Vikas Reddy Paraku

About Vikas Reddy Paraku

Automation QA Engineer with 2 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and…

Experience

1. Analyst

   Capgemini

   Feb 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Designed, developed, and maintained scalable Python-based automation frameworks using Pytest, supporting integration and regression testing, improving automation stability by 30 percent.Automated REST API test cases for GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods by validating payloads, schemas, response bodies, headers, authentication, and HTTP status codes.Integrated automated test suites into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous testing, reducing build validation time by 35 percent, and increasing release confidence.Reduced manual testing effort by 40 to 50 percent by developing reusable automation components, optimized fixtures, and modular test scripts that minimized maintenance overhead.Managed source code using Git and Bitbucket, implementing efficient branching strategies, performing regular commits, reviewing pull requests, and contributing to clean, maintainable repositories.Collaborated in Agile Scrum teams with developers, QA leads, managers, and product owners and actively participated in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives to align testing with business requirements.Analyzed Jira user stories and acceptance criteria to create detailed test scenarios and test cases for both manual and automated testing, ensuring full requirement traceability and 100 percent test coverage of critical features.Logged, tracked, and retested defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps, severity and priority assignment, screenshots, and root-cause details, resulting in a 20 percent reduction in defect turnaround time.