Nidhi Chourasia

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Automation Tools: Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit
Languages: Java, Typescript, SQL
Frameworks: BDD (Cucumber/Gherkin), POM, Hybrid Frameworks
Databases: Cosmos DB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL
Build/CI Tools: Git, Azure DevOps Pipelines
Others: REST API Testing (Postman), Swagger, JSON, XML, Agile/Scrum

• Designed and implemented BDD automation frameworks using Cucumber with Selenium and Playwright.
• Developed and executed test scripts for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Performed backend validations using SQL and PostgreSQL.
• Validated data pipelines and services connected to Cosmos DB.
• Collaborated with developers and product owners in Agile ceremonies to refine user stories and acceptance criteria.

Key Achievements:

• Reduced regression testing time by 40% through optimized automation scripts.
  
• Spearheaded migration of test framework from Selenium to Playwright for faster execution and better performance.
• Developed and maintained automation test cases using Selenium WebDriver and Cucumber.
• Wrote test scenarios in Gherkin syntax and implemented step definitions in Java.
• Tested APIs and performed validation using Postman.
• Used Azure App Services and Azure SQL in cloud-hosted test environments.

Key Contributions:

• Created robust automated regression suites that decreased bug escape rates by 30%.
• Participated in performance testing efforts for Azure-hosted apps.
• Performed end-to-end testing on enterprise web applications.
• Created test cases and test data for manual and automation testing.
• Implemented data-driven and keyword-driven automation frameworks.
• Worked with backend teams to test database consistency across SQL Server and PostgreSQL.