QA Automation Engineer with 2+ years in Selenium & Java
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2 years of experience in Software testing which includes Manual testing, Automation testing and Database testing & API Testing. Well versed with all stages of software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing life cycle (STLC). Good in End to End Manual testing like understanding the requirements, test case design & Execution. Professional experience in Functional, Integration, Regression, System testing, UAT testing and GUI testing. Experience in Defect management, good in Defect reporting and tracking till the closure.
Lakkireddy Balireddy College of Engineering, JNTU Kakinada
M.B.A
N/A – June 30, 2023
Cognizant (CTS)
Software Test Engineer
April 1, 2024 – Present
India
Individual Savings Account (ISA)
April 1, 2024 – Present
This project deals with Direct Banking to operations. The proposed system provides the Funds Transfer, standing order set up and it populates new error and warning messages to the customer. Direct Banking System which includes the following module consists of advertisement of bank’s products and services like Investment schemes, Loan schemes, Credit Card information, and Application forms. The user can submit online application forms. The secured module consists of Fund transfers, Balance Inquiries, Credit Card transactions, Statement of Account etc. The third module is admin module, this is per internal purpose, Branch Management, ATM monitoring and Resource allocation. Responsibilities: Review Business Requirement and Software Specification Requirements, coming up with queries and getting them clarified. Developed Test Scenarios and Test cases based on the test requirements. Created Test Cases manually for Functional testing based on the Functional areas and Use Case documents. Created, maintained and updated Test plan, Test conditions, Test cases and deliverables. Performed different testing like Smoke, Regression, Functional, Browser compatibility, SIT and UAT. Reporting defects, attending triage meetings and tracked defects till the closure. Proactively following up with all stakeholders on issues and clarifications. Involved in daily Sprint Planning, Scrum meetings, Sprint Retrospective meetings. Involved in API testing using Postman tool and good in validating the responses. Maintained regression suite and performed database validations. Involved in daily status calls and weekly reporting calls and working with onsite teams.
State Form Business Insurance
April 1, 2024 – Present
It’s a web based application. The goal of the project is to maintain all activities of insurance system. Any Customer without visiting to the office manually he can view the policy details as: Policy amount, Premium dates, Bonus details and etc. Through Front end mobile application. The main purpose of this project is any customer can pay premium through any branch or online. Administrator is super user of the system. He is responsible person to define policies, Billing invoices and Billing Charges policy terms & policy amounts. Role and Responsibilities: Creating Test Scenarios, Test Cases, test data for the application. Building the test scripts using selenium web driver. Identifying XPATH expressions for dynamic object. Executing the scripts using TestNG Framework and fixing the issues. Updating the scripts based on new changes and locator updates. Attended daily stand up meetings, provided daily status on manual and automation test results. Designed and Developed the Automation Test Scripts using Selenium WebDriver using Java. Developed Test cases using Element Locators and Selenium WebDriver methods. Enhanced Test cases using Java Programming features and TestNG Annotations. Execution of Selenium test suite and developed reports and reported defects. Involved in Retesting and Regression Testing using Selenium WebDriver. Involved in daily status calls and weekly reporting calls and working with onsite teams.
Cultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's project experience in banking and insurance, coupled with involvement in Agile Scrum teams, suggests a good fit for structured, team-oriented environments. The breadth of testing skills (manual, automation, API, database) and exposure to different domains indicates adaptability. The stated ability to interact with people at all levels and proactive follow-up aligns with a collaborative work culture. However, the limited professional experience (starting April 2024) means the depth of cultural integration is yet to be fully proven.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
The candidate demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, as stated in the professional summary. Involvement in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and triage meetings indicates good team collaboration and proactive communication with stakeholders. The mention of using AI features like ChatGPT and Copilot suggests an openness to leveraging modern tools for efficiency.