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bhavana chowdary

@bhavanachowdary

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QA Lead and Senior QA Engineer specializing in manual testing, SQL validation, and Agile delivery.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a remote/hybrid role where I can lead quality in Agile delivery—owning test strategy, driving manual + API + SQL validation, partnering with Dev/BA/DevOps, and building a quality-first culture with measurable release outcomes.

I’m a QA Lead and Senior QA Engineer with 7+ years of experience driving manual testing end-to-end across functional, regression, SIT, UAT, smoke, sanity, and E2E testing. At Globant, I progressed from Software Test Engineer to QA Lead by delivering consistent quality outcomes, defining test strategy, and leading QA across multi-client Agile sprints.

I bring deep hands-on expertise in backend SQL validation, Tableau dashboard accuracy checks (cross-referencing report output vs raw database results), and API testing with Postman. I’ve led teams of 4–6 engineers, reviewed 500+ test cases per release cycle, achieved zero critical production escapes across 8 consecutive releases, and strengthened release readiness through structured defect triage and quality dashboards in JIRA/Azure DevOps—while mentoring junior QA engineers and owning risk with clear stakeholder communication.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer

Globant

Mar 2023 - Apr 2026 (3 years 1 month)

Led end-to-end QA lifecycle (functional, regression, SIT, UAT, smoke, sanity, and E2E testing) for enterprise data platform delivery while managing 5 QA engineers across concurrent Agile sprints. Drove Tableau and Postman API validation, introduced structured defect triage in JIRA/Azure DevOps, and achieved zero critical production escapes across 8 consecutive releases.

Software Test Engineer

Deloitte

Mar 2023 - Jun 2023 (3 months)

Executed functional, ETL, regression, smoke, and E2E testing for a data migration and enterprise reporting initiative, including backend Oracle SQL validation and ETL verification with SAP BODS. Identified 40+ data mapping defects prior to UAT, supported finance UAT sign-off, and validated Tableau dashboards for go-live readiness.

Functional Testing ETL Testing Regression Testing Smoke Testing End To End Testing UAT Support Backend SQL Validation Oracle Data Validation Data Warehouse Testing Fact Dimension Table Validation Defect Documentation Tableau Dashboard Validation Root Cause Analysis BODS Job Monitoring

Software Test Engineer

ITC Infotech

Apr 2019 - Feb 2023 (3 years 10 months)

Performed system, functional, regression, SIT, UAT, smoke, and sanity testing for enterprise-grade data warehouse applications. Wrote and maintained 300+ SQL test scripts, built reusable regression suites to reduce regression cycle time by 40%, and triaged 200+ defects while supporting Agile sprint planning and retrospectives.