Nikhila P Kumar

QA Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Achieved ~35% reduction in production defects.
  • Improved release turnaround time by ~40%.
  • Led quality assurance for a global e-commerce platform.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Quality Assurance expert in E-commerce and Software Testing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Quality AssuranceAgile TestingTest AutomationPerformance Testing

Other Skills

API TestingRegression TestingRisk-based TestingPostmanAgile MethodologiesFunctional TestingJIRASeleniumLoadRunnerJenkinsTest Automation FrameworksTest ExecutionREST APIsQuantitative Risk AnalysisCertified Software Quality Engineer

About

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.

Experience

8 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
2 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 10 mos
Current Experience

Brillio

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Lead

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Owned end-to-end quality and release sign-off for a global e-commerce platform with multi-locale and multi-currency support - Defined risk-based test strategy and led full regression cycles across storefront, checkout, payments, and OMS integrations - Executed API and integration testing using Postman for order, inventory, and payment flows - Coordinated closely with Developers, Product Owners, and OMS teams during sprint planning and release readiness - Mentored junior QA engineers and reviewed test cases to improve coverage - Impact: Reduced post-production defects by ~35%, improved on-time release delivery, and increased stakeholder confidence
API TestingRegression TestingRisk-based TestingPostmanAgile MethodologiesQuality Assurance+1

Adobe

Automation Engineer

Sep 2020Jul 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Performed functional and regression testing for Adobe’s Help Experience platform in a fast-paced Agile environment - Actively participated in sprint planning, estimation, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives - Logged, tracked, and validated defects using JIRA, working closely with developers for quick resolution - Supported frequent feature releases while maintaining release stability - Impact: Enabled on-time delivery across multiple sprints with minimal production defects
Functional TestingRegression TestingJIRAQuality AssuranceAgile Testing

Test yantra

Software Test Engineer

Jan 2018Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Developed Selenium automation scripts and integrated execution with Jenkins CI pipelines - Performed load and performance testing using LoadRunner - Contributed to test framework enhancement and execution optimization - Impact: Reduced regression execution time by ~40% and improved release turnaround time
SeleniumLoadRunnerJenkinsTest AutomationPerformance Testing

Education

Visvesvaraya Technological University

Master of Technology - MTech — Computer Software Engineering

Jan 2013Jan 2015

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