Nikhila P Kumar — QA Manager
AEM Testing / Authoring | Salesforce Testing | Agile Methodology | Software Testing | Quality Assurance | Postman Senior QA professional with 8+ years of experience in delivering high-quality software for product and enterprise platforms. Strong expertise in functional, integration, regression, API, and performance testing across Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe AEM, and large-scale web applications. Previously worked as a Senior Engineer at Brillio, contributing to end-to-end release quality, test planning, risk-based regression, API validations, and release readiness in Agile environments. Played a key role in achieving a ~35% reduction in production defects, 25–30% performance improvements, and zero Sev-1 issues in critical payment and compliance flows. Earlier, part of Adobe’s HELPX (Adobe Help Experience) team, supporting frequent Agile releases through strong functional and regression testing, active sprint participation, and close collaboration with development and product teams. Known for an ownership mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to balance speed with quality. Actively seeking Senior QA / QA Lead opportunities in product-focused organizations that value engineering excellence and customer-centric quality.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance expert in E-commerce and Software Testing.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 8 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Agile Testing
- Test Automation
- Performance Testing
Career Highlights
- Achieved ~35% reduction in production defects.
- Improved release turnaround time by ~40%.
- Led quality assurance for a global e-commerce platform.
Work Experience
Brillio
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Lead (3 yrs 10 mos)
Adobe
Automation Engineer (1 yr 10 mos)
Test Yantra
Software Test Engineer (2 yrs 5 mos)
Education
Master of Technology - MTech at Visvesvaraya Technological University