PRAVEEN KUMAR ALLAMA SUNDARAMOORTHY
E2E Test, Release And Major Incident Communication Manager
München
Summary
Experienced Test, Release, and Incident Communication Manager with 15+ years driving operational excellence and team collaboration. Skilled in Quality Management, Release Management, and Agile practices to ensure smooth software releases and service stability. Adept at cross-functional coordination and stakeholder engagement to deliver impactful results.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Software Release Manager
Major Incident Communication & Release Management, SIXT SE
München
04.2024 - Current
- Successfully managed 50+ software releases, achieving a 95% reduction in hotfixes through meticulous planning, quality checks, and risk mitigation.
- Accomplished specialist in Release Management and Major Incident Communication, with proven success in overseeing high-severity incidents from identification through resolution while delivering clear, timely updates to stakeholders.
- Minimized downtime and business impact by directing critical incident response efforts under strict deadlines.
- Expert in planning, coordinating, and executing software releases with zero post-deployment issues, ensuring smooth rollouts and adherence to change control procedures.
- Adept at bridging technical and non-technical teams to resolve issues quickly and deliver high-quality software solutions.
BUSINESS QA LEAD & RELEASE MANAGER
SIXT SE
München
07.2021 - 04.2024
- Oversee multiple web and mobile applications, driving a 97% reduction in production defects through rigorous testing, proactive issue resolution, and process improvements.
- Directed Quality Assurance (QA) strategy and test execution across multiple projects, ensuring alignment with business requirements, regulatory compliance, and industry standards.
- Collaborated with Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, and Stakeholders to define test strategies, establish acceptance criteria, and set quality benchmarks for functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Oversaw release management activities, including release planning, change control, deployment scheduling, and environment coordination, ensuring on-time delivery with minimal post-release defects.
- Conducted root cause analysis on recurring defects, implementing preventative measures to reduce future occurrences.
- Optimized test coverage by defining clear test objectives and prioritizing scenarios based on risk assessment.
- Increased team productivity by continuously reviewing existing workflows and recommending enhancements.
- Enhanced software quality by developing comprehensive test strategies and plans.
TEST COORDINATOR
ROBERT BOSCH SP. Z.O.O
Warszawa
11.2019 - 06.2021
- Successfully tested the classic application migration to IAM.
- Tested 900+ interfaces migrated from classic to IAM.
- Coordinated Identity and Access Management (IAM) testing activities, ensuring security, compliance, and system integrity during migrations and upgrades.
- Managed test planning, execution, and defect resolution in collaboration with cross-functional and security teams.
- Verified user provisioning, de-provisioning, access rights, and authentication workflows to meet business and regulatory requirements.
TEAM LEAD - TESTING
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Stuttgart
01.2019 - 09.2019
- Led a team of testers in delivering Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, ensuring security, compliance, and operational readiness.
- Oversaw test strategy, planning, execution, and defect management for IAM modules including provisioning, authentication, and access controls.
- Collaborated with business, security, and development teams to ensure timely delivery and adherence to regulatory and organizational standards.
- Established clear performance metrics for the team which helped in tracking progress towards set targets effectively.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER
ROBERT BOSCH ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
Coimbatore
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Led a team of testers in delivering Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, ensuring security, compliance, and operational readiness.
- Oversaw test strategy, planning, execution, and defect management for IAM modules including provisioning, authentication, and access controls.
- Collaborated with business, security, and development teams to ensure timely delivery and adherence to regulatory and organizational standards.
- Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency in identifying and resolving defects.
- Mentored junior test engineers, enhancing their skillsets and overall team performance.
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER
QUINTEGRA SOLUTIONS (P) LTD
Chennai
06.2010 - 08.2014
- Delivered comprehensive test planning, execution, and defect management across Healthcare, eGovernance, and Education domain projects, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
- Performed functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing to validate complex business workflows and system interoperability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance product quality, streamline testing processes, and support successful go-live deployments.
- Conducted root cause analysis on defects discovered during testing, enabling quick resolution and minimizing risk of future occurrences.
- Reproduced defects and documented findings.
- Trained junior testers in company standards, testing protocols and testing software.
- Successfully managed stakeholder expectations by consistently delivering high-quality products that met or exceeded specifications.
- Improved software quality by designing and executing comprehensive test plans.
- Led cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
Education
Master of Computer Applications -
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
University Of Madras01.2008
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
University Of Madras01.2005
Skills
Test Management
Zephyr
HP ALM
IBM CLM
Customer support
Training and mentoring
Incident management
Configuration management
Release Management
JIRA & Confluence
Manual Testing
Agile Methodology
Certification
Profession Scrum Master-1 (PSM-1), SCRUM.ORG
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
- Proficient in Major Incident Communication and Process Management, ensuring timely stakeholder updates and rapid incident resolution to minimize business impact.
- Managed Release Planning, Coordination, and Execution, aligning schedules with project timelines and quality standards.
- Skilled in Test Management, Defect Tracking, and Release Management using JIRA, Zephyr, and HP ALM.
- Developed and maintained Test Plans, Test Strategies, and Test Beds to ensure complete coverage and readiness for execution.
- Conducted Requirement Analysis, Effort Estimation, Test Case Design from user stories, Execution, Test Reporting, and Traceability Matrix creation.
- Facilitated Bug Triage sessions with Product Owners and Developers to prioritize and resolve defects efficiently.
- Coordinated Test Automation initiatives using UFT to improve test coverage and reduce execution time.
- Led Risk Management activities and implemented Process Improvements to enhance overall delivery quality.
- Managed Hypercare and Post Go-Live Support, addressing issues, tracking SLAs, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Hands-on experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) tool migration and testing.
- Proficient in Functional, Integration, Sanity, Regression, and Exploratory Testing.
- Collaborated with global teams across Germany, Poland, Vietnam, and India to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Experienced in API Testing using SOAP UI and Postman.
- Delivered End-User Training and prepared detailed Documentation to support adoption and knowledge transfer.
- Served as Project Quality Analyst, driving quality standards and compliance across multiple initiatives.
Timeline
Software Release Manager
Major Incident Communication & Release Management, SIXT SE
04.2024 - Current
BUSINESS QA LEAD & RELEASE MANAGER
SIXT SE
07.2021 - 04.2024
TEST COORDINATOR
ROBERT BOSCH SP. Z.O.O
11.2019 - 06.2021
TEAM LEAD - TESTING
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
01.2019 - 09.2019
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER
ROBERT BOSCH ENGINEERING AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
01.2014 - 01.2019
SENIOR TEST ENGINEER
QUINTEGRA SOLUTIONS (P) LTD
06.2010 - 08.2014
Master of Computer Applications -
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
Bachelor of Computer Applications -
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
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