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# Ankit Kashikar on Tal

## Headline

Consultant at Capgemini

## About

Core Java, Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, POM, JIRA, Cucumber, Azure Devops Test, Jenkins, Git Version Control\.

## Location

Pune Division

## Work experience

Consultant at Capgemini, 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 6 mos, Hybrid

Associate Consultant at Capgemini, Nov 2019 \- Apr 2026 · 6 yrs 6 mos, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Quality Assurance Automation Engineer at Capgemini India Pvt\. Ltd\., Nov 2019 \- Oct 2025 · 6 yrs, Project 1: Healthcare Domain \| Automation & Manual Testing 1\. Automated 260\+ regression test cases using Selenium WebDriver \(Java\) with Page Object Model \(POM\) design pattern, improving test coverage and maintainability\. 2\. Developed and maintained BDD\-based automation test suites using Cucumber Framework for Smoke, Regression, and Functional testing\. 3\. Performed end\-to\-end testing of Salesforce features including CRUD operations, workflows, and data integrity validation across integrated systems\. 4\. Created and managed test cases and defects in Azure DevOps, maintaining a consistent defect rejection rate and ensuring traceability across STLC\. 5\. Integrated automation test suites with Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, enabling continuous testing and faster release cycles\. 6\. Conducted weekly automation script demos to QA and Development teams, promoting knowledge sharing and quality awareness\. 7\. Led requirement gathering calls with stakeholders and onshore coordinators, translating business needs into detailed test plans and test strategies\. 8\. Delivered comprehensive Knowledge Transfer \(KT\) sessions to onboard and upskill new QA team members\. Project 2: Healthcare Domain \| Manual & Automation Testing 1\. Reviewed business requirements and designed manual test cases to validate system functionality across end\-to\-end STLC\. 2\. Executed Smoke and Regression test suites across multiple sprint cycles, reducing post\-release defect leakage by 25%\. 3\. Automated manual test cases using Selenium WebDriver with Java, reducing manual testing effort by 40% and improving repeatability\. 4\. Developed new test cases from functional and non\-functional requirements and executed them via both manual and automated approaches\. 5\. Performed Regression Testing on updated builds, verified bug fixes, and ensured application stability post\-deployment\. 6\. Debugged and maintained existing Selenium test scripts to ensure consistent performance across browser versions and environments\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, Shri Ram institute of technology

saraswati shishu mandir

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