Kavya Swaminathan
Quality Assurance Engineer
India
Summary
- Having 5.2+ years of experience in Automation and Manual testing and meticulously followed Agile Methodologies.
- API testing, UI testing, Functional and System Integration testing.
- Additionally hands on in Jmeter and Python API automation.
- Experience in AWS S3 and Elastic bean.
- Extensive usage of Rapid7, NewRelic and LogEntries.
- Well versed in writing test cases, testing, documenting errors (depending on the phase of the project), checking the bug tracking system for the fixed errors, conducting meetups, learning the requirements and their clarification with the customer, communicating with developers and finally writing test documentation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Quality Assurance Engineer: Independent Contractor
Fourkites
Chennai, India
07.2021 - Current
- Worked in Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platform (Supply Chain)
- API End to end testing performed
- Pytest API automation done for most of the APIs used in project.
- Involved in release activities on monthly basis.
- Maintained test coverage 100% for all projects worked.
- Automated REST API test cases.
- Works closely with Product team and gives demo for every release to Operations team.
Freelancer, Product Designer
Freelance
Chennai, TN
01.2020 - 02.2021
- As a UX Researcher and Designer User Experience Researcher and Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in User Experience (UX), Visual Design, Sketchbook Pro, User Interface Design, and Adobe XD. Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelor of Engineering - BE focused in Computer Science from Anna University.
- As a freelancer In order to appreciate and understand the entire gamut of SDLC, I have taken up the role of a Product manager in many freelancing projects to define the success of a product, set the vision, mission and road map of the product.
Lead Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
07.2013 - 09.2015
● Filed Quality software defects and worked closely with developer to get the issue fixed.
● Handled customer escalation and done RCA for the issue and automated the case to sort out the gap.
● Prepared test plan along with test case procedure for the given scenarios.
● Mentored New Joiners and made them productive in short span of time.
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
Chennai, TN
05.2011 - 06.2013
- Project: IPSQA Testing (HCL-Brocade)
- Hands on experience in Python
- Expertise in testing more than 15+ features
- Created Test Plan document and Traceability Matrix
- Worked on both Waterfall and Agile methodology
- Daily status update to client and delegation of work to juniors
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering
Anna University
Chennai 08.2007 - 03.2011
Skills
API and Functional Testing
Pytest API Automation
Python
JIRA, GIT, Confluence
Performance Testing : Jmeter
Handling Production Release
Product management
UX
Communication
Scrum
Release Management
LogEntries, NewRelic and Rapid7
AWS S3 and Elastic Bean
JMeter
Selenium
Accomplishments
- Accomplished 7 project releases well ahead of agreed timelines. (4 projects with Waterfall method and 3 projects with Agile methodology).
- Outstanding employee for 2 consecutive years in HCL.
- Rewarded ‘HCL O2 Award’ in the year 2015.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Engineer: Independent Contractor
Fourkites
07.2021 - Current
Freelancer, Product Designer
Freelance
01.2020 - 02.2021
Lead Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
07.2013 - 09.2015
Software Engineer
HCL Technologies Ltd
05.2011 - 06.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science And Engineering
Anna University
08.2007 - 03.2011