Sushruth Ramalingaiah Gowda

Release & Quality Assurance Lead · Technology Director

IT professional with 20+ years of experience in Test Management, Release Management, and Technology Leadership. Proven track record delivering high-quality software releases across fintech, telecom, ERP, and industrial sectors.

Brisbane, QLD, Australia
linkedin.com/in/sushruth007
20+
Years Experience
8
Companies
3
Countries

Work Experience

Release and Quality Assurance Lead

Hastings Deering (CAT)

Aug 2023 – Present

Brisbane, QLD · Hybrid

  • Lead end-to-end release planning and coordination across enterprise systems
  • Manage a dedicated QA engineering team, setting quality standards and KPIs
  • Proactively identify risks and introduce best practices to streamline testing
  • Mentor team members to foster a high-performance, quality-first culture

Technology Director

Acis (Australia)

Jun 2021 – Aug 2023

Brisbane, QLD

  • Led the technology division overseeing strategic direction and team management
  • Aligned technology initiatives with business objectives
  • Drove digital transformation across the organisation

Technology Manager

Acis (Australia)

Nov 2020 – Jun 2021

Brisbane, QLD

  • Managed technology operations and delivery teams
  • Implemented process improvements and quality frameworks

Technical Business Analyst

Acis (Australia)

Aug 2020 – Oct 2020

Brisbane, QLD

  • Bridged business requirements and technical delivery
  • Conducted analysis and documentation for software development and QA activities

Lead Engineer – Quality

Preqin

Feb 2019 – Aug 2020

Brisbane, QLD

  • Led a QA team of 18 engineers across multiple product lines
  • Implemented CI/CD using TeamCity; drove automation with Selenium, Protractor, Puppeteer
  • Performed POCs on Cypress, Nightwatch, and Leapwork

QA Engineer

Crossover for Work

Apr 2018 – Feb 2019

Bengaluru, India

  • Delivered E2E UI Automation using Protractor and Jasmine framework
  • Contributed to CI/CD pipelines via TeamCity
  • Worked with Microsoft Azure, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Sr. SWE in Quality

Intuit

Jul 2014 – Apr 2018

Bangalore, India

  • Automated test scripts for TurboTax and QuickBooks
  • Co-ordinated testing activities including planning, execution, and knowledge management
  • Maintained onsite-offshore coordination for seamless delivery

Sr. Project Lead

Polaris Financial Technology

Sep 2013 – Jul 2014

Bangalore, India

  • Deployed to ANZ Banking Group; managed Manual and Automation QA Teams
  • Performed estimation for manual and automation efforts

QA Lead

Estuate, Inc.

Jul 2011 – Jul 2013

Bengaluru, India

  • Led QA across Telecom and ERP platforms (AT&T, Oracle e-Biz, PeopleSoft, Siebel, JDE)
  • RFT & QTP automation, Performance Testing (LoadRunner/RPT), SQL backend testing
  • Shell/Perl scripting; defect tracking via Rational ClearQuest and Mercury Quality Center

Test Analyst → Software Tester → Associate Software Engineer

IBM

Jul 2006 – Jul 2011

Bengaluru, India

  • Clients: AT&T (Test Analyst, Software Tester) and Telstra (Associate SE)
  • Led QA teams, monitored test case development and execution, planned resource allocation
  • Automation and Manual Testing, Shell scripting, Performance Testing (RPT), RFT automation
  • System Testing, UAT Support, build automation, and production code deployment

Skills & Technologies

Test Management

Test PlanningTest StrategyTest ExecutionDefect ManagementQA LeadershipTest Management

Test Automation

SeleniumProtractorCypressPuppeteerRFTQTPNightwatchLeapwork

Release Management

Release PlanningDeployment ManagementRisk ManagementAzure DevOpsChange Management

CI/CD & DevOps

TeamCityCI/CD PipelinesDockerKubernetesAWSAzure

Methodologies

AgileScrumKanbanSDLCBDDCucumberJasmine

Legacy & Enterprise

LoadRunnerRPTSQLShell ScriptingPerlMercury Quality CenterRational ClearQuest

Licences & Certifications

Agentic Artificial Intelligence: Harnessing AI Agents to Reinvent Business, Work, and Life

LinkedIn

May 2025

How to Articulate Your Value to Your Boss

LinkedIn

Feb 2025

Establishing Your Leadership Brand

LinkedIn

Feb 2025

Copilot in Outlook: Maximize Your Workday Efficiency

LinkedIn

Feb 2025

Test Management

LinkedIn

Aug 2020

Cucumber Essentials

LinkedIn

Jul 2020

Effective Leadership

LinkedIn

Jul 2020

Continuous Delivery with Azure DevOps

LinkedIn

Jul 2020

Education

BCA — Bachelor of Computer Applications

National College · Computer Applications

2003 – 2006

PUC — Pre-University Course

JSS PU College · Computer Science

2001 – 2003

Hobbies & Interests

CricketBadmintonDrama & TheatreTechnology TrendsReadingTravel