Sundaragiri Nikhila
@sundaragirinikhila
QA Automation Engineer specializing in Playwright, Typescript , and API testing.
What I'm looking for
I am a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience building scalable UI and API automation frameworks using Playwright (TypeScript), Selenium (Java), TestNG/Cucumber, and TestMaster, and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins. I have applied testing skills to fintech (Avaloq Smart Client), analytics (ThoughtSpot), ETL tools (Diyotta), and AI/ML projects, automating end-to-end workflows to reduce manual effort and improve release quality.
I mentor teams on automation best practices and agile processes, perform backend and database validation using SQL and Python (Pandas/NumPy), and have driven migrations (Protractor to Playwright) and CI/CD test execution. My focus is on delivering reliable, maintainable test frameworks and ensuring data and model validation for AI-driven applications.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Designed and implemented Playwright TypeScript UI automation frameworks with BDD and Cucumber, automated Avaloq Smart Client workflows using TestMaster, and mentored team members to adopt automation best practices in CI/CD pipelines.
QA Engineer 3
ThoughtSpot India Pvt Ltd
May 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 7 months)
Built Playwright TypeScript UI automation frameworks with POM, automated API tests using TestNG and Java, executed E2E tests and integrated test suites into Jenkins to reduce manual testing effort.
QA Engineer
Diyotta India Pvt Ltd
Aug 2020 - May 2021 (9 months)
Executed regression and ad-hoc testing for Diyotta Studio ETL tool and developed Selenium Java automation scripts to validate data flows while managing defects in Agile sprints.
Software Engineer
Meslova Systems Pvt Ltd
May 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Developed test designs and executed functional, load and AI/ML model validation tests; created Python (Pandas) scripts for model/data validation and used JMeter for load testing across multiple projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Guru Nanak Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering
2012 - 2016
Grade: 73%
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering with a 73% final percentage.
SR Junior College
Intermediate (XII), MPC (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry)
2010 - 2012
Grade: 90%
Completed Intermediate (Class XII) with MPC stream, achieving a 90% score.
Kakatiya High School
SSC, General Secondary Education
2009 - 2010
Grade: 88.5%
Completed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) with an 88.5% score.
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