Shruthi K M
Test Manager | Quality Engineering Leader | Test Automation Strategy
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Quality Engineering Lead with 13 years of experience in software testing and test automation, including 4 years in onsite delivery roles across Utilities, Banking, and Telecom domains. Proven track record of leading cross-functional QA teams of 6-10 manual and automation testers, building scalable automation frameworks, and driving process improvements that materially reduce release cycle time. Reduced regression testing cycle from 2 weeks to 4 days through a redesigned automation strategy.
Seeking a Test Manager role to lead enterprise-scale quality engineering initiatives, mentor testing teams, and align QA strategy with business and release goals.
Experience
Quality Engineering Lead
(2013-01)
Lead a QA team of 6-10 manual and automation testers across multiple concurrent projects in the Utilities, Banking, and Telecom domains.
- Redesigned the regression testing approach and automation coverage, cutting the regression cycle from 2 weeks to 4 days without compromising quality.
- Architect and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, Eggplant, TestNG, Appium, and Karate for web, mobile, and API test coverage.
- Built and scaled API automation suites using Rest Assured and Karate, integrated into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for continuous regression feedback.
- Own end-to-end test planning, estimation, and resourcing for onsite engagements, coordinating directly with client stakeholders on scope, risk, and release readiness.
- Manage defect lifecycle and reporting through Jira and QMetry, driving root-cause analysis and reducing defect leakage into production.
- Mentor and upskill team members on automation best practices, code reviews, and framework standards across Java and Python codebases.
- Partner with development, DevOps, and business teams in Agile ceremonies to align QA strategy with sprint and release goals.
- Conceptualized and designed IntegraTest AI, a unified test execution console concept enabling one-click execution of sanity, regression, integration, and performance scripts across multiple applications, with AI-driven test impact selection to cut regression effort.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - GMIT, VTU Belgum (2012-01)
