Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications And Patents
Recognition
Professional Development
Timeline
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Suresh Kannan Duraisamy

Suresh Kannan Duraisamy

Atlanta,GA

Summary

With over 18 years of progressive experience in software engineering, I am an IT leader with profound knowledge in quality engineering, performance test engineering, QA automation, DevOps, and SRE. I have proven expertise in building sustainable QA strategies and Leading high-performance DevOps & QA Engineering teams to continuously improve the Velocity and Quality of Product delivery at the enterprise level leveraging DevOps automation and advanced Testing tools. I am passionate about collaborative efforts and Self-driven to build skills continuously.

Work History

IT Senior Manager -Enterprise Performance Testing & QA Automation

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
08.2020 - Current
  • Lead team of 45+ Senior QA Architects, Automation, and performance engineers to ensure high-quality product releases in a fast-paced Scaled agile delivery model
  • Spearheaded adoption of Continuous Test Automation pipelines across all Development branches to achieve comprehensive testing coverage
  • Established Enterprise Performance testing at CSAA, including talent onboarding, modern tool framework adoption, and process standardization
  • Introduced cutting-edge testing capabilities, such as Shift Left Testing, Cloud Performance Testing, Automated Analysis, and AI/ML-powered Advanced Dashboarding
  • Key Achievements: Unified multiple Test Automation frameworks, resulting in $1.5M in cost savings
  • Migrated Performance tools to modernized cloud solution, saving $450K annually
  • Successfully resolved 153 Performance defects since 2021
  • Consolidated BCT & Perf Test environments, reducing time to market significantly.

IT Manager - Enterprise Performance & Peak Holiday Readiness

Macy's Technology
06.2016 - 08.2020
  • Led team of 40+ Performance test engineers & architects to ensure end-to-end holiday readiness for entire Macy's IT landscape
  • Orchestrated successful rollout of end-to-end Holiday peak readiness testing strategy, guaranteeing stability of critical Selling and Fulfillment channel functionalities during peak sale seasons from 2017 through 2019
  • Collaborated with cross-functional leaders to maintain a stable end-to-end environment integrating 110 applications, including test data management, and monitoring instrumentation.

Senior IT Consultant

Compuware
02.2013 - 06.2016
  • Led Integrated Performance testing team in GM OnStar Program, overseeing Performance testing for 30+ integrated applications
  • Developed a failover/Resiliency testing strategy for OnStar's critical automatic vehicle crash response calls, improving reliability to 99%
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to craft effective Performance testing strategies and execution plans.

Technical Architect

Hexaware Technologies
12.2010 - 02.2013
  • Led various projects, including Unisys Testing Service - Oracle Upgrade Performance Testing, DB Systel Application Testing, and Citi Bank Testing services
  • Promoted to Technical Architect in QA Center of Excellence (CoE) department, where I crafted efficient testing models and roadmaps for global customers.

IT - Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services | Praxis | Triadss
08.2005 - 12.2010
  • Built core engineering knowledge during initial 5 years of career, specializing in Performance engineering, QA testing, and related areas
  • Traveled globally to establish QA Centers of Excellence for prestigious global customers, collaborating with senior leaders to implement sustainable QA practices.

Education

MS - Computer Science -

Georgia Southwestern University
01.2022

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science -

Anna University
01.2005

Skills

  • Quality Engineering
  • Performance Test Engineering
  • DevOps, CI/CD, SRE
  • Strategic Planning & Building Roadmap
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
  • People Development
  • Vendor Management
  • Expense Optimization
  • SAFe Agile delivery
  • Distributed Architecture
  • Microservices and Cloud
  • Process Streamlining

Publications And Patents

  • Embedding Performance Testing in Agile Delivery Model - International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA)
  • Performance Test Engineering Practice for Scaled Agile Framework Leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Techniques - International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology (IJCTT)
  • Quantum Computing: A Paradigm Shift in Computer and Software Engineering Quantum Computing: A Paradigm Shift in Computer and Software Engineering - Medium.com
  • 360 Degree Testing in Scaled Agile Delivery USPTO # 63/509,474

Recognition

  • Test early, test often, and test fast" - MSN Article -2023
  • CSAA Applause Gold Award -2022
  • 360 Testing approach - Entrepreneur
  • CSAA Applause Award Silver - 2021
  • Macy's Make Magic Award - "Driving and Making Results" - Jan 2019
  • Macy's Annual Make Magic - Macy's Technology - Nov 2017
  • Hexaware - Star Award - Hexaware Technologies - Jun 2012

Professional Development

  • IEEE Senior Member
  • Fellow IET
  • Site Reliability Engineering - Google
  • Fellow- BCS
  • ISTQB - International Software testing Qualification Board
  • Performance Technologist

Timeline

IT Senior Manager -Enterprise Performance Testing & QA Automation

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
08.2020 - Current

IT Manager - Enterprise Performance & Peak Holiday Readiness

Macy's Technology
06.2016 - 08.2020

Senior IT Consultant

Compuware
02.2013 - 06.2016

Technical Architect

Hexaware Technologies
12.2010 - 02.2013

IT - Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services | Praxis | Triadss
08.2005 - 12.2010

MS - Computer Science -

Georgia Southwestern University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science -

Anna University

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