Sarika Sureshrao O.

I am a Senior QA Engineer based in Ontario, Canada (EST/NY time zone) with 7+ years of experience delivering high-quality software through Manual Testing, Test Automation, Web & Mobile Testing, API Testing, Database Validation, and End-to-End Quality Assurance across banking, fintech, payments, logistics, SaaS, AI-powered, and enterprise applications. My expertise includes test planning, exploratory testing, business workflow validation, integration testing, UAT, regression testing, and defect management for complex, data-intensive systems. I have worked closely with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to validate requirements, identify critical issues, improve user experience, and ensure successful releases. With experience in both Agile and Waterfall environments, I focus on understanding business processes, uncovering edge cases, validating integrations, and delivering high-quality software that meets both business and user expectations. Core QA Expertise:- Manual Testing Functional Testing End-to-End Testing Exploratory Testing Regression Testing Smoke & Sanity Testing Integration Testing System Testing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Support UX & Usability Testing Cross-Browser Testing Responsive Web Testing Mobile Application Testing Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis (RCA) API Testing:- REST API Testing & Validation JSON/XML Payload Verification Authentication Testing (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Keys) API-to-Database Validation Postman SOAP UI Database & ETL Testing:- Advanced SQL Validation Oracle PostgreSQL SQL Server ETL Testing & Data Reconciliation Data Migration Testing Data Patch Validation Backend & Large Dataset Validation Test Management & Collaboration:- Test Strategy & Planning Test Case Design & Execution Requirement Analysis & Review Defect Lifecycle Management Risk Assessment & Release Readiness Agile & Scrum Methodologies Stakeholder Communication Tools: JIRA, Azure DevOps, qTest, ALM, TFS, Xray, Confluence, ClickUp, TestRail, GitHub Issues Automation Testing Expertise:- In addition to my strong manual testing background, I have extensive experience designing, developing, and maintaining automation frameworks that improve regression efficiency, release confidence, and overall software quality. Automation & Programming:- Java Python Selenium WebDriver Playwright (UI Automation) Cypress (UI Automation) Rest Assured TestNG JUnit Cucumber (BDD) PyTest Page Object Model (POM) Page Factory Data-Driven Frameworks CI/CD & DevOps:- Jenkins Git GitLab GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline Integration Automated Regression Execution AI & Productivity Tools:- GitHub Copilot ChatGPT / GenAI-assisted Test Design Test Case Generation Test Data Generation SQL Query Assistance Automation Script Generation Code Review Assistance Domain Experience:- Banking & Financial Services FinTech & Payments Logistics & Supply Chain SaaS Applications Enterprise Applications AI-powered Products Test Devices Available: Windows Laptop MacBook iPhone 11 iPad (8th Generation) Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra OnePlus 7 Pro Availability:- Current Location: Ontario, Canada Time Zone: ET / NY Business Hours Immediate Availability Open to Long-Term & Short-Term Projects Remote Collaboration Worldwide