Ajay Kumar Jilakara
Hyderabad
Summary
Test Automation Architect with 17+ years of IT experience, including 13+ years specialising in UI and API test automation, with proven experience designing and implementing scalable automation frameworks for enterprise applications from the ground up. Experienced in defining test architecture, automation strategy and Quality Engineering practices across Agile and DevOps environments, with strong expertise in C#/.NET, Selenium, Playwright, API automation, BDD, Screenplay, and framework architecture. Strong track record of driving automation initiatives from requirements and architecture through implementation, CI/CD integration, regression execution and production release validation. Currently leveraging GitHub Copilot, multi-agent AI workflows and LLMs for 3-Amigos analysis, BDD scenario generation and automated test implementation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Automation Test Architect
UST Global
Hyderabad, India
07.2022 - Current
- Define automation architecture aligned with application architecture, business requirements and Quality Engineering objectives.
- Architect and implement scalable automation solutions for Creative Technology applications including Fusion, Enable and Adviser Portal.
- Design efficient automation solutions using C#, Selenium and SpecFlow BDD, following the Screenplay design pattern.
- Establish reusable framework components and automation practices to improve scalability, maintainability and execution efficiency.
- Drove collaborative automation code reviews, providing architectural and coding guidance to enhance team engineering practices.
- Leverage GitHub Copilot, multiple LLMs and multi-agent workflows for 3-Amigos analysis and automated test implementation, enhancing BDD/Gherkin scenario generation.
- Contribute to adoption of modern automation technologies including Playwright and AI-assisted test engineering approaches
- Define and implement strategies for manual and automated functional, integration, and regression testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Develop comprehensive test plans and strategies supporting release validation and production deployment.
- Manage release testing across staging and production environments and support successful deployments.
- Collaborate with development, product, business and QA stakeholders to align automation and testing with delivery objectives.
- Participate in PI Planning sessions and translate business priorities into strategic test and automation delivery plans for quarterly features.
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Infosys
Hyderabad, India
07.2013 - 06.2022
- Implemented test automation solutions for Smart Processing Orchestrator, Common Schwab Trade Ticket and Street Smart Edge.
- Developed regression automation suites that reduced diagnostic timeframes and improved execution efficiency.
- Implemented framework-level improvements to enhance automation execution performance.
- Developed regression test suite optimisation tool to identify impacted components, streamlining testing efforts for relevant release areas.
- Tested Windows, Web and service-oriented applications through manual and automated approaches.
- Collaborated on ATDD scenarios and automation scripts supporting functional, integration and system testing.
- Enhanced requirement traceability and test scenario coverage using Mind Map-based analysis, improving alignment with project objectives.
- Coordinated offshore team of 20+ members, ensuring timely delivery and maintaining customer satisfaction without escalations.
Software Developer
Kofax
Hyderabad, India
10.2009 - 06.2013
- Developed TotalAgility, a BPM suite that enabled customers to redesign, automate, and optimise business processes.
- Developed software solutions and conducted extensive unit testing.
- Collaborated in Agile product development meetings to successfully deliver product features.
- Conducted detailed requirements analysis to enhance project estimation and planning accuracy.
- Integrated software components and third-party programs to validate accessibility and functionality
Education
Master of Computer Applications
Osmani University
Hyderabad, India01-2009
Certification
- Designed automation frameworks from scratch for enterprise applications using OOP, SOLID principles and design patterns.
- Established reusable UI and API automation architecture using maintainable framework components.
- Integrated automation suites into CI/CD pipelines and supported continuous regression execution.
- Drove automation strategy, test planning, release validation and quality sign-off activities.
- Provided technical mentoring, architecture guidance and code review support to automation teams.
- Coordinated delivery for teams of 20+ members and collaborated with business, development, QA and client stakeholders.
- Applied AI-assisted and multi-agent workflows to modernize test design, BDD generation and automation implementation.
Accomplishments
- Programming: C#, JavaScript, TypeScript
- UI Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Protractor/Jasmine, Coded UI
- API Testing: RestSharp, Postman, Bruno, REST API Testing BDD / Test
- Frameworks: SpecFlow, Reqnroll, Gherkin, ATDD, BDD, NUnit, MSTest, xUnit
- Architecture: OOP, SOLID, Design Patterns, Dependency Injection, POM, Screenplay
- CI/CD & DevOps: TeamCity, Bamboo, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions
- AI-Assisted Engineering: GitHub Copilot, Multi-Agent AI Workflows, LLMs, AI-assisted BDD & Test Automation
- Other: JMeter, SQL Server, GitHub, TFS, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint, Visual Studio, VS Code
Target Roles
AI Test Automation Architect | Quality Engineering Architect | SDET Architect | QA Architect | Test Architect | Lead SDET | Principal SDET | Principal QA Engineer | Quality Engineering Lead
Timeline
Automation Test Architect
UST Global
07.2022 - Current
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
Infosys
07.2013 - 06.2022
Software Developer
Kofax
10.2009 - 06.2013
Master of Computer Applications
Osmani University