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I'm a results-driven QA engineer with 8 years of IT experience, specializing in test automation across Agile environments. I align quality initiatives with Agile delivery models, risk mitigation strategies, and go-live readiness to ensure reliable and high-impact software releases. I bring deep and diverse domain expertise in healthcare, advertising, telecommunications and integrated energy management solutions and services. I'm a collaborative team player and mentor, known for building high-performing QA teams and delivering measurable quality outcomes.…I'm a results-driven QA engineer with 8 years of IT experience, specializing in test automation across Agile environments. I align quality initiatives with Agile delivery models, risk mitigation strategies, and go-live readiness to ensure reliable and high-impact software releases. I bring deep and diverse domain expertise in healthcare, advertising, telecommunications and integrated energy management solutions and services. I'm a collaborative team player and mentor, known for building high-performing QA teams and delivering measurable quality outcomes.

GANGAMBIKA BIRADAR

QA Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Front-End Developer, +3

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I'm a results-driven QA engineer with 8 years of IT experience, specializing in test automation across Agile environments. I align quality initiatives with Agile delivery models, risk mitigation strategies, and go-live readiness to ensure reliable and high-impact software releases. I bring deep and diverse domain expertise in healthcare, advertising, telecommunications and integrated energy management solutions and services. I'm a collaborative team player and mentor, known for building high-performing QA teams and delivering measurable quality outcomes.…I'm a results-driven QA engineer with 8 years of IT experience, specializing in test automation across Agile environments. I align quality initiatives with Agile delivery models, risk mitigation strategies, and go-live readiness to ensure reliable and high-impact software releases. I bring deep and diverse domain expertise in healthcare, advertising, telecommunications and integrated energy management solutions and services. I'm a collaborative team player and mentor, known for building high-performing QA teams and delivering measurable quality outcomes.

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I’m a results-driven QA engineer with 8 years of IT experience, specializing in test automation across Agile environments. I align quality initiatives with Agile delivery models, risk mitigation strategies, and go-live readiness to ensure reliable and high-impact software releases.

I bring deep and diverse domain expertise in healthcare, advertising, telecommunications and integrated energy management solutions and services. I’m a collaborative team player and mentor, known for building high-performing QA teams and delivering measurable quality outcomes.

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Work Experience

Senior Engineer, Software Quality Assurance at Landis+Gyr

March 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Oversee implementations and robust automation frameworks. Maximized test coverage and reduced manual regression efforts across environments. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance and reliability. Provided leadership for launching product releases. Mentored junior team members. Mitigated risk through analysis of different components. Worked on five priority projects simultaneously, including Meter Data Management System (MDMS).

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Kaiser Permanente

October 31, 2022 - October 10, 2025

Followed QA automation procedures to run Selenium WebDriver scripts. Organized test suites for upgrades. Worked on high-priority projects.

Senior Quality Analyst at Kaiser Permanente

December 31, 2021 - October 10, 2025

Validated test activities and contributed to release readiness with a focus on quality governance and risk assessment in a healthcare domain.

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at T-Mobile

August 31, 2020 - October 10, 2025

Led functional, regression, and cross-browser testing for web and mobile applications, including payments and order tracking systems. Improved test coverage and compatibility across multiple browsers, iOS, and Android versions. Streamlined defect tracking and reporting processes with regular status updates. Championed API automation testing using Postman and RestAssured, enabling earlier defect detection and faster backend validation.

Software Quality Engineer at Advertise.com

March 31, 2018 - October 10, 2025

Leveraged SOAPUI Pro for service-level automation and SQL for backend data validation and integrity checks. Performed end-to-end and compatibility testing. Strengthened Agile processes and generated key reports. Implemented process improvements which reduced critical bugs by 25% over two release cycles through regular RCA of escaped defects.

Software Developer at OPENTV

January 31, 2013 - October 10, 2025

Contributed across the full software development lifecycle for web applications using Core Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Improved code quality and reliability by creating JUnit API tests and backend validation with SQL, and supported daily issue resolution through debugging.

Senior Engineer, Software Quality Assurance at Landis+Gyr

March 1, 2025 - October 10, 2025

Led ongoing automation initiatives, expanded test coverage, and reduced regression time across multiple environments. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve system performance and reliability, provided leadership for product releases, mentored junior members, and mitigated risk across components. Worked on five priority projects, including Meter Data Management System (MDMS). Achievements included a 50% reduction in regression testing time, test coverage increase from 50% to 70%, and a 60% reduction in critical bugs through automated test cases. Improved firmware and software test coverage by 30%, contributing to a 40% reduction in field issues through automation with Python, Robot Framework, and Pytest. Integrated the test suite with CI, Jenkins, and enhanced traceability and reporting with Jenkins and TFS.

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) / Senior Quality Analyst at Kaiser Permanente

October 1, 2022 - October 10, 2025

Developed robust cross-platform automation frameworks using Selenium, Java, and Cucumber; organized test suites for maintainability; accelerated testing cycles by 60% and integrated with CI/CD tools like Jenkins for nightly builds. Improved defect detection, maintainability, and collaboration with developers via JIRA. Validated compatibility across mobile platforms and implemented BDD with Cucumber and Gherkin to ensure clear translation of business requirements into test cases.

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at T-Mobile

August 1, 2020 - October 10, 2025

Led functional, regression, and cross-browser testing for web and mobile applications, including payment and order tracking systems. Improved test coverage and compatibility across multiple browsers and iOS/Android versions. Streamlined defect tracking and reporting processes. Championed API automation testing using Postman and RestAssured, enabling earlier defect detection and 30% faster backend validation.

Software Quality Engineer at ADVERTISE.COM

March 1, 2018 - October 10, 2025

Used SOAPUI Pro for service-level automation and SQL for backend data validation and integrity checks. Executed end-to-end and compatibility testing. Strengthened Agile processes with improved transparency and reporting, and drove process improvements that reduced 25% of critical defects over two release cycles via RCA of escaped defects.

Software Developer at OpenTV

January 1, 2013 - October 10, 2025

Contributed across the full software development lifecycle, including requirement analysis, design, coding, testing, and production support for web applications using Core Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Improved code quality by creating JUnit API tests and performing backend validation with SQL, supporting daily issue resolution.