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I am a results-driven Senior QA professional with 7+ years of experience ensuring end-to-end quality across web, backend, and enterprise platforms in Agile environments. I specialize in test strategy, automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), API and data validation, and CI/CD integration. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, balancing speed with risk and stability, and ensuring production readiness and release quality by implementing quality gates, validating security controls, and supporting audits and compliance requirements. I am passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and continuously improving quality practices.…I am a results-driven Senior QA professional with 7+ years of experience ensuring end-to-end quality across web, backend, and enterprise platforms in Agile environments. I specialize in test strategy, automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), API and data validation, and CI/CD integration. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, balancing speed with risk and stability, and ensuring production readiness and release quality by implementing quality gates, validating security controls, and supporting audits and compliance requirements. I am passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and continuously improving quality practices.

Kavya Manakan

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I am a results-driven Senior QA professional with 7+ years of experience ensuring end-to-end quality across web, backend, and enterprise platforms in Agile environments. I specialize in test strategy, automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), API and data validation, and CI/CD integration. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, balancing speed with risk and stability, and ensuring production readiness and release quality by implementing quality gates, validating security controls, and supporting audits and compliance requirements. I am passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and continuously improving quality practices.…I am a results-driven Senior QA professional with 7+ years of experience ensuring end-to-end quality across web, backend, and enterprise platforms in Agile environments. I specialize in test strategy, automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), API and data validation, and CI/CD integration. I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, balancing speed with risk and stability, and ensuring production readiness and release quality by implementing quality gates, validating security controls, and supporting audits and compliance requirements. I am passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and continuously improving quality practices.

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I am a results-driven Senior QA professional with 7+ years of experience ensuring end-to-end quality across web, backend, and enterprise platforms in Agile environments. I specialize in test strategy, automation (Cypress, Playwright, Selenium), API and data validation, and CI/CD integration.

I excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams, balancing speed with risk and stability, and ensuring production readiness and release quality by implementing quality gates, validating security controls, and supporting audits and compliance requirements. I am passionate about building reliable, scalable systems and continuously improving quality practices.

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Lead QA Consultant at iLink Digital

December 1, 2024 - February 1, 2026

Designed and executed 100+ detailed test plans and test cases for enterprise data and API integrations, aligning with Agile sprint goals, improving release quality and defect detection efficiency. Performed end-to-end ETL validation using Azure Data Factory, MySQL, and Oracle; created synthetic test datasets to validate Source-to-Target mappings, transformations, and data integrity across pipelines. Performed load, stress, and performance testing using JMeter with metrics analysis. Designed and executed REST API tests using Postman to validate network-based communication across distributed systems in Linux environments. Defined and led end-to-end QA strategy across integrated, cross-platform systems, ensuring seamless validation of complex user journeys spanning APIs, backend services, and data pipelines. Applied exploratory and scenario-based testing techniques to simulate real-world AI interactions. Executed feature and regression testing in Linux/Unix environments, validating system

IT QA Specialist at Abbott – Point of Care (Healthcare)

March 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024

Acted as a quality advocate within cross-functional, stream-aligned Agile teams, enabling shift-left testing practices, defining test strategies, and providing accurate QA effort estimations for complex systems. Designed, documented, and executed 500+ manual and automated test cases covering functional, regression, compliance, UI (black-box), and backend/API/database (white-box) testing. Designed and maintained E2E automation scripts using Selenium, supported continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines, and investigated/reproduced production defects which improved test coverage by ~40% and reduced regression time by ~30%. Executed full-cycle regression and performance testing, including manual regression suites across releases and performance validation under varying system configurations. Applied advanced test design techniques and collaborated with developers for root cause analysis, reducing defect leakage and improving overall product quality by ~25%. Performed backend data validation an

QA Analyst at Accenture

November 1, 2016 - August 1, 2019

Executed functional, regression, and end-to-end testing across CRM (payroll, employee self-service, onboarding) and banking applications (SaaS), ensuring 100% compliance and data accuracy for large-scale public sector and enterprise clients. Automated UI and integration testing using Selenium WebDriver (Python) and REST Assured, developing and maintaining reusable frameworks that improved test execution efficiency by ~30% and reduced manual effort. Worked on CRM-based systems with similar workflows to Salesforce, ensuring end-to-end validation of business processes. Tested enterprise ERP systems across finance, supply chain, and HR modules, validating end-to-end integrations, data integrity, and business workflows in integrated environments. Designed and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix to ensure full test coverage, and led root cause analysis during defect triage, reducing recurring defects by 20%+. Managed test lifecycle and stakeholder communication using JIRA, HP ALM, Git