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Balkrushna Kudkyal

Balkrushna Kudkyal

QA Automation Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra
80
Profile Score

About

QA Automation Engineer with 4.1 years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing with expertise in Test Automation Framework Design and development, Specializing in Selenium with Java for web applications and End-to-End testing. Exposure to Jenkins Pipelines for CI/CD. Strong working knowledge of SDLC/ STLC, Test Strategy creation, and Defect Lifecycle management using Jira and Zephyr. Experienced with BDD (Cucumber), SQL for backend validation, and Agile methodologies. Proven track record of improving test coverage, reducing regression effort, and accelerating release cycles.

Skills & Expertise (24)

Selenium WebDriver Advanced
8.0/10
4
Years Exp
Hybrid Framework Advanced
7.8/10
4
Years Exp
REST Assured Intermediate
7.5/10
3
Years Exp
Team Collaboration Problem Solving Communication Time management Intelli J Eclipse Zephyr Jira GitHub Copilot Hive SQL Bitbucket Git Jenkins Postman Rest API Java Page Object Model Maven TestNG BDD (Cucumber

Work Experience

QA Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services

Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

Wrote BDD-style Gherkin scenarios (feature files) to represent business workflows like login, Car Features. Analyzed BRD and functional specs requirements and created test cases ensuring full coverage using RTM. Designed and executed manual test cases for car features. Reviewed and updated feature files to align with development and business teams. Supported automation team in implementing Gherkin scenarios in Cucumber framework.

QA Automation Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services

Dec 2021 - Present

Designed and implemented a Hybrid Automation Framework integrating UI Validation. Performed SQL queries for backend validation ensuring data accuracy across systems. Collaborated with developers and leads to optimize test coverage and test flows & data requirements. Conducted Regression, smoke, GUI, and exploratory testing. Collaborated with developers and business teams to enhance test coverage by 30%. Managed Defect Lifecycle in Jira and tracked test coverage and defects using Zephyr performed root cause analysis. Participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies, providing test status updates. Optimized automation scripts for performance & maintainability. Managed automation scripts in Bitbucket & reported status in Fast Dashboard.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech) - AG Patil Institute of Technology, Solapur

2018 - 2021 · Afghanistan

Mechanical Engineering - Diploma - Vidya Vikas Pratishtan Institute of Solapur

2015 - 2018 · Afghanistan

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Profile Score Breakdown

📷 Photo 10/10
📄 Resume 10/10
💼 Job Title 10/10
✍️ Bio 10/10
🛠️ Skills 20/20
🎓 Education 10/10
⏱️ Experience 5/15
💰 Rate 0/5
🏆 Certs 0/5
Verified 5/5
Total Score 80/100

Profile Overview

Member sinceMar 2026

Skills (24)

Selenium WebDriver Hybrid Framework REST Assured Team Collaboration Problem Solving Communication Time management Intelli J Eclipse Zephyr +14 more