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Punam Kodag

@punamkodag

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Senior QA Engineer specializing in banking & fraud testing, delivering reliable manual and automation quality in Agile.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a Senior QA role where I can lead testing in Agile/Scrum, combine manual, automation, API, and database testing, and own quality for complex banking, payments, and fraud-risk workflows with strong cross-functional collaboration.

I’m a Senior QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, focused on the banking and financial services domain. I deliver end-to-end testing across functional, integration, API, database, regression, performance, and UAT, with deep hands-on experience in core banking systems like Flexcube, cross-border payments, and fraud detection engines.

I’m ISTQB Certified (Foundation & Agile) and a Certified Scrum Master (PSM I), and I work closely with business and technical teams in Agile/Scrum while also supporting Waterfall/SDLC/STLC delivery. In multiple roles, I’ve owned complex test scenarios, managed defect lifecycles in JIRA/HP ALM, and led/mentored QA teams (8+ and 5+), helping teams strengthen regression stability and release confidence through risk-based and negative testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Quality Assurance Analyst

Current

Tata Consultancy Services

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Designed and executed complex test scenarios for multi-channel payments, including MT103 processing and CSV file imports, ensuring accurate, real-time logging in the Fraud Analysis Engine. Managed and mentored a team of 8 QA engineers while performing functional and negative risk-based testing for fraud workflows.

Functional Testing Negative Testing Integration Testing API Testing Database Testing MT103 Testing Payment Testing Wire EFT Testing CSV File Import Testing Jira Team Leadership Agile Scrum UAT SIT

Senior Software Tester

Clover Infotech

Aug 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 5 months)

Led functional and integration testing for core banking modules and performed payment rail testing across NEFT, RTGS, UPI, and FT, including deep database validation and API testing. Managed defect lifecycle in JIRA and led UAT sessions as liaison between business and technical teams, mentoring a team of 4 QA engineers.

Functional Testing Integration Testing Regression Testing Payment Testing NEFT Testing RTGS Testing UPI FT Testing Data Validation API Testing Jira UAT Agile Scrum Team Leadership

Software QA Engineer

Expleo Group

Dec 2020 - Jul 2022 (1 year 7 months)

Performed functional, regression, and performance testing for online banking and tracked defects in JIRA during Agile sprints. Designed test cases from BRS/FRS and supported UAT, validating banking functionality and security across web browsers and mobile operating systems.

Functional Testing Regression Testing Performance Testing Online Banking Testing Jira Agile Scrum Testing Design UAT Cross Browser Testing

Quality Assurance Analyst

SBCS Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year)

Conducted end-to-end production testing for functionality, performance, and security, reproducing live defects in UAT environments to identify root causes without impacting real customer data. Performed smoke tests in production and managed defect reporting and tracking in JIRA and HP-ALM for integrated modules such as UPI and NEFT.