Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Project Experience
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Timeline
Generic

Sayali Malekar

Pune

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Test Engineer

Ikione systems Pvt.Ltd.
Pune
04.2021 - Current
  • Experienced Seniour QA with over 4 years in driving end-to-end quality assurance for complex web and mobile applications.
  • Strong understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
  • Strong experience in the insurance domain.
  • Experience in manual testing techniques, test planning, designing test scenarios, test case execution, bug reporting, and regression testing.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.
  • Proficient with bug tracking tools: JIRA, Taiga.
  • Strong experience in the software development lifecycle (SDLC and STLC).
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, sprint planning, and reviews.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

Sinhagad College Pune

Skills

  • Regression testing
  • Bug reporting
  • Agile methodologies
  • Test case design
  • JIRA management
  • JMeter, Postman
  • Test automation
  • Manual testing
  • SDLC processes
  • Domain knowledge
  • Web-based testing
  • Performance testing
  • Test plan implementation
  • Smoke test execution
  • Test cases design
  • Exploratory testing
  • Smoke testing
  • Mobile app testing
  • End-to-end testing
  • API testing

Certification

  • Diploma in Software Testing from QSpider, Pune | 2018

Languages

Marathi
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1

Project Experience

🖥️ OP – Insurance

Type: Web-Based Application
A robust insurance management portal developed for internal users (advisors, administrators, back-office) to manage the complete insurance lifecycle—from party onboarding to claims and reporting.

Key Highlights:

  • Enabled functionalities for party/profile creation, quote and policy issuance, beneficiary management, claims handling, and reporting
  • Supported configurations for carriers, packages, tariffs, products, funds, and portfolios

Responsibilities:

  • Interpreted business and system requirements to derive comprehensive test scenarios
  • Designed and executed test cases covering all core insurance modules
  • Conducted functional, regression, and UI testing to ensure system reliability
  • Logged, tracked, and verified defects using JIRA; supported root cause analysis
  • Maintained traceability matrix to ensure full coverage of business requirements
  • Participated in Agile sprints, planning sessions, and retrospective meetings

📱 Länsförsäkringar (LF) – Mobile Insurance Application

Client Location: Malmö, Sweden

A mobile-first home insurance application targeted at young users, enabling them to easily purchase and claim insurance for personal belongings.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyzed requirements and developed test cases aligned with mobile user journeys
  • Performed functional and regression testing of policy and claims modules
  • Logged and managed defects in JIRA, ensuring timely closure
  • Mapped test cases to requirements for full traceability and compliance

💻 SparebankenMore – Investment Declaration Application

Type: Web & Mobile
An enterprise solution for employees to declare their investments for internal compliance and financial tracking.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepared and executed functional test cases based on business scenarios
  • Carried out retesting and validation cycles for fixed defects
  • Coordinated closely with developers and business analysts for issue resolution
  • Actively contributed to Agile discussions to align QA efforts with sprint goals

Accomplishments

  • Awarded "Best Performer of the Year – 2024" in recognition of outstanding contribution and excellence in project delivery.

Affiliations

  • Participated in Agile sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups across multiple projects
  • Regularly collaborated with cross-functional teams including developers, BAs, and product owners
  • Involved in UAT sessions with business stakeholders to validate user requirements

Timeline

Software Test Engineer

Ikione systems Pvt.Ltd.
04.2021 - Current

Master of Science - Computer Science

Sinhagad College Pune
Sayali Malekar