Srinivas Kini K

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DISC Type : DC

Principal System and Automation Test Engineer at Oracle

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Srinivas is a Test Automation Architect with over 15 years of experience specializing in scalable automation frameworks for web, mobile, and API platforms. A graduate of Canara Engineering College, he currently works at Oracle on cloud QA for MySQL Heatwave. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, proactive, and possessing excellent automation skills.

His personal philosophy appears centered on continuous growth and mental fortitude. He often shares insights on the importance of determination, perseverance in the face of challenges, and maintaining a proactive, adaptive mindset toward ones career and new technologies like AI.

Unique fact: He has personally mentored and trained more than 500 engineers in modern test automation practices.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

Precise But Practical

ROI Driven

They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.  They are not always relationship oriented. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

Scalable Automation Frameworks
He has designed and implemented enterprise-grade solutions using tools like Selenium, Playwright, and WebDriverIO, and he frequently reviews and enhances existing frameworks.
Cloud QA Performance
His current role involves system testing on AWS and OCI, focusing on performance aspects such as load, concurrency, stress, and long-running tests for database services.
Engineering Mentorship
He has a passion for training fellow engineers, having mentored over 500 professionals and helped teams adopt modern tools and frameworks.

Media Appearances

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Work History

6-2024 - 9-2025
Principal System and Automation Test Engineer at Oracle
8-2022 - 5-2024
Test Automation Architect at IBM
1-2022 - 7-2022
Test Architect at IBM Services Centre UK Limited
4-2019 - 12-2021
Test Specialist at IBM Services Centre UK Limited
2-2018 - 3-2019
Test Specialist at IBM

Education

2002 - 2006
Bachelor's Degree from Canara Engineering College
2000 - 2002
Pre University (+2) from Poorna Prajna College, Udupi

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Insights For Selling To Srinivas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Srinivas is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Srinivas

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Srinivas move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Srinivas take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Srinivas

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