API Automation

AI Internal Knowledge Search - Company Brain Platform

Manual and Automation QA Engineer

RAG-powered enterprise search platform that provides context-aware answers by searching across documents, emails, and Notion workspaces.

Enterprise
Technology
March 2025 - Present

Tools & Technologies

Testing Tools

Selenium WebDriverPostmanJIRATestNGJenkinspytest

Technologies

PythonAgileRAG ArchitectureLLM (OpenAI/Claude)Vector DatabasesElasticsearchREST APIsOAuth 2.0

Problem Statement

Enterprises struggled with knowledge silos where critical information was scattered across documents, emails, Notion pages, and various repositories. Employees spent hours searching for answers, leading to reduced productivity and inconsistent information retrieval.

Approach

Designed and executed comprehensive test suites for RAG pipeline accuracy, document ingestion workflows, semantic search relevance, and multi-source data synchronization. Validated context retrieval, answer generation quality, and source citation accuracy.

Testing & Automation Strategy

Collaborated with AI/ML engineers to test vector embedding quality, retrieval precision, and LLM response accuracy. Performed integration testing for Google Workspace, Outlook, Notion, and Confluence connectors. Conducted load testing to ensure scalability across large document corpuses.

CI/CD Integration

Integrated automated API tests with Jenkins for continuous validation of search relevance, document indexing accuracy, and RAG pipeline performance. Set up monitoring for query latency, retrieval accuracy, and hallucination detection.

Before vs After Comparisons

Information Retrieval Speed

Manual Search

Employees manually searching through multiple platforms - Slack, email, Notion, Google Drive - often asking colleagues when search fails.

RAG-Powered Search

Single AI-powered search interface querying all connected sources with context-aware answers and source citations.

Key Improvements

Avg Search Time

99%
Manual Search
45 minutes
RAG-Powered Search
<30 seconds

Sources Checked

80%
Manual Search
4-6 platforms
RAG-Powered Search
All (unified)

Search Success Rate

67%
Manual Search
55%
RAG-Powered Search
92%

Colleague Interrupts

87%
Manual Search
8/day
RAG-Powered Search
1/day

Answer Accuracy & Context

Keyword Search

Traditional keyword-based search returning document lists without understanding context or providing direct answers.

RAG with LLM

RAG pipeline retrieves relevant chunks, LLM synthesizes context-aware answers with automatic source citations.

Key Improvements

Answer Accuracy

104%
Keyword Search
45%
RAG with LLM
92%

Context Understanding

Keyword Search
None
RAG with LLM
Semantic

Source Citation

400%
Keyword Search
Manual lookup
RAG with LLM
Automatic

Follow-up Needed

79%
Keyword Search
70%
RAG with LLM
15%

Multi-Source Data Integration

Siloed Data

Information trapped in separate systems with no cross-platform search, requiring manual navigation between tools.

Unified Knowledge Base

Connected integrations with Notion, Google Docs, Outlook, Confluence with real-time sync and unified vector index.

Key Improvements

Connected Sources

Siloed Data
0 (siloed)
Unified Knowledge Base
8+ platforms

Data Freshness

400%
Siloed Data
Point-in-time
Unified Knowledge Base
Real-time sync

Cross-ref Capability

Siloed Data
None
Unified Knowledge Base
Automatic

Onboarding Impact

86%
Siloed Data
3 weeks
Unified Knowledge Base
3 days

Enterprise Search Scalability

Basic Search

Native platform search with limited results, no ranking intelligence, and performance degradation at scale.

Vector Search + RAG

Vector database with semantic embeddings, distributed architecture, and intelligent relevance ranking.

Key Improvements

Document Capacity

4900%
Basic Search
10K docs
Vector Search + RAG
500K+ docs

Query Latency

73%
Basic Search
5-10 seconds
Vector Search + RAG
<2 seconds

Concurrent Users

1900%
Basic Search
50
Vector Search + RAG
1000+

Relevance Ranking

138%
Basic Search
Basic
Vector Search + RAG
AI-powered

Knowledge Management ROI

Hidden Costs

Employees spending significant time searching, re-creating existing content, and waiting for answers from colleagues.

Company Brain

Instant answers from company knowledge base, reduced duplication, and preserved institutional knowledge.

Key Improvements

Time Lost/Employee/Week

90%
Hidden Costs
5 hours
Company Brain
30 minutes

Duplicate Content Created

86%
Hidden Costs
35%
Company Brain
5%

Knowledge Retention

138%
Hidden Costs
40%
Company Brain
95%

Annual Cost (100 emp)

90%
Hidden Costs
$520K
Company Brain
$52K

Information Retrieval Speed - Key Improvements

+ 99%
Avg Search Time
87%
Colleague Interrupts
80%
Sources Checked
Information retrieval time reduced by 99%, from 45 minutes to under 30 seconds.
Single unified search replaces checking 4-6 separate platforms.
Search success rate improved from 55% to 92% with semantic understanding.
87% reduction in colleague interruptions, boosting team productivity.
Bottom Line: Achieved up to 99% improvement across key metrics

Answer Accuracy & Context - Key Improvements

+ 400%
Source Citation
+ 104%
Answer Accuracy
79%
Follow-up Needed
Answer accuracy improved from 45% to 92% with RAG architecture.
Semantic understanding provides context-aware responses vs keyword matching.
Automatic source citations enable verification and deeper reading.
79% reduction in follow-up questions needed.
Bottom Line: Achieved up to 400% improvement across key metrics

Multi-Source Data Integration - Key Improvements

+ 400%
Data Freshness
86%
Onboarding Impact
8+ data sources connected vs completely siloed information.
Real-time synchronization ensures answers reflect latest content.
Automatic cross-referencing discovers related information across sources.
New employee onboarding reduced by 86%, from 3 weeks to 3 days.
Bottom Line: Achieved up to 400% improvement across key metrics

Enterprise Search Scalability - Key Improvements

+ 4900%
Document Capacity
+ 1900%
Concurrent Users
+ 138%
Relevance Ranking
Document capacity scaled 50x, from 10K to 500K+ documents.
Query latency reduced by 73%, from 5-10 seconds to under 2 seconds.
20x more concurrent users supported with distributed architecture.
AI-powered relevance ranking surfaces most accurate results first.
Bottom Line: Achieved up to 4900% improvement across key metrics

Knowledge Management ROI - Key Improvements

+ 138%
Knowledge Retention
+ 90%
Time Lost/Employee/Week
90%
Annual Cost (100 emp)
Time lost to searching reduced by 90%, from 5 hours to 30 minutes per week.
Duplicate content creation reduced by 86% with existing content discovery.
Knowledge retention improved from 40% to 95% with centralized AI memory.
90% cost reduction, saving ~$468K annually for a 100-person company.
Bottom Line: Achieved up to 138% improvement across key metrics

Code Examples

RAG Search API Test

Automated test for validating RAG-powered semantic search and context retrieval.

python
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_rag_search_accuracy():
    """Test RAG pipeline returns accurate, sourced answers."""
    query = "What is our company's remote work policy?"

    response = await client.post(
        "/api/v1/knowledge/search",
        json={"query": query, "sources": ["notion", "docs", "email"]},
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_TOKEN}"}
    )

    assert response.status_code == 200
    result = response.json()

    # Validate answer structure
    assert "answer" in result
    assert "sources" in result
    assert len(result["sources"]) > 0

    # Validate source citations
    for source in result["sources"]:
        assert "document_id" in source
        assert "title" in source
        assert "relevance_score" in source
        assert source["relevance_score"] >= 0.7

    # Validate response time
    assert response.elapsed.total_seconds() < 2.0

Document Ingestion Test

Test for validating multi-source document indexing and vector embedding.

python
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_document_ingestion_pipeline():
    """Test document ingestion from multiple sources."""
    # Trigger sync for Notion workspace
    sync_response = await client.post(
        "/api/v1/connectors/notion/sync",
        json={"workspace_id": TEST_WORKSPACE_ID},
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_TOKEN}"}
    )

    assert sync_response.status_code == 202
    job_id = sync_response.json()["job_id"]

    # Poll for completion
    status = await wait_for_job_completion(job_id, timeout=300)
    assert status["state"] == "completed"

    # Verify documents indexed
    stats = await client.get(f"/api/v1/index/stats")
    assert stats.json()["total_documents"] > 0
    assert stats.json()["vector_count"] > 0

    # Verify search works on new documents
    search_result = await client.post(
        "/api/v1/knowledge/search",
        json={"query": "newly indexed content test"}
    )
    assert search_result.status_code == 200

Results & Impact

Achieved 92% answer accuracy with proper source citations. Reduced average information retrieval time from 45 minutes to under 30 seconds. Successfully indexed 500K+ documents across multiple data sources with 99.5% sync accuracy. Platform maintained sub-2-second query response times under concurrent user load.

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