Shilpaa Kharat

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ABOUT SHILPAA KHARAT

Lead QA Engineer | 11+ Years of Experience | Automation & Manual Testing | Agile | DevOps-AwareDetail-oriented QA professional with 11+ years of comprehensive experience in Software Quality Assurance, specializing in both Automation and Manual testing across web, mobile, and API-driven applications. Skilled in implementing scalable test strategies, collaborating in Agile teams, and leveraging modern tools to ensure high-quality software delivery.Primary Skillset: Strong understanding of all stages of SDLC, STLC, and Defect Life Cycle. Proficient in QA methodologies for Regression, Functional, and Integration Testing. Experienced in Agile/Scrum development environments with continuous testing practices. Test automation using Python-Selenium, Pytest, and unittest frameworks. Hands-on Python scripting for automation and custom test utilities. Familiar with TDD and Data-Driven Testing approaches. API testing using Postman and automated scripts in Python. UI test automation using Playwright, Selenium, cypress etc. Authoring and maintaining Test Plans, Test Cases, and Use Case Scenarios. Strong in requirement analysis, scoping, and feature validation. Broad experience in both Mobile and Web application testing. Defect tracking and agile board management with JIRA. Documentation and collaboration using Confluence.Secondary Skillset: Source control with Git. Comfortable with basic CLI and terminal tools. Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL). Familiar with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS CodePipeline. Experience with Docker for containerized testing and Kubernetes for test environment orchestration.