Sandhyarani Usala

QA Automation Engineer with 4 years of experience in manual and automation testing of web and enterprise applications across healthcare, banking, and logistics domains. Skilled in Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, REST Assured, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD for UI and API automation testing. Experienced in designing scalable automation frameworks, executing functional, regression, smoke, sanity, and API testing, and ensuring software quality throughout SDLC and STLC phases.

Strong understanding of Agile Scrum methodologies, defect lifecycle management, SQL validation, CI/CD processes, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver reliable, high-quality software releases in fast-paced environments.

Sr. Quality Engineer - Wipro Limited - Hyderabad, India

(2024-06 - 2025-08)

Healthcare Domain – Patient Engagement & Appointment Platform

• Developed and maintained UI automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver and Playwright for healthcare web applications.
• Built REST Assured API automation framework for validating healthcare service APIs and backend integrations.
• Reduced manual regression execution effort by 65% through automation implementation.
• Performed functional, smoke, sanity, regression, and exploratory testing during Agile sprint releases.
• Validated backend APIs and SQL database records to ensure data integrity and accurate business workflows.
• Collaborated with developers, business analysts, and product teams to resolve critical defects and improve release quality.
• Participated in sprint planning, defect triage meetings, and daily Agile ceremonies.

Test Analyst - Teleperformance India Pvt Ltd. - Hyderabad, India

(2022-11 - 2024-06)

End-to-End Logistics Platform

• Automated logistics workflows including order management, inventory tracking, shipment processing, and delivery management using Selenium WebDriver and REST Assured.
• Developed automated test suites for shipment tracking dashboards validating GPS tracking, ETA calculations, and delivery status updates.
• Integrated API automation testing for third-party payment gateway and route optimization services.
• Improved testing efficiency by reducing manual validation effort across delivery workflows.
• Executed SQL queries for backend database validation and transaction verification.
• Performed regression, smoke, and functional testing for multiple Agile sprint releases.
• Tracked and managed defects using JIRA and collaborated closely with development teams for timely issue resolution.

Junior QA Analyst - Hover Technologies Pvt Ltd. - Hyderabad, India

(2021-09 - 2022-11)

Retail Banking Web Portal

• Performed functional, regression, UAT, and smoke testing across banking modules including fund transfers, account statements, and customer profile management.
• Authored and executed comprehensive manual test cases using TestLink for end-to-end banking workflows.
• Developed Selenium WebDriver smoke test scripts to improve release readiness and reduce manual effort.
• Executed SQL validations for transaction calculations, account balances, and data consistency checks.
• Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA across multiple sprint cycles.
• Participated in client UAT sessions and delivered weekly QA status reports to stakeholders.

Bachelor of Computer Science - Computer Science - ANR College, Gudivada (2014 - 2017)