Pratima Vasiraju

Managed software engineering for flagship automated microbial testing application, coordinating technical priorities across R&D, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology, Manufacturing, Quality, and Customer Experience functions. Oversaw staffing, operating expenditures, vendor relationships, and product development activities within a $15M R&D organization.

Directed end-to-end engineering delivery across five Scrum teams developing HR and Workforce Management SaaS products, overseeing scope, schedules, resource allocation, financial planning, and quality. Coordinated dispersed engineering, design, product, and program management stakeholders, resolving delivery impediments and mitigating operational risks.

Led multiple internal and global vendor QA teams supporting HR and Workforce Management products, establishing testing priorities, quality benchmarks, and release milestones. Facilitated Scrum ceremonies for hybrid teams and coordinated test strategies, automation coverage, release criteria, and SOC 2 compliance activities.

Developed and maintained PowerBuilder-based Title Management application using Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server, supporting publishing operations. Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather functional requirements and implement application enhancements.

Executed functional and regression testing for Microsoft- and UNIX-based web applications, developing comprehensive test plans and validating software functionality within Agile/Scrum development cycles. Designed automated test scripts using SilkTest and supported software qualification activities.

Developed and maintained SQL-based solutions for Oracle applications, addressing functional requirements and troubleshooting technical issues. Collaborated with business stakeholders to translate operational needs into software enhancements.

Master of Science in Computer Science from Osmania University.

Software Testing Certification from ISTQB.

Competent Communicator and Leader Certifications from Toastmasters.