QA Engineer - Selenium Java & FATCA Testing

SAICHAND SIDDAMSETTY

QA Engineer Life Insurance Testing Functional Testing FATCA Compliance JIRA

+91-912******* *******************@*****.*** Hyderabad, India

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

QA Engineer with 6+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing across healthcare and insurance domains. Experienced in functional, regression, integration, smoke, sanity, UAT, and end-to-end testing. Strong understanding of insurance business processes and policy administration workflows, including policy issuance, policy servicing, premium processing, claims, surrender, and maturity. Knowledge of FATCA compliance testing, customer tax residency validation, FATCA classification, and positive/negative regulatory scenarios. Skilled in test scenario and test case design, test execution, defect lifecycle management, SQL-based data validation, and Agile/Scrum methodologies. Experienced in JIRA, Zephyr, Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, REST Assured, and Postman.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages

Java, SQL

Automation Tools

Selenium WebDriver

API Testing

REST Assured, Postman

Frameworks

Data-Driven Framework

Testing Types

Manual Testing, Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Cross-Browser, UAT,Testing.

Tools & Platforms

JIRA, Zephyr, Git, Maven, Jenkins (CI/CD), MS Excel, MS Word

Methodology

Tools

Agile / Scrum, STLC, SDLC

Insurance Policy Administration,Policy Issuance, claim processing,FATCA Complaince Testing, Premium Processing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Programmer Analyst (QA / Test Automation) — Cognizant Technology Solutions — CareFirst Facets

Designed, developed, and executed manual and JavaScript-based automated test cases for the Facets healthcare application, improving test coverage and reducing regression cycle time.

Led modernization of the QA process by building test cases for new application features, following structured Test Design Techniques and maintaining detailed test documentation.

Supported platform implementation by creating member profiles and validating medical plan/product assignments, and verified payment application through 820 EDI transactions using SQL data validation.

Logged, triaged, and tracked defects in JIRA, working closely with developers through root-cause analysis and retesting to closure.

Participated in daily Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and test effort estimation.

Programmer — QA — Evernorth (Cigna) / ESI Healthcare Informatics

Established and enforced test quality metrics and standards across projects, aligning QA deliverables with corporate and client objectives.

Performed requirements analysis, test planning, and test execution reviews as part of the Test Strategy for a 15-member ESHC-CRD Operations team.

Provided production implementation support and mentored new team members on test processes, tools, and defect management best practices.

Managed a structured reporting framework, delivering daily, weekly, and monthly test status and quality reports to stakeholders.

Programmer Analyst Trainee — QA — CVS Benefits Testing

Performed daily data validation and manipulation of Excel-based test data files to support medical benefits project testing.

Managed test data across multiple sub-project codes, ensuring accuracy and consistency for functional and regression test cycles.

Collaborated with cross-functional QA and development teams to streamline test data preparation and improve testing turnaround time.

EDUCATION

MCA (Master of Computer Applications) — Osmania University, 2022

B.Sc. in Computers and Electronics — Osmania University, 2018

ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES

NSS Volunteer, 2015 – 2018

Secured 2nd Prize in Paper Presentation on "Inventing the Transistor" at Aurora Degree College

Organized the Technical Fest ABHIYAAN – 2016

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