Abirami Vinoth Kumar

Senior QA Automation Engineer with 8 years of experience in manual and automation testing across web, backend, and

SaaS products. Playwright certified with strong hands-on expertise in end-to-end testing, API automation, UI automation,

and CI/CD pipeline integration. Proven ability to build automation frameworks from scratch, define test strategies, lead quality initiatives, and collaborate closely with development and product teams to improve release quality and reduce production issues. Experienced in Agile and Scrum environments across multiple Berlin-based companies.

QA Engineer | NUNAMI GmbH, Berlin | August 2025 – Present

Test B2B SaaS product for e-commerce visitor recovery across web and mobile platforms

Validate full user journey across browsers and devices using manual and exploratory testing

Test backend logic, API responses, and product recommendation behaviour

Work closely with developers to identify and fix production issues quickly

Support CI/CD testing workflows and release validation using GitHub Actions

Proposed and implemented automated CRT checker with Slack alerts to monitor 400+ e-commerce shops —

enabling immediate issue detection and protecting business revenue

Improve test documentation, quality checklists, and defect reporting standards

QA Automation Engineer | Salfri GmbH, Berlin | February 2024 – July 2025

Built complete API automation framework from scratch using Java Rest Assured

Designed and executed automation test scenarios directly from business requirements

Tested backend services using Postman covering CRUD operations, status codes, and edge cases

Integrated automation tests into development workflow to support continuous testing

Used Docker to manage different test environments ensuring consistent test execution

QA Automation Engineer | Automation24 GmbH, Berlin | December 2022 – January 2024Built UI automation framework from scratch using Selenium + Java for a large e-commerce platform

Implemented parameterised testing to cover 8 language/region variants — eliminating test duplication

Maintained and continuously improved large automation test suite

Improved regression test coverage across the full product

Worked closely with product and development teams throughout the SDLC

QA Engineer | WeHelp (Remote) | January 2018 – November 2022

Created comprehensive test plans and test cases for web applications

Coordinated testing activities across Agile cross-functional teams

Tracked defects and quality metrics using Jira

Participated in sprint planning, grooming, and release activities

QA Engineer | Future Ray Infosoft | February 2014 – November 2016

Manual functional testing, test case design, and execution

Requirement analysis and understanding with business and product teams

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Playwright Certification — Hands-on end-to-end automation for modern web applications

Java Development Course — Berlin Startsteps (2024)

EDUCATION

M.Com (Master of Commerce) — Pondicherry University, 2010

B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce) — Alagappa University, 2008