Hi, I’m Chaitanya. I’m a Senior Test Management Professional with 13+ years of experience leading quality assurance and testing efforts across SDLC. I specialize in strategic test planning, SIT/UAT, defect lifecycle management, data migration/testing, and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality software. I’ve collaborated across global teams and multi-country releases, including complex banking and financial platforms. I’m a collaborative, hands-on leader who translates client requirements into robust test plans and executable tests, drives continuous process improvement, and communicates clearly with developers, management, and end users to ensure on-time, defect-free delivery.

Chaitanya Kumar Tunuguntla

Hi, I’m Chaitanya. I’m a Senior Test Management Professional with 13+ years of experience leading quality assurance and testing efforts across SDLC. I specialize in strategic test planning, SIT/UAT, defect lifecycle management, data migration/testing, and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality software. I’ve collaborated across global teams and multi-country releases, including complex banking and financial platforms. I’m a collaborative, hands-on leader who translates client requirements into robust test plans and executable tests, drives continuous process improvement, and communicates clearly with developers, management, and end users to ensure on-time, defect-free delivery.

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Hi, I’m Chaitanya. I’m a Senior Test Management Professional with 13+ years of experience leading quality assurance and testing efforts across SDLC. I specialize in strategic test planning, SIT/UAT, defect lifecycle management, data migration/testing, and mentoring teams to deliver high-quality software. I’ve collaborated across global teams and multi-country releases, including complex banking and financial platforms.

I’m a collaborative, hands-on leader who translates client requirements into robust test plans and executable tests, drives continuous process improvement, and communicates clearly with developers, management, and end users to ensure on-time, defect-free delivery.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Telugu
Advanced
Hindi
Advanced

Work Experience

Packaged App Associate Manager at Accenture
December 1, 2024 - Present
Leads the full testing lifecycle for packaged applications, defines test strategy, and creates test plans, cases, and scripts for system integration testing (SIT). Drives QA practices to improve software quality, triages and resolves production issues, and mentors junior team members. Collaborates with developers, business teams, and end users to ensure readiness for multi-country releases (example: DLL Rabo Bank).
Test Team Lead at HCL Technologies
December 1, 2021 - December 31, 2024
Creates and implements test strategy and test plans for SIT, leads test execution, and drives quality improvements. Utilizes HP ALM for defect analysis and reporting, coordinat es with cross-functional teams, and mentors junior members. Key projects include UOBSend, Asana, and Netapp, with production releases in 2024.
Risk Management Specialist at JP Morgan Chase
July 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Assessed potential risks by analyzing financial data, market trends, and operational processes. Applied data analytics to identify risk patterns, developed mitigation strategies, ensured regulatory compliance, and prepared senior-management risk reports. Involvement included Internal Application of JPMC for credit-limit decisioning.
Senior Software Engineer at Accenture
February 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021
Created test plans, test cases, and scripts for SIT; performed defect analysis using Jira; participated in project status meetings; collaborated with developers, business teams, and end users on healthcare and financial projects.
Information Technology Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services
July 1, 2012 - February 28, 2018
Executed testing across functional, system integration, regression, and UAT. Documented defects and provided adequate data for rapid resolution. Developed and executed manual and automated test scripts; contributed to multiple projects including DFT CAM, Halogen, and STE, with ongoing collaboration in project status updates.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) at National Institute of Technology Durgapur
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

ISTQB Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - December 9, 2025
Agile Practitioner 5 (Scaled Agile)
January 11, 2030 - December 9, 2025

Industry Experience

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

Skills

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate