Krishna Chaitanya

Associate Consultant

Hyderabad, Telangana, India12 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

12+ years of experience in QA consulting
Expert in Agile QA practices and coaching
Led quality transformation for global clients

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance expert in the SaaS and Healthcare sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality EngineeringTest AutomationAgile MethodologiesQuality Assurance

Other Skills

Performance TestingCoachingQuality Assurance StandardsAutomation FrameworksTest StrategyCompatibility TestingCoaching & MentoringAssessmentInterpersonal CommunicationStrategic PlanningQuality ManagementDigital TransformationSecurity TestingTest CasesJMeter

About

I’m a Lead QA Consultant with 12+ years of experience in delivering high-quality software solutions across Web, Mobile and Backend platforms. At ThoughtWorks, I’ve led quality transformation initiatives for global clients in travel, healthcare and gaming domains, enabling shift-left practices, continuous testing and building scalable test automation frameworks. I specialise in creating enterprise-wide quality strategies, setting up QA Centers of Excellence and coaching teams on Agile QA practices, DevTestOps and engineering excellence. My approach is hands-on and impact-driven—focusing on aligning quality with business value, establishing consistent ways of working and accelerating product delivery through lean and robust testing solutions.

Experience

12 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Thoughtworks

2 roles

Lead Consultant

Promoted

Sep 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Led QA transformation initiatives across large-scale digital programs.
Co-created and implemented enterprise-wide quality strategies.
Advocated shift-left testing and continuous testing practices.
Designed and built scalable automation frameworks for Web, Mobile, and APIs.
Enabled cross-functional teams through Agile QA coaching and bootcamps.
Set up QA Centers of Excellence (CoE) to scale best practices across teams.
Defined test strategies covering functional, performance, and security testing.
Conducted agile maturity assessments and identified quality improvement areas.
Collaborated with stakeholders to align QA efforts with business outcomes.
Established standardized quality processes and metrics dashboards.

Quality EngineeringPerformance TestingTest Automation

Senior Consultant

Apr 2019 – Sep 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos

# Led assessment of organizational capability needs and identified challenges, facilitating the co-creation and delivery of capability development programs for client teams to drive delivery transformation.
# Developed and executed agile maturity assessments, enablement frameworks and governance practices, optimizing software delivery, product management and stakeholder engagement for improved business value.
# Delivered comprehensive agile training sessions, covering Agile Fundamentals, Engineering Practices and Agile QA Practices while coaching and mentoring team members to establish best practice standards for client teams.
# Enabled QA teams to create robust Quality strategies, automation frameworks and implement shift-left practices.
# Established and managed a center of excellence for QA, driving excellence in quality assurance practices.
# Contributed as a Quality Analyst in the successful delivery of a mobile application that empowered healthcare workers in remote areas to register patients, access medical records, and enter treatment details.
# Developed automation suites for web applications using Selenium and Java, enhancing testing efficiency.
# Implemented and maintained continuous integration and continuous testing pipelines, ensuring product quality throughout the development lifecycle.

CoachingQuality Assurance StandardsAgile MethodologiesQuality Assurance

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Lead Software QA Engineer

Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · 5 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

# Develop automation test suites for Mobile, Web and APIs automation
# Prepare Software QA Test Plan and Test Cases Document
# Estimate and review QA efforts as part of the overall development effort
# Perform security analysis of Mobile and Web apps
# Conduct performance tests to check the server capacity
# Prepare release notes and deploy the applications to the app store and playstore
# Involve in end-end product development life cycle.

Test StrategyQuality EngineeringTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Mutual mobile

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Sep 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

# Serve as a key member of software development team as Sr. QA tester on development projects for Enterprise clients.
# Develop Automation Test Suites for Unit Testing and Functional Testing for Mobile, Web and APIs.
# Prepare Software QA Test Plan and Test Cases Document.
# Estimate and review QA efforts as part of the overall development effort
# Coordinating Scrum and daily stand-up meetings with Developers, clients and other team members.
# Creating Automation Test Scripts for both iOS and Android applications using Appium.
# Creating Automation scripts to verify the data from APIs response using Jmeter.
# Static analysis of mobile applications and security threat checks using tools like MobSF and other security tools.
# Prepared Checklist for Compliance Testing for iOS and Android Application

Performance TestingCompatibility TestingQuality AssuranceTest Automation

Blueflock technologies

Sr. Quality Analyst

Nov 2014 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

# Establish quality assurance standards and
measures for the betterment of the product.
# Test the Web service and Database using J meter.
# Create and execute test plans and scripts that
will determine optimal application performance
according to specifications.
# Cultivate and disseminate knowledge of quality assurance best practices
# Work to minimize manual testing by identifying high-ROI test cases and automating them.
# Prepare Strategies for testing the application.
# Perform stress test using J meter.

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Quality Assurance

Aug 2013 – Oct 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos · Hyderabad Area, India

Manual Testing of Mobile applications. (J2ME, Kindle, Android, iOS)
Track defects using Jira, Devtrack and generate defect summary reports.
Interaction with Project Leads, Developers, Production team for testing and documentation for the application developed.
Actively participated in scrum meetings, reviews and developed test scenarios.