I am a QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering robust automated tests in insurance, healthcare, automotive, and hospitality industries. I have hands-on expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and API testing to drive quality across UI and API layers. I thrive in Agile environments, collaborating with onshore and offshore teams to accelerate releases while reducing defects and maintaining high quality. I enjoy building scalable automation frameworks, mentoring teammates, and contributing to test strategy, planning, and defect lifecycle management. I’m an ISTQB certified professional who is motivated by complex problems, data integrity, and delivering reliable software in fast-paced domains, including Insurance, Healthcare, and Hospitality.

Vishali Kadali

I am a QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering robust automated tests in insurance, healthcare, automotive, and hospitality industries. I have hands-on expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and API testing to drive quality across UI and API layers. I thrive in Agile environments, collaborating with onshore and offshore teams to accelerate releases while reducing defects and maintaining high quality. I enjoy building scalable automation frameworks, mentoring teammates, and contributing to test strategy, planning, and defect lifecycle management. I’m an ISTQB certified professional who is motivated by complex problems, data integrity, and delivering reliable software in fast-paced domains, including Insurance, Healthcare, and Hospitality.

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I am a QA Automation Engineer with 8+ years of experience delivering robust automated tests in insurance, healthcare, automotive, and hospitality industries. I have hands-on expertise with Selenium, Playwright, Rest Assured, and API testing to drive quality across UI and API layers. I thrive in Agile environments, collaborating with onshore and offshore teams to accelerate releases while reducing defects and maintaining high quality.
I enjoy building scalable automation frameworks, mentoring teammates, and contributing to test strategy, planning, and defect lifecycle management. I’m an ISTQB certified professional who is motivated by complex problems, data integrity, and delivering reliable software in fast-paced domains, including Insurance, Healthcare, and Hospitality.

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Experience Level

Expert
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Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Consultant at Capgemini
September 1, 2024 - March 1, 2026
Ran manual and automated end-to-end testing for a policy administration system across SIT and E2E phases, supporting multiple production releases with zero critical defects in UAT. Built and maintained a Playwright UI automation framework (JavaScript), automating key regression tests and significantly reducing manual testing effort. Performed API testing using Postman and Rest Assured for policy creation, endorsement, and claims workflows. Contributed to test strategy and plan preparation as part of sprint planning activities. Worked with developers, BAs, and business teams in Agile Scrum; tracked and managed defects in Jira across multiple sprints, ensuring timely resolution and minimal defect leakage. Maintained and improved the regression test suite to ensure quality before each release.
Lead Engineer in Test at Photon Interactive Private Limited
June 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Led QA for multiple web applications, managing test planning, execution, and delivery for a small team across onshore and offshore. Built a Selenium WebDriver automation framework (Java), achieving strong automation coverage and reducing regression cycle time. Performed API testing and backend validation using Postman, ensuring data accuracy across services. Mentored junior QA engineers on automation practices, test design, and defect management. Set up test reporting dashboards to provide stakeholders better visibility into test progress and defect trends. Coordinated between dev, QA, and product teams to keep defect resolution and sprint delivery on track.
Senior Software Engineer at ValueMomentum
March 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Executed manual functional, regression, and integration tests for insurance platforms across multiple release cycles. Validated backend data using SQL queries, identifying data integrity issues before production deployment. Created test case documentation and traceability matrices linking tests to business requirements. Managed defects in Jira, maintaining low defect leakage across releases.
Quality Assurance Engineer at Innroad Software Development Services
February 1, 2018 - November 1, 2019
Performed manual UI and functional testing for a cloud-based hotel property management system — booking, reservations, check-in/check-out, and payments. Wrote and executed test cases across multiple releases, identifying defects and ensuring high fix rates before go-live. Handled regression testing for bi-weekly releases, checking backward compatibility across several integrated modules.
Senior Tester at UST Global
October 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Ran functional testing and tracked defects for enterprise application modules, supporting release cycles with zero showstopper defects. Worked with dev teams to validate bug fixes and verify regression scenarios under tight deadlines.
Test Engineer at Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Pvt Ltd
September 1, 2013 - September 1, 2017
Performed manual testing for enterprise automotive applications, supporting vehicle programme launches and system upgrades. Ran SIT, regression, and UAT support for dealer management and vehicle configuration systems across multiple test cycles. Created and maintained test plans, test cases, and defect reports with full traceability to business and technical requirements. Worked with business and development teams across global locations to confirm system readiness for production. Helped improve testing processes by streamlining test prioritisation and introducing parallel execution.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

ISTQB Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - April 30, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Healthcare, Travel & Hospitality, Professional Services