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Swetha Padachur
Test Lead
Anantapur
Summary
Dynamic Test Lead with 9 years of extensive experience in the Telecom domain, specializing in automation, functional, and end-to-end testing. Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients to identify software issues and enhance program performance. Strong analytical skills deliver strategic solutions both independently and collaboratively. Expertise in managing projects includes task assignment, effort estimation, and test planning. Skilled in mentoring teams, defining QA standards, and integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines. Adept at risk-based testing and stakeholder collaboration, with a proven track record of improving defect detection rates and reducing release cycle times. Committed to continuous learning and quickly grasping new technologies to drive quality assurance initiatives and ensure built-in quality through proactive collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
3
3
Languages
Work History
Test Lead
CSG International
04.2025 - Current
- Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency and reduced overall test cycle time.
- Conducted regression testing of existing products.
- Reduced defect leakage rate by conducting thorough root cause analyses and proactively addressing areas of concern in future release cycles.
- Enhanced product performance with thorough troubleshooting and identification of critical defects.
- Managed cross-functional teams, providing guidance and supervision to junior testers and ensuring proper adherence to best practices.
- Trained new test employees on equipment and company guidelines to promote productive and high-quality work.
- Leveraged AI tools such as Cursor AI and Copilot to build pipelines and resolve critical issues
- Motivated the team to incorporate AI tools into everyday tasks for greater efficiency.
- Implemented systematic tracking of team progress and maintained precise estimates in planning documentation, improving project predictability.
Senior test engineer II
Csg International
04.2020 - Current
- Client 1: Penny
- Domain: Telecom
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Senior QA in Scrum Team
- Understanding the features and work on test preparation and test execution.
- Maintaining JIRA and updating features on daily basis
- SIT.
- Client 2: CBTS
- Domain: Telecom
- Roles and Responsibilities:
- Senior QA(Team lead) in Scrum Team
- Preparing scripts in Xunit using C#.
- Raising PR's in Azure Devops.
- Creating pipeline for sanity and regression test case execution
- Giving Demo to Client after the features are being tested
- Maintaining JIRA and updating features on daily basis
Senior test engineer
Capgemini
01.2016 - 03.2020
- Client 1: Everything Everywhere (British telecom)
- Domain: Telecom
- Project 1: TMUK provisioning and billing
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Test Analyst - Senior Test Engineer
- Gathering and Analysis of Business Requirements and mapping these requirements with High level test scenarios.
- Preparing Test Estimates, Test Plan and Test
- Exit for all the projects handled.
- Provisioning of mobile customers of type prepay and post-pay
- Validation with network team on provisioning.
- Tracking defects in HPALM
- Managing production issues.
- Project 2: NGSP – OUK Provisioning
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Test Analyst - Senior Test Engineer
- Gathering and Analysis of Business Requirements and mapping these requirements with High level test scenarios.
- Going through TAD and collecting the functional requirements.
- Preparing E2E high level scenarios.
- Providing walkthrough to the manager
- Project 3: TADIG Testing
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Senior Test Engineer
- Dealing with Roaming Partners, the Roaming Manager and IREG Testers of EE and launching the services live.
- Validating the CDRs
- Attending the Roaming Roll out calls of EE network to Provide updates
- Testing GSM, CAMEL, GPRS and LTE services
- Client 2: Sirius XM
- Domain: Telecom
- Roles & Responsibilities:
- Test Lead
- Gathering and Analysis of Business Requirements and mapping these requirements with High level test scenarios
- Managing team and assigning work
- Maintaining JIRA, HL ALM
- Arranging WAR room with developers and PO's.
- Giving updates to the project manager.
Education
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering
01.2015
Intermediate - undefined
Narayana Junior college
Anantapur01.2011
SSC (10thstd.) - undefined
Narayana e-techno School
Anantapur01.2009
Skills
Automation
Certification
Certified in ISTQB foundation level
Interests
Work Availability
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Accomplishments
- Awarded with the Start Performer and Budding star for innovation, automation excellence and high quality deliverables
Timeline
Test Lead
CSG International
04.2025 - Current
Senior test engineer II
Csg International
04.2020 - Current
Senior test engineer
Capgemini
01.2016 - 03.2020
Intermediate - undefined
Narayana Junior college
SSC (10thstd.) - undefined
Narayana e-techno School
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Telugu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Disclaimer
I hereby declare the above-mentioned information is true to the best of my knowledge. SwethaPadachur