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Pankaj Katkar

Senior QA Engineer/Scrum Master

€500/day
Amsterdam, NL
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Pankaj

Senior QA Engineer and Certified Scrum Master with 13+ years of experience in automation
testing, manual testing, Agile delivery, and quality engineering and Agile delivery across
enterprise SaaS, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 ecosystems. Specialized in Playwright
(TypeScript), API testing, CI/CD integration, Power Automate connector validation, and
SPFx/O365 application testing. Proven success in reducing regression cycles, improving
defect detection, strengthening release reliability, and leading Agile ceremonies. Skilled in
leveraging AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude AI) to accelerate automation development,
documentation, and exploratory testing.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Nutrient
    Senior QA Engineer
    November 2022 - Today (3 years and 7 months)
    Lelystad, Netherlands
    • Set up and maintained SharePoint On-Premise test environments, ensuring stable environments for functional, migration, and integration testing.
    • Helped manage and coordinate external penetration testing teams, communicating findings, risks, and remediation plans with stakeholders.
    • Architected and built a scalable Playwright (TypeScript) automation framework, reducing regression time by 40%.
    • Integrated automated suites with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, improving release stability and deployment consistency.
    • Led API testing and validation for Muhimbi Document Converter and Power Automate connectors, improving defect detection by 30%.
    • Performed functional and exploratory testing across SharePoint Online/On‑Premise, validating permissions, workflows, integrations, and migration paths.
    • Leveraged AI-assisted tools to accelerate scripting and documentation, improving productivity across the QA team.
    Playwright API REST Microsoft Sharepoint Functional testing Power Automate
  • Rapid Circle
    Test Consultant
    October 2015 - October 2022 (7 years)
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
    Worked across multiple SharePoint Online and O365 modernization projects for global enterprise clients.
  • DataZen Engineering
    QA Engineer
    September 2013 - October 2015 (2 years and 1 month)
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Tested real-time CNC machine monitoring application (MIRA Lite).
    • Provided customer support and troubleshooting, improving response time and issue resolution quality.

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Education

  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
    Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
  • AZ‑900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
    AZ‑900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

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