Divyashree Hiremath

• Led a team of 13 manual testers through full SDLC testing cycles (requirement analysis, test planning, execution, defect triage, UAT).
• Prepared detailed test plans and test cases; reviewed test artifacts produced by the team for consistency and coverage.
• Executed functional and regression test suites; coordinated with developers and business analysts to clarify requirements and ensure complete understanding of use cases.
• Managed defect lifecycle: reporting, prioritization, retesting, and tracking for closure; reduced escape defects by approximately 30% through improved defect reporting and early validation.
• Liaised with stakeholders to provide test status reports and risk assessments; contributed to release decision-making.
• Mentored junior QA testers — guided them in writing test cases, best practices in test execution, and test documentation standards.
• Performed cross-browser and compatibility testing; coordinated with operations and development teams for environment setups.
• Participated in daily stand-ups & sprint retrospectives to suggest improvements in process.
• Having strong and detailed knowledge in agile methodology

Worked with CITI bank on commercial cards domain in Vision Plus.

Worked on extended payment terms (EMEA, ASPAC, LATAM, and China) and new functionalities in the ECS+ part, Romania Wrong country code (Global), ADS+ (Global) and Mobile Wallets (ASPAC region), PCT table, Block code, BRSA enhancement for Turkey.

• Started working on AGILE METHODOLOGY.
• Executed smoke, functional, and regression testing on multiple modules; logged and tracked defects in JIRA.
• Collaborated with development and business analysts to refine requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Prepared test data.
• Responsible for functional, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Conducted application walkthroughs, test script preparation, and test data management.
• Involved in test scenario and test case preparation and peer reviews.
• Shared project execution knowledge with new team members.
• Managed test execution and defects using JIRA tool.
• Tested collection file transmission from ECS= to third-party systems.
• Tested association files (INCTF - Incoming Transaction file) or base II transaction files (Settlement files) for both VISA and MasterCard.