Karthika Sakthivel

About Karthika Sakthivel

Seasoned QA Automation Engineer (SDET) with 14+ years of proven expertise in driving…

Experience

1. Lead Qa Automation Engineer

   United Airlines

   Jan 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Lead API Automation Engineer role is focused on driving the automation and functional testing efforts for APIs and UI, utilizing tools such as Rest Assured for API testing. Requires an in-depth understanding of test planning, strategy, and execution, including analyzing project requirements, preparing test plans, and gathering testing requirements. Collaborate closely with business teams for clarifications and with offshore functional and automation leads to guide the testing efforts. Key responsibilities include reviewing and ensuring the quality of test strategies, plans, and test cases, as well as performing a range of tests including Sanity, Functional, and Regression Testing. Responsible for generating comprehensive test reports and release sign-off documentation.Integrated generative AI solutions to auto-generate test cases from requirements and user stories, dramatically accelerating test design and boosting test coverage for fast-changing operational systems and Employed AI driven test data generation to create realistic scenarios for edge-case validation in flight operations and customer support workflows and Automated API testing using AI enhanced tools (Postman, Ready API, Rest Assured) for back-end services, enabling rapid validation of booking and scheduling APIs.Additionally, the role involves active participation in key Agile processes such as requirements grooming, Scrum meetings, business review calls, and release cutover calls. Manage the bug life cycle, prioritizing issues, and representing them in release sign-offs. The role requires a strong focus on automation, where the lead will develop, execute, and maintain automation scripts, and be responsible for updating the automation framework. Familiarity with tools like Maven, TestNG, and Jenkins, as well as CI/CD pipelines, is essential. Responsible for managing test cycles, ensuring the delivery of automation within estimates, and adhering to the eQRM process.

Education

• Velammal College Of Management And Computer Studies

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA