Parul Tyagi
Quality Engineering Lead | Aspiring Scrum Master | Skilled In Agile Methodologies & Generative AI For Testing
Ghaziabad
Summary
QA Leader with 9+ years of expertise in test strategy, planning, and defect management across functional, regression, and UAT phases. Skilled in Agile & Scrum practices, team mentoring, and stakeholder collaboration. Certified in Generative AI and Prompt Engineering, with emerging skills in AI-driven QA enhancements. Currently transitioning towards a Scrum Master role while driving quality and process optimization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Engineering Lead
Infosys
09.2022 - Current
- Develop and implement test strategies, test plans, and QA processes across functional, regression, and UAT phases using Jira, ServiceNow, Rally, and HP ALM, ensuring high-quality, on-time releases.
- Lead and mentor a team of 5 QA engineers, driving best practices, Agile testing, and continuous improvement to enhance test coverage and defect detection.
- Oversee manual testing, defect lifecycle management, and test case optimization, improving product quality and reducing release defects.
- Collaborate with product managers, developers, and business analysts to align QA efforts with business goals, actively participating in Sprint Planning, Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Leverage Agile coaching and Scrum ceremonies while exploring Generative AI-driven test strategies to accelerate testing and streamline QA processes.
QA Engineer
Hero Insurance Broking India Pvt Ltd
06.2018 - 08.2022
- Tested all Modules- Admin, Insurance domain, Financial domain.
- Reported the defects. Involved in complete defect life cycle.
- Prepared daily/weekly status reports on Test case execution, defect etc.
- Involved in planning test execution activities, defect reporting and analyzing.
- Run regression tests in the morning, night based on deployment timing and their gather reports and reach out to tech leads in case of any queries or failure in tests.
- Provided pre and post production deployment support end to end.
- Worked with business analysts and developers determine the best requirement specifications.
Database Maintenance
Synergy Softwares
01.2016 - 06.2018
- Worked as Database Maintenance.
- Provided pre and post production deployment support end to end.
- Written and executed SQL queries to validate the data.
- Hands on Regression Testing, Black Box Testing.
- Tested all Modules- Admin, Customer domain, Financial domain.
Education
MCA - Computer Science
Institute of Technology & Science
Uttar PradeshBCA - Computer Science
Institute of Technology & Science
Uttar Pradesh, India 07.2013
Skills
Manual Testing & QA: Functional, Regression, Smoke, UI, Usability, UAT
AI & Generative AI: Prompt Engineering, Applied Generative AI
Agile & Scrum Practices: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Kanban
Project Management & Leadership: Test Strategy, Team Mentoring, Quality Assurance Leadership
ServiceNow HRSD & Problem Management: Test Case Design & Workflow Validation
Test Planning & Execution: Writing Test Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Reports
Defect Tracking & Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Rally
Certifications
- Infosys Certified Professional – Generative AI for All.
- Infosys Certified Applied Generative AI Professional.
- Infosys Quality Certified Engineer.
- Infosys Certified Product Owner.
- Infosys Certified Kanban Practitioner.
- Infosys Certified Lean Expert.
- Infosys Quality Certified Project Lead.
- Infosys Global Agile Developer Certification.
- Infosys Global Agile Certification.
- Introduction to OpenAI GPT Models.
- Prompt Engineering
Timeline
Quality Engineering Lead
Infosys
09.2022 - Current
QA Engineer
Hero Insurance Broking India Pvt Ltd
06.2018 - 08.2022
Database Maintenance
Synergy Softwares
01.2016 - 06.2018
MCA - Computer Science
Institute of Technology & Science
BCA - Computer Science
Institute of Technology & Science