SHWETHA KANNATTU
Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Trivandrum
Summary
ISEB/ISTQB certified QA professional with 9+ years of experience across Media, Finance, Resource Management, Project Management and Enterprise platforms. Experienced in QA leadership, test planning, release validation, client coordination, defect triage, API testing and Agile delivery. Strong Senior QA profile with hands-on accessibility testing using NVDA and growing automation expertise in Selenium WebDriver and Playwright. Built automation frameworks and test scripts with AI-assisted development using Claude/Copilot, while maintaining structured QA standards and release quality.
Overview
3
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Certifications
11
11
years of professional experience
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3
Languages
Work History
Lead - Quality Assurance Engineer
Haspaces Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
Trivandrum
06.2022 - Current
- Lead QA activities across requirement analysis, test planning, execution, defect triage and release validation for enterprise applications.
- Worked for Terranet Foster Moore project, mainly on defect triage team including accessibility testing.
- Coordinate with onsite clients, product stakeholders and development teams to clarify scope, track risks and support high-quality releases.
- Implemented and enhanced automation framework using Selenium WebDriver with Copilot support to improve regression coverage and delivery confidence.
- Created Playwright automation framework structure and test scripts using Claude-assisted development, aligning scripts with QA scenarios and maintainable test design.
- Performed accessibility testing using NVDA, validating screen reader behaviour, focus flow and user-impacting accessibility issues.
- Conduct client demos, report testing progress, manage defect lifecycle in JIRA and support Agile release ceremonies.
Senior Test Engineer
Envestnet, Inc.
Trivandrum
09.2019 - 06.2022
- Executed functional, regression and integration testing for trading domain applications with strong focus on release quality and business accuracy.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies, test estimation, test reporting and defect tracking to support planned releases.
- Improved test coverage through automation initiatives and structured regression validation.
- Validated APIs and back-end data flows using Postman and database checks where required.
Test Engineer
InApp Information Technologies
Trivandrum
03.2018 - 09.2019
- Designed and executed test cases for functional and integration testing across web applications.
- Supported defect analysis, retesting, regression testing and close collaboration with development teams for issue resolution.
- Prepared QA documentation and contributed to release readiness decisions.
- Worked on Automation framework set up and scripting using Katalon.
Software Engineer
Ericsson India Global Services Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
11.2015 - 03.2018
- Developed reusable SFTP Windows application and created testing documentation and knowledge artifacts.
- API Testing using Postman.
- Contributed to service virtualization, defect analysis and QA support activities.
- Worked in QA and Service Virtualization roles, supporting validation of telecom and enterprise workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Applied Electronics and Instrumentation
LBS Institute of Technology For Women
Trivandrum,India01-2015
Skills
Testing Expertise: Manual testing, API testing, Functional, Integration, Regression, Smoke, Database, Accessibility Testing and Performance testing
Test automation expertise
Automation: Playwright framework creation and test scripting, Selenium WebDriver, Java, AI-assisted automation using Claude/Copilot
QA Leadership: Test planning, Test strategy, Release validation, QA ownership, Stakeholder communication, Client demos
Defect & Delivery: JIRA defect lifecycle, Triage, Agile ceremonies, Test reporting, Risk-based validation
Quality metrics analysis
Accessibility Testing: NVDA screen reader testing, keyboard navigation checks, accessibility defect reporting
Defect & Delivery: JIRA defect lifecycle, Triage, Agile ceremonies, Test reporting, Risk-based validation
Accomplishments
- Rockstar Award - QA Ownership (VSPP Project)
- WOW Award - Complex Feature Testing
- AI Tools Evaluation Hackathon Winner - Haspaces
- Star Award - Haspaces
- Hackathon Runner-Up (Ericsson) - ANNAM (#FEED THE NEED)
Certification
ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level
Work Availability
monday
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sunday
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PROJECTS
Skillkeepr: Offshore Lead QA Engineer | 07/2023 - Present
Foster Moore - Canada (Teranet): Offshore Senior QA Engineer | 06/2022 - 07/2023
UMP: Senior Engineer - QA | 09/2019 - 06/2022
Innotas: Offshore Tester | 03/2018 - 09/2019
VSPP - Scalable Standalone Scheduler: Service Virtualization Developer and QA | 11/2016 - 03/2018
Digital Signage: Developer Vs Tester | 07/2016 - 08/2016
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Lead - Quality Assurance Engineer
Haspaces Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - Current
Senior Test Engineer
Envestnet, Inc.
09.2019 - 06.2022
Test Engineer
InApp Information Technologies
03.2018 - 09.2019
Software Engineer
Ericsson India Global Services Pvt Ltd
11.2015 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Engineering - Applied Electronics and Instrumentation
LBS Institute of Technology For Women