Owned QA validation for sprint deliverables, ensuring every committed story was fully tested before sprint completion. Owned release readiness by validating all features included in production releases through functional, regression, exploratory, API, and integration testing. Designed, maintained, and executed automated test suites using Tricentis Tosca, reducing repetitive manual testing effort. Participated in a short-term Playwright UI automation initiative creating and maintaining end-to-end tests. Investigated production and application issues using Browser DevTools, API payload analysis, SQL, CloudWatch logs, and Lambda execution logs. Created and configured AWS EC2 instances supporting QA environments. Maintained AWS Lambda functions and validated deployments. Worked with Amazon EKS reviewing pod status, ConfigMaps, deployment health, and pod logs. Validated backend data using SQL and Amazon Aurora. Evaluated new QA tools, automation frameworks, and infrastructure improvements. Collaborated with Developers, DevOps, Product Owners, and Business Analysts throughout the SDLC. Managed defects, test cycles, and release validation using Jira.

Delivered 90–100% of committed sprint story points consistently. Created documentation for 5 internal services including request methods and validations. Built 3 automation suites in Tosca covering multiple protocols, reducing manual effort by 90%. Led performance testing activities for major releases, reducing production risk by 90%. Automated test data creation across 6 environments, reducing setup time from 2 days to 2 hours. Supported internal stakeholders with 100% closure of performance testing requests