Hi, I'm Kaashif Nerekar.
|
ISTQB CTFL Certified QA Engineer with nearly 3 years of experience in Manual Testing, API Testing, and Production Support for SaaS-based web and mobile applications. Skilled in Azure DevOps, Postman, Defect Lifecycle Management, UAT, Regression Testing, and Agile methodologies. Experienced in delivering high-quality software releases and ensuring application reliability.
- ISTQB CTFL Certified QA Engineer
- 3+ years across Manual, API & Production Support testing
- 1,500+ defects triaged with 80–100 test cases run per sprint
“Quality is never an accident — it's the result of careful testing.”
A toolkit built for full-cycle QA
Testing
Test Management
API & Integration
Tools & Platforms
Database
Automation & Cloud
Methodologies
AI Tools
Where I've put testing into practice
QA Analyst — ZI Systech
Worked on a SaaS-based survey and feedback management platform across web and mobile applications.
- Performed Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, Exploratory, and UAT Testing for multiple product releases and feature enhancements.
- Analyzed business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to design effective test scenarios and test cases.
- Managed complete Defect Lifecycle Management using Azure DevOps (ADO) — bug logging, tracking, retesting, prioritization support, and closure validation.
- Executed 80–100 test cases per sprint with high accuracy and coverage.
- Identified and reported 1500+ defects, including critical and high-priority issues.
- Conducted API Testing using Postman — validating request/response payloads, headers, authentication, status codes, and JSON response data.
- Tested third-party integrations involving HTTP APIs, Salesforce, and Zapier workflows to ensure accurate data flow.
- Performed Production Validation, release verification, and post-release testing to ensure stable deployments.
- Provided L2 Production Support — investigating client-reported issues, reproducing defects, analyzing logs, and coordinating with dev/support teams.
- Participated in Agile Scrum activities: sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint reviews, and defect triaging meetings.
Impact, drawn from the day-to-day
Key areas of ownership from my time as a QA Analyst — each one a slice of the same goal: fewer surprises in production.
Defect Lifecycle Management
Owned the complete defect lifecycle in Azure DevOps — logging, tracking, retesting, prioritization support, and closure validation — identifying and reporting 1500+ defects including critical and high-priority issues.
API & Third-Party Integration Testing
Validated REST/HTTP APIs with Postman across request/response payloads, headers, authentication, status codes, and JSON data — covering integrations with Salesforce and Zapier workflows.
Production Support & Release Validation
Delivered L2 production support for a SaaS survey and feedback platform — investigating client-reported issues, reproducing defects, analyzing logs, and running release verification for stable deployments.
Sprint-Level Test Execution
Consistently executed 80–100 test cases per sprint with high accuracy across Functional, Regression, Smoke, Integration, Exploratory, and UAT testing for multiple product releases.
Quality isn't a phase — it's the whole job.
I work end-to-end on the defect lifecycle — from writing the test scenario to logging the bug in Azure DevOps, validating the fix, and confirming it held up in production. I care about the details that make releases boring in the best way.
Foundations & milestones
Education
Certifications
Achievements
Let's ship something defect-free.
Open to QA and test engineering roles. Reach out — I usually reply within a day.