Hello, I am Sateesh Makineni, a Senior Test Analyst with extensive experience spanning manual testing, automation, performance testing, and test leadership in the financial services sector. I have led testing teams on complex migration projects and delivered robust QA outcomes across SDLC and QA life cycles. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentor teams, coordinate with developers and business stakeholders, and deliver high-quality test artifacts while ensuring regulatory and security standards are met.

Sateesh Makineni

Hello, I am Sateesh Makineni, a Senior Test Analyst with extensive experience spanning manual testing, automation, performance testing, and test leadership in the financial services sector. I have led testing teams on complex migration projects and delivered robust QA outcomes across SDLC and QA life cycles. I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentor teams, coordinate with developers and business stakeholders, and deliver high-quality test artifacts while ensuring regulatory and security standards are met.

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Hello, I am Sateesh Makineni, a Senior Test Analyst with extensive experience spanning manual testing, automation, performance testing, and test leadership in the financial services sector. I have led testing teams on complex migration projects and delivered robust QA outcomes across SDLC and QA life cycles.

I thrive in fast-paced environments, mentor teams, coordinate with developers and business stakeholders, and deliver high-quality test artifacts while ensuring regulatory and security standards are met.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Test Analyst at Stanlib
June 1, 2024 - Present
Lead testing across migration project moving clients from Lisp to INN8; build testing strategy; manage testers; coordinate across stakeholders; created Cucumber BDD tests and Selenium support code in TypeScript.
Senior Test Analyst at Old Mutual
November 1, 2023 - October 15, 2025
Analyzed business/functional requirements; prepared test scenarios and test plans; collaborated with team; performed multiple testing types; used QC for test cases and defects; led team.
Senior Automation Test Analyst at Digi Outsource
January 1, 2023 - October 15, 2025
Led automation testing for payments platform; used Selenium, Protractor, Cucumber with TypeScript; implemented CI/CD with Jenkins; performed API automation with Rest Assured; conducted performance testing with JMeter.
Senior Test Analyst/Automation Tester at Standard Bank
November 1, 2016 - October 15, 2025
Handled QA testing across various banking projects; implemented automated testing frameworks; contributed to test plans, defect management, and UAT support; worked in Agile Sprints with BDD.
Senior QA Test Analyst at ILAB South Africa
August 1, 2014 - October 15, 2025
Tested software solutions for financial domain; performed functional, system, integration, regression; maintained test artifacts; mentored junior testers.
Senior Software Test Analyst at ABSA Bank, South Africa
June 1, 2013 - October 15, 2025
Led testing for ABSA banking solutions; created/tested test cases; coordinated with teams; regression testing across builds.
Software Test Analyst at Alexander Forbes, South Africa
October 1, 2012 - October 15, 2025
Executed test cases; performed data verification via SQL; maintained defect reports; supported walkthrough and defect meetings.

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science at JP University, India
January 11, 2030 - October 15, 2025

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified tester
January 11, 2030 - October 15, 2025
Microsoft Azure AZ-900 Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - October 15, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Telecommunications

Experience Level

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