Ari Rajavelu is the Environment Lead at Mitre 10 New Zealand, a role he has held for the past four years. With more than 20 years of global experience in quality engineering and technology leadership, he specialises in test automation, DevTestOps, performance, security and enterprise test environments. Ari has led quality and infrastructure programs across retail, gaming, ERP and complex digital environments, helping organisations improve release speed while maintaining stability and control. He is particularly interested in the practical use of AI, self-healing automation and predictive analytics to reduce testing effort, identify risk earlier and establish quality as a strategic business capability.

Ari is a finalist for the Next Generation Leader of Impact Award at the SAPinsider Awards APAC 2026.