About

Nikhil Chittem is a proactive and experienced Software Engineer 2 at Dell with a specialization in automation testing. He is a skilled QA engineer who can help scale up automation testing and reduce the number of defects that leak into production. With over 4 years of relevant experience in manual and automation testing, Nikhil is proficient in using Selenium WebDriver, Jasmine, Protractor, Rest API automation, and Microservices Automation. He has developed automation frameworks and automated test cases with a pass percentage of ~100%. Nikhil has a strong background in product understanding and is well-versed in numerous programming languages, including Java, Node.JS, and Microservices. He has experience with all stages of the development cycle for dynamic web projects. Currently, he is working as a Software Engineer I QA at Smarsh, where he is part of a team that was transferred from Microfocus after the acquisition of “Digital Safe,” a MicroFocus product. Prior to Smarsh, Nikhil worked at Microfocus as a Software Engineer, where he contributed to feature, regression, integrated, compatibility, hardening, upgrade, and end-to-end product testing. He automated UI test cases for Angular and React using Jasmine and Protractor frameworks, automated webservices using the REST Assured framework, and automated feature test cases using Java. He is well-accustomed to Agile Development Methodology. Before Microfocus, Nikhil worked at Cognizant as a Test Analyst, where he contributed to healthcare-centric testing, automated test cases using Selenium and TestNG, and webservices testing. He was also an admin for the ALM tool. Nikhil holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya, Kancheepuram. He also completed his 12th grade from Narayana Junior College, India, with a focus on physics and science from Rotary High School. Nikhil's tech stack includes test, software engineering, QA, Selenium, Java, Microservices, SQL, Web, UI, Javascript, Jenkins, Integration, OpenCV, Image Processing, SDET, Docker, Salesforce, and NodeJS.