Manohar Mikkineni

QA Test Engineer (SDET) | Manual | API | Playwright Automation | AI Prompt Engineer

Talent

Hyderabad, TelanganaMember since July 20, 2026

PlaywrightJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLPage Object Model (POM)GitHub ActionsCI/CDRest AssuredJiraADOSDLCSTLCDefect Life CycleManual TestingRegression TestingSanity TestingAPI TestingLoad TestingEnd-to-End TestingUI Automation

Hire this person

Send a job offer directly to this candidate

PlaywrightJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLPage Object Model (POM)

About

Around 5+ years of strong experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance in Manual, API, Automation Testing experience with strong knowledge of STLC, SDLC, Defect lifecycle, and Agile methodologies.

Perform

Manual, Exploratory, Functional, Smoke, and Regression testing, API testing/ Rest Assured, Load testing as well as end-to-end testing for web-based applications, defect tracking, and reporting. and develop automation scripts for new and existing features. Expertise in UI Automation, API Testing and Cross-Browser validation. Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining robust automation frameworks using Playwright with TypeScript, JavaScript. Basic SQL knowledge for Database validations.

Utilized

Generative AI tools for creating Manual and Automation Scripts. Highly skilled in implementing Page Object Model (POM) design patterns and utilizing advanced Playwright features like Auto-waiting, Trace Viewer, and Network Interception. Hands-on experience integrating Playwright automation suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.

Active participant in Agile/Scrum methodologies, contributing to Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, and Daily Standups. Identify testing requirements during sprint cycles and ensure timely execution. Build and maintain automation frameworks using tools like Playwright and Cucumber.

Analyze test results, log defects, and track them to closure.

Experience

QA Automation Engineer - Corteva Agrisciences

(2023-01)

Authored comprehensive manual test cases and automated scripts based on functional specifications and business requirements.
Executed Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Sanity testing across multiple browser environments.
Built and maintained a scalable end-to-end web automation framework from scratch using Playwright and TypeScript
Reduced flaky test occurrences by leveraging Playwright's built-in features such as auto-waiting, built-in assertions, and custom trace capturing.
Designed and configured continuous integration workflows using GitHub Actions to trigger automated nightly regression suites.
Developed integrated automation scripts to perform both UI validation and backend API endpoint validation within the same test suite.
Logged detailed bug reports in ADO, collaborating closely with developers throughout the Defect Life Cycle to ensure timely closures.

QA Test Analyst - TCS India Pvt Ltd

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

Authored comprehensive manual test cases and automated scripts based on functional specifications and business requirements.
Executed Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Sanity testing across multiple browser environments.
Logged detailed bug reports in Jira, collaborating closely with developers throughout the Defect Life Cycle to ensure timely closures.

IT Service Engineer - Spincotech Pvt Ltd

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

Performed Manual testing cases scripts based on functional specifications and business requirements.
Executed Functional, Regression, Smoke, and Sanity testing across multiple browser environments and reported.