I am Naga Shanthi Emani, a Sr. Quality Engineer with 9+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across UI, API, and database layers. I excel at creating test strategies, designing test cases, and driving defect management to deliver reliable software releases. I lead hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber, and I validate data with SQL, test APIs with Postman/Swagger/Rest Assured, and perform ETL checks. Comfortable in Azure/AWS environments and Agile teams, I enjoy mentoring peers, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and exploring AI-assisted QA tools to boost efficiency and coverage.

Naga Shanthi Emani

I am Naga Shanthi Emani, a Sr. Quality Engineer with 9+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across UI, API, and database layers. I excel at creating test strategies, designing test cases, and driving defect management to deliver reliable software releases. I lead hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber, and I validate data with SQL, test APIs with Postman/Swagger/Rest Assured, and perform ETL checks. Comfortable in Azure/AWS environments and Agile teams, I enjoy mentoring peers, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and exploring AI-assisted QA tools to boost efficiency and coverage.

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I am Naga Shanthi Emani, a Sr. Quality Engineer with 9+ years of experience in manual and automated testing across UI, API, and database layers. I excel at creating test strategies, designing test cases, and driving defect management to deliver reliable software releases.

I lead hybrid automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber, and I validate data with SQL, test APIs with Postman/Swagger/Rest Assured, and perform ETL checks. Comfortable in Azure/AWS environments and Agile teams, I enjoy mentoring peers, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and exploring AI-assisted QA tools to boost efficiency and coverage.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
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Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Software Quality Engineer Lead at Santander Consumer USA (TCS)
April 1, 2022 - November 1, 2024
Led offshore/onshore QA teams for auto-loan originations projects, coordinating across UI, API, and data layers. Designed test strategies and created comprehensive manual test plans, test cases, and defect-tracking artifacts to ensure end-to-end coverage. Built and maintained hybrid automation frameworks (Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, Cucumber) and executed data-driven tests. Performed API testing (Postman, Swagger, Rest Assured) and database validation (SQL) to validate data integrity across multiple systems including RouteOne, DealerTrack, Drive, and Route One. Verified Splunk logs for debugging and environment issues. Drove CI integration with Azure DevOps, mentored QA team members, led defect triage, sprint demos, and QA estimations, and contributed to release readiness in Agile ceremonies.
Software Quality Engineer at BNSF Railways (Tech-M)
April 1, 2020 - March 1, 2022
Contributed to ArcGIS Engineering Analytics and ETL projects migrating data on-prem to Azure Databricks. Validated data extraction, transformation, and load; performed backend data validation across DB2, SAP Hana, Oracle, and Azure Databricks; created automation using Selenium with a Hybrid framework; collaborated in Agile sprints; supported UAT; executed API testing; maintained test artifacts; used Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps; ensured data integrity and release readiness.
Software Quality Engineer at SDH Systems LLC
June 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020
Worked on ArcGIS Engineering Analytics applications and ETL processes for on-prem to Azure cloud data migration. Designed, executed, and documented test cases for database systems, ETL processes, and GIS applications. Performed API testing (SoapUI, Postman), engaged in UAT, and tracked defects to closure.
Quality Analyst at Datapro Information Technology Ltd, Pune, India
March 1, 2010 - March 1, 2013
Gained experience in ticketing and incident management, functional/integration/regression testing, and test documentation. Collaborated with developers and test leads for bug fixes and requirement traceability.
Quality Engineer Intern/Trainee at Platform by Per Scholas / Cognizant Technology Solutions, Dallas, TX
January 1, 2019 - May 1, 2019
Completed a professional development program focusing on QE concepts, SDLC/STLC, SQL, Core Java, Selenium, Cucumber, and QA case studies. Delivered a Home Insurance Web Application as part of a team project and gained hands-on SDLC exposure.

Education

Diploma in Advanced Software Technology at CMC Limited, New Delhi, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2002
Diploma in Medical Electronics (equivalent to US associate’s degree) at Board Of Technical Education, New Delhi, India
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2000

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
Microsoft AI Enthusiast Community Beta Cohort
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025
Selenium WebDriver with Java – Basics to Advanced Frameworks
January 11, 2030 - December 7, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Media & Entertainment