Harini Shanmuganathan

Detail-oriented and results-driven Software Analyst with 3.9 years of experience in Quality Assurance (QA) for web and system applications, specializing in test script automation. Proficient in the entire SDLC, skilled at designing and executing comprehensive validation plans, managing complex regression cycles, and enhancing application coverage through automation. Strengthened expertise in AI/ML via an IIT certification, which included developing an insurance-domain project for damage severity classification using machine learning. Proven ability to foster strong cross-functional collaboration, and drive continuous improvements in quality processes. Seeking a challenging role to leverage technical skills, and a strategic mindset, to drive product quality and innovation.

• AI/ML Innovation: Applied AI/ML modeling (IIT Certification) to an insurance project, achieving 75% accuracy in damage severity classification, demonstrating the viability of integrating advanced analytics into core business processes.
• Security & API Testing: Utilized tools like Postman, Burp Suite, and SQL to execute rigorous security and functional testing, successfully identifying and ensuring the patch of 5 high-priority security flaws prior to launch.
• Test Automation & Efficiency: Pioneered the introduction of Postman for API validation, which enabled the QA team to validate new microservices 2 days earlier in the sprint.

• AI and Machine Learning | IIT Delhi | September 2025
• Introduction to Prompt Engineering and Generative AI |LinkedIn| June 2024
• Business Analysis for Project Management: Practices for Early Project Stages |Skillsoft| January 2022
• Cloud Computing fundamental |Skillsoft| January 2022
• Financial Analyst | Udemy | July 2020
• Business Risk Management | British Standards Institution (BSI) | December 2018

• Champs Award (Q3, 2024): Received company-wide recognition for exceptional performance and high-quality deliverables across the Vulnerability testing
• Collaborative Excellence: Honored with the Collaborative Excellence Award for leading a process overhaul that improved communication between Development and QA and resulted in a 15% reduction in post-release defects.