Sai Harsha Kothapalli
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven Senior Test Engineer with total of 7 years of extensive experience in Testing Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS applications. Proven track record in developing and executing comprehensive test plans to enhance software quality and performance. Expertise in end to end testing of applications. Network infrastructure validation, troubleshooting issues in simulators. Knowledge on devops and cloud practices.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Test Engineer
Nokia
03.2019 - 12.2025
- Developed and executed comprehensive test plans for software applications.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and performance standards.
- Identified and documented defects using industry-standard tracking tools.
- Deployed and validated applications on Kubernetes clusters using Helm charts, ensuring correct configuration across environments.
- Performed post-deployment testing on Kubernetes workloads, including pod health checks, service accessibility, and ingress validation.
- Monitored application behavior using Kubernetes logs, events, and metrics.
- Used kubectl, eksctl, and AWS CLI to manage Amazon EKS clusters, deploy applications, and validate Kubernetes resources in cloud environments.
- Experience working with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to support application deployments.
- Used JIRA to log, track, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
- Possess basic knowledge of Linux and shell scripting for executing commands, log analysis, and test support activities.
- Hands-on experience using JMeter to perform load and performance testing and analyze application behavior under stress.
- Performed end-to-end (E2E) product testing to validate complete application workflows.
- Analyzed test results against business and technical requirements to ensure functional and performance compliance.
- Identified defects and system gaps, proposed improvement recommendations, and executed repeated test cycles to validate fixes.
- Responsible for understanding product requirements and deriving test plans and customer-specific test scenarios.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology
Guntur04-2018
Skills
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Helm charts
- AWS
- Linux
- Jenkins
- jira
- Shell scripting
Affiliations
Attended Docker and Kubernetes workshops/sessions to strengthen containerization and orchestration skills.
Actively engaged in continuous learning initiatives focused on modern DevOps and cloud practices.
Actively engaged in continuous learning initiatives focused on modern DevOps and cloud practices.
Timeline
Senior Test Engineer
Nokia
03.2019 - 12.2025
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science And Engineering
Vasireddy Venkatadri Institute of Technology