ANTARA BANERJEE
Hyderabad
Summary
Accomplished Lead QA Engineer with extensive experience in test automation frameworks, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, and Java. Proven track record in designing and deploying custom AI agents, modernizing test infrastructure, and leading full-stack QA efforts. Demonstrated expertise in managing teams, conducting code reviews, and facilitating Agile ceremonies. Adept at risk assessment, defect management, and enhancing product quality through effective communication and stakeholder management. Career goal: to leverage technical skills and leadership experience to drive innovation in quality assurance processes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead QA Engineer
Swiss RE
05.2023 - Current
- GenAI Agent Development: Designed and deployed custom AI agents via GitHub Copilot + Azure CLI within VS Code, connected to Azure DevOps - automatically fetching User Story details and generating BDD test cases from Acceptance Criteria, reducing manual effort by ~50%.
- Playwright Automation: Implemented modern end-to-end UI automation using Playwright with TypeScript, modernizing test infrastructure for speed and reliability.
- Full-Stack QA: Led QA for CorSo Location Management System (insurance/reinsurance), conducting integration testing across front-end UI, REST APIs, and downstream databases to ensure quality.
- Managed a team of 5 QA engineers, conducting code reviews and assigning sprint tasks.
- Automation Engineering: Maintaining regression suites, in-sprint automation, and API coverage using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, REST Assured, and Java.
- Agile & Scrum Master: Facilitated sprint ceremonies and maintained ADO dashboards to track and visualize sprint progress and team performance.
- Risk & Defect Management: Logged and triaged functional defects, performed root cause analysis, and coordinated with developers to ensure timely resolution.
Senior QA Engineer
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Executed comprehensive full-stack QA processes, encompassing UI, API (Postman), and mobile testing (BrowserStack) to enhance e-commerce platform performance.
- Monitored Jenkins runs and Allure reports for regression health and conducted cross-browser testing to ensure consistent quality.
Test Analyst
Infosys
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Developed UI and REST API automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, and REST Assured; conducted functional and automation testing across UI, API, and mobile platforms for Advance Auto Parts.
- Utilized tools including DB Visualizer, Postman, IntelliJ, Bitbucket, Jira, and Zephyr across the full QA lifecycle to streamline testing processes.
IT Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2015 - 04.2020
- Conducted automation and functional testing for Salesforce CRM using Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber BDD, Java Maven, and Serenity; performed regression, sanity, and smoke testing with end-to-end defect management.
- Managed test plans, scenarios, and case writing while overseeing team activities and facilitating scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, refinement, and retrospectives in coordination with onshore teams.
Education
B.Tech - Electronics & Telecommunication
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology
Kolkata, IN-WB, India2014
Skills
- Automated testing frameworks
- Selenium automation testing
- Playwright
- Java programming
- REST API testing
- Proficient in Postman
- Automation
- CI/CD
- Azure DevOps
- Quality Metrics Analysis
- Testing and debugging
- Root cause analysis
- Technical troubleshooting
- Full-Stack QA
- QA Leadership
- Scrum Master
- Stakeholder Management
Accomplishments
- 50% Reduction in Manual Effort - Built a custom GenAI agent (GitHub Copilot + Azure CLI) that auto-generates BDD test cases from Azure DevOps Acceptance Criteria.
- Playwright Pioneer - Introduced Playwright + TypeScript framework, modernising test infrastructure across the team.
- AI-Driven QA Workflows - Integrated GenAI tooling into day-to-day BAU - automated test case drafting, coverage analysis, and reporting.
- Full-Stack Coverage - Consistent end-to-end QA across UI, API, database, and mobile layers in insurance, e-commerce, and CRM domains.
- Team Leadership - Led QA teams of up to 4 engineers; established best practices for code review, automation standards, and sprint workflows.
Interests
Passionate about travel and photography — exploring diverse cultures and landscapes while capturing compelling moments through the lens.
Timeline
Lead QA Engineer
Swiss RE
05.2023 - Current
Senior QA Engineer
Oracle India Pvt Ltd
01.2022 - 04.2023
Test Analyst
Infosys
06.2020 - 12.2021
IT Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services
03.2015 - 04.2020
B.Tech - Electronics & Telecommunication
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology