RESHMA THAPA

Data Engineer & Quality Assurance Specialist

Professional Summary

Over 9+ years of experience in software development and testing with a strong focus on automation and quality assurance. Skilled in Python and experienced with PySpark for data testing. Proven ability to collaborate with development teams, design test strategies, and ensure high-quality software releases. Experience in visualizing, representing, and translating product images from business requirements to software/application testing and development with vital contributions in various domains.

  • Designed and implemented test automation frameworks using Python, Java, Javascript and Selenium (C#).
  • Proficient in PySpark for large-scale data processing, testing, and validation of data pipelines and ETL processes.
  • Skilled in integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of data testing principles, software testing principles and methodologies, including functional, load, regression, and API testing.
  • Proven ability to write clear, concise, and well-documented test scripts in Python, Java (Cucumber), Javascript, and C#.
  • Experienced in identifying, analyzing, and reporting data and software defects.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with development teams to ensure data quality throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Hands-on experience with data quality assurance processes, specifically using PySpark.
  • Expertise in testing data pipelines and ETL processes using PySpark and related tools like Snowflake and Airflow.
  • Experience in performing manual API testing using Postman and automated API testing using Java and Cucumber.
  • Familiar with various data and software testing tools and frameworks relevant to Python, PySpark, Java, Cucumber, Selenium (C#), Playwright, Cypress, and JMeter.
  • Capable to lead end-to-end test automation efforts for data-centric applications.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python Java JavaScript C# Scala SQL

Data Technologies

PySpark Snowflake Databricks Airflow Kafka Great Expectations Pandas

Testing Tools

Selenium Playwright Postman RestAssured PyTest Cypress JMeter

Databases

Snowflake BigQuery PostgreSQL MySQL SQL Server MongoDB Firebase

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions

Visualization

Looker Tableau Kibana

Professional Experience

FOX Corporation

Data Engineer & QA Specialist

May 2020 – Present
  • Led end-to-end test automation for 15+ Salesforce apps using Selenium (Python) and Salesforce Lightning Test Framework, achieving 90% test coverage.
  • Developed Python-based API test suites for mission-critical integrations using Postman/Newman and PyTest, reducing manual validation efforts by 50%.
  • Built custom dashboards (Python + Tableau) to track QA metrics across media traffic systems, improving defect visibility for stakeholders.
  • Optimized PySpark ETL pipelines processing 50M+ daily records from OnAir traffic systems to Snowflake, reducing job runtime by 40% through partition optimization.

Walt Disney - Direct to Consumer & International

Senior QA Engineer

April 2019 – May 2020
  • Led end-to-end testing of Salesforce Lightning components using Selenium WebDriver (Python) with 85% test automation coverage.
  • Developed custom Python test frameworks to validate complex media deal workflows across 20+ opportunity stages.
  • Automated data integrity tests between Salesforce CPQ and SAP integration points using PySpark for large-volume contract validation.

🎓 Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management

Wilmington University, Delaware

Graduated