Automation Engineer Qa
Resume:
Navya Thota
QA Automation Engineer
Illinois, USA +1-201-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• QA Automation Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks across web and mobile platforms using Selenium WebDriver, Cypress, Appium, TestNG, Robot Framework, and REST Assured in Agile Scrum environments.
• Proficient in implementing Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Python with Behave, and keyword-driven testing using Robot Framework, contributing to reusable test case libraries for regression testing, smoke testing, and system integration validation across insurance and enterprise applications.
• Skilled in performing REST API and SOAP service testing using Postman, REST Assured, and SOAPUI, ensuring backend microservices, WSDL compliance, response schema validation, and payload integrity across functional and contract testing processes.
• Experienced in setting up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker for automated test execution across Linux and Windows environments, enabling continuous integration, environment provisioning, and cross- platform validation with Git-based version control using GitHub and Bitbucket.
• Strong background in test case design, defect lifecycle management, performance testing using Apache JMeter, and data validation using SQL Server, with expertise in tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Azure DevOps Test Plans to maintain traceability, reporting, and release readiness. DOMAIN SKILLS
Automation Engineering Automation Frameworks Test Case Design Quality Assurance Continuous Integration Test Execution Requirements Analysis Project Coordination Process Enhancement TECHNICAL SKILLS
Automation Testing Tools: Selenium, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber, JUnit, Postman, SOAPUI Programming Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL Test Management Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, Zephyr, Azure DevOps CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Travis CI Version Control Systems: Git, GitHub, Bitbucket, SVN API Testing: REST API, GraphQL, SOAP
Performance Testing Tools: JMeter, LoadRunner
Bug Tracking Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, MantisBT
Database Testing: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, SQL Server Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, macOS
Test Frameworks: Data-Driven Testing (DDT), Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), Keyword- Driven Testing
Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
Other Skills: Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, UI/UX Testing, Integration Testing, Mobile App Automation Cross-browser Testing, Parallel Testing, Problem-solving, Analytical thinking, Communication, Team Collaboration
CERTIFICATIONS
• Automation with Python – Google (Coursera)
• Advanced Test Automation – UpGrad
• Postman Student Expert – Postman
• Selenium WebDriver with Java – Test Automation University
• REST API Automation with REST Assured – Udemy
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials – AWS Academy
• Git & GitHub for Beginners – Google (Coursera)
• Agile Testing Fundamentals – LinkedIn Learning
EDUCATION
M.S. in Computer Science
Eastern Illinois University, IL — Jan 2023 – Dec 2024 B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering
SCSVMV University, India — Jul 2018 – May 2022
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA Automation Engineer Mercury Development, IL Jan 2024 – Present
• Participated in requirement gathering, impact analysis, and user story refinement sessions alongside QA leads and business analysts using Confluence and Agile Scrum, contributing to 12 detailed test scenarios and acceptance criteria for core modules like appointment booking and access provisioning.
• Created and executed 20+ automated Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) scenarios using Python with the Behave framework, focusing on web application workflows such as claim initiation, scheduling, and role-based user access validation.
• Developed and validated 15 cross-browser UI automation test cases using Cypress.io, covering critical functionalities like login authentication, dynamic form validation, and dashboard widget rendering across Chrome and Firefox browsers, identifying 5 early-stage UI defects.
• Assisted in developing a keyword-driven automation framework using Robot Framework, standardizing reusable components for workflows such as notification triggers, approval chains, and admin controls, improving maintainability and test consistency.
• Performed detailed API functional and contract testing using REST Assured, validating 8 endpoints including session management, user profile retrieval, and approval logic, covering response codes, header verification, payload content, and JSON schema validation with 90% coverage.
• Executed legacy system SOAP API testing using SOAPUI, testing 3 services responsible for historical claim data sync, validating WSDL structure, response schemas, and SOAP envelope compliance for backward compatibility assurance.
• Conducted performance and scalability testing using LoadRunner, simulating 25+ virtual users executing parallel requests on the dashboard module, detecting a 12% latency under load, and reporting bottlenecks to the development team for optimization.
• Utilized Docker containerization for environment setup and cross-platform test execution, enabling automation across Linux and Windows OS, and identifying 3 OS-specific rendering issues in UI components.
• Managed automation codebase using Bitbucket with Git-based branching strategy, contributing 15+ commits, reviewing peer submissions, and collaborating via pull requests to maintain clean, modular test repositories under version control practices.
• Documented end-to-end test plans, test case execution results, defect lifecycle artifacts, and sprint-level QA metrics using Azure DevOps Test Plans, enhancing traceability, compliance reporting, and retrospective readiness across 3 Agile sprint cycles.
QA Automation Engineer Wipro, India Sep 2019 - Jul 2022
• Assisted in requirement analysis, grooming 10+ user stories, and preparing 12+ test scenarios during Agile sprint planning using JIRA and Confluence, covering modules like policy onboarding, premium calculator, and digital claim submission.
• Contributed to designing and automating 10+ UI test cases using Selenium WebDriver and Java, validating web elements such as policy dashboard, quote calculator, renewal alerts, and document uploads across Chrome and Firefox browsers.
• Helped implement 5 Android mobile automation scripts using Appium for validating biometric login, ID card access, and claim tracking during weekly smoke test cycles, enhancing mobile release readiness by 25%.
• Supported modular TestNG suite setup for over 30 test cases across smoke, regression, and functional types, improving reusability and reducing test duplication by 20% across interconnected insurance workflows.
• Configured Jenkins CI pipelines to trigger nightly smoke tests, detecting two recurring UI issues in beneficiary update and premium breakdown modules within the first two sprints of integration testing.
• Performed REST API testing using Postman for 6 endpoints, validating policy search, profile update, and claim verification with 100% response validation and 40% schema compliance across backend microservices.
• Simulated performance using Apache JMeter with 15–20 virtual users on quote engine transactions, uncovering a 12% latency spike under load and assisting the team in identifying service bottlenecks early.
• Logged and tracked 7+ defects in JIRA over two sprints, including detailed reproduction steps, priority tagging, and environment context, leading to on-time resolutions in coordination with the development team.
• Executed 10+ SQL Server queries to validate insurance records for policy ID, customer number, and premium values post-UI and API automation runs, supporting end-to-end backend data verification processes.
• Used GitHub for version control, committing 15+ script updates across two branches and reviewing three peer pull requests, contributing to improved code quality and collaborative automation delivery.
• Supported UAT by mapping 10+ automated test cases to real-world policy issuance and claim workflows, validating outcomes with business teams and reducing manual testing effort by approximately 30%.
• Helped set up 3 QA environments and generated data sets for term insurance, riders, and add-ons, enabling consistent functional and regression validation across modules while maintaining insurance rule compliance.
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