Hi, I’m Elisa Perera, a quality-focused QA engineer with a strong commitment to delivering reliable software products. I thrive in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams and enjoy collaborating with developers, UX/UI designers, product managers, and clients to ensure quality from ideation to release. I have over 7 years of hands-on experience across diverse domains, with expertise in both manual and automated testing, test strategy, and defect management. I’m passionate about continuous learning, adopting the latest tools and best practices to help teams ship high-quality software.

Elisa Perera

Hi, I’m Elisa Perera, a quality-focused QA engineer with a strong commitment to delivering reliable software products. I thrive in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams and enjoy collaborating with developers, UX/UI designers, product managers, and clients to ensure quality from ideation to release. I have over 7 years of hands-on experience across diverse domains, with expertise in both manual and automated testing, test strategy, and defect management. I’m passionate about continuous learning, adopting the latest tools and best practices to help teams ship high-quality software.

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Hi, I’m Elisa Perera, a quality-focused QA engineer with a strong commitment to delivering reliable software products. I thrive in fast-paced, multidisciplinary teams and enjoy collaborating with developers, UX/UI designers, product managers, and clients to ensure quality from ideation to release.

I have over 7 years of hands-on experience across diverse domains, with expertise in both manual and automated testing, test strategy, and defect management. I’m passionate about continuous learning, adopting the latest tools and best practices to help teams ship high-quality software.

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Experience Level

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Engineer at Vitec Agrando
October 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Collaborated with Dev/UX/UI/product/client teams to ensure seamless communication, designed and executed test cases for church-related projects (ChurchHub, Grave Transporter, ACTA); conducted functional, regression, integration, GUI and system testing; wrote acceptance criteria; participated in Scrum ceremonies and client demonstrations; led transition from manual testing to automation using Cypress; optimized deployment with Octopus and TeamCity; launched labOra Arkiv v2.0 ahead of schedule.
Quality Assurance Engineer at HITACHI Digital Payment Solutions Ltd
May 1, 2022 - September 1, 2022
Performed end-to-end testing for Terminal, Switch, and Core Banking System lifecycles; validated 150+ positive and negative test scenarios; reported and resolved production issues; tested identity verification across terminals and cards; conducted CVN18 and EMV testing for VISA; tested Real-Time Data Feed; assessed uptime and monitoring; prepared Test Analysis, Defect Reports, QA Summary, and Release Notes for UAT; performed backend testing on online banking platforms; collaborated with business and technical teams including Product Owners.
Quality Assurance Associate Consultant at Virtusa Private Ltd
September 1, 2017 - May 1, 2022
Progressed from Intern QA Engineer to QA Associate Consultant, contributing to six projects across Banking, Finance, Insurance, Document Management, and Cloud-based Analytics; designed test strategies and executed end-to-end testing (web, mobile, API, integration, regression, smoke, sanity); performed API and backend testing with SQL; identified and tracked defects, collaborating with developers, business analysts, UX/UI, DevOps, and external stakeholders; supported automation initiatives and client demonstrations.

Education

Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) at University of Moratuwa
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) at University of Moratuwa
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Banking Overview for IT Professionals – Foundation
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Certified Professional in Web Development
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Certificate in Information Communication Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Banking Overview for IT Professionals – Foundation
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Certified Professional in Web Development
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026
Certificate in Information Communication Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 27, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other