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Kartik Tata

Senior Quality Engineer @ Optum | SDET | Performance & Quality Engineer | Test Automation | JMeter · LoadRunner · Selenium | Python | Azure

Noida

2+ years of work experience

Optum
Aug 20264 mosPresent

Noida

EY
Jan 20268 mosAug 2026

Hybrid

Promoted from Associate Test Engineer in 17 months — top 10% promotion timeline at EY GDS. • Owning end-to-end performance engineering for a large-scale enterprise financial application in production: from workload modelling and scripting through to root cause analysis and optimization recommendations. • Reduced production response times by 28% through targeted SQL query tuning and caching strategies; directly prevented critical bottlenecks ahead of peak traffic events. • Driving CI/CD-integrated performance test execution via Azure DevOps, enabling continuous validation across every deployment cycle — eliminating manual regression overhead. • Architecting reusable LoadRunner (TruClient, DevWeb) and JMeter frameworks adopted across the project team, cutting scripting time for new scenarios by ~40%. • Leading performance monitoring and observability using AppInsights and Dynatrace — identifying latency spikes, memory leaks, and throughput degradation before they reach production. • Mentoring 2 junior engineers on performance testing methodology, workload modelling, and PTLC best practices. Achiever Extraordinaire Award — EY GDS (2025) Built and deployed an AI-powered Resume Builder company-wide, generating role-tailored resumes using LLM-based prompt engineering. Won EY GDS's highest internal recognition — awarded at the organization-wide Vibe Coding Competition. Presented to senior leadership.
EY
Aug 20241 yr 6 mosJan 2026

On-site

• Delivered end-to-end performance test cycles across 3 enterprise client projects in Agile environments — NFR gathering, workload modelling, scripting, execution, analysis, and test closure — with zero missed sprint deadlines. • Simulated 10,000+ concurrent requests per second using JMeter to stress-test a financial transaction API, uncovering memory leaks and latency bottlenecks under peak load. • Recommended and validated optimizations that improved API response times by 35% and stabilized throughput at scale. • Executed performance test scripting across 3 LoadRunner protocols - Web HTTP/HTML, TruClient, DevWeb and Gatling, covering diverse enterprise application architectures. • Collaborated directly with DevOps and backend engineering teams to translate performance findings into infrastructure and code-level fixes — not just reporting issues, but driving resolution. • Automated 70% of regression performance tests, reducing test execution time by 30% and enabling faster release cycles. EY Spot Award (2025) Recognised for outstanding client delivery and data-driven performance testing initiatives that directly improved system reliability and client satisfaction.

Kartik’s AI Stack

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Education

SRM IST Chennai

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science Engineering (with specialization in Internet of Things)

SRM IST Chennai

20204 yrs2024
Mayo International School - India

Higher Secondary Certificate, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

Mayo International School - India

20172 yrs2019

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Headline

Senior Quality Engineer @ Optum | SDET | Performance & Quality Engineer | Test Automation | JMeter · LoadRunner · Selenium | Python | Azure

About

I build systems and break them - deliberately. As a Performance & SDET Engineer at EY GDS, I own the full quality lifecycle for enterprise financial applications: NFR gathering, workload modelling, scripting, execution, root cause analysis, and closure. Delivered measurable outcomes - 28% production response time reduction and 35% API throughput improvement on systems handling real financial load. My toolkit: JMeter, LoadRunner (TruClient, DevWeb, Web HTTP/HTML), Selenium, pytest, AppInsights, Dynatrace, Azure DevOps. I work across REST APIs, microservices, and cloud architectures - not just running tests, but understanding why systems fail under pressure and driving the fix. What sets me apart: I don't just test products. I build them. Won the Achiever Extraordinaire Award - EY GDS's highest recognition - for building an AI-powered Resume Builder deployed company-wide using LLM-based prompt engineering. Two other full-stack projects live on GitHub. Promoted to Consultant in 17 months. ISTQB certified, Azure Data Scientist Associate, GitHub Copilot certified. Currently open to SDET, QA Automation Engineer, and Performance Engineer roles at product-driven organizations. Willing to relocate anywhere in India.

Location

Noida

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

claude

codex

github copilot

Work experience

Senior Quality Engineer at Optum, Aug 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Noida

Test Engineer at EY, Jan 2026 - Aug 2026 · 8 mos, Hybrid, Promoted from Associate Test Engineer in 17 months — top 10% promotion timeline at EY GDS. • Owning end-to-end performance engineering for a large-scale enterprise financial application in production: from workload modelling and scripting through to root cause analysis and optimization recommendations. • Reduced production response times by 28% through targeted SQL query tuning and caching strategies; directly prevented critical bottlenecks ahead of peak traffic events. • Driving CI/CD-integrated performance test execution via Azure DevOps, enabling continuous validation across every deployment cycle — eliminating manual regression overhead. • Architecting reusable LoadRunner (TruClient, DevWeb) and JMeter frameworks adopted across the project team, cutting scripting time for new scenarios by ~40%. • Leading performance monitoring and observability using AppInsights and Dynatrace — identifying latency spikes, memory leaks, and throughput degradation before they reach production. • Mentoring 2 junior engineers on performance testing methodology, workload modelling, and PTLC best practices. Achiever Extraordinaire Award — EY GDS (2025) Built and deployed an AI-powered Resume Builder company-wide, generating role-tailored resumes using LLM-based prompt engineering. Won EY GDS's highest internal recognition — awarded at the organization-wide Vibe Coding Competition. Presented to senior leadership.

Associate Test Engineer at EY, Aug 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos, On-site, • Delivered end-to-end performance test cycles across 3 enterprise client projects in Agile environments — NFR gathering, workload modelling, scripting, execution, analysis, and test closure — with zero missed sprint deadlines. • Simulated 10,000+ concurrent requests per second using JMeter to stress-test a financial transaction API, uncovering memory leaks and latency bottlenecks under peak load. • Recommended and validated optimizations that improved API response times by 35% and stabilized throughput at scale. • Executed performance test scripting across 3 LoadRunner protocols - Web HTTP/HTML, TruClient, DevWeb and Gatling, covering diverse enterprise application architectures. • Collaborated directly with DevOps and backend engineering teams to translate performance findings into infrastructure and code-level fixes — not just reporting issues, but driving resolution. • Automated 70% of regression performance tests, reducing test execution time by 30% and enabling faster release cycles. EY Spot Award (2025) Recognised for outstanding client delivery and data-driven performance testing initiatives that directly improved system reliability and client satisfaction.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science Engineering (with specialization in Internet of Things), SRM IST Chennai

Higher Secondary Certificate, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Mayo International School - India