to day activities of 15+ resources located in two different locations.
- Been part of the planning and implementation team from LRS to CalACES and now to CalSAWS.
- Define and administer standard testing architecture methodologies, processes and tools.
- Responsible for the creation of the Test Strategy and Test Approach for deliverables.
- Facilitate Go-No-Go meetings and create release closure reports and present it to executive committee.
- Review Medicaid policy references, eligibility rules, and system workflows for accuracy.
- Validate traceability across requirements, design, test cases, and outcomes.
- Support UAT documentation review and readiness assessments.
- Managed End to End System Testing and UAT testing for all Medicaid Programs which includes API, BI reports, Correspondence, backend Testing, Web application, eligibility determination.
- Established Release Management function from ground up through collaborative efforts with Development Managers, QA management and Project Management.
- Direct multi-stage code implementation and coordination effort into multiple environments including production.
- Conducting Team meetings, brain storming sessions for team members and Client (county testers).
- Managed and maintained the automation regression scripts using Selenium.
- Scope Management, Project planning and tracking, work allocation and monitoring, handling change requests, Stakeholder Management, Test Estimation.
- Identify and manage project risks proactively with clearly defined mitigation plans and ownership.
- Gather and present testing metrics and test activities for the project to the key stakeholders. Implemented JIRA to manage and track projects in a structured manner.
- Management of project team ensuring effective delivery of projects tasks, deliverables, and milestones on time, on budget, and within specification and or agreed upon project scope.
- Adherence to quality processes and procedures from both client and organization and handle quality audits.
- Verify alignment of deliverables with Medicaid program rules, system functionality, and project scope.
- Check for compliance with state-specific Medicaid policies, federal guidelines, and project templates.
- Review the training needs of team members and maintain skill tracker to ensure resources are skilled to work on each release.
- Supported the application migration to AWS cloud.
- Expertise in State Automated Welfare Programs like Food Stamp, CalWORKs, General Relief, Foster care, Medical/Medicare which encompasses the functions like eligibility determination, benefit computation, benefit delivery, case management and information management. Based on individual consortium business requirements, other programs or functions may be included in a consortium system.
- Expertise in Accenture Health and Public Service products like Accenture Public Service Portal (APSP), Accenture Citizen Self Servicing Portal (ACSSP).
- CalSAWS (California Statewide Automated Welfare System) - Test Manager/Release Manager
Test Lead
Accenture
05.2013 - 10.2014
- Company Overview: OIES, Ohio Integrated Eligibility System - Test Lead
- Led sprint reviews and daily scrum meetings to touch base with whole team and ensure that all members were performing satisfactorily.
- Trained team members as well as the rest of the company staff in employing agile and scrum practices to improve work flow.
- Managed a team of 6 members and led the Integration, System and Regression Test activities.
- Assist product owner in product grooming and prioritization.
- Conduct smoke testing on new builds in multiple environments and give Go/No Go decision to higher environments.
- Implemented the whole life cycle of QA methodology starting from planning, capturing, creating, executing, reporting and tracking the defects using JIRA.
- Host defect triage meeting with stakeholders, analyze root causes and initiating resolution processes.
- Identified and automated the regression suite using Work soft automation tool.
- Created the defect Management Process document for project's blue book.
- OIES, Ohio Integrated Eligibility System - Test Lead
Senior Test Engineer
Accenture
12.2012 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Singapore National - Senior Test Engineer
- Performed web services testing using SOAPUI in AGILE environment.
- Successful discussed with all members, Project manager and QA Lead to collect data for automation.
- Regression test cases were written and automated using Selenium RC.
- Uploaded test cases executed test cases and logged defects in Mercury Quality Center.
- Participated in Daily Scrum meeting, Stand-up meeting, walkthrough meeting, weekly assessment meetings with business analysts and developers.
- Singapore National - Senior Test Engineer
Senior Test Engineer
Accenture
11.2010 - 11.2012
- Company Overview: ACE Insurance - Senior Test Engineer
- Responsible for setting up new test team by interviewing resources in addition to mentoring the team.
- Created Test plan, test strategy and Methodology for multiple projects. Increased team performance by implementing new process, Tools and standards.
- Being part of design sessions and Understanding the Client requirements. Participated in creation of Business Process Workflow Diagrams with Stakeholders.
- Helped Development Team on defect root cause analysis and resolution of defects.
- Coordinated with onsite and offshore teams in defect resolution.
- Support Maintenance Team with SLAs.
- ACE Insurance - Senior Test Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
07.2007 - 10.2010
- Company Overview: Nationwide Insurance - Senior Software Engineer
- Understanding & analyzing the Requirements and creating test scenarios and scripts based on Test requirement document & Functional Specifications.
- Create Requirement Traceability Matrix for minor releases.
- Performed functional testing manually using black box Testing techniques.
- Performed Regression Testing using QTP automation Tool.
- Defect logging and Tracking till the closure.
- Coordinate with team members across geography during test execution.
- Preparation of Daily status Report and maintain the Work Plan for each work request.
- Done Peer Review for the Deliverables and ensure the deliverables are as per standards. Played the Defect coordinator role.
- Expertise in multiple lines of business-like Commercial property, Business Auto, General Liability, Workers Compensation.
- Nationwide Insurance - Senior Software Engineer
Junior Software Engineer
Accenture
06.2006 - 06.2007
- Company Overview: DUKE energy Conversion - Junior Software Engineer
- Creating detailed technical design for converting COBOL programs to PS / Microfocus COBOL.
- Proposing functional solutions to bridge design gaps.
- Getting clarifications on the requirements from the functional team and getting it translated as technical design.
- Handling COBOL modifications that were part of database changes.
- The changes constitute the database migration from DB2 to Oracle.
- Preparing unit test plans for the build phase, based on finance domain perspective.
- Coding, unit testing and documenting build deliverables as per Accenture and Client Standards.
- DUKE energy Conversion - Junior Software Engineer
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology
Coimbatore, TamilNadu, India01.2006
Skills
- Project life cycle management
- Requirement analysis
- Quality assurance and testing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Scheduling and planning
- Stakeholder engagement
- Test and program management
- System migration and integration
- Release coordination
- Resource allocation
- Testing tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Rational ClearQuest, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Hexawise, SOAPUI, Bugzilla, Selenium
Certification
- AICPCU - Certificate in General Insurance
- ISEB/ISTQB Certification (Foundation level)
- Mercury Quality Center Certification
- Quick Test Professional Certification
- ICAgile Certified Professional
- Accenture Leadership Program
Timeline
Legacy Systems Integration Coordinator
Contractor to Voyatek
07.2021 - 01.2026
Test Manager/Release Manager
Accenture
11.2014 - 02.2020
Test Lead
Accenture
05.2013 - 10.2014
Senior Test Engineer
Accenture
12.2012 - 05.2013
Senior Test Engineer
Accenture
11.2010 - 11.2012
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
07.2007 - 10.2010
Junior Software Engineer
Accenture
06.2006 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Kumaraguru College of Technology