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I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Tester and Test Lead with 10 years of experience delivering end-to-end testing across Insurance and Financial Services. My career is defined by a proven track record of leading cross-functional and multi-vendor teams in Agile environments, with a specific focus on QA governance and shift-left testing. I possess deep hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as proficiency in Azure DevOps, Jira, and API testing. I am recognized for my ability to align offshore and onshore delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and improve release confidence. Currently, I am based in the UK with full right to work and am available for an immediate start.…I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Tester and Test Lead with 10 years of experience delivering end-to-end testing across Insurance and Financial Services. My career is defined by a proven track record of leading cross-functional and multi-vendor teams in Agile environments, with a specific focus on QA governance and shift-left testing. I possess deep hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as proficiency in Azure DevOps, Jira, and API testing. I am recognized for my ability to align offshore and onshore delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and improve release confidence. Currently, I am based in the UK with full right to work and am available for an immediate start.

Aparna Radhambika

QA Engineer, Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Tester and Test Lead with 10 years of experience delivering end-to-end testing across Insurance and Financial Services. My career is defined by a proven track record of leading cross-functional and multi-vendor teams in Agile environments, with a specific focus on QA governance and shift-left testing. I possess deep hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as proficiency in Azure DevOps, Jira, and API testing. I am recognized for my ability to align offshore and onshore delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and improve release confidence. Currently, I am based in the UK with full right to work and am available for an immediate start.…I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Tester and Test Lead with 10 years of experience delivering end-to-end testing across Insurance and Financial Services. My career is defined by a proven track record of leading cross-functional and multi-vendor teams in Agile environments, with a specific focus on QA governance and shift-left testing. I possess deep hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as proficiency in Azure DevOps, Jira, and API testing. I am recognized for my ability to align offshore and onshore delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and improve release confidence. Currently, I am based in the UK with full right to work and am available for an immediate start.

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I am an ISTQB-certified Senior QA Tester and Test Lead with 10 years of experience delivering end-to-end testing across Insurance and Financial Services. My career is defined by a proven track record of leading cross-functional and multi-vendor teams in Agile environments, with a specific focus on QA governance and shift-left testing. I possess deep hands-on expertise in Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter, as well as proficiency in Azure DevOps, Jira, and API testing. I am recognized for my ability to align offshore and onshore delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and improve release confidence. Currently, I am based in the UK with full right to work and am available for an immediate start.

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Work Experience

IT Test Professional / QA Test Lead at NFU Mutual

November 1, 2021 - October 1, 2025

Led a QA team of 4, owning test planning, execution, defect management, and progress tracking in Azure DevOps. Designed and executed test cases for user stories, applying shift-left testing to identify early defects, risks, dependencies and blockers with mitigation plans. Executed exploratory, sanity, end-to-end, mobile, and API testing for CustomerEngage journeys integrated with Guidewire PolicyCenter and BillingCenter. Coordinated testing across BAs, developers, product owners, and vendors across concurrent Agile releases; managed onshore–offshore collaboration. Provided stakeholder updates and quality sign-offs to enable informed release decisions.

IT Tester at The WestBrom Building Society

May 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021

Collaborated with business users and development teams to analyse regulatory and system changes. Translated regulatory and business requirements into detailed test scenarios and scripts. Participated in test planning workshops, provided estimates and coordinated test execution activities. Executed system testing and regression testing across Siebel (CRM) and UFSS platforms. Logged, tracked, and retested defects using Jira. Prepared test plans, execution reports, and user training documentation. Performed exploratory, smoke, and sanity testing for a web-based recruitment portal delivered using Waterfall.

Senior Software QA Analyst (Team lead) at Finastra

August 1, 2016 - March 1, 2019

Managed a team of 6 testers while remaining hands-on; owned end-to-end preparation of Test Plans and schedules. Conducted requirement analysis and collaborated with global stakeholders. Managed the full defect lifecycle using Test Track and Kanban. Performed cross-browser, mobile and SQL-based validation testing. Delivered audit-ready test documentation, user manuals, and training materials; IAT delivery and training of new QA team members.

Software Test Engineer at Xminds Infotech

November 1, 2014 - July 1, 2016

Sole QA responsible for end-to-end testing of a content management system; owned test planning, execution, defect management, and release validation. Logged defects using Jira and developed automation test scripts using Selenide. Produced daily and sprint QA reports. Performed cross-browser and mobile testing using BrowserStack across multiple devices and platforms. Executed functional and regression testing on e-commerce websites across multiple browsers, desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.