Minnela Muralikrishna

QA Test Engineer

India 3+ yrs exp 86 · Excellent

About

Detail-oriented QA Engineer with 3+ years of experience delivering defect-free software across EdTech, Recruitment, and Loyalty SaaS domains. Expertise in Selenium WebDriver, Appium, Postman, TestNG, and CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record of building hybrid automation frameworks (POM), driving Shift-Left quality initiatives, and achieving zero critical production defects across multiple product releases. Comfortable working across both service-based and product-based environments in Agile/Scrum teams.

Skills & Expertise (30)

Test Automation Advanced

7.8/10

Years Exp

API Testing Advanced

7.8/10

Years Exp

Selenium WebDriver Advanced

7.6/10

Years Exp

Postman Advanced

7.6/10

Years Exp

Appium Advanced

7.4/10

Years Exp

TestNG Advanced

7.2/10

Years Exp

GitHub Actions Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Jenkins Intermediate

7.0/10

Years Exp

Core Java Intermediate

6.8/10

Years Exp

SQL Intermediate

6.4/10

Years Exp

HTML Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

JavaScript Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

RCA MS Office GitHub Eclipse IntelliJ MATLAB RTM Selenium Grid defect lifecycle Jira Cd pipelines JUnit POM Schema Validation OAuth JSON REST Assured Data-Driven Testing

Work Experience

QA Engineer — SaaS Configuration & API Testing

Capillary Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

Feb 2025 - May 2025

Configured and validated enterprise loyalty programs on Capillary's SaaS platform for global clients — achieving zero post-production defects. Architected Postman API test collections for complex REST endpoints with data-driven JSON payloads and OAuth authentication flows, ensuring end-to-end integration reliability across mobile and web loyalty platforms. Created Jira test documentation with full requirements traceability, streamlining defect tracking and client sign-off across all project milestones. Conducted exploratory testing and accessibility audits on loyalty interfaces, identifying usability enhancements adopted in production releases.

QA Automation Engineer — Contract

Softreey India Pvt. Ltd.

Nov 2024 - Feb 2025

Developed and maintained a hybrid TestNG automation framework using Selenium WebDriver (Java) for web and Appium for Android native/hybrid apps — implementing Page Object Model (POM) and data-driven testing, significantly reducing manual QA effort. Designed cross-browser test suites via Selenium Grid for parallel execution across Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. Integrated Extent Reports with TestNG for real-time HTML dashboards with detailed metrics and execution logs. Championed Shift-Left quality by integrating TestNG/Selenium suites into CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins and GitHub Actions, enabling early defect detection before release. Logged high-priority Jira defects with reproducible steps, screenshots, and severity ratings; collaborated with developers and POs in daily Agile ceremonies to drive timely resolution.

QA Test Engineer — Manual & API Testing

Banyan Learning Solutions (SchoolCom)

Mar 2022 - Oct 2024

Owned end-to-end manual testing for 6 application modules serving 10–50 schools — achieving zero critical defects in all production releases over 2.5 years. Mastered API testing with Postman for all RESTful endpoints covering authentication, schema validation, and performance testing across student, fee, and admin modules. Built a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) achieving 100% requirement coverage and full audit compliance for regulated projects. Led daily Agile stand-ups and sprint reviews; authored Jira defect tickets with comprehensive Root Cause Analysis, reducing average bug resolution time across sprint cycles. Validated cross-platform compatibility across multiple Android OS versions and web browsers, ensuring consistent UI behaviour across all supported environments.