Naganath M R

About Naganath M R

Hello, I’m Naganath – a results-oriented and detail-driven Software Quality Assurance (QA) Lead with 10+ years of comprehensive experience in manual testing, test strategy development, and quality process optimization. Over the past year, I’ve stepped into QA leadership, where I’ve led teams to successfully deliver robust, reliable, and high-quality software products in fast-paced Agile environments. Highlights:10+ years of QA experience in Manual Testing, Functional Testing, and API Testing (Postman) across Insurance and Healthcare domains.3+ years of Guidewire PolicyCenter QA expertise with full policy lifecycle testing (New Business, Endorsements, Renewals, Cancellations).Proven experience as a Test Lead (2+ years), managing 5–6 member QA teams, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery in Agile projects.Strong domain expertise in Property & Casualty Insurance (Auto, Homeowners, Workers’ Compensation, Professional Liability, Management Liability).🧠 What I Bring to the Table:Hands-on skills in test planning, execution, regression, integration testing, UAT support, defect management, and stakeholder communication.Proficient with JIRA, Azure DevOps, Bugzilla, SQL, and Postman for defect tracking, backend validation, and API testing.Document validation & audit support, ensuring compliance and accuracy in business-critical workflows.Awareness of Selenium with Java (basic knowledge) – useful for collaborating with automation teams.

Experience

1. Senior Test Lead

   Technumen

   Nov 2025 — Present · Piscataway, NJ, US

   Role: Senior Test Lead – Guidewire Policy CenterDomain: Property & Casualty InsuranceSkills: Guidewire Policy Center | Test Strategy | Test Planning | Regression | Functional and Manual Testing | API | Agile | LeadershipOffice location : Hyderabad (Remote)Headquarters : New Jersey, USA

Education

• KLN College Of Information Technology Pottapalayam

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, CSE