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Ranjani Thoppe

Automation Test Engineer
Leeds

Summary

ISTQB Certified Automation Test Engineer with 5+ years in software testing, including API automation (Karate, Playwright) and web automation (Selenium/Java), plus CI/CD integration. Committed to continuous learning, expanding skills and leveraging acquired skills.

Visa Status - British Passport Holder

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Engineer

Sky UK Ltd
3 2020 - 10.2024
  • Conducted comprehensive API functional testing for Sky Sports app using Docker.Automated API tests with Karate framework, Cucumber syntax, and Playwright.
  • Performed manual testing with Postman; documented APIs with Swagger and OpenAPI.
  • Contribution in Agile ceremonies: Daily Stand-ups, 3 Amigos, Refinements, Kick-offs, Reviews, and Retros
  • Executed functional tests locally and in CI/CD pipelines using Docker and GitLab/CircleCI.
  • Ran functional tests on CircleCI and post-deployment tests on Octopus.
  • Conducted regression and smoke testing, health-checking endpoints with Postman, and monitoring pod health in k9s. Deployed to Kubernetes and escalated issues when necessary.
  • Utilized observability tools: New Relic, ELK, Kibana, and Grafana dashboards.
  • Created and managed customer-impacting change requests. Effectively handled incident management, minimizing downtime.
  • Tracked issues in Jira for timely resolution. Investigated and replicated user-reported issues, providing detailed reports for quick resolutions.
  • Documented updates and maintained testing procedure transparency.
  • Developed an onboarding Wiki page for new joiners.
  • Facilitated knowledge transfer and shared best practices in test engineering.
  • Evaluated testability requirements and collaborated with development teams to resolve software issues.
  • Conducted stress testing to increase product reliability.
  • Contributed to cross-functional teams for timely high-quality product delivery. Improved testing efficiency with automated test scripts. Managed defects by identifying, raising, retesting, and closing once resolved.


Test Engineer

Ridley Fisher Ltd
8 2016 - 8 2017
  • Automated Tests: Developed and executed using Selenium with Java - POM. Participated in Agile ceremonies.
  • TDD & BDD Projects: Worked with TestNG and developers to automate test cases.
  • Manual Testing: Functional and regression testing preparation and execution.
  • Smoke, Sanity, & Re-Testing: Performed for all builds and end-to-end user management tests.
  • API Testing: Conducted using Postman and Rest Assured.
    Test Execution: Functionality, retesting, regression testing, and sanity checks.
  • Repository Maintenance: Managed test case and result documentation.
  • Bug Reporting: Prepared reports, analyzed trends, and maintained defect databases.

SAP ABAP Consultant

SystimaNX Ltd
02.2014 - 06.2015
  • Analyzed business requirements, estimated effort, and designed specs, prepared test documents, and conducted testing

SAP ABAP & IS-U Billing Consultant

TATA Consultancy Services Ltd
4 2008 - 1 2014
  • Worked on diverse international projects. Expertise in Unit, Integration, Regression, and UAT testing. Experience in implementation, upgrades, and maintenance. Analyzed requirements, prepared test docs, designed specs, provided post-implementation support, and coordinated UAT.

Skills

Education - BE Computer Science & Engineering (Passed with Distinction)

Gen AI in Software Testing

Selenium, Java, Playwright, Typescript, Karate, JavaScript

BDD Cucumber

GitHub/Gitlab, CircleCI, Octopus

Jira, TestRail

POM, TestNG, Maven

Postman, Swagger, K9s, Docker

Timeline

SAP ABAP Consultant

SystimaNX Ltd
02.2014 - 06.2015

Test Engineer

Sky UK Ltd
3 2020 - 10.2024

Test Engineer

Ridley Fisher Ltd
8 2016 - 8 2017

SAP ABAP & IS-U Billing Consultant

TATA Consultancy Services Ltd
4 2008 - 1 2014
Ranjani ThoppeAutomation Test Engineer