Vikash Kumar Sharma
ESSPL
Bhubaneswar
5
years of professional experience
Software Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience specializing in end-to-end test automation for web, mobile, and API platforms. Proficient in leading QA processes, building automation frameworks with Cypress & Selenium & Playwright, and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines. Demonstrated success in improving software reliability, reducing regression time, and mentoring team members in Agile environments.
Work History
Software Test Engineer
1 Year 6 Months- Developed and maintained API automation framework using Rest Assured and TestNG, reducing backend validation time by 40%
- Integrated automated test suites into CI/CD using GitHub Actions, executing nightly regression runs and reducing manual effort by 15 hours/week
- Implemented Allure reporting for test analytics, improving defect triage efficiency by 30%
- Conducted performance testing with K6, identifying bottlenecks that improved system response time by 25%
Senior Software Tester
8 Months- Built Cypress automation framework from scratch, achieving 70% test coverage for UI regression
- Performed security and performance testing for government web applications, ensuring compliance with standards
- Managed defect lifecycle in JIRA, reducing average bug resolution time from 5 to 2 days
Senior Software Tester
1 Year 11 Months- Led end-to-end testing for financial management systems, designing test strategies and coordinating UAT
- Automated financial reporting workflows using Selenium, saving 10+ hours of manual effort per sprint
- Mentored 2 junior QA engineers on automation best practices and scripting standards
Test Analyst
1 Year 2 Months- Created and executed 500+ test cases for web and mobile applications, ensuring 100% requirement coverage
- Documented and tracked 150+ defects in JIRA, facilitating clear communication between teams
- Performed functional, regression, and integration testing on major product release
Education
Master of Computer Application
Bachelor of Computer Application
Skills
Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver
Cypress
Playwright
Rest Assured
K6
Jenkins
Postman
Programming Language: Java
JavaScript/TypeScript
Test Framework: TestNG
Mocha
Cucumber (BDD)
Testing Types: Functional
Regression
Integration
System
UAT
API Testing
Mobile Testing
CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins
GitHub Actions
Docker
Database Testing: SQL
MySQL
MongoDB (Querying
Data Validation)
Test Management & Defect Tracking: JIRA
BugZilla
Methodologies: Agile/Scrum
Manual testing
Database testing
Performance testing
Defect tracking
Timeline
Software Test Engineer
ESSPL
01.2025 - CurrentRead More
Senior Software Tester
Mind Spark Technology
04.2024 - 12.2024Read More
Senior Software Tester
Austere Systems
04.2022 - 03.2024Read More
Test Analyst
Empirical Solutions
02.2021 - 04.2022Read More
Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University
Bachelor of Computer Application
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Chandigarh University Distance Education
Master of Computer Application
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