I am Neluka Manoji Fonseka, a Quality Assurance Analyst with 16+ years of experience across web applications, mobile testing, and government projects in New Zealand. I have led testing efforts from requirements gathering to production releases, and I have a track record of improving test processes within Agile environments to ensure high-quality software deliveries. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring colleagues to achieve reliable, scalable products. I bring strong skills in front-end and back-end testing, SQL data validation, and test automation. I am passionate about preventing defects, ensuring data integrity, and enabling timely releases through thorough planning, exploratory testing, and effective communication with stakeholders.

Neluka Manoji Fonseka

I am Neluka Manoji Fonseka, a Quality Assurance Analyst with 16+ years of experience across web applications, mobile testing, and government projects in New Zealand. I have led testing efforts from requirements gathering to production releases, and I have a track record of improving test processes within Agile environments to ensure high-quality software deliveries. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring colleagues to achieve reliable, scalable products. I bring strong skills in front-end and back-end testing, SQL data validation, and test automation. I am passionate about preventing defects, ensuring data integrity, and enabling timely releases through thorough planning, exploratory testing, and effective communication with stakeholders.

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I am Neluka Manoji Fonseka, a Quality Assurance Analyst with 16+ years of experience across web applications, mobile testing, and government projects in New Zealand. I have led testing efforts from requirements gathering to production releases, and I have a track record of improving test processes within Agile environments to ensure high-quality software deliveries. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring colleagues to achieve reliable, scalable products.

I bring strong skills in front-end and back-end testing, SQL data validation, and test automation. I am passionate about preventing defects, ensuring data integrity, and enabling timely releases through thorough planning, exploratory testing, and effective communication with stakeholders.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Work Experience

Senior Test Analyst at SmartApps – Wellington
July 1, 2021 - Present
Testing on Salesforce applications and government projects, focusing on payments processing and health board related initiatives. Identified test scenarios and wrote test cases, collaborating with vendor business teams to gather requirements. Performed system testing, regression testing, and other test execution activities. Served as Test Lead for the Ministry of Education Pokapū Waka Kura project related to payments for transport providers, mentoring the team and providing updates to management.
Test Analyst at Department of Corrections – Wellington
February 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021
Contributed testing on the Integrated Offender Management System and various other projects across SAP and web-based technologies. Worked with Business Analysts and Development teams to identify requirements, plan tests, and collect data for quality testing. Actively involved in Functional, Integration, Exploratory, UAT, Regression and Compatibility testing; defect reporting using TFS and JIRA.
Senior Test Analyst at Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) – Wellington
November 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Contributed testing on MPI main web application developed by Silver Stripe and Oracle. Created and executed load and performance tests using Load Runner; involved in Functional, Integration, Exploratory, UAT, Regression and Compatibility testing; defect reporting using JIRA.
Test Analyst at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) – Wellington
March 1, 2018 - October 1, 2019
Contributed testing on online grant, contract and program management software in the cloud. Interacted with Business Analysts to identify requirements for test scenarios; performed functional, integration, Exploratory, UAT and Regression testing; test reporting using Jasper; defect tracking in JIRA.
Senior Test Analyst at Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) – Wellington
August 1, 2013 - August 1, 2017
Supported ACC main web application, insurance-related applications and internal content management systems. Performed mobile and web testing, backend data validation with SQL, accessibility testing, UAT and release processes; defect reporting using Rally.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Aeturnum Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo Sri Lanka
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Projects included Xerox FAST ESP Enterprise Search and patient portal for cancer research center; Visible Body – online subscription system with PayPal integration. Responsibilities included test planning and assignment, test case development, test execution, defect tracking, and automation efforts with Selenium; performed Smoke, Functional and Regression testing; prepared test plans, estimations, release notes and status reporting.
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / QA Lead at Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo Sri Lanka
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010
Led testing for multiple US-based/UK projects (SkillSoft, Service Master, NYL, Prudential, British Telecom, Thomson). Activities included manual test case design, execution, test data preparation, defect tracking, and test automation. Involved in creating test plans, estimations, release notes, and ensuring traceability.

Education

Master in Information Technology at Whitireia New Zealand
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
Post Graduate Diploma in IT at Whitireia New Zealand
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
ISQTB - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing at ISQTB
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
ISQTB - Foundation Agile Tester Certificate in Software Testing at ISQTB
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Qualifications

Master in Information Technology
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
Post Graduate Diploma in IT
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
ISQTB - ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
ISQTB - Foundation Agile Tester Certificate in Software Testing
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Government, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services