Prashant B

About Prashant B

Data professional with experience across Data Engineering, Data Analytics, and Business…

Experience

1. Qa Automation Engineer

   Evergy

   Dec 2024 — Present

   Designed and executed API automation frameworks using Python (PyTest, Requests), validating REST and GraphQL endpoints for schema, authentication, and performance.• Developed Playwright-based UI automation for web applications, enabling cross-browser validation (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and reducing manual regression by 45%.• Applied Gemini AI for anomaly detection in regression runs, expanding test coverage with AI-generated test cases and identifying UI/data issues missed by scripted automation.• Integrated automated suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) with real-time reporting via Allure dashboards.• Conducted data validation testing on cloud environments (AWS S3, GCP BigQuery), ensuring ETL pipeline accuracy and data consistency.• Collaborated in Agile sprints with developers and product owners to refine acceptance criteria and increase sprint-level defect detection by 30%.• Implemented mock services and test data generators to isolate dependencies and accelerate test execution.• Built performance testing scripts with locust.io to evaluate API scalability under high traffic.• Documented automation best practices, reducing onboarding time for new team members by 25%.• Partnered with business stakeholders to align automation coverage with compliance and audit requirements, ensuring zero critical defects escaped into production releases.