ANAND NAYAK

Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced Automation Test Engineer with nearly 3 years of expertise in Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Java. Skilled in developing and executing automation scripts using the Page Object Model (POM) and building Hybrid frameworks with Maven. Proficient in XPath for object identification, defect tracking with JIRA, and all phases of the SDLC and STLC. Extensive experience in Smoke, Functional, GUI, Regression, and Compatibility Testing. Results-driven, committed to quality, and focused on continuous learning.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Project

Cognizant Technologies

05.2025 - Current

Automation Engineer

Cigniti Technologies

01.2022 - 05.2025

Project : Genentech
Project Domain : Health Care
Genentech, a leading biotechnology company, focuses on developing medicines for serious and life-threatening diseases. The project involved ensuring the quality and functionality of healthcare applications through manual and automation testing.
Roles & Responsibilities :
Analyzed Functional Specification Documents for each release.
Set up automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and BDD (Cucumber).
Actively participated in Agile processes like Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Grooming Sessions.
Configured Selenium, TestNG, and Maven, and created automation scripts in Java.
Tested application compatibility for dynamic and static content using HTML IDs, XPath, and CSS selectors in Selenium.
Prepared and presented weekly and monthly status reports.
Supported User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by managing user base and testing activities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering

Aurora's Engineering College

07.2021

Skills

Automation Testing: Selenium WebDriver, BDD (Cucumber), TestNG, Maven, Java, Page Object Model (POM), RestAssured (API Testing)
Defect Management: JIRA (Defect Reporting, Tracking, Test Execution)

Agile Methodologies: Scrum (Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, Grooming), Agile Collaboration
Tools & Technologies: Eclipse IDE, Maven, JIRA, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Git, Jenkins, RestAssured

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