Kamala Naghiyeva
@kamalanaghiyeva
Certified QA engineer specializing in banking and payments testing with strong API and web testing expertise.
What I'm looking for
I am a certified ASTQB QA Engineer with over two years of experience testing web and API solutions for banking and financial applications. I specialize in payments, transfers and core banking systems, designing test strategies and cases, and delivering high-quality software in Agile environments.
I have proven impact across roles — improving QA KPI completion to 173%, leading manual and automated testing with tools like Postman, JIRA, Selenium, TestRail, and Gauge (Java), and collaborating closely with developers and product teams to ensure timely, compliant releases.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Manual QA Tester
Testronic
May 2025 - Present (4 months)
Performed manual OTT app testing across devices, validating playback, UI, stability, and logging issues in JIRA while maintaining UAT documentation and test logs.
Quality Assurance Specialist
ABB Azerbaijan - International Bank of Azerbaijan
Mar 2023 - Nov 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Implemented QA processes for corporate and SME banking products, validated payments/transfers across 24+ currencies and SWIFT operations, and delivered QA exceeding KPIs with a 173% completion ratio.
Junior Quality Assurance Specialist
AccessBank Azerbaijan
May 2022 - Nov 2022 (6 months)
Designed and executed test plans for core banking (T24-Temenos, CRM), validated card and loan processes, and caught 95%+ of critical issues prior to production releases.
Customer Client Advisor
AccessBank Azerbaijan
Oct 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)
Advised SME and corporate clients on retail banking solutions, performed KYC checks for regulatory compliance, and provided process improvement insights.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Vistula University
Master in Finance, Finance
2024 -
Pursuing a Master in Finance at Vistula University focusing on advanced finance topics and banking-related coursework.
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
Bachelor of Finance, Finance
2017 - 2021
Bachelor of Finance covering core financial principles and banking subjects, completed in 2021.
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Exchange programme, Finance
2019 - 2020
Exchange programme in finance studies undertaken at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University from September 2019 to February 2020.
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