QA Automation Engineer with Java Selenium Expertise

KANTAGANI CHANDRA SEKHAR

QA Automation Engineer Java Selenium Playwright Cucumber TestNG

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QA Automation Engineer with 2.7 years of experience in Manual and Automation testing of web applications in Agile environments. Strong expertise in Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber (BDD), Maven and TestNG for designing and executing automated test suites. Experienced in building Hybrid and Data-Driven frameworks, CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub, defect tracking, and performance testing using JMeter. Proven ability to deliver high-quality software through effective collaboration and continuous testing practices.

Professional Experience

Mphasis Bengaluru September 2023 - Present

Associate Software Engineer – QA Automation Engineer Projects:

The HP Workforce Experience Platform (WXP):

Automated WXP web application workflows using Selenium WebDriver, Java and TestNG, validating BIOS updates, BIOS Settings, BIOS Authentication, driver updates and policy management features. Helped improve the efficiency, reliability, and security of endpoint operations.

HP Platform Certificate

Automated HP Platform Certificate testing for HP platforms to retrieve and validate hardware component details in certificate format, ensuring accuracy and compliance of hardware information. Roles and Responsibilities:

• Designed and executed manual and automated test cases based on business and functional requirements.

• Developed and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Cucumber, and Page Object Model

(POM).

• Built Hybrid and Data-Driven frameworks to improve automation scalability and reusability.

• Automated 150+ test cases using Selenium, reducing manual regression effort by 60%.

• Integrated automation test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing.

• Managed automation code using Git version control and GitHub repositories.

• Performed Functional, Regression, Integration, Smoke, and Cross-Browser testing to ensure application quality.

• Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA throughout the defect life cycle.

• Conducted performance and load testing using JMeter to identify system bottlenecks.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum environments, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

Technical SKILLS

Automation & Programming: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Appium (Mobile Testing), Cucumber (BDD), TestNG, Maven Testing Types: Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, Cross-Browser Testing Frameworks & Concepts: Page Object Model (POM), Hybrid Framework, Data-Driven Testing, Keyword-Driven Framework, BDD API & Performance: API Testing (Postman), JMeter

Test Management & Defect Tracking Tools: JIRA, Azure Boards, TestRail CI/CD & Version control: Jenkins, Git, GitHub Actions Database: Oracle SQL, RDBMS

Methodologies: Agile

Achievements

• Awards & Recognition: Received Kudos Award (2x) and Pinnacle Award (1x) for outstanding contributions to automation, quality delivery, and project success.

• Process Improvement: Proactively identified gaps in regression testing, preventing defect leakage into production.

• Certifications: Completed certifications in Automation Testing, RDBMS, SQL, Software Testing Essentials, and Python. Education

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) – Electronics and Communication Engineering 2019-2022 Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh

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