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Akhila Kumar

QA Engineer
Birmingham

Summary

Detail-oriented and ISTQB-certified QA Engineer with over 8 years of experience in quality assurance, test automation, and team leadership within Agile and DevOps environments. Proven track record of designing and implementing robust test strategies and automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium and Cypress. Skilled in both functional and non-functional testing across UI and backend, with a strong focus on continuous integration and quality-driven development. Demonstrated ability to lead QA teams, mentor junior engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration. Quick learner with the ability to rapidly adapt to new tools, technologies, and workflows

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications

Work History

QA Engineer

Reach PLC
04.2022 - Current
  • Contributed to successful product launches through meticulous testing of features.
  • Independently handled the testing of many major features and projects
  • Collaborated with developers, product managers and delivery managers for higher product reliability and on time releases.
  • Acted as the go-to subject matter QA expert on certain projects.
  • Identified many critical and tricky bugs which helped in identifying gaps in the developed features.
  • Reduced product defect rates by performing integration and end to end tests to ensure quality into every stage of the software development lifecycle.
  • Performed knowledge-sharing by training other QA Engineers across teams on testing methodologies and tools.
  • Initiated peer review process for test cases and scripts, improving test accuracy and completeness.
  • Actively participated in quality discussion among the team to highlight the risk and impact on end users.
  • Contributed to root cause analysis to determine core reason for failures and errors.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases and well-organized sprints.
  • Documented testing procedures in confluence for future testing use.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Ucartz Online Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • Wrote test cases in Jira and performed test case review of peers.
  • Built, customized and managed automation framework using cucumber and selenium.
  • Created feature files in Gherkin language and implemented the step definitions for the same in Java.
  • Designed Page Object model, authored automation test scripts, execution of scripts and maintained bug life cycle appropriately.
  • Actively participate in scrum ceremonies and collaborate with the entire team by taking the lead on testing activities.
  • Trained junior members of the team in application understanding and testing.
  • Documented testing procedures for developers and future testing use.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 01.2017
  • Authored and maintained well-organised and efficient manual test cases for the team.
  • Developed automation test framework from scratch and demonstrated it to the client for approval.
  • Built automated test scripts to handle regression testing, smoke testing and sanity testing and succeeded in delivering a quality application to the client.
  • Kept scripts and test cases updated with requirement and functionality changes.
  • Utilised agile software development methods to increase team efficiency by conducting scrum events.
  • Tracked, prioritised, and organised defects with Jira, worked with the development team to facilitate timely corrections.
  • Monitored bug fixes, retested, and helped developers tackle ongoing problems from QA perspective.
  • Accomplished performance testing using JMeter and API testing with Postman.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners regularly for test updates.

QA Automation Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
04.2014 - 06.2015
  • Designed new test cases as well as performed test case reviews of teammates.
  • Simplified the existing automation framework along with test architect, targeting code reusability and easiness to operate.
  • Drafted automation test scripts, executed them, added bugs in Jira with proper priority, and tracked them effectively.
  • Modified test scripts and test data to capture all possible defects and to align with proper coding standards.
  • Participated in sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, sprint retrospective, and client meetings actively.

Junior Software Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 03.2014
  • Operated with customers for requirement analysis.
  • Wrote test cases by applying test case design techniques to maximize the success of manual testing.
  • Executed test cases, logged defects in TestLink and maintained the bug status accordingly.
  • Collaborated with developers on a regular basis and worked extended hours to meet deadlines.
  • Helped documentation team in preparing user guides.
  • Attended weekly meetings with customers for project updates.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
07.2007 - 04.2011

Skills

Web testing

Backend testing

API Testing

Selenium

Cypress

Git

Apache JMeter

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Certification

01/01/22, Agile & Scrum in Depth: Guide, Simulation and Best Practices, Udemy

Job Title

QA Engineer

Timeline

QA Engineer

Reach PLC
04.2022 - Current

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Ucartz Online Pvt Ltd
03.2020 - 01.2022

Senior QA Automation Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
07.2015 - 01.2017

QA Automation Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
04.2014 - 06.2015

Junior Software Engineer

InTimeTec Visionsoft Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 03.2014

Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology

Anna University
07.2007 - 04.2011

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