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NEHA SHARMA

NEHA SHARMA

Noida

Summary

Dynamic Technical Lead with extensive experience at HCL Technologies, specializing in accessibility testing and compliance with WCAG standards. Proven ability to mentor teams and enhance testing processes. Skilled in JIRA and automation tools, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality results and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Lead - Accessibility Testing

HCL Technologies Ltd.
Noida
05.2025 - Current
  • Develop test strategies and plans specifically for accessibility testing.
  • Ensure compliance with WCAG 2.0/2.1/2.2, Section 508, and other accessibility standards.
  • Lead and mentor a team of testers, providing training on accessibility best practices.
  • Assign tasks, monitor progress, and ensure timely delivery of accessibility reports.
  • Conduct defect triage meetings to prioritize accessibility issues.
  • Work closely with developers, designers, and product owners to identify and resolve accessibility defects.
  • Generate VPAT reports and accessibility compliance documentation.
  • Provide regular status updates and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Explore emerging areas like VR accessibility testing and advanced assistive technologies.
  • Recommend process improvements to enhance accessibility coverage.
  • Conduct manual and automated accessibility testing using tools like JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.
  • Validate applications across web, mobile, PDF, and kiosk environments.
  • Perform regression testing after fixes to confirm accessibility compliance.

SR. SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

COFORGE LIMITED
Noida
06.2021 - Current
  • Analyzing the customer's requirements and Functional specifications for developing the test scenarios.
  • Carrying out all activities from test planning to test closure & leading sessions for new members.
  • Automating test cases/regression suites using ACCELQ
  • Involved in Test case preparation using Qmetry, based on business requirements.
  • Defect tracking, reporting and Retesting, identified during test execution using JIRA/ACSP.
  • Connecting with the clients & stakeholders for requirements, estimation & feedback.
  • Executing SQL queries using Oracle SQL developer
  • Doing activities for the scrum team planning, executing, monitoring & controlling test activities.
  • Working on Agile & Scrum Environment
  • Working on JIRA/Qmetry, Azure DevOps and Octane for Test/Defect Management.
  • Creating and reporting TCRs & DSRs
  • Participate in Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint review & retrospective meetings, backlog refinement sessions.
  • Conducting the Defect Triage Meetings to evaluate or identify, prioritize, and assign defects or bugs

SR. ASSOCIATE

MAGIC SOFTWARES
Noida
01.2020 - 06.2021
  • Doing Accessibility Testing for Pearson (USA) covering E-Books / Videos / Content/ Images using screen readers NVDA, JAWS on Desktop and Mobile Devices (Talkback & Voiceover)
  • Testing and logging defects on JIRA by adhering to WCAG 2.0 /2.1 guidelines
  • Creating Planning document for Accessibility Testing and sharing status on daily stand-up calls.
  • Involved in review & releases of the tickets across different platforms within defined timeframe
  • Trained resources in Accessibility testing
  • Execute all the test cases & report defects, define severity and priority for them
  • Carry out regression testing every time when changes are made to the code to fix defect.

SOFTWARE TESTING ENGINEER

STERIA INDIA LTD.
Noida
05.2011 - 06.2014
  • Reviewing software requirements and preparing test cases
  • Executing tests cases and analyzing test results
  • Bug tracking and Defect Reporting
  • Working on Manual Testing and Regression Testing
  • Creates test cases and test data based on the requirements
  • Works closely with development team to discuss defects and get them resolved
  • Creates quality bug reports and track defects from submission to closure

Education

MCA -

SMU
01-2010

BCA -

SMU
01-2008

PGDASDD - Advance Software Design & Development

CDAC
Noida

Senior Secondary -

Blue Bird Sr. Secondary

Higher Secondary -

Our Lady of Fatima Convent

Skills

  • Functional Testing
  • JIRA, Qmetry, Azure DevOps
  • Manual/Automation Testing
  • API Testing/Postman
  • System Testing
  • UI/UAT Testing
  • Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Accessibility Testing
  • Web & Mobile Testing
  • Agile Methodology
  • Test Estimation & Planning
  • Defect/Bug Management
  • ACCELQ, ACSP, ARD Web
  • SDLC/STLC
  • Defect Life Cycle
  • SQL, Database Testing
  • Test Case Design & Development
  • Basic Automation (Selenium/Java)
  • ISTQB Certification
  • IBM Accessibility Advocate
  • WCAG 21/22 Certification
  • CAPDEV: SETP Training (TSL)
  • Tools: JIRA, Qmetry, AzureDevOps, Octane, ACCELQ,Postman,ACSP,ARDW
  • Database: SQL Server
  • S/W Methodology: Agile & Waterfall
  • Domain: Airline, Banking & Insurance, Education, E-Learning, Healthcare

PROJECTS

  • Etihad Airways : Etihad Airways is national airlines of UAE. Working on Airlines PSS business processes . Expertise in reservation, ticketing, DCS, ATPCO fares., Description : Working on Etihad application both on Booking and Post Booking Flows. Expertise in creating PNR including both Revenue and Redemption Bookings plus management of the booking (including Date Change, Cabin Change , Route Changes and adding Extras to the PNR) & Cancellation., Domain : Airline Domain, Role : Sr. Test Engineer, Tools : JIRA, ACCELQ
  • SITA : SITA is world's leading multinational information technology company providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry., Name : API PNR Gateway, Description: API PNR Gateway is an application for airline user as well as ship user. Application aims to collect the passenger and crew data from the airport and provide those details to Government for tracking purpose. Application provide reporting, audit, dashboard, Configuration and user creation features., Domain : Airline Domain, Role : Sr. Test Engineer, Tools : Azure DevOps (ADO), Octane, Postman, Database : Oracle SQL Developer Database
  • PEARSON : Pearson a British Multinational publishing & education company headquartered in London., Name : HigherEd, Description : Pearson HigherEd provides a variety of services to help higher education institutions overcome challenges and realize opportunities for change and growth. Teams collaborate to develop instructionally sound educational solutions to meet individual needs., Domain : Education, Tools : JIRA, Role : Sr. Test Engineer
  • CEGEDI RX : Cegedim Rx is part of the Cegedim Group, a major supplier of healthcare technology and information services across Europe., Name : Nexpase, Domain : Healthcare, Tools : Quality Centre, Role : Test Engineer
  • CFS :Co-operative Banking Group Limited (formerly Co-operative Financial Services) is a UK-based banking and insurance company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Co-operative Group., Name : Payment Card Industry(PCI), Description : The PCI Merchant Project will replace the existing diverse card payment mechanisms by a common PCI-DSS Merchant compliant solution. A secure Merchant card payment solution shall be provided as a shared, externally-managed service, and integrated with existing systems by making changes to all consumer applications of the service, Domain : Insurance (House Insurance, Health Insurance, Motor Insurance), Tools : Quality Centre, Role : Test Engineer

Timeline

Technical Lead - Accessibility Testing

HCL Technologies Ltd.
05.2025 - Current

SR. SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER

COFORGE LIMITED
06.2021 - Current

SR. ASSOCIATE

MAGIC SOFTWARES
01.2020 - 06.2021

SOFTWARE TESTING ENGINEER

STERIA INDIA LTD.
05.2011 - 06.2014

MCA -

SMU

BCA -

SMU

PGDASDD - Advance Software Design & Development

CDAC

Senior Secondary -

Blue Bird Sr. Secondary

Higher Secondary -

Our Lady of Fatima Convent
NEHA SHARMA