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Swathi CS

Swathi CS

Bangalore

Summary

  • Over 10 years of experience in software quality assurance and testing, specializing in automation, functional testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
  • Demonstrated ability in test planning, risk management with a focus on developing effective test strategies and STLC methodologies
  • Proficient in BDD frameworks, SpecFlow, and Gherkin language, with extensive experience in web service and API testing using tools like SOAP UI and Postman.
  • Expertise in Agile methodologies, V Model, Waterfall, and Hybrid Model, with a strong background in defect management and quality assurance across various domains, including electrical, travel, insurance, IoT, hospitality, and CRM.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Engineer, Automation Testing

Ascendion
Bengaluru
09.2023 - 06.2025
  • Directed comprehensive testing across initiation, planning, execution, and closure phases of projects.
  • Delivered test reports to stakeholders, ensuring clarity, and actionable insights.
  • Executed functional, end-to-end, and automated testing for feature validation.
  • Coordinated with clients and businesses for seamless testing execution.
  • Developed test strategies with precise effort estimation and resource planning.
  • Prepared detailed test plans and metrics, including execution and defect analysis.

Functional Lead/Test Lead for R&D Program

Dell EMC
Bengaluru
04.2017 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for overall testing of the project, involved in initiation, planning, design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure of a project.
  • Responsible for sending testing report to business, stakeholders.
  • Getting the stories and features tested-Functional testing, End to end testing, PIT, UAT, VIT.
  • Co ordination across business, IT, Interlocks for testing.
  • Plan the test strategy. Estimate the effort and plan for resource based on the effort and timelines.
  • Preparing Test Plans and Test Metrics (Test Execution Metrics, Defect Metrics).
  • Worked cross-functionally with other teams to streamline operations.

Senior Test Engineer

Mindtree Ltd
Bengaluru
06.2013 - 03.2017
  • Understanding the user requirements and raising clarification log for any gaps in the requirement understanding.
  • Designing Test Scenarios and Test Cases.
  • Export requirement, test cases into the Quality Center, run manual test cases from test lab and log defects in defects module.
  • Timely execution of system tests and publication of the results.
  • Maintaining Testing artifacts for providing QA sign off.
  • Raising risks and issues in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • Interacting with different teams internally and externally for test data.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Siddaganga Institute of Technology
Bangalore
06-2009

Skills

  • Python and C# automation testing
  • Test script creation and execution
  • Selenium WebDriver expertise
  • BDD framework knowledge
  • Gherkin, SpecFlow, and Pytest proficiency
  • Functional and API testing
  • UAT and defect management
  • Test planning and SDLC/STLC understanding
  • Agile (Scrum) methodology
  • Version control with GIT
  • Team collaboration skills
  • Effective communication, problem solving test, and interpersonal skills
  • Organizational skills and independence

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Recognized by client for final demo and got appreciation for delivering the product with no major issues
  • Successfully completed UAT (Round 1 & 2), helping the team to timely close the program without any hiccups in a short time
  • Identified screens and automated the entire application, thereby reducing manual effort and time and was awarded by manager

Projects

DSG Athlete Rewards Scorecard project for Dick's Sporting Goods,(Lead Engineer)

(Selenium with Python, Pytest, Jira, Agentic AI, functional testing, UAT)

DSG Athlete Rewards Scorecard Analytics is an internal web application portal that leverages data from the Data Warehouse ("DDW") and establishes configurable controls for monitoring points scorecards platform, which is easy to use, trustworthy, and has self-service capabilities, with the below points: end-to-end architecture and design to build a solution, aligned with DSG standards; build a full-stack solution in an agile iterative way, starting with MVP, as described in and scaling rapidly to extend capabilities and features

R&D program/SPMD, (Selenium with C#, TFS, GIT, SQL, functional testing, UAT, Postman) (test lead/functional lead)(Dell EMC)

Design and implement a global receiving and disposition solution for CSG and ISG that is robust (eliminates disruptions to operations), secure (allows for proper segregation of roles and responsibilities), and intelligent (detects route conflicts and eliminates logistics waste)

Budget OLM maintenance (Radar, SQL Developer), senior test engineer, Mindtree Ltd

Avis Budget Group (ABG) operates two of the leading global brands in the vehicle rental industry through Avis and Budget. The purpose of this project is to obtain approval to continue to maintain major and minor tactical enhancements to the Budget.com website. The Budget Tactical Release program is part of the Avis Budget Group IT initiative to provide functional enhancements, as identified by the Budget Digital Marketing team, for the Budget.com website

Personal Information

Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Lead Engineer, Automation Testing

Ascendion
09.2023 - 06.2025

Functional Lead/Test Lead for R&D Program

Dell EMC
04.2017 - 05.2023

Senior Test Engineer

Mindtree Ltd
06.2013 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Siddaganga Institute of Technology

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