Hi, I’m Neeraja, a QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance. I specialize in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and API applications, and I manage end-to-end test lifecycles to ensure high-quality delivery in Agile and Waterfall projects. I excel at leading cross-functional teams, coordinating with developers and stakeholders, and communicating testing progress clearly. I am committed to continuous learning, having earned certifications in Azure Fundamentals and Scrum, and I keep upskilling through practical projects and bootcamps.

Neeraja Theloor Parthasarathy

Hi, I’m Neeraja, a QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance. I specialize in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and API applications, and I manage end-to-end test lifecycles to ensure high-quality delivery in Agile and Waterfall projects. I excel at leading cross-functional teams, coordinating with developers and stakeholders, and communicating testing progress clearly. I am committed to continuous learning, having earned certifications in Azure Fundamentals and Scrum, and I keep upskilling through practical projects and bootcamps.

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Hi, I’m Neeraja, a QA Engineer with 9+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance. I specialize in manual and automated testing for web, mobile, and API applications, and I manage end-to-end test lifecycles to ensure high-quality delivery in Agile and Waterfall projects.
I excel at leading cross-functional teams, coordinating with developers and stakeholders, and communicating testing progress clearly. I am committed to continuous learning, having earned certifications in Azure Fundamentals and Scrum, and I keep upskilling through practical projects and bootcamps.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Career Break
March 1, 2023 - Present
Relocated to the Netherlands and focused on family care; Freelanced on quality assurance tasks for mobile and web applications; Upskilling and learning; AZ900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification (2024); PSM I Certification (2024); Python Programming Bootcamp (2025); Rest Assured (2023).
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
March 1, 2021 - March 1, 2023
Senior QA Engineer overseeing all stages of the test lifecycle, delivering on-time, high-quality outcomes for a complex banking domain. Defined and implemented end-to-end test plans and strategies, ensuring alignment with business workflows. Led a team of 11 manual and automation testers, contributed to test design, reviews, and defect analysis. Coordinated with development and support teams; managed stakeholders, status reporting, capacity planning, and cross-training initiatives. Fostered collaboration between teams to maintain project quality standards.
Medior Quality Assurance Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services
May 1, 2016 - February 1, 2020
Hands-on QA for healthcare and retail domains, involved in requirement analysis, test planning, design, and execution across web and mobile applications (Android/iOS). Developed Gherkin feature files and automated tests using Selenium WebDriver with Cucumber (BDD/TDD). Performed API testing with Postman, backend validation using SQL, and cross-browser testing. Hosted defect review meetings with customers, maintained detailed bug and status reports, and ensured clear communication of testing progress.
Tester at Tata Consultancy Services
January 1, 2013 - May 1, 2016
Creation of test cases with respect to module and execution of test cases within the time framework; Web application testing and Web service testing; Backend testing using DB Queries.

Education

Master of Computer Applications at IGNOU
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
Bachelor of Computer Applications at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025

Qualifications

ISTQB Foundation
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
Selenium Professional from VSkills
January 11, 2030 - December 28, 2025
AZ900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
January 1, 2024 - December 28, 2025
Rest Assured
January 1, 2023 - December 28, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services