I am a Senior QA Engineer/QA Lead with 9 years of experience delivering quality across enterprise web applications. I specialize in SDLC/STLC, test design, defect lifecycle management, and end-to-end testing in Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall environments, with domain exposure in Investment Banking and Construction. I have served as an Onsite QA Coordinator in London for Deutsche Bank, coordinating UAT, defect triage calls, stakeholder communications, and release reporting. ISTQB certified and recently upskilled in Selenium automation using Java, with hands-on experience implementing Page Object Model (POM) and TestNG. I have practical skills in SQL for backend validation, API testing with Postman and Swagger, and test management tools like HP QC/ALM and JIRA. I am open to manual and automation QA roles and enjoy mentoring teammates and driving quality across releases.

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I am a Senior QA Engineer/QA Lead with 9 years of experience delivering quality across enterprise web applications. I specialize in SDLC/STLC, test design, defect lifecycle management, and end-to-end testing in Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall environments, with domain exposure in Investment Banking and Construction. I have served as an Onsite QA Coordinator in London for Deutsche Bank, coordinating UAT, defect triage calls, stakeholder communications, and release reporting. ISTQB certified and recently upskilled in Selenium automation using Java, with hands-on experience implementing Page Object Model (POM) and TestNG. I have practical skills in SQL for backend validation, API testing with Postman and Swagger, and test management tools like HP QC/ALM and JIRA. I am open to manual and automation QA roles and enjoy mentoring teammates and driving quality across releases.

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I am a Senior QA Engineer/QA Lead with 9 years of experience delivering quality across enterprise web applications. I specialize in SDLC/STLC, test design, defect lifecycle management, and end-to-end testing in Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall environments, with domain exposure in Investment Banking and Construction. I have served as an Onsite QA Coordinator in London for Deutsche Bank, coordinating UAT, defect triage calls, stakeholder communications, and release reporting.

ISTQB certified and recently upskilled in Selenium automation using Java, with hands-on experience implementing Page Object Model (POM) and TestNG. I have practical skills in SQL for backend validation, API testing with Postman and Swagger, and test management tools like HP QC/ALM and JIRA. I am open to manual and automation QA roles and enjoy mentoring teammates and driving quality across releases.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Test Lead at Nous Infosystems
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Led QA activities for web-based enterprise applications in the construction and engineering domain for Hilti, coordinating test planning, execution tracking, and defect management across multiple releases. Analyzed technical and functional specifications to create test plans, reusable test scenarios, and detailed test cases. Executed functional, regression, compatibility, usability, and ad-hoc testing; performed end-to-end testing of business workflows; logged defects using JIRA; performed database validation using SQL/MySQL; API testing using Postman and Swagger; worked in Agile (Scrum) with 2-week sprints; collaborated with Product Owners, Business Analysts, SMEs, and Project Managers; participated in release planning and client-side release meetings; ensured UAT sign-off and quality readiness; mentored junior QA members; supported release events in Schaan, Liechtenstein.
Onsite QA Coordinator / Senior Software Tester at HCL Technologies Ltd
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017
Managed defect triage calls, execution status reporting, and stakeholder communication between offshore QA, development, and business teams for Deutsche Bank (London). Led test planning across multiple releases, including test strategy/matrix and execution plans. Designed and reviewed test scenarios, test cases, and test data; managed test execution and defect tracking using HP ALM/Quality Center; coordinated testing across distributed QA teams; performed Sanity, Functional, Integration, System, Database, and Regression testing; backend SQL validation; collaborated with client stakeholders, developers, and business analysts; prepared daily/weekly status reports; conducted test case walkthroughs and user validation sessions prior to UAT sign-off; mentored new QA members.
Career Break
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025
Planned Career Break - Childcare

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at VTU
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL)
January 1, 2025 - May 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet