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title: "Nikhil S Kumar - Senior SDET in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Nikhil S Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Senior SDET @ Netcracker Technology \| Ex\-Cognizant

## About

I am an accomplished Senior SDET Engineer with 4\.5\+ years of experience\. I specialize in developing and maintaining sophisticated automation scripts that significantly reduce manual testing efforts and enhance testing accuracy\. My expertise spans a wide range of technologies and frameworks, including Java, Selenium, REST API, and MicroFocus UFT\. Additionally, I have a strong command on Version control tools like Git and Azure DevOps I am passionate about leveraging automation to streamline processes and improve software quality\. My goal is to continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, ensuring that I can provide the most efficient and effective testing solutions\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude

cursor

github copilot

kimi

## Work experience

Senior SDET at Netcracker Technology, Feb 2026 \- Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Test Automation Engineer at Netcracker Technology, Nov 2024 \- Mar 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Associate \-Automation Tester at Cognizant, Oct 2023 \- Nov 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Test Analyst at Cognizant, Sep 2022 \- Oct 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Programming Analyst Trainee at Cognizant, Sep 2021 \- Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Circuit Testing Engineer at Brevera Technologies Private Limited, Aug 2020 \- Sep 2020 · 2 mos, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India

National Business Relationship Manager at TESCOM \(TATA x Employee Services Company\), Jul 2020 \- Aug 2020 · 2 mos, • Conducted extensive market research on various companies across the world\. • Approached potential clients across various platforms\. • Presented ppt's\. • Generated leads by promoting CISCO Webex\. • Learnt the indepth marketing skills\.

Content Writer at Lebensstil, Jul 2020 \- Jul 2020 · 1 mo, • Conducted extensive research on healthy lifestyle and personality\. • Wrote 10\+ interesting original contents for the company's various requirements\. • Handled the task of writing unique titles and descriptions\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Electronics and Communications Engineering, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru

2nd PUC, Physics Chemistry Mathematics Biology, Sarojini Madhusudhan Kushe PU College

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