I’m Sheetal Umakrishna, a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in backend, API, and AWS serverless testing. I excel in Python (PyTest) automation, CI/CD integration, and validating distributed microservices. I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles, improving release reliability, and increasing automation coverage in production systems. I hold Danish work authorization and am available to start immediately.

Sheetal Umakrishna

I’m Sheetal Umakrishna, a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in backend, API, and AWS serverless testing. I excel in Python (PyTest) automation, CI/CD integration, and validating distributed microservices. I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles, improving release reliability, and increasing automation coverage in production systems. I hold Danish work authorization and am available to start immediately.

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I’m Sheetal Umakrishna, a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience specializing in backend, API, and AWS serverless testing. I excel in Python (PyTest) automation, CI/CD integration, and validating distributed microservices.

I have a proven track record of reducing regression cycles, improving release reliability, and increasing automation coverage in production systems. I hold Danish work authorization and am available to start immediately.

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Work Experience

QA Automation Engineer at HeyJobs GmbH
August 1, 2021 - June 1, 2025
Worked on backend and API testing for microservices-based systems in an Agile environment. Developed and maintained automated test suites using Python and PyTest. Contributed to CI/CD-integrated regression testing to support continuous delivery. Performed API testing and validation of service-to-service communication. Improved test coverage across integration and system-level tests. Collaborated with developers and DevOps teams to identify and resolve production issues early in the cycle. Executed regression testing cycles to ensure stability of releases. Used AWS services (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch) for validating system behavior in test environments. Supported Docker-based test environments for consistent execution across pipelines. Reported, analyzed, and retested defects using Jira.
Test Engineer at Zynga (Pvt) Ltd
December 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Performed manual and automated testing for large-scale game applications. Created and maintained Selenium-based UI automation scripts for regression testing. Designed and executed structured test cases based on functional requirements. Reported and tracked defects using Jira in Agile sprint cycles. Participated in sprint planning, reviews, and QA coordination activities. Supported mentoring and onboarding of junior QA testers.

Education

Master of Science (MSc) - Web Science at University of Koblenz, Germany
April 1, 2018 - August 1, 2021
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Information Technology at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India
August 1, 2010 - May 1, 2014

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Software & Internet, Professional Services

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