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Smitha Chenna

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I am a results-driven QA professional with extensive experience in both automation and functional testing across financial services, healthcare, and technology environments.

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I am a results-driven QA professional with extensive experience in both automation and functional testing across financial services, healthcare, and technology environments. I thrive in Agile settings, collaborating closely with QA, development, and business teams to define test strategies, build robust automation, and deliver high-quality releases on tight timelines.

I bring hands-on expertise in Playwright, Selenium, API testing, and data validation, along with strong SQL skills and a solid understanding of SDLC and STLC. I’m a proactive team player who communicates clearly with stakeholders, mentors teammates, and continuously seeks ways to improve quality, efficiency, and end-user experience.

  • 12 years' experience
  • Joined April 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Financial Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Healthcare
  • Professional Services

Work experience· 6 roles

Senior Software Engineer · Wells FargoMar 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

Designed, developed, and executed end-to-end automated test frameworks using Playwright with Cucumber BDD; leveraged auto-waiting and parallel execution to reduce flaky tests; performed API testing across microservices using Postman and Playwright; conducted end-to-end testing of distributed workflows including call recording ingestion, speech analytics, and quality scoring; created functional, integration, UAT, and regression test scenarios; led regression testing across releases; logged defects in Jira and coordinated resolutions with cross-functional teams; maintained and enhanced test automation frameworks (Playwright & Selenium WebDriver with TestNG/Cucumber); conducted cross-browser and ADA accessibility testing with JAWS; supported UAT and production validation and documented API/test artifacts for onboarding.

Quality Assurance Consultant · Bank of AmericaNov 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos

Participated in all testing phases including functional, integration, regression, and smoke testing; prepared test plans, test cases, and procedures; coordinated User Acceptance Testing with business users; configured test environments, created test data, executed manual tests, documented results, and updated defect tracking; logged and tracked defects to closure using Jira; performed positive/negative testing; managed payment cycle processes and card payment workflows; developed automation scripts using Selenium WebDriver (Java) and SOAP UI; conducted API testing across services; performed mobile/co-browsing testing and ADA accessibility testing with JAWS; supported UAT transitions and onboarding of new team members; contributed to test reviews and validation cycles.

Systems QA Analyst · Wells FargoNov 2019 – Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Worked in Agile environment delivering sprint-based releases; analyzed requirements to design test scenarios; planned and executed regression testing across releases; logged defects in Jira and facilitated resolutions; designed, developed, and maintained automated regression suites using Selenium WebDriver (Java) with Cucumber; performed API testing with Postman; supported end-to-end testing across distributed systems; performed cross-browser and ADA testing with JAWS; created and maintained test artifacts and supported production validation.

QA Analyst · Encore Capital GroupFeb 2018 – Oct 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos
QA Engineer · HumanaSep 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos
Manual Tester · AT&TFeb 2014 – Aug 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

Certifications and awards

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Information Technology2030 – 2026
Bachelors of Technology in Computer Science and Information Technology2030 – 2026

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