Hello, I’m Sireesha Pandanaboina, a QA professional with 13+ years of experience in QA Testing for Web and Client/Server applications, leveraging both manual and automation testing to deliver high-quality software on schedule. I lead and mentor QA teams, drive end-to-end Salesforce testing including UAT, and coordinate backlog grooming and story estimation across onshore and offshore teams. I specialize in SFDC applications (Salesforce Classic & Lightning), automation with Tosca, Playwright, Selenium, and test frameworks like TestNG and Cucumber/Karate. I’m proficient in API, performance, and SQL testing, and I’ve worked across government and enterprise systems ensuring regulatory compliance and data security.

Sireesha Pandanaboina

Hello, I’m Sireesha Pandanaboina, a QA professional with 13+ years of experience in QA Testing for Web and Client/Server applications, leveraging both manual and automation testing to deliver high-quality software on schedule. I lead and mentor QA teams, drive end-to-end Salesforce testing including UAT, and coordinate backlog grooming and story estimation across onshore and offshore teams. I specialize in SFDC applications (Salesforce Classic & Lightning), automation with Tosca, Playwright, Selenium, and test frameworks like TestNG and Cucumber/Karate. I’m proficient in API, performance, and SQL testing, and I’ve worked across government and enterprise systems ensuring regulatory compliance and data security.

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Hello, I’m Sireesha Pandanaboina, a QA professional with 13+ years of experience in QA Testing for Web and Client/Server applications, leveraging both manual and automation testing to deliver high-quality software on schedule. I lead and mentor QA teams, drive end-to-end Salesforce testing including UAT, and coordinate backlog grooming and story estimation across onshore and offshore teams. I specialize in SFDC applications (Salesforce Classic & Lightning), automation with Tosca, Playwright, Selenium, and test frameworks like TestNG and Cucumber/Karate. I’m proficient in API, performance, and SQL testing, and I’ve worked across government and enterprise systems ensuring regulatory compliance and data security.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead QA Engineer at Workday
May 1, 2021 - Present
Led Sales QA team, served as a subject matter expert for Sales processes, and developed and executed comprehensive test strategies, including Tosca automation and Copado Robotic Testing. Drove end-to-end testing across Salesforce features (Lightning migration, CPQ, Lead/Opportunity workflows), data migration, and performance testing (JMeter). Managed test case repositories (qTest, Jira) and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and quality, including data validation. Implemented AI-powered testing aids with Copado AI Copilot to generate test scripts and regression scenarios.
QA Lead Engineer – SFDC Tester at PG&E
November 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021
Experienced in Utility domain applications including billing, meter data, and customer workflows testing. Designed and implemented test strategies, test plans, data validation, and UI automation. Performed API testing, ArcGIS map-based validation, and spatial data checks. Led defect management and UAT support, ensuring overall QA quality across Salesforce interfaces and integration points.
Sr. QA Engineer at Veeva Systems
November 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020
Created test strategies and plans; maintained test cases; automated UI tests using Selenium WebDriver with Java/TestNG in an Agile setup; contributed to BDD approaches with Cucumber; collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across SaaS deployments for life sciences customers.
Salesforce QA Lead at Robert Half
November 1, 2018 - October 1, 2019
Led QA for Salesforce projects, managed smoke, end-to-end and integration testing cycles, and validated Marketing Cloud campaigns, job alerts, and subscriptions. Built backend validation via SQL/SOQL, and coordinated with stakeholders in an Agile environment. Conducted defect management lifecycle with JIRA and supported UAT activities.
Sr. Salesforce QA Engineer at Easter Seals Bay Area
May 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018
Developed BDD test automation for APIs using Karate & Cucumber; automated UI tests with Selenium WebDriver and TestNG; performed mobile automation testing with Appium to validate cross-platform functionality in fundraising and program management systems.
Sr. QA Engineer at Federal Reserve Bank
November 1, 2014 - April 1, 2018
Led QA for cash processing and vault automation projects; developed automated test framework using Selenium WebDriver and TestNG; implemented performance testing with JMeter; built CI/CD pipelines using Maven and Jenkins; conducted data validation and regression testing across secure government systems.
QA Lead at Federal Reserve Bank
October 1, 2013 - November 1, 2014
Led QA activities for two-month release cycles, supervised QA teams, conducted smoke and integration testing, and ensured quality across cash processing and related workflows; contributed to test strategy refinement and test automation adoption.

Education

Bachelor's in Electronics & Communications at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), AP, India
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

Qualifications

Certified Tosca Automation Specialist (AS1, AS2)
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Salesforce Certified Administrator
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Healthcare