Swathy Venugopal

Seeking a challenging long-term career in Project Management and Quality Assurance, where I can leverage my leadership, agile methodologies, and extensive software testing expertise to drive innovation, ensure quality delivery, and successfully manage end-to-end project lifecycles.

Certified Quality Engineering Lead with 11 years of experience in Software Testing, Test Management, Project Leadership & Multi domain QA (IoT, Azure, API, UAT)

Certified IT Professional: ISTQB Certified | Scrum Foundation Certified | Agile Project Lead |11 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Requirement Engineering, and Project Management.

End-to-End Project & Test Management: 7+ years managing test teams and project delivery through SDLC/STLC phases-from planning to defect management-ensuring on-time, within-budget delivery.

Strategic Test Execution: Skilled in test estimation, planning, execution, and defect lifecycle management in coordination with cross-functional teams, product owners and stakeholders.

Requirements & Stakeholder Collaboration: Liaised with Product Owners to prioritize user stories based on business criticality; translated requirements into use cases, process flows, and mockups while managing scope, cost, and schedule.

Agile & Scrum Leadership: Proficient in SAFe Agile methodology; facilitated daily stand-ups, Pl planning, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and managed Scrum boards in coordination with Scrum Masters.

Test Leadership: Currently leading QA teams across multiple applications and technologies, including both manual and automation streams.

Comprehensive Testing Expertise: Hands-on experience with IoT, Microsoft Azure, API (Web/REST) testing using Postman, UAT, Functional & Non- Functional, Integration, Regression, GUI, Localization, Usability, Compatibility, Smoke/Sanity testing.

Domain Expertise: Successfully delivered solutions across Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Airline, Marketing, and Document Transaction Processing industries.