Harshal J

Senior QA Engineer

Thomson Reuters • Tiempo completo

Nov 2019 - Aug 2026 • 6 yrs 9 mos

Led end-to-end quality testing and UAT for SPBinder, a major tax automation tool used by 1,000+ US accounting firms, supporting 80+ software updates across 7 peak tax seasons with zero critical production bugs. • Created and managed a repository of 600+ test cases to verify that financial data from tax documents (W-2, 1099, K-1) accurately flows into official US tax returns (Forms 1040, 1120, 1065). • Verified continuous, two-way data sync between SPBinder and GoSystem Tax RS, ensuring 50+ key tax fields transferred accurately without loss or corruption. • Checked backend databases using SQL queries and verified API services using Postman and Swagger to confirm business calculations and system communication functioned properly. • Applied Generative AI tools to create realistic test data and edge cases, reducing test scenario creation time by 25%. • Tested software accessibility using NVDA screen readers and color contrast tools to guarantee applications met standard usability guidelines (WCAG 2.1). • Ran live product demos and UAT sessions with Product Owners and Tax Experts to secure formal release sign-offs, while mentoring 5 junior testers on defect triage and tax workflows.

Test Associate Engineer

NSEIT LIMITED • Tiempo completo

May 2018 - Oct 2019 • 1 yr 5 mos

Tested core health insurance systems including policy registration, medical evaluation rules, customer updates, and partner portal integrations. • Verified automated and manual policy approvals, payment receipt tagging, and integrations with partner banks. • Validated insurance calculation engines, checking that applicant health risks, premium rates, and approve/reject decision rules functioned accurately. • Tested policy change requests (such as adding/removing family members or updating address/tax details) across all connected insurance databases. • Verified financial functions including premium deficit reconciliations, policy cancellations, trial period refunds, and automated confirmation emails/SMS. • Tracked and managed software bugs in Jira and TFS, collaborating closely with business analysts and developers to ensure quick resolution.

Test Engineer

Quess Corp Limited • Tiempo completo

Jul 2016 - Oct 2017 • 1 yr 3 mos

Tested software change requests across QA and UAT environments against business requirements to ensure new features operated as expected. • Executed functional, smoke, and regression test suites to ensure new system updates maintained backward compatibility with existing policy issuance workflows. • Supported business stakeholders during formal UAT walkthroughs to validate real-world operational scenarios and obtain final release sign-offs. • Reported and tracked defects in Web Prompt, actively participating in daily triage meetings to clear project blockers.