Software QA Engineer 2

Sanam Suwal

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Healthcare analytics QA automation engineer — building scalable test frameworks, leading migrations, and improving release confidence.

Bhaktapur, Nepal

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About

Healthcare analytics QA automation professional

Professional Summary

Software QA Engineer 2 at IQVIA with 4+ years of healthcare analytics QA experience across Cedar Gate Technologies and IQVIA. Specializing in test automation from custom framework development (Groovy/Grails, Java, Selenium) through enterprise migration to Katalon Studio. Former automation team lead (~2 years) with proven delivery of parallel execution, custom keywords, server/cron management, training programs, and scalable multi-project automation architecture.

Career Objective

To grow as a QA automation professional in healthcare analytics, building automation frameworks that reduce manual regression and improve release confidence. Seeking hybrid mid-to-senior automation roles with opportunities to research AI-powered tools for smarter QA. Committed to mentoring teams and delivering scalable automation across projects.

Core Skills

Technical expertise across automation, testing, and leadership

Automation

Katalon StudioSeleniumTestNGCucumber/BDDCustom Keyword Development

Languages

JavaPythonGroovy

API & Testing

PostmanFunctional TestingRegression TestingIntegration TestingAPI TestingUAT

Tools

JiraGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CIBitbucket Pipelines

Cloud & Data

AWS (S3, CloudWatch, Lambda, SQS, SNS, EC2)MySQLMongoDB

Leadership

Team Lead ExperienceSprint DelegationMentorshipHandover & Training Sessions

Emerging

AI-assisted Automation WorkflowsCursor AI

Professional Experience

4+ years in healthcare analytics QA automation

Software QA Engineer 2

IQVIA — Healthcare Analytics

Hybrid | Nepal

  • Support project-level automation across healthcare analytics QA teams following org-wide Katalon COE transition
  • Bridge automation script writers and Katalon support: troubleshoot issues, develop custom keywords, escalate critical platform defects
  • Complete migration of remaining legacy automation jobs; promote reusable patterns across projects
  • Explore AI tooling (e.g. Cursor AI) to improve automation productivity and test maintenance

Senior Software QA Automation Engineer

Cedar Gate Technologies — Healthcare Analytics

Full-time | Hybrid | Nepal

  • Led temporary Katalon Automation Center of Excellence (COE) team after successful platform migration
  • Owned org-wide enablement: training manual QA teams, workflow documentation, and shared multi-project Katalon architecture
  • Drove completion of migration scope: scripts, scheduling, reporting, and pre/post-migration validation

Software QA Automation Engineer — Team Lead

Cedar Gate Technologies — Healthcare Analytics

Full-time | Hybrid | Nepal

Team Lead: Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

  • Maintained in-house automation framework; supported users, managed server configs, driver updates, and cron-scheduled test runs
  • Delivered major framework enhancements: parallel execution, re-run failed tests, and manual run control
  • Evaluated automation tools; led technical direction and execution of legacy-to-Katalon migration
  • As Team Lead: sprint task allocation, cross-team coordination, and adoption experiments for internal projects

Software QA Engineer

Cedar Gate Technologies — Healthcare Analytics

Full-time | Hybrid | Nepal

  • Regression and feature testing; mentored new hires on application domain and team STLC practices
  • Selected for internal automation track; supported API testing (Postman) and AWS-based test/log analysis (S3, CloudWatch)

Associate Software QA Engineer

Cedar Gate Technologies — Healthcare Analytics

Full-time | Hybrid | Nepal

  • Participated in feature discussions with developers and requirement reviews with BAs and PMs
  • Created test documentation; performed monthly regression; managed defect lifecycle in Jira
  • Built healthcare analytics domain knowledge rapidly after mentor departure

Data Analytics Associate

Cloud Factory — Data Analytics

  • Supported data analytics workflows and reporting tasks in a professional services environment
  • Gained early experience in data handling and analytical problem-solving before transitioning to software QA

Featured Work

Professional case studies from healthcare analytics automation

Legacy-to-Katalon Enterprise Migration

Team Lead / Senior Automation Engineer

Katalon StudioSeleniumJava/GroovyJenkins/cronGit

Highlights

  • • Org-wide migration from legacy in-house framework to Katalon Studio
  • • Developed custom keywords and standardized multi-project architecture
  • • Implemented scheduling, reporting, and pre/post-migration validation

Outcomes

  • Reduced manual regression effort across multiple healthcare analytics projects
  • Improved execution reliability with standardized test patterns
  • Established reusable architecture adopted org-wide

Automation Framework Enhancements

Automation Engineer / Team Lead

Custom In-house FrameworkParallel ExecutionSeleniumJava/GroovyCron Jobs

Highlights

  • • Server config management and driver update automation
  • • Parallel test execution and failed-test re-run capabilities
  • • Manual run controls and cron-scheduled nightly test runs

Outcomes

  • Faster feedback cycles with parallel execution
  • More stable nightly runs with automated re-run logic
  • Better developer/QA collaboration through manual run controls

Katalon COE & Team Enablement

Temporary COE Lead

Katalon StudioCustom KeywordsDocumentationTraining Programs

Highlights

  • • Trained manual QA teams on Katalon workflows and best practices
  • • Created shared architecture documentation and escalation processes
  • • Escalated critical platform defects to vendor support

Outcomes

  • Accelerated Katalon adoption across manual QA teams
  • Reusable patterns deployed across multiple projects
  • Smoother handovers with comprehensive documentation

Other Projects

Academic and personal work

EPL Result Prediction

PythonPandasKerasTensorFlow

Machine learning model for predicting English Premier League match outcomes.

E-BloodBank

FlutterPythonSQLite

Blood bank management application with donor and inventory tracking.

Mobile Store Management System

C/C++

Academic project for inventory and sales management.

Online Auction

PHPMySQL

Academic web application for online bidding and auction management.

Education & Training

Academic foundation and continuous learning

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Engineering

Khwopa Engineering College, Purbanchal University

2016 – 2021

Training & Certifications

  • Selenium with Python

    Extra class (college)

    2018

  • MySQL / Oracle

    Extra class (college)

    2018

  • TensorFlow & Neural Networks

    Extra class (college)

    2018

  • Deep Learning (48 hrs)

    Extra class (college)

    2020

  • Python & Django Framework

    Extra class (college)

    2020

  • Mobile App Development (Flutter)

    Self-learned

    2020

Get In Touch

Open to hybrid mid-to-senior QA automation roles in healthcare analytics

Email

suwalsanam01@gmail.com

Phone

+977-9843304443

LinkedIn

sanam-suwal

GitHub

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