Arun Kumar P
Senior Automation Engineer
Chennai
Summary
Experienced Automation Architect and Lead with a strong background in QA & DevOps. Proficient in Python, Selenium, API Automation, and Jenkins. Skilled in designing and implementing automation frameworks to streamline testing processes and improve efficiency. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions. Committed to staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to drive continuous improvement.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Software Test Automation Engineer
EPAM Anywhere
02.2023 - 03.2025
- QA Automation Architect: Robot Framework architect - Included Parallel Execution and automated Report generation
- QA Lead: Create Test Plans and Testcases for each sprint in ADO.
- QA Lead: Managed Automation Team of 5 and provided trainings on Python (Automation Frameworks), Selenium, Terraform.
- QA Automation: Creating Automation Testscripts in Robot Framework for RestAPI & WebUI
- Devops: Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision cloud resources efficiently.
- Devops: Integrated Terraform with Ansible for post-provisioning configurations and application deployments.
- Devops: Automated infrastructure deployment and configuration management using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).
- Creating Automation Testscripts in Pytest-BDD for RestAPI & WebUI
- Managed git repo and PR reviewer for robot framework
- QA and Automation demo's and training given for Project Members and New Joiners on Robot Framework/Pytest-Bdd and Selenium
- Reduced manual testing efforts for faster product delivery by incorporating test automation frameworks.
- Streamlined application deployment processes with the adoption of DevOps methodologies.
Senior SDET
MAD Street Den
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Robot framework Architect, created testcases on robot framework
- Have written pytest framework for automation
- Have good exposure to python, selenium and robot framework
- Created ci/cd pipelines for continous automation testing
- Have done POC for new project
- Trained freshers and helped team members in case of blockers
Senior QA Engineer
QAProgrammer
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Company Overview: QAP is a service based company
- Senior Consultant for QA Automation : Robot framework Architect, Created Automation Testcases on robot framework
- QA Engineer: Using selenium, Requests, appium (mobile automation) in robot framework
- Devops: Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision cloud resources efficiently.
- Have done POC for new automation projects
- Pipeline creation using yaml in GOCD
- Managed git repo and PR reviewer for robot framework
- Written Python scripts for process automation
- Team Lead: Trained Freshers and new joiners, Assigned Task and helped team members in case of blockers
- Scrum Master: Have done Sprint Planning and assigning story points, scheduling sprint meetings, sprint sign off
Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Test Automation using NodeJS
- Devops - CI using Jenkins
- Execution of code using Internal Framework
- Guide and monitor Freshers in NodeJS and Puppeteer
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Test Architect - Robot Framework (Python, Selenium & API Testing)
- Devops: Continuous Integration using Jenkins
- Devops: Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision cloud resources (AWS) efficiently
- Successful proposal of Automation projects for different web applications
- Test Lead - Test automation strategy and task allocation
- Onboard Training to new joiners on Test Automation
- Test Automation Framework setup - Bitbucket
- Test Automation Jenkins job configuration and ALM Integration
QA Software Engineer
Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Created Hybrid Framework with Python-Selenium using Robot Framework
- Automated Regression and smoke testing with Hybrid Framework
- Automated UAT deployment process using Ansible to deploy the required stacks which decreased setup processes by 60%
- Provisioned GCP VM Instances using Terraform reduced operation costs by 40%
- Managed standalone Automation and Jenkins servers for scheduling builds
- Integrated Sparkbot with Webex Teams to manage Jenkins notifications
QA Test Engineer
Broadsoft Technologies
11.2016 - 05.2018
- Automated Regression testing with Python-Selenium using PyUnit Framework
- Tested Applications across multiple web browsers using Selenium Grid and Jenkins
- Reduced Automation execution time from 48 hours to 12 hours by implementing parallel runs using Selenium Grid
- Tested applications in Mobile web browsers using Appium and Sauselabs
- Created Python script and Cronjob for shutting down GCP VM Instances which reduced Operational Costs
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
05.2012 - 11.2016
- Automated Regression and Smoke Testing using RAFT tool and python
- Completed Performance Metrics testing using RAFT tool
- Automated Regression testing with Python-Selenium using PyUnit Framework
- Automated Regression testing with Java-Selenium using TestNG Framework
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Engineering
K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology
Thiruchengode 06.2008 - 04.2012
Skills
Python
Robot Framework
Selenium
API Automation
Terraform
Devops
BDD
BitBucket
Jenkins
Git
GCP
JIRA
Appium
Mobile Automation
YAML
GOCD
Shell
AWS
Azure Basics
Docker
Kubernetes
Linux
CICD
Ansible
Pytest-bdd
Certification
Selenium Tester Foundation, 02/2021, Present
Timeline
Python (Basic), Hackerank
02-2025
Rest API (Intermediate), Hackerank
02-2025
Software Engineer, Hackerank
02-2025
Senior Software Test Automation Engineer
EPAM Anywhere
02.2023 - 03.2025
Senior SDET
MAD Street Den
12.2022 - 01.2023
Senior QA Engineer
QAProgrammer
06.2022 - 11.2022
Automation Engineer
Tata Consultancy Services
02.2022 - 06.2022
Selenium Tester Foundation, 02/2021, Present
02-2021
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd
03.2020 - 01.2022
QA Software Engineer
Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd
05.2018 - 02.2020
QA Test Engineer
Broadsoft Technologies
11.2016 - 05.2018
Project Engineer
Wipro Technologies
05.2012 - 11.2016
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechatronics Engineering
K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology
06.2008 - 04.2012
Languages
English
Tamil