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JABBAR KASIM M

Chennai

Summary

Results-oriented QA Engineer with 8+ years of experience in software testing, including 2+ years in API Automation using Java, REST Assured, and TestNG. Expertise in functional, regression, integration, and microservices testing for web, mobile, and backend applications. Proven track record of reducing regression cycles by up to 50% through automation and process optimization. Skilled in SQL, Postman, JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Agile methodologies, ensuring high-quality, on-time software delivery.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Test Engineer II

Jio Platforms Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Worked for Jio Platforms Ltd under ASM Enterprise solutions from May 2021 to May 2022. Then got employed as a permanent resource in Jio itself.
  • Automation in Jio experience : Onboarded a new tenant - Clovia covering 4 major flows in our project.
    Carrier Determination Service: Based on the inputs the CDS will determine which is best carrier that we can use for delivery a shipment based on certain logic.
    Booking Service: We will mock the Booking feed coming from upstream system and send it to CIS topic then CIS will be sending it to 3PL (3rd party logistics) and 3PL will send us back the success or failure response.
    Status Tracking: We will validate whether the Shipment status is updated correct and sent successfully to the upstream system
    Cancellation : Incase of any cancellation happening form the customer end for the order we will send the same to 3PL and cancel the booking successfully
  • Designed and executed reusable API test suites using REST Assured, Java, and TestNG, improving API regression speed by 50%.
  • Led a high-performing QA team of 6 engineers for SCM tools (Trip Management, Loader App, Delivery App, NOAH, NDS).
  • Delivered real-time testing dashboards for stakeholders, reducing defect resolution time by 20%.

Associate

Cognizant
11.2016 - 05.2021
  • Served as SME for web modules (Home, My Account, Product Listing, Checkout) ensuring 100% coverage for high-priority features.
  • Sole tester for iOS mobile app, introducing Selenium-based automation that reduced manual workload by 40%.
  • Developed Postman & Swagger smoke test scripts, cutting integration test execution time by 20%.
  • Collaborated with business analysts and clients on-site, reducing UAT defects by 15%.
  • Conducted QA training sessions and standardized API testing methodologies across teams.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Velammal Institute of Technology
01.2016

Skills

  • Automation & API Testing: REST Assured, Postman, Swagger, JSON, XML
  • Programming & Frameworks: Java, TestNG, Maven
  • Manual Testing Expertise: Functional, Regression, Sanity, Smoke, Integration, UAT, Mobile App Testing
  • Test Management & CI/CD: JIRA, ALM, Azure DevOps, Jenkins
  • Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, SQL Server
  • Version Control: Git
  • Agile Practices: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Defect Triage
  • Soft Skills: Problem Solving, Stakeholder Communication, Team Mentoring

Certification

REST API Automation (REST Assured, Postman) – Udemy

Awards

1st Rating for three consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019) for outstanding performance in Quality Engineering & Assurance.

Timeline

Software Test Engineer II

Jio Platforms Ltd
05.2021 - 05.2022

Associate

Cognizant
11.2016 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Velammal Institute of Technology
JABBAR KASIM M