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Certification
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Suresh Masilamani

Allen,United States

Summary

Experienced Product Owner and Test Architect with over 15 years in the IT industry, specializing in software testing, virtualization, and API product development. Proven ability to quickly adapt to new domains and technologies. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, driving customer integration efforts, and delivering scalable solutions in agile environments. Strong communicator with a confident, proactive attitude and a passion for innovation and collaboration.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Owner

Accenture
Plano, TX
11.2024 - Current
  • Owned and prioritized a product backlog for the FedEx API platform, delivering 100% of the MVP scope on time across 10+ agile releases.
  • Led cross-functional alignment meetings and release planning for 3+ major product increments, each serving over 1M users
  • Drove the adoption of API-first design principles, resulting in a 40% reduction in integration time for internal applications.
  • Conducted backlog grooming, sprint planning, and stakeholder reviews across multiple time zones, increasing team velocity by 20% over three quarters.
  • Conducted regular work product review(WPR) sessions and release previews with external stakeholders, helping secure buy-in from 10+ enterprise clients for API integrations

Test Architect

Atos Syntel
Plano, TX
04.2024 - 10.2024
  • Developed a scalable automation framework using Selenium and ReadyAPI, increasing automated test coverage from 60% to 90% within six months.
  • Led the design and implementation of ART-wide test strategies, improving release confidence, and reducing production defects by 35%.
  • Spearheaded the adoption of shift-left testing practices, enabling early defect detection and reducing post-deployment issues by 40%.
  • Managed cross-functional QA teams across the U.S. and India, leading daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and test planning for over 20+ agile sprints.

Virtualization Lead

Eviden
Chennai, India
02.2023 - 03.2024
  • Architected API virtualization solutions using Broadcom DevTest, reducing dependency delays in sandbox environments, and improving customer integration speed by 60%

Quality Advisor

Atos Syntel
Plano, TX
09.2017 - 01.2023
  • Advised on best practices in quality assurance and continuous improvement, resulting in a 25% reduction in defect leakage to production across three major product lines.

Test Team Lead

Syntel
Chennai, India
06.2014 - 08.2017
  • Led a cross-functional QA team of 20+ testers across multiple locations, delivering end-to-end test coverage for enterprise systems, and reducing critical defects SLA by 30% over three major releases.
  • Improved the test execution time by 35% by introducing multiple test strategies, like parallel test execution, automatic re-execution of failed test cases, etc.

Test Lead

Syntel
Collierville, TN
10.2013 - 05.2014
  • Managed QA team in implementing end-to-end testing solutions, securing software quality via strategic planning, execution, and collaborative efforts across functions.

Senior Test Engineer

Syntel
Chennai, India
06.2011 - 09.2013
  • Executed comprehensive testing strategies, collaborated with development teams, and ensured product quality through meticulous manual and automated testing efforts

Test Engineer

Syntel
Pune, India
10.2009 - 05.2011
  • Managed test case execution, communicated defects, and supported quality assurance efforts under supervision of senior testers to secure software reliability

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Information Technology

St. Joseph's College of Engineering
Chennai, India
05.2009

Skills

Product & Project Management

  • Product management
  • Agile Project Management
  • Go-to-Market (GTM) API Enablement
  • Business Analysis & Stakeholder Collaboration
  • Requirement & System Analysis

Quality Engineering & Strategy

  • Test Automation & Strategy
  • Defect Prevention & Root Cause Analysis
  • Quality Governance & Continuous Improvement
  • Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking

Leadership & Customer Engagement

  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • External Consumer Integration Strategy
  • Customer Experience Optimization
  • Stakeholder Alignment & Communication

Technical Skills

  • Frameworks & Tools: Selenium, Playwright, Postman, ReadyAPI, Insomnia
  • Mocking & Virtualization: Broadcom DevTest
  • API Documentation: Swagger
  • Translation Management: SMARTLING
  • Version Control: GitHub, GitLab
  • CI/CD Integration: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Agile & Scrum Tools: Digital.ai Agility
  • Project & Workflow Tools: Jira, MS Teams
  • Data Formats: JSON, XML, YAML
  • Monitoring & Analytics: Splunk (API performance tracking)
  • Languages: Python, Java

Languages

English
Full Professional
Tamil
Full Professional

Certification

  • SAFe Agile Practitioner – Scaled Agile, Inc

Accomplishments

  • Received SPOT Award from CEO of Eviden for a strategic API presentation that influenced alignment across 5+ global teams.
  • Led API virtualization at FedEx, cutting partner onboarding time by 40% and earning "IT Hall of Fame" recognition.
  • Awarded SPOT Award by Logistics VP for reducing test environment setup time by 50% through scalable API solutions

Timeline

Product Owner

Accenture
11.2024 - Current

Test Architect

Atos Syntel
04.2024 - 10.2024

Virtualization Lead

Eviden
02.2023 - 03.2024

Quality Advisor

Atos Syntel
09.2017 - 01.2023

Test Team Lead

Syntel
06.2014 - 08.2017

Test Lead

Syntel
10.2013 - 05.2014

Senior Test Engineer

Syntel
06.2011 - 09.2013

Test Engineer

Syntel
10.2009 - 05.2011

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Information Technology

St. Joseph's College of Engineering

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