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Meghashree HM
QA LEAD
Bengaluru
Summary
I’m a QA Lead with 13+ years of experience in driving quality across multiple projects. I lead and people-manage QA teams, define QA strategy, and build scalable automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, and Katalon, with strong experience in API and performance testing.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
QA Lead
AB InBev
01.2022 - Current
- Led, managed, and mentored QA teams, including people management responsibilities such as onboarding, performance reviews, and career development, while driving quality across multiple concurrent projects.
- Defined and owned QA strategy, processes, and release quality, aligning quality goals with business objectives.
- Designed, built, and scaled hybrid automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium (Java), and Katalon.
- Led API, performance, and stress testing using Postman and JMeter, reducing production crashes by 90%.
- Standardized defect management and managed external QA vendors to ensure timely, high-quality deliveries.
QA Lead
Marlabs
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Performed manual and automated testing
- Skillfully performed both manual and automated testing, leading to the detection and resolution of 100+ software glitches.
- Devised a comprehensive test plan and established a testing methodology, which was later adopted as the department's best practice.
- Led a team of 10 QA Engineers to achieve 90% positive outcome in software tests.
QA Analyst
Accenture
01.2012 - 01.2021
- Part of Quality Assurance team
- Contributed to the design and implementation of efficient QA processes, resulting in a 30% improvement in testing speed.
- Responsible for the delivery of defect-free software products by identifying and correcting 50+ critical/high priority bugs.
- Involved in requirement analysis, Estimation, Automation script development. Actively involved in code review, mentoring and technical discussions across teams. Lead a team of four Automation test engineer.
- Test Management and Test Execution following Agile Methodology.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Instrumentation Technology
JSS Institute of Technology
Bengaluru01.2008
Skills
Software Testing
QA Methodologies
Automated Testing
Manual Testing
Test Planning
Defect Management
Vendor Management
Selenium
Java
Appium
Certification
Agile Certified
Interests
Timeline
QA Lead
AB InBev
01.2022 - Current
QA Lead
Marlabs
01.2021 - 01.2022
QA Analyst
Accenture
01.2012 - 01.2021
Bachelor's Degree - Instrumentation Technology
JSS Institute of Technology
STRENGTHS
- Established standardized QA frameworks and best practices at AB InBev, improving efficiency and delivery quality.
- Led cross-functional QA teams of 10–12 engineers, driving high-quality releases at Marlabs & AB InBev.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Employee of the Year (2023): Recognized for significant contributions to innovative quality initiatives.