I am a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience in both manual and automation testing. I have worked extensively with Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub Actions. I have strong experience testing web and enterprise applications, including end-to-end, regression, and API validation. I focus on building reliable automation that improves quality, reduces manual effort, and speeds up delivery. I am a quick learner, adaptable to new technologies, and committed to delivering high-quality results.

Prashanthi Konda

I am a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience in both manual and automation testing. I have worked extensively with Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub Actions. I have strong experience testing web and enterprise applications, including end-to-end, regression, and API validation. I focus on building reliable automation that improves quality, reduces manual effort, and speeds up delivery. I am a quick learner, adaptable to new technologies, and committed to delivering high-quality results.

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I am a QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience in both manual and automation testing. I have worked extensively with Selenium, Playwright, API testing, and CI/CD integration using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

I have strong experience testing web and enterprise applications, including end-to-end, regression, and API validation. I focus on building reliable automation that improves quality, reduces manual effort, and speeds up delivery.

I am a quick learner, adaptable to new technologies, and committed to delivering high-quality results.

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Language

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Work Experience

Quality Engineer (Automation & Strategy) at Samsung Electronics
April 1, 2025 - Present
Designed, developed, and executed automation frameworks using Python, Java, C#, VBScript, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, and Pytest, including building BDD frameworks with Cucumber, JUnit, Maven, and Gherkin. Performed API and Web Services testing using SOAP/XML (SoapUI), REST Assured, Postman, and created automated API test suites ensuring functional, reliability, and integration coverage. Automated mobile applications for Android and iOS using Appium, validating responsive behaviour, UI/UX consistency, and end-to-end workflows. Developed and executed 350+ UI and regression test scripts, improving release confidence by 45% and reducing bug leakage. Worked with AWS (Lambda, security groups, CloudWatch monitoring), GitLab for version control, and contributed to DevOps pipelines by integrating automation suites with Jenkins CI/CD for continuous, nightly, and on-demand test execution. Authored and executed performance, load, and endurance tests using LoadRunner, and contributed
Quality Engineer (Cloud & Infrastructure) at Ciena
April 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Designed and implemented end-to-end automation frameworks across web, API, and cloud environments using Playwright, Cypress, Protractor, Selenium WebDriver, Jest/Request-Promise, and Cucumber, including upgrading legacy JBehave frameworks to modern, scalable solutions. Utilized AWS services (Lambda, CloudWatch, EC2, S3) to support serverless test data generation, automation execution, and validation workflows reducing infrastructure and operational costs by 30% while improving test scalability. Performed comprehensive API and database testing using Rest Assured, Ready API, Postman, and JDBC with complex SQL queries for data validation, integration testing, and backend verification. Implemented CI/CD pipelines and automation integration using Maven, Git, Jenkins, and AWS DevOps tools, enabling continuous regression execution and accelerating deployment quality. Developed reusable Python API modules and MVC-based Selenium test frameworks, cutting test script development time by half and
Quality Analyst (Payments & API) at Amadeus
March 1, 2023 - December 1, 2023
Designed and implemented automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver with Java and C#, conducted web services testing with POSTMAN. Developed and executed manual and automated test cases using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Appium, Core Java, Cucumber (BDD/TDD), and Protractor for Angular applications; built and enhanced regression frameworks integrated with Jenkins for CI. Conducted API and microservices testing for Spring Boot applications using Java, REST Assured, and JavaScript-based Postman automation; validated CRUD operations, XML responses, and data-driven test scenarios using JDBC and property/XML files. Extensive experience in Web Services, SOAP, and REST API Testing using UFT API, Restful API, Rest Sharp, Para soft SOA, Apache JMeter, Postman, and SoapUI. Involved in Agile Methodology Sprint with daily status meetings. Managed full defect lifecycle including tracking, reporting, reproducing, and triaging in ALM, Jira, and Quality Center; maintained Traceability Matric
QA Engineer (Core Banking) at UCO Bank
January 1, 2018 - February 1, 2021
Reviewed business and technical specifications to design comprehensive test plans, test cases, and RTMs, performing both manual and automated testing across web, mobile, and backend platforms using Java, Selenium, and Quality Center. Developed robust automation frameworks from scratch using Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, Cucumber, Maven, Protractor, and Chai for AngularJS applications; automated high-value regression, functional, and smoke test suites. Conducted comprehensive manual, functional, UAT, and regression testing across complex web and mobile applications, analysing business requirements, contributing to test plans, creating detailed test cases, and maintaining traceability matrices and defect reports using Jira and Quality Center. Automated mobile native applications using Appium, Core Java, and Selenium, integrated automation pipelines using Maven and Jenkins for nightly and on-demand execution, and validated RESTful services and XML payloads using REST Assured. Performed API,
Test Engineer at Alibaba Group
June 1, 2015 - December 1, 2017
Designed and executed comprehensive test plans, test cases, and automation suites for Alibaba’s high-traffic e-commerce and cloud platforms, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and seamless user experience across multiple regions. Developed and maintained automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber, and Protractor, supporting functional, regression, and integration testing for web and AngularJS applications. Performed API, database, and performance testing using Postman, Rest Assured, SQL/NoSQL databases, JMeter, and LoadRunner, validating backend services, cloud-based workflows, and high-volume transactional operations. Integrated automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, enabling nightly builds, continuous regression, and faster delivery cycles for e-commerce, payment, and logistics systems. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to perform defect tracking, root-cause analysis, and test reporting, ensuring high-quality releases

Education

Bachelors in Information Technology at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India
January 11, 2030 - May 4, 2026

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Industry Experience

Healthcare, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Software & Internet