Victor Kasimalla

Accomplished QA Lead with 14+ years of experience leading Quality Assurance initiatives across Salesforce CRM, Oracle EBS, PLM platforms, cloud applications, enterprise integrations, APIs, and large-scale business-critical systems. Proven success managing onsite and offshore QA teams, defining test strategies, driving release quality, and delivering enterprise solutions in Agile and Waterfall environments. Expertise spans Functional Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, UAT, API Testing, Database Validation, Performance Testing, Defect Management, Release Governance, and Quality Engineering.

Extensive experience collaborating with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and development teams to ensure high-quality software delivery and operational excellence. Hands-on experience with Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using OpenAI APIs, Pinecone Vector Database, Python, and VS Code. Developed AI-powered document retrieval and semantic search applications leveraging vector embeddings, prompt engineering, and LLM integrations.

Passionate about applying AI technologies to intelligent test automation, AI-assisted test case generation, defect analysis, regression optimization, and next-generation quality engineering.

Salesforce QA Lead - Morgan Stanley - Alpharetta, GA

(2022-09)

• Lead a QA team of 6 members across onsite and offshore locations.
• Manage testing activities from requirements gathering through deployment and production validation.
• Develop test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, and execution schedules.
• Perform Salesforce testing for IVR systems, inbound and outbound call flows, chatbot integrations, and customer service applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, product owners, and SMEs to ensure quality deliverables.
• Coordinate environment setup, test execution, defect management, and release validation.
• Prepare test execution reports, defect metrics, and quality dashboards for leadership review.
• Support Agile delivery processes including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and daily standups.
• Successfully delivered multiple Salesforce releases with minimal production defects.
• Improved test coverage and release quality through structured QA governance and defect management processes.

QA Lead - Stryker - Allendale, NJ

(2019-10 - 2022-09)

• Led testing activities for cloud-based enterprise applications including Windchill PLM, QuickBase, and ThingWorx.
• Conducted requirement analysis and developed comprehensive test plans and test strategies.
• Participated in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Executed functional, system, regression, and integration testing activities.
• Coordinated with development teams to prioritize and resolve defects.
• Prepared test execution reports and project quality metrics.
• Conducted UAT sessions and trained business users on application workflows and functionality.

QA Lead - Macy's Technologies - Johns Creek, GA

(2013-09 - 2019-10)

Led QA initiatives for Macy's Loyalty Program, one of the company's most successful customer engagement platforms.

• Prepared test plans, test strategies, test cases, and execution schedules.
• Validated customer, account, transaction management, and rewards processing workflows.
• Performed SOAP and REST web service testing using SOAP UI.
• Tested POS transactions including purchases, returns, shipments, and customer enrollments.
• Validated TIBCO Business Events, Business Works workflows, JMS queues, and batch processing jobs.
• Conducted backend data validation using Oracle and DB2 databases.
• Managed defect triage meetings and coordinated issue resolution with development teams.
• Generated executive-level testing reports and release readiness assessments.

Oracle Applications QA Lead - ADT - Boca Raton, FL

(2013-01 - 2013-09)

• Led QA testing for Oracle EBS 11i modules including Demantra, ASCP, APCC, WMS, and WCS.
• Designed test strategies for SIT and UAT cycles.
• Coordinated testing activities across QA teams and business users.
• Managed HP ALM repositories, test cases, and defect tracking.
• Led end-to-end testing activities and user acceptance testing.
• Developed user training materials and testing documentation.

Oracle Applications QA Analyst - NBTY - New York, NY

(2011-02 - 2013-01)

• Tested Oracle R12 modules including PO, AP, GL, OM, INV, iProcurement, iSupplier, Supplier Data Hub, and AME Workflows.
• Developed and executed test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Performed migration testing, patch testing, interface validation, and workflow testing.
• Validated EDI integrations and OBIEE reporting solutions.
• Coordinated testing efforts with offshore teams and business stakeholders.

Oracle Applications QA Tester / Consultant - D&H Distributing - Harrisburg, PA

(2009-02 - 2011-01)

• Participated in Oracle 11i implementation and testing initiatives.
• Tested PO, AP, GL, INV, iProcurement, iSupplier, and AME workflows.
• Developed LoadRunner scripts for performance and load testing.
• Validated interfaces, conversions, and customizations.
• Prepared test plans, test cases, and test summary reports.

QA Tester / System Analyst - Zurich Financial Services

(2006-04 - 2008-12)

• Served as End-to-End QA Lead and System Analyst for web and mainframe applications.
• Developed test plans, test cases, and execution strategies.
• Performed functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Coordinated data migration activities and production validation.
• Worked closely with business analysts, developers, and project managers to ensure successful project delivery.

Master of Business Administration - MBA