API Automation and Testing Engineer

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RAVI TEJA VADLA

Bengaluru, India +91-939******* ***************@*****.*** LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ravi-teja-vadla-777148224 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

QA Automation Engineer with 4 years 7 months of experience in API Testing, API Automation, Functional and Integration Testing, Database Validation, and Performance Testing. Strong hands-on experience with REST APIs, Rest Assured, Karate Framework, Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, Java, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, SQL, JMeter, Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, and microservices validation. Experienced in designing reusable automated API regression suites, validating request/response payloads and service integrations, analyzing defects, troubleshooting failures, and collaborating with developers, architects, and DevOps teams in Agile environments. CORE SKILLS

API Testing & Automation: REST API Testing, Rest Assured, Karate Framework, Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, API Automation, Request/Response Validation, JSON, Microservices

Programming & Automation: Java, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, Automated Regression Suites, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Plans CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines, Azure Test Plans, Azure Repos, Git, GitHub, Maven, Ant Testing & Quality: Functional, Regression, Integration, System, UAT, API, Non-Functional, Performance Testing, Defect Management, Release Validation, STLC

Performance & Debugging: JMeter, Azure Load Testing, Performance Validation, Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Log Analysis, Troubleshooting, Basic RCA

Database & Tools: SQL, MySQL, Database Validation, Data Integrity Checks, JIRA, QMetry, Visual Studio Code Agile & Delivery: Agile Scrum, User Stories, Release Readiness, Business Validation, Cross-functional Collaboration PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QA Automation Engineer Feb 2022 – Present

• Performed end-to-end API testing using Postman, Swagger, REST APIs, and SoapUI, validating request/response payloads, service behavior, and integration flows.

• Developed and maintained reusable API automation frameworks using Karate Framework, Cucumber BDD, Java, and TestNG, supporting automated regression coverage.

• Built and executed automated API regression suites and validated REST APIs and microservices across functional, integration, negative, and regression scenarios.

• Hands-on experience with Rest Assured for REST API automation, including request construction, response validation, status-code checks, headers, JSON payloads, and reusable test utilities.

• Validated microservices-based applications and service-to-service integrations, working with developers and DevOps teams to troubleshoot failures and resolve defects.

• Executed SQL queries for backend database validation, data integrity checks, and verification of application data against API responses.

• Performed Functional, Regression, Integration, System, UAT, and Non-Functional testing with evidence-driven validation of application behavior.

• Performed performance testing using JMeter and supported performance-focused validation activities, including analysis of response times and bottlenecks.

• Integrated and supported automated testing within CI/CD workflows using Azure DevOps and Jenkins; worked with Azure Test Plans, Repos, Git, and GitHub.

• Used Maven for Java automation project build and dependency management; familiar with Ant build concepts and execution.

• Used Git for source-code version control and collaborated through standard branching, commit, merge, and pull-request workflows.

• Used debugging and troubleshooting tools such as Charles Proxy and Fiddler for analyzing HTTP traffic, requests, responses, and API/service issues.

• Managed defects and test execution activities using JIRA and Azure DevOps; familiar with QMetry-style test management and traceability practices.

• Participated in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, release validation, release readiness, defect triage, and cross-functional collaboration with developers, architects, and DevOps teams.

SELECTED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• API Automation & Regression: Built and maintained automated API regression coverage using Karate Framework, Cucumber BDD, Java, TestNG, and Rest Assured.

• API & Microservices Validation: Tested REST APIs and microservices using Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, and automation frameworks, validating service integrations and payloads. Page 2

• Backend & Data Validation: Used SQL queries for database validation, data integrity verification, and reconciliation with API responses.

• CI/CD & Test Delivery: Worked with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, Test Plans, Repos, GitHub, Git, and Maven to support continuous testing.

• Debugging & Defect Analysis: Investigated API failures using logs, Charles Proxy, Fiddler, request/response analysis, and basic root-cause analysis.

• Performance Engineering: Executed JMeter performance testing and supported performance-focused quality validation. CERTIFICATIONS

• Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204)

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

EDUCATION

B.Tech – Electronics & Communication Engineering

ADDITIONAL ATS KEYWORDS

ReadyAPI, API Automation, REST Assured, REST APIs, Microservices, Java, Jenkins, Maven, Ant, Git, CI/CD, Charles Proxy, Fiddler, JIRA, QMetry, Agile Scrum, Defect Management, Debugging, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Testing.

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