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Satish Taribalalu

@satishtaribalalu

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Strategic Engineering Leader with expertise in QA and Automation.

India

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement in quality assurance and automation.

I am a Strategic Engineering Leader with extensive experience in software applications, platform delivery, and program management across diverse domains including Supply Chain, Banking/Financial Services, and Life Sciences. My expertise lies in defining QA roadmaps and delivering enterprise-grade applications, with a strong focus on automation, data engineering, and software quality assurance.

Throughout my career, I have successfully implemented robust QA strategies that have led to significant improvements in product quality and automation coverage. I have a proven track record of leading agile transformations and driving quality improvement initiatives, achieving high levels of automation and substantial defect reductions. My experience includes building and leading QA teams, establishing best practices, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance and quality across the software development lifecycle.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Testing, QA Advisory, Independent Consulting

Current

Ojas Nisarga & Start Up Partners

Aug 2024 - Present (10 months)

Leading enterprise eCommerce platform integration QA, Testing and Implementation. Working with start up partners on platform integration, Testing, Validation engagements.

ECommerce Platforms QA Testing Validation Implementation

Executive Director – Automation, Data & Analytics

Wells Fargo India

Aug 2021 - Aug 2024 (3 years)

Led Compliance Core QA Engineering CoE, Control Automation and Data Engineering India teams. Collaborated with senior stakeholders to define KRA/KPI for automation & test execution strategy.

Automation Framework QE Practices DevOps SRE

VP, Engineering and Quality

DBS - Development Bank of Singapore

Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 9 months)

Led quality engineering for multi-region mobile and web applications in Wealth Management. Defined QA strategy, Platform Modernization QA, KPI’s & annual roadmap aligned with business goals, collaborating closely with stakeholders in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Quality Engineering QA Strategy Agile Practices BDD

Director, QA Engineering

Finastra Software India

Sep 2014 - Aug 2019 (4 years 11 months)

Led QA Engineering organization, employing agile approach, driving testing & product quality. Formulated multi-year Automation strategy of legacy and next generation versions of Opics.

QA Engineering Agile Test Automation Quality

Director – Quality Engineering

Altisource Business Solutions

Jan 2014 - Sep 2014 (8 months)

Led Quality Engineering and engineering teams to achieve high-quality product delivery. Enhanced test automation processes and frameworks during tenure.

Quality Engineering Delivery Test Automation Framework

Director – Global QA

GT Nexus (Infor)

May 2011 - Jan 2014 (2 years 8 months)

Led QA Organization globally driving testing, automation for SCM platform, BI Systems on cloud (SaaS). Led Product Quality Improvement initiatives, contain prod issues and enable 6-weekly releases.

SCM SaaS Test Automation

Program Director – SVT, Testing

Ness Digital Engineering for QUINTILES/IQVIA

Jan 2006 - May 2011 (5 years 4 months)

Built SVT – System Validation & Testing CoE for Life Sciences giant – Quintiles from scratch. Formulated, Reviewed and signed off test strategy for various applications, BI-DW solutions, Seibel CTMS.

Life Sciences Test Strategy Digital Transformation

QA Lead

Informatica Corp

Mar 2004 - Dec 2005 (1 year 9 months)

Led QA strategy for PowerCenter 8.0, built data workflows, mappings to validate SonG feature. Integrated STRIVA and mainframe connectors with Informatica Power Centre.

QA Strategy Workflows Data Mapping Informatica Mainframe Connectors

Senior Consultant/Project Manager

i2 Technologies

Sep 1997 - Mar 2004 (6 years 6 months)

Led data consulting tasks, data modeling, and mapping data models from ERP to i2 applications. Implemented eSource for Cooper Ind. as Project Manager in Dallas, US.

Data Modeling Data Mapping ERP Project Management

Design Engineer

Avasarala Automations

Jan 1995 - Jan 1997 (2 years)

Worked as a Design Engineer. Responsible for various design and engineering tasks.

Design Engineering Automation Technical Design

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

BITS Pilani

Post Graduate Certification, Big Data Engineering, AWS Cloud

Completed a Post Graduate Certification in Big Data Engineering and AWS Cloud. This program provided in-depth knowledge and practical skills in managing and analyzing large datasets using cloud technologies.

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Executive Post Graduate Diploma, Strategic Management

Obtained an Executive Post Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management. This program focused on developing strategic leadership and management skills essential for executive roles.

BEC, Bagalkot, Karnataka University

Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering

Earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from BEC, Bagalkot, affiliated with Karnataka University. The curriculum covered fundamental engineering principles and practices.