POOJA KALOJI
Associate QA Engineer
Pune
Summary
Experienced QA Engineer skilled in debugging and executing automation scripts using STLC, frameworks, and tools. Demonstrated success in test design, bug identification, report generation, and quality issue management. Effective communicator with strong collaboration skills, able to prioritize work efficiently through analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate QA Engineer
Krista Software
03.2024 - Current
- Own end-to-end quality assurance for in-house web and API-based products, ensuring high performance, usability, and business alignment.
- Developed and maintained robust automated test frameworks for company products using Robot Framework, Selenium, and Pytest, supporting regression, sanity,integration test cycles.
- Collaborated closely with Product Managers, Developers, and Designers to test evolving product features, ensuring adherence to requirements and a smooth user experience.
- Implemented Page Object Model (POM) and modular test architecture for scalable, maintainable test code across product releases.
- Built data-driven, parallel execution test suites, reducing regression time by 30% and increasing test coverage to 80% across critical modules.
- Created dedicated sanity test suites for developers to quickly validate new builds, reducing bug turnaround time and deployment risk.
- Validated REST APIs using Postman and automated backend validations using custom Python scripts within the Robot Framework.
- Used SQL to validate key data flows and enforce data consistency across web application, API responses, and database layers.
- Built and triggered automated test jobs using Jenkins within the product’s CI/CD pipeline, contributing to faster and more stable releases.
- Proactively identified edge cases and failure points during new feature testing, minimizing production defects.
- Developed custom Python keywords for advanced automation needs and wrote reusable Pytest modules for future scalability.
- Leveraged Grafana, Lens, and Linux CLI tools to monitor system health, analyze logs, and triage backend issues.
- Participated in release planning, product grooming, and scrum ceremonies, ensuring QA input was factored into sprint goals and timelines.
- Actively involved in product demos, providing feedback on usability and potential improvements to enhance end-user satisfaction..
QA Intern
Krista Software
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Contributed to efficient QA processes by creating detailed defect reports for developers to address.
- Strengthened relationships between QA and development teams by fostering open lines of communication and promoting transparency regarding challenges, successes, and opportunities for improvement throughout the internship period.
- Assisted in the automation of test cases, reducing manual effort and increasing overall efficiency within the QA department.
- Enhanced product reliability through thorough regression testing and validation of bug fixes.
- Built automated test scripts to handle repetitive software testing work.
Education
Master of Computer Application -
Sinhgad Institute of Management And Computer Application
01.2020 - 01.2022
Skills
Python
Java
Selenium Webdriver
Robot framework
Pytest
Git
Jenkins
Manual Testing
Agile Methodology
Functional Testing
Non-functional Testing
Integration Testing
System Testing
API Testing
Postman
Defect Life Cycle
Test Case Design Techniques
Test Plan
Test Document
Automation Testing
GitHub
SQL
Linux
Cross-browser testing
Performance testing
Web application testing
Prompt Engineering
Critical thinking
Certification
Software Testing Course- Manual and API Automation Testing with Java
Timeline
Associate QA Engineer
Krista Software
03.2024 - Current
QA Intern
Krista Software
09.2023 - 03.2024
Master of Computer Application -
Sinhgad Institute of Management And Computer Application
01.2020 - 01.2022