Solaikumaran Sankaran

Accomplished and results-driven technology leader with over 17+ years of experience in leading and mentoring engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and resilient software solutions. Expertise in agile software engineering practices and driving innovation through technical leadership. Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams, mentoring associates, and aligning technical strategies with business goals. Adept at influencing strategic decisions, defining engineering standards, and fostering a culture of inclusivity, psychological safety, and continuous improvement. Committed to promoting a culture of constant optimization and agile practices to enhance team efficiency and product excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Leading QE team in team A and team B to accelerate skill proficiency and performance and developing individuals and teams to achieve increased capabilities.
• Identifying technical risks and developing contingency plans in anticipation of test automation issues.
• Empowering team with fidelity standard and recommended automation solutions, tools, and framework.
• Advancing and implementing process and standards to enhance workflows and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrating leadership with peer coaching and effective communication.
• Actively collaborating across squads for deliverables and driving engineering excellence including framework advancement, standards formulation, and performance optimization.
• Partnered with product area leaders to define and align chapter strategy with squad objectives, ensuring that technical solutions met business goals.
• Analyzing and recommending changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management
• Building automation pipelines by leveraging DevOps concepts and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.
• Planning and coordinating project schedules and assignments for multiple projects; providing technology solutions to daily issues and estimating technical evaluation requirements for technology initiatives.
• Establishing and upholding quality standards with an emphasis on audit and governance.
• Encouraging a culture of ongoing learning and development through mentoring and coaching.
• Working with squads to guide prioritization, track performance, deliver outcomes and optimize talent development.
• Developing comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems; establishing full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms; advising on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects
• Conferring with systems analysts and other software engineers/developers to design systems and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces; and developing and overseeing software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentations.

• Completed New Manager Experience Training Workshop.
• Completed GenAi Expert Level Training