Deblina

Results-driven QA Engineer with 8+ years of hands-on manual testing experience across SaaS and FinTech products, backed by 9+ years of total IT experience. Proven expertise in end-to-end test ownership, requirement analysis, test strategy design, defect lifecycle management, and release validation within fast-paced Agile environments. Skilled in API testing (Postman), database validation (MySQL), exploratory testing, and shift-left QA practices.

Leverages AI-assisted tools including Claude and Cursor IDE to enhance testing productivity and documentation workflows. Demonstrated ability to lead QA efforts independently, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive measurable quality improvements across multi-product environments.

QA Engineer II at AlphaSense Technology India Pvt. Ltd (2017-08 – 2025-12)

Quality Assurance Responsibilities (7+ Years)

• Owned end-to-end QA lifecycle for multiple product modules — from requirement analysis and test strategy design to release sign-off — ensuring consistent, high-quality deliverables.
• Designed and maintained comprehensive test cases, regression suites, and checklists covering 100% of critical user journeys across web, API, and database layers.
• Performed API testing using Postman to validate REST endpoints, JSON responses, and backend service integrations; conducted MySQL-based data validation for data accuracy.
• Led shift-left testing by engaging early in sprint planning, PRD reviews, and grooming sessions to identify requirement gaps and reduce downstream defects by ~30%.
• Coordinated QA efforts across parallel workstreams in a fast-paced Agile environment, maintaining balanced coverage and predictable release cycles.
• Identified, logged, and tracked 500+ defects in JIRA; performed root cause analysis and ensured resolution within agreed SLAs.
• Supported UAT cycles and validated all external user touchpoints before each release, ensuring zero critical defect escapes across 20+ product releases.
• Mentored junior QA engineers on test design best practices, reducing team dependency risks and improving overall test coverage quality.
• Acted as QA lead for the Notebook module — defined test plans, coordinated stakeholders, and drove quality initiatives independently.
• Contributed to automation projects by collaborating with engineers on automated test coverage expansion using REST Assured and supporting automation framework initiatives.
• Utilised AI-assisted tools including Claude and Cursor IDE to streamline test case generation, documentation, and exploratory testing workflows.

QA Engineer II at AlphaSense Technology India Pvt. Ltd (2017-08 – 2025-12)

Content Quality & Data Operations (1.5 Years)

• Performed content quality checks and metadata validation for large-scale document processing workflows, ensuring data accuracy across categorisation, tagging, and ingestion pipelines.
• Configured and validated web scraping workflows using internal tools; monitored content processing alerts and collaborated with engineering teams for rapid resolution.
• Researched and onboarded 50+ web-based content sources including regulatory and public information repositories, improving data coverage and ingestion quality.

Associate — Manual Testing at Lumina Datamatics (2016-09 – 2017-07)

• Performed manual testing for publishing workflows, validating data accuracy, content formatting, and quality standards across digital publishing products.
• Logged and tracked defects using JIRA; collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet delivery timelines and maintain quality benchmarks.

PGDM in Information Technology & Systems Management – NMIMS, Mumbai (2021)

Bachelor of Accounting & Finance in Accounting & Finance – Viva College, Virar — Mumbai University (2016)