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AJAY DAHIYA

AJAY DAHIYA

Senior QA Automation Lead | Manager - QA | Test Architect
Rohtak

Summary

Senior QA Automation Lead/QA Manager with 9.5+ years of experience driving quality engineering initiatives across enterprise and modern web applications. Expertise in designing scalable UI/API automation frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, REST Assured, and JavaScript/Java ecosystems.

Proven track record of leading automation transformation initiatives, increasing automation coverage from 30% to 85%, reducing regression execution time by 60%, and improving release stability through CI/CD-driven continuous testing strategies.

Skilled in automation architecture design, cross-browser testing, API validation, risk-based testing, and shift-left quality engineering practices within Agile delivery models. Experienced in collaborating with product owners, developers, and business stakeholders to define scalable testing strategies aligned with business goals.

Experienced in leading and mentoring teams of 7+ QA engineers across automation and manual testing functions, driving quality engineering best practices, release governance, stakeholder communication, and scalable automation adoption across Agile delivery environments.

Overview

3
3
Certifications
9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager-QA

Algoworks Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - Current

Project: Mosaic (Salesforce Application)
Tech Stack: Selenium WebDriver (Java), TestNG, Cucumber BDD, REST Assured, Git

Project: TDS (Modern Web Application)
Tech Stack: Playwright (JavaScript/TypeScript), API Testing, CI/CD

• Architected scalable UI and API automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, REST Assured, and TestNG, improving automation maintainability and execution reliability.

• Increased automation coverage from 30% to 85% by implementing reusable automation components, modular framework design, and automation-first testing strategies.

• Reduced regression execution time by 60% through implementation of parallel execution strategies and optimized automation suite architecture.

• Designed and governed Page Object Model (POM)-based automation frameworks supporting regression, integration, functional, and cross-browser testing.

• Integrated API automation workflows with UI automation suites to enable end-to-end validation across enterprise systems and modern web applications.

• Established cross-browser testing strategy across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers, improving production reliability and user experience consistency.

• Integrated automation suites with CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, faster feedback cycles, and improved deployment confidence.

• Collaborated with developers, business analysts, product owners, and stakeholders to define BDD-driven acceptance criteria and risk-based testing strategies.

• Led automation transformation initiatives that reduced manual testing effort by 40% and accelerated release delivery timelines.

• Mentored QA engineers on automation framework development, coding standards, and quality engineering best practices.

• Owned defect lifecycle management, release quality validation, and production readiness verification across multiple Agile delivery cycles.

• Improved defect detection efficiency through shift-left testing approaches and early-stage automation validation practices.

Senior Engineer Level 1

Aristocrat Technologies
06.2021 - 08.2022

• Developed and maintained scalable Selenium automation scripts, improving regression coverage, execution efficiency, and release stability.

• Automated API regression workflows using Postman collections and backend validation techniques, reducing repetitive manual validation efforts.

• Designed reusable automation utilities and test scenarios to improve maintainability and framework scalability.

• Collaborated with cross-functional Agile teams during requirement analysis, sprint planning, and release validation activities.

• Performed functional, integration, and regression testing across enterprise application modules and APIs.

• Validated backend data integrity using SQL queries and service-level verification techniques.

• Supported defect triaging, release readiness activities, and production issue validation using TFS and Agile defect management workflows.

Quality Analyst Level 2

Xceedance Consulting India Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 06.2021

• Executed functional, system, and regression testing activities to ensure release quality and application stability.

• Designed and executed detailed test scenarios and validation workflows aligned with business requirements and release objectives.

• Collaborated with developers and stakeholders to identify, track, and resolve application defects within Agile delivery cycles.

• Generated quality metrics and test execution reports to support release governance and defect tracking processes.

• Participated in requirement analysis discussions and contributed to risk-based testing strategies.

Analyst

Wipro (Alight Solutions PVT. LTD.)
02.2017 - 09.2019

• Performed functional and backend validation testing for enterprise application modules including QSC events and COBRA processing workflows.

• Executed SQL queries for backend data validation to ensure transactional accuracy and system integrity.

• Participated in test case design, defect management, and release testing activities across multiple Agile release cycles.

• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to validate business requirements and ensure application quality standards.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science & Engineering

The Technological Institute of Textile And Sciences (TITS)
Bhiwani
04.2001 -

Skills

Languages: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL

UI Automation: Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress(Basics)

API Automation: REST Assured, Postman, API Validation, JSON/XML Validation

Frameworks: TestNG, JUnit, Cucumber BDD, POM, Hybrid Frameworks, Data-Driven Frameworks

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Git, Maven, Gradle

Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (Basics), Docker, Linux, Kubernetes (Basics)

Testing Expertise: Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Smoke Testing, Integration Testing, Cross-Browser Testing, Parallel Execution, Accessibility Testing

Performance Testing: JMeter

Quality Engineering: Shift Left Testing, Risk-Based Testing, Test Strategy, Release Governance, Defect Management, Automation Architecture

Reporting & Monitoring: Allure Reports, Extent Reports, Test Metrics, Defect Analytics

Collaboration Tools: Jira, TestRail, TFS

Certification

Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA) – Salesforce

Timeline

Playwright with JS/TS course on Udemy

05-2026

Salesforce Certified Administrator (SCA) – Salesforce

11-2024

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL) – ISTQB

02-2024

Manager-QA

Algoworks Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - Current

Senior Engineer Level 1

Aristocrat Technologies
06.2021 - 08.2022

Quality Analyst Level 2

Xceedance Consulting India Pvt Ltd
09.2019 - 06.2021

Analyst

Wipro (Alight Solutions PVT. LTD.)
02.2017 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Computer Science & Engineering

The Technological Institute of Textile And Sciences (TITS)
04.2001 -
AJAY DAHIYASenior QA Automation Lead | Manager - QA | Test Architect