Nazia Bharde

Results-driven QA ISTQB Cerified Test Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in software testing across Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) and Healthcare domains. Proven track record in UAT, functional, regression and explo ratory testing on complex financial systems serving global clients (Citibank — Edinburgh, Dublin, Luxembourg). Skilled in SQL, Quality Center, defect lifecycle management and automation tools.

After a planned career break, I have refreshed my skills in modern QA tools (Jira, Postman, Agile) and am eager to contribute in a remote capacity.

Senior QA Test Engineer at Citius Tech (2016-05 – 2017-01)

Domain: Healthcare | Methodology: Agile Scrum

• Performed functional, regression and smoke testing on healthcare software applications following Agile Scrum methodology.
• Designed and executed test cases for healthcare domain workflows ensuring compliance with business requirements.
• Participated in sprint planning, daily standups and retrospectives as part of the Agile Scrum process.
• Led defect triage meetings and tracked bug closure in coordination with development teams.
• Prepared test summary reports and status updates for project managers and stakeholders.
• Experience on Production verification Testing

Executive — Documentation & Testing at Tech Mahindra Business Services Pvt. Ltd. (2014-09 – 2016-04)

Domain: CRM / Telecom | Projects: F&P Dashboard, Bill Analyzer, SCL

• Independently owned end-to-end testing for 3 internal applications (Bill Analyzer, SCL, F&P Dashboard) using SQL Server 2008.
• Validated complex CRM workflows used by advisors for customer retention, mobile billing analysis and supply chain requests.
• Prepared test cases, execution reports and internal checklists with zero defect leakage to production on solo-owned projects.
• Used SahiPro and Win Automation tools for test automation on repetitive workflows.

Software Test Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (Citi Global Processing Center) (2012-07 – 2014-09)

Domain: Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) | Client: Citibank — Edinburgh, Dublin, Luxembourg

• Tested MultiFonds Fund Accounting System (v3.9, 4.0, 4.1) — a multi-currency, multi-lingual fund administration platform serving Citi entities across 20+ jurisdictions.
• Covered UAT for financial instruments including Equities, Bonds, Derivatives, Swaps, FX and Term Deposits across Mutual, Pension, Umbrella and Hedge fund types.
• Participated in pre-UAT activities: conference calls, walkthroughs, system demos and overview sessions with business teams across Edinburgh, Dublin and Luxembourg.
• Managed defect lifecycle in Quality Center — identified, logged, tracked and drove closure of defects; sent daily execution reports to project managers.
• Executed Functional and Regression Testing across 4 major releases spanning 2 years with multi-geography scope.
• Prepared test plans, test cases, test summary documents and internal checklists for each release.

B.Sc. in Information Technology – Siddharth College, Mumbai

H.S.C. – S.N.D.T. College

S.S.C. – Modern English School