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Nitish Jagadeskumar

Nitish Jagadeskumar

QA Analyst

Tamil Nadu, India 80 · Excellent

About

QA Analyst with 2 years of experience at Cognizant, working on a UK mortgage banking project for Cooperative Bank. Tested four core applications — Broker Portal, Activate, Submit, and Mainframe — covering manual, automation, API, and batch testing. Built a Selenium automation framework using Java, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD. Validated third-party integrations including credit check, fraud check, and property valuation. Achieved 98% test coverage, reduced manual effort by 30%, and maintained zero critical defects across 8+ consecutive releases. Skilled in Jira, Postman, Jenkins, and Git.

Skills & Expertise (34)

Selenium Advanced
8.1/10
2
Years Exp
Functional Testing Advanced
7.8/10
2
Years Exp
Rest API Advanced
7.6/10
2
Years Exp
Cucumber Advanced
7.4/10
2
Years Exp
Core Java Intermediate
7.2/10
2
Years Exp
Power BI DataBase Testing Ad-hoc Testing Exploratory Testing E2E Testing UAT Microsoft Office SharePoint smoke testing Microsoft Power Point Google Charts Communication Time management Team Collaboration Meet deadlines Integration Testing API Testing Regression Testing Build Validation Continuous Testing GitHub Jenkins Jira Waterfall Agile Methodology Playwright Postman Python SQL

Work Experience

Quality Assurance Tester

Cognizant

Sep 2022 - Sep 2024

Handled end-to-end testing across four mortgage applications Broker Portal, Activate, Submit, and Mainframe covering functional, regression, integration, E2E, database, and API testing. Built and maintained a Selenium WebDriver automation framework using Java, TestNG, Cucumber BDD, and Page Object Model (POM) with data-driven design and reusable components. Automated REST API validation using Postman for all third-party integrations — credit check, fraud check, property valuation (Landmark Portal), and solicitor verification. Validated batch output files in Mainframe and transaction amounts in Submit after every fund release. Prepared test data, managed SIT and regression environments, and produced Extent Reports each sprint.

QA Analyst

Green Flag Micro-Credential Platform, Maynooth University

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Executed 30+ manual test cases (functional, integration, UAT) across Moodle LMS workflows, improving platform stability by ~25% before pilot release. Validated quiz scoring, certification workflow, and email triggers, achieving 98% data accuracy between Moodle records and Tableau dashboards. Performed end-to-end testing of teacher journey (login → certification), reducing user workflow defects by 20% and improving usability feedback. Conducted usability & data validation testing using Manual Testing, Test Case Design, Regression Testing, and Dashboard Validation, supporting 80%+ course completion success during pilot rollout.

QA Automation Intern

Cognizant

Feb 2022 - Jun 2022

Built automated test scripts using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD; implemented Page Object Model (POM) and data-driven frameworks. Executed end-to-end regression suites via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, produced Extent Reports, and collaborated with QA and development teams.

Education

Master’s in Business Analytics - Maynooth University

2024 - 2025 · Afghanistan

Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical - BIT, Anna University

2018 - 2022 · 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 sinceApr 2026

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