Summary
Shiva Pokala is an Automation Test Lead Consultant based in Melbourne with nine years of experience designing and managing enterprise-level test automation frameworks, with a strong emphasis on Salesforce testing. Currently leading automation efforts at WorkSafe Victoria, he has a track record of delivering test solutions across public sector and utility organisations including RMIT University, South East Water and Westpac. He combines hands-on framework development with practical test leadership, bridging technical implementation and stakeholder-facing quality assurance. Trained in Information Technology (B.E.) from Osmania University, Shiva brings deep background in testing services from early roles at Wipro and NTT Data through to senior technical lead positions, which helps him translate complex integrations into reliable, auditable test suites. An operator who prefers solving real-world automation challenges, he often focuses on scalable, maintainable frameworks rather than one-off scripts.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology at Osmania University
English, Hindi, Telugu