ANJU THOMAS
Surrey,Canada
Summary
Senior Quality Engineering Leader with 20+ years of experience in enterprise software testing, automation architecture, CI/CD pipeline engineering, and release operations for large-scale cloud platforms. Strong expertise in designing scalable Selenium and Java-based automation frameworks, implementing Jenkins and GitHub Actions pipelines, and integrating automated quality gates across build and deployment workflows. Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and Gerrit in DevOps-driven environments. Proven ability to improve build stability, reduce defect leakage, optimize deployment pipelines, and drive technical excellence across globally distributed engineering teams.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
QA Lead, Automation, CI/CD & Release Engineering
SAP Canada
Vancouver, BC
01.2021 - Current
- Led global QA automation strategy for SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), aligning quality engineering with DevOps transformation initiatives.
- Architected and scaled enterprise automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and Appium, enabling automated validation across global development teams.
- Coordinated global UAT cycles across multiple regions, driving stakeholder alignment and release readiness.
- Designed, implemented, and governed CI pipelines using Jenkins, Git, Gerrit, and GitHub Actions, embedding automated quality gates at commit, build, and release stages.
- Established branch strategy, merge policies, and code review quality standards to maintain pipeline integrity.
- Lead stakeholder in global release operations and orchestrated production deployments using Spinnaker in collaboration with Cloud Operations.
- Lead stakeholder in setting release calendars, change governance, risk assessment, rollback strategies, and incident postmortems.
- Defined CI health metrics and KPIs including build success rate, pipeline stability, deployment frequency, defect leakage, and mean time to recovery (MTTR).
- Monitored pipeline performance and proactively addressed bottlenecks to improve deployment velocity and stability.
- Implemented test impact analysis and optimized pipeline execution time.
- Managed quality dashboards and executive-level reporting for engineering leadership.
- Hired and mentored junior engineers and interns, fostering a culture of automation-first and shift-left testing.
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives to enhance DevOps maturity and quality engineering practices.
Senior QA Lead
CITI
05.2017 - 12.2020
- Led global QA activities for Low Touch eTrading systems across NAM, EMEA, and APAC.
- Managed enterprise automation framework enhancements using Java and JUnit.
- Ensured audit compliance and coordinated multiple parallel releases.
Senior Developer / QA Automation Lead
SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
01.2006 - 01.2015
- Led automation initiatives across SAP product suites.
- Delivered end-to-end development in Java and ABAP while overseeing QA processes.
Automation Developer / QA Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Developed regression automation and performed manual and automated validation.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical & Electronics
Mahatma Gandhi University
IndiaSkills
- QA Strategy & Organizational Leadership
- CI/CD Implementation & Governance
- Release Engineering & Production Readiness
- Automation Framework Architecture
- DevOps & Cloud Deployment Collaboration
- Global Program & Stakeholder Management
- Test Automation Expertise: Selenium, Appium, JUnit, TestNG, UFT, TestComplete
- CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins (Pipeline as Code), Git, Gerrit, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, Gradle, Maven
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming Languages: Java, Python, ABAP, VBScript
- Scripting Languages: Python, Shell (Bash), YAML
- Tools & Platforms: JIRA, Zephyr, ALM, Confluence, Bitbucket, Perforce, Copilot
- Business process workflow automation: Microsoft Power Automate
Accomplishments
- Reduced release cycle time by ~30% by automating release workflows and eliminating manual deployment dependencies
- Designed and implemented automated release notification workflows using Power Automate integrated with MS Teams, improving cross-team visibility and reducing manual communication overhead.
Certification
- Oracle Certified Associate – Java SE 7
- ISTQB Advanced Level – Technical Test Analyst
- Mobile Test Automation Certification – Appium
Timeline
QA Lead, Automation, CI/CD & Release Engineering
SAP Canada
01.2021 - Current
Senior QA Lead
CITI
05.2017 - 12.2020
Senior Developer / QA Automation Lead
SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd
01.2006 - 01.2015
Automation Developer / QA Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
01.2004 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical & Electronics
Mahatma Gandhi University