Nithish Kumar Babu

QAE

Chennai,TN

Summary

Detail-oriented and results-driven QA professional with 2+ years of experience in software testing, defect lifecycle management, and quality assurance processes. Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with development teams and stakeholders to identify root causes, troubleshoot issues, and ensure pixel-perfect delivery of digital assets. Seeking to leverage expertise in manual testing, regression testing, UI/cross-device validation, and QA process optimization to ensure the highest quality standards at Google Operations Center.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Testing Associate

Amazon

Chennai, India

08.2024 - Current

Project: Amazon's Alexa
Domain: E-commerce | Approach: Automation & Manual QA
Tools: Selenium WebDriver (Python), Playwright, Appium, JIRA
Description: Amazon's Alexa is a cloud-based virtual assistant powering smart speakers, displays, and third-party devices. Alexa+ introduced generative AI for more natural, context-aware interactions across devices — requiring rigorous cross-device and UI QA validation.
Responsibilities:
Analyzed project requirements and business requirement specifications collaboratively with stakeholders to identify all possible test scenarios and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Designed and documented test plans, test scenarios, and detailed test cases based on user stories and acceptance criteria — categorizing them into Smoke, Sanity, and Regression suites.
Executed Functional, UI, Integration, System, Regression, Performance, and Compatibility testing across web and mobile platforms, validating rendering and behavior across multiple devices and browsers.
Performed cross-device and cross-browser validation to ensure consistent UI rendering and functional accuracy — similar to email client rendering QA.
Validated HTML/JSON/XML structures using parsers to ensure data integrity and correct template rendering.
Managed the full Bug Life Cycle — identifying, clearly documenting, and tracking defects in JIRA while coordinating directly with development teams to guarantee timely resolution and closure.
Conducted Regression Testing on fixed defects and ad-hoc development changes, generating detailed reports through Jenkins CI pipeline for pre-deployment validation.
Created and maintained QA checklists and process documentation, regularly reviewing them to reflect evolving business requirements and proactively identifying areas for process improvement.
Generated test reports and shared findings with project managers and stakeholders during status meetings, supporting post-mortem analysis when QA gaps led to issues.
Implemented automation frameworks from scratch (Page Object Model, Data-Driven, BDD) to enhance test efficiency and maintainability.
Prepared mobile app automation scripts using Appium for cross-device compatibility validation.
Maintained all test scripts and documentation in Git version control for traceability and collaboration.
Google Operations Center (Target Role Alignment)

Associate Software Engineer

Tech Mahindra

Chennai, India

12.2023 - 07.2024

Project: Vodafone Australia AEM Support
Domain: Telecom | Approach: Component Development & Content Authoring QA
Tools: Java, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Drupal CMS, Maven, JIRA
Description: Vodafone Australia (TPG Telecom Group) is a major telecommunications provider. The project involved developing and validating web components and content templates within Adobe Experience Manager for customer-facing digital experiences.
Responsibilities:
Analyzed requirements in Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and clarified specifications with business analysts to ensure accurate QA scope.
Validated UI components and content templates within AEM, ensuring correct rendering, layout accuracy, and adherence to design specifications — closely aligned with email template QA.
Reviewed and QA-validated authored content across components before deployment, ensuring visual fidelity and functional correctness.
Built project dependencies using Maven and created reusable methods for maintainability.
Reported and tracked tasks and defects using JIRA and Confluence, maintaining clear documentation of QA findings.
Participated in all Agile ceremonies — Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Documented QA and development processes thoroughly, supporting team knowledge sharing and process consistency.
Communicated and provided timely status updates to Project Manager and Team Lead.

Education

B.E. - Computer Science Engineering

Anna University

Arni

05-2023

Skills

Area: Testing Types
Skills: Manual Testing, Functional, UI/Visual, Integration, System, Regression, Performance, Compatibility, Workflow Testing
Area: QA Skills
Skills: Test Planning, Test Case Design, Test Execution, Bug Life Cycle Management, QA Process
Area: Markup & Styling
Skills: HTML, CSS (Template/Layout Validation & Troubleshooting)
Area: Automation Tools
Skills: Selenium WebDriver (Python), Appium (Mobile), Playwright
Area: Programming
Skills: Python, Java (Basics), SQL
Area: Frameworks
Skills: Pytest, Unittest, BDD (Behave), Page Object Model, Data-Driven Framework

Area: Defect Management
Skills: JIRA (Bug Tracking, Reporting, Test Case Management, Confluence)
Area: Design Validation
Skills: Figma, PSD (UI validation against visual design specs)
Area: Build & CI/CD
Skills: Jenkins, Maven, PyBuilder
Area: Version Control
Skills: Git / GitHub
Area: Methodology
Skills: Agile-Scrum
Area: Other Tools
Skills: Postman (API Testing), Locust (Performance), JSON/XML Parsers