Niharika Konakandla

QA Engineer with 2+ years of experience in Manual Testing, Automation Testing, and API Testing. Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, Java, Postman, SQL, Jira, and Agile methodologies. Skilled in Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, System, and Cross-Browser Testing.

Experience in developing and maintaining automation frameworks, defect tracking, test planning, test execution, and reporting. Strong understanding of STLC, SDLC, Agile Scrum, API validation, database testing, and quality assurance best practices.

QA Engineer - IntouchCX Pvt. Ltd. - Hyderabad

(2023-07 - 2025-06)

Project: Catapult Analytics Platform

• Analyzed business requirements and Software Requirement Specifications (SRS).
• Designed and executed test scenarios, test cases, and test data.
• Performed Functional, Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, and System Testing.
• Conducted API Testing using Postman and validated request/response payloads.
• Developed and maintained Selenium WebDriver automation scripts using Java.
• Executed automation suites and analyzed test execution results.
• Performed database validation using SQL queries.
• Logged, tracked, and validated defects using Jira.
• Collaborated with developers, business analysts, and product managers.
• Participated in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Prepared test execution reports, defect reports, and status reports.
• Improved test coverage through automation and reusable test assets.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) (2018)