QA Engineer | Manual & Automation Testing

Hi, I'm Chandra Sekhar Sai Ensuring Software Quality Through Smart Testing & Automation

QA Engineer skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and JIRA — focused on reducing manual effort through automation while maintaining 100% SLA compliance and zero deliverable slippage.

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All quality gates passed — 98% SLA compliance

60% Automated 50+ Defects Tracked 98% SLA

About Me

Who I Am

A QA Engineer dedicated to delivering quality through meticulous testing and smart automation.

QA Engineer with experience in manual and automation testing, test case design, and defect lifecycle management. Proficient in Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, and JIRA. Skilled in authoring test plans, executing functional and regression test cases, UAT coordination, and delivering test dashboards to stakeholders.

Committed to 100% SLA compliance, zero slippage on deliverables, and continuous improvement of testing efficiency through automation.

100+ Test Cases

60% Regression Automated

50+ Defects Tracked

98% SLA Compliance

Toolchain

Tools & Technologies

The tools and frameworks I use to ensure software quality.

Testing Types

Manual Testing

Automation Testing

Functional Testing

Regression Testing

UAT

API Testing

Data-Driven Testing

Test Management

Test Planning

Test Case Design

Defect Tracking

Traceability Matrix

Execution Reporting

Tools & Frameworks

Selenium WebDriver

TestNG

Cucumber

JIRA

MySQL

Automation & Scripting

Java

GUI Automation

VB Macros (Basic)

Scheduling

Dev & Reporting Tools

Eclipse

Git

GitHub

WSRs

Test Status Dashboards

Platforms & Cloud

Windows

Linux

AWS (Certified)

Portfolio

Featured Projects

Testing projects demonstrating my skills in manual, automation, and API/DB testing.

Hybrid Automation Framework

Adactin HotelApp — Hybrid Automation Framework

Enterprise-grade Hybrid Automation Framework combining POM + Data-Driven + Keyword-Driven + Cucumber BDD. Automates 9 functional modules (Login, Registration, Search Hotel, Select Hotel, Book Hotel, Booking Confirmation, Itinerary, Logout, Forgot Password) of the Adactin Hotel Booking App.

●Tech: Java 21, Selenium 4.15, TestNG 7.8, Cucumber BDD 7.14, Maven

●Design: POM, Factory, Singleton, ThreadLocal, DriverManager

●Reporting: Extent Reports 5.1 + Allure 2.24, Log4j2

●CI/CD: Jenkins (Jenkinsfile) + GitHub Actions

Java 21 Selenium 4 TestNG Cucumber BDD Maven Extent Reports Allure Jenkins GitHub Actions

Repo Live App

Manual & Automation

OrangeHRM Management System Testing

Developed and executed comprehensive test cases for employee management workflows, ensuring full requirement traceability aligned to business specifications. Detected and documented critical defects contributing to a 25% improvement in software quality, monitoring the defect lifecycle and ensuring timely resolution via JIRA. Maintained detailed test evidence including screenshots and defect reports, with usability feedback provided to stakeholders.

Manual Testing Selenium WebDriver JIRA

Repo Case Study

Career

Work Experience

My professional journey in quality engineering and test automation.

Present

Software QA Engineer (Project-Based)

Independent Testing Projects — Visakhapatnam, India — 2024 – Present

Authored 100+ test cases based on business requirements and testable specifications, ensuring peer review to minimize rework and achieve high defect detection rate.
Defined test scope, entry/exit criteria, and UAT parameters in collaboration with development teams; coordinated version control of test artifacts across releases.
Automated 60% of regression test cases using Java and Selenium WebDriver, reducing manual testing effort by 40% and overall test execution time by 25%.
Designed a GUI automation framework using TestNG with scheduling capabilities, executing test lifecycle automation aligned to project SLAs.
Identified, documented, and tracked 50+ defects in JIRA with clear descriptions, replication patterns, and screenshots, maintaining a 98% SLA-based resolution rate with zero rejections/slippage.
Delivered weekly test status dashboards and WSRs to stakeholders, ensuring 100% on-time delivery with accurate effort updates in tracking systems.