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I am a Specialist Quality Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering high-quality software in fintech and insurance. I specialize in Selenium, Java, API testing, Playwright, and BDD/TDD frameworks, building robust, scalable automation that accelerates release cycles. I also bring strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins), containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud familiarity (AWS). I collaborate closely with product and development teams to validate end-to-end flows and continuously improve test coverage and data integrity across UI and backend systems.…I am a Specialist Quality Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering high-quality software in fintech and insurance. I specialize in Selenium, Java, API testing, Playwright, and BDD/TDD frameworks, building robust, scalable automation that accelerates release cycles. I also bring strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins), containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud familiarity (AWS). I collaborate closely with product and development teams to validate end-to-end flows and continuously improve test coverage and data integrity across UI and backend systems.

Vani Mandava

QA Engineer, Programmer, Back-End Developer, +4

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I am a Specialist Quality Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering high-quality software in fintech and insurance. I specialize in Selenium, Java, API testing, Playwright, and BDD/TDD frameworks, building robust, scalable automation that accelerates release cycles. I also bring strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins), containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud familiarity (AWS). I collaborate closely with product and development teams to validate end-to-end flows and continuously improve test coverage and data integrity across UI and backend systems.…I am a Specialist Quality Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering high-quality software in fintech and insurance. I specialize in Selenium, Java, API testing, Playwright, and BDD/TDD frameworks, building robust, scalable automation that accelerates release cycles. I also bring strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins), containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud familiarity (AWS). I collaborate closely with product and development teams to validate end-to-end flows and continuously improve test coverage and data integrity across UI and backend systems.

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I am a Specialist Quality Engineer with over 8 years of experience delivering high-quality software in fintech and insurance. I specialize in Selenium, Java, API testing, Playwright, and BDD/TDD frameworks, building robust, scalable automation that accelerates release cycles.
I also bring strong CI/CD experience (Jenkins), containerized test environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud familiarity (AWS). I collaborate closely with product and development teams to validate end-to-end flows and continuously improve test coverage and data integrity across UI and backend systems.

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Specialist Quality Engineer at The Hartford / LTI Mindtree, India

July 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025

Led automated UI testing for insurance applications, enhancing regression efficiency and reducing manual testing effort. Enhanced a Selenium-based automation framework for modular and reusable test components. Designed data-driven testing to cover multiple insurance product scenarios and end-to-end policy lifecycle workflows. Integrated automation with Jenkins CI/CD for faster feedback and parallel execution via Selenium Grid. Performed API validation to ensure data consistency across UI and backend, and conducted cross-browser testing for Chrome and Edge. Collaborated with developers and business teams for requirement analysis, defect triage, and test data management. Maintained automation dashboards to monitor execution quality and supported release validation with smoke, sanity, and regression suites.

Senior Quality Engineer at Wellington/Publicis Sapient, India

June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024

Automated FI/FX trading workflows using Selenium WebDriver and Java, developing end-to-end test scenarios for complex financial transactions. Significantly increased automation coverage, reducing manual testing dependence. Built reusable utilities and libraries to improve framework efficiency. Performed API testing with Rest Assured to validate backend services and data integrity, and validated trade lifecycle workflows including order routing and execution logic. Integrated tests into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation, and implemented API security checks for authentication and authorization. Collaborated with business analysts and developers to define test strategies and provided detailed test reports for stakeholders.

Associate Consultant at Global Payments/ Capgemini, India

December 1, 2017 - June 1, 2021

Built and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber (BDD) to automate end-to-end customer and merchant data workflows. Executed regression testing across multiple builds and introduced data-driven testing for large datasets. Performed backend validation using SQL queries to ensure data consistency, and conducted performance-related testing support. Managed source control with Git and contributed to defect triaging and root cause analysis. Engaged in Agile ceremonies with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality releases.

Senior Quality Engineering at Wellington/Publicis Sapient

June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2024

Automated FI/FX trading workflows and end-to-end UI validations; expanded automation coverage; developed reusable data-driven utilities; integrated tests with Jenkins CI/CD; performed API validation and cross-browser testing; utilized Docker for containerized test execution.

Specialist Quality Engineer at The Hartford / LTI Mindtree

July 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025

Automated UI tests for the Secret Squirrel insurance project; implemented modular Selenium-based framework with data-driven design; performed API validation; implemented parallel execution with Selenium Grid; supported release validation with smoke, sanity, and regression suites; collaborated with developers and business teams.

Associate Consultant at Global Payments/ Capgemini

December 1, 2017 - June 1, 2021

Built and maintained Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber-based automation; automated end-to-end functional tests for customer and merchant data systems; implemented data-driven testing; performed backend validation with SQL queries; contributed to performance testing with JMeter; collaborated with cross-functional teams.