Akalya S

Manual QA Tester with hands-on experience in Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Exploratory Testing. Skilled in writing test cases, tracking defects in JIRA, and maintaining Requirement Traceability Matrices.

Background in team leadership, bringing strong analytical thinking and attention to detail to QA work. Working knowledge of SDLC, STLC, SQL, Postman, and Git.

Manual Testing Intern - Nexpuzz Technologies

(2026-05)

• Wrote test scenarios and test cases from requirements, contributing 25+ test cases per sprint across 2 modules.
• Ran Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Exploratory Testing; logged 30+ defects with 90% resolution-tracking accuracy.
• Maintained a Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) covering 100% of assigned requirements.
• Checked UI and usability against design specs, finding 10+ issues before release.

Team Leader - Northern IT Services - Chennai

(2025-03 - 2026-04)

• Led a team of up to 12, consistently hitting daily targets and quality benchmarks.
• Monitored performance and quality through regular checks, improving accuracy and compliance.
• Trained and mentored new team members, speeding up onboarding.
• Reviewed performance reports to find process gaps and improve efficiency.

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Computer Science and Engineering - Sengunthar Engineering College (2020 - 2024)