Tanuja katiki

QA Engineer with over 4+ years of experience in testing enterprise web and mobile applications across banking and IT domains. Proficient in automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, API testing, and performance testing. Proficient in using Selenium, Jenkins, Postman, and JIRA to streamline testing processes, reduce defects, and accelerate release cycles. Experienced in improving software quality through automated testing, reducing bugs in production, and enhancing efficiency in CI/CD pipelines.

Developed and ran 150+ Selenium-based automated tests using Python and Java, improving coverage and reducing regression cycle time by 45%. • Designed and maintained scalable BDD and Keyword-Driven automation frameworks, cutting manual QA workload by 50% and decreasing defect leakage by 30%. • Implemented cross-browser testing via BrowserStack, achieving 99.9% compatibility across major browsers and reducing UI-related issues by 20%. • Automated backend API testing using Postman and REST Assured, enabling 35% faster detection of service-related issues. • Integrated automation into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, streamlining build verification and reducing test execution time by 40%. • Crafted SQL queries for backend validation, improving data accuracy by 30% and preventing major production incidents. • Managed test cycles and bug tracking with JIRA and TestRail, increasing traceability and enhancing QA response time by 20% during Agile sprints. • Automated validation of JSON and XML in API responses, reducing integration-related defects by 25%.

Master’s in information systems - University of Memphis, Memphis, USA