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I am Kajal Hirlekar, a Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality IT solutions in private and public sector projects. I excel at end-to-end testing, defect management, UAT coordination, and building robust testing strategies across Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile frameworks. I collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders, write clear test documentation, and leverage SQL, API testing, and containerized deployments to ensure reliable software. I am comfortable working with onsite and offshore teams and adapting quickly to changing project needs.…I am Kajal Hirlekar, a Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality IT solutions in private and public sector projects. I excel at end-to-end testing, defect management, UAT coordination, and building robust testing strategies across Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile frameworks. I collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders, write clear test documentation, and leverage SQL, API testing, and containerized deployments to ensure reliable software. I am comfortable working with onsite and offshore teams and adapting quickly to changing project needs.

Kajal Hirlekar

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I am Kajal Hirlekar, a Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality IT solutions in private and public sector projects. I excel at end-to-end testing, defect management, UAT coordination, and building robust testing strategies across Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile frameworks. I collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders, write clear test documentation, and leverage SQL, API testing, and containerized deployments to ensure reliable software. I am comfortable working with onsite and offshore teams and adapting quickly to changing project needs.…I am Kajal Hirlekar, a Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality IT solutions in private and public sector projects. I excel at end-to-end testing, defect management, UAT coordination, and building robust testing strategies across Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile frameworks. I collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders, write clear test documentation, and leverage SQL, API testing, and containerized deployments to ensure reliable software. I am comfortable working with onsite and offshore teams and adapting quickly to changing project needs.

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I am Kajal Hirlekar, a Test Lead and Senior Test Analyst with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality IT solutions in private and public sector projects. I excel at end-to-end testing, defect management, UAT coordination, and building robust testing strategies across Waterfall, V-Model, and Agile frameworks.

I collaborate effectively with business and technical stakeholders, write clear test documentation, and leverage SQL, API testing, and containerized deployments to ensure reliable software. I am comfortable working with onsite and offshore teams and adapting quickly to changing project needs.

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Work Experience

End to End Test Analyst at Border Force, Home Office

November 1, 2023 - Present

Current role focusing on data-driven testing for Cerberus transformation. Responsible for creating production-like test data, identifying high-risk areas, engaging SMEs, prioritizing testing based on risk, and managing defects end-to-end in JIRA. Conducts system, integration, and regression testing for monthly releases; performs API testing and validation in Kubernetes environments, and maintains documentation in Confluence/SharePoint; collaborates across DevOps, UAT, and business teams.

Test Engineer at National Law Enforcement Data Programme, Home Office

June 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023

Contributed to Beta development for LEDS Property and related modules, including PNC integration; performed estimation, test preparation, and test execution; created test conditions from requirements and designs; tracked defects in JIRA/Zephyr and supported UAT, integration, and performance testing; contributed to accessibility testing aligned to GDS standards.

Test Analyst / Defect Manager / Lead / UAT Assurance at Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

January 1, 2017 - March 1, 2022

Led defect management across DBS test phases, chaired Defect Review Boards, and ensured traceability of defects to requirements. Configured and managed ALM-based defect processes, produced MIS reports, coordinated offshore/onsite testing, and supported UAT activities for BAU releases; oversaw Test Plans and Exit Reports, and performed witness testing.

Test Analyst / Defect Manager / UAT Coordinator at Tata Consultancy Services

April 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Joined as Test Analyst, later responsible for defect management, UAT coordination, defect triages and defect review boards. Configured ALM defect processes, maintained defect audit trails, and coordinated testing activity with customer UAT teams; ensured adherence to test models and gate processes for DBS project.

Test Analyst at Bank of America

April 1, 2015 - February 1, 2016

Worked on Atlas Prime/Complaints Handling Regulatory projects; estimated and delivered test prep, wrote test conditions and scripts, created traceability, and performed manual tests, SQL data validation, and integration testing; supported UAT and post-production testing; used HP QC/ALM for defect management and JIRA for issues; involved in performance testing with JMeter.

Developer / Test Lead / UAT Coordinator at C3Global

July 1, 2012 - September 1, 2013

National Grid asset management project; analyzed requirements, produced design/test documents, managed testing team and defects, supported UAT with client teams, and delivered SIT/UAT progress reports; performed hands-on testing of National Grid website.

Developer / Test Analyst at Bank of America

November 1, 2002 - April 1, 2012

Atlas/MBNA IVR and web-based customer services projects; produced system/integration test plans, performed automated and manual tests, supported UAT, and managed defects; performed performance testing of web services using JMETER, and used SOAP UI for web service testing.

Analyst at Orbitech Solutions Ltd. (Mumbai, India)

January 1, 1999 - July 1, 2002

Analyst role in software development; involved in testing and general software support.

Software Programmer at Avhan Technologies Ltd. (Mumbai, India)

October 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002

Software development/programming role.

Senior Software Programmer at Aptech Limited (Software Division Mumbai, India)

July 1, 2000 - October 1, 2001

Senior software programming role.

Web Developer at Nettalk Internet Solutions (Mumbai, India)

February 1, 1999 - June 1, 2000

Web development role.