Manasi Bobde

QA Test Engineer with 3 years of experience in manual functional, regression, and API testing for Banking and Retail/E-commerce applications. Strong background in test case design and defect lifecycle management using HP ALM, manual API testing and validation using Postman, and incident management via ServiceNow. Experienced in collaborating with business analysts, developers, and cross-functional teams to clarify requirements and improve release quality.

Currently upskilling in automation testing, building hands-on knowledge of Selenium and Python to transition into automation-driven testing.

QA System Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services - Pune, India

(2023-06)

Client: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) — Banking Domain

• Performed end-to-end functional testing on Mortgage applications, validating loan processing workflows across multiple systems and reducing post-release defects.
• Created and executed 100+ detailed test cases in HP ALM to track requirement coverage, defect status, and test execution, improving traceability and audit readiness.
• Collaborated with business analysts and developers to clarify requirements and resolve defects, cutting requirement-related rework by identifying gaps early in the sprint cycle.
• Conducted regression testing across multiple mortgage modules during application updates, ensuring stability and zero critical defects in production releases.
• Reported and tracked issues through structured defect lifecycle management in HP ALM, improving average defect resolution turnaround.

QA System Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services - Pune, India

(2023-06)

Client: L'Oréal — Retail / E-Commerce Domain

• Conducted API testing using Postman across 40+ endpoints, validating functionality, performance, and error handling to reduce production API defects.
• Handled incident management via ServiceNow, analysing root causes and verifying fixes for production issues to support faster resolution SLAs.
• Performed integration testing of APIs with third-party applications, ensuring seamless and accurate data flow across connected systems.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to support cloud-based systems and API-driven services, aligning testing scope with evolving architecture.
• Improved team efficiency by documenting reusable test scenarios and API validation steps, reducing setup time for new test cycles.

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering - Nagpur University (2018-08 - 2022-07)