SomaSekhar Kumbham

• Designed, provisioned, and managed complex IT test environments for large-scale telecom Transformation Programs.
• Coordinated integration across applications, middleware, and network layers for seamless functionality.
• Implemented automation strategies, reducing provisioning time and enhancing deployment accuracy.
• Served as technical custodian for QA/Pre-UAT environments, ensuring compliance with architecture standards.
• Collaborated with development, QA, and release management teams to schedule releases across environments.
• Troubleshot critical environment issues, conducting root cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Oversaw capacity planning, refresh cycles, and health monitoring to ensure optimal performance.
• Applied ITIL processes for incident, problem, and change management to maintain governance readiness.

Ensured operational excellence by managing QA and Pre-UAT environments for retail applications.

• Designed and implemented scalable release environments for large-scale programmes, enhancing stability.
• Reduced manual intervention by automating environment provisioning workflows, improving quality.
• Coordinated testing efforts across multiple vendors to meet TEF governance standards.
• Created comprehensive test strategies and execution reports, conducting stakeholder walkthroughs.

Led offshore testing initiatives, managing defect lifecycles with HP ALM and IBM RTC tools.

• Delivered consistent quality in releases for a major financial services platform.
• Achieved progression from Integration Tester to Technical Environment Manager over 15 years.