Upendra Samarasinghe Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Sri Lanka

• Experience of managing software delivery team (on-shore and off-shore) and involve on E2E delivery and product releasing process.• Experience in involving for the system architecture design discussions from quality perspective.• Experience of working with Traditional and Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban), and Implementing Scrumban software development process for suitable projects in order to streamline the delivery process.• Experience in requirement analysis and review, prepare time estimations, primary costing, resource allocation, set timelines for delivery and reporting to the senior management and customers.• Experience in customer coordination and obtaining confirmation for product GA plans.• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills.• Robust analytical skills for both existing processes and identifying areas of opportunity.• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.• Experience in conducting recruitment for software development teams, mentoring and conducting resource training.• Expertise in performing and managing different types of testing such as Black box, Regression, Backend, System, E2E, Middleware, Exploratory, API, Security, Automation, Performance, SIT, and UAT testing.

Sri Lanka

• Experience of managing software delivery team (on-shore and off-shore) and involve on E2E delivery and product releasing process.• Experience of working with Traditional and Agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban), and Implementing Scrumban software development process for suitable projects in order to streamline the delivery process.• Experience in requirement analysis and review, prepare time estimations, primary costing, resource allocation, set timelines for delivery and reporting to the senior management and customers.• Experience in customer coordination and obtaining confirmation for product GA plans.• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, team and time management skills.• Robust analytical skills for both existing processes and identifying areas of opportunity.• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.• Expertise in performing and managing different types of testing such as Black box, Regression, Backend, System, E2E, Middleware, Exploratory, API, Security, Automation, Performance, SIT, and UAT testing.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities:• Managing testing teams towards project goals assuring high-quality deliverables that conform to the specified requirements.• Manage both Functional testing and Automation testing approaches.• Manage resource allocations between different projects and modules when necessary.• Managing various tasks such as, Requirement review, Test Planning and Design, Test Execution, Monitoring and Controlling phases• Representative and in-house controller of all the UATs related to the assigned projects• Direct point of contact to the Customers located in various geographical locations and time zones.• Interact closely with the local management and the senior management located in Sweden (Kista Office) and Australia (Sydney office)• Managing global system rollouts (Live Deployments) and actively involve in deployment and DB script execution

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Responsibilities:• Reporting to the Project Managers and Customers regarding the Quality of the deliverables• Manage QA resource allocations between different modules when necessary to ensure higher customer satisfaction with successful deliverables • Review/Validate Requirements (Use Cases, BRD, FRS)• Systems design review with Tech Leads• Prepare Test Plans, Test Strategies and Estimations• Test Execution and Defect Management• Functional Test Automation (Selinium), API testing (SoapUI, Postman) • Correspond with Customers regarding Requirements, Clarification and QA related concerns

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

(Former SysAdmins Lanka Pvt Ltd)Customer Relationship Management (Microsoft CRM), Information Management Systems, Supply Chain Management, Transport Management Systems, Integrated Online Payment Systems, DD Transaction Systems, Agent Commissions, Events management, Direct mailers, Complaints ManagementResponsibilities:• Reporting to the Project Managers and Customers regarding the Quality of the deliverables• Manage QA resource allocations between different modules when necessary to ensure higher customer satisfaction with successful deliverables • Review/Validate Requirements (Use Cases, BRD, FRS)• Systems design review with Tech Leads• Prepare Test Plans, Test Strategies and Estimations• Test Execution and Defect Management• Correspond with Customers regarding Requirements, Clarification and QA related concerns • Formulating Risk Mitigation and Contingency Plans with Project Managers

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

eLearning services for eCollege USA, eTutor Online Learning System designed exclusively for Carnegie Mellon University-Pittsburgh USA, Call center staff training system (Sri Lanka Telecom and Dialog Telecom), Online book publishing and purchasing system for world’s largest book publishing company located in USA.Responsibilities:• Reporting to the QA Lead/PM and Customer regarding QA of the product• Review/Validate Requirements/Features (Use Cases, BRD, SRS)• Design & Executing Test Cases• Defect Reporting & Verification• Communicate with Customers on quality related matters • Guiding client teams in User Acceptance Testing sessions• Conduct Training for the internal team and the clients

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science

Dip

Construction Operations - General Construction

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