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Hello, I’m Sai Kodela, a Sr. QA professional with over 13 years of experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle, specializing in manual testing, QA strategy, SAP BI, CRM, ETL, and data validation. I’m GenAI certified and continuously explore AI-enabled testing approaches to improve quality and efficiency. I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable software and data solutions.
In my roles, I’ve led both onsite and offshore QA efforts, mentored teams, and partnered with business stakeholders to map processes and drive continuous improvement. I enjoy turning complex requirements into solid test plans, rigorous validation, and visible, data-driven results.
Skills
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Sr. QA / Lead Testing Engineering Advisor at NTT DATA CANADA Inc
March 1, 2023 - November 26, 2025Design and develop Test Plan and Test Strategy; lead a team of BA/QA onsite and offshore; conduct daily sprint meetings as Scrum Master; identify UAT use case scenarios; estimate projects; prepare and execute test scripts; review test scenarios with BAs and QA; perform functional, smoke, system integration, regression, and user acceptance testing; backend testing; defect tracking/reproduction using JIRA and JAMA; maintain RTM and traceability; document test plans/procedures/strategies; validate API testing; collaborate with policy teams; generate project reports with TestRail; leverage GenAI to load test scripts and execution results; conduct defect triage; support policy testing activities.
Sr. QA Consultant at State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB)
March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023Gathering requirements and design discussions; implementing Agile methodology; analyzing business requirements; maintain SAP ECC data with 3rd party vendors; develop and execute comprehensive Test Plan/Strategy across Workday modules (HR/HCM/Payroll/Finance); mobile testing using Appium; exploratory and UAT testing; design/test docs in Solution Manager; executed batch tests in QTP; defect tracking/reproducing using Solution Manager; prepare test documentation; data validation across legacy and target systems; testing SAP BI/BW reports; API endpoints using POSTMAN; designing integrations between Workday and SAP ECC; close collaboration with business users during UAT.
Sr. QA / Data Analyst Consultant at Jackson National Life Insurance Company
April 1, 2021 - April 1, 2021Gathered requirements; tested Accounts Payable processes (PO assignment, invoices, APP, AP reporting); tested Dunning letters; performed data migration and validation; created/updated mapping docs; built ETL/Data warehousing data pipelines; validated data integrity; led BI reporting migration from SAP BI to dashboards; Agile environment; manual/automation testing; collaborated with BI/ETL teams; managed QA activities within the claims/billing modernization program.
Sr. QA / Data Analyst Consultant at Delta Dental of California
November 1, 2018 - November 1, 2018Led BI projects in Membership subsystem; defined test plans and strategies; tested AP processes, payments, and reports; data migration and governance; created dashboards; managed testing of BI reports; led ETL/SAP development teams; performed data validation and data quality controls; contributed to AWS-based BI/ETL environment; defect management using HP Quality Center/ALM.
Data Analyst Consultant at State of Florida (IBM)
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016Elicited requirements; created dashboards/reports; performed data validation and stress testing; managed testing and defect tracking; performed ETL/data integration; built data mappings and data quality controls; production support and governance; used BI/ETL tools to deliver reporting solutions.
Sr. QA Consultant at State of Michigan, Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB)
March 31, 2023 - March 31, 2023Gathers requirements and designs/implements agile testing approaches. Analyzes business requirements to determine feasibility within time and cost constraints. Design and develop Test Plan, Test Strategy based on requirement specifications. Maintains and orchestrates test environments and SAP ECC data with 3rd party vendors. Develops and executes comprehensive test plans across Workday HR, HCM, Payroll and Finance modules. Creates test cases for iOS/Android with Appium, analyzes crash reports, and performs Exploratory and UAT testing on native mobile platforms. Develops design, configuration and user documents in Solution Manager. Executes Batch Tests in QTP for unattended runs. Works with third-party IT vendor teams to map new business processes and solution improvements. Manages defect tracking in Solution Manager and prepares test documentation. Performs Business data Validation testing between legacy applications and Workday. Tests SAP BI/BW reports and validates API endpoints usin
Sr. QA / Data Analyst Consultant at Jackson National Life Insurance Company
April 30, 2021 - April 30, 2021Gathered requirements and prepared functional/technical specifications. Tested Accounts Payable processes (PO account assignment, Invoice Processing, Automatic Payment Program) and AP reporting. Validated Dunning letters and payments, refunds, direct debits. Ensured 100% clean data for business needs with data validation, worked with customers and product managers to prioritize stories. Tested period-end and recurring documents in Finance; verified COPA reporting. Migrated and tested SAP BI reports and dashboards; updated mapping documents and performed gap analysis. Designed, tuned and deployed ETL pipelines to acquire/process data from sources into the data warehouse. Performed manual and automation testing, integrated tests into CI/CD pipelines, and performed data quality checks. Used ALM/Quality Center for defects and supported cross-functional teams to ensure traceability and quality.
Sr. QA / Data Analyst Consultant at Delta Dental of California
November 30, 2018 - November 30, 2018Led a team of ETL/SAP developers. Gathered requirements and developed test plans, strategies and scripts. Tested membership subsystem, BI reporting; enforced data governance and data quality controls for regulatory requirements. Performed production data validation, created mapping documents, and built BI dashboards. Worked with AWS, BI, ETL, SAP and Oracle environments. Managed defect tracking and testing lifecycle in ALM/Quality Center. Oversaw data migration efforts and validated data integrity across environments.
Data Analyst Consultant at State of Florida (IBM)
January 31, 2016 - January 31, 2016Elicited requirements from business stakeholders and analyzed to design scalable solutions. Created Revenue Dashboards and various data views. Performed stress testing using LoadRunner and managed defect tracking in Quality Center. Executed data modeling and ETL development in SAP HANA, built HR reports and Universe-based BI reporting (IDT/UDT). Engaged in data visualization, BI reporting, and data validation to support regulatory and governmental reporting requirements.
Education
Master of Science in Computer Science at University of Virginia, USA
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at JNTU, India
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025Master's in Computer Science at University of Virginia
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), India
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025Qualifications
GenAI Certified
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025GenAI Certified
January 11, 2030 - November 26, 2025Industry Experience
Professional Services, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Education, Other
Skills
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