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Ravi Tankala

Melbourne,Australia

Summary

Senior QA Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable quality engineering solutions across enterprise and product environments.

Strong background in designing automation frameworks, CI/CD-integrated quality gates, and reusable tooling that improves developer productivity and release confidence. Experienced in embedding quality as a platform through shift-left practices, test orchestration, and data-driven quality insights.

Proven ability to reduce release risk, improve feedback loops, and enable teams to ship faster with high confidence.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QA Lead /Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

GPC Asia Pacific | TCS
Melbourne, Australia
06.2025 - Current
  • Led end-to-end quality engineering across web, API, and mobile platforms within Agile delivery teams
  • Designed and implemented Playwright-based automation frameworks integrated with CI/CD pipelines to improve regression coverage and execution speed
  • Built CI/CD quality gates to prevent regressions and increase release confidence across environments
  • Improved test efficiency through parallel execution, selective test runs, and optimized reporting
  • Collaborated with engineering teams to improve testability, streamline debugging workflows, and refine failure analysis
  • Established test traceability linked to business and technical requirements for greater alignment
  • Reported quality metrics, risks, and release readiness insights to inform stakeholders' decision-making
  • Contributed to standardizing automation frameworks and reusable test components across teams
  • Conducted the performance tests across the web and API as per NFR's and published the reports.

QA Lead / Senior Test Analyst

Foxtel Group | TCS
Melbourne, Australia
05.2018 - 05.2025
  • Led QA activities across CRM (Salesforce), Billing (Zuora), APIs, and web platforms
  • Defined test strategy across functional, integration, regression, and UAT phases
  • Oversaw automation using Playwright, Tosca, and Python-based frameworks
  • Integrated automation into CI pipelines to support continuous testing practices
  • Coordinated testing across multiple squads, vendors, and distributed teams
  • Supported release readiness, defect triage, and environment coordination
  • Mentored QA engineers and improved overall team quality maturity

Senior QA / Test Analyst

Foxtel Management Pty Ltd | TCS
Melbourne, Australia
07.2014 - 04.2018
  • Led system and regression testing across enterprise applications
  • Managed test execution aligned with Agile sprint cycles
  • Ensured quality gates and release criteria were met before production releases
  • Collaborated with Product Owners and Engineering teams to improve delivery quality

QA / Test Analyst

British Sky Broadcasting | TCS
Hyderabad, India
04.2012 - 06.2014
  • Led system and regression testing across enterprise applications to ensure comprehensive coverage and defect identification
  • Managed test execution aligned with Agile sprint cycles, enhancing release readiness and minimizing post-deployment issues
  • Ensured quality gates and release criteria were met before production releases
  • Collaborated with Product Owners and Engineering teams to refine testing processes, leading to improved delivery quality and stakeholder satisfaction

Education

Batcheler of Technology - Electronics and communication

AN University
Guntur, India

Skills

Automation & Testing:
Playwright, Tosca, Robot Framework, Spock

Languages:
JavaScript, Python, Java, Groovy (familiar with backend ecosystems and service interactions)

API Testing:
Postman, REST APIs, Swagger, SOAP UI

CI/CD & DevOps:
Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions (adaptable to Buildkite, CircleCI) ,AWS Lambda, Docker

Performance Testing:
JMeter

Test Management:
Jira, Xray, TestRail, qTest

Monitoring & Observability:
Splunk, Kibana, New Relic, AWS CloudWatch

Databases:
Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server

Core Competencies

  • Quality Platform Engineering & Developer Experience
  • Test Strategy & Architecture (UI, API, Integration)
  • CI/CD Quality Gates & Test Orchestration
  • Automation Framework Design (Playwright, Tosca)
  • API & Contract Testing (REST, Webhooks)
  • Observability & Quality Metrics (Flakiness, Coverage, Failures)
  • Shift-left / Shift-right Testing
  • Risk-based Testing & Release Readiness
  • Agile / SAFe Delivery Models
  • Stakeholder Collaboration & Technical Leadership

Certification

  • Tricentis Tosca Automation Specialist – Level 1 & Level 2
  • Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist
  • Salesforce Certified AI Associate
  • Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Developer Certified Professional
  • Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate

Work Rights

Australian Citizen

Timeline

QA Lead /Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

GPC Asia Pacific | TCS
06.2025 - Current

QA Lead / Senior Test Analyst

Foxtel Group | TCS
05.2018 - 05.2025

Senior QA / Test Analyst

Foxtel Management Pty Ltd | TCS
07.2014 - 04.2018

QA / Test Analyst

British Sky Broadcasting | TCS
04.2012 - 06.2014

Batcheler of Technology - Electronics and communication

AN University
Ravi Tankala