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CHANDAN GHOSH

Automation Testing
Pune

Summary

Over 7+ years of experience in crafting robust automation frameworks, optimizing test coverage, and accelerating release cycles across e-commerce, healthcare, and finance domains. Skilled in managing teams, mentoring, and driving strategic QA initiatives. Adept at streamlining processes to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery and customer satisfaction.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages

Work History

Member of Technical Staff

Panasonic Avionics
03.2025 - Current
  • Led the creation of a robust test automation framework for web and microservices projects using Python, Selenium, Playwright, and Pytest. The framework enabled scalable and maintainable test development, improved execution efficiency, and supported seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines. Additionally, leveraged Linux scripting and system automation to streamline test environment setup, log analysis, and job scheduling, enhancing end-to-end automation coverage and operational efficiency.

QA Lead

ToTheNew
08.2021 - 03.2025
  • Test Automation Framework Development: Led the creation of a robust Behavior Driven Development (BDD) test automation framework for web and microservices projects using Python, TypeScript, Selenium, Playwright. By applying BDD principles, the framework facilitated clearer test case design, enabling better collaboration between technical and non-technical teams, thereby improving the overall development and testing process.
  • Development and implementation of a robust API Automation Framework utilizing Python, PyTest, and the Requests library for efficient testing and validation of API endpoints.
  • Integrated Gen AI technologies into the test automation framework to generate test scripts, improving automation coverage and reducing manual effort.
  • Integration of Kafka and Redis in Test Automation Integrated Kafka and Redis into the test automation workflow to verify real-time messaging and data caching during test execution.
  • Created a Custom Test Bed Using Docker: Developed a custom test bed using Docker to replicate the production environment. Built and orchestrated containers for various microservices and dependencies, ensuring a consistent and isolated testing environment.
  • Database Testing: Utilized SQL queries to validate the accuracy of database records, ensuring data consistency.
  • Team Leadership and Mentorship: Managed a QA team of three members, providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality products.

Senior QA

Allscripts
07.2020 - 08.2021
  • Developed and Implemented Test Automation Suites: Created a data-driven development framework using NUnit, integrating it with C# and Selenium to automate UI testing. This approach reduced manual testing time by 75%, significantly enhancing productivity and testing accuracy. By leveraging the NUnit framework, ensured that tests were data-driven, improving efficiency in validating critical healthcare application.
  • Integration of CI/CD Practices in Azure DevOps Pipeline: Integrated CI/CD practices within the Azure DevOps pipeline, ensuring the test automation framework was part of the continuous integration and deployment flow. This allowed for the automated execution of test suites after every code push, enabling faster feedback loops, improving code quality, and reducing time spent on manual testing.

Senior QA

ToTheNew
05.2019 - 07.2020
  • Maintained, Debugged, and Optimized Automation Frameworks: Ensured the efficiency and reliability of automation frameworks built on C# and Selenium by regularly maintaining, debugging, and optimizing them.
  • Executed Over 1500 Scripts Using Selenium C#: Efficiently ran over 1,500 automation scripts across multiple browsers using Selenium Nunit, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and reliability.
  • Reduced Testing Hours by 60%: Achieved a significant reduction in overall testing time by 60% through writing and optimizing automation test scripts in Selenium and RestSharp, leading to faster release cycles.
  • Developed Web Services Automation Framework: Designed and implemented a web services automation framework using RestSharp, enhancing the organization's ability to automate and test API services efficiently.

Senior Quality Analyst

Sendinblue
02.2019 - 04.2019
  • Performed functional and smoke testing to validate the seamless integration of the payment page with the Chargebee subscription system, ensuring proper transaction processing, subscription activation, and error handling across different payment scenarios.

Quality Analyst

PISoftek
02.2016 - 01.2019
  • Functional Testing: Performed functional testing of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud application to ensure it adhered to specified business requirements and provided seamless marketing automation capabilities.
  • Test Scenario and Case Creation: Collaborated with team members to create detailed test scenarios and test cases, covering key functionalities like email campaigns, automation workflows, and Journey Builder.
  • WebServices Testing: Executed manual testing of Restful API's using Postman and Newman, validating endpoints for email sends, contact management, and real-time event tracking to ensure reliable communication between systems.
  • Database Validation: Utilized SQL queries to validate the accuracy of database records, ensuring data consistency for campaign metrics, customer segmentation, and transactional data across the application.

Associate Test Engineer

IndiaMart Intermesh
06.2014 - 02.2016
  • Designed Comprehensive Test Cases: Analyzed design documents, functional requirements, and user (business) requirements to create detailed test cases, ensuring thorough test coverage for all e-commerce features, including user account management, product catalog, shopping cart, and checkout workflows.
  • Manual Testing: Actively conducted manual testing to identify and report defects, focusing on user interactions, payment processing, and order management to improve the overall platform quality.
  • Regression Testing: Executed regression testing at various development phases to confirm that new features, such as promotional campaigns and API integration, did not negatively impact existing functionality.

Education

BE -

Priyadarshini Engineering College
07.2009 - 06.2013

Skills

Python

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Certification

Microsoft Azure 900

Timeline

Member of Technical Staff

Panasonic Avionics
03.2025 - Current

QA Lead

ToTheNew
08.2021 - 03.2025

Senior QA

Allscripts
07.2020 - 08.2021

Senior QA

ToTheNew
05.2019 - 07.2020

Senior Quality Analyst

Sendinblue
02.2019 - 04.2019

Quality Analyst

PISoftek
02.2016 - 01.2019

Associate Test Engineer

IndiaMart Intermesh
06.2014 - 02.2016

BE -

Priyadarshini Engineering College
07.2009 - 06.2013
CHANDAN GHOSHAutomation Testing