Balaji Vijaykumar Goli

QA Engineer
14years in tech
16years of work
B2English
12companies

Overview

Manual QA tester with 8+ years of experience across web, desktop, and client-server applications following SDLC and Agile-Scrum practices. Has tested systems in banking/finance and related domains, including API validation and regression coverage using tools such as Postman, SoapUI, Jira, and test planning artifacts. Experience includes validation of data extract/migration workflows and e-commerce functionality implemented with Magento and cloud-based platforms.
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Timeline

QA Tester · Middle
Spruce Technologies · Freelance
Aug 2024 to Jan 2025 5 Months Bengaluru In office
Tested end-to-end functionalities for the NYC Department of Buildings Safety Violations release phases, focusing on emergency power and photoluminescent compliance areas and covering related regression scenarios. Verified front-end portal flows for public and registered users and tested a backend CRM system used by internal staff, including workflow-driven approval and denial processes. Coordinated quality checks for release go-live activities and handled change requests for subsequent phases.
.NET
Test Engineer · Middle
TechnePlus · Full-Time
Jun 2022 to Apr 2023 10 Months Bengaluru In office
Worked on a support and maintenance stream for a cloud credit risk management platform, validating production tickets, change requests, and enhancements for clients including Chevron and POWEREX. Followed an Agile-Scrum delivery cadence with two-week sprints using Jira for planning and tracking. Performed API testing with Postman and SoapUI and collaborated with developers to triage and resolve API issues, maintaining test coverage with case creation and execution based on API specifications.
Jira
Postman
SoapUI
Functional and Regression Tester · Middle
Quess for Canon · Freelance
Jun 2021 to Aug 2021 2 Months Bengaluru In office
Tested a newly built Canon Canada e-commerce experience implemented with Adobe Magento, validating user stories against customer expectations during system integration testing. Covered functional and regression scenarios across core store capabilities, including product, category, inventory, customer account, and order/payment flows. Performed API testing with Postman and SoapUI to validate functionality and performance and wrote and executed API test cases based on documentation.
Magento
Postman
SoapUI
QA Analyst · Middle
Moody’s Analytics · Full-Time
Sep 2019 to Feb 2021 1 Year 5 Months Bengaluru In office
Supported CreditLens and ImpairmentStudio extract and data migration efforts, validating that UI-entered data produced the expected CSV outputs and downstream reporting inputs. Tested cloud ETL/data movement workflows that loaded data into analytics databases and then routed outputs to storage destinations used by the reporting system. Conducted API testing with Postman and SoapUI, documented and executed API test cases from specifications, and collaborated with developers to resolve issues uncovered during testing.
Postman
SoapUI
AWS
Amazon S3
ETL/ELT
Test Analyst · Middle
Mindtree · Contractor
Aug 2018 to Jun 2019 10 Months Bengaluru In office
Provided testing support as a contractor across multiple releases for transportation and customer success workflows tied to First Advantage and Walmart. Participated in sprint planning, daily scrum activities, grooming, retrospective, and executed sprint test activities focused on newly added requirements and bug retesting. Also supported legacy transportation fleet management and profile-related applications for release cycles.
QA Analyst · Middle
NTT Data · Contractor
Mar 2018 to Jun 2018 3 Months Bengaluru In office
Tested an idea management portal on the Accolade platform where employees submit ideas across business groups and project owners review them through workflow stages. Validated that the workflow initiation, review, and approval-to-project conversion processes worked correctly for different idea group categories and user scenarios. Focused on quality checks aligned with the project goal of processing ideas into actionable outcomes for downstream releases.
Testing Analyst · Middle
Cargill Business Services India Pvt Ltd · Full-Time
Feb 2016 to Oct 2017 1 Year 8 Months Bengaluru In office
Tested non-SAP BizApps projects for meal load out processes that support standardization and optimization across multiple facilities. Covered scenarios across layered application components involved in inventory, manufacturing operations, controls, and physical process flows used in check-in and check-out activities. Supported validation aligned to project requirements and phased implementation expectations.
QA Analyst · Middle
US Software Group · Full-Time
Nov 2014 to Feb 2016 1 Year 3 Months Bengaluru In office
Performed black-box testing for a SaaS procurement performance management system used to guide planning, tracking, and reporting of procurement results. Validated core platform behaviors for the application’s performance management lifecycle as delivered in a cloud model. Supported testing activities for project deliverables based on the system’s intended metrics and reporting components.
QA Analyst · Middle
Charles Schwab · Full-Time
Jan 2014 to Jun 2014 5 Months Austin In office
Supported retirement plan services testing for traditional managed retirement plan workflows and related applications used by back-office processes. Validated participant-facing systems and batch file exchange behavior between recordkeeping components and advice vendors for reassessment and rebalance requests. Focused on ensuring end-to-end data exchanges and expected outputs for retirement plan operations.
RMS and Database cum Reports Tester · Middle
Academy Sports and Outdoors · Full-Time
Feb 2013 to Dec 2013 10 Months Katy In office
Tested invoice matching and reporting components tied to the retail procurement cycle and validated report generation for business intelligence outputs. Supported data migration and reports testing using MicroStrategy for analytics reporting. Performed ETL/data validation by comparing source operational tables to target business intelligence tables within the migration process.
MicroStrategy
Mainframes QA Tester · Middle
United Parcel Services (UPS) · Full-Time
Oct 2011 to Nov 2012 1 Year 1 Month Austin In office
Performed functional, system integration, and end-to-end testing for UPS billing and customer interaction initiatives that connected front-end experiences with backend mainframe systems. Validated delivery change option scenarios and confirmed delivery window behavior to ensure correct functionality and data flows. Ensured that billing-related integrations supported invoice access and management use cases.
Software Regression Functional Tester · Middle
Sapient · Full-Time
Jul 2010 to Jun 2011 11 Months Bengaluru In office
Executed regression and functional testing for an online travel portal built around a global distribution system, validating reservation-related flows. Focused on test coverage for application components that distribute travel inventory and content across travel booking scenarios. Worked as part of the testing effort for the Amadeus-related functionality in the platform’s test cycle.

Technical skills

SQL
Java
JavaScript
C#
PHP
PHP
Magento
C#
.NET
DevOps
AWS
Windows
Amazon S3
Unix
QA
Postman
SoapUI
Databases
MySQL
MinIO
Analytics
MicroStrategy
ETL/ELT
Frontend
Parcel

Job preferences

Work permits
India
Salary
from $60k per year
Employment type
Full-Time
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