Latha Depa
About Latha Depa
Latha Depa is a QA Lead/Business System Analyst at TELUS with extensive experience in QA roles at major financial institutions in Toronto, Canada.
Title at TELUS
Latha Depa currently holds the position of QA Lead/Business System Analyst at TELUS, located at 300 Concillium Place, Scarborough, ON. In this role, she is responsible for leading the quality assurance efforts, overseeing both offshore and onshore teams of testers, and ensuring the successful delivery of testing tasks and deliverables for complex projects.
Previous Experience at Bank of Montreal
In 2011, Latha Depa worked as a Senior QA Analyst at the Bank of Montreal in the Toronto, Canada Area. Her role involved quality assurance testing, contributing to the bank's software development projects, and supporting the QA processes for eight months.
Professional Background at CIBC and Bell
Latha Depa has a rich professional background, having worked at CIBC as a Senior QA Analyst from 2009 to 2010 and as a QA Analyst from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, she served as a QA Analyst at Bell from 2008 to 2009. During these tenures, she was deeply involved in quality assurance processes, performing both manual and automated testing using tools like SOAP UI and JIRA.
Education and Academic Expertise
Latha Depa studied at Osmania University, where she earned a Master's degree in Physics. Her academic background in physics has provided a strong foundation for her analytical skills and problem-solving abilities, which she has effectively applied throughout her career in quality assurance and business system analysis.
Agile and Scrum Methodology at TELUS
At TELUS, Latha Depa has led the test effort for large-scale, high-profile applications involving web applications and web service integration. Utilizing Agile-SCRUM methodology, she has spearheaded sprint demos, participated in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, grooming sessions, and retrospectives. She managed the test environment and data tasks, performed risk assessments, negotiated timelines, and supported various testing phases such as SIT, Functional, End to End, and UAT testing during enterprise-wide projects.
Role in Telecom Software Solutions
Latha Depa serves as the Agile Test Prime at TELUS Mobility, where she focuses on telecom software solutions design, development, and testing. Her role supports enterprise application QA/UAT/PROD activities using web services and Oracle TOAD, ensuring thorough testing and quality assurance in telecom software development projects.