Senior QA Engineer (Automation & API)
Resume:
Karthick Kumar R
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Senior QA Engineer with 5+ years of experience in Software Testing, including 3 years of hands-on experience in Automation Testing and strong experience in Manual Testing. Proficient in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Playwright, and JavaScript, with experience in API testing using Postman and performance testing using JMeter. Experienced in end-to-end testing, test planning, and execution within Agile/Scrum environments, from requirement analysis through post-release validation. TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages & Tools: Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber, JavaScript, Playwright, Postman, Appium, JMeter
Frameworks: Page Object Model (POM), Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
Testing Types: Automation Testing, Manual Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke/Sanity Testing, API Testing, Performance Testing
Tools & Methodologies: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum, Zoho Sprints, JIRA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Organization: GoKhana – Bangalore, India Senior QA Engineer Nov 2022 – May 2025
Roles/Responsibilities
● Analyzed requirements and participated in Agile ceremonies to define test scenarios, identify edge cases, and ensure sufficient functional and regression coverage.
● Developed, maintained, and executed automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), and Page Object Model (POM) for functional and regression testing.
● Developed and executed Playwright with JavaScript automation scenarios for web applications, contributing to UI automation and regression coverage.
● Performed mobile automation testing using Appium on Android applications, validating functional and regression scenarios across key user workflows.
● Executed end-to-end, functional, regression, integration, smoke, and sanity testing across application releases and validated critical business workflows.
● Performed API testing using Postman, validating HTTP status codes, response payloads, request/response data, and API behavior across different scenarios.
● Performed load and performance testing using JMeter as part of release validation and analyzed test results to identify performance-related issues.
● Prepared Feature Test Results, Regression Summaries, and Defect Reports, providing test status and quality insights to support release sign-off. Organization: Kovai Media Pvt. Ltd. – Coimbatore, India QA Engineer Jul 2019 – Sep 2022
Roles/Responsibilities
● Developed detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure complete functional coverage.
● Performed manual and automation testing to validate functional and UI components, including functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and end-to-end testing.
● Executed regression test suites across application releases and analyzed test results to identify functional issues.
● Worked closely with developers for defect analysis, root cause identification, issue resolution, and defect retesting.
● Logged, tracked, and managed defects using Zoho Sprints and maintained test execution results and testing documentation.
● Participated actively in Agile/Scrum activities including requirement discussions, grooming, sprint planning, and daily stand-ups.
EDUCATION
B.Tech in Computer Science and Technology
Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India – 2015 DECLARATION
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Place: Bangalore
Date: (Karthick Kumar R)
Selenium WebDriver Java Playwright TestNG Cucumber BDD POM Appium Postman API Testing JMeter Jenkins CI/CD Git Manual Testing Automation Testing Functional Testing Regression Testing Smoke Testing Sanity Testing Agile/Scrum JIRA.
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