Sunitha Bonela

Detail-oriented and highly skilled Quality Assurance (QA) professional with 5+ years of experience in manual and automation testing. Expertise in developing test strategies, creating comprehensive test plans, and executing performance and functional testing across web, mobile, and gaming applications. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior testers, and improve testing processes.

Committed to maintaining high-quality standards and delivering seamless, user-friendly experiences. Work closely with solution configuration team members to create required end-to-end testing criteria for interfaces. Adept at identifying and resolving defects, performing bug triage, and ensuring high-quality software delivery within fast-paced environments.

Very strong hands-on experience building Testing Artifacts, including Test Cases, Test Plans. Provide guidance and best practices to the internal team to create end-to-end testing for each interface. Creating test cases, test scripts, and test reports for different software projects and technology platforms (web, mobile, and desktop).

Work with product owners, developers, UX/UI designers, support analysts, technical writers, and product/engineering leadership.

SQA 3 - Moncton, Canada

(2021-01)

Responsible for providing application-level security.

• Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration, improving resource utilization.
• Established and trained a team of 8 QA engineers in advanced testing techniques for gaming applications.
• Work closely with Business Analyst and SI Partners to discuss and validate testing coverage for each interface.
• Execute test cases and identify issues for each interface under test.
• Lead and facilitate internal testing triage meetings with Product & Technology and Value-added Service Team.
• Create test plans and testing artifacts to review for integration requirements.
• Create a testing matrix and test execution plan to fulfill the overall project timeline.
• Developed and executed detailed test cases and test plans for various software applications, ensuring comprehensive test coverage.
• Conducted manual and automated testing, ensuring a high-quality user experience across platforms.
• Participated in sprint planning meetings and collaborated with developers to identify and address potential testing concerns early in the SDLC.
• Managed defect tracking, reporting, and follow-up to ensure all issues were resolved before release.

QA Team Lead - Bangalore, India

(2007-01 - 2017-12)

• Creating strategies to mitigate those risks and take necessary measures to control them.
• Have team meetings at appropriate times to understand and review the current risks and motivate the team to resolve them.
• Ensure that the various testing and validation processes are continuously improved.
• Work with the development team to ensure that quality engineers receive adequate support, such as automation hooks or debug builds, whenever possible.
• Ensure that several quality improvement tools, like code coverage and memory leak detection, are part of the development cycle, resolving conflicts with upper management if necessary.
• Participate in training, mentoring, and supervising junior team members.
• Defining quality standards and metrics for the current project/product.
• Working with all stakeholders to ensure that the quality metrics are reviewed, closed, and agreed upon.
• Making the QA team aware of the Quality matrix and resolving all the queries.
• Defining processes for the test plan and several phases of the testing cycle.
• Managed a focused team of 10 QA leads and testers, increasing test coverage and high-priority projects through structured Risk-Based Testing.
• Led the implementation of a unified test automation framework, reducing regression test cycle time.
• Collaborated with engineering teams to integrate quality metrics into CI/CD pipelines, reducing defect leakage.
• Drove the adoption of performance testing practices for cloud applications, improving system reliability.

MSc - Information Systems - GITAM Institute of Technology and Management, Andhra University

Bachelor of Computer Application - A.P.S.W.R.J.C.C.E, Andhra University