SIVAKOTI NADIKATTU
QA Automation Engineer • TX • s**************@gmail.com • 260****777 • drivetube.ai/•••••
Professional Summary
QA Automation Engineer with 6+ years of experience in test automation, API validation, and backend database testing for web applications across insurance and manufacturing domains. Skilled in designing scalable Selenium WebDriver frameworks in Java with TestNG and Maven and implementing Cucumber BDD suites to accelerate regression coverage. Experienced in REST API validation with Postman and SOAP UI and in authoring complex SQL for end-to-end data verification across relational databases. Integrated automated suites into Jenkins and Azure DevOps pipelines to enable continuous testing and reduce manual release effort. Owned test planning, defect triage, and UAT coordination using JIRA and HP ALM while working in Agile Scrum teams. Proven track record delivering stable releases through reusable Page Object Models, CI-driven runs, and strong backend validation.
Technical Skills
Programming Language: Java,SQL
Frontend Technologies: HTML
Databases: Oracle
Version Control & Development Tools: Git
DevOps & Infrastructure: Jenkins,Azure DevOps
Testing & QA: Selenium WebDriver,TestNG,Cucumber
Test Management & Defect Tracking: HP ALM
API & Integrations: XML,SOAP,Postman
Project Management & Collaboration: Jira
Work Experience
State farm
TX
QA Automation Engineer
Oct 2025 – Present
Test automation for State Farm's insurance web applications and service integrations; supported release validation for policy and claims workflows.
Tech Stack: Selenium WebDriver, Java, Postman, SQL, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, HTML, XML
- Architected and maintained a scalable Selenium WebDriver framework in Java to support end-to-end UI regression testing.
- Implemented Page Object Model components to reduce script maintenance across dynamic HTML pages.
- Automated critical business workflows and executed regression, smoke, and sanity suites using TestNG.
- Validated REST APIs using Postman and verified JSON and XML payloads for service integrations.
- Developed complex SQL queries for backend validation and transaction verification against MySQL.
- Integrated automated test suites into Jenkins and Azure DevOps pipelines to enable continuous testing.
Crum & Foster
New Jersey
QA Automation Engineer
May 2023 – Sep 2025
Supported enterprise insurance policy and claims applications through UI automation and API validation to ensure accurate policy processing and claims handling.
Tech Stack: Selenium WebDriver, Java, Cucumber BDD, Postman, SQL, SQL Server, Jenkins, JIRA
- Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation scripts in Java for policy and claims management UI modules.
- Created Cucumber BDD feature files and step definitions to convert manual test cases into reusable automated scenarios.
- Executed REST API testing with Postman and validated JSON responses against business rules for claims processing.
- Authored SQL queries against SQL Server to validate backend transactions and reconcile policy data.
- Integrated automated suites with Jenkins pipelines to run nightly regression and generate CI test reports.
- Facilitated defect triage and release readiness using JIRA and provided UAT support to business stakeholders.
Kennametal
India
QA Engineer
May 2018 – May 2021
Manual and automated testing for manufacturing and industrial web applications; validated integrations and backend data for product lifecycle systems.
Tech Stack: Selenium WebDriver, Java, TestNG, Postman, SOAP UI, SQL, Oracle, Jenkins, Git, JIRA, HP ALM
- Designed and executed automated Selenium WebDriver test cases in Java and TestNG for web-based manufacturing applications.
- Authored data-driven TestNG suites to validate complex workflows and maintain test data across releases.
- Conducted API testing using Postman and SOAP UI to validate REST and SOAP web services.
- Developed SQL queries and validated data integrity in Oracle databases for end-to-end transaction checks.
- Configured Jenkins jobs and used Git for automated test execution and version control.
- Logged and tracked defects using JIRA and HP ALM and coordinated fixes with development teams during sprint cycles.
Education
Trine University
Master of Science in Information Studies • USA
KL University
Bachelor of Electronics & Communication Engineering • India
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