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

Education

BCA — Bachelor of Computer Applications

National College · Computers · Activities: Cricket, Badminton, Drama

2003 – 2006

PUC — Pre-University Course

JSS PU College · Computers

2001 – 2003