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I am Kavitha Dontha, a results-driven QA and testing professional with 12+ years of experience across Core Banking, Digital Banking, Insurance, and Trade Finance. I have delivered testing solutions in highly competitive environments, contributing to technology transitions and end-user productivity improvements through both automation and manual testing, data validation, and end-to-end testing. I thrive on continuous learning, collaborating with on-site and offshore teams, and translating business requirements into robust test plans and acceptance criteria. My focus is on delivering reliable software while reducing risk and enhancing customer experiences across banking, insurance, and financial services domains.…I am Kavitha Dontha, a results-driven QA and testing professional with 12+ years of experience across Core Banking, Digital Banking, Insurance, and Trade Finance. I have delivered testing solutions in highly competitive environments, contributing to technology transitions and end-user productivity improvements through both automation and manual testing, data validation, and end-to-end testing. I thrive on continuous learning, collaborating with on-site and offshore teams, and translating business requirements into robust test plans and acceptance criteria. My focus is on delivering reliable software while reducing risk and enhancing customer experiences across banking, insurance, and financial services domains.

Kavitha Dontha

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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I am Kavitha Dontha, a results-driven QA and testing professional with 12+ years of experience across Core Banking, Digital Banking, Insurance, and Trade Finance. I have delivered testing solutions in highly competitive environments, contributing to technology transitions and end-user productivity improvements through both automation and manual testing, data validation, and end-to-end testing. I thrive on continuous learning, collaborating with on-site and offshore teams, and translating business requirements into robust test plans and acceptance criteria. My focus is on delivering reliable software while reducing risk and enhancing customer experiences across banking, insurance, and financial services domains.…I am Kavitha Dontha, a results-driven QA and testing professional with 12+ years of experience across Core Banking, Digital Banking, Insurance, and Trade Finance. I have delivered testing solutions in highly competitive environments, contributing to technology transitions and end-user productivity improvements through both automation and manual testing, data validation, and end-to-end testing. I thrive on continuous learning, collaborating with on-site and offshore teams, and translating business requirements into robust test plans and acceptance criteria. My focus is on delivering reliable software while reducing risk and enhancing customer experiences across banking, insurance, and financial services domains.

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I am Kavitha Dontha, a results-driven QA and testing professional with 12+ years of experience across Core Banking, Digital Banking, Insurance, and Trade Finance. I have delivered testing solutions in highly competitive environments, contributing to technology transitions and end-user productivity improvements through both automation and manual testing, data validation, and end-to-end testing.

I thrive on continuous learning, collaborating with on-site and offshore teams, and translating business requirements into robust test plans and acceptance criteria. My focus is on delivering reliable software while reducing risk and enhancing customer experiences across banking, insurance, and financial services domains.

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Work Experience

Test Manager/Test Lead at IBM Singapore

May 1, 2024 - Present

Led on-site and offshore QA efforts for DBS Singapore engagements; responsible for defect management, status reporting via JIRA, driving testing metrics, coordinating between business and development teams, preparing Test Plans/Scenarios, and coordinating with stakeholders to ensure quality deliverables. Designed and implemented automation using Selenium WebDriver, Maven, API testing (Karate API), and UFT; supported data validation and LV/Production testing; contributed to DevOps pipelines and cloud ETL integration with Informatica Cloud IICS/IDMC.

Test Manager/Test Lead, Senior Test Engineer, BA at IBM Singapore

October 1, 2013 - April 30, 2024

Led multiple DBS-related programs including resiliency improvements; migration projects (IBET to SMART; eStatements and eAdvices; PCF on AWS); application migration from WebSphere to JBOSS; iBanking revamp and regional online banking features. Drove test planning, risk assessment, traceability, and defect management; acted as liaison between business users and IT teams; prepared traceability matrices and dashboards.

Test Engineer at Applabs, Hyderabad, India

November 1, 2009 - March 1, 2012

Participated in testing Structured Trade Finance for ICICI Bank; worked on Blackboard Academic Suite; CRN redesign for Insurance Services; contributed to manual and automation testing using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Karate API, UFT, and Quality Center; collaborated with offshore teams to ensure quality deliverables.

Test Engineer at Yahoo! R&D India

May 1, 2007 - February 29, 2008

Performed manual and automated testing for Yahoo Toolbar, Mail Toolbar, and related web products; used HTML, PHP, C++, MySQL; employed manual and automation testing with Quality Center and TestComplete.

Test Engineer at Tech Mahindra Limited

March 1, 2006 - April 30, 2007

Involved in E2E testing for British Telecom (UK); performed manual and automation testing (QTP 9.0); collaborated with distributed teams to ensure test coverage and quality.