I am an experienced software testing professional with a strong background as a Quality Manager, Automation Tester, and Manual Tester, delivering high-quality software solutions across the Insurance, Telecommunications, and Advertising industries. I excel at end-to-end test strategy development, process standardization, and stakeholder engagement in global, multicultural environments. I am proficient in manual and automated testing (Web, REST API, and Performance testing) using Postman, JMeter, Cypress, Selenium, XRAY, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence, and I embrace Agile methodologies to drive cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.

Kavitha Srimanthappa

I am an experienced software testing professional with a strong background as a Quality Manager, Automation Tester, and Manual Tester, delivering high-quality software solutions across the Insurance, Telecommunications, and Advertising industries. I excel at end-to-end test strategy development, process standardization, and stakeholder engagement in global, multicultural environments. I am proficient in manual and automated testing (Web, REST API, and Performance testing) using Postman, JMeter, Cypress, Selenium, XRAY, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence, and I embrace Agile methodologies to drive cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.

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I am an experienced software testing professional with a strong background as a Quality Manager, Automation Tester, and Manual Tester, delivering high-quality software solutions across the Insurance, Telecommunications, and Advertising industries.

I excel at end-to-end test strategy development, process standardization, and stakeholder engagement in global, multicultural environments. I am proficient in manual and automated testing (Web, REST API, and Performance testing) using Postman, JMeter, Cypress, Selenium, XRAY, GitHub, Jira, and Confluence, and I embrace Agile methodologies to drive cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.

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Experience Level

Expert
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Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Kannada
Fluent
Tamil
Fluent
Danish
Beginner

Work Experience

Quality Manager at Telia
December 1, 2021 - February 28, 2025
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align testing strategies with business goals; participated in PI Planning and backlog refinement; designed, documented, and executed test plans for features defined in XRAY; conducted end-to-end testing via UI and REST API; automated regression tests using Cypress, Postman, and JMeter; integrated continuous testing with GitHub Actions and imported results to XRAY; managed defects in Jira to support continuous improvement and ensure system quality.
Lead Consultant at Allstate India Private Limited
December 1, 2012 - March 31, 2021
Conducted functional and non-functional testing for Allstate’s auto/property insurance software; created test strategies and test cases; implemented automated regression scripts using Selenium WebDriver; gathered non-functional requirements and designed load and performance tests; measured performance with HP Performance Center and Dynatrace; collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot issues; ensured stakeholder alignment and software quality.
QA Engineer at Yell Adworks (Currently Hibu)
August 1, 2009 - December 31, 2012
Performed manual testing of an automated workflow management system; analyzed requirements, developed test cases, and conducted functional, integration, and regression testing to identify and report defects.

Education

Master of Science at Mysore University, Bangalore, India
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013
Bachelor of Science at AVK College / Mysore University, Hassan, India
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2001

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level
January 1, 2012 - December 9, 2025
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - December 9, 2025
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
January 1, 2020 - December 9, 2025
Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
January 1, 2022 - December 9, 2025
ITIL 4 Foundation Certified
January 1, 2024 - December 9, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert