I am Smitha Ramakrishna, currently based in Nieuw Vennep, Netherlands. I hold a valid Netherlands Work Permit (HSM Dependent Kennismigrant dependent arbeid vrij toegestaan). I have over 12 years of experience in software development, testing, and team leadership across supply chain, healthcare, clinics, banking, telecom, and retail domains. I adapt quickly to new technologies and I am skilled in automation testing using Selenium and QTP, with hands-on experience across SDLC, STLC, V-Model, Waterfall, and Agile (SCRUM). I excel at designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks with Selenium WebDriver (Java, TestNG, Cucumber), REST API testing (Postman, Rest Assured), and mobile automation (Appium). I have worked with data pipelines, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI, SQL databases, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and CI/CD toolchains (Jenkins, GIT, Maven). I am comfortable leading QA teams, coordinating sprints, drafting test plans, and performing end-to-end testing, including IoT device testing and data validation.

Smitha Ramakrishna

I am Smitha Ramakrishna, currently based in Nieuw Vennep, Netherlands. I hold a valid Netherlands Work Permit (HSM Dependent Kennismigrant dependent arbeid vrij toegestaan). I have over 12 years of experience in software development, testing, and team leadership across supply chain, healthcare, clinics, banking, telecom, and retail domains. I adapt quickly to new technologies and I am skilled in automation testing using Selenium and QTP, with hands-on experience across SDLC, STLC, V-Model, Waterfall, and Agile (SCRUM). I excel at designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks with Selenium WebDriver (Java, TestNG, Cucumber), REST API testing (Postman, Rest Assured), and mobile automation (Appium). I have worked with data pipelines, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI, SQL databases, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and CI/CD toolchains (Jenkins, GIT, Maven). I am comfortable leading QA teams, coordinating sprints, drafting test plans, and performing end-to-end testing, including IoT device testing and data validation.

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I am Smitha Ramakrishna, currently based in Nieuw Vennep, Netherlands. I hold a valid Netherlands Work Permit (HSM Dependent Kennismigrant dependent arbeid vrij toegestaan). I have over 12 years of experience in software development, testing, and team leadership across supply chain, healthcare, clinics, banking, telecom, and retail domains. I adapt quickly to new technologies and I am skilled in automation testing using Selenium and QTP, with hands-on experience across SDLC, STLC, V-Model, Waterfall, and Agile (SCRUM).

I excel at designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks with Selenium WebDriver (Java, TestNG, Cucumber), REST API testing (Postman, Rest Assured), and mobile automation (Appium). I have worked with data pipelines, Snowflake, Tableau, Power BI, SQL databases, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and CI/CD toolchains (Jenkins, GIT, Maven). I am comfortable leading QA teams, coordinating sprints, drafting test plans, and performing end-to-end testing, including IoT device testing and data validation.

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Language

English
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Dutch
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Work Experience

Qa Test Analyst at Kroger
May 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Led QA for API/UI testing; developed test cases in QMetry; generated test data using Offset (Kafka) and RabbitMQ; implemented API automation with Karate; led a team of 3 QA; conducted UAT; tested real-time devices; managed testing across Azure, MongoDB, Java; maintained data-driven tests in QMetry and Confluence; prepared reports for stakeholders.
Qa Specialist at ING
April 1, 2024 - Present
Managed the full QA life cycle for payments formats (CT PAIN1XX, DD PAIN8XX); analyzed High-Level Design and User Stories; designed and executed test suites (Sanity, Functional, Integration, Regression, Retest, Smoke); maintained test data in Confluence; reviewed automation scripts and deployed code across Azure environments; collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality.
Senior QA Automation Developer at Charter Communications
May 1, 2023 - May 1, 2024
Developed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver in Java; utilized POM, TestNG, Maven; integrated with Jenkins; wrote API tests with Rest Assured (BDD/Cucumber); led a team of 3; conducted UAT; configured cross-environment testing; contributed to data & backend testing.
Project Lead at Tech Mahindra
October 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Led QA for Refinitiv (London Stock Exchange) project; managed data migration testing to Snowflake from MS SQL Server; created and executed test cases in ALM; developed Selenium scripts; collaborated with BI and DevOps; performed data validation and reporting with Power BI; supported CI/CD with Jenkins.
Senior Consultant at Capgemini
February 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021
Managed testing for Wells Fargo banking domain; tested loans and cash transactions; REST API testing with Swagger UI, Postman, and Rest Assured; Python automation with Selenium and PyTest; implemented BDD with Cucumber; backend SQL validation; participated in Agile ceremonies and produced test reports; leveraged Tableau for visualization.
Senior QA at MModal Global Services Pvt. Ltd
June 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017
Maintained and migrated VBScript tests to Java-based Selenium/UFT; conducted mobile testing with Appium; participated in design reviews; end-to-end testing; memory leak and device performance testing; created Test Plans and Test Cases; participated in daily Scrums.
Senior QA at GT Nexus Pvt Ltd
April 1, 2012 - September 1, 2015
Identified test scenarios for supply chain features; designed and executed functional, database, and regression tests; implemented QTP/Selenium-based automation in a hybrid framework; API testing with Postman; data-driven testing and maintenance of test data libraries.
Software Engineer at Infotech Global India (Siemens Medicals)
June 1, 2007 - December 1, 2009
Tested EDI data flows for HIPAA compliance; wrote SQL queries for data validation; logged defects; analyzed MRD/Technical specs; designed and executed test cases for new features.
Software Engineer at Mainstay Teleservice
December 1, 2005 - August 1, 2006
Functional testing of .NET applications; collaborated with developers and project managers to resolve defects; prepared test environments and build scripts.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science at Kent State University at Kent, Ohio
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2023
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication at AMC Engineering College, Bangalore, India
January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005

Qualifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Transportation & Logistics

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