Professional Overview
Thota Rahul is a seasoned QA Manual and Automation Engineer with over 7 years of experience in ensuring software quality across diverse industries, including healthcare, banking, e-commerce, insurance, and sports technology. He is proficient in both manual and automated testing methodologies, with expertise in API, UI, mobile, and data validation testing. Rahul has hands-on experience in designing and implementing robust automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, and Cucumber (BDD), while also leveraging modern tools like Rest Assured, Postman, Karate, and Behave (Python) for API automation. He has successfully built end-to-end automation pipelines and integrated them into CI/CD environments using Jenkins, GitHub, and Azure DevOps, enabling faster release cycles and improved reliability.A strong advocate of data-driven and SQL-based validation, Rahul has extensively worked with SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and MongoDB to validate backend data, perform complex queries, and ensure database integrity. His experience extends into ETL and big data testing with tools such as Informatica, Talend, Hadoop, Hive, and Spark, ensuring the accuracy and performance of large-scale data systems.Rahul is also experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and has validated integrations involving Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch, making him well-versed in cloud-native testing. His projects often involved compliance-focused testing, including HIPAA/PII validation for healthcare applications and fraud prevention systems in banking.Throughout his career, Rahul has been recognized for his problem-solving skills, test strategy design, and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments. He is passionate about leveraging automation and AI-driven testing practices to ensure product reliability, performance, and customer trust.