Kiran Kodam Kumar

ISTQB-certified Senior QA Engineer with 14 years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing (5 years). Expert in Selenium, TestNG, POM, BDD, Cucumber, and Hybrid frameworks. Skilled in API testing (Postman, Newman CLI, REST Assured), CI/CD (Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Docker), and learning TypeScript and Playwright. Advanced prompt engineering with AI tools. Domain expertise in banking, railroads, hospitality, IAM, and transportation. Experienced with Agile-SCRUM methodologies.

• ISTQB Foundation Level Certified
• Cognizant Hall of Fame – 2013
• Expert in AI Testing Tools
• Created Power BI QA Dashboards
• Automated regression tests (55% reduction)

• Design and implement scalable automation scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, and TestNG for UI validation
• Developed hybrid, data-driven, and modular test components to ensure reusability and maintainability of the automation suite
• Execute automated test cases across multiple browsers and environments using tools like Selenium Grid
• Identify synchronization issues and resolve them using Explicit Waits and Fluent Waits to stabilize test execution
• Perform API testing using Postman and RestAssured to validate backend services and integrations
• Handle file operations, reporting, and external data sources using Apache POI for Excel-based test data management
• Conduct smoke, regression, sanity, and cross-browser tests as part of release cycles
• Collaborate with developers and manual testers to identify automation opportunities and clarify acceptance criteria
• Architect and evolve hybrid automation frameworks that support web, mobile, and API testing with extensibility in mind
• Define automation strategy and test coverage scope aligned with product goals, release cadence, and ROI metrics
• Integrate the automation suite into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, supporting both scheduled and on-demand execution
• Mentor and guide junior automation engineers through code reviews, framework onboarding, and knowledge sessions
• Drive test planning, effort estimation, and resource allocation for sprint and release-level automation activities
• Implement design patterns like Singleton and Strategy for WebDriver management, enhancing execution control

Provide test metrics, failure analysis, and stakeholder reporting using tools like ExtentReports or custom dashboards

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Hyderabad.                                                Kodam Kiran Kumar.