Asrith Kumar Pakalapati

QA Engineer

Hyderabad, Telangana, India $10/hr Hybrid Full-time 2+ yrs exp 91 · Outstanding

About

QA Engineer with over 2 years of experience in Manual Testing for enterprise web, mobile, Energy, FinTech, and E-Commerce applications. Experienced in Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and End-to-End Testing. Strong expertise in UI Testing, REST API Testing using Postman and Swagger, SQL Database Validation, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Defect Management, Production Support, Release Validation, and Agile Scrum methodologies. Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software releases. Working knowledge of Playwright Automation and Azure DevOps with exposure to CI/CD environments.

Skills & Expertise (35)

Prompt Engineering Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

Playwright Advanced

8.0/10

Years Exp

REST API Testing Intermediate

7.5/10

Years Exp

GitHub Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

REST Assured Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

TestNG Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Selenium WebDriver Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Postman Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Swagger Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Azure DevOps Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Jira Intermediate

7.0/10

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Functional Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

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Maven Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Java Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Root Cause Analysis Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Requirement Analysis Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Manual Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

Regression Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

smoke testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

sanity testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

UAT Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

End-to-End Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

DataBase Testing Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

SQL Intermediate

6.5/10

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Test Case Design Intermediate

6.5/10

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Test Execution Intermediate

6.5/10

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Defect Management Intermediate

6.5/10

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MySql Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Typescript Intermediate

6.0/10

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JavaScript Intermediate

6.0/10

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Agile Scrum Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

SDLC Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

STLC Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

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Work Experience

QA Engineer

Narois Software Services Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2024 - Present

Executed Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, System, UAT, and End-to-End Testing for enterprise web applications. Performed UI validation across multiple browsers to ensure consistent user experience. Designed and executed comprehensive test scenarios and detailed test cases based on business requirements and user stories. Conducted REST API Testing using Postman and Swagger by validating request payloads, authentication, response payloads, status codes, and business rules. Performed SQL database validation using complex queries and stored procedures to verify backend data integrity. Logged, prioritized, tracked, and verified defects using Jira throughout the software lifecycle. Worked closely with developers to distinguish software defects from enhancement requests during defect triage. Performed Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for critical production issues and validated permanent fixes. Supported production issue investigation, incident triage, and troubleshooting activities. Executed production release validation following deployments and verified hotfix implementations. Contributed to Azure DevOps release activities and CI/CD validation by ensuring deployment quality. Participated in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Grooming, and Retrospectives. Collaborated with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Support teams to ensure complete functional coverage and successful production releases.

Manual QA Tester

OpenCart E-Commerce Platform

Nov 2023 - Jan 2024

Designed and executed manual test cases for Product Management, Customer Management, Shopping Cart, Checkout, Order Processing, and Administration modules. Performed Functional, Regression, Smoke, Usability, and End-to-End Testing. Validated customer and administrator workflows throughout the application. Performed REST API validation using Swagger to verify request and response accuracy. Logged and tracked software defects using Jira with detailed reproduction steps. Executed regression testing after bug fixes to verify application stability before release.

Mobile App Beta Tester

Niyo Global - NISAP Program

May 2023 - Sep 2023

Performed beta testing of Android and iOS banking applications across multiple devices and OS versions. Executed Functional, Regression, Smoke, Compatibility, and Usability Testing. Identified UI, navigation, and usability issues to improve customer experience. Performed API Testing using Postman and Swagger. Reported and tracked defects using Jira while validating fixes before production releases. Participated in release verification and production validation activities.