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Nagendra Palugula

Sydney,Australia

Summary

Results-driven Automation & Performance Test Engineer with 5+ years of experience in retail, IoT devices, and banking domains, specializing in automation testing with Tosca, performance testing using JMeter, and manual testing. Skilled in designing, executing, and optimizing test strategies to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable applications. Expertise in test automation, performance benchmarking, and API testing, with a strong focus on CI/CD integration and cloud-based testing. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive software quality and enhance system efficiency.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Test Analyst

Adapt Ideations
Sydney, Australia
12.2023 - Current
  • Designed, developed, and executed performance test scripts using NeoLoad and JMeter to evaluate application scalability
  • Conducted load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing to identify system bottlenecks and optimize performance
  • Integrated performance tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to enable continuous monitoring
  • Analyzed performance test results and provided recommendations for tuning applications and infrastructure
  • Collaborated with development teams to optimize database queries and API response times
  • Used AWS/Azure monitoring tools to track system metrics during load tests

QA Analyst

Wipro
Hyderabad, India
03.2020 - 02.2023
  • Developed and executed test automation frameworks using Tosca, Robot Framework, and Selenium WebDriver to enhance test efficiency in banking applications.
  • Designed and implemented end-to-end automation test scripts for core banking systems, payments, loan processing, and transaction workflows.
  • Performed API testing using Postman and REST Assured for validating banking services, ensuring secure and efficient data communication.
  • Conducted functional, regression, and integration testing for banking applications, ensuring seamless digital transactions.
  • Automated complex test cases for internet banking, mobile banking, and payment gateways to improve test coverage.
  • Integrated automated test scripts with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps) to support continuous testing.
  • Optimized test execution time by implementing data-driven and keyword-driven automation frameworks.
  • Collaborated with business analysts, developers, and QA teams to resolve defects and improve test processes.

Test Analyst

Birla Soft
Pune, India
03.2019 - 02.2020
  • Identified data streams and reviewed data models for testing strategies
  • Conducted source to target data mapping
  • Identified defects and errors in data prior to data processing
  • Mitigated existing issues and provided solutions
  • Verified data completeness and transformation rules
  • Tested referential relations and integrities of data
  • Creating Test Batches, Executing Test Cases and Reporting Defects

Education

Masters in ICT - Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences

Melbourne Institute of Technology
Sydney, Australia
10.2024

Skills

  • Tosca
  • Selenium WebDriver
  • TestNG
  • Cucumber
  • JMeter
  • NeoLoad
  • LoadRunner
  • Functional
  • Regression
  • UAT
  • End-to-End Testing
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jira
  • Firmware
  • MQTT
  • AWS IoT Core
  • Validation
  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • AWS
  • Azure

References

Furnished upon request.

Publications

IoT Based Secure Data Sharing for Precision Agriculture with Optimal Clustering and Hybrid Encryption Algorithm, 2024 IEEE 9th International Conference on Engineering Technologies and Applied Sciences (ICETAS)

Timeline

Test Analyst

Adapt Ideations
12.2023 - Current

QA Analyst

Wipro
03.2020 - 02.2023

Test Analyst

Birla Soft
03.2019 - 02.2020

Masters in ICT - Artificial Intelligence & Data Sciences

Melbourne Institute of Technology

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