Nikhil Kakade
Pune,MH
Summary
- Seasoned QA Automation Professional with 7.5+ years of industry experience, currently working as an Associate Technical Lead at Delivery Solutions since Nov 2021.
- Strong understanding of QA processes with hands-on experience in diverse testing types including Functional, Regression, Performance, Smoke, and Sanity testing.
- Proficient in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Extensive expertise in UI, API, Desktop, Web, and Mobile Automation using tools and frameworks such as Selenium WebDriver with Java, TestNG, Page Object.
- Developed and maintained multiple automation frameworks from scratch, including a low-code UI automation framework to improve test efficiency and adoption.
- Hands-on experience in building and managing Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated test execution.
- Actively exploring and integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into automation frameworks, focusing on intelligent test generation, failure analysis, and adaptive script maintenance.
- Proven team leadership capabilities, including mentoring junior team members, managing deliverables, code reviews, and aligning QA efforts with sprint goals as part of the Associate Technical Lead role.
- Domain exposure: US Healthcare, Medical Billing, Logistics, and Finance.
- Strong working knowledge of Jira, Git, Bitbucket, SVN, and agile test lifecycle tools.
- Proficient in Performance Testing using JMeter & LoadRunner - script design, execution, and analysis.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Technical Lead
Delivery Solutions
11.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Delivery Solutions is a Retail eCommerce OXM Platform that provides retailers with out-of-the-box solutions to power Same-Day Delivery, Curbside, In-Store Pickup, Shipping, and Post Purchase experiences.
- Leading UI & API automation using Selenium (Java), TestNG, POM and RestAssured.
- Managing QA team: task allocation, code reviews, and mentoring.
- Built and maintained automation frameworks and Jenkins pipelines for CI/CD.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for release readiness and test planning.
- Developed a QA Portal using Angular and Spring Boot for test execution, reporting, and tracking.
- Delivery Solutions is a Retail eCommerce OXM Platform that provides retailers with out-of-the-box solutions to power Same-Day Delivery, Curbside, In-Store Pickup, Shipping, and Post Purchase experiences.
- Tech Stack: Java, Selenium, TestNG, RestAssured, JMeter, Jenkins, POM, Javascript, Angular, Java Spring boot
Automation Engineer
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
04.2021 - 10.2021
Automation Engineer
Meditab Software Pvt. Ltd.
Ahmedabad
07.2017 - 03.2021
Skills
- Selenium
- Rest Appium
- Sikuli
- TestNG
- JUnit
- ReportPortal
- ExtentReport
- Allure
- Java
- Python
- JavaScript
- VBScript
- Angular
- Spring Boot
- JMeter
- LoadRunner
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- SQL Server
- Jenkins
- Git
- Bitbucket
- Docker
- ChatGPT API
- Maven
- Selenoid
- LambdaTest
- Jira
- Confluence
Timeline
Associate Technical Lead
Delivery Solutions
11.2021 - Current
Automation Engineer
Synechron Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2021 - 10.2021
Automation Engineer
Meditab Software Pvt. Ltd.
07.2017 - 03.2021
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