BHARAT KALE - Senior QA Automation Engineer - Morningstar

Summary

Senior QA Automation Engineer with extensive experience in UI, API, mobile, database, and accessibility testing for enterprise financial applications. Developed scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, Java, TestNG, and Cucumber BDD, validating APIs and databases while ensuring seamless CI/CD integration. Executed performance testing and monitoring strategies with tools like JMeter and New Relic, leveraging AI-assisted workflows to enhance testing efficiency.

Overview

3

Languages

1

Certification

6

years of professional experience

Work History

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Morningstar

07.2020 - Current

Designed and maintained scalable automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, REST Assured, TestNG, Maven, and Java.
Developed automation scripts for UI, API, regression, smoke, and functional testing.
Automated 140+ API packages covering sync and async workflows, schema validation, authentication, business logic, and error handling.
Performed end-to-end validation across the UI, API, and backend database layers using SQL queries.
Integrated automation suites with Jenkins and Harness CI/CD pipelines for scheduled execution and reporting.
Improved regression execution efficiency using parallel execution and optimized automation strategies.
Conducted performance testing using JMeter and Artillery.io to validate API scalability and system stability.
Monitored applications and APIs using New Relic and AWS CloudWatch.
Performed accessibility testing for web and mobile applications using NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack to ensure WCAG compliance.
Developed and maintained mobile automation scripts using Appium for Android and iOS platforms.
Executed browser compatibility testing across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.
Collaborated with Agile teams during sprint planning, requirement analysis, defect triaging, and release validation.
Utilized GitHub Copilot and Claude AI tools to assist in test case generation, automation scripting, and productivity improvement.

Education

Bachelor in Engineering -

Shivaji University

04.2001 -

Skills

Automation Testing: Selenium WebDriver, Rest Assured, Appium

Frameworks: TestNG, Hybrid, Data Driven, BDD Cucumber

Programming & Database: Java, SQL, MySQL

CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Harness, GIT, JIRA, Maven, Postman, Docker

Performance Testing: JMeter, Artilleryio

Accessibility Testing: NVDA, Jaws, VoiceOver, TalkBack, WAVE

Monitoring Tool: New Relic, AWS CloudWatch

AI & Productivity Tool: GitHub Copilot, Claude AI, MCP Integration

Mobile Testing

Certification

ISTQB Certified Tester

Project: Investment Details API

Automated investment and portfolio APIs using REST Assured.
Validated schema, business rules, authentication, and async workflows.
Performed API vs database validation for financial data accuracy.
Integrated API suites with CI/CD pipelines for regression execution.
Conducted load testing using JMeter and Artillery.io.

Project: MWC Investment Compare

Developed Selenium automation scripts for investment comparison workflows.
Validated charts, tables, portfolio comparison, and dynamic UI components.
Performed accessibility testing using NVDA and JAWS.
Executed cross-browser and mobile testing for Android and iOS platforms.
Verified UI vs API data consistency for financial information.

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