Highly accomplished Senior Technical Leader with extensive experience driving Quality Engineering transformation and process optimization. I specialize in transitioning operations from large-scale workforce management to high-impact technical architecture focused on Agentic AI.
- Strategic Vision: Skilled in designing tailored strategies that align autonomous testing goals with business objectives and TMMi maturity models.
- AI Implementation: Expert in leveraging GenAI, RAG, and Python to anchor Agentic AI roadmaps within complex enterprise environments.
- Architectural Leadership: Architect and implement next-generation QA frameworks integrating LLM-powered agents and predictive insights.
- Bridging the Gap: Serve as the technical bridge between QA, Data Science, and Stakeholders to facilitate ethical AI governance.
- Google Cloud: Generative AI Leader and Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE).
- AWS: Solutions Architect Associate, Developer Associate, Data Analytics Specialty, and Security Specialty.
- Project Management: PMP from PMI and Agile Certified Professional (ACP).
- Frameworks: SAFe Agilist and DevOps Foundation.
- GenAI Innovation: Developed an internal GenAI POC using RAG to auto-generate test data, reducing test design time by 30%.
- Autonomous Testing: Architected scalable Python-based frameworks utilizing Semantic Kernel concepts for future autonomous testing capabilities.
- Cloud Transformation: Led QA strategy for Azure Cloud Migration, validating AI-ready data pipelines for system integrity.
- DevOps Orchestration: Orchestrated CI/CD pipelines in AWS, integrating Jenkins with automated quality gates.
- Senior Manager | Cognizant Technology Solutions | Nov 2009 – Present.
- QA Engineer | Virtusa India Private Limited | Sept 2008 – Nov 2009.
- Consultant | SixSigma SoftSolutions Private Limited | Mar 2008 – Sept 2008.
- QA Engineer | Datacoos Technologies Solutions | Dec 2004 – Mar 2008.
- Email: sr.manem@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: sureshmanem
- GitHub: sureshmanem
- Education: Bachelor of Computer Science, Sri S.V University.


