Hi, I’m Madhu Kadevari. I’m a Senior QA Consultant/Release Specialist with 18+ years of experience delivering enterprise QA, UAT, and release management across Banking, Government Regulatory, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Payments. I have a strong track record in manual and automated testing, data/ETL validation, AI-enabled QA, and CI/CD-enabled QA practices, with proven ability to manage complex stakeholders and support risk-based release decisions in regulated environments. I enjoy driving QA transformations through AI-driven tooling, defining quality metrics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable software delivery. I’m motivated by improving test design efficiency, reducing cycle times, and delivering high-quality products with minimal production issues.

Madhu Kadevari

Hi, I’m Madhu Kadevari. I’m a Senior QA Consultant/Release Specialist with 18+ years of experience delivering enterprise QA, UAT, and release management across Banking, Government Regulatory, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Payments. I have a strong track record in manual and automated testing, data/ETL validation, AI-enabled QA, and CI/CD-enabled QA practices, with proven ability to manage complex stakeholders and support risk-based release decisions in regulated environments. I enjoy driving QA transformations through AI-driven tooling, defining quality metrics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable software delivery. I’m motivated by improving test design efficiency, reducing cycle times, and delivering high-quality products with minimal production issues.

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Hi, I’m Madhu Kadevari. I’m a Senior QA Consultant/Release Specialist with 18+ years of experience delivering enterprise QA, UAT, and release management across Banking, Government Regulatory, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, and Payments. I have a strong track record in manual and automated testing, data/ETL validation, AI-enabled QA, and CI/CD-enabled QA practices, with proven ability to manage complex stakeholders and support risk-based release decisions in regulated environments.

I enjoy driving QA transformations through AI-driven tooling, defining quality metrics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable software delivery. I’m motivated by improving test design efficiency, reducing cycle times, and delivering high-quality products with minimal production issues.

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Work Experience

QA Consultant at BANK OF CANADA – Wealth (capital markets)
August 1, 2025 - Present
Led test strategy, planning, and design across end-to-end workflows in an Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Achieved 95%+ test coverage, defined environment strategies across 10+ sprints/releases, and improved on-time delivery by 95%+ with 30% fewer environment delays. Executed 500+ test scenarios with 90%+ requirement coverage, and coordinated testing across onshore/nearshore/offshore teams (10–15 members). Drove QA transformation using AI-driven testing tools, improving design efficiency by 40% and cycle time by 25%. Managed defects in JIRA/Azure DevOps, improving traceability and reducing turnaround times by 25–30%. Supported production issue analysis and risk mitigation, reducing incidents by 30–40%.
Senior QA Consultant at TD BANK – Toronto, Canada, Wealth Management/Govt. Regulatory
November 1, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Led QA delivery across multiple enterprise projects with a 6–10 tester team. Planned and executed test strategies, plans, and regression suites achieving 90%+ test coverage across functional/SIT. Managed full defect lifecycle (1,500+ defects/year) with 95% SLA resolution, conducted defect triage, and reduced critical defect backlog by 50% in two sprints. Improved release efficiency by 25% and reduced production defect leakage by 40%. Supported UAT sessions with 98% first-pass acceptance and standardized QA processes for team efficiency.
Senior QA Consultant (Contract) at TD BANK / IBM – Canada
March 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021
Designed and developed manual & automated test cases for Wealth Trading, Retail Trading, and Mobile Banking using Selenium (Python). Executed Functional, Regression, and API testing; integrated Selenium with CI/CD; led defect triage, sprint readiness, and release quality sign-off activities.
Senior QA Consultant / QA Manager (Contract) at TD BANK – Canada & US/TCS (LOB’s Retail, US AMCB, Insurance)
October 1, 2006 - November 1, 2019
Managed end-to-end QA for Mobile and Web Banking platforms with automation, data validation, and UAT/PAT testing. Built master test plans, traceability matrices, and automation frameworks; supported NFT for middleware/infrastructure testing. Led end-to-end QA delivery across multiple LOBs and improved release quality and on-time delivery.
Senior QA Consultant / Business Analyst (Contract) at Region Of Peel - Toronto
February 1, 2006 - October 1, 2006
Designed and executed QA strategies and regression suites across Peoplesoft HRMS, COTS, SaaS, and cloud-based apps. Managed end-to-end defect lifecycle, achieving 95%+ defect closure within SLA and improved data validation across backend systems; validated API/web services and frontend Apps with SQL validation; delivered compliant solutions in public sector and enterprise environments.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) at Osmania University, India
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

Qualifications

SAFe 6 Agilist & Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Tricentis TOSCA Automation Specialist & qTest Certified
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Google Project Management Certificate
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026
Certified Software Quality Assurance Specialist
January 11, 2030 - April 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Professional Services, Software & Internet