Venu Gopal Goriparthi

About Venu Gopal Goriparthi

Software Test Engineer at Cognizant with hands-on experience working on a large-scale insurance domain project for a leading US-based client. My primary focus areas include API testing, functional validation, and building reliable test coverage aligned with business requirements.I am currently working as a Functional and API Tester, where my responsibilities include:Designing and validating API request payloads based on detailed business requirementsPerforming positive, negative, and boundary testing to ensure API stability and reliabilityExecuting end-to-end API validations using structured test dataCollaborating with stakeholders to understand functional scenarios and edge casesAs part of the project, we implemented an AI-assisted payload generation framework, where structured Excel-based test data is used to generate dynamic API payloads. This approach significantly improved coverage, reusability, and testing efficiency.On the automation side, I have prior hands-on experience with Selenium automation (TestNG), including developing a small automation project during training. Currently, I am actively learning and working with Playwright, which is being used in our project’s regression automation framework. My goal is to take ownership of full-cycle automation testing across API and upcoming UI modules as I gain deeper functional and framework-level understanding.I am a fast learner with a strong ownership mindset and am always open to acquiring new tools, frameworks, or technologies if they add value to the testing process and improve delivery quality.I am focused on growing as a QA professional with strong expertise in API testing and modern automation frameworks, contributing to stable, scalable, and high-quality enterprise applications.

Experience

1. Programmer Analyst

   Cognizant

   Aug 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

Education

• Sri Chaitanya College of Education

  Intermediate ,MPC

• Andhra University College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, chemical engineering

• ViswaBharati EM High School

  10th Standard

• NxtWave

  Fellow at NxtWave's CCBP 4.0 Intensive