Tharakaram Prabakar
Senior Test Manager
Walsall,WLL
Summary
Multi-skilled Test Delivery Manager with 19.4 years of experience handling diverse projects with self driven and dedicated approach . Expert testing leader with extensive knowledge in Digital Transformation technologies across business domains.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Test Manager
Wipro Ltd
6 2023 - Current
- Provide Technical leadership for Enhancing/Augmenting Test Automation Capability at Client/Organization level based on the needs
- Responsible for driving and facilitating Test Automation solutions in Agile / Devops Environment
- Responsible to devise Test automation approaches, setting roadmap for long term Test automation plans.
- Managing a bid or a transformation, within testing, inclusive of working and building relationships with the relevant Sales Director and Delivery Directors to formulate the correct solution for the client
- Responsible for defining the Testing Scope for SOW / Contract creation
- Responsible for formulating Test Strategy / Test Approaches for Large complex programmes involving Multiple workstreams and Vendors
- Team mentoring and team management including their career needs, performance reviews, and their goal setting
- Experience of delivering large complex testing engagements in the Banking, Insurance, Manlog, Retail &Energy Industries
- Experience in implementing Gen AI - Testing tool across portfolios
- Managed a team of skilled test engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure consistently high-performance levels.
Senior Test Manager
Cognizant UK Limited
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Experience of Business Development of large complex testing engagements
- Experience in devising testing solutions to client's problems as part of a tendering process
- Strong understanding of Test effort and Resource Estimation models
- Excellent Communication & Client handling skills
- Experience of large-scale Test Management Assignments involving multiple parallel running projects/streams
- Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methods and concepts
- Well versed with the logistics of using the Right-shore model
- Experience of helping teams move to Automated testing using industry prominent frameworks
- Experience of providing well-structured Testing Progress reports providing clear picture of Project testing stage.
- Experience of all phases of testing lifecycle including System, Functional, SIT, Regression, UAT, Non-Functional testing
- Experience of Agile methodology and Agile techniques in testing
- Experience of working with Multiple teams and Multiple Vendors across shores.
Test Manager
Cognizant
06.2014 - 12.2020
- Experience of Test Management and Test Delivery for both Functional and Non-Functional projects
- Strong Experience in Portfolio Test Management managing 60 Test Members
- Strong understanding of Test effort and Resource Estimation models Excellent Communication & Client handling skills
- Experience of helping teams move to Automated testing using industry prominent frameworks
- Experience of all phases of testing lifecycle including System, Functional, SIT, Regression, UAT, Non-Functional testing
- Experience of Agile methodology and Agile techniques in testing
- Experience of working with Multiple teams and Multiple Vendors across shores
Senior Test Lead
Cognizant
10.2010 - 07.2014
- Coordinated work with various teams to solve problems and improve efficiency for software testing and automation.
- Collaborated with QA team to test software quality through manual and automated testing.
- Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
- Created accurate and successful test scripts to manage automated testing of certain products and features.
- Identified and tracked defects with ALM & Jira and supported developers in resolving problems by completing additional tests.
- Planned and devised cohesive test plans for projects using advanced testing technologies.
Test Lead
Cognizant
05.2008 - 10.2010
- Delivered and Managed More than 20 + Projects as Test Lead.
- Create Test Strategy, Test Plans, Test Milestone plan for the projects.
- Daily Project Status Reporting & Weekly Status Reporting.
- End of Test Summary Report, Major – Energy & Utilities Customer.
Associate System Engineer
IBM
04.2007 - 04.2008
- Test Design & Test Execution
- Identifying and Reporting Defects
- Experience in all Test phases
Test Analyst
Cognizant
02.2005 - 04.2007
- Requirement Analysis.
- Test Design and Test Execution.
- Preparation & Execution of test cases.
- Defect logging in QC – Cognizant defect management tool
Education
Master of Computer Application - Computer Science
Sikkim Manipal University
India 07.2004 - 01.2007
Diploma in Information Technology - Information Technology
Nettur Technical Training Foundation
India 08.2001 - 07.2004
Skills
QE Transformation Consultant
Test Programme Management
Engagement Delivery Lead
Gen AI Test Specialist
Timeline
Senior Test Manager
Cognizant UK Limited
01.2021 - 05.2023
Test Manager
Cognizant
06.2014 - 12.2020
Senior Test Lead
Cognizant
10.2010 - 07.2014
Test Lead
Cognizant
05.2008 - 10.2010
Associate System Engineer
IBM
04.2007 - 04.2008
Test Analyst
Cognizant
02.2005 - 04.2007
Master of Computer Application - Computer Science
Sikkim Manipal University
07.2004 - 01.2007
Diploma in Information Technology - Information Technology
Nettur Technical Training Foundation
08.2001 - 07.2004
Senior Test Manager
Wipro Ltd
6 2023 - Current