Likitha Reddy
Hyderabad,Telangana
Summary
QA Automation Engineer with over 7 years of experience specialising in automation and manual testing within the insurance sector; integrated testing processes for over 15 releases at PwC, enhancing application stability. Promoted to Senior Associate after improving test coverage and automation efficiency, including significant reductions in manual regression effort through Selenium and TestCafe initiatives. ISTQB-certified professional with expertise in CI/CD pipelines and collaboration with global teams.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Associate - QA Automation Engineer
PwC
Hyderabad, Telangana
11.2024 - 02.2026
- Integrated testing processes across 15+ Guidewire PolicyCenter releases, enhancing application stability through rigorous validation in SIT and UAT environments.
- Automated smoke test suites using Cucumber and TestCafe and executed bi-weekly deployments to testing environments, reducing manual regression effort by 40% and ensuring build stability across releases.
- Identified high-severity defects in core Digital workflows, providing detailed analysis that helped reduce issue triage time by approximately 30%.
- Improved test case creation efficiency by 20% through evaluation and testing of ChatPwC, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimise test design.
- Maintained automation scripts within the GT framework and supported CI execution processes, contributing to a 15% reduction in deployment failures.
- Performed functional testing of critical business features as part of Agile release cycles and demonstrated completed functionality to business stakeholders.
Consultant
Capgemini
Hyderabad, Telangana
02.2018 - 08.2023
- Automated regression testing of Guidewire PolicyCenter modules using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Maven, resulting in a 35% reduction in manual testing effort.
- Implemented Page Object Model (POM) framework, improving script maintainability and reuse, leading to 25% faster script execution for the regression test suite.
- Integrated automation suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for scheduled and on-demand regression runs and cross-browser testing, enabling 20+ test cycles per week.
- Enhanced defect tracking and resolution using Rally and HP ALM, collaborating with developers to achieve a 10% reduction in high-severity defects.
- Trained and onboarded 5 new team members on Guidewire workflows and testing practices, creating recorded sessions for future reference.
- Designed and implemented end-to-end testing strategies in an Agile environment for Guidewire PolicyCenter modules, increasing test coverage by 30%.
- Optimised test case design, reducing redundancy and improving test efficiency in high-risk areas, reducing test execution time by 12 hours per week.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering
BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women
01.2017
Skills
- Selenium WebDriver
- TestCafe
- Cucumber
- TestNG
- Java
- Page Object Model (POM)
- BDD
- Jenkins
- Maven
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Smoke Testing
- End-to-End Testing
- UI Testing
- Git
- GitHub
- HP ALM
- Rally
- Insurance
- Guidewire PolicyCenter
- Guidewire Jutro
- Agile
- Scrum
- SDLC
- STLC
Websites
Certification
- Guidewire Certified Associate - InsuranceSuite Analyst, Guidewire Education, 2026
- AINS 101 - Insurance Fundamentals, The Institutes, 2025
- ISTQB Certified Tester - Foundation Level (CTFL), International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB), 2024
Languages
Java
Personal Information
Title: QA Automation Engineer
Timeline
Senior Associate - QA Automation Engineer
PwC
11.2024 - 02.2026
Consultant
Capgemini
02.2018 - 08.2023
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and Communication Engineering
BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women