Vijayanand Puppala

Quality Engineering · Data Governance · GenAI

Building Trust Into Data, One Governed Release at a Time

Quality Engineering Manager

14+ years leading Quality Engineering teams across enterprise, cloud, embedded, firmware, hardware & SaaS — driving test strategy, data governance validation, and GenAI-enabled automation.

Vijayanand.hyd@gmail.com +91 9676685631 linkedin.com/in/vijayanand-puppala Hyderabad, India
Quality Engineering Leadership Data Governance Gen AI & Agentic AI Test Automation Cloud & DevOps
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Professional Summary

14+ years of QA leadership, built for governed & regulated data

From test strategy and release sign-off to data governance validation and GenAI-driven automation.

Led QE teams across Hitachi Vantara's Pentaho Platform, Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud & physical security solutions.

Validated Data Discovery, Metadata Catalog, Data Quality, Lineage, Classification, Profiling & Optimization on-prem, hybrid & cloud.

Deep grasp of governance: sensitive data ID, access control, compliance validation, audit reporting — GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA.

Defines test strategies, plans releases, manages certifications & owns quality across the SDLC.

Hands-on functional, regression, E2E, API, performance, scalability, exploratory & data-validation testing.

Proficient with AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, HP ALM, Jira, Confluence & Jenkins.

Core Competencies

Six pillars of the practice

Leadership, governance, cloud, performance, automation, and next-gen AI — the full stack of the role.

Quality Engineering Leadership

Team direction, mentoring & release ownership.

Test Strategy, Planning & Execution

End-to-end SDLC ownership from planning to sign-off.

Data Governance & Data Management Testing

Governed data validation across environments.

AWS, Azure, Docker & Kubernetes

Cloud-native infrastructure & containerized testing.

Data Discovery, Metadata Catalog & Lineage

Cataloging, lineage tracking & profiling at scale.

Performance & Scalability Testing

Load, volume & scalability validation.

Data Quality & Compliance Validation

Scoring, profiling & regulatory validation.

REST API Testing & Automation

Selenium, REST Assured & Postman-driven suites.

Gen AI & Agentic AI

Agentic engineering & AI-assisted QA practice.

Professional Experience

Three companies, steady climb into leadership

13+ years across Hitachi Vantara, Oracle, and United Technologies Corporation.

Hitachi Vantara India Pvt. Ltd.

Hyderabad, India

Quality Engineering Manager M3Apr 2025 – Present
Quality Engineering Supervisor / Manager M2Aug 2022 – Mar 2025
Senior ConsultantJan 2022 – Jul 2022
Project: Pentaho Platform (PDI · PDC · Data Optimizer · Data Management)

Hitachi Vantara's unified data management suite — cataloging, quality & lineage via PDC; cost-driven tiering via PDO; governance, policy enforcement & compliance across on-prem, hybrid & cloud.

  • Leads QE across Data Catalog, Data Optimizer & Data Management components over multiple release cycles.
  • Owns test strategy for data governance, cataloging, data quality & lineage features within PDC.
  • Certifies core capabilities — Data Quality scoring/profiling & Lineage tracking — as part of release sign-off.
  • Validates Data Optimizer tiering, storage cost reduction & policy-based archival/purge workflows.
  • Drives the manual-to-automation roadmap for API & scripted suites; oversees REST API automation & regression coverage.
  • Validates containerized deployment on Docker & Kubernetes, including test-environment setup.
  • Drives monthly certification activities end-to-end — sign-off & stakeholder status reporting.
  • Monitors the defect queue daily; coordinates root cause analysis, resolution & closure with cross-functional teams.
  • Directs & mentors QA engineers; delegates and reviews test case & automation script work.
  • Identifies coverage gaps and tracks remediation; partners with Product Management on scope & release readiness.
  • Represents QA in release/status calls — visibility into execution health, pass/fail trends & risk areas.

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.

Hyderabad, India

Principal Quality Assurance EngineerJun 2021 – Jan 2022
Senior Quality Assurance EngineerJun 2018 – May 2021
Project: Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM

A complete solution connecting every HR process from hire to retire — consistent cross-device experience, one source of truth for HR data, and market-leading innovation.

  • Designed, developed & maintained scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, integration, regression & E2E testing.
  • Verified quarterly Oracle Cloud updates and assessed regression impacts.
  • Ensured integrations with ERP, Identity Management, Payroll, third-party systems & reporting platforms met quality expectations.
  • Validated security roles, workflows, approvals & compliance requirements.
  • Ensured customer-reported issues were reproduced, validated & resolved efficiently.
  • Monitored customer satisfaction metrics, identifying opportunities to enhance product quality & usability.

United Technologies Corporation

Hyderabad, India

Senior EngineerApr 2015 – Jun 2018
EngineerJul 2012 – Mar 2015
Engineering Intern TraineeJul 2011 – Jun 2012
Project: Facility Commander Wnx

An enterprise-level, fully integrated monitoring and command-and-control security management system with video integration — access controllers, readers, digital I/O, DVRs, NVRs & cameras.

  • Analyzed requirements & functional specs; prepared test scenarios for Access Control & Video Integration systems.
  • Designed & executed manual and BPT test cases in HP Quality Center.
  • Logged and verified defects end-to-end.
  • Covered Functionality, Regression, Firmware & Performance testing.
Technical Skills

Full-stack QE toolbox

Cloud infrastructure, testing disciplines, databases & enterprise tooling.

CloudAWSAzure
ContainerDockerKubernetes
Testing SkillsFunctionalRegressionScalabilityData MigrationAPI TestingAutomationVolumeSynthetic Data Gen.
DatabaseOracleSQL ServerPostgreSQLSnowflake
ToolsSelenium WebDriverTestNGJenkinsPostman
ProgrammingC#JavaPython
Bug TrackingHP ALMBugDBJIRAConfluence
VirtualizationVMware vCenter administration
Education & Recognition

Academic foundation & recognized performance

Education

Master of Technology — Electrical & Electronics Engineering

VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology (JNTU), 2012
77.93% · First Class with Distinction

Achievements & Certifications

Certificate & multiple Titan Awards across releases for extraordinary performance, from Director, UTC.
Certificate & Stallion Award for extraordinary performance, from Director, UTC.
Customer Focus Award for exemplary contribution in Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud.
Platinum & Gold Awards for successful Pentaho Platform rollouts across multiple clients, from President, Pentaho (Hitachi Vantara).