![Akshaya K](https://jobicy.com/react/themes/app/images/avatar.jpg) Akshaya K # QA Automation Engineer Open to offers · Member since 27 Jul 2026 [Message](https://jobicy.com/dashboard-page.md) ShareLocationBangalore, IndiaDesired salaryUnspecifiedWork preferenceHybrid / Full Time, ContractExperience levelMid * [Overview](#overview) * [Portfolio 0](#portfolio) * [Services 0](#services) ## About Professional summaryI am a QA Automation Engineer with 4+ years of experience in manual testing and test automation across SaaS and telecommunications products. I have built and led Playwright/TypeScript automation frameworks that scaled to 500+ test cases and helped reduce manual regression effort by more than 60% through CI/CD integration. My experience includes API test automation, backend data validation, and BDD-based testing with Cucumber/Gherkin. I am comfortable working across the full testing lifecycle, from requirements review and test design to release sign-off. I have worked closely with developers and product managers in Agile environments, contributing during sprint planning and story grooming to improve acceptance criteria and reduce defect leakage. I also enjoy mentoring junior QA engineers and helping teams improve automation quality, framework design, and testing practices. I am open to opportunities where I can continue growing in automation engineering, strengthen quality processes, and contribute to reliable product delivery. ## Skills 28 capabilities[Agile](https://jobicy.com/talent/agile.md)[API Testing](https://jobicy.com/talent/api-testing.md)[AWS](https://jobicy.com/talent/aws.md)[BDD](https://jobicy.com/talent/bdd.md)[CI CD](https://jobicy.com/talent/ci-cd.md)[Cucumber](https://jobicy.com/talent/cucumber.md)[Gherkin](https://jobicy.com/talent/gherkin.md)[Git](https://jobicy.com/talent/git.md)[GitHub Actions](https://jobicy.com/talent/github-actions.md)[HTTP](https://jobicy.com/talent/http.md)[Java](https://jobicy.com/talent/java.md)[Jenkins](https://jobicy.com/talent/jenkins.md)[Jira](https://jobicy.com/talent/jira.md)[Manual Testing](https://jobicy.com/talent/manual-testing.md)[MySQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/mysql.md)[Page Object Model](https://jobicy.com/talent/page-object-model.md)[Playwright](https://jobicy.com/talent/playwright.md)[PostgreSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/postgresql.md)[Postman](https://jobicy.com/talent/postman.md)[QA Automation](https://jobicy.com/talent/qa-automation.md)[REST](https://jobicy.com/talent/rest.md)[Scrum](https://jobicy.com/talent/scrum.md)[SDLC](https://jobicy.com/talent/sdlc.md)[Selenium Webdriver](https://jobicy.com/talent/selenium-webdriver.md)[SQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/sql.md)[Swagger](https://jobicy.com/talent/swagger.md)[TestNG](https://jobicy.com/talent/testng.md)[TypeScript](https://jobicy.com/talent/typescript.md) ## Tech stack & tools Working toolkit ### Application Hosting [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/jenkins/jenkins-original.svg) Jenkins](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=jenkins.md) ### Application Utilities [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/postman/postman-original.svg) Postman](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=postman.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/swagger/swagger-original.svg) Swagger](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=swagger.md) ### Collaboration [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/jira/jira-original.svg) Jira](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=jira.md) ### Data Stores [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/mysql/mysql-original.svg) MySQL](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=mysql.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/postgresql/postgresql-original.svg) PostgreSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=postgresql.md) ### Development [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/git/git-original.svg) Git](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=git.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/github/github-original.svg) GitHub](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=github.md) ### Languages & Frameworks [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/cucumber/cucumber-original.svg) Cucumber](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=cucumber.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/java/java-original.svg) Java](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=java.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/playwright/playwright-original.svg) Playwright](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=playwright.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/typescript/typescript-original.svg) TypeScript](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=typescript.md) ## Experience Career history ### QA Engineer 1 · Tangoe India Dec 2023 – PresentI led the design and implementation of an end-to-end UI automation framework in Playwright/TypeScript using the Page Object Model. The framework scaled to 500+ test cases across multiple product modules. I reduced manual regression effort by more than 60% by building and maintaining GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines that run full regression suites on every pull request. I also built API test automation and performed backend validation using MySQL and PostgreSQL queries. I partnered closely with developers and product managers during sprint planning and story grooming, and I mentored junior QA engineers on automation architecture and TypeScript best practices. ### QA Engineer · Cognizant Technology Solutions (via People Prime World Wide) Dec 2021 – May 2023I authored and executed test cases against client requirements and functional specifications across web and web-service layers in an Agile environment. I owned end-to-end defect management in JIRA, including logging, prioritizing, and tracking issues through resolution with developers. I also executed API testing with Postman and validated backend data with SQL Workbench. I produced daily test execution reports and led weekly stand-ups with client stakeholders to keep progress and blockers visible. I worked in both contract and permanent capacities on the account. ## Education Learning history ### Siddhartha Educational Academy Group of Institutions, Tirupati 2019Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering. This professional hasn’t added portfolio projects yet. This professional hasn’t listed any services yet.