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AVANTIKA PANIGRAHI

AVANTIKA PANIGRAHI

QA Automation Engineer

Hyderabad, India
80
Profile Score

About

ISTQB-certified Senior QA Automation Engineer with 3.9+ years of experience in Manual and Automation Testing for enterprise-scale airline applications. Strong expertise in Selenium WebDriver (Java), TestNG, Maven, Cucumber (BDD), and API Testing (REST & SOAP) using Postman and SOAP UI. Experienced in Hybrid/POM automation frameworks, backend data validation using SQL, and CI/CD integration with Jenkins. Proven track record of reducing regression effort, improving automation coverage, and delivering high-quality releases in Agile Scrum environments. Immediate joiner (negotiable).

Skills & Expertise (27)

Selenium WebDriver Advanced
8.6/10
4
Years Exp
Java Advanced
8.1/10
4
Years Exp
TestNG Advanced
7.9/10
4
Years Exp
Maven Advanced
7.8/10
4
Years Exp
SDLC STLC Agile Scrum IntelliJ Eclipse Jira Git Jenkins SQL SOAP UI Postman SOAP Rest API Defect Lifecycle Management UAT sanity testing smoke testing Regression Testing Test Case Design Data-Driven Framework Page Object Model (POM Hybrid Framework Cucumber (BDD

Work Experience

Associate Professional Software Engineer II

DXC Technology – Client: COPA Airlines

Jun 2022 - Present

Designed and executed 500+ manual test cases across airline reservation, booking, check-in, and operations modules. Reduced regression testing effort by 40% by developing and maintaining Selenium automation scripts using Java, TestNG, and Maven. Built and enhanced Hybrid/POM-based automation framework with Cucumber (BDD) for scalable test execution. Automated critical business workflows, improving overall automation coverage to 70%+. Performed REST & SOAP API testing using Postman and SOAP UI with JSON/XML validation. Conducted backend data validation using SQL queries to verify pricing, seat inventory, and passenger records. Integrated automation suite with Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for scheduled and trigger-based execution. Logged and managed defects using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and improved defect turnaround by 30%. Participated in sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and release retrospectives in Agile environment. Generated test execution reports, defect metrics, and quality dashboards for stakeholders.

Education

B.Tech – Computer Science & Information Technology - Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), Bhubaneswar

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 sinceMar 2026

Skills (27)

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