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I am Poonam Karwal, a results-driven QA Analyst with over 7 years of experience in software testing across client/server web-based applications, with a focus on both manual and automation testing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business goals. I bring strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycles; I have hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, Jira, and HP ALM, and programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks (POM-based), leveraging AI-powered testing practices, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, while staying aligned with governance requirements in government and enterprise settings.…I am Poonam Karwal, a results-driven QA Analyst with over 7 years of experience in software testing across client/server web-based applications, with a focus on both manual and automation testing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business goals. I bring strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycles; I have hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, Jira, and HP ALM, and programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks (POM-based), leveraging AI-powered testing practices, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, while staying aligned with governance requirements in government and enterprise settings.

Poonam Karwal

QA Engineer, Programmer, Web Developer, +2

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I am Poonam Karwal, a results-driven QA Analyst with over 7 years of experience in software testing across client/server web-based applications, with a focus on both manual and automation testing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business goals. I bring strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycles; I have hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, Jira, and HP ALM, and programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks (POM-based), leveraging AI-powered testing practices, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, while staying aligned with governance requirements in government and enterprise settings.…I am Poonam Karwal, a results-driven QA Analyst with over 7 years of experience in software testing across client/server web-based applications, with a focus on both manual and automation testing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business goals. I bring strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycles; I have hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, Jira, and HP ALM, and programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks (POM-based), leveraging AI-powered testing practices, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, while staying aligned with governance requirements in government and enterprise settings.

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I am Poonam Karwal, a results-driven QA Analyst with over 7 years of experience in software testing across client/server web-based applications, with a focus on both manual and automation testing. I thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at collaborating with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets business goals.

I bring strong knowledge of SDLC, STLC, and defect life cycles; I have hands-on experience with tools such as Selenium, QTP/UFT, Jira, and HP ALM, and programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. I enjoy building scalable test frameworks (POM-based), leveraging AI-powered testing practices, and contributing to continuous improvement of QA processes, while staying aligned with governance requirements in government and enterprise settings.

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QA Analyst, Manual/Automation Tester at Safety Codes Council

October 3, 2022 - September 30, 2025

Collaborate with Client, Product Owner and Development team to understand the User Stories and Acceptance Criteria; gather Functional and Non-Functional requirements for project release; review Business Requirement Specification documentation; prepare test cases; perform end-to-end manual testing of the data integration platform; create test plan and test cases from BRD; document processes for test scripts; implement QA processes and methodologies; performed Black Box, White Box, Smoke, Sanity, System, Integration, Regression, Functional, Front End, System Integration Testing and End-to-End Testing; used Maven to build WebDriver project; regression testing; supported UAT with users; collaborated with development and infrastructure teams; tested Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform workflows; tested Android/Windows mobile apps; used JIRA for defect tracking.

QA Tester/Analyst (Manual/Automation) at Canada Life

February 1, 2020 - September 30, 2022

Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed test plans and test cases; collaborated in Agile environment; designed Automation Test cases using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Maven; automated REST API calls; used Selenium Grid for cross-browser; created CI profiles in Jenkins; implemented BDD (Cucumber) and TDD (Gherkin) approaches; performed SOAP/REST testing; validated data in databases with SQL; created UAT test cases; conducted Smoke, Functional, Integration, System and Regression testing; supported HR-related modules (SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM Cloud); logged defects in JIRA and HP ALM; contributed to CI/CD improvements.

Manual/Automation Tester at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Participated in all phases of STLC; tested Energy & Utilities domain including Customer Service Applications, Billing, Outage Management; designed and executed manual and automated tests using Selenium WebDriver; created automation framework; utilized Firebug for element inspection; performed backend testing using Oracle SQL; tested SOA/web services (SOAP/REST) via SOAP UI; performed data validation and integration testing; contributed to QA documentation and defect tracking; supported UAT.

Manual Tester at Single Source Computing

January 1, 2017 - December 1, 2018

Reviewed business requirements and technical specs; prepared test plans and test scripts; conducted functional/UI, backend, and regression testing; created and executed test cases in Quality Center; participated in Scrum/Agile ceremonies; contributed to automation planning with Selenium and Playwright; performed SQL queries against Oracle database; supported UAT and end-user training.

QA Analyst, Manual/ Automation Tester at Safety Codes Council

October 3, 2022 - September 1, 2025

Collaborated with Client, Product Owner and Development team to understand User Stories and Acceptance Criteria; gathered Functional and Non-Functional requirements; prepared detailed test plans and test cases from the Product Backlog; performed end-to-end manual testing of the data integration platform across multiple modules and business scenarios; documented test scripts and scenarios, and contributed to test data preparation. Executed Black Box, White Box, Smoke, Sanity, System, Integration, Regression, Functional, Front End, System Integration, and End-to-End testing. Established QA standards, procedures, and methodologies; participated in SDLC phases including Waterfall, V-Model, Agile and Scrum. Prepared data for multiple applications/environments, executed test cases, logged issues, and managed defects with internal/external users. Collaborated with development/infrastructure teams to resolve defects and supported UAT with end-users and training. Performed end-to-end testing fo

QA Tester/ Analyst (Manual/Automation) at Canada Life

February 1, 2020 - September 1, 2022

Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed test plans and test cases; authored documentation and collaborated with product management in an Agile environment to validate web-based applications. Contributed to feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, business cases, and risk assessments. Designed Automation Test cases using Selenium Web Driver, Java, TestNG, and Maven; automated web services using REST API; used Selenium Grid to run tests across browsers/platforms. Involved in testing in Scrum/Agile environments; proficient with SOAP and REST calls; knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML. Verified data in databases via SQL and executed stored procedures/triggers. Created Maven profiles to run specific TestNG suites from Jenkins. Developed BDD/TDD features with Cucumber/Gherkin. Performed Functional, Regression testing with data-driven/keyword-driven frameworks; tested SOA web services (SOAP/REST) with SOAP UI; IoT data integrity validation. Implemented CI/CD integrati