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Sameer Gudla

Irving,TX

Summary

Senior QA Lead / Automation Engineer with 11 years of progressive experience delivering large-scale enterprise solutions in Banking, Financial Services, Telecom industries. Recognized for building high-performing QA teams, designing automation frameworks, validating complex data systems, and driving DevOps-driven testing practices. Strong background in end-to-end testing of client-server, web, mobile, API, ETL, and cloud applications. Adept at working across global teams and ensuring defect-free releases in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall environments. Key Impact Areas: - Designed and implemented enterprise-grade automation frameworks that cut manual effort by 60–70%. - Led QA teams of up to 10 engineers, managing onshore-offshore delivery. - Validated big data pipelines (Hadoop, MapR, MongoDB) handling millions of records. - Experienced in cloud-native testing (PCF, AWS) and RPA automation with UiPath. - Strong in SQL and backend validation, ensuring data integrity across integrated systems.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Mphasis (Charles Schwab – Tax Cost & Banking Projects)
06.2019 - 02.2024
  • Responsibilities:
  • Spearheaded QA for Schwab's tax reporting (eW8) and banking applications, ensuring compliance with IRS regulations and financial accuracy.
  • Designed and executed automation frameworks (Selenium + Cucumber + TestNG), improving execution speed and regression coverage by 65%.
  • Conducted end-to-end testing across retirement plans, banking portals, and call center applications.
  • Validated service cloud entities (Cases, Contacts, Accounts, Opportunities, Reports) including assignment rules, escalation workflows, and validation rules.
  • Built and maintained test data for high-volume transactions to simulate real-world banking scenarios.
  • Integrated automation suite into CI/CD (Jenkins, Maven) pipelines for nightly runs and automated reporting.
  • Collaborated with BAs, Product Owners, and Developers to ensure coverage of business-critical workflows.
  • Conducted web services testing with SOAPUI, validating WSDL contracts and end-to-end integrations.
  • Tracked and triaged defects in HP ALM and managed root cause analysis with development teams.
  • Mentored and guided offshore QA teams, improving productivity and defect detection by 25%.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Automated 70% of regression test suite, cutting release cycle testing effort by 40%.
  • Reduced defect leakage to UAT by 30% through improved traceability matrix and peer reviews.
  • Successfully delivered 10+ major releases with zero post-production severity-1 defects.

Sr. QA Analyst

Mphasis Ltd. (Charles Schwab – Retirement Plan Services)
07.2016 - 05.2019
  • Converted 500+ manual test cases into automated scripts using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG.
  • Performed ETL/DW testing on retirement plan systems using Informatica, MongoDB, Teradata, and BI tools.
  • Designed and validated ETL mapping & data transformations ensuring financial accuracy.
  • Automated REST and SOAP APIs with SoapUI and integrated suites with Jenkins pipelines.
  • Conducted BI report testing for accuracy of data in Schwab financial reports.
  • Collaborated with onshore teams, participating in sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
  • Worked extensively on SQL queries for backend data validation across large datasets.
  • Migrated QA processes from HP ALM to Microsoft Test Manager, standardizing execution cycles.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Reduced manual execution time by 50% through automation and optimized SQL validations.
  • Improved ETL validation efficiency, cutting cycle time from 2 days to 6 hours.
  • Recognized as top performer for defect detection and proactive risk management.
  • Streamlined QA processes by developing automated testing scripts, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced manual effort.
  • Managed defect tracking system effectively, maintaining clear communication channels with stakeholders regarding bug status and resolution timelines.
  • Enhanced software quality by implementing comprehensive test plans and executing test cases.
  • Worked closely with developers to reproduce and troubleshoot complex bugs, facilitating timely fixes and enhanced product quality.
  • Mentored junior team members in QA best practices, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Performed end-to-end testing on web applications, ensuring an exceptional user experience across various platforms and devices.
  • Reduced product defects by performing thorough regression testing during each release cycle.
  • Played a key role in successful software deployments through diligent validation of release candidates against established acceptance criteria.
  • Established robust performance benchmarks for critical system components through meticulous load testing exercises.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
  • Advised developers on problems with databases, performance and other issues.
  • Recommended changes and corrections to developers for optimal software performance and usability.

QA Analyst

ThinkFinance
03.2015 - 06.2016
  • Developed a keyword-driven automation framework (Java + TestNG + Selenium).
  • Automated cross-browser testing (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari).
  • Conducted performance testing using JMeter for financial web applications.
  • Validated DW/ETL processes using SQL queries across Oracle and MySQL.
  • Designed test plans, high-level scenarios, and executed regression/functional test cases.
  • Configured Jenkins CI jobs for nightly regression runs.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Automated 60% of smoke/regression suites within the first 6 months.
  • Helped cut UAT cycle time by 20% through early automation integration.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

GIET
Gunupur,Odisha,India
05-2014

Skills

  • Automation & Frameworks: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, TestNG, JUnit, Appium, RPA (UiPath)
  • Programming & Scripting: Java, SQL, PL/SQL, C#, VB Script, Unix Shell
  • Web & API Testing: REST, SOAP, Postman, SOAP UI, JMeter
  • ETL & Data Testing: Hadoop, MapR, MongoDB, Informatica, Teradata, SSIS, DataStage
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Maven, Git, SVN, PCF, Docker (exposure)
  • Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, Hadoop DB, DB2
  • Cloud & Platforms: PCF, AWS (testing exposure)
  • Defect Management & Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Quality Center, Bugzilla, ClearQuest
  • Testing Types: Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT, Performance, Load, Stress, Data Validation, E2E Testing
  • Methodologies: Agile (Scrum, TDD), V-Model, Waterfall
  • Other Tools: IntelliJ, Eclipse, Visual Studio, Splunk

Accomplishments

  • Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
  • Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
  • Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
  • Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].

Certification

  • UiPath Advanced RPA Developer
  • Agile Scrum Fundamentals
  • ISTQB Foundation Level (if applicable – confirm)

Languages

English
Professional Working

Timeline

Sr. QA Lead & Automation Engineer

Mphasis (Charles Schwab – Tax Cost & Banking Projects)
06.2019 - 02.2024

Sr. QA Analyst

Mphasis Ltd. (Charles Schwab – Retirement Plan Services)
07.2016 - 05.2019

QA Analyst

ThinkFinance
03.2015 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

GIET

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